Shyft Group Stock Price, News & Analysis

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF), North America's leading specialty vehicle manufacturing company, has announced its participation in the 37th Annual ROTH Conference taking place in Dana Point, California on March 17, 2025. The company's management team will be present at the conference, where they will engage in one-on-one meetings with institutional investors.

As a leader in manufacturing, assembly, and upfit services for commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets, this participation demonstrates Shyft's commitment to maintaining strong relationships with the investment community.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) unveils two new work truck solutions at NTEA Work Truck Week 2025 through its Utilimaster brand. The company reintroduces the Utilimaster Trademaster Service Body and debuts the Marketplace Dry Freight Truck.

The Trademaster Service Body, scheduled for production in Q3 2025, features reinforced construction, spacious cargo areas, and easy-access exterior compartments. The Marketplace Dry Freight Truck weighs 900 pounds less than comparable models and includes a 3,300-lb liftgate, optimized for logistics and last-mile delivery operations.

Additionally, Shyft announced a merger agreement with Aebi Schmidt to combine expertise in specialty vehicle manufacturing, upfitting, and infrastructure solutions, aiming to expand product offerings and improve efficiencies.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary at NTEA Work Truck Week 2025, showcasing innovative fleet solutions and technological advancements. The company will host a press conference on March 5 at 3:15 PM ET at Booth #2921.

Key highlights include the demonstration of their Blue Arc Class 4 EV Truck, featuring 200+ mile range and lightweight composite body, available for test drives on March 5-6. The exhibition will showcase various vehicles including the redesigned Utilimaster Trademaster, Marketplace Dry Freight, Aeromaster Walk-In-Van, and DuraMag aluminum solutions.

The company recently announced a strategic merger with Aebi Schmidt to expand product offerings and improve efficiencies. Through its portfolio of brands including Royal Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Utilimaster, and others, Shyft serves industries from last-mile delivery to construction and utility applications.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) has announced an expanded collaboration with Isuzu North America , building on their relationship that began in 2011. This partnership positions Shyft to grow its business and establish new operations near Isuzu's future production facility in Greenville County, South Carolina.

The expanded collaboration includes creating a dedicated upfit and modification center near the Greenville plant and developing a new body program for the North American market. Shyft will continue assembling key Isuzu vehicle lines at its Charlotte, Michigan campus during the multi-year production ramp-up in Greenville.

Isuzu's new 1,000,000-square-foot Greenville facility will consolidate production, vehicle preparation, and logistics operations, with initial production expected to begin in 2027 and further expansion in 2028. Once fully operational, the plant will have capacity to produce up to 50,000 vehicles annually and employ more than 700 people.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) reported Q4 2024 results with sales of $201.4 million, down 0.4% year-over-year, and a net loss of $3.4 million ($0.10 per share). Q4 Adjusted EBITDA improved to $15.9 million (7.9% of sales) from $2.3 million in Q4 2023.

For full-year 2024, sales decreased 9.9% to $786.2 million, with a net loss of $2.8 million ($0.08 per share). The company achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $48.8 million (6.2% of sales), up from $40.0 million in 2023. Consolidated backlog stood at $313.2 million, down 23.5% from the previous year.

Looking ahead, Shyft provided 2025 guidance with expected sales of $870-970 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $62-72 million, and adjusted EPS of $0.69-0.92. The company's pending merger with Aebi Schmidt remains on track to close by mid-2025.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF), a leading North American specialty vehicle manufacturer, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 28, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2025. The company specializes in manufacturing, assembly, and upfit services for commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF), North America's leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for ecommerce-driven parcel delivery and commercial vehicles, has scheduled its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results announcement. The results will be released before market opening on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

The company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. Investors can access the listen-only presentation, supporting materials, and replay through the company's investor relations website. The conference call will be available via telephone at 1-844-868-8845 (Domestic) or 1-412-317-6591 (International).

The Shyft Group (SHYF) provided supplemental information about its proposed merger with Aebi Schmidt Group, announced on December 16, 2024. The combined company projects $2.7 billion in revenue and $315 million in adjusted EBITDA by 2028, with a long-term vision of $3+ billion in revenue.

The merger offers Shyft shareholders a 30% premium (excluding synergies) and 58% premium (including synergies) based on December 13, 2024 share price. Shyft shareholders will own 48% of the combined company, with Aebi Schmidt holding 52%. The all-stock transaction is expected to close by mid-2025, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

The deal aims to create a leading specialty vehicles company with increased scale and broader product offerings. Each Shyft share will be exchanged for approximately 1.04 shares of the combined company's common stock in a tax-free transaction.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) has appointed Scott Ocholik as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2025. Ocholik, currently serving as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller, will succeed Jon Douyard, who previously announced his resignation. The company's Board of Directors is conducting a comprehensive search for a permanent CFO, considering both internal and external candidates.

Ocholik joined Shyft in 2019 as Vice President and Corporate Controller and has been serving in his current role since 2022. Prior to Shyft, he was Executive Vice President and CFO at Gestamp North America. He holds accounting and MBA degrees from Michigan State University.