NYSE$WST

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

West Pharma's Q3 2023 performance reflected solid organic net sales growth, driven by Proprietary Products and Contract Manufacturing, but was tempered by a slowdown in restocking trends.

West Pharmaceutical Services reported net sales of $747.4 million, an 8.8% increase, with organic net sales growth of 5.7%. Reported diluted EPS increased by 34.6% to $2.14, while adjusted diluted EPS rose by 6.4% to $2.16. The company updated its full-year net sales guidance to $2.950 billion to $2.960 billion and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $7.95 to $8.00.

  • Net sales increased by 8.8% to $747.4 million; organic net sales grew by 5.7%.
  • Reported diluted EPS increased 34.6% to $2.14.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS increased 6.4% to $2.16.
  • Full-year net sales guidance updated to $2.950B - $2.960B; adjusted diluted EPS guidance updated to $7.95 - $8.00.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$747M

Previous: $687M+8.8%
EPS (adj)

$2.16

Previous: $2.03+6.4%
Organic Net Sales Growth

5.7%

Previous: 4.3%+32.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$253M

Previous: -$190M-33.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$92M

Previous: -$69.1M-33.1%
Net Income

$161M

Previous: $121M+33.7%
Operating Income

$177M

Previous: $186M-4.8%
Gross Profit

$288M

Previous: $268M+7.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$899M

Previous: $729M+23.3%
Total Assets

$3.75B

Previous: $3.32B+13.2%
R&D Expense

$16.4M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$5.9M

Previous: $6M-1.7%

Revenue & EPS history

West Pharma · Revenue · Quarterly

$747M

Q3 2023+8.8%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

West Pharma · $747M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Proprietary Products
    $603M+6.3%
  • Contract-Manufactured Products
    $145M+20.8%

Forward guidance

The Company is updating full-year 2023 net sales guidance to be a new range of $2.950 billion to $2.960 billion, compared to a prior range of $2.970 billion to $2.995 billion. Full-year 2023 adjusted-diluted EPS is expected to be in a range of $7.95 to $8.00, compared to prior guidance range of $7.65 to $7.80.

Tailwinds

  • Full-year adjusted-diluted EPS guidance range includes a tailwind of approximately $0.07 based on current foreign currency exchange rates, compared to prior guidance of a tailwind of $0.05.
  • The updated guidance also includes EPS of $0.41 associated with first nine-months 2023 tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
  • Full-year 2023 capital spending guidance is unchanged and is expected to be $350 million.
  • This includes incremental capital spending to support capacity expansions at existing HVP facilities.

Headwinds

  • The Company is updating full-year 2023 net sales guidance to be a new range of $2.950 billion to $2.960 billion, compared to a prior range of $2.970 billion to $2.995 billion.
  • Organic net sales growth guidance is a range of 2% to 3%, compared to prior guidance of a range of 3% to 4%.
  • Net sales guidance assumes COVID-19 related sales of approximately $68 million, compared to prior guidance of $60 million.
  • Net sales guidance includes an estimated full-year 2023 tailwind of $20 million based on current foreign currency exchange rates, unchanged from prior guidance.
  • Net sales guidance also includes a reduction of $8 million resulting from a divestiture of a European facility that produced standard Proprietary Product components, unchanged from prior 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 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+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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