NYSE$APD

Air Products & Chemicals Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Air Products reported Q3 2024 earnings with GAAP EPS of $3.13 and adjusted EPS of $3.20.

Air Products' Q3 2024 adjusted EPS exceeded guidance, increasing seven percent over the prior year, driven by Americas and Europe operating performance, pricing, and productivity actions. The adjusted EBITDA margin is the best in the industry. The company announced a long-term renewable hydrogen supply agreement with TotalEnergies.

  • GAAP EPS of $3.13, up 17 percent; GAAP net income of $709 million, up 16 percent; and GAAP net income margin of 23.7 percent, up 360 basis points.
  • Adjusted EPS of $3.20, up seven percent; adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 billion, up five percent; and adjusted EBITDA margin of 42.4 percent, up 260 basis points.
  • Signed a 15-year agreement to supply 70,000 tons of green hydrogen annually starting in 2030 to TotalEnergies.
  • Announced agreement to divest Air Products’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business to Honeywell for $1.81 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.99B

Previous: $3.03B-1.6%
EPS

$3.13

Previous: $2.98+5.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.72B

Previous: -$3.16B-49.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$4.02B

Previous: -$2.57B-56.7%
Net Income

$697M

Previous: $596M+17.0%
Operating Income

$738M

Previous: $644M+14.5%
Gross Profit

$980M

Previous: $963M+1.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.38B

Previous: $1.64B+45.1%
Total Assets

$37B

Previous: $30.9B+19.5%
R&D Expense

$27M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$17.7M

Previous: $14.6M+21.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Air Products · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.99B

Q3 2024-1.6%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Air Products · $2.08B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Americas
    $1.26B
  • Asia
    $823M

Forward guidance

Air Products confirms its previous fiscal 2024 full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $12.20 to $12.50, up six to nine percent over prior year adjusted EPS. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, Air Products' adjusted EPS guidance is $3.33 to $3.63. Air Products continues to expect capital expenditures in the range of $5.0 billion to $5.5 billion for full-year fiscal 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $12.20 to $12.50, up six to nine percent over prior year adjusted EPS
  • Fourth quarter adjusted EPS guidance of $3.33 to $3.63
  • Capital expenditures expected in the range of $5.0 billion to $5.5 billion for full-year fiscal 2024

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

33 / 73 earnings

Positive

+12.6%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-15.5%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-0.1%+0.5%-8.0%
Q1 2026+6.6%+11.9%+7.7%
Q4 2025+8.9%+10.4%+9.7%
Q3 2025-0.8%+0.8%+1.4%
Q2 2025+0.4%-1.3%+2.9%
Q1 2025-1.5%-7.1%-5.0%
Q4 2024+2.0%+1.4%+4.4%
Q3 2024+6.8%+5.6%+5.7%
Q2 2024-0.3%+3.3%+9.4%
Q1 2024-15.5%-14.8%-5.8%
Q4 2023-10.8%-8.9%-10.1%
Q3 2023-5.0%-5.3%-0.4%
Q2 2023-4.9%-5.9%-4.1%
Q1 2023-10.4%-10.4%-7.3%
Q4 2022+12.6%+15.4%+29.9%
Q3 2022+6.9%+5.3%+0.3%
Q2 2022-4.7%-6.8%+1.9%
Q1 2022-9.4%-7.7%-18.7%
Q4 2021+2.4%+3.9%-4.5%
Q3 2021-4.5%-3.8%-7.9%
Q2 2021+3.5%+3.6%+2.3%
Q1 2021-8.5%-8.0%-4.6%
Q4 2020-14.4%-14.0%-13.7%
Q3 2020-1.4%-2.1%-3.1%
Q2 2020+1.1%+4.3%+9.3%
Q1 2020-1.6%-0.0%+7.5%
Q4 2019+6.9%+8.3%+6.0%
Q3 2019+2.5%+3.1%-1.9%
Q2 2019+1.5%+3.5%+4.0%
Q1 2019+2.2%+4.8%+15.1%
Q4 2018+2.3%+1.6%+2.5%
Q3 2018+2.5%+4.4%+5.5%
Q2 2018-0.3%-1.9%-0.3%
Q1 2018-4.2%-3.2%-5.6%
Q4 2017+4.1%+3.1%+4.5%
Q3 2017+4.2%+3.6%+2.3%
Q2 2017-0.8%+1.4%+1.6%
Q1 2017-5.3%-6.8%-5.3%
Q4 2016+0.6%-0.5%+6.4%
Q3 2016+0.3%-0.5%+3.5%
Q2 2016-1.6%
Q1 2016+10.3%
Q4 2015-2.2%
Q3 2015+6.2%
Q2 2015-3.5%
Q1 2015+4.9%
Q4 2014+4.5%
Q3 2014+3.7%
Q2 2014-0.6%
Q1 2014-0.2%
Q4 2013-2.1%
Q3 2013+2.7%
Q2 2013-0.6%
Q1 2013-1.3%
Q4 2012-7.5%
Q3 2012-0.8%
Q2 2012-3.7%
Q1 2012-2.4%
Q4 2011-3.0%
Q3 2011-2.1%
Q2 2011+0.8%
Q1 2011-0.5%
Q4 2010+1.2%
Q3 2010+0.4%
Q2 2010-2.3%
Q1 2009-1.7%
Q1 2010+1.1%
Q2 2009-0.6%
Q4 2007-0.6%
Q4 2009-0.6%
Q3 2008+2.3%
Q4 2008+2.3%
Q3 2009+2.3%

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