NASDAQ$MLKN

Millerknoll Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported mixed results with order growth and margin improvement offset by sales decline.

MillerKnoll reported a decrease in net sales by 6.1% year-over-year, but orders increased by 2.4%. The company reported a diluted loss per share of $0.02 compared to earnings per share of $0.22 in the same period last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.36 compared to $0.37 last year. The company is maintaining its full year adjusted earnings guidance of $2.20 per share.

  • Orders increased by 2.4% on a reported basis and 3.5% organically.
  • Ending backlog increased 9.2% from last year to $758.0 million.
  • Global Retail segment gross margin improved by 160 basis points due to operational improvements.
  • Americas Contract new orders increased 5.2% from the previous year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$862M

Previous: $918M-6.1%
EPS

-$0.02

Previous: $0.37-105.4%
Gross Margin

39.0%

Previous: 39.0%+0.0%
Adjusted Operating Margin

5.8%

No prior period
Operating Margin

1.8%

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Expenses

$287M

No prior period
Backlog

$758M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$22.6M

Previous: -$19.9M-13.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$23.8M

Previous: -$3.2M-643.8%
Net Income

-$1.2M

Previous: $16.7M-107.2%
Operating Income

$15.2M

Previous: $40.3M-62.3%
Gross Profit

$336M

Previous: $358M-6.1%
Total Assets

$4.02B

Previous: $4.18B-3.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$9.1M

Previous: $6.4M+42.2%

Revenue & EPS history

MillerKnoll · Revenue · Quarterly

$862M

Q1 2025-6.1%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

MillerKnoll · $357M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Global Retail
    $222M
  • International Contract
    $136M-25.2%

Forward guidance

The company expects net sales to range between $950 million to $990 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Adjusted diluted earnings in the second quarter are expected between $0.51 - $0.57 per share. The company is maintaining its full year adjusted earnings guidance of $2.20 per share.

Tailwinds

  • Positive trends in global contract demand
  • Increased backlog position
  • Expected macro-economic improvements in the back half of this fiscal year.

Headwinds

  • Shift in the holiday/cyber promotional period for our retail business.
  • Estimate this shift in timing will move between $17 million and $23 million of net sales from the second quarter into the third quarter of this fiscal year.
  • This is an important factor to consider when comparing quarterly sales and earnings estimates to our performance last fiscal year.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.4%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

26 / 58 earnings

Positive

+38.9%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-23.0%

Q3 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026-23.0%-8.8%
Q2 2026+7.7%+3.0%+10.1%
Q1 2026-11.0%-6.3%-8.3%
Q4 2025-0.3%-2.1%+7.7%
Q3 2025+10.7%+4.7%-10.4%
Q2 2025-9.1%-12.7%-13.6%
Q1 2025-15.1%-10.9%-8.8%
Q4 2024+3.0%+3.2%+16.4%
Q3 2024-17.4%-12.8%-14.2%
Q2 2024-2.9%-3.3%-12.1%
Q1 2024+24.1%+23.8%+16.4%
Q4 2023+9.8%+6.1%+26.2%
Q3 2023-5.2%-2.0%-16.7%
Q2 2023+14.8%+16.4%+24.1%
Q1 2023-11.3%-11.2%+8.9%
Q4 2022-7.5%-7.0%+6.0%
Q3 2022+10.7%+9.8%+5.2%
Q2 2022-5.3%-10.3%-6.2%
Q1 2022-4.4%-1.1%-1.2%
Q4 2021-7.6%-3.5%-11.3%
Q3 2021-0.2%-0.6%+6.5%
Q2 2021-12.7%-16.1%-11.6%
Q1 2021+38.9%+27.7%+33.8%
Q4 2020-4.8%-10.0%-4.3%
Q3 2020+5.2%+16.6%+21.7%
Q2 2020-9.5%-10.1%-13.3%
Q1 2020+1.3%+3.2%+2.7%
Q4 2019+18.8%+18.5%+23.1%
Q3 2019-0.4%-3.5%+5.3%
Q2 2019-0.9%-5.1%+12.1%
Q1 2019+7.4%+3.9%-9.7%
Q4 2018+12.4%+13.0%+11.9%
Q3 2018-14.1%-17.5%-14.9%
Q2 2018+7.2%+5.7%+13.0%
Q1 2018-3.3%-2.1%+2.3%
Q4 2017+9.3%+10.0%+10.6%
Q3 2017+8.0%+6.3%+9.4%
Q2 2017-4.2%-5.4%-13.5%
Q1 2017-4.8%-9.2%-12.5%
Q4 2016+3.2%-10.7%+3.3%
Q3 2016+8.3%
Q2 2016+1.9%
Q1 2016+3.6%
Q4 2015+1.8%
Q3 2015+0.7%
Q2 2015-0.5%
Q1 2015+2.5%
Q4 2014-5.0%
Q3 2014+9.4%
Q2 2014-1.4%
Q1 2014+3.8%
Q4 2013-2.0%
Q4 2012+9.1%
Q4 2009-6.1%
Q3 2011-1.4%
Q2 2011-3.4%
Q4 2010-0.7%
Q1 2011-0.7%

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