The company said its Q3 2024 net sales were $902.6 million, down 3.7% from $937.5 million a year earlier. The company said lower sales in China and lower residential and commercial water heater volumes in North America offset higher boiler sales.

1. 01

   The company said its Q3 2024 net sales were $902.6 million, down 3.7% from $937.5 million a year earlier. The company said lower sales in China and lower residential and commercial water heater volumes in North America offset higher boiler sales.

2. 02

   The company said North America segment earnings for Q3 were $162.5 million (margin of 23.1%), and Rest of World segment earnings were $13.6 million (margin of 6.5%), compared with $170.0 million (23.9%) and $23.2 million (9.9%) a year earlier.

3. 03

   The company expects consolidated net sales for 2024 to be flat compared with 2023, and full-year earnings per share to be between $3.70 and $3.85. The company said the outlook excludes the impact of potential future acquisitions.

4. 04

   The company said cash provided by operating activities for the first 9 months of 2024 was $359.9 million ($439.0 million a year earlier), and that it repurchased 2,850,500 shares for a total of $237.1 million over the same period.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue

$903M

Operating income

$176M

Net income

$120M

EPS

$0.82

Gross profit

$337M

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