oshkosh corp said friday that supply chain and logistics disruptions were going to be a drag on its fourthquarter revenue and earnings the company said that while it is seeing strong growth in demand it is experiencing significant supply chain and logistics disruptions as well as material and freight cost inflation similar to other companies that are beyond its prior expectations the unavailability of parts has impacted oshkoshs ability to produce and ship units particularly at access equipment and has also contributed to labor inefficiencies it said oshkosh said it now expects to report both revenues and earnings per share for the fourth quarter that are lower than what it discussed at the time of its thirdquarter conference call the company said it is now expecting fourthquarter revenue of about 205 billion leading to eps of 110 to 115 and adjusted eps of 90 cents to 95 cents analysts polled by factset are expecting fourthquarter revenue of 211 billion and earnings of 173 a share analysts are also looking for adjusted earnings of 177 a share the company also said its board of directors approved a change in its fiscal year to a calendar year beginning jan 1 and ending dec 31 effective for the fiscal year beginning jan 1 2022 oshkosh said that based on current conditions it expects that pricing actions will cover its higher input costs however due to backlogs the company said it doesnt believe this price catchup will occur until the end of the second quarter of calendar 2022 if cost escalation persists it could take additional pricing actions it said oshkosh shares were down 5 to 101 in premarket trading