By Investing.com Staff
Shares of military vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE:OSK) are plunging 12% in pre-open trading Friday after the U.S. Army announced the company had lost the $7 billion recompete contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to AM General.
The loss of the contract is expected to have a material impact on Oshkosh's earning power.
Bernstein analysts estimate the impact to be $0.60 to EPS and $8 of equity value.
"JLTV accounts for 45% or the Defense segment's '23 revenue guidance or ~$900M," they commented in a note to clients. "The target margins for the segment are high single digits, but JTLV was dilutive, so we assume ~6% margins. After tax impact, we end up at a 60c hit to EPS. Applying a 14x mid-cycle multiple gets us to an $8/share hit to equity value, assuming the market did not discount such an outcome."
Oshkosh will have 10 days to enter a protest, with the analysts noting that historically protests have had only a 10% success rate.
The analysts see shares falling 7% on the open. So far, they are down more than that.