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Wabtec WABThe company said that for the 3 months ended June 30, 2024, net sales rose $237 million, or 9.8%, to $2.64 billion from a year earlier, and that organic sales increased by $221 million. It cited acquisitions, which contributed $34 million, and foreign exchange rate changes, which decreased sales by $18 million, as factors.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said that for the 3 months ended June 30, 2024, net sales rose $237 million, or 9.8%, to $2.64 billion from a year earlier, and that organic sales increased by $221 million. It cited acquisitions, which contributed $34 million, and foreign exchange rate changes, which decreased sales by $18 million, as factors.
The company said its cost of sales as a percentage of net sales for Q2 was 67.0%, down from 69.9% a year earlier. It cited favorable mix between the Freight and Transit segments, strong productivity and favorable fixed cost absorption as drivers of the gross margin improvement.
The company said cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2024 was $569 million, compared with $90 million in the first six months of the prior year. It cited changes in inventory of $128 million and changes in accounts payable of $98 million as major items of change.
The company said it used $(523) million of cash for financing activities in the first six months of 2024, including $(375) million in stock repurchases and $(71) million in dividend payments. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining authorization under its share repurchase program was approximately $723 million.
Key figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2024
- Revenue
- $2.6B
- Operating income
- $430M
- Net income
- $289M
- EPS
- $1.64
- Gross profit
- $874M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Wabtec Q2 net sales $2.64 billion
The company said that for the 3 months ended June 30, 2024, net sales rose $237 million, or 9.8%, to $2.64 billion from a year earlier, and that organic sales increased by $221 million. It cited acquisitions, which contributed $34 million, and foreign exchange rate changes, which decreased sales by $18 million, as factors.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Cost of sales ratio at 67.0% and company explanation
The company said its cost of sales as a percentage of net sales for Q2 was 67.0%, down from 69.9% a year earlier. It cited favorable mix between the Freight and Transit segments, strong productivity and favorable fixed cost absorption as drivers of the gross margin improvement.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
First-half operating cash flow $569 million
The company said cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2024 was $569 million, compared with $90 million in the first six months of the prior year. It cited changes in inventory of $128 million and changes in accounts payable of $98 million as major items of change.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
First-half financing activities and share repurchases
The company said it used $(523) million of cash for financing activities in the first six months of 2024, including $(375) million in stock repurchases and $(71) million in dividend payments. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining authorization under its share repurchase program was approximately $723 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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