NYSE$WST

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced third-quarter 2022 results and updated full-year 2022 financial guidance.

West Pharmaceutical Services reported a decrease in net sales by 2.8% to $686.9 million, with organic net sales growth of 4.3%. Reported-diluted EPS decreased by 31.2% to $1.59, and adjusted-diluted EPS declined by 1.5% to $2.03. The company updated its full-year net sales guidance to $2.830 billion to $2.840 billion and adjusted-diluted EPS guidance to $8.15 to $8.20.

  • Net sales declined 2.8% to $686.9 million; organic net sales growth was 4.3%.
  • Reported-diluted EPS decreased 31.2% to $1.59.
  • Adjusted-diluted EPS decreased 1.5% to $2.03.
  • Full-year 2022 net sales guidance updated to $2.830 billion to $2.840 billion; adjusted-diluted EPS guidance updated to $8.15 to $8.20.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$687M

Previous: $707M-2.8%
EPS (adj)

$2.03

Previous: $2.06-1.5%
Organic Net Sales Growth

4.3%

Previous: 27.9%-84.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$190M

Previous: -$177M-7.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$69.1M

Previous: -$1.3M-5215.4%
Net Income

$121M

Previous: $176M-31.3%
Operating Income

$186M

Previous: $181M+2.6%
Gross Profit

$268M

Previous: $288M-7.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$729M

Previous: $688M+6.0%
Total Assets

$3.32B

Previous: $3.14B+5.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$6M

Previous: $11.3M-46.9%

Revenue & EPS history

West Pharma · Revenue · Quarterly

$687M

Q3 2022-2.8%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

West Pharma · $687M total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • Proprietary Products
    $567M-1.7%
  • Contract-Manufactured Products
    $120M-7.5%

Forward guidance

Full-year 2022 net sales are expected to be in the range of $2.830 billion to $2.840 billion. Full-year 2022 adjusted-diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $8.15 to $8.20.

Headwinds

  • Net sales guidance includes an estimated fourth-quarter 2022 headwind of approximately $60 million due to foreign currency exchange rates.
  • Fourth-quarter adjusted-diluted EPS guidance includes a $0.17 headwind based on current foreign currency exchange rates.
  • The revised guidance includes a $0.16 EPS positive impact from the first nine-months 2022 tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
  • EPS guidance range assumes a tax rate of 23% and does not include potential tax benefits from stock-based compensation for the fourth-quarter 2022.
  • Full-year 2022 capital spending is expected to be in a range of $300 million to $320 million, compared to prior guidance of $380 million.

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 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

35 / 69 earnings

Positive

+14.9%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-38.2%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.3%+6.5%+15.4%
Q4 2025-1.0%-1.2%-4.3%
Q3 2025+11.1%+2.3%-2.1%
Q2 2025-0.0%+0.3%+3.0%
Q1 2025-3.5%-2.2%-5.8%
Q4 2024-38.2%-34.5%-28.6%
Q3 2024+7.5%+11.2%+10.5%
Q2 2024-12.0%-7.5%-6.5%
Q1 2024-6.6%-7.3%-14.0%
Q4 2023-11.3%-14.2%-5.0%
Q3 2023-10.4%-11.1%-1.3%
Q2 2023-3.7%-2.0%+3.8%
Q1 2023+1.1%+3.5%-3.8%
Q4 2022+12.4%+9.9%+18.1%
Q3 2022-11.4%-9.8%-10.9%
Q2 2022+7.2%+5.8%-5.2%
Q1 2022-5.2%-7.8%-3.4%
Q4 2021-2.6%-2.7%+9.3%
Q3 2021+2.0%+4.0%+4.2%
Q2 2021+7.2%+9.9%+16.4%
Q1 2021+2.0%+2.2%+7.8%
Q4 2020-4.2%-6.7%-5.7%
Q3 2020-0.9%+0.6%+0.1%
Q2 2020+2.9%+3.5%+6.3%
Q1 2020+14.9%+13.5%+24.3%
Q4 2019+7.6%+6.8%-9.9%
Q3 2019+1.2%+3.1%+5.2%
Q2 2019+12.0%+12.4%+17.2%
Q1 2019+7.4%+7.4%+0.9%
Q4 2018-3.7%-4.0%-2.0%
Q3 2018-9.6%-6.4%-5.5%
Q2 2018+10.0%+10.0%+17.2%
Q1 2018+1.0%-0.3%+4.0%
Q4 2017-8.0%-5.7%-4.3%
Q3 2017+10.4%+10.6%+6.3%
Q2 2017-3.4%-5.3%-7.8%
Q1 2017+9.6%+12.2%+15.5%
Q4 2016-4.4%-4.0%-4.9%
Q3 2016+3.9%+5.2%+16.3%
Q2 2016+2.4%+3.0%+4.0%
Q1 2016-1.2%
Q4 2015+4.1%
Q3 2015+0.1%
Q2 2015-1.2%
Q1 2015-3.1%
Q4 2014+2.7%
Q3 2014+8.3%
Q2 2014-0.1%
Q1 2014+0.5%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013+3.4%
Q1 2013+1.2%
Q4 2012+3.3%
Q3 2012-2.3%
Q2 2012+2.6%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2011-2.1%
Q3 2011+2.2%
Q2 2011+2.1%
Q1 2010-0.6%
Q1 2011+1.4%
Q4 2008-1.9%
Q4 2010-1.9%
Q3 2010-0.7%
Q3 2009-0.7%
Q2 2009-2.4%
Q4 2009-2.4%
Q2 2010-2.4%

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