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.
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