NYSE$CR

Crane Co · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported excellent third quarter results with adjusted EPS growth driven by core sales growth.

Crane Company reported a strong third quarter in 2024, with a 13% increase in sales and a 34% increase in adjusted EPS. The company is raising its full-year adjusted EPS outlook to $5.05-$5.20.

  • Earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.33, up 39%, and adjusted EPS of $1.38, up 34%.
  • Sales of $597 million, up 13% driven by 6% core sales growth.
  • Core order growth up 6% and core backlog growth up 10%, driven primarily by ongoing strength at Aerospace & Electronics.
  • Raising and narrowing full year adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $5.05-$5.20, up from $4.95-$5.15.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$597M

Previous: $530M+12.7%
EPS

$1.33

Previous: $1.03+29.1%
Operating Margin

18.1%

No prior period
Adj. Operating Margin

18.7%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$25.5M

Previous: -$29.7M+14.1%
Free Cash Flow

$51.8M

Previous: $25.5M+103.1%
Net Income

$77.3M

Previous: $55.2M+40.0%
Operating Income

$105M

Previous: $76.3M+37.9%
Gross Profit

$238M

Previous: $203M+17.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$258M

Previous: $274M-5.7%
Total Assets

$2.65B

Previous: $2.19B+21.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.2M

Previous: $7.9M-34.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Crane · Revenue · Quarterly

$597M

Q3 2024+12.7%vs Q3 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 and narrowing its full-year adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $5.05 to $5.20.

Tailwinds

  • Total sales growth of approximately 11% (unchanged).
  • Core sales growth of approximately 5% to 7% (unchanged, but now expected to be at the higher end of the range).
  • Acquisition benefit of approximately 5% (unchanged).
  • Adjusted segment operating margin of ~20.8% (up from 20.7%).
  • Adjusted tax rate of 22.5% (prior 23.0%).

Headwinds

  • Corporate cost of $80 million (unchanged).
  • Net non-operating expense of $20 million (unchanged).
  • Diluted shares of ~58 million (unchanged).
  • Includes the negative impact from the production downtime resulting from Hurricane Helene.
  • Free cash flow to fall at the lower end of estimated $255-$275 million range, primarily due to working capital headwinds commercial aerospace suppliers are facing, now coupled with the timing of hurricane-related insurance recoveries.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 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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