NYSE$CXT

Crane NXT Co · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Crane NXT reported a 14.3% increase in sales for the third quarter of 2024, reaching $403.5 million, driven by core sales growth and the acquisition of OpSec Security.

Crane NXT, a premier industrial technology company, announced strong third-quarter 2024 financial results, with sales increasing by 14.3% to $403.5 million and core sales growth of 4.7%. The company reported GAAP EPS of $0.81 and Adjusted EPS of $1.16, while also narrowing its full-year Adjusted EPS guidance to $4.22 to $4.30. Strategic acquisitions and debt repayment efforts were also highlighted.

  • Sales increased by 14.3% to $403.5 million in Q3 2024, with core sales growth of 4.7%.
  • GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) were $0.81, and Adjusted EPS reached $1.16.
  • The company signed an agreement to acquire De La Rue Authentication Solutions and acquired Smart Packaging assets of Tru Tag Technologies.
  • Approximately $65 million of outstanding debt was repaid, reducing net leverage to approximately 1.7X.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$404M

Previous: $353M+14.3%
EPS

$0.81

Previous: $0.90-10.0%
Operating Profit Margin

18.6%

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Profit

$96.5M

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin

23.9%

No prior period
Adjusted Free Cash Flow

$59M

No prior period
Total Backlog

$485M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$107M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

26.6%

No prior period
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion

88.5%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$34.6M

Previous: -$16.1M-114.9%
Free Cash Flow

$12.5M

Previous: $35.8M-65.1%
Net Income

$47.1M

Previous: $51.9M-9.2%
Operating Income

$75M

Previous: $79.7M-5.9%
Gross Profit

$171M

Previous: $166M+3.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$165M

Previous: $229M-27.9%
Total Assets

$2.41B

Previous: $2.09B+15.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Crane NXT · Revenue · Quarterly

$404M

Q3 2024+14.3%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 3 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Crane NXT updated its full-year 2024 guidance, narrowing sales growth and Adjusted EPS ranges, and updating Adjusted Free Cash Flow conversion.

Tailwinds

  • Full year sales growth guidance narrowed to +6% to +8% (previously +5% to +8%).
  • Full year Adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $4.22 to $4.30 (previously $4.10 to $4.35).
  • Adjusted Segment Operating Margin guidance maintained at 26% to 28%.
  • Corporate Expense guidance maintained at ~$53 million.
  • Non-Operating Expense, Net guidance maintained at ~$47 million.

Headwinds

  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow conversion guidance updated to ~70% (previously ~100%).
  • No specific negative updates on other financial metrics were provided in the guidance.

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

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

11 / 24 earnings

Positive

+7.0%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-4.5%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.9%-6.6%-20.8%
Q4 2025+3.4%+2.9%-18.3%
Q3 2025-4.4%-4.5%-9.5%
Q1 2025+7.0%+16.0%+13.5%
Q3 2024+0.6%+0.2%-0.3%
Q2 2024+0.0%-7.4%+0.7%
Q1 2024+0.0%-6.8%-1.8%
Q4 2023+0.0%-4.6%+4.5%
Q3 2023-0.7%-5.8%-6.8%
Q3 2022+0.0%-3.2%-8.4%
Q2 2023+1.4%+6.4%+2.2%
Q1 2023+0.3%+1.2%+12.5%
Q2 2022+0.8%+1.8%-5.2%
Q1 2022+2.6%-4.3%-3.3%
Q3 2021-1.1%+0.3%-6.6%
Q2 2021-1.2%-1.2%-0.9%
Q1 2021-0.8%+1.1%-3.5%
Q3 2020-4.5%+0.0%+35.2%
Q2 2020+0.4%+0.9%+2.1%
Q1 2020+4.7%-7.7%+2.2%
Q3 2019-0.5%+4.3%+7.2%
Q2 2019+0.7%-4.1%-10.7%
Q1 2019-3.0%+1.2%-10.9%
Q3 2018+1.4%+3.7%-3.7%

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