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The company said sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 fell 6.6% year over year, organic sales fell 8.1%, and adjusted EPS of $2.50 was down 16.9% from $3.01 a year earlier.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

Key points

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  1. The company said sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 fell 6.6% year over year, organic sales fell 8.1%, and adjusted EPS of $2.50 was down 16.9% from $3.01 a year earlier.

  2. The company said Software & Control sales fell 23.1% in the 3 months, and its segment operating margin dropped to 25.7% (33.6% a year earlier), while Lifecycle Services sales rose 14.0% and its margin increased to 16.6% (5.5% a year earlier).

  3. The company said operating cash flow for the 6 months ended March 31, 2024 was $152.4 million ($253.4 million a year earlier), and free cash flow was $33.3 million ($197.7 million a year earlier).

  4. The company said it plans to implement actions, including restructuring, in the second half of 2024 to adjust its cost structure to lower-than-expected orders and revenue this fiscal year. It said it anticipates savings of about $100 million and restructuring costs of about $60 million.

Key figures

Quarter ended March 31, 2024

Revenue
$2.1B
Net income
$266M
EPS
$2.31
Gross profit
$833M

From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.

Summary

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Analysis scope · Management's discussion (MD&A)We analyzed excerpts of the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section (with omissions). Other sections of the report, such as the notes to the financial statements and risk factors, were not reviewed.

Q2 2024 Sales and Adjusted EPS Decline

The company said sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 fell 6.6% year over year, organic sales fell 8.1%, and adjusted EPS of $2.50 was down 16.9% from $3.01 a year earlier.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Segment Sales and Operating Margin Differences

The company said Software & Control sales fell 23.1% in the 3 months, and its segment operating margin dropped to 25.7% (33.6% a year earlier), while Lifecycle Services sales rose 14.0% and its margin increased to 16.6% (5.5% a year earlier).

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

6-Month Operating and Free Cash Flow

The company said operating cash flow for the 6 months ended March 31, 2024 was $152.4 million ($253.4 million a year earlier), and free cash flow was $33.3 million ($197.7 million a year earlier).

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

2024 Second-Half Restructuring Plan

The company said it plans to implement actions, including restructuring, in the second half of 2024 to adjust its cost structure to lower-than-expected orders and revenue this fiscal year. It said it anticipates savings of about $100 million and restructuring costs of about $60 million.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.