Veralto Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

WALTHAM, Mass., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) (the "Company"), a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™ announced results for the first quarter ended April 4, 2025. Key First Quarter 2025 Results "We delivered excellent first quarter results across the enterprise driven by disciplined execution in both segments. Building off the operating momentum generated last year, we achieved strong core sales growth, solid margin expansion and double-digit adjusted earnings per share growth. Our commercial teams executed on strategic initiatives to gain new customers and increase market penetration, while also capitalizing on favorable demand across our key end markets and geographies," said Jennifer L. Honeycutt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our core sales growth in the first quarter was broad-based across Product Quality and Innovation (PQI) and Water Quality. In PQI, positive trends in consumer-packaged goods markets supported growth across both our marking and coding business and digital workflow solutions in our packaging and color business. In Water Quality, we continued to drive robust growth of our water treatment solutions in North America, complemented by steady growth of our water analytics globally, including double-digit growth in Europe," continued Honeycutt. "In response to changes in the global economic landscape, our team has implemented several countermeasures to mitigate the impact of tariffs and enhance our operational flexibility. Based on these countermeasures and currently known factors, we are reaffirming our full year 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance. We remain confident that the Veralto Enterprise System will enable us to navigate on-going changes in the macroeconomic environment with agility and discipline, while helping our customers deliver clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods. Furthermore, we believe the essential nature of our products, our durable business model and the secular growth drivers across our end markets position us to create value for all stakeholders over both the short and long-term," concluded Honeycutt. 2025 Guidance The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP sales, such as currency translation, acquisitions, and divestitures. The guidance below includes the Company's current assessment of the macro-economic environment, including tariffs and the Company's actions to mitigate adverse financial impacts. For the second quarter of 2025, Veralto anticipates that non-GAAP core sales will grow low-to-mid single-digits year-over-year with adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.84 to $0.88 per share. For the full year 2025, the Company reaffirmed its adjusted earnings per share guidance in the range of $3.60 to $3.70 with free cash flow conversion in the range of 90% to 100%. This assumes core sales growth in the low-to-mid single digits and adjusted operating profit margin expansion in the range of flat to +50 basis points on a year-over-year basis. Conference Call and Webcast Information Veralto will discuss its first quarter results and financial guidance for 2025 during its quarterly investor conference call tomorrow starting at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Access to the call, webcast and an accompanying slide presentation will be available on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website, www.veralto.com, under the subheading "News & Events" and additional materials will be posted to the same section of Veralto's website. A replay of the webcast will be available in the same section of Veralto's website shortly after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 (800) 343-4136 (U.S.) or +1 (203) 518-9843 (INTL) (Conference ID: VLTO1Q25). A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and until May 9, 2025. You can access the replay dial-in information on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website under the subheading "News & Events." ABOUT VERALTO With annual sales of over $5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands help billions of people around the world access clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, our global team of nearly 17,000 associates is committed to making an enduring positive impact on our world and united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™. NON-GAAP MEASURES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. Calculations of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, as applicable, and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. In addition, this earnings release, the slide presentation accompanying the related earnings call, non-GAAP reconciliations and a note containing details of historical and anticipated, future financial performance have been posted to the "Investors" section of Veralto's website (www.veralto.com) under the subheading "Quarterly Earnings." FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding the Company's second quarter and full year 2025 financial performance and guidance, the Company's differentiation and positioning to continue delivering sustainable, long-term shareholder value and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than historical factual information are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding: projections of revenue, expenses, profit, profit margins, asset values, pricing, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, Veralto's liquidity position or other projected financial measures; Veralto's management's plans and strategies for future operations, including statements relating to anticipated operating performance, customer demand, cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions and the integration thereof, divestitures, spin-offs, split-offs, initial public offerings, other securities offerings or other distributions, strategic opportunities, stock repurchases, dividends and executive compensation; growth, declines and other trends in markets Veralto sells into, including the impact of changes to global trade policies, restrictions on imports, related countermeasures and reciprocal tariffs; future new or modified laws, regulations, accounting pronouncements or public policy changes; regulatory approvals and the timing and conditionality thereof; outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; future foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; results of operations and/or financial condition; general economic and capital markets conditions; the anticipated timing of any of the foregoing; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and any other statements that address events or developments that Veralto intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise. VERALTO CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts)(unaudited) Three-Month Period Ended April 4, 2025 March 29, 2024 Sales $ 1,332 $ 1,246 Cost of sales (527) (499) Gross profit 805 747 Operating costs: Selling, general and administrative expenses (419) (394) Research and development expenses (64) (60) Operating profit 322 293 Nonoperating income (expense): Other income (expense), net (6) (15) Interest expense, net (27) (28) Earnings before income taxes 289 250 Income taxes (64) (66) Net earnings $ 225 $ 184 Net earnings per common share: Basic $ 0.91 $ 0.75 Diluted $ 0.90 $ 0.74 Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding: Basic 247.9 246.9 Diluted 250.1 248.8 This information is presented for reference only. VERALTO CORPORATIONRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures ($ in millions) Three-Month Period Ended April 4, 2025 Sales Operating profit Operating profit margin Net earnings forcalculation of diluted netearnings percommon share Diluted netearnings per commonshare Reported (GAAP) $ 1,332 $ 322 24.2 % $ 225 $ 0.90 Amortization of acquisition-relatedintangible assets A — 9 0.7 % 9 0.04 Loss on disposition of certain productlines B — — — 6 0.02 Other items C — 2 0.2 2 0.01 Tax effect of the above adjustments E — — — (3) (0.01) Discrete tax adjustments F — — — (2) (0.01) Rounding — — (0.1) — — Adjusted (Non-GAAP) $ 1,332 $ 333 25.0 % $ 237 $ 0.95 Three-Month Period Ended March 29, 2024 Sales Operatingprofit Operatingprofit margin Net earnings forcalculation of diluted net earnings per common share Diluted netearnings percommon share Reported (GAAP) $ 1,246 $ 293 23.5 % $ 184 $ 0.74 Amortization of acquisition-relatedintangible assets A — 11 0.9 11 0.04 Loss on disposition of certain productlines B — — — 15 0.06 Separation costs D — 1 0.1 1 — Tax effect of the above adjustments E — — — (3) (0.01) Discrete tax adjustments F — — — 1 — Rounding — — — — 0.01 Adjusted (Non-GAAP) $ 1,246 $ 305 24.5 % $ 209 $ 0.84 VERALTO CORPORATIONRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures ($ in millions) A Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the following historical periods (only the pretax amounts set forth below are reflected in the amortization line item above): Three-Month Period Ended April 4, 2025 March 29, 2024 Pretax $ 9 $ 11 After-tax 7 9 B Loss on the disposition of certain product lines in the three-month period ended April 4, 2025 ($6 million pretaxand after-tax as reported in this line item) resulting in a $0.02 impact to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings PerCommon Share. Loss on the disposition of certain product lines in the three-month period ended March 29,2024 ($15 million pretax and after-tax as reported in this line item) resulting in a $0.06 impact to AdjustedDiluted Net Earnings Per Common Share. C Costs incurred in the three-month period ended April 4, 2025 related to certain strategic initiatives ($2 million pretax as reported in this line item and $1 million after-tax). D Costs incurred in the three-month period ended March 29, 2024 related to the separation of the Company fromDanaher primarily related to IT costs and certain regulatory fees due to registration with the NYSE ($1 millionpretax as reported in this line item). E This line item reflects the aggregate tax effect of all nontax adjustments reflected in the preceding line items of the table. In addition, the footnotes above indicate the after-tax amount of each individual adjustment item. Veralto estimates the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying Veralto's overall estimated effective tax rateto the pretax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has beenrecorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item isestimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment. F Discrete tax matters relate to changes in estimates associated with prior period uncertain tax positions, auditsettlements and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. VERALTO CORPORATIONRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Sales Growth by Segment, Core Sales Growth by Segment % Change Three-Month Period Ended April 4, 2025vs. Comparable 2024 Period Segments Total Company Water Quality Product Qualityand Innovation Total sales growth (GAAP) 6.9 % 6.0 % 8.3 % Impact of: Acquisitions/divestitures (0.4) % 0.1 % (1.3) % Currency exchange rates 1.3 % 1.3 % 1.3 % Core sales growth (non-GAAP) 7.8 % 7.4 % 8.3 % VERALTO CORPORATIONRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Forecasted Core Sales Growth, Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow to Net Earnings Conversion Ratio The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP revenue, such as currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines. Additionally, we do not reconcile adjusted operating profit margin (or components thereof), adjusted diluted earnings per share or free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio to the comparable GAAP measures because of the difficulty in estimating the other unknown components such as investment gains and losses, impairments and separation costs, which would be reflected in any forecasted GAAP operating profit, forecasted diluted earnings per share or forecasted net earnings ratio. % Change Three-MonthPeriod Ending July 4, 2025vs. Comparable 2024 Period Core sales growth (non-GAAP) +Low-to-mid-single digits Three-Month Period EndingJuly 4, 2025 Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share (non-GAAP) $0.84 to $0.88 % Change Year Ending December 31, 2025 vsComparable 2024 Period Core sales growth (non-GAAP) +Low-to-mid-single digits Year Ending December 31,2025 Adjusted Operating Profit Margin (non-GAAP) flat to +50 basis points Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share (non-GAAP) $3.60 to $3.70 Free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio (non-GAAP) 90% to 100% VERALTO CORPORATIONRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow ($ in millions) Three-Month Period Ended Year-over-Year Change April 4, 2025 March 29, 2024 Total Cash Flows: Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 157 $ 115 Total cash used in investing activities (GAAP) $ (11) $ (23) Total cash provided by (used in) financing activities (GAAP) $ (26) $ (20) Free Cash Flow: Total cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 157 $ 115 ~ 36.5 % Less: payments for additions to property, plant & equipment (capital expenditures) (GAAP) (15) (13) Free cash flow (non-GAAP) $ 142 $ 102 ~ 39.0 % We define free cash flow as operating cash flows, less payments for additions to property, plant and equipment ("capital expenditures") plus the proceeds from sales of plant, property and equipment ("capital disposals"). Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing Veralto Corporation's ("Veralto" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors: Management uses these non-GAAP measures to measure the Company's operating and financial performance. SOURCE Veralto

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