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Zoetis said total revenue for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 increased $237 million (11%), or $297 million (14%) on an operational basis. Total revenue for the 9 months was $608 million (10%), with operational growth of $779 million (12%).

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

Key points

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  1. Zoetis said total revenue for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 increased $237 million (11%), or $297 million (14%) on an operational basis. Total revenue for the 9 months was $608 million (10%), with operational growth of $779 million (12%).

  2. Zoetis said its cost of sales as a percentage of revenue fell to 29.4% in Q3 from 29.7% a year earlier, and was unchanged at 29.0% for the 9 months. The company said SG&A expenses rose $40 million (8%) in Q3 and $107 million (7%) over the 9 months.

  3. The company said its effective tax rate was 20.8% in Q3, compared with 16.9% a year earlier, and cited the tax loss benefit from the divestiture of Performance Livestock Analytics recorded in Q3 2023 among the factors. Restructuring charges and certain acquisition and divestiture-related costs were $5 million in Q3, and $51 million over the 9 months.

  4. Zoetis said net cash used in financing activities was $1,915 million for the 9 months ended September 2024, compared with $2,712 million for the same period in 2023. In the 9 months of 2024, it repurchased 7.3 million shares for $1,295 million. As of 2021, $200 million remained of the $3.5 billion authorization, and in August 2024 the board approved a new program of up to $6 billion.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue
$2.4B
Net income
$682M
EPS
$1.50

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.

Quarterly revenue growth of Q3 2024 and 9-month revenue growth

Zoetis said total revenue for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 increased $237 million (11%), or $297 million (14%) on an operational basis. Total revenue for the 9 months was $608 million (10%), with operational growth of $779 million (12%).

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

Cost of sales and SG&A trends

Zoetis said its cost of sales as a percentage of revenue fell to 29.4% in Q3 from 29.7% a year earlier, and was unchanged at 29.0% for the 9 months. The company said SG&A expenses rose $40 million (8%) in Q3 and $107 million (7%) over the 9 months.

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

Effective tax rate and restructuring costs in Q3

The company said its effective tax rate was 20.8% in Q3, compared with 16.9% a year earlier, and cited the tax loss benefit from the divestiture of Performance Livestock Analytics recorded in Q3 2023 among the factors. Restructuring charges and certain acquisition and divestiture-related costs were $5 million in Q3, and $51 million over the 9 months.

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

Financing cash flow and share repurchases

Zoetis said net cash used in financing activities was $1,915 million for the 9 months ended September 2024, compared with $2,712 million for the same period in 2023. In the 9 months of 2024, it repurchased 7.3 million shares for $1,295 million. As of 2021, $200 million remained of the $3.5 billion authorization, and in August 2024 the board approved a new program of up to $6 billion.

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.

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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.