Thermo Fisher said that in Q1 2025 its GAAP operating income margin and adjusted operating income margin decreased due primarily to unfavorable business mix, strategic investments, and the impacts of foreign exchange, largely offset by very strong productivity improvements.

1. 01

   Thermo Fisher said that in Q1 2025 its GAAP operating income margin and adjusted operating income margin decreased due primarily to unfavorable business mix, strategic investments, and the impacts of foreign exchange, largely offset by very strong productivity improvements.

2. 02

   The company cited a $125 million deferred tax benefit resulting from the recognition of a tax attribute related to a domestication transaction as a factor in the decrease in its GAAP and adjusted tax rates in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024. It said it expects its GAAP effective tax rate in 2025 to be between 6% and 8% and its adjusted tax rate to be approximately 10.5%.

3. 03

   The company said that during the first 3 months of 2025, issuance of debt provided $2.84 billion of cash. It used $0.84 billion for repayment of senior notes, $2.00 billion for the repurchase of 3.6 million shares of common stock, and $0.15 billion for the payment of cash dividends.

4. 04

   Thermo Fisher said that as of March 29, 2025, short-term obligations and current maturities of long-term obligations totaled $2.82 billion, and no borrowings were outstanding under its revolving credit facility, which provides up to $5.00 billion of unsecured multi-currency revolving credit.

Key figures

Quarter ended March 29, 2025

Revenue

$10.4B

Operating income

$1.7B

Net income

$1.5B

EPS

$3.98

Operating cash flow

$723M

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