Will Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW) Earnings Get a Big Lift?

The big question facing Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) is which of its promising segments has more potential. Food service has actually been a growth area lately, with commercial-oven maker The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD) seeing huge gains in its business and its stock as restaurant companies go through massive expansions around the world. Even if global construction activity stays depressed, the rising consumer classes in many emerging markets could help Manitowoc weather the storm by encouraging continued restaurant expansion.

In the Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) earnings report, watch to see which segment produces the greater growth both this quarter and in company projections for the future. As long as the setbacks in the global economy prove to be normal cyclical downturns rather than permanent slowdowns, then Manitowoc’s prospects to produce outpaced growth in future years look bright.

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