Fiscal Year 2024 (comparisons versus prior year):
- GAAP EPS# of $17.24,
up 67 percent; GAAP net income of $3.9
billion, up 65 percent; and GAAP net income margin of 31.9
percent, up 1,330 basis points
- Adjusted EPS* of $12.43, up eight
percent; adjusted EBITDA* of $5.0
billion, up seven percent; and adjusted EBITDA margin* of
41.7 percent, up 440 basis points
Q4 FY24 (comparisons versus prior year):
- GAAP EPS# of $8.81, up
186 percent; GAAP net income of $2.0
billion, up 181 percent; and GAAP net income margin of 61.2
percent, up 3,940 basis points
- Adjusted EPS* of $3.56, up 13
percent; adjusted EBITDA* of $1.4
billion, up 12 percent; and adjusted EBITDA margin* of 44.1
percent, up 460 basis points
Fiscal 2024 and Recent Highlights
Creating shareholder value
- Delivered fiscal fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA margin* of 44.1
percent and fiscal year 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin* of 41.7
percent
- Increased dividend to $1.77 per
share, with approximately $1.6
billion of dividend payments to shareholders in 2024
Core industrial gas business
- Completed divestiture of non-core liquefied natural gas ("LNG")
process technology and equipment business to Honeywell for
$1.81 billion in an all-cash
transaction
- Announced plans to construct two new air separation units at
the Company's Conyers, Georgia,
and Reidsville, North Carolina
locations to serve local merchant markets
- Announced $70 million investment
to expand gas separation and purification membranes at the
Company's Missouri manufacturing
and logistics center, driven by growing product demand in biogas
and hydrogen recovery applications, as well as customer needs for
the use of nitrogen for the aerospace industry and cleaner fuels
for the marine industry
Clean hydrogen / energy transition
- Signed a 15-year agreement to supply 70,000 tons of green
hydrogen annually starting in 2030, helping to decarbonize
TotalEnergies' Northern European refineries and avoid approximately
700,000 tons of CO₂ each year
- Announced plans to build networks of permanent,
commercial-scale, multi-modal hydrogen refueling stations in
California, Canada and Europe
- Announced trial of a Daimler Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck, aligned
with Air Products' goal to convert its distribution fleet to
hydrogen powered vehicles
Sustainability
- Awarded 'A' rating on MSCI's environmental, social and
governance ratings
- Listed among Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies for the
sixth consecutive year
- Set additional sustainability goals, including committing to
quadruple renewable energy used to make the Company's products by
2030 compared to a 2023 baseline; signed 10-year Power Purchase
Agreements for renewable energy with Tatung Forever Energy
(Taiwan) and Eneco (The Netherlands)
Guidance
- Fiscal 2025 full-year adjusted EPS guidance* of $12.70 to $13.00;
fiscal 2025 first quarter adjusted EPS guidance* of $2.75 to $2.85
- Expect fiscal year 2025 capital expenditures* in the range of
$4.5 billion to $5.0 billion
Air Products completed the divestiture of its LNG business on
September 30, 2024; therefore, this
business will not contribute to fiscal 2025 results and,
accordingly, is not reflected in fiscal 2025 guidance. Refer to
page 9 below for additional information.
#Earnings per share is calculated and
presented on a diluted basis from continuing operations
attributable to Air Products.
*Certain results in this release, including in the highlights
above, include references to non-GAAP financial measures on a
consolidated, continuing operations basis and a segment basis.
Additional information regarding these measures and reconciliations
of GAAP to non-GAAP historical results can be found below. In
addition, as discussed below, it is not possible, without
unreasonable efforts, to identify the timing or occurrence of
future events, transactions, and/or investment activity that could
have a significant effect on the Company's future GAAP EPS or cash
flow used for investing activities if any of these events were to
occur.
LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ --
Fiscal 2024 Full-Year Consolidated Results
Air
Products (NYSE:APD) today reported full-year fiscal 2024 results,
including GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $17.24, up 67 percent from the prior year. GAAP
net income of $3.9 billion was up 65
percent and GAAP net income margin of 31.9 percent increased 1,330
basis points, in each case primarily due to a $1.2 billion after-tax gain recognized upon the
sale of the Company's former LNG business at the end of the fourth
quarter.
Air Products' full-year GAAP results for the current and prior
year include items that are adjusted in the non-GAAP measures
discussed below. Fiscal 2024 items include a gain of $5.38 per share resulting from the sale of the
LNG business, partially offset by a charge to operating income of
$0.20 per share for business and
asset actions as well as non-operating costs of $0.34 per share and $0.02 per share for non-service pension costs and
a loss on de-designated cash flow hedges, respectively. Items for
the prior year included a charge to operating income of
$0.92 per share for business and
asset actions as well as non-operating non-service pension costs of
$0.29 per share.
For the year, on a non-GAAP basis, adjusted EPS from continuing
operations of $12.43 increased eight
percent over the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA of $5.0 billion was up seven percent primarily due
to positive pricing, net of variable costs, favorable business mix,
and improved productivity, partially offset by inflation and higher
planned maintenance. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 41.7 percent
increased 440 basis points, with lower energy cost pass-through
contributing approximately 200 basis points.
Full-year sales of $12.1 billion
decreased four percent compared to the prior year due to five
percent lower energy cost pass-through, which was partially offset
by one percent higher pricing.
Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Consolidated Results
Air
Products also reported fourth quarter fiscal 2024 results,
including GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $8.81, up 186 percent from the prior year. GAAP
net income of $2.0 billion was
up 181 percent and GAAP net income margin of 61.2 percent
increased 3,940 basis points, in each case primarily due to
the $1.2 billion after-tax gain
recognized upon the sale of the Company's former LNG business.
Air Products' fourth quarter GAAP results for the current and
prior year include items that are adjusted in the non-GAAP measures
discussed below. Fourth quarter fiscal 2024 items include a gain of
$5.38 per share resulting from the
sale of the LNG business, partially offset by non-operating costs
of $0.09 per share and $0.03 per share for non-service pension costs and
a loss on de-designated cash flow hedges, respectively. Items for
the prior year quarter included a non-operating cost of
$0.08 per share for non-service
pension costs.
For the quarter, on a non-GAAP basis, adjusted EPS from
continuing operations of $3.56
increased 13 percent over the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA of
$1.4 billion was up 12 percent over
the prior year, primarily driven by higher volumes and positive
pricing. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 44.1 percent increased 460 basis
points over the prior year, with lower energy cost pass-through
contributing approximately 100 basis points.
Fourth quarter sales of $3.2
billion were flat versus prior year as one percent each
higher volumes and pricing were offset by two percent lower
energy cost pass-through.
Commenting on the results, Air Products' Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer Seifi
Ghasemi said, "For our fiscal fourth quarter, the team at
Air Products delivered adjusted EPS up 13 percent over last year
and industry-leading adjusted EBITDA margin of more than 44
percent. We also completed the strategic divestiture of the LNG
business at the end of September, demonstrating our commitment to
our core industrial gas business while providing clean hydrogen at
scale to serve significant demand in the heavy transportation and
industrial sectors. The 15-year supply agreement we signed with
TotalEnergies to provide 70,000 tons of green hydrogen annually
starting in 2030 is a great example of our ability to sign offtake
agreements that are aligned to our traditional on-site business
model. Air Products also continues to generate strong and steady
cash flow that supports disciplined capital allocation and our long
history of returning cash to shareholders. This year, we expect to
pay out approximately $1.6 billion in
dividends to our shareholders."
Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Results by Business
Segment
- Americas sales of $1.3
billion were down three percent versus the prior year, as
five percent lower energy cost pass-through and one percent
unfavorable currency were partially offset by three percent higher
pricing. Volume was flat as higher on-site was offset by lower
merchant demand. Operating income of $448
million increased 13 percent and adjusted EBITDA of
$668 million increased 11 percent, in
each case primarily due to higher pricing and favorable mix driven
by a one-time asset sale associated with an early contract
termination at the request of a customer and higher hydrogen
demand. Operating margin of 34.2 percent increased 480 basis points
and adjusted EBITDA margin of 51.1 percent increased 660 basis
points, including positive impacts from lower energy cost
pass-through of approximately 150 and 200 basis points,
respectively.
- Asia sales of
$861 million increased seven percent
from the prior year on seven percent higher volumes and one percent
higher energy cost pass-through, partially offset by one percent
lower pricing. Operating income of $244
million increased 24 percent and adjusted EBITDA of
$383 million increased 21 percent, in
each case primarily due to higher volumes and lower costs.
Operating margin of 28.4 percent increased 380 basis points and
adjusted EBITDA margin of 44.5 percent increased 490 basis
points.
- Europe sales of
$731 million increased three percent
from the prior year as two percent higher pricing and two percent
favorable currency were partially offset by one percent lower
energy cost pass-through. Volume was flat as new on-site assets
were offset by lower merchant demand. Operating income of
$207 million increased 23 percent and
adjusted EBITDA of $292 million
increased 17 percent, in each case primarily due to higher pricing.
Operating margin of 28.3 percent increased 470 basis points and
adjusted EBITDA margin of 40.0 percent increased 490 basis
points.
- Middle East and
India equity affiliates'
income of $92 million was flat with
the prior year.
- Corporate and other sales of $257
million decreased 11 percent compared to the prior year,
primarily due to lower equipment sales and higher cost estimates
related to sale of equipment activities.
Outlook
Air Products expects full-year fiscal 2025
adjusted EPS guidance* of $12.70 to
$13.00. For the fiscal 2025 first
quarter, Air Products' adjusted EPS guidance* is $2.75 to $2.85.
Air Products expects capital expenditures* in the range of
$4.5 billion to $5.0 billion for full-year fiscal 2025.
Air Products completed the divestiture of its LNG business on
September 30, 2024; therefore, this
business will not contribute to fiscal 2025 results and,
accordingly, is not reflected in fiscal 2025 guidance. Refer to
page 9 below for additional information.
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*Management is unable
to reconcile, without unreasonable effort, the Company's forecasted
range of adjusted EPS or capital expenditures to a comparable GAAP
range. Air Products provides adjusted EPS guidance on a continuing
operations basis, excluding the impact of certain items that
management believes are not representative of the Company's
underlying business performance, such as the incurrence of costs
for cost reduction actions and impairment charges, or the
recognition of gains or losses on certain disclosed items. It is
not possible, without unreasonable efforts, to predict the timing
or occurrence of these events or the potential for other
transactions that may impact future GAAP EPS. Similarly, it is not
possible, without unreasonable efforts, to reconcile forecasted
capital expenditures to future cash used for investing activities
because management is not able to identify the timing or occurrence
of future investment activity, which is driven by management's
assessment of competing opportunities at the time the Company
enters into transactions. Furthermore, it is not possible to
identify the potential significance of these events in advance, but
any of these events, if they were to occur, could have a
significant effect on the Company's future GAAP results.
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Earnings Teleconference
Access the fiscal 2024 fourth
quarter earnings teleconference scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on November 7, 2024
by calling 773-305-6853 and entering passcode 9129758 or by
accessing the Event Details page on Air Products' Investor
Relations website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80
years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging
markets and generating a cleaner future. The Company supplies
essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications
expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining,
chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, medical and food. As
the leading global supplier of hydrogen, Air Products also
develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's
largest clean hydrogen projects, supporting the transition to low-
and zero-carbon energy in the industrial and heavy-duty
transportation sectors. The Company also provides turbomachinery,
membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.
Air Products had fiscal 2024 sales of $12.1 billion from operations in approximately 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of over
$65 billion. Approximately 23,000
passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse
backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create
innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance
sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the
challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more
information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X,
Facebook or Instagram.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including statements about earnings and capital
expenditure guidance, business outlook and investment
opportunities. Forward-looking statements are based on management's
expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are
not guarantees of future performance. While forward-looking
statements are made in good faith and based on assumptions,
expectations and projections that management believes are
reasonable based on currently available information, actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors, including, without limitation:
changes in global or regional economic conditions, inflation, and
supply and demand dynamics in the market segments we serve,
including demand for technologies and projects to limit the impact
of global climate change; changes in the financial markets that may
affect the availability and terms on which we may obtain financing;
the ability to execute agreements with customers and implement
price increases to offset cost increases; disruptions to our supply
chain and related distribution delays and cost increases; risks
associated with having extensive international operations,
including political risks, risks associated with unanticipated
government actions and risks of investing in developing markets;
project delays, scope changes, cost escalations, contract
terminations, customer cancellations, or postponement of projects
and sales; our ability to safely develop, operate, and manage costs
of large-scale and technically complex projects; the future
financial and operating performance of major customers, joint
ventures, and equity affiliates; our ability to develop, implement,
and operate new technologies and to market products produced
utilizing new technologies; our ability to execute the projects in
our backlog and refresh our pipeline of new projects; tariffs,
economic sanctions and regulatory activities in jurisdictions in
which we and our affiliates and joint ventures operate; the impact
of environmental, tax, safety, or other legislation, as well as
regulations and other public policy initiatives affecting our
business and the business of our affiliates and related compliance
requirements, including legislation, regulations, or policies
intended to address global climate change; changes in tax rates and
other changes in tax law; safety incidents relating to our
operations; the timing, impact, and other uncertainties relating to
acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture activities, as well
as our ability to integrate acquisitions and separate divested
businesses, respectively; risks relating to cybersecurity
incidents, including risks from the interruption, failure or
compromise of our information systems or those of our business
partners or service providers; catastrophic events, such as natural
disasters and extreme weather events, pandemics and other public
health crises, acts of war, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and new and ongoing conflicts in the
Middle East, or terrorism; the
impact on our business and customers of price fluctuations in oil
and natural gas and disruptions in markets and the economy due to
oil and natural gas price volatility; costs and outcomes of legal
or regulatory proceedings and investigations; asset impairments due
to economic conditions or specific events; significant fluctuations
in inflation, interest rates, and foreign currency exchange rates
from those currently anticipated; damage to facilities, pipelines
or delivery systems, including those we are constructing or that we
own or operate for third parties; availability and cost of electric
power, natural gas, and other raw materials; the success of
productivity and operational improvement programs; and other risks
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2023 and
subsequent filings we have made with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on our forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we
disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change
in assumptions, beliefs, or expectations or any change in events,
conditions, or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking
statements are based.
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Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
CONSOLIDATED INCOME
STATEMENTS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
30 September
|
30 September
|
(Millions of U.S.
Dollars, except for share and per share data)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
Sales
|
$3,187.5
|
$3,191.3
|
$12,100.6
|
$12,600.0
|
Cost of
sales
|
2,104.4
|
2,207.2
|
8,168.7
|
8,833.0
|
Selling and
administrative expense
|
228.0
|
232.7
|
942.4
|
957.0
|
Research and
development expense
|
22.1
|
24.7
|
100.2
|
105.6
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
1,575.6
|
—
|
1,575.6
|
—
|
Business and asset
actions
|
—
|
—
|
57.0
|
244.6
|
Other income (expense),
net
|
15.8
|
11.9
|
58.2
|
34.8
|
Operating
Income
|
2,424.4
|
738.6
|
4,466.1
|
2,494.6
|
Equity affiliates'
income
|
177.1
|
163.4
|
647.7
|
604.3
|
Interest
expense
|
49.7
|
48.0
|
218.8
|
177.5
|
Other non-operating
income (expense), net
|
(48.5)
|
(12.8)
|
(73.8)
|
(39.0)
|
Income From
Continuing Operations Before Taxes
|
2,503.3
|
841.2
|
4,821.2
|
2,882.4
|
Income tax
provision
|
538.4
|
154.2
|
944.9
|
551.2
|
Income From
Continuing Operations
|
1,964.9
|
687.0
|
3,876.3
|
2,331.2
|
(Loss) Income from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
(13.9)
|
7.4
|
(13.9)
|
7.4
|
Net
Income
|
1,951.0
|
694.4
|
3,862.4
|
2,338.6
|
Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests of continuing operations
|
1.1
|
1.8
|
34.2
|
38.4
|
Net Income
Attributable to Air Products
|
$1,949.9
|
$692.6
|
$3,828.2
|
$2,300.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
Attributable to Air Products
|
|
|
|
|
Net income from
continuing operations
|
$1,963.8
|
$685.2
|
$3,842.1
|
$2,292.8
|
Net (loss) income from
discontinued operations
|
(13.9)
|
7.4
|
(13.9)
|
7.4
|
Net Income
Attributable to Air Products
|
$1,949.9
|
$692.6
|
$3,828.2
|
$2,300.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share Data
(A) (U.S.
Dollars per share)
|
|
|
|
|
Basic EPS from
continuing operations
|
$8.82
|
$3.08
|
$17.27
|
$10.31
|
Basic EPS from
discontinued operations
|
(0.06)
|
0.03
|
(0.06)
|
0.03
|
Basic EPS
attributable to Air Products
|
$8.76
|
$3.11
|
$17.21
|
$10.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS from
continuing operations
|
$8.81
|
$3.08
|
$17.24
|
$10.30
|
Diluted EPS from
discontinued operations
|
(0.06)
|
0.03
|
(0.06)
|
0.03
|
Diluted EPS
attributable to Air Products
|
$8.75
|
$3.11
|
$17.18
|
$10.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Common Shares (in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
222.6
|
222.4
|
222.5
|
222.3
|
Diluted
|
222.8
|
222.8
|
222.8
|
222.7
|
|
|
(A)
|
Earnings per share
("EPS") is calculated independently for each component and may not
sum to total EPS due to rounding.
|
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
30 September
|
|
30 September
|
(Millions of U.S.
Dollars)
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
items
|
$2,979.7
|
|
$1,617.0
|
Short-term
investments
|
5.0
|
|
332.2
|
Trade receivables,
net
|
1,821.6
|
|
1,700.4
|
Inventories
|
766.0
|
|
651.8
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
179.9
|
|
177.0
|
Other receivables and
current assets
|
610.8
|
|
722.1
|
Total Current
Assets
|
$6,363.0
|
|
$5,200.5
|
Investment in net
assets of and advances to equity affiliates
|
4,792.5
|
|
4,617.8
|
Plant and equipment, at
cost
|
39,950.9
|
|
32,746.3
|
Less: accumulated
depreciation
|
16,580.0
|
|
15,274.2
|
Plant and equipment,
net
|
$23,370.9
|
|
$17,472.1
|
Goodwill,
net
|
905.1
|
|
861.7
|
Intangible assets,
net
|
311.6
|
|
334.6
|
Operating lease
right-of-use assets, net
|
1,047.7
|
|
974.0
|
Noncurrent lease
receivables
|
392.1
|
|
494.7
|
Financing
receivables
|
1,220.2
|
|
817.2
|
Other noncurrent
assets
|
1,171.5
|
|
1,229.9
|
Total Noncurrent
Assets
|
$33,211.6
|
|
$26,802.0
|
Total
Assets
|
$39,574.6
|
|
$32,002.5
|
Liabilities and
Equity
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Payables and accrued
liabilities
|
$2,926.2
|
|
$2,890.1
|
Accrued income
taxes
|
558.5
|
|
131.2
|
Short-term
borrowings
|
83.5
|
|
259.5
|
Current portion of
long-term debt
|
611.4
|
|
615.0
|
Total Current
Liabilities
|
$4,179.6
|
|
$3,895.8
|
Long-term
debt
|
13,428.6
|
|
9,280.6
|
Long-term debt –
related party
|
104.4
|
|
150.7
|
Noncurrent operating
lease liabilities
|
677.9
|
|
631.1
|
Other noncurrent
liabilities
|
1,350.5
|
|
1,118.0
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
1,159.9
|
|
1,266.0
|
Total Noncurrent
Liabilities
|
$16,721.3
|
|
$12,446.4
|
Total
Liabilities
|
$20,900.9
|
|
$16,342.2
|
Air Products
Shareholders' Equity
|
17,036.5
|
|
14,312.9
|
Noncontrolling
Interests
|
1,637.2
|
|
1,347.4
|
Total
Equity
|
$18,673.7
|
|
$15,660.3
|
Total Liabilities
and Equity
|
$39,574.6
|
|
$32,002.5
|
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
30 September
|
(Millions of U.S.
Dollars)
|
2024
|
2023
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
Net income
|
$3,862.4
|
$2,338.6
|
Less: Net income
attributable to noncontrolling interests of continuing
operations
|
34.2
|
38.4
|
Net income attributable
to Air Products
|
$3,828.2
|
$2,300.2
|
Net loss (income) from
discontinued operations
|
13.9
|
(7.4)
|
Net income from
continuing operations attributable to Air Products
|
3,842.1
|
2,292.8
|
Adjustments to
reconcile income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
1,451.1
|
1,358.3
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
(69.3)
|
(24.7)
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
(1,575.6)
|
—
|
Business and asset
actions
|
57.0
|
244.6
|
Undistributed earnings
of equity method investments
|
(206.0)
|
(261.2)
|
Gain on sale of assets
and investments
|
(31.4)
|
(15.8)
|
Share-based
compensation
|
61.8
|
59.9
|
Noncurrent lease
receivables
|
116.2
|
79.6
|
Other
adjustments
|
183.8
|
(103.0)
|
Working capital changes
that provided (used) cash, excluding effects of
acquisitions:
|
|
|
Trade
receivables
|
(111.0)
|
130.7
|
Inventories
|
(137.8)
|
(129.4)
|
Other
receivables
|
34.4
|
(93.8)
|
Payables and accrued
liabilities
|
(338.7)
|
(213.3)
|
Other working
capital
|
370.1
|
(119.0)
|
Cash Provided by
Operating Activities
|
$3,646.7
|
$3,205.7
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
Additions to plant and
equipment, including long-term deposits
|
(6,796.7)
|
(4,626.4)
|
Investment in and
advances to unconsolidated affiliates
|
—
|
(912.0)
|
Investment in financing
receivables
|
(403.0)
|
(665.1)
|
Proceeds from sale of
assets and investments
|
1,878.8
|
25.4
|
Purchases of
investments
|
(141.4)
|
(640.1)
|
Proceeds from
investments
|
470.7
|
897.0
|
Other investing
activities
|
72.4
|
4.8
|
Cash Used for
Investing Activities
|
($4,919.2)
|
($5,916.4)
|
Financing
Activities
|
|
|
Long-term debt
proceeds
|
4,678.3
|
3,516.2
|
Payments on long-term
debt
|
(486.2)
|
(615.4)
|
(Decrease) Increase in
commercial paper and short-term borrowings
|
(289.9)
|
268.2
|
Dividends paid to
shareholders
|
(1,564.9)
|
(1,496.6)
|
Proceeds from stock
option exercises
|
7.9
|
24.0
|
Investments by
noncontrolling interests
|
428.5
|
234.9
|
Distributions to
noncontrolling interests
|
(25.8)
|
(115.9)
|
Other financing
activities
|
(132.5)
|
(205.8)
|
Cash Provided by
Financing Activities
|
$2,615.4
|
$1,609.6
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
|
|
Cash provided by
operating activities
|
—
|
0.6
|
Cash provided by
investing activities
|
—
|
—
|
Cash provided by
financing activities
|
—
|
—
|
Cash Provided by
Discontinued Operations
|
—
|
0.6
|
Effect of Exchange
Rate Changes on Cash
|
19.8
|
6.5
|
Increase (Decrease) in
cash and cash items
|
1,362.7
|
(1,094.0)
|
Cash and cash items –
Beginning of year
|
1,617.0
|
2,711.0
|
Cash and Cash Items
– End of Period
|
$2,979.7
|
$1,617.0
|
Supplemental Cash
Flow Information
|
|
|
Cash paid for taxes,
net of refunds
|
$615.9
|
$645.8
|
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
BUSINESS SEGMENT
INFORMATION
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Millions of U.S.
Dollars)
|
Americas
|
Asia
|
Europe
|
Middle East
and
India
|
Corporate
and other
|
Total
|
|
Three Months Ended
30 September 2024
|
Sales
|
$1,307.5
|
$861.2
|
$730.9
|
$30.5
|
$257.4
|
$3,187.5
|
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
447.7
|
244.3
|
206.7
|
(2.2)
|
(47.7)
|
848.8
|
(A)
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
179.9
|
127.3
|
55.9
|
6.5
|
11.2
|
380.8
|
|
Equity affiliates'
income
|
40.0
|
11.7
|
29.4
|
91.5
|
4.5
|
177.1
|
|
Three Months Ended
30 September 2023
|
Sales
|
$1,351.3
|
$801.5
|
$711.7
|
$36.6
|
$290.2
|
$3,191.3
|
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
397.7
|
196.8
|
168.3
|
3.1
|
(27.3)
|
738.6
|
(A)
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
168.5
|
113.3
|
55.0
|
7.3
|
13.2
|
357.3
|
|
Equity affiliates'
income
|
34.8
|
7.5
|
26.5
|
91.3
|
3.3
|
163.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
30 September 2024
|
Sales
|
$5,040.1
|
$3,224.3
|
$2,823.4
|
$134.4
|
$878.4
|
$12,100.6
|
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
1,565.1
|
859.2
|
810.0
|
5.9
|
(292.7)
|
2,947.5
|
(A)
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
699.3
|
471.0
|
207.1
|
26.6
|
47.1
|
1,451.1
|
|
Equity affiliates'
income
|
158.8
|
32.9
|
88.1
|
347.5
|
20.4
|
647.7
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
30 September 2023
|
Sales
|
$5,369.3
|
$3,216.1
|
$2,963.1
|
$162.5
|
$889.0
|
$12,600.0
|
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
1,439.7
|
906.5
|
663.4
|
16.9
|
(287.3)
|
2,739.2
|
(A)
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
649.3
|
433.5
|
196.2
|
27.5
|
51.8
|
1,358.3
|
|
Equity affiliates'
income
|
109.2
|
29.7
|
102.5
|
349.8
|
13.1
|
604.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 September
2024
|
$12,383.8
|
$7,436.5
|
$5,849.2
|
$8,477.4
|
$5,427.7
|
$39,574.6
|
|
30 September
2023
|
9,927.5
|
7,009.6
|
4,649.8
|
5,708.4
|
4,707.2
|
32,002.5
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Refer to the
"Reconciliation to Consolidated Results" section below.
|
Reconciliation to Consolidated Results
The table below
reconciles total operating income disclosed in the table above to
consolidated operating income as reflected on our consolidated
income statements:
|
Three Months
Ended
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
30 September
|
30 September
|
Operating
Income
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
Total
|
$848.8
|
$738.6
|
$2,947.5
|
$2,739.2
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
1,575.6
|
—
|
1,575.6
|
—
|
Business and asset
actions
|
—
|
—
|
(57.0)
|
(244.6)
|
Consolidated
Operating Income
|
$2,424.4
|
$738.6
|
$4,466.1
|
$2,494.6
|
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
NOTE TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Amounts discussed below are in millions of U.S. Dollars unless
otherwise indicated, except for per share data.
1. LNG Business Divestiture
On 30 September 2024, we completed the sale of our
liquefied natural gas ("LNG") process technology and equipment
business to Honeywell International Inc. for approximately
$1.8 billion in an all-cash
transaction. This divestiture reflects our commitment to our
industrial gases and clean hydrogen growth strategy. As a result of
the transaction, we recorded a gain of $1,575.6 during the fourth quarter of fiscal year
2024 that is reflected within "Gain on sale of business" on our
consolidated income statements ($1,198.4 after tax, or $5.38 per share).
The LNG business generated operating income for our Corporate
and other segment of approximately $25, $35,
$35, $40, and $135 for
the first through fourth quarters and full year fiscal 2024,
respectively, and approximately $50
and $120 for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2023,
respectively.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
MEASURES
(Millions of U.S. Dollars unless otherwise
indicated, except for per share data)
We present certain financial measures, other than in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), on an
"adjusted" or "non-GAAP" basis. On a consolidated basis, these
measures include adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS"),
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and capital expenditures.
On a segment basis, these measures include adjusted EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA margin. In addition to these measures, we also
present certain supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to help
the reader understand the impact that certain disclosed items, or
"non-GAAP adjustments," have on the calculation of our adjusted
diluted EPS. For each non-GAAP financial measure, we present a
reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measure
calculated in accordance with GAAP.
In many cases, non-GAAP financial measures are determined by
adjusting the most directly comparable GAAP measure to exclude
non-GAAP adjustments that we believe are not representative of our
underlying business performance. For example, we exclude the impact
of the non-service components of net periodic benefit/cost for our
defined benefit pension plans. Non-service related components are
recurring, non-operating items that include interest cost, expected
returns on plan assets, prior service cost amortization, actuarial
loss amortization, as well as special termination benefits,
curtailments, and settlements. The net impact of non-service
related components is reflected within "Other non-operating income
(expense), net" on our consolidated income statements. Adjusting
for the impact of non-service pension components provides
management and users of our financial statements with a more
accurate representation of our underlying business performance
because these components are driven by factors that are unrelated
to our operations, such as volatility in equity and debt markets.
Further, non-service related components are not indicative of our
defined benefit plans' future contribution needs due to the funded
status of the plans. We may also exclude certain expenses
associated with cost reduction actions and impairment charges as
well as gains on disclosed transactions, such as the sale of the
LNG business. The reader should be aware that we may recognize
similar losses or gains in the future.
When applicable, the tax impact of our pre-tax non-GAAP
adjustments reflects the expected current and deferred income tax
impact of our non-GAAP adjustments. These tax impacts are primarily
driven by the statutory tax rate of the various relevant
jurisdictions and the taxability of the adjustments in those
jurisdictions.
We provide these non-GAAP financial measures to allow investors,
potential investors, securities analysts, and others to evaluate
the performance of our business in the same manner as our
management. We believe these measures, when viewed together with
financial results computed in accordance with GAAP, provide a more
complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our
historical financial performance and projected future results.
However, we caution readers not to consider these measures in
isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable
measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Readers should also
consider the limitations associated with these non-GAAP financial
measures, including the potential lack of comparability of these
measures from one company to another.
NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS
In addition to the recurring impact of non-service related
components of our defined benefit pension plan, our fourth quarter
and full year results are adjusted for the items described
below.
Gain on Sale of Business
On 30
September 2024, we completed the sale of our LNG business to
Honeywell International Inc. As a result of the transaction, we
recorded a gain of $1,575.6 during
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 that is reflected within
"Gain on sale of business" on our consolidated income statements
($1,198.4 after tax, or
$5.38 per share). This gain was not
recorded in segment results. Refer to page 9 for additional
information.
Business and Asset Actions
In fiscal years 2024 and
2023, we recorded charges of $57.0
($43.8 after tax, or $0.20 per share) and $244.6 ($204.9
attributable to Air Products after tax, or $0.92 per share), respectively, for strategic
business and asset actions intended to optimize costs and focus
resources on our growth projects. These charges were not recorded
in segment results.
The fiscal year 2024 charge reflects an expense of $57.0 recorded during the second quarter for
severance and other postemployment benefits payable to employees
identified under a global cost reduction plan. We originated this
plan during the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, which resulted
in an initial charge of $27.0. Fiscal
year 2023 also includes noncash charges totaling $217.6, of which $5.0 is attributable to a noncontrolling partner,
to write off assets associated with exited projects that were
previously under construction in our Asia and Europe segments. The assets written off
included those related to our withdrawal from coal gasification in
Indonesia as well as a project in
Ukraine that was permanently
suspended due to Russia's invasion
of the country.
De-designation of Cash Flow Hedges
During the third
quarter of fiscal year 2024, we discontinued cash flow hedge
accounting for certain interest rate swaps designed to hedge
long-term variable rate debt facilities during the construction
period of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, of which Air Products is
a joint venture partner with a one-third interest. We expect these
swaps to remain de-designated until outstanding borrowings from the
available financing are commensurate with the notional value of the
instruments, at which time these instruments may re-qualify for
cash flow hedge accounting. As a result of the de-designation,
unrealized gains and losses are recorded to "Other non-operating
income (expense), net" on our consolidated income statements.
During the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2024, unrealized
losses were $27.5 ($7.3 attributable to Air Products after tax, or
$0.03 per share) and $16.3 ($4.3
attributable to Air Products after tax, or $0.02 per share), respectively. Of these losses,
amounts attributable to our noncontrolling partners were
$17.9 and $10.6, respectively.
We expect to recognize changes to the fair value of the impacted
instruments through earnings in future periods until they
re-qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. It is not possible to
predict the significance of adjustments in future periods given
potential interest rate volatility.
Discontinued Operations
During the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2024, we recorded a pre-tax loss from discontinued
operations of $19.4 ($13.9 after tax, or $0.06 per share) to increase our existing
liability for retained environmental remediation obligations
associated with the sale of our former Amines business in
September 2006. In fiscal year 2023,
income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $7.4 ($0.03 per
share) primarily resulted from a net tax benefit recorded in the
fourth quarter upon release of tax liabilities for uncertain tax
positions taken with respect to the sale of our former Performance
Materials Division ("PMD"), which was completed in 2017.
ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS
The table below provides a reconciliation to the most directly
comparable GAAP measure for each of the major components used to
calculate adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations, which we
view as a key performance metric. In periods that we have non-GAAP
adjustments, we believe it is important for the reader to
understand the per share impact of each such adjustment because
management does not consider these impacts when evaluating
underlying business performance. Per share impacts are calculated
independently and may not sum to total diluted EPS and total
adjusted diluted EPS due to rounding.
|
Three Months Ended 30
September
|
Q4 2024 vs. Q4
2023
|
Operating
Income
|
Equity
Affiliates'
Income
|
Other Non-
Operating
Income/
Expense, Net
|
Income Tax
Provision
|
Net Income
Attributable
to Air
Products
|
Diluted
EPS
|
Q4 2024 GAAP
|
$2,424.4
|
$177.1
|
($48.5)
|
$538.4
|
$1,963.8
|
$8.81
|
Q4 2023 GAAP
|
738.6
|
163.4
|
(12.8)
|
154.2
|
685.2
|
3.08
|
$ Change
GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
$5.73
|
% Change
GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
186 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q4 2024 GAAP
|
$2,424.4
|
$177.1
|
($48.5)
|
$538.4
|
$1,963.8
|
$8.81
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
(1,575.6)
|
—
|
—
|
(377.2)
|
(1,198.4)
|
(5.38)
|
Loss on de-designation
of cash flow hedges(A)
|
—
|
—
|
27.5
|
2.3
|
7.3
|
0.03
|
Non-service pension
cost, net
|
—
|
—
|
26.7
|
6.6
|
20.1
|
0.09
|
Q4 2024 Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
$848.8
|
$177.1
|
$5.7
|
$170.1
|
$792.8
|
$3.56
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q4 2023 GAAP
|
$738.6
|
$163.4
|
($12.8)
|
$154.2
|
$685.2
|
$3.08
|
Non-service pension
cost, net
|
—
|
—
|
22.4
|
5.6
|
16.8
|
0.08
|
Q4 2023 Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
$738.6
|
$163.4
|
$9.6
|
$159.8
|
$702.0
|
$3.15
|
$ Change Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.41
|
% Change Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 %
|
|
|
(A)
|
Includes $17.9
attributable to noncontrolling interests.
|
|
Twelve Months Ended 30
September
|
2024 vs.
2023
|
Operating
Income
|
Equity
Affiliates'
Income
|
Other Non-
Operating
Income/
Expense, Net
|
Income Tax
Provision
|
Net Income
Attributable
to Air
Products
|
Diluted
EPS
|
2024 GAAP
|
$4,466.1
|
$647.7
|
($73.8)
|
$944.9
|
$3,842.1
|
$17.24
|
2023 GAAP
|
2,494.6
|
604.3
|
(39.0)
|
551.2
|
2,292.8
|
10.30
|
$ Change
GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
$6.94
|
% Change
GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 GAAP
|
$4,466.1
|
$647.7
|
($73.8)
|
$944.9
|
$3,842.1
|
$17.24
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
(1,575.6)
|
—
|
—
|
(377.2)
|
(1,198.4)
|
(5.38)
|
Business and asset
actions
|
57.0
|
—
|
—
|
13.2
|
43.8
|
0.20
|
Loss on de-designation
of cash flow hedges (A)
|
—
|
—
|
16.3
|
1.4
|
4.3
|
0.02
|
Non-service pension
cost, net
|
—
|
—
|
102.0
|
25.2
|
76.8
|
0.34
|
2024 Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
$2,947.5
|
$647.7
|
$44.5
|
$607.5
|
$2,768.6
|
$12.43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023 GAAP
|
$2,494.6
|
$604.3
|
($39.0)
|
$551.2
|
$2,292.8
|
$10.30
|
Business and asset
actions(B)
|
244.6
|
—
|
—
|
34.7
|
204.9
|
0.92
|
Non-service pension
cost, net
|
—
|
—
|
86.8
|
21.6
|
65.2
|
0.29
|
2023 Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
$2,739.2
|
$604.3
|
$47.8
|
$607.5
|
$2,562.9
|
$11.51
|
$ Change Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.92
|
% Change Non-GAAP
("Adjusted")
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 %
|
|
(A) Includes
$10.6 attributable to noncontrolling interests.
|
(B) Includes
$5.0 attributable to noncontrolling interests.
|
ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income less income from
discontinued operations, net of tax, and excluding non-GAAP
adjustments, which we do not believe to be indicative of underlying
business trends, before interest expense, other non-operating
income (expense), net, income tax provision, and depreciation and
amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin
provide useful metrics for management to assess operating
performance. Margins are calculated independently for each period
by dividing each line item by consolidated sales for the respective
period and may not sum to total margin due to rounding.
The tables below present consolidated sales and a reconciliation
of net income on a GAAP basis to adjusted EBITDA and net income
margin on a GAAP basis to adjusted EBITDA margin:
|
Q1
|
|
Q2
|
|
Q3
|
|
Q4
|
|
FY Total
|
2024
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
Sales
|
$2,997.4
|
|
|
$2,930.2
|
|
|
$2,985.5
|
|
|
$3,187.5
|
|
|
$12,100.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income and net
income margin
|
$621.6
|
20.7 %
|
|
$580.9
|
19.8 %
|
|
$708.9
|
23.7 %
|
|
$1,951.0
|
61.2 %
|
|
$3,862.4
|
31.9 %
|
Less: Loss from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
(13.9)
|
(0.4 %)
|
|
(13.9)
|
(0.1 %)
|
Add: Interest
expense
|
53.5
|
1.8 %
|
|
59.9
|
2.0 %
|
|
55.7
|
1.9 %
|
|
49.7
|
1.6 %
|
|
218.8
|
1.8 %
|
Less: Other
non-operating income (expense), net
|
(14.8)
|
(0.5 %)
|
|
(9.2)
|
(0.3 %)
|
|
(1.3)
|
— %
|
|
(48.5)
|
(1.5 %)
|
|
(73.8)
|
(0.6 %)
|
Add: Income tax
provision
|
135.4
|
4.5 %
|
|
130.5
|
4.5 %
|
|
140.6
|
4.7 %
|
|
538.4
|
16.9 %
|
|
944.9
|
7.8 %
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization
|
349.2
|
11.7 %
|
|
360.8
|
12.3 %
|
|
360.3
|
12.1 %
|
|
380.8
|
11.9 %
|
|
1,451.1
|
12.0 %
|
Less: Gain on sale of
business
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
1,575.6
|
49.4 %
|
|
1,575.6
|
13.0 %
|
Add: Business and asset
actions
|
—
|
— %
|
|
57.0
|
1.9 %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
57.0
|
0.5 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA margin
|
$1,174.5
|
39.2 %
|
|
$1,198.3
|
40.9 %
|
|
$1,266.8
|
42.4 %
|
|
$1,406.7
|
44.1 %
|
|
$5,046.3
|
41.7 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q1
|
|
Q2
|
|
Q3
|
|
Q4
|
|
FY Total
|
2023
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
|
$
|
Margin
|
Sales
|
$3,174.7
|
|
|
$3,200.1
|
|
|
$3,033.9
|
|
|
$3,191.3
|
|
|
$12,600.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income and net
income margin
|
$583.8
|
18.4 %
|
|
$449.9
|
14.1 %
|
|
$610.5
|
20.1 %
|
|
$694.4
|
21.8 %
|
|
$2,338.6
|
18.6 %
|
Less: Income from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
7.4
|
0.2 %
|
|
7.4
|
0.1 %
|
Add: Interest
expense
|
41.2
|
1.3 %
|
|
40.9
|
1.3 %
|
|
47.4
|
1.6 %
|
|
48.0
|
1.5 %
|
|
177.5
|
1.4 %
|
Less: Other
non-operating income (expense), net
|
(0.6)
|
— %
|
|
(13.9)
|
(0.4 %)
|
|
(11.7)
|
(0.4 %)
|
|
(12.8)
|
(0.4 %)
|
|
(39.0)
|
(0.3 %)
|
Add: Income tax
provision
|
136.4
|
4.3 %
|
|
121.0
|
3.8 %
|
|
139.6
|
4.6 %
|
|
154.2
|
4.8 %
|
|
551.2
|
4.4 %
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization
|
321.5
|
10.1 %
|
|
339.6
|
10.6 %
|
|
339.9
|
11.2 %
|
|
357.3
|
11.2 %
|
|
1,358.3
|
10.8 %
|
Add: Business and asset
actions
|
—
|
— %
|
|
185.6
|
5.8 %
|
|
59.0
|
1.9 %
|
|
—
|
— %
|
|
244.6
|
1.9 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA margin
|
$1,083.5
|
34.1 %
|
|
$1,150.9
|
36.0 %
|
|
$1,208.1
|
39.8 %
|
|
$1,259.3
|
39.5 %
|
|
$4,701.8
|
37.3 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 vs.
2023
|
Q1
|
|
Q2
|
|
Q3
|
|
Q4
|
|
FY Total
|
Change
GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income $
change
|
$37.8
|
|
$131.0
|
|
$98.4
|
|
$1,256.6
|
|
$1,523.8
|
Net income %
change
|
6 %
|
|
29 %
|
|
16 %
|
|
181 %
|
|
65 %
|
Net income margin
change
|
230 bp
|
|
570 bp
|
|
360 bp
|
|
3,940 bp
|
|
1,330 bp
|
Change
Non-GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA $
change
|
$91.0
|
|
$47.4
|
|
$58.7
|
|
$147.4
|
|
$344.5
|
Adjusted EBITDA %
change
|
8 %
|
|
4 %
|
|
5 %
|
|
12 %
|
|
7 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin
change
|
510 bp
|
|
490 bp
|
|
260 bp
|
|
460 bp
|
|
440 bp
|
The tables below present sales and a reconciliation of operating
income and operating margin to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
margin for the Company's three largest regional segments for the
three months ended 30 September 2024
and 2023:
Americas
|
Q4 FY24
|
Q4 FY23
|
|
$ Change
|
Change
|
Sales
|
$1,307.5
|
$1,351.3
|
|
($43.8)
|
(3 %)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$447.7
|
$397.7
|
|
$50.0
|
13 %
|
Operating
margin
|
34.2 %
|
29.4 %
|
|
|
480 bp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP
to Non-GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$447.7
|
$397.7
|
|
|
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization
|
179.9
|
168.5
|
|
|
|
Add: Equity affiliates'
income
|
40.0
|
34.8
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$667.6
|
$601.0
|
|
$66.6
|
11 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
51.1 %
|
44.5 %
|
|
|
660 bp
|
|
Asia
|
Q4 FY24
|
Q4 FY23
|
|
$ Change
|
Change
|
Sales
|
$861.2
|
$801.5
|
|
$59.7
|
7 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$244.3
|
$196.8
|
|
$47.5
|
24 %
|
Operating
margin
|
28.4 %
|
24.6 %
|
|
|
380 bp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP
to Non-GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$244.3
|
$196.8
|
|
|
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization
|
127.3
|
113.3
|
|
|
|
Add: Equity affiliates'
income
|
11.7
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$383.3
|
$317.6
|
|
$65.7
|
21 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
44.5 %
|
39.6 %
|
|
|
490 bp
|
|
Europe
|
Q4 FY24
|
Q4 FY23
|
|
$ Change
|
Change
|
Sales
|
$730.9
|
$711.7
|
|
$19.2
|
3 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$206.7
|
$168.3
|
|
$38.4
|
23 %
|
Operating
margin
|
28.3 %
|
23.6 %
|
|
|
470 bp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP
to Non-GAAP:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
$206.7
|
$168.3
|
|
|
|
Add: Depreciation and
amortization
|
55.9
|
55.0
|
|
|
|
Add: Equity affiliates'
income
|
29.4
|
26.5
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$292.0
|
$249.8
|
|
$42.2
|
17 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
40.0 %
|
35.1 %
|
|
|
490 bp
|
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Capital expenditures is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define
as the sum of cash flows for additions to plant and equipment,
including long-term deposits, acquisitions (less cash acquired),
investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates, and
investment in financing receivables on our consolidated statements
of cash flows. Additionally, we adjust additions to plant and
equipment to exclude NEOM Green Hydrogen Company ("NGHC")
expenditures funded by the joint venture's non-recourse project
financing as well as our partners' equity contributions to arrive
at a measure that we believe is more representative of our
investment activities. Substantially all the funding we provide to
NGHC is limited for use by the venture for capital
expenditures.
A reconciliation of cash used for investing activities to our
reported capital expenditures is provided below:
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
30 September
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
Cash used for investing
activities
|
$4,919.2
|
$5,916.4
|
Proceeds from sale of
assets and investments
|
1,878.8
|
25.4
|
Purchases of
investments
|
(141.4)
|
(640.1)
|
Proceeds from
investments
|
470.7
|
897.0
|
Other investing
activities
|
72.4
|
4.8
|
NGHC expenditures not
funded by Air Products' equity(A)
|
(2,047.7)
|
(979.1)
|
Capital
expenditures
|
$5,152.0
|
$5,224.4
|
|
|
(A)
|
Reflects the portion of
"Additions to plant and equipment, including long-term deposits"
that is associated with NGHC, less our approximate cash investment
in the joint venture.
|
The components of our capital expenditures are detailed in the
table below:
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
30 September
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
Additions to plant and
equipment, including long-term deposits
|
$6,796.7
|
$4,626.4
|
Investment in and
advances to unconsolidated affiliates
|
—
|
912.0
|
Investment in financing
receivables
|
403.0
|
665.1
|
NGHC expenditures not
funded by Air Products' equity(A)
|
(2,047.7)
|
(979.1)
|
Capital
expenditures
|
$5,152.0
|
$5,224.4
|
|
|
(A)
|
Reflects the portion of
"Additions to plant and equipment, including long-term deposits"
that is associated with NGHC, less our approximate cash investment
in the joint venture.
|
Outlook for Investing Activities
It is not possible,
without unreasonable efforts, to reconcile our forecasted capital
expenditures to future cash used for investing activities because
we are unable to identify the timing or occurrence of our future
investment activity, which is driven by our assessment of competing
opportunities at the time we enter into transactions. These
decisions, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a
significant effect on our cash used for investing activities.
We expect capital expenditures for fiscal year 2025 in the range
of $4.5 billion to $5.0 billion.
OUTLOOK
The guidance provided below is on an adjusted continuing operations
basis and is compared to adjusted historical diluted EPS
attributable to Air Products. These adjusted measures exclude the
impact of certain items that we believe are not representative of
our underlying business performance, such as the non-service
components of net periodic benefit/cost for our defined benefit
pension plans, the incurrence of costs for business, asset, and
cost reduction actions and impairment charges, or the recognition
of gains or losses on certain disclosed items. The per share impact
for each of our non-GAAP adjustments is calculated independently
and may not sum to total adjusted diluted EPS due to rounding.
It is not possible, without unreasonable efforts, to identify
the timing or occurrence of similar future events or the potential
for other transactions that may impact future GAAP EPS.
Furthermore, it is not possible to identify the potential
significance of these events in advance; however, any of these
events, if they were to occur, could have a significant effect on
our future GAAP EPS. Accordingly, management is unable to fully
reconcile, without unreasonable efforts, our forecasted range of
adjusted EPS on a continuing operations basis to a comparable GAAP
range.
|
Diluted
EPS
|
|
Q1
|
Full Year
|
2024 Diluted
EPS(A)
|
$2.73
|
$17.24
|
Gain on sale of
business
|
—
|
(5.38)
|
Business and asset
actions
|
—
|
0.20
|
Loss on de-designation
of cash flow hedges
|
—
|
0.02
|
Non-service pension
cost, net
|
0.08
|
0.34
|
2024 Adjusted Diluted
EPS(A)
|
$2.82
|
$12.43
|
2025 Adjusted Diluted
EPS Outlook
|
$2.75 –
$2.85
|
$12.70 –
$13.00
|
$ Change
|
(0.07) –
0.03
|
0.27 – 0.57
|
% Change
|
(2%) – 1%
|
2% – 5%
|
|
|
(A)
|
We completed the
divestiture of our LNG business on September 30, 2024; therefore,
this business will not contribute to fiscal year 2025 results and,
accordingly, is not reflected in our fiscal year 2025 guidance.
Refer to page 9 above for additional information.
|
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