NYSE$MMM

3M · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

3M reported first-quarter results with sales up and strong growth in personal safety.

3M reported a sales increase of 2.7% to $8.1 billion. The company experienced strong growth in personal safety, home improvement, general cleaning, food safety and biopharma filtration. GAAP earnings were $2.22 per share, up 47% year-on-year.

  • Sales were up 2.7 percent year-on-year to $8.1 billion.
  • Organic local-currency sales grew 0.3 percent.
  • First-quarter GAAP earnings were $2.22 per share, an increase of 47 percent year-on-year.
  • The company paid $847 million in cash dividends to shareholders and repurchased $365 million of its own shares during the quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.08B

Previous: $7.86B+2.7%
EPS (adj)

$2.16

Previous: $2.23-3.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$332M

Previous: -$391M+15.1%
Free Cash Flow

$960M

Previous: $500M+92.0%
Net Income

$1.29B

Previous: $891M+45.0%
Operating Income

$1.66B

Previous: $1.14B+46.4%
Gross Profit

$3.97B

Previous: $3.55B+11.6%
Total Assets

$46.2B

Previous: $39.1B+18.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$120M

Previous: $130M-7.7%

Revenue & EPS history

3M · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.08B

Q1 2020+2.7%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

3M · $1.32B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Consumer
    $1.32B-6.7%

Forward guidance

Due to the evolving and uncertain impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 3M currently is not able to estimate the full duration, magnitude and pace of recovery across its diverse end markets with reasonable accuracy. Therefore, 3M believes it is prudent to withdraw its previously communicated full-year 2020 outlook.

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 Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

-0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

35 / 73 earnings

Positive

+21.1%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-13.7%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.9%-3.6%-0.1%
Q4 2025-7.0%-3.1%-1.6%
Q3 2025+7.9%+8.9%+6.4%
Q2 2025-2.2%-3.7%-1.5%
Q1 2025+8.1%+8.9%+18.8%
Q4 2024+5.7%+6.0%+5.7%
Q3 2024-5.1%-7.5%-5.6%
Q2 2024+21.1%+23.4%+26.3%
Q1 2024+6.8%+5.4%+6.6%
Q4 2023-13.7%-11.1%-14.6%
Q3 2023+4.4%+2.2%+11.4%
Q2 2023+8.0%+7.3%-5.5%
Q1 2023-2.0%+1.1%-7.6%
Q4 2022-7.9%-4.6%-10.6%
Q3 2022+3.7%+6.9%+8.1%
Q2 2022+3.5%+6.8%+6.4%
Q1 2022-3.0%-2.9%-1.0%
Q4 2021-2.0%-2.6%-11.8%
Q3 2021-2.3%-2.0%-2.6%
Q2 2021-1.7%-1.8%-3.1%
Q1 2021-1.9%-1.2%+1.8%
Q4 2020+9.5%+3.1%+4.9%
Q3 2020-4.6%-3.7%+6.6%
Q2 2020-4.3%-7.8%+0.5%
Q1 2020+1.7%-3.3%+2.1%
Q4 2019-7.8%-9.7%-14.5%
Q3 2019-1.6%+0.0%-0.7%
Q2 2019-3.0%-1.0%-13.1%
Q1 2019-12.5%-13.5%-24.2%
Q4 2018+3.1%+3.1%+7.3%
Q3 2018-8.4%-8.1%-1.3%
Q2 2018+2.8%+4.3%+2.0%
Q1 2018-7.9%-9.2%-7.6%
Q4 2017+4.4%+1.6%-4.3%
Q3 2017+7.3%+6.0%+4.5%
Q2 2017-5.2%-4.9%-3.8%
Q1 2017+0.4%+0.8%+2.7%
Q4 2016-1.0%-0.6%+4.9%
Q3 2016-2.8%-3.2%+0.6%
Q2 2016-0.8%-0.7%-0.0%
Q1 2016-0.4%
Q4 2015+5.8%
Q3 2015+4.0%
Q2 2015-3.9%
Q1 2015-3.5%
Q4 2014-0.2%
Q3 2014+6.9%
Q2 2014+0.3%
Q1 2014-1.0%
Q4 2013-1.6%
Q3 2013+1.0%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-3.8%
Q4 2012+1.1%
Q3 2012-4.5%
Q2 2012+3.3%
Q1 2012+1.9%
Q4 2011+0.6%
Q3 2011+1.6%
Q2 2011-4.0%
Q1 2011+0.7%
Q4 2010+0.8%
Q3 2010-1.3%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q1 2009-3.9%
Q1 2010-0.5%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q4 2007+1.2%
Q3 2009-1.6%
Q3 2008-1.6%
Q4 2008+3.2%
Q2 2009+3.2%
Q2 2008+3.2%

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