Mohawk Industries Reports Q4 Results
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Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) reported Q4 2024 results with net earnings of $93 million and EPS of $1.48, while adjusted net earnings were $123 million with adjusted EPS of $1.95. Q4 net sales reached $2.6 billion, showing a 1.0% increase as reported but a 1.0% decrease on an adjusted basis year-over-year.
For the full year 2024, net sales decreased 2.7% to $10.8 billion, with net earnings of $518 million and EPS of $8.14. The company generated free cash flow of $680 million and repurchased 1.3 million shares for $161 million. Despite soft residential demand and market challenges, Mohawk's restructuring initiatives and productivity improvements benefited performance, leading to a 6% increase in full-year adjusted EPS.
The company ended 2024 with available liquidity of approximately $1.6 billion and debt leverage of 1.1 times. A new order management system implementation in Flooring North America is expected to impact Q1 2025 operating income by $25-30 million.
Positive
- Free cash flow generation of $680 million in 2024
- 6% increase in full-year adjusted EPS despite market challenges
- Strong liquidity position of $1.6 billion with low debt leverage of 1.1x
- Expected annual savings of $285 million from restructuring by 2026
Negative
- Q4 2024 net earnings declined to $93M from $140M in Q4 2023
- Full-year 2024 net sales decreased 2.7% to $10.8B
- System implementation issues expected to impact Q1 2025 operating income by $25-30M
- Continued market softness and pricing pressure affecting margins
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, MHK declined 1.34%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
CALHOUN, Ga., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced fourth quarter 2024 net earnings of
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net earnings and EPS were
Commenting on the Company’s fourth quarter and full year, Chairman and CEO Jeff Lorberbaum stated, “Our fourth quarter results exceeded our expectations as sales actions, restructuring initiatives and productivity improvements benefited our performance. Additionally, the negative sales impact from U.S. hurricanes was limited to approximately
The fourth quarter environment was an extension of conditions our industry faced throughout last year. Consumers continued to limit large discretionary purchases, and consumer confidence remained constrained by cumulative inflation, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. During 2024, home sales around the world stayed suppressed, U.S. homeowners remained locked in place with low mortgage rates, and existing U.S. home sales fell to a 30-year low. Central banks in the U.S., Europe and other regions lowered interest rates during the later part of last year, though the impact on housing turnover was negligible in most regions. New home construction was also constrained across the world, with higher home costs and interest rates impacting starts. Throughout the year, investments in the commercial sector slowed, though they remained stronger than residential remodeling. These factors reduced market demand and created heightened industry competition for volume. This also resulted in greater unabsorbed overhead and temporary shutdown costs as we managed production and inventory. Given these conditions, we focused on stimulating sales with innovative new products, marketing actions and promotional programs.
Last year, we initiated significant restructuring actions and operational improvements that are lowering our costs and will benefit our longer-term results. Through these actions, we delivered an increase of approximately
For the fourth quarter, our Global Ceramic Segment's net sales increased
During the fourth quarter, our Flooring Rest of the World Segment’s net sales decreased by
In the fourth quarter, our Flooring North America Segment’s net sales increased
Our industry has been in a cyclical downturn for multiple years, and we are confident that our markets will return to historical levels, though the inflection point remains unpredictable. We expect ongoing softness in all our markets during the first quarter due to elevated interest rates and weakness in housing. Intense competition for volume will continue to pressure our pricing, though our mix should benefit from our differentiated products launched last year, premium collections and our commercial offering. Increased material and labor costs will reduce our margins in the quarter, as we can only partially pass through the higher costs to the market. Our businesses are finding additional ways to reduce expenses and improve processes, which will help to reduce the impact of higher input costs. We are restructuring our Mexican ceramic business to improve our operational performance, which will save approximately
Historically, cyclical downturns in our industry are followed by strong rebounds as flooring demand returns to historical levels. All of our regions need increased home construction to address growing household formations, and aging homes will require significant updating after several years of postponed remodeling. As the economy strengthens, business investment will increase in commercial channels. As the world's largest flooring manufacturer, we are uniquely positioned due to our geographic scope, leading innovation, comprehensive product portfolio and financial strengths. When the industry recovers, higher volumes will leverage our manufacturing and overhead costs to enhance our results. Additionally, our mix will improve, pricing will strengthen and margins will expand. We are well prepared to manage through the short term and maximize our results as the category recovers.”
ABOUT MOHAWK INDUSTRIES
Mohawk Industries is the leading global flooring manufacturer and creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone, and vinyl flooring. Our industry leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, Eliane, Elizabeth, Feltex, Godfrey Hirst, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Group, Pergo, Quick-Step, Unilin and Vitromex. During the past two decades, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in North America, Europe, South America, Oceania and Asia.
Certain of the statements in the immediately preceding paragraphs, particularly anticipating future performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters and those that include the words “could,” “should,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” and “estimates,” or similar expressions constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For those statements, Mohawk claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made; however, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements will be accurate because they are based on many assumptions, which involve risks and uncertainties. The following important factors could cause future results to differ from historical experience and our present expectations or projections: changes in economic or industry conditions; competition; inflation and deflation in freight, raw material prices and other input costs; inflation and deflation in consumer markets; currency fluctuations; energy costs and supply; timing and level of capital expenditures; timing and implementation of price increases for the Company’s products; impairment charges; identification and consummation of acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all; integration of acquisitions; international operations; introduction of new products; rationalization of operations; taxes and tax reform; product and other claims; litigation; geopolitical conflict; regulatory and political changes in the jurisdictions in which the Company does business; and other risks identified in Mohawk’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports and public announcements.
Conference call Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time
To participate in the conference call via the Internet, please visit http://ir.mohawkind.com/events/event-details/mohawk-industries-inc-4th-quarter-2024-earnings-call. To participate in the conference call via telephone, register in advance at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10195645/fe39dbe57e to receive a unique personal identification number. You can also dial 1-833-630-1962 (U.S./Canada) or 1-412-317-1843 (international) on the day of the call for operator assistance. For those unable to listen at the designated time, the call will remain available for replay through March 7, 2025, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S./Canada) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and entering Conference ID #3217810. The call will be archived and available for replay under the “Investors” tab of mohawkind.com for one year.
| MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,637.2 | 2,612.3 | 10,836.9 | 11,135.1 | |||||
| Cost of sales | 2,015.4 | 1,970.0 | 8,149.2 | 8,425.5 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 621.8 | 642.3 | 2,687.7 | 2,709.6 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 491.8 | 473.6 | 1,984.8 | 2,119.7 | ||||||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 8.2 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 877.7 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 121.8 | 167.1 | 694.7 | (287.8 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense | 9.8 | 17.4 | 48.5 | 77.5 | ||||||
| Other (income) and expense, net | 0.5 | (3.9 | ) | 0.2 | (10.8 | ) | ||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 111.5 | 153.6 | 646.0 | (354.5 | ) | |||||
| Income tax expense | 18.3 | 14.2 | 128.2 | 84.9 | ||||||
| Net earnings (loss) including noncontrolling interests | 93.2 | 139.4 | 517.8 | (439.4 | ) | |||||
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (0.1 | ) | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 93.2 | 139.5 | 517.7 | (439.5 | ) | ||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 1.48 | 2.19 | 8.18 | (6.90 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic | 62.8 | 63.7 | 63.3 | 63.7 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 1.48 | 2.18 | 8.14 | (6.90 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted | 63.2 | 63.9 | 63.6 | 63.7 | ||||||
| Other Financial Information | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 397.0 | 296.3 | 1,133.9 | 1,329.2 | |||
| Less: Capital expenditures | 160.8 | 240.3 | 454.4 | 612.9 | ||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 236.2 | 56.0 | 679.5 | 716.3 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 156.4 | 154.2 | 638.3 | 630.3 | |||
| MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 666.6 | 642.6 | |
| Receivables, net | 1,804.2 | 1,874.7 | ||
| Inventories | 2,513.6 | 2,551.9 | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 512.5 | 535.1 | ||
| Total current assets | 5,496.9 | 5,604.3 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 4,579.9 | 4,993.2 | ||
| Right of use operating lease assets | 374.0 | 428.5 | ||
| Goodwill | 1,112.1 | 1,159.7 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 791.9 | 875.3 | ||
| Deferred income taxes and other non-current assets | 423.8 | 498.8 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 12,778.6 | 13,559.8 | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | $ | 559.4 | 1,001.7 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,004.4 | 2,035.3 | ||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 108.5 | 108.9 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 2,672.3 | 3,145.9 | ||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 1,677.4 | 1,701.8 | ||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 283.0 | 337.5 | ||
| Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities | 589.0 | 745.5 | ||
| Total liabilities | 5,221.7 | 5,930.7 | ||
| Total stockholders' equity | 7,556.9 | 7,629.1 | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 12,778.6 | 13,559.8 | |
| Segment Information | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | As of or for the Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Net sales: | |||||||||||||
| Global Ceramic | $ | 1,008.2 | 993.7 | 4,226.6 | 4,300.1 | ||||||||
| Flooring NA | 937.2 | 912.1 | 3,769.9 | 3,829.4 | |||||||||
| Flooring ROW | 691.8 | 706.5 | 2,840.4 | 3,005.6 | |||||||||
| Consolidated net sales | $ | 2,637.2 | 2,612.3 | 10,836.9 | 11,135.1 | ||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||
| Global Ceramic | $ | 34.2 | 41.5 | 249.5 | (166.4 | ) | |||||||
| Flooring NA | 42.2 | 74.6 | 238.5 | (57.2 | ) | ||||||||
| Flooring ROW | 60.9 | 67.1 | 265.2 | 69.7 | |||||||||
| Corporate and intersegment eliminations | (15.5 | ) | (16.1 | ) | (58.5 | ) | (133.9 | ) | |||||
| Consolidated operating income (loss) | $ | 121.8 | 167.1 | 694.7 | (287.8 | ) | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||
| Global Ceramic | $ | 4,591.0 | 4,988.3 | ||||||||||
| Flooring NA | 3,925.5 | 3,909.9 | |||||||||||
| Flooring ROW | 3,594.7 | 4,051.6 | |||||||||||
| Corporate and intersegment eliminations | 667.4 | 610.0 | |||||||||||
| Consolidated assets | $ | 12,778.6 | 13,559.8 | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. to Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 93.2 | 139.5 | 517.7 | (439.5 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusting items: | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 25.6 | 8.6 | 94.4 | 129.3 | ||||||||
| Software implementation cost write-off | 5.1 | — | 12.9 | — | ||||||||
| Inventory step-up from purchase accounting | — | — | — | 4.5 | ||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 8.2 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 877.7 | ||||||||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | (0.9 | ) | (4.6 | ) | 9.9 | 87.8 | ||||||
| Adjustments of indemnification asset | — | (0.1 | ) | 1.8 | (3.0 | ) | ||||||
| Income taxes - adjustments of uncertain tax position | — | 0.1 | (1.8 | ) | 3.0 | |||||||
| Income taxes - impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | (1.9 | ) | — | (1.9 | ) | (12.8 | ) | |||||
| Income tax effect of foreign tax regulation change | — | (10.0 | ) | 2.9 | (10.0 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax effect of adjusting items | (6.4 | ) | (9.8 | ) | (26.9 | ) | (50.0 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 122.9 | 125.3 | 617.2 | 587.0 | |||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. | $ | 1.95 | 1.96 | 9.70 | 9.19 | |||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted | 63.2 | 63.9 | 63.6 | 63.9 | ||||||||
| Reconciliation of Total Debt to Net Debt | ||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | |
| Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | $ | 559.4 |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 1,677.4 | |
| Total debt | 2,236.8 | |
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents | 666.6 | |
| Net debt | $ | 1,570.2 |
| Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||
| Trailing Twelve | ||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| (In millions) | March 30, 2024 | June 29, 2024 | September 28, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | $ | 105.0 | 157.5 | 162.0 | 93.2 | 517.7 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 14.9 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 48.5 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 27.8 | 42.3 | 39.8 | 18.3 | 128.2 | |||||||||
| Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (0.1 | ) | — | — | (0.1 | ) | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization(1) | 154.2 | 171.5 | 156.2 | 156.4 | 638.3 | |||||||||
| EBITDA | 301.9 | 383.8 | 369.2 | 277.7 | 1,332.6 | |||||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 5.4 | 20.9 | 15.1 | 20.3 | 61.7 | |||||||||
| Software implementation cost write-off | — | — | 7.8 | 5.1 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | — | — | — | 8.2 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | (0.9 | ) | 9.9 | ||||||||
| Adjustments of indemnification asset | 2.4 | (0.2 | ) | (0.4 | ) | — | 1.8 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 318.5 | 405.8 | 392.4 | 310.4 | 1,427.1 | ||||||||
| Net debt to adjusted EBITDA | 1.1 | |||||||||||||
(1)Includes accelerated depreciation of
| Reconciliation of Net Sales to Adjusted Net Sales | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Mohawk Consolidated | ||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,637.2 | 10,836.9 | |||
| Adjustment for constant shipping days | (85.9 | ) | (91.7 | ) | ||
| Adjustment for constant exchange rates | 34.4 | 68.0 | ||||
| Adjustment for acquisition volume | — | (47.8 | ) | |||
| Adjusted net sales | $ | 2,585.7 | 10,765.4 | |||
| Three Months Ended | |||
| December 31, 2024 | |||
| Global Ceramic | |||
| Net sales | $ | 1,008.2 | |
| Adjustment for constant shipping days | (35.0 | ) | |
| Adjustment for constant exchange rates | 32.1 | ||
| Adjusted net sales | $ | 1,005.3 | |
| Flooring NA | |||
| Net sales | $ | 937.2 | |
| Adjustment for constant shipping days | (29.3 | ) | |
| Adjusted net sales | $ | 907.9 | |
| Flooring ROW | |||
| Net sales | $ | 691.8 | |
| Adjustment for constant shipping days | (21.7 | ) | |
| Adjustment for constant exchange rates | 2.3 | ||
| Adjusted net sales | $ | 672.4 | |
| Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit | |||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||
| Gross Profit | $ | 621.8 | 642.3 | ||
| Adjustments to gross profit: | |||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 22.6 | 2.8 | |||
| Adjusted gross profit | $ | 644.4 | 645.1 | ||
| Adjusted gross profit as a percent of net sales | |||||
| Reconciliation of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses to Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 491.8 | 473.6 | |||
| Adjustments to selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | (3.0 | ) | (8.5 | ) | ||
| Software implementation cost write-off | (5.1 | ) | — | |||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | 0.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 484.6 | 469.7 | |||
| Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Mohawk Consolidated | ||||||
| Operating income | $ | 121.8 | 167.1 | |||
| Adjustments to operating income: | ||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 25.6 | 11.3 | ||||
| Software implementation cost write-off | 5.1 | — | ||||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 8.2 | 1.6 | ||||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | (0.9 | ) | (4.6 | ) | ||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 159.8 | 175.4 | |||
| Adjusted operating income as a percent of net sales | ||||||
| Global Ceramic | |||||
| Operating income | $ | 34.2 | 41.5 | ||
| Adjustments to segment operating income: | |||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 6.0 | 4.9 | |||
| Software implementation cost write-off | 5.1 | — | |||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 8.2 | 1.6 | |||
| Adjusted segment operating income | $ | 53.5 | 48.0 | ||
| Adjusted segment operating income as a percent of net sales | |||||
| Flooring NA | |||||
| Operating income | $ | 42.2 | 74.6 | ||
| Adjustments to segment operating income: | |||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 11.5 | (1.1 | ) | ||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | — | (10.3 | ) | ||
| Adjusted segment operating income | $ | 53.7 | 63.2 | ||
| Adjusted segment operating income as a percent of net sales | |||||
| Flooring ROW | |||||
| Operating income | $ | 60.9 | 67.1 | ||
| Adjustments to segment operating income: | |||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 8.0 | 7.5 | |||
| Adjusted segment operating income | $ | 68.9 | 74.6 | ||
| Adjusted segment operating income as a percent of net sales | |||||
| Corporate and intersegment eliminations | ||||||
| Operating (loss) | $ | (15.5 | ) | (16.1 | ) | |
| Adjustments to segment operating (loss): | ||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 0.1 | — | ||||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | (0.9 | ) | 5.6 | |||
| Adjusted segment operating (loss) | $ | (16.3 | ) | (10.5 | ) | |
| Reconciliation of Earnings Before Income Taxes to Adjusted Earnings Before Income Taxes | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Earnings before income taxes | $ | 111.5 | 153.6 | |||
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | 0.1 | ||||
| Adjustments to earnings including noncontrolling interests before income taxes: | ||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs | 25.6 | 8.6 | ||||
| Software implementation cost write-off | 5.1 | — | ||||
| Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 8.2 | 1.6 | ||||
| Legal settlements, reserves and fees | (0.9 | ) | (4.6 | ) | ||
| Adjustments of indemnification asset | — | (0.1 | ) | |||
| Adjusted earnings before income taxes | $ | 149.5 | 159.2 | |||
| Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense to Adjusted Income Tax Expense | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
| (In millions) | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 18.3 | 14.2 | |||
| Adjustments to income tax expense: | ||||||
| Income taxes - adjustments of uncertain tax position | — | (0.1 | ) | |||
| Income tax effect on impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 1.9 | — | ||||
| Income tax effect of foreign tax regulation change | — | 10.0 | ||||
| Income tax effect of adjusting items | 6.4 | 9.8 | ||||
| Adjusted income tax expense | $ | 26.6 | 33.9 | |||
| Adjusted income tax rate to adjusted earnings before income taxes | 17.8% | |||||
The Company supplements its condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP, with certain non-GAAP financial measures. As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the tables above present a reconciliation of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable US GAAP measure. Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to the comparable US GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures, when reconciled to the corresponding US GAAP measure, help its investors as follows: Non-GAAP revenue measures that assist in identifying growth trends and in comparisons of revenue with prior and future periods and non-GAAP profitability measures that assist in understanding the long-term profitability trends of the Company's business and in comparisons of its profits with prior and future periods.
The Company excludes certain items from its non-GAAP revenue measures because these items can vary dramatically between periods and can obscure underlying business trends. Items excluded from the Company’s non-GAAP revenue measures include: foreign currency transactions and translation; more or fewer shipping days in a period and the impact of acquisitions.
The Company excludes certain items from its non-GAAP profitability measures because these items may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, the Company's core operating performance. Items excluded from the Company's non-GAAP profitability measures include: restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs, legal settlements, reserves and fees, impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, acquisition purchase accounting, including inventory step-up from purchase accounting, adjustments of indemnification asset, adjustments of uncertain tax position and European tax restructuring.
| Contact: | James Brunk, Chief Financial Officer |
| (706) 624-2239 |