earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
ITW Q3 GAAP EPS $2.55 (+9%), revenue $4.0B (+0.5%); narrows FY EPS guidance to $9.65-$9.85
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$7.36
revenue$12,124,000,000
- Revenue $4.0B (+0.5%); organic growth 0.2% (2% on equal days basis). Operating margin 26.5% (+200 bps).
- GAAP EPS $2.55 (+9%); effective tax rate 23.8%. Enterprise initiatives added 140 bps to margin.
- Free cash flow $856M (+40%), conversion rate 111% of net income. Dividend raised 7% to annualized $5.60/share.
- Narrows FY 2023 GAAP EPS guidance to $9.65-$9.85 (from $9.55-$9.95); includes $0.12 hit from auto labor actions.
- Projected FY organic growth 2-3%; operating margin 25-25.5%; plans ~$1.5B in share repurchases.