Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 2, 2023

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Vontier Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-39483

84-2783455

(State or Other Jurisdiction
Of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5438 Wade Park Boulevard, Suite 600

Raleigh, NC 27607

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (984) 275-6000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	VNT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 2, 2023, Vontier Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 29, 2023. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information set forth in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. This Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release, dated November 2 , 2023
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		VONTIER CORPORATION

Date:	November 2, 2023	By:	/s/ Courtney Kamlet
		Name:	Courtney Kamlet
		Title:	Vice President - Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

Vontier Reports Strong Third Quarter Results and Raises 2023 Adjusted EPS Midpoint

Solid underlying growth across the portfolio, driven by our Connected Mobility strategy and strong secular trends across the mobility ecosystem, including demand for productivity, automation, and multi-energy solutions.

•Sales of $765 million, down 3% vs. prior year; Core sales down 3%

•GAAP diluted net EPS of $0.58; Adjusted diluted net EPS of $0.73 vs. prior guide of $0.65 to $0.69

•Operating cash flow was $132 million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow was $128 million, representing 113% Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion

•Initiates Q4 2023 guidance for Adjusted diluted net EPS of $0.75 to $0.79

•Narrows full-year 2023 Adjusted diluted net EPS guidance to $2.83 to $2.87

RALEIGH, North Carolina, November 2, 2023 -- Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT), a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2023.

Vontier reported $765.4 million in sales for the third quarter, a decline of 3% year-over-year, reflecting a decrease in core sales of 3%. Continued underlying momentum across the portfolio, supported by strong secular tailwinds, healthy end market demand, improving supply chain conditions, and ongoing pricing realization, was more than offset by the expected sunset of EMV-related sales. Operating profit of $142.6 million declined 5% versus the prior year, and operating profit margin decreased 50 basis points, to 18.6%. Adjusted operating profit of $169.1 million declined 14% versus the prior year and adjusted operating profit margin decreased approximately 270 basis points, to 22.1%. Net earnings were $90.6 million, and adjusted net earnings were $113.4 million, resulting in diluted net earnings per share of $0.58 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $0.73.

“Vontier delivered another quarter of strong financial performance, exceeding the high end of our guidance range, reflecting solid baseline core revenue growth, operating profit and strong free cash flow,” said Mark Morelli, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our global teams remain focused on advancing our connected mobility strategy, delivering innovative solutions and demonstrating product leadership in key growth verticals across our end markets.”

“Our year-to-date performance, resilient portfolio and constructive end market demand give us confidence to raise our outlook for the full year,” Morelli continued. “Vontier’s differentiated solutions across productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies are enabling the way the world moves and transforming the mobility ecosystem.”

Segment Results


Q3 2023 Segment Results Summary

	Mobility Technologies	Repair Solutions	Environmental & Fueling Solutions	Other	Total Vontier
Sales ($M)	$247.7	$160.2	$331.6	$25.9	$765.4
Segment Operating Profit	$51.4	$43.3	$95.7	$2.2	$192.6
Segment Operating Profit %	20.8%	27.0%	28.9%	8.5%	25.2%

Mobility Technologies reported sales increased 8% versus the prior year. Strong demand in car wash technologies and alternative energy solutions resulted in core sales growth of 4%. Segment operating profit declined 6% versus the prior year. Segment operating profit margin declined 320 basis points year over year, primarily due to unfavorable product and geography mix and continued growth investments.

Repair Solutions reported sales grew 5% over the prior year. Core sales growth of 5% was driven by robust demand for cordless power tools and tool storage. Segment operating profit declined 11% versus the prior year. Segment operating profit margin declined 480 basis points, reflecting the absence of a prior year tariff benefit and the impact of year-over-year reserve-related adjustments to the receivables portfolio.

Environmental & Fueling Solutions reported sales declined 10% year-over-year. Core sales were down 10%, reflecting the expected year-over-year decline in EMV-related sales, offset in part by continued strength in U.S. dispensing and environmental equipment. Segment operating profit declined 8% year over year, while segment operating profit margin expanded 60 basis points, driven by restructuring and productivity savings.

Other Items

•Repurchased ~$12 million, or ~0.4 million shares, during the quarter; Year to date through September, share repurchases total ~$62 million, or 2.4 million shares.

•Repaid $75 million in debt during the quarter; Year to date through September, debt repayment totaled $240 million. Net leverage ratio ended Q3 at 2.9X.

2023 Outlook

•Total sales down low-single digits; Core sales down low-single digits; Baseline* core sales growth of high-single digits

•Adjusted operating profit margin down ~80 basis points; Baseline* adjusted operating profit margin expansion of ~180 basis points

•Adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $2.83 to $2.87, compares to the prior range of $2.79 to $2.87

•Adjusted free cash flow conversion of ~90-100%

Q4 2023 Outlook

•Total sales down low-double digits; Core sales down high-single digits to low-double digits; Baseline* core sales growth of low-to-mid-single digits

•Adjusted operating profit margin expansion of 90 to 130 basis points year-over-year; Baseline* adjusted operating profit margin expansion of 350 to 390 basis points year-over-year

•Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75 to $0.79

*References to baseline core sales growth and baseline margin expansion exclude the impact of the year over year decline in EMV-related U.S. Dispenser sales (~$300M) and the associated operating profit decline (~$150M), consistent with the framework previously provided.

Conference Call Details

Vontier will discuss results and outlook during its quarterly investor conference call today starting at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Vontier’s website, www.vontier.com, under “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.

The call can be accessed via webcast or by dialing +1 888-259-6580, along with the conference ID: 22955064. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation, or by dialing +1 877-674-7070, conference ID: 22955064 and passcode 955064 or under the “Investors” section of the Vontier website under “Events & Presentations.”

ABOUT VONTIER

Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also references “core sales growth,” “baseline core sales growth”, “adjusted operating profit,” “adjusted operating profit margin,” “segment operating profit,” “segment operating profit margin,” “adjusted net earnings,” “adjusted diluted net earnings per share,” “free cash flow,” “adjusted free cash flow”, “adjusted free cash flow conversion”, “EBITDA”, “adjusted EBITDA” and “net leverage ratio” which are non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons why we believe these measures, when used in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors, how management uses such non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP financial measures, but should instead be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures used by Vontier in this release may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding Vontier Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) business and acquisition opportunities and anticipated earnings, and any other statements identified by their use of words like “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or “will” or other words of similar meaning. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve, international trade policies and the financial markets, contractions or lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, changes in industry standards and governmental regulations that may adversely impact demand for our products or our costs, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, impact of divestitures, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and divestitures, impact of changes to tax laws, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to international economic, political, war or hostility, legal, compliance and business factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to product, service or

software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring activities, impact of changes to U.S. GAAP, labor matters, and disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. These forward-looking statements represent Vontier’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this release and Vontier 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.

CONTACT

Ryan Edelman

Vice President, Investor Relations

Vontier Corporation

5438 Wade Park Blvd, Suite 600

Raleigh, NC 27607

Telephone: (984) 238-1929

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions)

(unaudited)


	September 29, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	263.6	$	204.5
Accounts receivable, net	523.9		514.8
Inventories	314.3		346.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	149.4		152.8
Equity securities measured at fair value	—		21.3
Current assets held for sale	52.0		145.6
Total current assets	1,303.2		1,385.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	97.8		92.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets	37.9		44.5
Long-term financing receivables, net	272.0		249.8
Other intangible assets, net	584.8		649.7
Goodwill	1,721.9		1,738.7
Other assets	204.3		183.5
Total assets	$	4,221.9	$	4,343.3
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	6.3	$	4.6
Trade accounts payable	352.1		430.9
Current operating lease liabilities	12.4		13.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	467.6		437.6
Current liabilities held for sale	29.3		43.0
Total current liabilities	867.7		929.9
Long-term operating lease liabilities	28.2		34.0
Long-term debt	2,348.2		2,585.7
Other long-term liabilities	212.8		214.2
Total liabilities	3,456.9		3,763.8
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock	—		—
Common stock	—		—
Treasury stock	(390.2)		(328.0)
Additional paid-in capital	47.9		27.6
Retained earnings	1,029.8		770.8
Accumulated other comprehensive income	72.0		106.1
Total Vontier stockholders’ equity	759.5		576.5
Noncontrolling interests	5.5		3.0
Total equity	765.0		579.5
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,221.9	$	4,343.3

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(in millions, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022		September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022
Sales	$	765.4	$	788.0	$	2,306.2	$	2,312.5
Cost of sales	(406.4)		(428.1)		(1,246.1)		(1,269.2)
Gross profit	359.0		359.9		1,060.1		1,043.3
Operating costs:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(177.3)		(174.7)		(542.7)		(517.4)
Research and development expenses	(39.1)		(35.0)		(120.4)		(104.4)
Operating profit	142.6		150.2		397.0		421.5
Non-operating income (expense), net:
Interest expense, net	(22.8)		(17.9)		(70.7)		(46.1)
Gain on sale of business	0.3		—		34.4		—
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business	—		—		—		32.7
Unrealized (loss) gain on equity securities measured at fair value	—		(65.8)		—		17.2
Other non-operating (expense) income, net	(0.2)		1.4		(1.6)		1.3
Earnings before income taxes	119.9		67.9		359.1		426.6
Provision for income taxes	(29.3)		(17.8)		(88.4)		(93.0)
Net earnings	$	90.6	$	50.1	$	270.7	$	333.6

Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.59	$	0.32	$	1.74	$	2.07
Diluted	$	0.58	$	0.32	$	1.73	$	2.06
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	154.8		158.2		155.3		161.5
Diluted	155.8		158.7		156.1		162.2

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	270.7	$	333.6
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization expense	93.8		86.8
Stock-based compensation expense	24.1		19.0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2.9		2.5
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up	1.3		—
Loss (gain) on equity investments	1.0		(2.8)
Gain on sale of business	(34.4)		—
Gain on sale of property	(2.8)		—
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business	—		(32.7)
Unrealized gain on equity securities measured at fair value	—		(17.4)
Impairment charges	—		2.1
Change in deferred income taxes	(16.1)		(16.8)
Change in accounts receivable and long-term financing receivables, net	(33.6)		(76.1)
Change in other operating assets and liabilities	(16.8)		(158.4)
Net cash provided by operating activities	290.1		139.8
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash provided	107.5		—
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received	—		(277.1)
Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment	(43.5)		(43.0)
Proceeds from sale of property	4.3		0.2
Cash paid for equity investments	(2.7)		(11.3)
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	20.4		5.1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	86.0		(326.1)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—		235.0
Repayment of long-term debt	(240.0)		(185.0)
Net proceeds from short-term borrowings	1.4		3.6

Payments of common stock cash dividend	(11.7)		(12.0)
Purchases of treasury stock	(61.6)		(288.0)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	6.0		1.3
Other financing activities	(7.4)		(3.8)
Net cash used in financing activities	(313.3)		(248.9)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3.7)		(15.7)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	59.1		(450.9)
Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents	204.5		572.6
Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents	$	263.6	$	121.7

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(in millions)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022			September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022
Sales
Mobility Technologies	$	247.7		$	228.5		$	732.4		$	646.7
Repair Solutions	160.2			152.7			500.0			466.8
Environmental & Fueling Solutions	331.6			368.5			984.7			1,072.0
Other	25.9			38.3			89.1			127.0
Total Vontier Sales	$	765.4		$	788.0		$	2,306.2		$	2,312.5

Segment & Adjusted Operating Profit
Mobility Technologies	$	51.4		$	54.8		$	144.0		$	138.5
Repair Solutions	43.3			48.6			132.2			137.2
Environmental & Fueling Solutions	95.7			104.3			271.6			284.8
Other	2.2			1.5			8.2			9.8
Segment Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)	192.6			209.2			556.0			570.3
Corporate & Other Unallocated Expense	(23.5)			(13.4)			(65.6)			(44.1)
Adjusted Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	169.1		$	195.8		$	490.4		$	526.2

Segment & Adjusted Operating Profit Margin
Mobility Technologies	20.8		%	24.0		%	19.7		%	21.4		%
Repair Solutions	27.0		%	31.8		%	26.4		%	29.4		%
Environmental & Fueling Solutions	28.9		%	28.3		%	27.6		%	26.6		%
Other	8.5		%	3.9		%	9.2		%	7.7		%
Segment Operating Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)	25.2		%	26.5		%	24.1		%	24.7		%
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)	22.1		%	24.8		%	21.3		%	22.8		%

Note: Results for the Mobility Technologies and Environmental & Fueling Solutions segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 have been revised from the results previously reported on March 20, 2023.

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

AND OTHER INFORMATION

Core Sales Growth and Baseline Core Sales Growth

We define core sales growth as the change in total sales calculated according to GAAP but excluding (i) sales from acquired and certain divested businesses; (ii) the impact of currency translation; and (iii) certain other items.

•References to sales attributable to acquisitions or acquired businesses refer to GAAP sales from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition less the amount of sales attributable to certain divested businesses or product lines not considered discontinued operations.

•The portion of sales attributable to the impact of currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in sales (excluding sales from acquired businesses) and (b) the period-to-period change in sales, including foreign operations, (excluding sales from acquired businesses) after applying the current period foreign exchange rates to the prior year period.

•The portion of sales attributable to other items is calculated as the impact of those items which are not directly correlated to sales from existing businesses which do not have an impact on the current or comparable period.

Baseline core sales growth refers to core sales growth but excluding the impact of the end of the U.S. upgrade cycle for enhanced credit card security requirements for outdoor payment systems based on the EMV global standards.

Core sales growth and Baseline core sales growth should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, total sales, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Management believes that reporting the non-GAAP financial measure of core sales growth provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our sales performance with our performance in prior and future periods and to our peers. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and certain divestiture-related items because the nature, size and number of such transactions can vary dramatically from period to period and between us and our peers. We exclude the effect of currency translation and certain other items from core sales because these items are either not under management’s control or relate to items not directly correlated to core sales growth. Management believes the exclusion of these items from core sales growth may facilitate assessment of underlying business trends and may assist in comparisons of long-term performance. References to sales volume refer to the impact of both price and unit sales.

Adjusted Operating Profit and Adjusted Operating Profit Margin

Adjusted operating profit refers to operating profit calculated in accordance with GAAP, but excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, costs associated with restructurings including one-time termination benefits and related charges and impairment and other charges associated with facility closure, contract termination and other related activities, and the related impact of certain divested businesses or product lines not considered discontinued operations ("Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments"), transaction- and deal-related costs, one-time costs related to the separation, amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up, gains and losses on sale of property, other charges which represent charges incurred that are not part of our core operating results ("Other charges") and normalization and other adjustments which represent adjustments for standalone public company costs. Adjusted operating profit margin refers to adjusted operating profit divided by GAAP sales.

Segment Operating Profit and Segment Operating Profit Margin

Segment operating profit is used by Vontier’s management in determining how to allocate resources and assess performance. Segment operating profit represents total segment sales less operating costs attributable to the segment, which does not include unallocated corporate costs and other operating costs not allocated to the reportable segments as part of management’s assessment of reportable segment operating performance, including stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets and other costs shown in the reconciliation to GAAP operating profit below. As part of management’s assessment of the Repair Solutions segment, a capital charge based on the segment’s financing receivables portfolio is assessed by Corporate. Segment operating profit margin refers to segment operating profit divided by GAAP sales.

Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share

Adjusted net earnings refers to net earnings calculated in accordance with GAAP, but excluding on a pretax basis amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments, transaction- and deal-related costs, one-time costs related to the separation, amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up, gains and losses on sale of property, Other charges, normalization and other adjustments which represent adjustments for standalone public company costs, non-cash write-offs of deferred financing costs, gains and losses on sale of businesses and gains and losses on investments, and including the tax effect of these adjustments and other tax adjustments. The tax effect of such adjustments was calculated by applying our estimated adjusted effective tax rate to the pretax amount of each adjustment. Adjusted diluted net earnings per share refers to adjusted net earnings divided by the weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion

Free cash flow refers to cash flow from operations calculated according to GAAP but excluding capital expenditures. Adjusted free cash flow refers to free cash flow adjusted for cash received from the sale of property and cash paid for Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments, transaction- and deal-related costs, one-time costs related to the separation, and Other charges. Adjusted free cash flow conversion refers to adjusted free cash flow divided by adjusted net earnings.

Net Leverage Ratio and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA refers to net earnings calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA refers to EBITDA adjusted for Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments, transaction- and deal-related costs, one-time costs related to the separation, amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up, gains and losses on sale of property, Other charges, non-cash write-offs of deferred financing costs, gains and losses on sale of businesses and gains and losses on investments. Net leverage ratio refers to net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by reflecting additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to understand the long-term profitability trends of our business, and facilitate comparisons of our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

A reconciliation of each of the projected Core Sales Growth, Baseline Core Sales Growth, Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Baseline Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion, which are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is not provided because the company is unable to provide such reconciliation without unreasonable effort. The inability to provide each reconciliation is due to the unpredictability of the amounts and timing of events affecting the items we exclude from the non-GAAP measure.

Components of Sales Growth


	% Change Three Months Ended September 29, 2023 vs. Comparable 2022 Period
	Mobility Technologies	Repair Solutions	Environmental & Fueling Solutions	Total
Total Sales Growth (GAAP)	8.4%	4.9%	(10.0)%	(2.9)%
Core sales growth (Non-GAAP)	4.1%	5.0%	(10.3)%	(2.6)%
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures (Non-GAAP)	4.8%	—%	—%	(0.2)%
Impact of currency exchange rates (Non-GAAP)	(0.5)%	(0.1)%	0.3%	(0.1)%

Core sales growth (Non-GAAP)	4.1%	5.0%	(10.3)%	(2.6)%
Impact of EMV sunset(a)	7.6%	—%	23.3%	13.0%
Baseline core sales growth (Non-GAAP)	11.7%	5.0%	13.0%	10.4%

(a) Reflects the impact of the end of the U.S. upgrade cycle for enhanced credit card security requirements for outdoor payments systems based on the EMV global standards.


	% Change Nine Months Ended September 29, 2023 vs. Comparable 2022 Period
	Mobility Technologies	Repair Solutions	Environmental & Fueling Solutions	Total
Total Sales Growth (GAAP)	13.3%	7.1%	(8.1)%	(0.3)%
Core sales growth (Non-GAAP)	6.8%	7.2%	(7.2)%	(0.2)%
Impact of acquisitions (Non-GAAP)	7.9%	—%	—%	0.8%
Impact of currency exchange rates (Non-GAAP)	(1.4)%	(0.1)%	(0.9)%	(0.9)%

Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Adjusted Operating Profit and Segment Operating Profit


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
$ in millions	September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022			September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022
Operating Profit (GAAP)	$	142.6		$	150.2		$	397.0		$	421.5
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	20.1			18.9			61.1			57.0
Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments	3.5			6.7			22.3			12.3
Transaction- and deal-related costs	2.1			19.0			8.8			29.4
One-time costs related to separation	0.8			0.8			2.7			4.0
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up	—			—			1.3			—
Gain on sale of property	—			—			(2.8)			—
Other charges	—			0.1			—			2.2
Normalization and other adjustments(a)	—			0.1			—			(0.2)
Adjusted Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)	169.1			195.8			490.4			526.2
Corporate & Other Unallocated Costs	23.5			13.4			65.6			44.1
Segment Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	192.6		$	209.2		$	556.0		$	570.3

Operating Profit Margin (GAAP)	18.6		%	19.1		%	17.2		%	18.2		%
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)	22.1		%	24.8		%	21.3		%	22.8		%
Segment Operating Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)	25.2		%	26.5		%	24.1		%	24.7		%

(a) Adjustment for standalone public company costs

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)	September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022		September 29, 2023		September 30, 2022
Net Earnings (GAAP)	$	90.6	$	50.1	$	270.7	$	333.6
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	20.1		18.9		61.1		57.0
Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments	3.5		6.7		22.3		12.3
Transaction- and deal-related costs	2.1		19.0		8.8		29.4
One-time costs related to separation	0.8		0.8		2.7		4.0
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up	—		—		1.3		—
Gain on sale of property	—		—		(2.8)		—
Other charges	—		0.1		—		2.2
Normalization and other adjustments (a)	—		0.1		—		(0.2)
Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs	0.1		—		0.2		—
Gain on sale of business	(0.3)		—		(34.4)		—
Loss (gain) on equity investments	0.2		(2.8)		1.0		(2.8)
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business	—		—		—		(32.7)
Unrealized loss (gain) on equity securities measured at fair value	—		65.8		—		(17.2)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments and other tax adjustments (b)	(3.7)		(22.7)		(6.0)		(17.1)
Adjusted Net Earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	113.4	$	136.0	$	324.9	$	368.5

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	155.8		158.7		156.1		162.2

Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (GAAP)	$	0.58	$	0.32	$	1.73	$	2.06
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)	$	0.73	$	0.86	$	2.08	$	2.27

(a) Adjustment for standalone public company costs
(b) The gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business is non-taxable income and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments only includes the other adjustments noted.

Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Adjusted Free Cash Flow


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)	September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022			September 29, 2023			September 30, 2022
Operating Cash Flow (GAAP)	$	131.6		$	91.3		$	290.1		$	139.8
Less: Purchases of property, plant & equipment (capital expenditures)	(17.4)			(16.5)			(43.5)			(43.0)
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)	$	114.2		$	74.8		$	246.6		$	96.8
Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments	6.6			5.9			16.1			12.9
Transaction- and deal-related costs	7.6			6.0			16.1			14.7
One-time costs related to separation	—			—			—			0.2
Proceeds from sale of property	—			—			4.3			0.2
Other charges	—			—			—			14.8
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)	$	128.4		$	86.7		$	283.1		$	139.6
Adjusted Net Earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	113.4		$	136.0		$	324.9		$	368.5
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion Ratio (Non-GAAP)	113.2		%	63.8		%	87.1		%	37.9		%

Net Leverage Ratio and Reconciliation from Net Earnings to EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA


Total Debt	$	2,366.3
Less: Cash	(263.6)
Net Debt	$	2,102.7
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	723.3
Net Leverage Ratio	2.9


	Three Months Ended		LTM
($ in millions)	September 29, 2023		September 29, 2023
Net Earnings (GAAP)	$	90.6	$	338.4
Interest expense, net	22.8		94.2
Income tax expense	29.3		121.5
Depreciation and amortization expense	31.1		125.9
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	173.8	$	680.0
Restructuring- and divestiture-related adjustments	3.5		27.8
Transaction- and deal-related costs	2.1		12.7
One-time costs related to separation	0.8		4.0
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up	—		2.4
Gain on sale of property	—		(2.0)

Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs	0.1		0.2
Gain on sale of business	(0.3)		(34.4)
Loss on equity investments	0.2		6.7

Unrealized loss on equity securities measured at fair value	—		25.9
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	180.2	$	723.3

Cover	Nov. 02, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Nov. 02, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	Vontier Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-39483
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-2783455
Entity Address, Address Line One	5438 Wade Park Boulevard
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 600
Entity Address, City or Town	Raleigh
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	27607
City Area Code	984
Local Phone Number	275-6000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	VNT
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001786842
Amendment Flag	false