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- Operating income of $180 million with ROS of 18.1 percent, an increase of 20 basis points compared to the prior year period; on an adjusted basis, ROS expanded 310 basis points to 24.1 percent
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- GAAP EPS increased 6 percent to $0.84 when compared to the prior year period and adjusted EPS rose 16 percent to $1.09
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- Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $249 million, an increase of $86 million compared to the same period last year, and free cash flow provided by continuing operations for the quarter was $234 million, an increase of $90 million compared to the same period last year.
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- The company updates its full-year 2024 GAAP EPS guidance to approximately $3.70 and increases EPS guidance on an adjusted basis to approximately $4.27
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| Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a leader in helping the world sustainably move, improve and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource, today announced third quarter 2024 sales of $993 million. Sales were down 2 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales declined 1 percent in the third quarter. Third quarter 2024 earnings per diluted share from continuing operations (“EPS”) were $0.84 compared to $0.79 in the third quarter of 2023, a 6 percent increase. On an adjusted basis, the company reported third-quarter 2024 EPS of $1.09 compared to $0.94 in the third quarter of 2023 reflecting a 16 percent increase. Adjusted operating income, reportable segment income, adjusted net income, free cash flow and adjusted EPS are described in the attached schedules. |
| John L. Stauch, Pentair’s President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “Our relentless dedication to strong execution, Transformation, and delivering value to our customers has driven yet another quarter of significant free cash flow and outstanding results, surpassing our expectations. Our balanced approach across our water portfolio continues to validate the effectiveness of our strategy. We have made substantial progress on 80/20 with the completion of training on a majority of our total revenue. As a result, we are now implementing actions to drive more focused and profitable growth. Our disciplined and balanced capital allocation strategy included strengthening our balance sheet, continuing our share repurchase program, and paying a dividend. We are proud of our dividend aristocrat status with 48 consecutive years of increased dividends. I want to thank our employees for their unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional value to our customers and shareholders. We also want to express our heartfelt sympathies to those impacted by the recent hurricanes.” |
| Third quarter 2024 operating income was $180 million, flat compared to operating income for the third quarter of 2023, and return on sales (“ROS”) was 18.1 percent, an increase of 20 basis points when compared to the third quarter of 2023. On an adjusted basis, the company had an adjusted operating income of $239 million for the third quarter of 2024, up 13 percent compared to adjusted operating income for the third quarter of 2023, and ROS was 24.1 percent, an increase of 310 basis points when compared to the third quarter of 2023. |
| Flow sales were down 7 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales declined 7 percent in the third quarter. Reportable segment income of $83 million was up 7 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023, and ROS was 22.2 percent, an increase of 280 basis points when compared to the third quarter of 2023. |
| Water Solutions sales were down 3 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales declined 3 percent in the third quarter. Reportable segment income of $64 million was down 6 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023, and ROS was 22.2 percent, a decrease of 80 basis points when compared to the third quarter of 2023. |
| Pool sales were up 7 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Excluding currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures, core sales grew 8 percent in the third quarter. Reportable segment income of $113 million was up 24 percent compared to the third quarter of 2023, and ROS was 34.0 percent, an increase of 470 basis points when compared to the third quarter of 2023. |
| Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $249 million for the quarter compared to $162 million in the third quarter of 2023. The free cash flow provided by continuing operations for the quarter was $234 million compared to $143 million in the third quarter of 2023. |
| Pentair paid a regular cash dividend of $0.23 per share in the third quarter of 2024. Pentair previously announced on September 23, 2024, that it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on November 1, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2024. This year marks the 48th consecutive year that Pentair has increased its dividend. |
| During the third quarter, the company repurchased 0.6 million ordinary shares for $50 million. As of September 30, 2024, we had $500 million available for share repurchases under our share repurchase authorization. |
| OUTLOOK |
| Mr. Stauch concluded, “We are introducing fourth-quarter guidance and increasing our full-year adjusted earnings guidance driven by strong execution. While we continue to monitor the macroeconomic landscape, we remain confident in our Transformation initiatives and 80/20 and expect them to continue to drive strategic decisions and operational efficiencies across our balanced water portfolio. With a strong balance sheet and significant free cash flow generation, we remain focused on investing in the long-term growth of Pentair and confident in our resilient strategy and capital allocation priorities to drive long-term value creation. As a leader in helping the world sustainably move, improve and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource, we believe we are well positioned to capture opportunities from favourable secular trends such as water availability, increased awareness of water challenges, ageing commercial, public and municipal infrastructure, outdoor healthy living and favourable housing migration.” |
| The company updates its estimated 2024 GAAP EPS from continuing operations to approximately $3.70 and increases estimated EPS on an adjusted basis to approximately $4.27, up approximately 14 percent compared to 2023. The Company maintains its full-year 2024 sales of roughly flat to down 1 percent, or $4,075 million to $4,085 million, on a reported basis. |
| In addition, the company introduces fourth quarter 2024 GAAP EPS from continuing operations guidance of approximately $0.95 and on an adjusted EPS basis of approximately $1.02, up approximately 17 percent compared to the prior year period. The company expects fourth-quarter sales to be approximately $965 million to $975 million, down 1 percent to 2 percent on a reported basis compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. |
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