ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 02/01/19

The following slide deck was published by Illinois Tool Works Inc. in conjunction with their 2018 Q4 earnings Read more ...

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW ): Q4 GAAP EPS of $1.83 beats by $0.01 . More news on: Illinois Tool Works Inc., Earnings news and commentary, Read more ...

Fourth-Quarter Highlights Total revenue $3.6 billion; organic growth +1%; North America +4% Operating margin 24.0%, an increase of 70 bps GAAP EPS $1.83 vs. 2017 GAAP EPS of $(0.22); Excluding one-time 2017 tax charge of $658 million, EPS increased 8%, +10% excluding $(0.04) currenc...

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW ) is scheduled to announce Q4 earnings results on Friday, February 1st, before market open. The consensus EPS Estimate is $1.82 (+7.1% Y/Y) and the consensus Revenue Estimate is $3.61B (-0.6% Y/Y). Over the last 2 years, ITW has beaten EPS estimates 88%...

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