DewDiligence
3 months ago
3M—(+20%)—reports 2Q24 results—raises 2024 EPS guidance:
https://investors.3m.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1854/3m-delivers-strong-second-quarter-results-company-updates
Today is shaping up to be the largest single-day % gain for 3M shares since the 1980s!
3M spun off its healthcare segment into the new company, Solventum (Nasdaq: SOLV) on 4/1/24, so 3M’s 2Q24 results and 2024 guidance no longer include that business segment.
New non-GAAP EPS guidance is $7.00-7.30, up $0.50 from the prior range of $6.80-7.30. (Non-GAAP EPS excludes the cost of the announced earplug and PFAS settlements and related legal expenses.)
3M reiterated guidance for 2024 sales growth of -0.25% to +1.75% and for organic sales growth of 0-2.0%. (Organic sales growth excludes the effect of acquisitions, divestitures, and exchange rates.)
CC slides:
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_142360f796ba67379326101abd746104/3m/db/3222/30879/presentation/Q2+2024+Earnings+Presentation.pdf
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2Q24 financial statements:
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_142360f796ba67379326101abd746104/3m/db/3222/30879/financial_statement/Q2+2024+Supplemental+Financial+Schedules.pdf
DewDiligence
6 months ago
3M reports 1Q24 results—issues 2024 ex-SOLV-spin guidance:
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_827c8a8b5aa9802496746200b47d1a06/3m/db/3222/30862/earnings_release/Q1+2024+Press+Release.pdf
3M spun off its healthcare segment into the new company, Solventum (Nasdaq: SOLV) on 4/1/23, so 3M’s 1Q24 results include that business segment. However, 3M’s new guidance for full-year 2024 results excludes the spun-off business and is on an apples-to-apples basis.
1Q24 sales were $8.0B, flat YoY. 1Q24 organic sales (excluding FX, acquisitions, and divestitures) were -1% YoY.
1Q24 non-GAAP EPS—which excludes the cost of the announced earplug and PFAS settlements and related legal expenses—was $2.39, up from $1.97 in 1Q23.
3M’s new ex-SOLV-spin 2024 guidance is as follows:
Non-GAAP EPS of $6.80-7.30. (The prior 2024 guidance including SOLV was $9.35-9.75; actual 2023 non-GAAP EPS was $9.24.)
Sales growth of -0.25% to +1.75%]/b].
Organic sales growth of 0-2.0%.
CC slides:
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_827c8a8b5aa9802496746200b47d1a06/3m/db/3222/30862/presentation/Q1+2024+Earnings+Presentation.pdf
Financial statements: https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_827c8a8b5aa9802496746200b47d1a06/3m/db/3222/30862/financial_statement/Q1+2024+Supplemental+Financial+Schedules.pdf
eastunder
7 months ago
3M Company (MMM) recently completed the previously announced spin-off of its healthcare business into a separate public company. The spun-off entity, which is renamed Solventum Corporation, is listed on the NYSE under the ticker SOLV.
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2249069/3m-mmm-completes-divestiture-of-its-healthcare-business
MMM’s shares increased 6% yesterday to eventually close the trading session at $94.02.
MMM shareholders received one share of Solventum stock for every four shares of 3M stock held on the record date for the distribution, Mar 18, 2024. The distribution is proposed to be tax-free to MMM’s shareholders. It’s worth noting that 19.9% of outstanding shares of Solventum stock were retained by 3M and will be monetized within five years after completion of the spin-off.
The spin-off of 3M and its healthcare unit will facilitate each entity to flourish through better operational focus, capital allocation policies and financial flexibility. Solventum will serve a global addressable market worth about $93 billion, which is expected to grow in the range of 4-6% through 2026. The new entity will operate through four operating segments, which are Medical Surgical, Dental Solutions, Health Information Systems and Purification & Filtration.
DewDiligence
8 months ago
3M announces new CEO effective 5/1/24:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/3m-announces-leadership-appointments-103000708.html 3M today announced that William M. "Bill" Brown is appointed chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2024. He succeeds Michael Roman, who is appointed to the role of Executive Chairman of the 3M Board of Directors, also effective May 1, 2024.
…Brown, 61, is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of L3Harris Technologies, a global innovator in aerospace and defense technology solutions, where he served as chief executive officer and chairman, and then executive chair from June 2019 to June 2022. Brown previously served as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Harris Corporation prior to its merger with L3 Technologies in 2019. He joined Harris Corporation in November 2011 as president and chief executive officer. Prior to Harris Corporation, Brown spent 14 years at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) serving in a variety of leadership roles.
Roman will continue to chair 3M's Board of Directors and provide insights from his more than 35 years with 3M to the company's strategic direction as executive chairman of the board. He has served as 3M's CEO since July 2018. Roman might not have been a bad CEO, but bad things happened to the company on his watch, so he gets the blame. The stock is +5% in PM trading.