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West Pharmaceutical Services logoWest Pharmaceutical Services WST

The company said net sales for Q4 2024 rose to $748.8 million, up 2.3%, and organic net sales grew 3.3%. Reported-diluted EPS for Q4 fell 2.7% to $1.78, and adjusted-diluted EPS fell 0.5% to $1.82.

8-KResults of Operations and Financial ConditionFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company said net sales for Q4 2024 rose to $748.8 million, up 2.3%, and organic net sales grew 3.3%. Reported-diluted EPS for Q4 fell 2.7% to $1.78, and adjusted-diluted EPS fell 0.5% to $1.82.

  2. The company reported that net sales for 2024 fell to $2,893.2 million from $2,949.8 million, and gross profit margin declined to 34.5% from 38.3%. Net income for the year was $492.7 million, down from $593.4 million in the prior year.

  3. The company said operating cash flow for 2024 fell 15.9% to $653.4 million, and capital expenditures rose 4.1% to $377.0 million. Free cash flow declined 33.3% to $276.4 million, and the company repurchased 1,583,032 shares for $560.9 million during the year.

  4. The company outlined its outlook for net sales of $2.875 billion to $2.905 billion and adjusted-diluted EPS of $6.00 to $6.20 for 2025. The outlook includes a headwind of about $75 million in net sales and about $0.23 in EPS based on current foreign currency exchange rates, and the company expects capital spending of $275 million.

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West Pharmaceutical Q4 Net Sales $748.8 million

The company said net sales for Q4 2024 rose to $748.8 million, up 2.3%, and organic net sales grew 3.3%. Reported-diluted EPS for Q4 fell 2.7% to $1.78, and adjusted-diluted EPS fell 0.5% to $1.82.

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Net Sales, Gross Margin and Net Income Change for the Full Year

The company reported that net sales for 2024 fell to $2,893.2 million from $2,949.8 million, and gross profit margin declined to 34.5% from 38.3%. Net income for the year was $492.7 million, down from $593.4 million in the prior year.

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Full-Year Operating and Free Cash Flow

The company said operating cash flow for 2024 fell 15.9% to $653.4 million, and capital expenditures rose 4.1% to $377.0 million. Free cash flow declined 33.3% to $276.4 million, and the company repurchased 1,583,032 shares for $560.9 million during the year.

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2025 Full-Year Outlook

The company outlined its outlook for net sales of $2.875 billion to $2.905 billion and adjusted-diluted EPS of $6.00 to $6.20 for 2025. The outlook includes a headwind of about $75 million in net sales and about $0.23 in EPS based on current foreign currency exchange rates, and the company expects capital spending of $275 million.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

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.