The Toro Company Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2024 Financial Results
Record Full-Year Net Sales Driven by Strength in Residential Segment,
Significant Improvement in Cash Generation Supported Increased Share Repurchases
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Full-year net sales of
$4.58 billion , up from$4.55 billion in fiscal 2023 -
Full-year reported diluted EPS of
$4.01 and *adjusted diluted EPS of$4.17 , compared to$3.13 reported and$4.21 *adjusted diluted EPS in fiscal 2023 -
Fourth-quarter net sales of
$1.08 billion , up from$0.98 billion in the same period of fiscal 2023 -
Fourth-quarter reported diluted EPS of
$0.87 and *adjusted diluted EPS of$0.95 , compared to$0.67 reported diluted EPS and$0.71 *adjusted diluted EPS in the same period of fiscal 2023 -
Full-year fiscal 2025 guidance of *adjusted diluted EPS in the range of
$4.25 to$4.40
“We delivered our 15th consecutive year of net sales growth in what remained an extremely dynamic environment,” said
“In our residential segment, we drove exceptional top-line growth due to the strength of our mass channel, including the inaugural year of our strategic partnership with Lowe’s, along with the success of new product introductions, such as the Havoc™ editions of our next generation lineup of Toro® TimeCutter® and TITAN® zero turn riding mowers. In our professional segment, our team drove significant production improvements for underground construction equipment and golf and grounds solutions, as we substantially increased output and capitalized on the sustained and strong end market demand for these products. Our ability to execute in these areas offset industry-wide dynamics affecting other parts of our portfolio, including softness in markets tied to snow and ice management, given the historic lack of snowfall last winter, as well as homeowner markets tied to lawn care in our dealer channel. Importantly, we made significant progress in reducing dealer field inventories of lawn care products, driven by lower shipments, coupled with retail sales growth. The momentum in sell-through year over year demonstrates the strength of our brands and market share.
“Moving to profitability, we successfully drove productivity and net price benefits during the year, offsetting inflation and the costs of adjusting production to meet quickly changing demand and better serve our customers. In the fourth quarter, we enhanced productivity and carefully controlled expenses. This helped offset the impact of a higher proportion of lower-margin products in our net sales than we anticipated, and enabled us to achieve adjusted diluted EPS in line with our expectations.
”We were extremely pleased to deliver a substantial increase in *free cash flow during fiscal 2024, to just over
OUTLOOK
“As we enter the new fiscal year, we have confidence in our ability to deliver earnings growth, supported by the strength of our diverse portfolio and talented team, along with the momentum we have generated with our significant productivity initiative,” continued Olson. “Our market leadership positions across our portfolio remain strong, supported by our innovative product lineup and best-in-class distribution networks. For our underground construction, and golf and grounds businesses, we continue to have elevated order backlog, and expect demand will remain robust. Importantly, with our success in driving output, we expect order backlog will be at or near normal levels by the end of the year. For our lawn care and snow and ice management businesses, while field inventories remain higher than ideal, we expect to be positioned much better than last year as we head into the upcoming turf season, along with the snow pre-season in the second half of 2025.
“While industry-wide macro and weather dynamics over the past few years have played out differently than anticipated, our business fundamentals remain strong. This is supported by our innovation leadership, with a robust new product pipeline aligned to market trends and designed to solve our customers’ most pressing needs. We are excited about the upcoming retail launches of autonomous products across our portfolio, including residential, commercial, and golf applications. This includes the early 2025 rollout of our Toro® Haven™ robotic mower, Exmark® Turf Tracer® with XiQ technology, and GeoLink® Solutions™ autonomous fairway mower.
“We are well-positioned to capitalize on future growth opportunities in our attractive end markets, while simultaneously driving profitability improvement. Our significant productivity initiative, named AMP, is off to a great start, and we remain on track to deliver
For fiscal 2025, management expects total company net sales growth in the range of 0% to 1% and *adjusted diluted EPS in the range of
- continued strong demand and stable supply for our underground construction and golf and grounds businesses,
- a continuation of macro factors that have driven increased consumer and channel caution,
- remaining adjustments needed to normalize field inventories of lawn care products and snow and ice management solutions, and
- weather patterns aligned with historical averages.
This guidance does not include any policy or regulatory changes that have not yet been enacted.
FOURTH-QUARTER FISCAL 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Reported |
|
Adjusted* |
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(dollars in millions, except per share data) |
|
F24 Q4 |
|
F23 Q4 |
|
% Change |
|
F24 Q4 |
|
F23 Q4 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
|
$ |
1,076.0 |
|
$ |
983.2 |
|
9 |
% |
|
$ |
1,076.0 |
|
$ |
983.2 |
|
9 |
% |
|
Net Earnings |
|
$ |
89.9 |
|
$ |
70.3 |
|
28 |
% |
|
$ |
97.7 |
|
$ |
74.1 |
|
32 |
% |
|
Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
0.87 |
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
30 |
% |
|
$ |
0.95 |
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
34 |
% |
FULL-YEAR FISCAL 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Reported |
|
Adjusted* |
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(dollars in millions, except per share data) |
|
F24 |
|
F23 |
|
% Change |
|
F24 |
|
F23 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
|
$ |
4,583.8 |
|
$ |
4,553.2 |
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
4,583.8 |
|
$ |
4,553.2 |
|
1 |
% |
|
Net Earnings |
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
$ |
329.7 |
|
27 |
% |
|
$ |
435.2 |
|
$ |
443.5 |
|
(2 |
)% |
|
Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
$ |
3.13 |
|
28 |
% |
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
(1 |
)% |
SEGMENT RESULTS
Professional Segment
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Professional segment net sales for the fourth quarter were
$913.9 million , up 10.3% from$828.9 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by higher shipments of golf and grounds products and underground construction equipment, along with net price realization, partially offset by lower shipments of compact utility loaders and snow and ice management products.
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Full-year fiscal 2024 professional segment net sales were
$3.56 billion , down 3.2% from$3.67 billion last year. The decrease was primarily due to lower shipments of lawn care equipment, snow and ice management products, and compact utility loaders, partially offset by higher shipments of golf and grounds products and underground construction equipment.
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Professional segment earnings for the fourth quarter were
$169.7 million , up 36.3% from$124.5 million in the same period last year, and when expressed as a percentage of net sales, 18.6%, up from 15.0% in the prior-year period. The positive change was primarily due to productivity improvements, net sales leverage, net price realization, and product mix, partially offset by higher material and manufacturing costs.
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Full-year fiscal 2024 professional segment earnings were
$638.9 million , up 25.5% compared with$509.1 million in the prior fiscal year, and when expressed as a percentage of net sales, 18.0%, up from 13.9% last year. The change was primarily driven by non-cash impairment charges in the prior year, productivity improvements, and product mix, partially offset by higher material and manufacturing costs and lower net sales volume.
Residential Segment
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Residential segment net sales for the fourth quarter were
$155.1 million , up 4.5% from$148.4 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by higher shipments of lawn care products to the company's mass channel, partially offset by lower shipments of snow products and higher sales promotions.
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Full-year fiscal 2024 residential segment net sales were
$998.3 million , up 16.9% from$854.2 million last year. The increase was primarily due to higher shipments to the company's mass channel, partially offset by lower shipments of snow products.
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Residential segment loss for the fourth quarter was
$13.8 million , or 8.9% of net sales, compared to earnings of$4.5 million , or 3.0% of net sales, in the same period last year. The change was primarily driven by higher material and freight costs, higher warranty and marketing expense, and product mix, partially offset by productivity improvements.
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Full-year fiscal 2024 residential segment earnings were
$78.4 million , up 13.8% from$68.9 million in the prior fiscal year, and when expressed as a percentage of net sales, 7.9%, compared to 8.1% last year. The change was primarily driven by product mix and higher material and manufacturing costs, partially offset by productivity improvements and net sales leverage.
OPERATING RESULTS
Gross margin for the fourth quarter was 32.4%, compared with 33.5% for the same prior-year period. *Adjusted gross margin for the fourth quarter was 32.3%, compared with 33.6% for the same prior-year period. The decreases in reported and *adjusted gross margin were primarily due to higher material, freight, and manufacturing costs, partially offset by productivity improvements.
For fiscal 2024, gross margin was 33.8%, compared to 34.6% for fiscal 2023. *Adjusted gross margin for fiscal 2024 was 33.9%, compared with 34.7% for fiscal 2023. The decreases in reported and *adjusted gross margin were primarily driven by higher material and manufacturing costs and product mix, partially offset by productivity improvements.
SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales for the fourth quarter was 22.3%, compared with 23.9% in the prior-year period. The improvement was primarily driven by net sales leverage, lower incentive compensation, and lower marketing costs, partially offset by higher warranty expense.
For fiscal 2024, SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales was 22.2%, compared with 21.8% for fiscal 2023. The change was primarily due to higher corporate expenses, partially offset by lower marketing costs.
Operating earnings as a percentage of net sales for the fourth quarter were 10.1%, compared with 9.6% in the same prior-year period. *Adjusted operating earnings as a percentage of net sales for the fourth quarter were 10.9%, compared with 10.1% in the same prior-year period.
For fiscal 2024, operating earnings as a percentage of net sales were 11.6%, compared with 9.5% in fiscal 2023. *Adjusted operating earnings as a percentage of net sales for fiscal 2024 were 12.2%, compared with 12.9% for fiscal 2023.
Interest expense was down
The reported and *adjusted effective tax rates for the fourth quarter were 17.7% and 16.9%, respectively, compared with 19.1% and 19.3% in the same prior-year period. The decreases were primarily due to a more favorable geographic mix of earnings.
For fiscal 2024, the reported effective tax rate was 18.3%, compared with 17.7% in fiscal 2023. The increase was primarily due to the impact of non-cash impairment charges in the prior year and lower tax benefits recorded as excess tax deductions for stock compensation in the current year, partially offset by a more favorable geographic mix of earnings in the current year. The *adjusted effective tax rate for fiscal 2024 was 18.8%, compared with 20.4% in fiscal 2023. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by a more favorable geographic mix of earnings.
*Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for details regarding these measures, as well as the tables provided for a reconciliation of historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current assumptions and expectations of future events, and often can be identified by words such as “expect,” “strive,” “looking ahead,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “forecast,” “goal,” “optimistic,” “encourage,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “improve,” “believe,” “become,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “possible,” “promise,” “may,” “likely,” “intend,” “can,” “seek,” “pursue,” “potential,” “pro forma,” variations of such words or the negative thereof, and similar expressions or future dates. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those projected or implied. Forward-looking statements in this release include the company’s fiscal 2025 financial guidance, expectations regarding demand trends, including incremental growth from strategic partnership with Lowe’s and the success of new products, supply chain stabilization and AMP, and other statements made under the "Outlook" section of this release. Particular risks and uncertainties that may affect the company’s operating results or financial position or cause actual events and results to differ materially from those projected or implied include: adverse worldwide economic conditions, including inflationary pressures and higher interest rates; the effect of abnormal weather patterns; customer, government and municipal revenue, budget spending levels and cash conservation efforts; loss of any substantial customer; inventory adjustments or changes in purchasing patterns by customers; fluctuations in the cost and availability of commodities, components, parts, and accessories, including steel, engines, hydraulics, and resins; disruption at or in proximity to its facilities or in its manufacturing or other operations, or those in its distribution channel customers, mass retailers or home centers where its products are sold, or suppliers; risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions, including the company's acquisition of the
(Financial tables follow)
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THE TORO COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) |
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(Dollars and shares in millions, except per-share data) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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|
|
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|
|
|
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Net sales |
|
$ |
1,076.0 |
|
|
$ |
983.2 |
|
|
$ |
4,583.8 |
|
|
$ |
4,553.2 |
|
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
727.0 |
|
|
|
653.6 |
|
|
|
3,034.5 |
|
|
|
2,975.6 |
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
349.0 |
|
|
|
329.6 |
|
|
|
1,549.3 |
|
|
|
1,577.6 |
|
|
Gross margin |
|
|
32.4 |
% |
|
|
33.5 |
% |
|
|
33.8 |
% |
|
|
34.6 |
% |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
240.0 |
|
|
|
235.1 |
|
|
|
1,016.0 |
|
|
|
995.6 |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
151.3 |
|
|
Operating earnings |
|
|
109.0 |
|
|
|
94.5 |
|
|
|
533.3 |
|
|
|
430.7 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(14.5 |
) |
|
|
(14.9 |
) |
|
|
(61.9 |
) |
|
|
(58.7 |
) |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
7.3 |
|
|
|
41.4 |
|
|
|
28.5 |
|
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
|
109.3 |
|
|
|
86.9 |
|
|
|
512.8 |
|
|
|
400.5 |
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
19.4 |
|
|
|
16.6 |
|
|
|
93.9 |
|
|
|
70.8 |
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
89.9 |
|
|
$ |
70.3 |
|
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
|
$ |
329.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Basic net earnings per share of common stock |
|
$ |
0.88 |
|
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
|
$ |
4.04 |
|
|
$ |
3.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock |
|
$ |
0.87 |
|
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
$ |
3.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding — Basic |
|
|
102.7 |
|
|
|
104.2 |
|
|
|
103.8 |
|
|
|
104.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding — Diluted |
|
|
103.2 |
|
|
|
104.9 |
|
|
|
104.4 |
|
|
|
105.3 |
|
|
Segment Data (Unaudited) |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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Segment net sales |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Professional |
|
$ |
913.9 |
|
$ |
828.9 |
|
$ |
3,556.9 |
|
$ |
3,674.6 |
|
Residential |
|
|
155.1 |
|
|
148.4 |
|
|
998.3 |
|
|
854.2 |
|
Other |
|
|
7.0 |
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
28.6 |
|
|
24.4 |
|
Total net sales* |
|
$ |
1,076.0 |
|
$ |
983.2 |
|
$ |
4,583.8 |
|
$ |
4,553.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
*Includes international net sales of: |
|
$ |
231.6 |
|
$ |
191.0 |
|
$ |
923.0 |
|
$ |
947.7 |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
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|
Segment earnings (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Professional |
|
$ |
169.7 |
|
|
$ |
124.5 |
|
|
$ |
638.9 |
|
|
$ |
509.1 |
|
|
Residential |
|
|
(13.8 |
) |
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
78.4 |
|
|
|
68.9 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
(46.6 |
) |
|
|
(42.1 |
) |
|
|
(204.5 |
) |
|
|
(177.5 |
) |
|
Total segment earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
109.3 |
|
|
$ |
86.9 |
|
|
$ |
512.8 |
|
|
$ |
400.5 |
|
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THE TORO COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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|
|
|
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ASSETS |
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|
|
|
||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
199.5 |
|
|
$ |
193.1 |
|
|
Receivables, net |
|
|
459.7 |
|
|
|
407.4 |
|
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
1,038.9 |
|
|
|
1,087.8 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
66.8 |
|
|
|
110.5 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,764.9 |
|
|
|
1,798.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Property, plant, and equipment, net |
|
|
644.8 |
|
|
|
641.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
450.3 |
|
|
|
450.8 |
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
|
498.7 |
|
|
|
540.1 |
|
|
Right-of-use assets |
|
|
114.5 |
|
|
|
125.3 |
|
|
Investment in finance affiliate |
|
|
49.2 |
|
|
|
50.6 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
45.0 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
|
15.4 |
|
|
|
22.8 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
3,582.8 |
|
|
$ |
3,644.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
$ |
10.0 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
452.7 |
|
|
|
430.0 |
|
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
493.0 |
|
|
|
499.1 |
|
|
Short-term lease liabilities |
|
|
20.3 |
|
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
976.0 |
|
|
|
948.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
911.8 |
|
|
|
1,031.5 |
|
|
Long-term lease liabilities |
|
|
99.1 |
|
|
|
112.1 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
43.5 |
|
|
|
40.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Preferred stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
101.5 |
|
|
|
103.8 |
|
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
1,496.4 |
|
|
|
1,444.1 |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(46.0 |
) |
|
|
(37.0 |
) |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
1,551.9 |
|
|
|
1,510.9 |
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
3,582.8 |
|
|
$ |
3,644.3 |
|
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THE TORO COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
|
$ |
329.7 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Non-cash income from finance affiliate |
|
|
(20.8 |
) |
|
|
(19.2 |
) |
|
Distributions from finance affiliate, net |
|
|
22.2 |
|
|
|
7.9 |
|
|
Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment |
|
|
93.7 |
|
|
|
83.5 |
|
|
Amortization of other intangible assets |
|
|
34.5 |
|
|
|
35.7 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
23.0 |
|
|
|
19.4 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(27.9 |
) |
|
|
(47.9 |
) |
|
Non-cash impairment charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
151.3 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
(2.9 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Receivables, net |
|
|
(53.1 |
) |
|
|
(71.6 |
) |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
27.5 |
|
|
|
(26.7 |
) |
|
Other assets |
|
|
19.9 |
|
|
|
17.8 |
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
|
(149.9 |
) |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
10.6 |
|
|
|
(23.0 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
569.9 |
|
|
|
306.8 |
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment |
|
|
(103.5 |
) |
|
|
(149.5 |
) |
|
Proceeds from insurance claim |
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
Business combination |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21.0 |
) |
|
Asset acquisition |
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from asset disposals |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Proceeds from divestitures |
|
|
40.0 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(59.7 |
) |
|
|
(157.7 |
) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Net (repayments) borrowings under the revolving credit facility |
|
|
(40.0 |
) |
|
|
40.0 |
|
|
Long-term debt repayments |
|
|
(70.0 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
19.7 |
|
|
Payments of withholding taxes for stock awards |
|
|
(3.9 |
) |
|
|
(3.8 |
) |
|
Purchases of TTC common stock |
|
|
(245.5 |
) |
|
|
(60.0 |
) |
|
Dividends paid on TTC common stock |
|
|
(149.5 |
) |
|
|
(141.9 |
) |
|
Other |
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(505.1 |
) |
|
|
(147.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the beginning of the fiscal period |
|
|
193.1 |
|
|
|
188.2 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the end of the fiscal period |
|
$ |
199.5 |
|
|
$ |
193.1 |
|
THE TORO COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per-share data)
The following table provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial performance measures used in this press release and the related earnings call to the most directly comparable measures calculated and reported in accordance with
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Gross profit |
|
$ |
349.0 |
|
|
$ |
329.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,549.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,577.6 |
|
|
Acquisition-related costs1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Adjusted gross profit |
|
$ |
347.8 |
|
|
$ |
330.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,555.0 |
|
|
$ |
1,579.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Gross margin |
|
|
32.4 |
% |
|
|
33.5 |
% |
|
|
33.8 |
% |
|
|
34.6 |
% |
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
Adjusted gross margin |
|
|
32.3 |
% |
|
|
33.6 |
% |
|
|
33.9 |
% |
|
|
34.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Operating earnings |
|
$ |
109.0 |
|
|
$ |
94.5 |
|
|
$ |
533.3 |
|
|
$ |
430.7 |
|
|
Acquisition-related costs1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
27.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
151.3 |
|
|
Adjusted operating earnings |
|
$ |
117.0 |
|
|
$ |
99.5 |
|
|
$ |
560.5 |
|
|
$ |
587.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Operating earnings margin |
|
|
10.1 |
% |
|
|
9.6 |
% |
|
|
11.6 |
% |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
3.3 |
% |
|
Adjusted operating earnings margin |
|
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
10.1 |
% |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
12.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
109.3 |
|
|
$ |
86.9 |
|
|
$ |
512.8 |
|
|
$ |
400.5 |
|
|
Acquisition-related costs1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
151.3 |
|
|
Adjusted earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
117.5 |
|
|
$ |
91.9 |
|
|
$ |
535.9 |
|
|
$ |
557.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Income tax provision |
|
$ |
19.4 |
|
|
$ |
16.6 |
|
|
$ |
93.9 |
|
|
$ |
70.8 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36.7 |
|
|
Tax impact of stock-based compensation5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
Adjusted income tax provision |
|
$ |
19.8 |
|
|
$ |
17.8 |
|
|
$ |
100.7 |
|
|
$ |
113.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
89.9 |
|
|
$ |
70.3 |
|
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
|
$ |
329.7 |
|
|
Acquisition-related costs1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
19.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
114.6 |
|
|
Tax impact of stock-based compensation5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
Adjusted net earnings |
|
$ |
97.7 |
|
|
$ |
74.1 |
|
|
$ |
435.2 |
|
|
$ |
443.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
0.87 |
|
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
$ |
3.13 |
|
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.09 |
|
|
Tax impact of stock-based compensation5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
Adjusted diluted EPS |
|
$ |
0.95 |
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Effective tax rate |
|
|
17.7 |
% |
|
|
19.1 |
% |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
17.7 |
% |
|
Restructuring charges2 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
Productivity initiative3 |
|
|
(0.9 |
)% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
Non-cash impairment charges4 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
Tax impact of stock-based compensation5 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
Adjusted effective tax rate |
|
|
16.9 |
% |
|
|
19.3 |
% |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
| 1 |
On |
| 2 |
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the company initiated a restructuring program which was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The restructuring charges associated with the program for three and twelve month periods ended |
| 3 |
In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the company launched a significant productivity initiative named AMP. Productivity initiative charges for the three and twelve month periods ended |
| 4 |
At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the company recorded non-cash impairment charges within its Professional reportable segment. |
| 5 |
The accounting standards codification guidance governing employee stock-based compensation requires that any excess tax deduction for stock-based compensation be immediately recorded within income tax expense. Employee stock-based compensation activity, including the exercise of stock options, can be unpredictable and can significantly impact net earnings, net earnings per diluted share, and effective tax rate. These amounts represent the discrete tax benefits recorded as excess tax deductions for stock-based compensation during the three and twelve month periods ended |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Liquidity Measures
The company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net of proceeds from insurance claim. Free cash flow conversion percentage represents free cash flow as a percentage of net earnings. The company considers free cash flow and free cash flow conversion percentage to be non-GAAP liquidity measures that provide useful information to management and investors about the company's ability to convert net earnings into cash resources that can be used to pursue opportunities to enhance shareholder value, fund ongoing and prospective business initiatives, and strengthen the company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, after reinvesting in necessary capital expenditures required to maintain and grow the company's business.
The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP free cash flow and free cash flow conversion percentage to net cash provided by operating activities, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||
|
(Dollars in millions) |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
569.9 |
|
|
$ |
306.8 |
|
|
Less: Purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net of proceeds from insurance claim |
|
|
99.2 |
|
|
|
142.4 |
|
|
Free cash flow |
|
|
470.7 |
|
|
|
164.4 |
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
|
$ |
329.7 |
|
|
Free cash flow conversion percentage |
|
|
112.4 |
% |
|
|
49.9 |
% |
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