NYSE$CR

Crane Co · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported second quarter earnings with adjusted EPS growth driven by core sales growth and solid core operating leverage.

Crane Company reported strong second quarter 2024 results, with sales of $581 million, up 14% driven by 9% core sales growth. Adjusted EPS grew by 18% to $1.30, and the company raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $4.95-$5.15.

  • Earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.23, up 64% and adjusted EPS of $1.30, up 18%.
  • Sales of $581 million, up 14% driven by 9% core sales growth.
  • Operating profit of $97 million increased 53% compared to last year, and adjusted operating profit of $103 million increased 22% compared to last year.
  • Raising the midpoint of our full-year adjusted EPS guidance by $0.15 and narrowing the full year adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $4.95-$5.15, from prior range of $4.75-$5.05.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$581M

Previous: $510M+14.1%
EPS

$1.23

Previous: $1.10+11.8%
Operating Margin

16.9%

Previous: 12.4%+36.3%
Adj. Operating Margin

18.0%

Previous: 16.5%+9.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$16.5M

Previous: -$20.8M+20.7%
Free Cash Flow

$55.1M

Previous: $24.8M+122.2%
Net Income

$71.6M

Previous: $45.6M+57.0%
Operating Income

$96.6M

Previous: $63.1M+53.1%
Gross Profit

$224M

Previous: $201M+11.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$229M

Previous: $219M+4.8%
Total Assets

$2.51B

Previous: $2.18B+15.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.9M

Previous: $8.4M-17.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Crane · Revenue · Quarterly

$581M

Q2 2024+14.1%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Crane · $267M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Process Flow Tech
    $267M

Forward guidance

Crane is raising the midpoint of its full-year adjusted EPS guidance by $0.15 and narrowing the adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $4.95 to $5.15.

Tailwinds

  • Total sales growth of approximately 11% driven by core sales growth.
  • Core sales growth of approximately 5% to 7%.
  • Acquisition benefit of approximately 5%.
  • Adjusted segment operating margin of ~20.7%.
  • Net non-operating expense of $20 million.

Headwinds

  • Corporate cost of $80 million.
  • Adjusted tax rate of 23.0%.
  • Macroeconomic fluctuations may harm our business, results of operation and stock price
  • Information systems and technology networks failures and breaches in data security, theft of personally identifiable and other information, non-compliance with our contractual or other legal obligations regarding such information
  • Our ability to source components and raw materials from suppliers, including disruptions and delays in our supply chain

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 12 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.2%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

38 / 65 earnings

Positive

+11.6%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-11.4%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.7%-5.9%-1.0%
Q4 2025-11.4%-12.9%-2.7%
Q3 2025+0.0%-0.6%-4.4%
Q2 2025-0.9%-0.5%-4.2%
Q1 2025+1.3%+5.3%+7.9%
Q4 2024+8.7%+5.3%+0.8%
Q3 2024+6.6%+5.6%+21.8%
Q2 2024-4.7%-8.2%-2.5%
Q1 2024+6.7%+11.5%+13.3%
Q4 2023+8.8%+11.5%+9.2%
Q3 2023+11.6%+8.5%+27.9%
Q2 2023+2.7%+3.5%-4.6%
Q1 2023-2.5%+0.4%+5.5%
Q4 2022+6.7%
Q3 2022-1.5%
Q2 2022-2.2%
Q1 2022-5.7%
Q4 2021+1.9%
Q3 2021+7.6%
Q2 2021+3.4%
Q1 2021+3.7%
Q4 2020-4.1%
Q3 2020-4.7%
Q2 2020-5.9%
Q1 2020+6.9%
Q4 2019-0.2%
Q3 2019-6.2%
Q2 2019+4.1%
Q1 2019-2.2%
Q4 2018+4.3%
Q3 2018-1.3%
Q2 2018-0.8%
Q1 2018-7.7%
Q4 2017+2.9%
Q3 2017+2.0%
Q2 2017-7.3%
Q1 2017+5.0%
Q4 2016-3.1%
Q3 2016+11.5%
Q2 2016+5.4%
Q1 2016-0.2%
Q4 2015+3.8%
Q3 2015+4.8%
Q2 2015+0.4%
Q1 2015+1.4%
Q4 2014+2.4%
Q3 2014+0.3%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+3.1%
Q4 2013+1.6%
Q3 2013+1.8%
Q2 2013-1.1%
Q1 2013+0.4%
Q4 2012+2.0%
Q3 2012+3.4%
Q2 2012+1.3%
Q1 2012-2.0%
Q4 2011-1.7%
Q3 2011+1.2%
Q2 2011-4.4%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2010+0.1%
Q3 2010+1.4%
Q2 2010-0.3%
Q1 2010-5.4%

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