ITT Reports 2024 First Quarter Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.34, Adjusted EPS of $1.42

• 13% orders growth (7% organic) driven by improved connectors demand, aerospace and defense components ramp, and Friction and rail share gains

• 14% revenue growth (9% organic), surpassing $900 million in revenue for the quarter, driven by higher volume in all businesses

• 80 basis points operating margin expansion to 16.4%; 120 basis points adjusted operating margin expansion to 17.0%

• 12% EPS growth (21% adjusted) driven by higher sales volume and productivity

• Raising 2024 full year guidance

May 2, 2024-- ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2024. Revenue increased 14% (9% organic), primarily driven by pump projects in Industrial Process (IP), Friction original equipment (OE) outperformance in Motion Technologies (MT) and demand strength across Connect & Control Technologies (CCT). The acquisitions of Svanehøj and Micro-Mode contributed 5% to total revenue growth. Foreign currency translation was a 1% headwind.

First quarter operating income of $149 million increased 20% versus prior year (23% adjusted) due to higher sales volume and productivity gains, partially offset by higher labor and overhead costs and higher strategic investments, including for capacity expansion.

EPS for the first quarter of $1.34 increased 12% versus prior year, and 20% on a sequential basis. Adjusted EPS of $1.42 increased 21% compared to prior year and 6% on a sequential basis. The difference between reported and adjusted EPS is primarily due to acquisition related costs and restructuring charges.

Net cash from operating activities for the first quarter of $58 million was driven by higher operating income, offset by the timing of accounts receivable collections and higher incentive compensation payments. Free cash flow for the quarter of $30 million increased $1 million versus prior year.

Table 1. First Quarter Performance

Management Commentary

“The momentum we built in 2023 continued in Q1 with a strong operational and financial performance. We generated just shy of one billion dollars of new orders, highlighted by record aerospace orders, strong connectors demand and share gains in Friction and rail. Revenue surpassed $900 million in the quarter, growing 14% in total driven by strong volume growth across all segments and the acquisition of Svanehøj. A continued focus on safety, quality, delivery and cost drove operating margin to more than 16%, with Motion Technologies reaching 18%. We kept on investing to expand pump capabilities in growth areas and to add capacity to support new Friction awards. With these organic investments, the acquisition of Svanehøj and our balance sheet capacity, we will strengthen ITT’s differentiation and expect to grow profitably. Thanks to our performance in Q1, including our orders momentum and our demand outlook, we are raising our organic revenue, operating margin and EPS guidance for 2024,” said ITT’s Chief Executive Officer and President Luca Savi.

Table 2. First Quarter Segment Results

Motion Technologies revenue increased $28 million primarily due to higher sales volume in Friction OE and rail demand in KONI, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating income increased $17 million primarily due to higher sales volume, productivity savings, and lower material and overhead costs.

Industrial Process revenue increased $67 million primarily due to growth in pump projects and the acquisition of Svanehøj, which closed in January 2024. This was partially offset by foreign currency translation. Operating income increased $9 million primarily due to higher volume and productivity savings.

Connect & Control Technologies revenue increased $18 million primarily driven by pricing actions and higher volumes in connectors and components for aerospace and defense and the Micro-Mode acquisition. Operating income increased $3 million primarily due to pricing, volume and productivity actions, partially offset by higher material, labor and overhead costs.

Quarterly Dividend

The company announced today a quarterly dividend of $0.319 per share on the company’s outstanding common stock. ITT’s Board of Directors approved the cash dividend for the second quarter of 2024, which will be payable on July 1, 2024, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3, 2024.

2024 Guidance

We now expect revenue growth of 9% to 12%, up 4% to 7% on an organic basis; operating margin of 16.9% to 17.5% and adjusted operating margin of 17.1% to 17.7%, up 20 to 80 bps (up 100 to 160 bps excluding the Svanehøj acquisition dilution); full year EPS of $5.51 to $5.76 and adjusted EPS of $5.65 to $5.90, up 8% to 13% for the full year. We continue to expect free cash flow of $435 million to $475 million, representing 12% to 13% free cash flow margin for the full year.

It is not possible, without unreasonable efforts, to estimate the impacts of foreign currency fluctuations, acquisitions and certain other special items that may occur in 2024 as these items are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. As a result, we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be included in a reconciliation of organic revenue growth and adjusted segment operating margin to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts and accordingly we have not provided reconciliations for these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures.

Investor Conference Call Details

ITT’s management will host a conference call for investors on Thursday, May 2 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The briefing can be accessed live via a webcast, which is available on the company’s website: https://investors.itt.com. A replay of the webcast will be available beginning two hours after the webcast. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial performance metrics to their most comparable U.S. GAAP financial performance metrics are defined and presented below and should not be considered a substitute for, nor superior to, the financial data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the conference call (including the financial results presentation material) may include, and officers and representatives of ITT may from time to time make and discuss, projections, goals, assumptions, and statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather represent only a belief regarding future events based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our business, future financial results and the industry in which we operate, and other legal, regulatory, and economic developments. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, future strategic plans and other statements that describe the company’s business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals, and any discussion of future events and future operating or financial performance.

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Where in any forward-looking statement we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is based on current plans and expectations of our management, expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, we cannot provide any assurance that the expectation or belief will occur or that anticipated results will be achieved or accomplished.

Among the factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties inherent in our business including, without limitation:

• uncertain global economic and capital markets conditions, which have been influenced by heightened geopolitical tensions, inflation, changes in monetary policies, the threat of a possible regional or global economic recession, trade disputes between the U.S. and its trading partners, political and social unrest, and the availability and fluctuations in prices of energy and commodities, including steel, oil, copper and tin;
• fluctuations in interest rates and the impact of such fluctuations on customer behavior and on our cost of debt;
• fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of such fluctuations on our revenues, customer demand for our products and on our hedging arrangements;
• volatility in raw material prices and our suppliers’ ability to meet quality and delivery requirements;
• risk of liabilities from recent mergers, acquisitions, or venture investments, and past divestitures and spin-offs;
• our inability to hire or retain key personnel;
• failure to compete successfully and innovate in our markets;
• failure to manage the distribution of products and services effectively;
• failure to protect our intellectual property rights or violations of the intellectual property rights of others;
• the extent to which there are quality problems with respect to manufacturing processes or finished goods;
• the risk of cybersecurity breaches or failure of any information systems used by the Company, including any flaws in the implementation of any enterprise resource planning systems;
• loss of or decrease in sales from our most significant customers;
• risks due to our operations and sales outside the U.S. and in emerging markets, including the imposition of tariffs and trade sanctions;
• fluctuations in demand or customers’ levels of capital investment, maintenance expenditures, production, and market cyclicality;
• the risk of material business interruptions, particularly at our manufacturing facilities;
• risks related to government contracting, including changes in levels of government spending and regulatory and contractual requirements applicable to sales to the U.S. government;
• fluctuations in our effective tax rate, including as a result of changing tax laws and other possible tax reform legislation in the U.S. and other jurisdictions;
• changes in environmental laws or regulations, discovery of previously unknown or more extensive contamination, or the failure of a potentially responsible party to perform;
• failure to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (or other applicable anti-corruption legislation), export controls and trade sanctions; and
• risk of product liability claims and litigation.

The forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral or as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Measures

ITT reviews a variety of key performance indicators including revenue, operating income and margins, earnings per share, order growth, and backlog, some of which are calculated on a non-GAAP basis. In addition, we consider certain measures to be useful to management and investors when evaluating our operating performance for the periods presented. These measures provide a tool for evaluating our ongoing operations and management of assets from period to period. This information can assist investors in assessing our financial performance and measures our ability to generate capital for deployment among competing strategic alternatives and initiatives, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, dividends, and share repurchases. Some of these metrics, however, are not measures of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for measures determined in accordance with GAAP. We consider the following non-GAAP measures, which may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, to be key performance indicators for purposes of our reconciliation tables.

Organic Revenues and organic orders are defined, respectively, as revenue and orders, excluding the impacts of foreign currency fluctuations and acquisitions. The period-over period change resulting from foreign currency fluctuations is estimated using a fixed exchange rate for both the current and prior periods. We believe that reporting organic revenue and organic orders provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying trends in our business and facilitating comparisons of our revenue performance with prior and future periods and to our peers.

Adjusted Operating Income is defined as operating income adjusted to exclude special items that include, but are not limited to, restructuring, divestiture-related costs, certain asset impairment charges, certain acquisition-related impacts, and unusual or infrequent operating items. Special items represent charges or credits that impact current results, which management views as unrelated to the Company's ongoing operations and performance. Adjusted Operating Margin is defined as adjusted operating income divided by revenue. We believe these financial measures are useful to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating ongoing operating profitability, as well as in evaluating operating performance in relation to our competitors.

Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations is defined as income from continuing operations attributable to ITT Inc. adjusted to exclude special items that include, but are not limited to, restructuring, divestiture-related costs, certain asset impairment charges, certain acquisition-related impacts, income tax settlements or adjustments, and unusual or infrequent items. Special items represent charges or credits, on an after-tax basis, that impact current results, which management views as unrelated to the Company’s ongoing operations and performance. The after-tax basis of each special item is determined using the jurisdictional tax rate of where the expense or benefit occurred. Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations per Diluted Share (Adjusted EPS) is defined as adjusted income from continuing operations divided by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. We believe that adjusted income from continuing operations and adjusted EPS are useful to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating ongoing operating profitability, as well as in evaluating operating performance in relation to our competitors.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow Margin is defined as free cash flow divided by revenue. We believe that free cash flow and free cash flow margin provides useful information to investors as it provides insight into a primary cash flow metric used by management to monitor and evaluate cash flows generated by our operations.

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