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The company said sales for fiscal 2024 decreased 9% from 2023, and organic sales decreased 10%. It said pricing increased sales by about 2 percentage points, volume decreased sales by about 12 percentage points, and acquisitions increased sales by 1 percentage point.

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

Key points

AI summary
  1. The company said sales for fiscal 2024 decreased 9% from 2023, and organic sales decreased 10%. It said pricing increased sales by about 2 percentage points, volume decreased sales by about 12 percentage points, and acquisitions increased sales by 1 percentage point.

  2. The company said diluted EPS for fiscal 2024 was $8.28 (2023: $11.95), Adjusted EPS was $9.71 (2023: $12.12, down 20%), and total segment operating margin was 19.3% (2023: 21.3%).

  3. The company said Software & Control sales fell 24% in fiscal 2024, bringing its segment operating margin to 24.2% (2023: 33.0%). Lifecycle Services sales rose 10%, bringing its segment operating margin to 16.1% (2023: 7.2%).

  4. Rockwell Automation said cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2024 was $863.8 million (2023: $1,374.6 million), and free cash flow was $639.1 million (2023: $1,214.1 million). The company also said it repurchased about 2.2 million shares for a total of $594.2 million in the same year.

Key figures

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024

Revenue
$8.3B
Net income
$953M
EPS
$8.28
Gross profit
$3.2B
Operating cash flow
$864M

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.

Annual sales down 9%, organic sales down 10%

The company said sales for fiscal 2024 decreased 9% from 2023, and organic sales decreased 10%. It said pricing increased sales by about 2 percentage points, volume decreased sales by about 12 percentage points, and acquisitions increased sales by 1 percentage point.

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

Adjusted EPS $9.71, total segment operating margin 19.3%

The company said diluted EPS for fiscal 2024 was $8.28 (2023: $11.95), Adjusted EPS was $9.71 (2023: $12.12, down 20%), and total segment operating margin was 19.3% (2023: 21.3%).

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

Mixed segment sales and operating margin trends

The company said Software & Control sales fell 24% in fiscal 2024, bringing its segment operating margin to 24.2% (2023: 33.0%). Lifecycle Services sales rose 10%, bringing its segment operating margin to 16.1% (2023: 7.2%).

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

Operating cash flow $863.8 million, free cash flow $639.1 million

Rockwell Automation said cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2024 was $863.8 million (2023: $1,374.6 million), and free cash flow was $639.1 million (2023: $1,214.1 million). The company also said it repurchased about 2.2 million shares for a total of $594.2 million in the same year.

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.