NYSE$QUAD

Quad/Graphics Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Quad reported third quarter results, achieving increased Adjusted EBITDA Margin and updating full-year financial guidance.

Quad reported Net Sales of $675 million and a Net Loss of $25 million, or $0.52 Diluted Loss Per Share, for the third quarter of 2024. The company achieved Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $59 million, increased from $57 million in the third quarter of 2023, and delivered $0.26 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. Quad also updated its full-year 2024 financial guidance, anticipating Net Sales trending to the higher end of decline in its original guidance range and improving anticipated year-end Net Debt Leverage from approximately 1.8x to 1.5x.

  • Net Sales reached $675 million, while experiencing a Net Loss of $25 million or $0.52 Diluted Loss Per Share.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA increased to $59 million, resulting in Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.26.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased by 54 basis points to 8.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
  • Full-year 2024 financial guidance updated, expecting Net Sales trending to the higher end of decline and Net Debt Leverage improving to approximately 1.5x.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$675M

Previous: $700M-3.6%
EPS

-$0.52

Previous: $0.11-572.7%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

8.7%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$45.7M

Previous: -$59.5M+23.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$70.4M

Previous: -$62.2M-13.2%
Net Income

-$24.7M

Previous: -$2.7M-814.8%
Operating Income

-$4.9M

Previous: $13.7M-135.8%
Gross Profit

$147M

Previous: $139M+5.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$12.5M

Previous: $11M+13.6%
Total Assets

$1.39B

Previous: $1.57B-11.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.5M

Previous: $1.3M+15.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Quad · Revenue · Quarterly

$675M

Q3 2024-3.6%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 4 of 14 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Quad · $700M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • United States Print and Related Services
    $608M-14.7%
  • International
    $92.2M-21.1%

Forward guidance

Quad updated its full-year 2024 financial guidance, expecting Net Sales trending to the higher end of decline in its original guidance range, while maintaining guidance midpoints for Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow and improving anticipated year-end 2024 Net Debt Leverage from approximately 1.8x to 1.5x.

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

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.0%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

33 / 64 earnings

Positive

+33.9%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-55.3%

Q3 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-10.7%+1.8%-4.9%
Q4 2025+0.9%+6.7%-0.6%
Q3 2025-12.3%-10.7%-5.4%
Q1 2025-7.9%+6.0%+12.5%
Q4 2024+10.8%-11.8%-21.7%
Q3 2024+14.9%+24.5%+41.7%
Q2 2024-19.3%-26.0%-17.7%
Q1 2024-1.5%+4.6%+0.0%
Q4 2023-9.5%-17.8%-18.6%
Q3 2023-14.1%-9.5%-7.2%
Q2 2023-12.5%-4.6%-13.7%
Q1 2023-10.0%-17.3%-1.8%
Q4 2022+7.0%+21.4%-2.8%
Q3 2022+14.0%+18.0%+34.5%
Q2 2022+8.1%+9.4%+1.6%
Q1 2022-24.6%-25.2%-35.2%
Q4 2021+2.0%+9.8%+33.4%
Q3 2021+14.5%+8.1%-7.4%
Q2 2021+10.6%+37.9%+19.5%
Q1 2021-3.2%-13.7%-0.8%
Q4 2020-2.3%-16.7%-25.5%
Q3 2020-4.3%-6.1%+45.5%
Q2 2020+6.4%+4.5%+3.0%
Q1 2020-0.6%+9.4%+12.0%
Q4 2019+20.5%+14.7%-26.4%
Q3 2019-55.3%-57.3%-58.7%
Q2 2019+33.5%+34.5%+7.4%
Q1 2019-10.0%-9.0%-29.8%
Q4 2018+11.8%+8.3%-20.0%
Q3 2018-7.0%-11.9%-10.2%
Q2 2018+22.9%+8.5%+13.1%
Q1 2018-15.3%-25.5%-20.0%
Q4 2017+33.9%+25.6%+15.5%
Q3 2017+2.0%+4.5%+2.4%
Q2 2017-10.7%-14.2%-15.1%
Q1 2017+5.0%-1.6%-15.2%
Q4 2016-4.2%+4.0%-9.3%
Q3 2016+0.6%+1.8%+2.7%
Q2 2016+12.8%+14.0%+6.8%
Q1 2016+24.5%
Q4 2015+3.9%
Q3 2015-25.6%
Q2 2015-5.7%
Q1 2015-1.5%
Q4 2014+3.9%
Q3 2014-1.0%
Q2 2014-1.2%
Q1 2014-2.1%
Q4 2013-5.4%
Q3 2013-19.3%
Q2 2013+4.2%
Q1 2013+5.5%
Q4 2012+4.3%
Q3 2012-12.3%
Q2 2012-4.9%
Q1 2011+5.0%
Q1 2012+5.6%
Q4 2009+10.1%
Q4 2011+10.1%
Q3 2011+1.4%
Q2 2011+11.0%
Q4 2010+11.0%
Q3 2010-1.6%
Q2 2010+1.9%
Q1 2010

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