Lennox Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results; Provides Full Year 2025 Guidance
Q4 Highlights
(All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted)
(Prior-year adjusted results and core revenue exclude European operations that were divested in the 4Q 2023)
- Revenue
$1.3 billion – Core revenue up 22%, including 1% growth from acquisitions - GAAP diluted EPS
$5.52 – Adjusted diluted EPS up 54% to$5.60 - Net cash from operations was
$332 million – Free cash flow was$273 million , up 50%
2024 Full Year Highlights
(All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted)
- Revenue
$5.3 billion – Core revenue up 13%, including 2% growth from acquisitions - GAAP diluted EPS
$22.54 – Adjusted diluted EPS up 26% to$22.58 - Net cash from operations was
$946 million – Free cash flow was$785 million , up 61%
Core revenue grew 22% to
"2024 was a remarkable year filled with record achievements, and last quarter continued that momentum as we delivered impressive results across the board," said CEO,
The Home Comfort Solutions segment delivered 25% revenue growth in the fourth quarter, fueled by strong sales volume and continued pricing excellence. Sales volume benefited from industry R-410A prebuy ahead of the refrigerant transition in 2025. Segment profit margins increased by 550 basis points, driven by strong volume leverage, favorable trends in component and commodity costs, and significant gains in factory productivity.
Building Climate Solutions segment revenue increased by 17% this quarter, partially driven by early benefits from the new commercial factory. The new factory ramp-up costs, along with existing factory inefficiencies, put pressure on segment profit margins compared to the fourth quarter of last year. The AES integration continues to outperform expectations, exceeding synergies and driving notable customer wins. Additionally, early results from the emergency replacement pilot launch set a promising foundation for volume growth in 2025.
FOURTH QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted)
Revenue: $1.3 billion was up 16% and up 22% for core operations, with organic revenue up 21% driven by favorable sales volume as well as price/mix benefits.
Operating Income:
Adjusted Segment Profit:
Net Income:
Adjusted Net Income:
Cash Flow: Operating cash flow was
Home Comfort Solutions: Business segment revenue was
Building Climate Solutions: Business segment revenue was
Corporate and Other: Corporate expenses were
FULL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted)
Revenue: $5.3 billion was up 7% and up 13% for core operations, with organic revenue up 11% driven by favorable sales volume as well as price/mix benefits.
Operating Income:
Adjusted Segment Profit:
Net Income:
Adjusted Net Income:
Cash Flow: Operating cash flow was
Home Comfort Solutions: Business segment revenue was
Building Climate Solutions: Business segment revenue was
Corporate and Other: Corporate expenses were
FULL YEAR 2025 GUIDANCE
For full year 2025, core revenue is anticipated to increase by approximately 2%, primarily driven by the mix of new refrigerant products, along with low single-digit increases in price and volume. Volume expectations were tempered by the effects of the pre-buy for legacy refrigerant products in 2024.
Adjusted earnings per share is expected to be within the range of
Capital expenditures are projected to be approximately
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
A conference call to discuss the company's fourth quarter and full year results, as well as 2025 full year guidance, will be held this morning at
ABOUT LENNOX
Lennox (NYSE: LII) is a leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable and healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems. Additional information on Lennox is available at Lennox.com or by contacting investor@lennox.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS & NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The statements in this document that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the 2025 full-year outlook and expected consolidated and segment financial results, as well as financial targets for future years, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available as well as management's assumptions and beliefs today. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include risks that the North American unitary HVAC and refrigeration markets perform worse than current assumptions. Additional risks include but are not limited to competition in the HVACR business; our ability to successfully develop and market new products or execute our business strategy; our ability to meet and anticipate customer demands; our ability to continue to license or enforce our intellectual property rights; our ability to attract, motivate, develop, and retain our employees, as well as labor relations problems; a decline in new construction activity and related demand for our products and services; the impact of weather on our business; the impact of higher raw material prices and significant supply interruptions; changes in environmental and climate-related legislation or government regulations or policies; changes in tax legislation; the impact of new or increased trade tariffs; warranty, intellectual property infringement, product liability and other claims; litigation risks; general economic conditions in
For information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see LII's publicly available filings with the
A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures appearing in this document to financial measures prepared in accordance with
This document includes forward-looking statements regarding core revenue, segment profit, adjusted segment profit, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, free cash flow, and Debt to EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are derived by excluding certain amounts from the corresponding financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The determination of the amounts excluded is a matter of management judgment and depends upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income amounts recognized in a given period and the high variability of certain amounts, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in environmental liabilities, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, future restructuring costs, and other structural changes or their probable significance. Core revenue, adjusted segment profit, and adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude net sales and profit/(loss) from our European portfolio, which was sold in 4Q 2023. We are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of the aforementioned forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures because such information is not available, and management cannot reliably predict the necessary components of such GAAP measures without unreasonable effort or expense. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on LII's full year GAAP financial results.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
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(Amounts in millions, except per share data) |
For the Three Months Ended |
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For the Years Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Net sales |
$ 1,345.0 |
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$ 1,154.8 |
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$ 5,341.3 |
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$ 4,981.9 |
Cost of goods sold |
889.7 |
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800.0 |
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3,569.4 |
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3,434.1 |
Gross profit |
455.3 |
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354.8 |
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1,771.9 |
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1,547.8 |
Operating Expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
207.0 |
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177.8 |
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730.6 |
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705.5 |
Losses and other expenses, net |
2.4 |
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3.4 |
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12.9 |
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8.5 |
Restructuring charges |
— |
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2.9 |
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— |
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3.1 |
Loss (gain) on sale from previous dispositions |
3.1 |
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(14.1) |
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1.5 |
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(14.1) |
Impairment on assets held for sale |
— |
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— |
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— |
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63.2 |
Income from equity method investments |
(1.8) |
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(0.5) |
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(7.9) |
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(8.5) |
Operating income |
244.6 |
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185.3 |
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1,034.8 |
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790.1 |
Pension settlements |
— |
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0.2 |
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0.4 |
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0.8 |
Interest expense, net |
5.5 |
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11.3 |
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38.7 |
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51.7 |
Other expense (income), net |
0.4 |
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0.4 |
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1.9 |
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0.1 |
Income before income taxes |
238.7 |
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173.4 |
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993.8 |
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737.5 |
Provision for income taxes |
41.0 |
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28.9 |
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186.9 |
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147.4 |
Net income |
$ 197.7 |
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$ 144.5 |
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$ 806.9 |
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$ 590.1 |
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Earnings per share – Basic: |
$ 5.55 |
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$ 4.07 |
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$ 22.67 |
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$ 16.61 |
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Earnings per share – Diluted: |
$ 5.52 |
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$ 4.04 |
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$ 22.54 |
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$ 16.54 |
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Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic |
35.6 |
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35.6 |
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35.6 |
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35.5 |
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted |
35.8 |
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35.8 |
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35.8 |
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35.7 |
Segment (Unaudited)
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(Amounts in millions) |
For the Three Months |
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For the Years Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Home Comfort Solutions |
$ 887.4 |
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$ 709.4 |
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$ 3,577.1 |
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$ 3,222.9 |
Building Climate Solutions |
457.6 |
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390.0 |
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1,764.2 |
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1,511.4 |
Corporate and other (1) |
— |
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55.4 |
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— |
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247.6 |
Total segment sales |
$ 1,345.0 |
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$ 1,154.8 |
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$ 5,341.3 |
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$ 4,981.9 |
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Segment Profit (Loss) (2) |
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Home Comfort Solutions |
$ 192.6 |
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$ 115.0 |
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$ 759.7 |
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$ 610.2 |
Building Climate Solutions |
98.8 |
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90.5 |
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396.9 |
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340.8 |
Corporate and other |
(43.7) |
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(28.7) |
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(120.3) |
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(93.9) |
Total segment profit |
247.7 |
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176.8 |
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1,036.3 |
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857.1 |
Reconciliation to Operating income: |
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Loss (gain) on sale from previous dispositions |
3.1 |
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(14.1) |
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1.5 |
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(14.1) |
Impairment of net assets held for sale |
— |
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— |
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— |
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63.2 |
Items in Losses and other expenses, net which are excluded from segment profit (loss) (2) |
— |
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2.7 |
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— |
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14.8 |
Restructuring charges |
— |
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2.9 |
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— |
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3.1 |
Operating income |
$ 244.6 |
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$ 185.3 |
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$ 1,034.8 |
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$ 790.1 |
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The Corporate and Other segment included our European portfolio. In the fourth quarter of 2023 we completed the divestiture of our European operations. |
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We define segment profit (loss) as a segment's operating income (loss) included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding: |
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• The following items in Losses and other expenses, net: |
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◦ Net change in unrealized losses (gains) on unsettled futures contracts, |
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◦ Environmental liabilities and special litigation charges, and; |
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◦ Other items, net |
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• Restructuring charges, |
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• Impairment on assets held for sale, and; |
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• Loss (Gain) on sale of previous dispositions |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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(Amounts in millions, except shares and par values) |
As of |
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As of |
ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 415.1 |
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$ 60.7 |
Short-term investments |
7.2 |
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8.4 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances of |
661.1 |
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594.6 |
Inventories, net |
704.8 |
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699.1 |
Other assets |
96.0 |
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70.7 |
Total current assets |
1,884.2 |
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1,433.5 |
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of |
800.1 |
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720.4 |
Right-of-use assets from operating leases |
327.2 |
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213.6 |
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220.0 |
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222.1 |
Deferred income taxes |
75.1 |
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51.8 |
Other assets, net |
165.2 |
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156.9 |
Total assets |
$ 3,471.8 |
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$ 2,798.3 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ 490.0 |
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$ 374.7 |
Accrued expenses |
435.4 |
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416.1 |
Income taxes payable |
— |
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4.2 |
Commercial paper |
— |
|
150.0 |
Current maturities of long-term debt |
314.5 |
|
12.1 |
Current operating lease liabilities |
73.4 |
|
57.5 |
Total current liabilities |
1,313.3 |
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1,014.6 |
Long-term debt |
833.1 |
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1,143.1 |
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
267.6 |
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164.6 |
Pensions |
18.9 |
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22.5 |
Other liabilities |
188.7 |
|
168.2 |
Total liabilities |
2,621.6 |
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2,513.0 |
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Preferred stock, |
— |
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— |
Common stock, |
0.9 |
|
0.9 |
Additional paid-in capital |
1,213.3 |
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1,184.6 |
Retained earnings |
4,150.8 |
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3,506.2 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(93.7) |
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(56.9) |
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(4,421.1) |
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(4,349.5) |
Total stockholders' equity |
850.2 |
|
285.3 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ 3,471.8 |
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$ 2,798.3 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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(Amounts in millions) |
For the Years Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ 806.9 |
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$ 590.1 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Loss (gain) on sale from previous dispositions |
1.5 |
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(14.1) |
Income from equity method investments |
(7.9) |
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(8.5) |
Dividends from affiliates |
3.0 |
|
0.5 |
Impairment on assets held for sale |
— |
|
63.2 |
Restructuring charges, net of cash paid |
— |
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2.6 |
Provision for credit losses |
8.0 |
|
9.8 |
Unrealized (gains) losses, net on derivative contracts |
(2.3) |
|
6.0 |
Stock-based compensation expense |
28.5 |
|
30.1 |
Depreciation and amortization |
95.1 |
|
86.0 |
Deferred income taxes |
(24.5) |
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(26.0) |
Pension expense |
4.2 |
|
3.2 |
Pension contributions |
(9.3) |
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(15.0) |
Other items, net |
— |
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(0.5) |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: |
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Accounts and notes receivable |
(80.4) |
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(32.7) |
Inventories |
(10.1) |
|
11.1 |
Other current assets |
(8.3) |
|
7.1 |
Accounts payable |
115.0 |
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(29.2) |
Accrued expenses |
30.4 |
|
65.0 |
Income taxes payable and receivable, net |
(21.9) |
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(24.1) |
Leases, net |
5.5 |
|
3.1 |
Other, net |
12.3 |
|
8.5 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
945.7 |
|
736.2 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
2.5 |
|
2.1 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(163.6) |
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(250.2) |
Net proceeds from previous disposition |
(7.7) |
|
23.2 |
Acquisitions, net of cash |
1.8 |
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(94.9) |
(Purchases of) proceeds from investments |
(7.4) |
|
0.1 |
Net cash used in investing activities |
(174.4) |
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(319.7) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Commercial paper borrowings |
424.1 |
|
150.0 |
Commercial paper payments |
(574.1) |
|
— |
Borrowings from debt arrangements |
156.7 |
|
1,911.0 |
Payments on debt arrangements |
(194.3) |
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(2,797.4) |
Issuance of senior unsecured notes |
— |
|
500.0 |
Payments of deferred financing costs |
— |
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(5.4) |
Proceeds from employee stock purchases |
4.5 |
|
3.9 |
Repurchases of common stock |
(53.6) |
|
— |
Repurchases of common stock to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations |
(21.6) |
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(14.9) |
Cash dividends paid |
(160.3) |
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(153.4) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
(418.6) |
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(406.2) |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
352.7 |
|
10.3 |
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
1.7 |
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(2.2) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
60.7 |
|
52.6 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 415.1 |
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$ 60.7 |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ 45.2 |
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$ 50.2 |
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) |
$ 231.9 |
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$ 197.8 |
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Reconciliation to |
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(Unaudited, in millions, except per share and ratio data) |
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements and segment net sales and profit (loss) presented in accordance with
In our reconciliation of Net Income, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted net income, a Non-GAAP measure, certain items are no longer excluded from GAAP net income for the periods related to 2024 in the table presented below. |
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Reconciliation of Net income, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted net income, a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Three Months Ended |
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For the Years Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Amount |
Per |
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Amount |
Per |
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Amount |
Per |
Net income, a GAAP measure |
$ 197.7 |
$ 5.52 |
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$ 144.5 |
$ 4.04 |
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$ 806.9 |
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$ 16.54 |
Restructuring charges |
— |
— |
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2.2 |
0.06 |
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— |
— |
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2.4 |
0.07 |
Loss (gain) on sale from previous dispositions |
3.1 |
0.08 |
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(11.1) |
(0.31) |
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1.5 |
0.04 |
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(11.1) |
(0.31) |
Pension settlements |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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0.3 |
0.01 |
Items in Losses and other expenses, net which are excluded |
— |
— |
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1.5 |
0.05 |
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— |
— |
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11.1 |
0.31 |
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation (b) |
— |
— |
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(2.8) |
(0.08) |
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— |
— |
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(5.2) |
(0.15) |
Other tax items, net (b) |
— |
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(4.1) |
(0.11) |
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— |
— |
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(3.7) |
(0.10) |
Impairment on assets held for sale (c) |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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62.0 |
1.74 |
Non-core business results (d) |
— |
— |
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(0.6) |
(0.02) |
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— |
— |
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(5.4) |
(0.15) |
Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure |
$ 200.8 |
$ 5.60 |
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$ 129.6 |
$ 3.63 |
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$ 808.4 |
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$ 640.5 |
$ 17.96 |
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(a) Recorded in Losses and other expenses, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(b) Recorded in Provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(c) Impairment on assets held for sale relate to the divestiture of our European operations that was completed in the fourth quarter of 2023. |
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(d) Non-core business results represent activity related to our business operations in |
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Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, a GAAP measure, to Free Cash Flow, a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Three Months Ended |
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For the Years Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ 332.4 |
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$ 306.3 |
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$ 945.7 |
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$ 736.2 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(60.2) |
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(125.2) |
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(163.6) |
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(250.2) |
Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
0.6 |
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0.5 |
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2.5 |
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2.1 |
Free cash flow, a Non-GAAP measure |
$ 272.8 |
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$ 181.6 |
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$ 784.6 |
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$ 488.1 |
Reconciliation of Net sales, a GAAP measure to Core net sales, a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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2023 |
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2023 |
Net sales, a GAAP measure |
$ 55.4 |
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$ 1,154.8 |
Net sales from non-core businesses (a) |
(55.4) |
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(55.4) |
Core net sales, a Non-GAAP measure |
$ — |
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$ 1,099.4 |
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(a) Non-Core businesses represent our business operations in |
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Reconciliation of Net sales, a GAAP measure to Core net sales, a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Years Ended |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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2023 |
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2023 |
Net sales, a GAAP measure |
$ 247.6 |
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$ 4,981.9 |
Net sales from non-core businesses (a) |
(247.6) |
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(247.6) |
Core net sales, a Non-GAAP measure |
$ — |
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$ 4,734.3 |
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(a) Non-Core businesses represent our business operations in |
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Reconciliation of Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure to Adjusted Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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2023 |
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2023 |
Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure |
$ (28.7) |
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$ 176.8 |
Profit from non-core businesses (a) |
1.6 |
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1.6 |
Adjusted Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure |
$ (30.3) |
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$ 175.2 |
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(a) Non-Core businesses represent our business operations in |
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Reconciliation of Segment profit, a Non-GAAP measure to Adjusted Segment profit, a Non-GAAP measure
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For the Years Ended |
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Corporate and Other |
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Consolidated |
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2023 |
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2023 |
Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure |
$ (93.9) |
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$ 857.1 |
Profit from non-core businesses (a) |
7.6 |
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7.6 |
Adjusted Segment profit (loss), a Non-GAAP measure |
$ (101.5) |
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$ 849.5 |
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(a) Non-Core businesses represent our business operations in |
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