Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call

October 30, 2024

Q3'24 Financial Performance

GAAP EPS

$2.55

$3.91

+53%

- Ex. divestiture gain

$2.65

+4%

$4.0B

$4.0B

(2)%

(1)%

Organic

Revenue

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

26.5%

26.5%

Flat

Segment Operating Margin*

26.0%

27.1%

+110 bps

COMMENTARY

  • Demand continued to moderate across our portfolio
    • Q3 revs. were approx. 0.5%-pt / $25M lower than they would have been had demand held at levels exiting Q2
  • Strong execution on all the elements within our control
    • Enterprise initiatives contributed +130 bps
  • EPS of $2.65 ex. divestiture gain of $1.26
  • Free cash flow* of $783M, 102% of adjusted net income
  • Announced dividend increase of +7%
    • 61 years of consecutive dividend increases

CONTINUED STRONG OPERATIONAL EXECUTION IN MODERATING DEMAND ENVIRONMENT

*Segment operating margin excludes the impact of Unallocated. See ITW's Q3'24 press release

3 for the reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures.

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

Q3'24 Segment Performance

Q3'24 YTD OPERATING MARGIN PERFORMANCE

AUTOMOTIVE OEM

Op. Margin

VPY

Automotive OEM

19.5%

+220 bps

Food Equipment

27.2%

Flat

T&M / Electronics

24.2%

+40 bps

Welding

32.6%

+10 bps

Polymers & Fluids

27.3%

+110 bps

Construction Products

29.6%

+70 bps

Specialty Products

30.9%

+450 bps

$799M

(3)%

$772M

Q3'23

Q3'24

Revenue

18.9%

19.4%

+50 bps

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

Total Company

27.0%

+180 bps

  • Strong operational execution drives continued margin expansion in a challenging demand environment
  • Enterprise initiatives contribute 130 bps year-to-date
  • Organic revenue (3)%
  • North America (6)%
  • Europe (5)%
  • China (2)%

4

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

Q3'24 Segment Performance

FOOD EQUIPMENT

TEST & MEASUREMENT/ELECTRONICS

$678M $677M

Q3'23 Q3'24

Revenue

Flat

28.4%

+110 bps

27.3%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

$698M $697M

Q3'23 Q3'24

Revenue

Flat

25.7%

+190 bps

23.8%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

  • Organic revenue flat
  • Equipment (4)%, Service 7%
  • North America (2)%
  • International 3%
  • Organic revenue (1)%
  • Test & Measurement (3)%
  • Electronics 1%

5

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

Q3'24 Segment Performance

WELDING

32.3%

+70 bps

POLYMERS & FLUIDS

$468M

$462M (1)%

31.6%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Q3'23

Q3'24

Revenue

Operating Margin

$458M

$448M

(2)%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Revenue

28.1%

27.9%

(20) bps

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

  • Organic revenue (1)%
  • Equipment (1)%, Consumables (1)%
  • North America (2)%
  • International 6%
  • Organic revenue 1%
  • Polymers 10%
  • Fluids 3%
  • Automotive Aftermarket (3)%

6

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

Q3'24 Segment Performance

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

$522M

(8)%

$479M

Q3'23

Q3'24

Revenue

+30 bps

29.9%

30.2%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

$438M

+6%

$414M

Q3'23

Q3'24

Revenue

+330 bps

31.1%

27.8%

Q3'23

Q3'24

Operating Margin

  • Organic revenue (9)%
  • North America (10)%
  • Europe (4)%
  • Australia/New Zealand (11)%
  • Organic revenue 6%
  • North America 8%
  • International 2%

7

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

2024 Financial Guidance

GAAP EPS

$9.74

$11.63

- $11.73

+20%

- Ex. divestiture gain

$10.37

- $10.47

+7%

$16.1B

$16.0 - $16.2B

~flat

Organic

Revenue

2023

2024E

Operating Margin

25.1%

26.5 - 27%

+165 bps

After-tax ROIC*

30.4%

31%+

COMMENTARY

Raised 2024 GAAP EPS guidance by $1.33 at the mid-pt.

  • Adjusted for divestiture gain of $1.26 & projected 2024 tax rate of approx. 21.5%

2024 operational guidance remains unchanged

  • Revenue and organic growth projected to be approx. flat based on current levels of demand and FX rates
  • Operating margin of 26.5 to 27% improves +165 bps as enterprise initiatives contribute more than 100 bps

Free cash flow conversion ~100% of adjusted net income

Share repurchases of ~$1.5B

FOCUSED ON MANAGING & INVESTING TO MAXIMIZE GROWTH & PERFORMANCE OVER THE LONG TERM

8 *See ITW's Q3'24 press release for the reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures.

Never stronger. Never better positioned for the future.

Q&A

Attention: This is an excerpt of the original content. To continue reading it, access the original document here.

Attachments

  • Original document
  • Permalink

Disclaimer

Illinois Tool Works Inc. published this content on October 30, 2024, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on October 30, 2024 at 15:23:11.365.