Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) (“Finning”, the “Company”,
“we”, “our” or “us”) reported fourth quarter and annual 2024
results today. All monetary amounts are in Canadian dollars unless
otherwise stated.
HIGHLIGHTSAll comparisons are to Q4 2023
results unless indicated otherwise.
- Q4 2024 revenue of $2.9 billion and net revenue of $2.6 billion
were up 8% and 7%, respectively, driven by a 12% increase in new
equipment revenue and a 6% increase in product support revenue.
Full year 2024 net revenue of $10.1 billion was up 6% relative to
full year 2023.
- Q4 2024 EBIT (1) was $223 million. EBIT as a percentage of net
revenue (2) was 8.7%, down 90 basis points from Q4 2023 Adjusted
EBIT as a percentage of net revenue (2)(4), with substantial
improvements in the UK and Ireland offset primarily by lower
margins in our Canadian business.
- Q4 2024 EBIT as a percentage of net revenue was 10.9% in South
America, 8.1% in Canada and 5.8% in the UK & Ireland.
- Q4 2024 SG&A (1) as a percentage of net revenue (2) was
16.0%, a decrease of 30 basis points from Q4 2023.
- Q4 2024 EPS (1) of $1.02 was a Q4 record, up 7% from Q4 2023
Adjusted EPS (2)(4).
- Q4 2024 free cash flow (3) was $399 million, bringing full year
2024 free cash flow to $865 million.
- 2024 year-end net debt to Adjusted EBITDA (1)(2)(4) was 1.5
times, down from 1.7 times in Q3 2024.
- Equipment backlog (2) of $2.6 billion at December 31, 2024 was
up 14% from September 30, 2024 reflecting strong order intake from
mining and construction customers. Equipment backlog was also up
27% from December 31, 2023.
“Overall, 2024 was another strong year for Finning. Through the
commitment of our employees, we have built a stronger and more
resilient company to reliably service our customers. We are proud
to have achieved several important milestones in 2024 including
records of $10.1 billion of total net revenue and $5.5 billion of
product support revenue. We delivered this growth in 2024 while
also achieving record low SG&A as a percentage of net revenue
of 16.3% and substantial free cash flow of $865 million.
Importantly, we exited the year with strong momentum including
record Q4 EPS of $1.02 while concurrently generating Q4 free cash
flow of $399 million and rebuilding our backlog to a robust $2.6
billion,” said Kevin Parkes, President and CEO.
“I am very pleased with how each region finished the fourth
quarter. South America delivered product support revenue growth
over 10%, our UK and Ireland team more than doubled their EBIT
through effective strategy execution, and Canada demonstrated
resilience, sequentially improving EBIT in difficult market
conditions. The geographic and end market diversity of our business
was critical to our strong performance in 2024, and this diversity,
with approximately half of our business outside of Canada, will
remain important as we move through 2025.”
“Our focus in 2025 will remain squarely on executing our
strategy to maximize product support, drive full-cycle resilience
and grow our used, rental and power businesses to improve our
return on invested capital,” said Mr. Parkes.
Q4 2024 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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3 months ended |
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Years ended |
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December 31 |
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December 31 |
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% change |
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% change |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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fav(1) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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fav |
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($ millions, except per share amounts) |
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(Restated) |
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(unfav)(1) |
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(Restated) |
(unfav) |
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New equipment |
921 |
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819 |
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12 |
% |
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3,612 |
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3,262 |
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11 |
% |
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Used
equipment |
136 |
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135 |
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0 |
% |
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507 |
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392 |
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29 |
% |
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Equipment rental |
75 |
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88 |
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(14 |
)% |
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295 |
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327 |
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(10 |
)% |
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Product
support |
1,394 |
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1,313 |
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6 |
% |
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5,480 |
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5,378 |
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2 |
% |
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Net fuel and other |
53 |
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48 |
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11 |
% |
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202 |
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184 |
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10 |
% |
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Net revenue |
2,579 |
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2,403 |
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7 |
% |
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10,096 |
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9,543 |
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6 |
% |
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Gross
profit |
631 |
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622 |
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1 |
% |
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2,478 |
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2,504 |
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(1 |
)% |
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Gross
profit as a percentage of net revenue(2) |
24.5 |
% |
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25.9 |
% |
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24.5 |
% |
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26.2 |
% |
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SG&A |
(412 |
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(391 |
) |
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(5 |
)% |
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(1,645 |
) |
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(1,571 |
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(5 |
)% |
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SG&A
as a percentage of net revenue |
(16.0 |
)% |
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(16.3 |
)% |
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(16.3 |
)% |
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(16.5 |
)% |
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Equity
earnings of joint ventures |
4 |
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1 |
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9 |
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9 |
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Other
income |
— |
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13 |
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— |
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54 |
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Other expenses |
— |
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(68 |
) |
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(19 |
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(86 |
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EBIT |
223 |
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177 |
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26 |
% |
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823 |
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910 |
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(10 |
)% |
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EBIT as
a percentage of net revenue |
8.7 |
% |
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7.4 |
% |
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8.2 |
% |
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9.5 |
% |
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Adjusted
EBIT(3)(4) |
223 |
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232 |
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(4 |
)% |
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|
856 |
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|
942 |
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(9 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITas a percentage of net revenue |
8.7 |
% |
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9.6 |
% |
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8.5 |
% |
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9.9 |
% |
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Net
income attributable to shareholders of Finning |
141 |
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85 |
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63 |
% |
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509 |
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523 |
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(3 |
)% |
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EPS |
1.02 |
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0.59 |
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72 |
% |
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3.62 |
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3.55 |
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2 |
% |
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Adjusted EPS |
1.02 |
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0.96 |
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7 |
% |
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3.80 |
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3.91 |
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(3 |
)% |
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Free cash flow |
399 |
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280 |
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43 |
% |
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865 |
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66 |
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n/m(1) |
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Q4 2024 EBIT by Operation |
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South |
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UK & |
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Finning |
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($ millions, except per share amounts) |
Canada |
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America |
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Ireland |
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Other |
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Total |
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EPS |
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EBIT / EPS |
101 |
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103 |
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22 |
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(3 |
) |
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223 |
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|
1.02 |
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EBIT as a percentage of net revenue |
8.1 |
% |
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10.9 |
% |
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5.8 |
% |
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n/m |
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8.7 |
% |
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Q4 2023 EBIT by Operation |
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South |
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UK & |
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Finning |
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($ millions, except per share amounts) |
Canada |
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America |
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Ireland |
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Other |
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Total |
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EPS |
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EBIT / EPS |
117 |
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55 |
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6 |
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(1 |
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177 |
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0.59 |
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Foreign
exchange and tax impact of |
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devaluation of ARS(1) |
— |
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56 |
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— |
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— |
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56 |
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0.37 |
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Gain on
sale of property, plant, and equipment |
— |
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(13 |
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— |
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— |
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(13 |
) |
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(0.06 |
) |
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Write-off of intangible assets |
5 |
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4 |
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3 |
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— |
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12 |
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0.06 |
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Adjusted EBIT / Adjusted EPS |
122 |
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102 |
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9 |
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(1 |
) |
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232 |
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0.96 |
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Adjusted
EBIT as a percentage of |
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net revenue |
9.7 |
% |
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12.6 |
% |
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2.7 |
% |
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n/m |
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9.6 |
% |
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QUARTERLY KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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2024 (Restated)(a) |
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2023 (Restated)(a)(b) |
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2022 |
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Q4 |
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Q3 |
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Q2 |
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Q1 |
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Q4 |
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Q3 |
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Q2 |
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Q1 |
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Q4 |
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EBIT ($
millions) |
223 |
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170 |
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228 |
|
202 |
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|
177 |
|
252 |
|
242 |
|
239 |
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|
214 |
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Adjusted EBIT ($
millions) |
223 |
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203 |
|
228 |
|
202 |
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|
232 |
|
252 |
|
242 |
|
216 |
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|
214 |
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EBIT as a % of net
revenue |
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Consolidated |
8.7 |
% |
6.7 |
% |
8.6 |
% |
8.7 |
% |
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7.4 |
% |
10.3 |
% |
9.4 |
% |
11.2 |
% |
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9.0 |
% |
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Canada |
8.1 |
% |
5.6 |
% |
9.2 |
% |
8.9 |
% |
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9.3 |
% |
10.8 |
% |
9.9 |
% |
11.0 |
% |
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11.0 |
% |
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South America |
10.9 |
% |
10.6 |
% |
10.4 |
% |
11.0 |
% |
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6.7 |
% |
12.3 |
% |
12.1 |
% |
10.5 |
% |
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11.4 |
% |
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UK & Ireland |
5.8 |
% |
4.9 |
% |
4.6 |
% |
4.5 |
% |
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1.8 |
% |
5.9 |
% |
5.5 |
% |
5.1 |
% |
|
4.4 |
% |
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Adjusted EBIT as a
% of net revenue |
|
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Consolidated |
8.7 |
% |
8.0 |
% |
8.6 |
% |
8.7 |
% |
|
9.6 |
% |
10.3 |
% |
9.4 |
% |
10.1 |
% |
|
9.0 |
% |
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|
Canada |
8.1 |
% |
7.5 |
% |
9.2 |
% |
8.9 |
% |
|
9.7 |
% |
10.8 |
% |
9.9 |
% |
11.3 |
% |
|
11.0 |
% |
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South America |
10.9 |
% |
10.9 |
% |
10.4 |
% |
11.0 |
% |
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12.6 |
% |
12.3 |
% |
12.1 |
% |
11.5 |
% |
|
11.4 |
% |
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UK & Ireland |
5.8 |
% |
6.3 |
% |
4.6 |
% |
4.5 |
% |
|
2.7 |
% |
5.9 |
% |
5.5 |
% |
5.7 |
% |
|
4.4 |
% |
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EPS |
1.02 |
|
0.75 |
|
1.02 |
|
0.84 |
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|
0.59 |
|
1.07 |
|
1.00 |
|
0.89 |
|
|
0.89 |
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Adjusted EPS |
1.02 |
|
0.93 |
|
1.02 |
|
0.84 |
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|
0.96 |
|
1.07 |
|
1.00 |
|
0.89 |
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|
0.89 |
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Invested
capital(2)($ millions) |
4,566 |
|
4,774 |
|
4,969 |
|
5,128 |
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|
4,765 |
|
4,897 |
|
4,630 |
|
4,545 |
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|
4,170 |
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ROIC(1)(2)(%) |
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Consolidated |
16.9 |
% |
15.8 |
% |
17.4 |
% |
18.0 |
% |
|
19.3 |
% |
20.7 |
% |
20.8 |
% |
20.2 |
% |
|
18.7 |
% |
|
|
|
Canada |
14.3 |
% |
14.6 |
% |
16.8 |
% |
17.4 |
% |
|
18.6 |
% |
19.8 |
% |
20.1 |
% |
19.4 |
% |
|
18.7 |
% |
|
|
|
South America |
25.7 |
% |
23.1 |
% |
23.3 |
% |
24.2 |
% |
|
23.8 |
% |
27.1 |
% |
25.9 |
% |
24.0 |
% |
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
|
UK & Ireland |
14.0 |
% |
10.0 |
% |
10.4 |
% |
10.9 |
% |
|
11.3 |
% |
13.7 |
% |
15.5 |
% |
17.0 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
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Adjusted
ROIC(2)(4) |
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Consolidated |
17.6 |
% |
17.6 |
% |
18.5 |
% |
19.1 |
% |
|
20.0 |
% |
20.2 |
% |
20.2 |
% |
19.7 |
% |
|
18.7 |
% |
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|
Canada |
15.1 |
% |
15.5 |
% |
16.9 |
% |
17.6 |
% |
|
19.0 |
% |
19.9 |
% |
20.2 |
% |
19.6 |
% |
|
18.7 |
% |
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|
South America |
25.9 |
% |
26.5 |
% |
26.5 |
% |
27.4 |
% |
|
27.6 |
% |
27.6 |
% |
26.4 |
% |
24.6 |
% |
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
|
UK & Ireland |
15.0 |
% |
11.5 |
% |
11.0 |
% |
11.5 |
% |
|
12.3 |
% |
14.1 |
% |
15.9 |
% |
17.4 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
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|
Invested capital
turnover(2)(times) |
2.08 |
|
2.02 |
|
1.99 |
|
2.00 |
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|
2.03 |
|
2.08 |
|
2.07 |
|
2.01 |
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|
2.01 |
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Inventory ($
millions) |
2,646 |
|
2,881 |
|
2,974 |
|
3,073 |
|
|
2,844 |
|
2,919 |
|
2,764 |
|
2,710 |
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|
2,461 |
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Inventory turns
(dealership)(2)(times) |
2.78 |
|
2.67 |
|
2.46 |
|
2.36 |
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|
2.47 |
|
2.61 |
|
2.52 |
|
2.52 |
|
|
2.61 |
|
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Working capital to
net revenue(2) |
28.1 |
% |
28.9 |
% |
29.5 |
% |
29.0 |
% |
|
28.4 |
% |
27.3 |
% |
27.3 |
% |
27.8 |
% |
|
27.4 |
% |
|
|
Free cash flow ($
millions) |
399 |
|
346 |
|
330 |
|
(210 |
) |
|
280 |
|
— |
|
31 |
|
(245 |
) |
|
332 |
|
|
|
Net debt to
Adjusted EBITDA ratio (times) |
1.5 |
|
1.7 |
|
1.8 |
|
1.9 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
1.8 |
|
1.8 |
|
1.7 |
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1.6 |
|
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(a) Following a detailed review of our remanufacturing
business in Canada, we determined that the correct classification
of certain costs in SG&A should be cost of sales. Effective Q3
2024, the comparative figures for 2023 and Q1 2024 and Q2 2024
include an immaterial adjustment for a change in classification of
certain expenses. For more information on the impact to financial
statements, please refer to Note 27 of our Annual Financial
Statements (1).
(b) Comparative results for 2023 have been restated for our
adoption of the amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial
Statements effective for the financial year beginning January 1,
2024.
For annual key performance measures, refer to page 7 of the 2024
Annual MD&A.
Q4 2024 HIGHLIGHTS BY OPERATIONAll comparisons
are to Q4 2023 results unless indicated otherwise. All numbers,
except ROIC, are in functional currency: Canada – Canadian dollar;
South America – US dollar (USD); UK & Ireland – UK pound
sterling (GBP). These variances and ratios for South America and UK
& Ireland exclude the foreign currency translation impact from
the CAD relative to the USD and GBP, respectively, and are
therefore considered to be specified financial measures. We believe
the variances and ratios in functional currency provide meaningful
information about operational performance of the reporting
segment.
South America Operations
- Net revenue increased 15%, driven by new equipment deliveries
and strong product support growth in the mining segment. Full year
2024 net revenues were up 9% versus full year 2023.
- Product support revenue was up 10%, driven by strong demand
from mining and oil and gas customers.
- EBIT was comparable to Q4 2023 Adjusted EBIT. EBIT as a
percentage of net revenue of 10.9% was down 170 basis points from
Q4 2023 Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of net revenue, primarily due
to a higher proportion of lower margin mining equipment
deliveries.
Canada Operations
- Net revenue was comparable to Q4 2023. Lower new equipment and
rental revenues were offset by higher used equipment revenues. Full
year 2024 net revenues were up 3% versus full year 2023.
- Product support revenue was comparable to Q4 2023, reflecting
strong activity levels in the power sector related to oil & gas
activity and higher spending by mining customers, offset by
continued slower activity levels in construction.
- EBIT decreased 17% from Q4 2023 Adjusted EBIT. EBIT as a
percentage of net revenue of 8.1% was down 160 basis points from Q4
2023 Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in
EBIT as a percentage of net revenue was primarily driven by a
higher proportion of lower margin mining equipment deliveries.
SG&A was comparable to Q4 2023.
UK & Ireland Operations
- Net revenue increased 4%, with new equipment revenues up 11%,
offset by lower used and rental revenues.
- Product support revenue was up 5%, reflecting strong strategy
execution and capture of rebuild opportunities as well as improved
activity levels in the power sector.
- EBIT more than doubled relative to Q4 2023 Adjusted EBIT,
reflecting the strong execution of our strategy, including higher
product support revenue while concurrently reducing SG&A by 8%,
which reflects the execution of structural changes and overhead
reductions in our cost base. EBIT as a percentage of net revenue
was 5.8%, up 310 basis points from Q4 2023 Adjusted EBIT as a
percentage of net revenue.
Corporate and Other Items
- EBIT loss for Corporate was $3 million, higher than an EBIT
loss of $1 million in Q4 2023.
- The Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of
$0.275 per share, payable on March 6, 2025, to shareholders of
record on February 20, 2025. This dividend will be considered an
eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes.
- In 2024, we repurchased 8.1 million shares at an average cost
of $39.68 per share, representing 5.6% of our public
float.
Board Chair Succession
As a result of Finning’s previously announced Board Chair
succession process, Mr. Charles Ruigrok, an independent director,
will succeed Mr. James Carter as Chair of the Board of Directors
following Finning’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders on May 13,
2025. Mr. Carter was appointed Chair of the Board on April 1, 2024
as part of the company’s Board Chair transition plan and will
retire from the Board at the annual meeting after serving 18 years
as a director.
Mr. Ruigrok joined Finning’s Board in 2023 and serves as chair
of the Human Resources Committee and as a member of the Governance
and Risk Committee. Mr. Ruigrok has over 40 years of business and
executive experience in the energy industry, including having
served as Chief Executive Officer of Syncrude Canada Ltd. and prior
to Syncrude, 26 years at Imperial Oil Limited in various senior
executive positions. Mr. Ruigrok currently serves as Board Chair of
ENMAX Corporation.
“It’s an honour to be selected as Finning’s next Board Chair. I
look forward to working with my Board colleagues and the Finning
leadership team to continue executing on Finning’s strategy," said
Mr. Ruigrok. Mr. Ruigrok added, “On behalf of the Board, I extend
our gratitude to Jim for his unwavering commitment to the interests
of our stakeholders over his 18-year tenure. His extensive
experience in the oil sands and long-term customer perspective have
been invaluable. We are a stronger and more resilient company today
because of Jim’s leadership and contributions.”
MARKET UPDATE AND BUSINESS OUTLOOK
The discussion of our expectations relating to the market and
business outlook in this section is forward-looking information
that is based upon the assumptions and subject to the material
risks discussed under the heading “Forward-Looking Information
Caution” at the end of this news release. Actual outcomes and
results may vary significantly.
South America Operations
In Chile, our outlook is underpinned by growing global demand
for copper, strong copper prices, capital deployment into
large-scale brownfield expansions, and customer confidence to
invest in brownfield and greenfield projects. We are seeing a
broad-based level of quoting, tender, and award activity for mining
equipment, product support, and technology solutions. While
activity levels and outlook remain positive, we also expect a more
challenging environment in attracting and retaining qualified
labour.
In the Chilean construction sector, we continue to see demand
from large contractors supporting mining operations, and we expect
infrastructure construction activity to remain steady. In the power
systems sector, activity remains strong in the industrial and data
centre markets, driving growing demand for electric power
solutions.
In Argentina, we continue to take a low-risk approach, while at
the same time, we are positioning our business to capture
opportunities, particularly in the oil & gas and mining
sectors. The operating environment remains dynamic, and we continue
to closely monitor the government’s new rules and policies, some of
which are helping drive large-scale investment.
Canada Operations
Our outlook for Western Canada is mixed. We expect continued
spending discipline from our large customers as they work to
achieve operating cost targets. Going forward, we expect these
customers to deploy capital to renew, maintain, and rebuild aging
fleets. Based on customer commitments and discussions, we
anticipate stable demand for product support, including component
remanufacturing and rebuilds. The recent government changes and
announcements in Canada and the US, including tariffs, create
additional uncertainty for our business and our customers.
We expect ongoing commitments from federal and provincial
governments as well as private sector projects for infrastructure
development to support activity in the construction sector, but we
expect these projects will take time to advance. In addition,
growing demand for reliable, efficient, and sustainable electric
power solutions across communities in Western Canada creates
opportunities for our power systems business.
With slower growth and a more uncertain market environment in
the near-term, we are focused on managing our cost and working
capital levels and continue to see additional opportunities to
unlock invested capital. We are also continuously evaluating
opportunities to assess and execute opportunities to optimize
low-ROIC activities. We anticipate leveraging the structural
changes and overhead reductions strategy demonstrated in our UK
operations.
UK & Ireland Operations
With low GDP (1) growth projected in the UK to continue, we
expect demand in the construction sector to remain soft. We expect
a growing contribution from used equipment and power systems as we
continue to execute on our strategy. In power systems, quoting
activity remains strong, driven by healthy demand for primary and
backup power generation, particularly in the data centre market. We
expect our product support business in the UK & Ireland to
remain resilient.
Strategy Execution, Cost and Capital Focus
We expect our 2025 net capital and net rental fleet expenditures
to be above our 2024 spend of $219 million. These planned
expenditures are expected to include regular maintenance capital as
well as expenditures to add capabilities and capacity to serve the
growing markets in South America and reposition and build our
rental fleet in Canada as the market recovers.
As we progress through 2025, we remain focused on the steady
execution of our strategic plan: maximize product support,
continuously improve our cost and capital position to drive
full-cycle resilience and grow prudently in used, rental and power.
Consistent execution, despite macroeconomic and market
uncertainties, will enable us to meet our objective of achieving a
sustainably higher Adjusted ROIC.
To access Finning's complete Q4 and annual 2024 results, please
visit our website at
https://www.finning.com/en_CA/company/investors.html
Q4 2024 INVESTOR CALLWe will hold an investor
call on February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Dial-in numbers:
1-844-763-8274 (Canada and US toll free), 1-412-717-9224
(international toll). The investor call will be webcast live and
archived for three months. The webcast and accompanying
presentation can be accessed at
https://www.finning.com/en_CA/company/investors.html
ABOUT FINNINGFinning is the world’s largest
Caterpillar dealer, delivering unrivalled service to customers for
over 90 years. Headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia, we
provide Caterpillar equipment, parts, services, and performance
solutions in Western Canada, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, the United
Kingdom, and Ireland.
CONTACT INFORMATIONNeil McCannVP Finance,
Capital Markets and Corporate DevelopmentEmail:
FinningIR@finning.com https://www.finning.com
Description of Specified Financial Measures and
Reconciliations
Specified Financial Measures
We believe that certain specified financial measures, including
non-GAAP (1) financial measures, provide users of our Earnings
Release with important information regarding the operational
performance and related trends of our business. The specified
financial measures we use do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar
measures presented by other issuers. Accordingly, specified
financial measures should not be considered as a substitute or
alternative for financial measures determined in accordance with
GAAP (GAAP financial measures). By considering these specified
financial measures in combination with the comparable GAAP
financial measures (where available) we believe that users are
provided a better overall understanding of our business and
financial performance during the relevant period than if they
simply considered the GAAP financial measures alone.
We use KPIs to consistently measure performance against our
priorities across the organization. Some of our KPIs are specified
financial measures.
There may be significant items that we do not consider
indicative of our operational and financial trends, either by
nature or amount. We exclude these items when evaluating our
operating financial performance. These items may not be
non-recurring, but we believe that excluding these significant
items from GAAP financial measures provides a better understanding
of our financial performance when considered in conjunction with
the GAAP financial measures. Financial measures that have been
adjusted to take these significant items into account are referred
to as “Adjusted” measures. Adjusted measures are specified
financial measures and are intended to provide additional
information to readers of the Earnings Release.
Descriptions and components of the specified financial measures
we use in this Earnings Release are set out below. Where
applicable, quantitative reconciliations from certain specified
financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures (specified, defined, or determined under GAAP and used in
our consolidated financial statements) are also set out below.
Adjusted EPS
Adjusted EPS excludes the after-tax per share impact of
significant items that we do not consider to be indicative of
operational and financial trends either by nature or amount to
provide a better overall understanding of our underlying business
performance. The tax impact of each significant item is calculated
by applying the relevant applicable tax rate for the jurisdiction
in which the significant item occurred. The after-tax per share
impact of significant items is calculated by dividing the after-tax
amount of significant items by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period.
A reconciliation between EPS (the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure) and Adjusted EPS can be found on page 9 of this
Earnings Release.
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA exclude items that we do not
consider to be indicative of operational and financial trends,
either by nature or amount, to provide a better overall
understanding of our underlying business performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding depreciation and
amortization to Adjusted EBIT.
The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted
EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT is EBIT.
Significant items identified by management that affected our
results were as follows:
- In Q3 2024, we recorded severance costs related to the
headcount reductions and consolidation efforts focused on
non-revenue generating positions, including selected technology and
supply chain roles as well as some financial support functions as
we simplify our business activities in each of our regions.
- In Q3 2024, our Canadian operations recorded an estimated loss
for receivables from Victoria Gold, a mining customer that was
placed into receivership following a landslide at its mine.
- On December 13, 2023, the newly-elected Argentine government
devalued the ARS official exchange rate by 118% from 366.5 ARS to
800 ARS for USD 1. As a result of prolonged government currency
restrictions, including no material access to USD starting in late
August 2023, our ARS exposure increased and during this period
economic hedges were not available. As a result of the growth in
our ARS exposure and the significant devaluation of the ARS in the
fourth quarter, our South American operations incurred a foreign
exchange loss of $56 million which exceeds the typical foreign
exchange impact in the region.
- We began to implement our invested capital improvement plan as
outlined at our 2023 Investor Day, which targets selling and
optimizing real estate and exiting low-ROIC activities. In Q4 2023:
- Our South American operations sold a property in Chile and
recorded a gain of $13 million on the sale; and,
- Following an evaluation of the business needs of our operations
and related intangible assets, several software and technology
assets have been or will be decommissioned, and as a result, we
derecognized previously capitalized costs of $12 million.
- In Q1 2023, we executed various transactions to simplify and
adjust our organizational structure. We wound up two wholly owned
subsidiaries, recapitalized and repatriated $170 million of profits
from our South American operations, and incurred severance costs in
each region as we reduced corporate overhead costs and simplified
our operating model. As a result of these activities, our Q1 2023
financial results were impacted by significant items that we do not
consider indicative of operational and financial trends:
- Net foreign currency translation gain and income tax expense
were reclassified to net income on the wind up of foreign
subsidiaries;
- Withholding tax payable related to the repatriation of profits;
and,
- Severance costs incurred in all our operations.
A reconciliation from EBIT to Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA
for our consolidated operations is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
EBIT |
223 |
170 |
228 |
202 |
|
177 |
|
252 |
242 |
239 |
|
|
214 |
224 |
190 |
140 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
19 |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
18 |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Estimated loss for
a customer receivable |
— |
14 |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
and tax impact of devaluation of ARS |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
56 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Gain on sale of
property, plant, and equipment |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
(13 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of
intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Gain on wind up of
foreign subsidiaries |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
(41 |
) |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Adjusted
EBIT |
223 |
203 |
228 |
202 |
|
232 |
|
252 |
242 |
216 |
|
|
214 |
224 |
190 |
140 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
95 |
100 |
98 |
99 |
|
99 |
|
94 |
94 |
92 |
|
|
87 |
84 |
81 |
81 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA(3)(4) |
318 |
303 |
326 |
301 |
|
331 |
|
346 |
336 |
308 |
|
|
301 |
308 |
271 |
221 |
|
The income tax impact of the significant items was as
follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
(4 |
) |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
(5 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
Estimated loss for
a customer receivable |
— |
(4 |
) |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
and tax impact of devaluation of ARS |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
(3 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Gain on sale of
property, plant, and equipment |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of
intangible assets |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
(3 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Gain on wind up of
foreign subsidiaries |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Withholding tax on
repatriation of profits |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
19 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(Recovery of) provision for income taxes on the significant
items |
— |
(8 |
) |
— |
— |
|
(2 |
) |
— |
— |
23 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation from EPS to Adjusted EPS for our consolidated
operations is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
($) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
|
|
EPS(a) |
1.02 |
0.75 |
1.02 |
0.84 |
|
0.59 |
|
1.07 |
1.00 |
0.89 |
|
|
0.89 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
0.10 |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
0.09 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Estimated loss for
a customer receivable |
— |
0.08 |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
and tax impact of devaluation of ARS |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
0.37 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Gain on sale of
property, plant, and equipment |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
(0.06 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of
intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
0.06 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Gain on wind up of
foreign subsidiaries |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
(0.21 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
Withholding tax on
repatriation of profits |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
0.12 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Adjusted EPS(a) |
1.02 |
0.93 |
1.02 |
0.84 |
|
0.96 |
|
1.07 |
1.00 |
0.89 |
|
|
0.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) The per share impact for each quarter has been
calculated using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the respective quarters; therefore, quarterly
amounts may not add to the annual or year-to-date total.
A reconciliation from EBIT to Adjusted EBIT for our Canadian
operations is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
EBIT |
101 |
71 |
131 |
112 |
|
117 |
137 |
136 |
126 |
|
128 |
125 |
102 |
80 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated loss for a customer receivable |
— |
14 |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
9 |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
4 |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of intangible
assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
5 |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Adjusted EBIT |
101 |
94 |
131 |
112 |
|
122 |
137 |
136 |
130 |
|
128 |
125 |
102 |
80 |
|
A reconciliation from EBIT to Adjusted EBIT for our South
American operations is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
EBIT |
103 |
101 |
93 |
84 |
|
55 |
|
104 |
104 |
74 |
|
96 |
85 |
64 |
65 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
7 |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
and tax impact of devaluation of ARS |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
56 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Gain on sale of
property, plant, and equipment |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
(13 |
) |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of
intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
4 |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Adjusted EBIT |
103 |
104 |
93 |
84 |
|
102 |
|
104 |
104 |
81 |
|
96 |
85 |
64 |
65 |
|
A reconciliation from EBIT to Adjusted EBIT for our UK &
Ireland operations is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
Dec 31 |
Sep 30 |
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
EBIT |
22 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
|
6 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
|
16 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
Write-off of
intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
3 |
— |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Adjusted EBIT |
22 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
|
9 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
|
16 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation from EBIT to Adjusted EBIT for our Other
operations is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
Mar 31 |
|
|
|
EBIT |
(3 |
) |
(18 |
) |
(11 |
) |
(8 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
(8 |
) |
(16 |
) |
24 |
|
|
(26 |
) |
(7 |
) |
1 |
(19 |
) |
|
|
Significant
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance costs |
— |
|
3 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
5 |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
|
|
|
|
Gain on wind up of foreign
subsidiaries |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(41 |
) |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
— |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBIT |
(3 |
) |
(15 |
) |
(11 |
) |
(8 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
(8 |
) |
(16 |
) |
(12 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
(7 |
) |
1 |
(19 |
) |
|
Equipment Backlog
Equipment backlog is defined as the retail value of new
equipment units ordered by customers for future deliveries. We use
equipment backlog as a measure of projecting future new equipment
deliveries. There is no directly comparable GAAP financial measure
for equipment backlog.
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is defined as cash flow provided by or used in
operating activities less net additions to property, plant, and
equipment and intangible assets, as disclosed in our financial
statements. We use free cash flow to assess cash operating
performance, including working capital efficiency. Consistent
positive free cash flow generation enables us to re-invest capital
to grow our business, repay debt, and return capital to
shareholders. A reconciliation from cash flow used in or provided
by operating activities to free cash flow is as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($ millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
|
|
Cash flow provided by (used
in) operating activities |
441 |
|
383 |
|
364 |
|
(177 |
) |
|
291 |
|
37 |
|
66 |
|
(166 |
) |
|
410 |
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant,
and equipment and intangible assets |
(44 |
) |
(38 |
) |
(34 |
) |
(37 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
(50 |
) |
(40 |
) |
(79 |
) |
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant, and equipment |
2 |
|
1 |
|
— |
|
4 |
|
|
40 |
|
13 |
|
5 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
399 |
|
346 |
|
330 |
|
(210 |
) |
|
280 |
|
— |
|
31 |
|
(245 |
) |
|
332 |
|
|
Inventory Turns (Dealership)
Inventory turns (dealership) is the number of times our
dealership inventory is sold and replaced over a period. We use
inventory turns (dealership) to measure asset utilization.
Inventory turns (dealership) is calculated as annualized cost of
sales (excluding cost of sales related to the mobile refuelling
operations) for the last six months divided by average inventory
(excluding inventory related to the mobile refuelling operations),
based on an average of the last two quarters. Cost of sales related
to the dealership and inventory related to the dealership are
calculated as follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 (Restated)(a) |
|
|
2023 (Restated)(a) |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
2,242 |
|
2,214 |
|
2,285 |
|
1,987 |
|
|
2,042 |
|
2,064 |
|
2,142 |
|
1,775 |
|
|
2,025 |
|
1,807 |
|
|
|
Cost of
sales (mobile refuelling operations) |
(313 |
) |
(308 |
) |
(292 |
) |
(269 |
) |
|
(278 |
) |
(283 |
) |
(237 |
) |
(253 |
) |
|
(302 |
) |
(293 |
) |
|
|
Cost of
sales (dealership)(3) |
1,929 |
|
1,906 |
|
1,993 |
|
1,718 |
|
|
1,764 |
|
1,781 |
|
1,905 |
|
1,522 |
|
|
1,723 |
|
1,514 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($
millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
|
|
Inventory |
2,646 |
|
2,881 |
|
2,974 |
|
3,073 |
|
|
2,844 |
|
2,919 |
|
2,764 |
|
2,710 |
|
|
2,461 |
|
2,526 |
|
|
|
Inventory (mobile refuelling operations) |
(8 |
) |
(8 |
) |
(11 |
) |
(9 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
(17 |
) |
(14 |
) |
(12 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
(12 |
) |
|
|
Inventory (dealership)(3) |
2,638 |
|
2,873 |
|
2,963 |
|
3,064 |
|
|
2,832 |
|
2,902 |
|
2,750 |
|
2,698 |
|
|
2,449 |
|
2,514 |
|
|
(a) Following a detailed review of our remanufacturing
business in Canada, we determined that the correct classification
of certain costs in SG&A should be cost of sales. Effective Q3
2024, the comparative figures for 2023 and Q1 2024 and Q2 2024
include an immaterial adjustment for a change in classification of
certain expenses. For more information on the impact to financial
statements, please refer to Note 27 of our Annual Financial
Statements.
Invested Capital
Invested capital is calculated as net debt plus total equity.
Invested capital is also calculated as total assets less total
liabilities, excluding net debt. Net debt is calculated as
short-term and long-term debt, net of cash and cash equivalents. We
use invested capital as a measure of the total cash investment made
in Finning and each reportable segment. Invested capital is used in
a number of different measurements (ROIC, Adjusted ROIC, invested
capital turnover) to assess financial performance against other
companies and between reportable segments. Invested capital is
calculated as follows:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($ millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
(316 |
) |
(298 |
) |
(233 |
) |
(215 |
) |
|
(152 |
) |
(168 |
) |
(74 |
) |
(129 |
) |
|
(288 |
) |
(120 |
) |
(170 |
) |
(295 |
) |
|
|
Short-term debt |
844 |
|
1,103 |
|
1,234 |
|
1,322 |
|
|
1,239 |
|
1,372 |
|
1,142 |
|
1,266 |
|
|
1,068 |
|
1,087 |
|
992 |
|
804 |
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
6 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
68 |
|
|
199 |
|
203 |
|
199 |
|
253 |
|
|
114 |
|
106 |
|
110 |
|
63 |
|
|
|
Non-current |
1,390 |
|
1,378 |
|
1,378 |
|
1,379 |
|
|
949 |
|
955 |
|
949 |
|
675 |
|
|
815 |
|
836 |
|
807 |
|
909 |
|
|
|
Net debt(3) |
1,924 |
|
2,183 |
|
2,379 |
|
2,554 |
|
|
2,235 |
|
2,362 |
|
2,216 |
|
2,065 |
|
|
1,709 |
|
1,909 |
|
1,739 |
|
1,481 |
|
|
|
Total
equity |
2,642 |
|
2,591 |
|
2,590 |
|
2,574 |
|
|
2,530 |
|
2,535 |
|
2,414 |
|
2,480 |
|
|
2,461 |
|
2,449 |
|
2,337 |
|
2,296 |
|
|
|
Invested capital |
4,566 |
|
4,774 |
|
4,969 |
|
5,128 |
|
|
4,765 |
|
4,897 |
|
4,630 |
|
4,545 |
|
|
4,170 |
|
4,358 |
|
4,076 |
|
3,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invested Capital Turnover
We use invested capital turnover to measure capital efficiency.
Invested capital turnover is calculated as net revenue for the last
twelve months divided by average invested capital of the last four
quarters.
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
This ratio is calculated as net debt at the reporting date
divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months. We use this
ratio to assess operating leverage and ability to repay debt. This
ratio approximates the length of time, in years, that it would take
us to repay debt, with net debt and Adjusted EBITDA held
constant.
Net Revenue, Gross Profit as a % of Net Revenue,
SG&A as a % of Net Revenue, and EBIT as a % of Net
Revenue
Net revenue is defined as total revenue less the cost of fuel
related to the mobile refuelling operations in our Canadian
operations. As these fuel costs are pass-through in nature for this
business, we view net revenue as more representative than revenue
in assessing the performance of the business because the rack price
for the cost of fuel is fully passed through to the customer and is
not in our control. For our South American and UK & Ireland
operations, net revenue is the same as total revenue.
We use these specified financial measures to assess and evaluate
the financial performance or profitability of our reportable
segments. We may also calculate EBIT as a % of net revenue using
Adjusted EBIT to exclude significant items we do not consider to be
indicative of operational and financial trends either by nature or
amount to provide a better overall understanding of our underlying
business performance.
The ratios are calculated, respectively, as gross profit divided
by net revenue, SG&A divided by net revenue, and EBIT divided
by net revenue. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure
to net revenue is total revenue. Net revenue is calculated as
follows:
|
3 months
ended |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($ millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
|
Total revenue |
2,873 |
|
2,829 |
|
2,920 |
|
2,584 |
|
|
2,664 |
|
2,704 |
|
2,779 |
|
2,380 |
|
|
2,653 |
|
2,384 |
|
2,289 |
|
1,953 |
|
|
|
Cost of
fuel |
(294 |
) |
(290 |
) |
(274 |
) |
(252 |
) |
|
(261 |
) |
(267 |
) |
(220 |
) |
(236 |
) |
|
(285 |
) |
(277 |
) |
(285 |
) |
(217 |
) |
|
|
Net revenue |
2,579 |
|
2,539 |
|
2,646 |
|
2,332 |
|
|
2,403 |
|
2,437 |
|
2,559 |
|
2,144 |
|
|
2,368 |
|
2,107 |
|
2,004 |
|
1,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROIC and Adjusted ROIC
ROIC is defined as EBIT for the last twelve months divided by
average invested capital of the last four quarters, expressed as a
percentage.
We view ROIC as a useful measure for capital allocation
decisions that drive profitable growth and attractive returns to
shareholders. We also calculate Adjusted ROIC using Adjusted EBIT
to exclude significant items that we do not consider to be
indicative of operational and financial trends either by nature or
amount to provide a better overall understanding of our underlying
business performance.
Working Capital & Working Capital to Net Revenue
Ratio
Working capital is defined as total current assets (excluding
cash and cash equivalents) less total current liabilities
(excluding short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt).
We view working capital as a measure for assessing overall
liquidity.
The working capital to net revenue ratio is calculated as
average working capital of the last four quarters, divided by net
revenue for the last twelve months. We use this KPI to assess the
efficiency in our use of working capital to generate net revenue.
Working capital is calculated as follows:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
($ millions) |
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
Dec 31 |
|
Sep 30 |
|
Jun 30 |
|
Mar 31 |
|
|
|
Total current assets |
5,206 |
|
5,355 |
|
5,431 |
|
5,432 |
|
|
4,930 |
|
5,217 |
|
4,985 |
|
4,974 |
|
|
4,781 |
|
4,652 |
|
4,098 |
|
4,030 |
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents |
(316 |
) |
(298 |
) |
(233 |
) |
(215 |
) |
|
(152 |
) |
(168 |
) |
(74 |
) |
(129 |
) |
|
(288 |
) |
(120 |
) |
(170 |
) |
(295 |
) |
|
|
Total
current assets in working capital |
4,890 |
|
5,057 |
|
5,198 |
|
5,217 |
|
|
4,778 |
|
5,049 |
|
4,911 |
|
4,845 |
|
|
4,493 |
|
4,532 |
|
3,928 |
|
3,735 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current
liabilities(a) |
3,150 |
|
3,383 |
|
3,503 |
|
3,561 |
|
|
3,516 |
|
3,722 |
|
3,600 |
|
3,788 |
|
|
3,401 |
|
3,196 |
|
2,789 |
|
2,647 |
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
(844 |
) |
(1,103 |
) |
(1,234 |
) |
(1,322 |
) |
|
(1,239 |
) |
(1,372 |
) |
(1,142 |
) |
(1,266 |
) |
|
(1,068 |
) |
(1,087 |
) |
(992 |
) |
(804 |
) |
|
|
Current
portion of long-term debt |
(6 |
) |
— |
|
— |
|
(68 |
) |
|
(199 |
) |
(203 |
) |
(199 |
) |
(253 |
) |
|
(114 |
) |
(106 |
) |
(110 |
) |
(63 |
) |
|
|
Total
current liabilities in working capital(a) |
2,300 |
|
2,280 |
|
2,269 |
|
2,171 |
|
|
2,078 |
|
2,147 |
|
2,259 |
|
2,269 |
|
|
2,219 |
|
2,003 |
|
1,687 |
|
1,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working
capital(a)(3) |
2,590 |
|
2,777 |
|
2,929 |
|
3,046 |
|
|
2,700 |
|
2,902 |
|
2,652 |
|
2,576 |
|
|
2,274 |
|
2,529 |
|
2,241 |
|
1,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Comparative results for 2023 have been restated
for our adoption of the amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of
Financial Statements effective for the financial year beginning
January 1, 2024.
FOOTNOTES
(1) Argentine peso (ARS); Earnings Before Finance Costs and
Income Taxes (EBIT); Earnings Before Finance Costs, Income Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA); Basic Earnings per Share
(EPS); favourable (fav); generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP); gross domestic product (GDP); not meaningful (n/m); Return
on Invested Capital (ROIC); Selling, General & Administrative
Expenses (SG&A); unfavourable (unfav).
(2) See “Description of Specified Financial Measures and
Reconciliations” on page 7 of this Earnings Release.
(3) These are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Description
of Specified Financial Measures and Reconciliations” on page 7 of
this Earnings Release.
(4) Certain financial measures were impacted by significant
items management does not consider indicative of operational and
financial trends either by nature or amount; these significant
items are described on page 8 of this Earnings Release. The
financial measures that have been adjusted to take these items into
account are referred to as “Adjusted” measures.
Forward-Looking Information Disclaimer
Forward-looking information in this news release includes, but
is not limited to, the following: our continued efforts to execute
our strategy to maximize product support, drive full-cycle
resilience and grow our used, rental and power business to improve
our ROIC; all information in the section entitled “Market Update
and Business Outlook”, including for our South America operations:
our outlook based on growing global demand for copper, strong
copper prices, capital deployment into large-scale brownfield
expansions and customer confidence to invest in brownfield and
greenfield projects; our expectation of a broad-based level of
quoting, tender and award activity for mining equipment, product
support and technology solutions; our expectation of a more
challenging environment in attracting and retaining qualified
labour; our expectation that infrastructure construction in Chile
will remain steady (based on assumptions of continued demand from
large contractors supporting mining operations); in the power
systems sector, our expectation regarding growing demand for
electric power solutions from strong activity in the industrial and
data centre markets; in Argentina, our expected continued low-risk
approach in Argentina while at the same time, positioning our
business to capture opportunities, particularly in the oil &
gas and mining sectors; our assumption that some of the Argentina
government’s new rules and policies are helping drive large-scale
investment; continued monitoring of new rules and policies in
Argentina; for our Canada operations: our outlook for Western
Canada being mixed; our expectation of continued spending
discipline from our large customers (based on assumptions of
achieving operating cost targets); our expectation that our large
customers will deploy capital to renew, maintain and rebuild aging
fleets; our expectation for more consistent demand for product
support, including component remanufacturing and rebuilds (based on
customer commitments and discussions); our expectation regarding
ongoing commitments from federal and provincial governments, as
well as private sector projects, for infrastructure development to
support activity in the construction sector; our expectation that
these infrastructure development activities will take time to
advance; our expectations of growing demand for reliable, efficient
and sustainable electric power solutions across communities in
Western Canada creating opportunities for our power systems
business; our focus on managing our cost and working capital levels
and continuing to see additional opportunities to unlock invested
capital; our expectation for continuously evaluating opportunities
to assess and execute opportunities to optimize low-ROIC
activities; and our expectation for leveraging the structural
changes and overhead reductions strategy demonstrated in our UK
operations; our expectation that recent government changes and
announcements in Canada and the US, including tariffs, create
additional uncertainty for our business and our customers; for our
UK & Ireland operations: our expectation for demand in the
construction sector to remain soft; our expectation of a growing
contribution from used equipment and power systems as we continue
to execute on our strategy; in power systems, our expectation of
continued strong quoting activity (based on assumptions of healthy
demand for primary and backup power generation, particularly in the
data centre market); our expectation of our product support
business to remain resilient; and overall: our expectation that our
2025 net capital and net rental fleet expenditures will be above
our 2024 spend of $219 million, and our expectation that these
planned expenditures will include regular maintenance capital as
well as expenditures to add capabilities and capacity to serve the
growing markets in South America and carefully reposition and build
our rental fleet in Canada as the market recovers; our continued
focus on steady execution of our strategic plan to maximize product
support, continuously improve our cost and capital position to
drive full cycle resilience and grow prudently in used, rental and
power markets; our expectation that consistent execution, despite
macroeconomic and market uncertainties, will enable us to meet our
objective of achieving a sustainably higher Adjusted ROIC; and the
Canadian income tax treatment of the quarterly dividend. All such
forward-looking information is provided pursuant to the ‘safe
harbour’ provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws.
Unless we indicate otherwise, forward-looking information in
this news release reflects our expectations at the date of this
news release. Except as may be required by Canadian securities
laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
Forward-looking information, by its very nature, is subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties and is based on a number of
assumptions. This gives rise to the possibility that actual results
could differ materially from the expectations expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking information and that our business
outlook, objectives, plans, strategic priorities and other
information that is not historical fact may not be achieved. As a
result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking information
will materialize.
Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by this
forward-looking information include: the specific factors stated
above; the impact and duration of, and our ability to respond to
and manage, high inflation, geopolitical and trade uncertainty,
changing tariffs and interest rates, and supply chain challenges;
general economic and market conditions, including increasing
inflationary cost pressure, and economic and market conditions in
the regions where we operate; perspectives of investments in the
oil and gas and mining projects in Argentina; capital deployment
into large-scale brownfield expansions; support and commitment by
Canadian federal and provincial governments in infrastructure
development; foreign exchange rates; commodity prices; interest
rates; the level of customer confidence and spending, and the
demand for, and prices of, our products and services; our ability
to maintain our relationship with Caterpillar; our dependence on
the continued market acceptance of our products, and the timely
supply of parts and equipment; our ability to continue to improve
productivity and operational efficiencies while continuing to
maintain customer service; our ability to manage cost pressures as
growth in revenue occurs; our ability to effectively integrate and
realize expected synergies from businesses that we acquire; our
ability to deliver our equipment backlog; our ability to access
capital markets for additional debt or equity, to finance future
growth and to refinance outstanding debt obligations, on terms that
are acceptable will be dependent upon prevailing market conditions,
as well as our financial condition; our ability to negotiate
satisfactory purchase or investment terms and prices, obtain
necessary regulatory or other approvals, and secure financing on
attractive terms or at all; our ability to manage our growth
strategy effectively; our ability to effectively price and manage
long-term product support contracts with our customers; our ability
to drive continuous cost efficiency; our ability to attract
sufficient skilled labour resources as market conditions, business
strategy or technologies change; our ability to negotiate and renew
collective bargaining agreements with satisfactory terms for our
employees and us; the intensity of competitive activity; our
ability to maintain a safe and healthy work environment across all
regions; our ability to raise the capital needed to implement our
business plan; business disruption resulting from business process
change, systems change and organizational change; regulatory
initiatives or proceedings, litigation and changes in laws,
regulations or policies, including with respect to environmental
protection, environmental disclosures and/or energy transition;
stock market volatility; changes in political and economic
environments in the regions where we carry on business; our ability
to respond to climate change-related risks; the availability of
carbon neutral technology or renewable power; the cost of climate
change initiatives; the occurrence of one or more natural
disasters, pandemic outbreaks, geo-political events, acts of
terrorism, social unrest or similar disruptions; the availability
of insurance at commercially reasonable rates and whether the
amount of insurance coverage will be adequate to cover all
liability or loss that we incur; the potential of warranty claims
being greater than we anticipate; the integrity, reliability and
availability of, and benefits from, information technology and the
data processed by that technology; and our ability to protect our
business from cybersecurity threats or incidents. Forward-looking
information is provided in this news release to give information
about our current expectations and plans and allow investors and
others to get a better understanding of our operating environment.
However, readers are cautioned that it may not be appropriate to
use such forward-looking information for any other purpose.
Forward-looking information provided in this news release is
based on a number of assumptions that we believed were reasonable
on the day the information was given, including but not limited to:
the specific assumptions and expectations stated above; that we
will be able to successfully manage our business through volatile
commodity prices, high inflation, changing tariffs and interest
rates, and supply chain challenges, and successfully execute our
strategies to win customers, achieve full-cycle resilience and
continue business momentum; that we will be able to continue to
source and hire technicians, build capabilities and capacity and
successfully and sustainably improve workshop efficiencies; that
commodity prices will remain at constructive levels; that our
customers will not curtail their activities; that general economic
and market conditions will continue to be supportive; that the
level of customer confidence and spending, and the demand for, and
prices of, our products and services will be maintained; that
support and demand for renewable energy will continue to grow; that
supply chain and inflationary challenges will not materially impact
large project deliveries in our equipment backlog; our ability to
successfully execute our plans and intentions, including our
strategic priorities; our ability to attract and retain skilled
staff; market competition will remain at similar levels; the
products and technology offered by our competitors will be as
expected; identified opportunities for growth will result in
revenue; that we have sufficient liquidity to meet operational
needs, commitments and obligations; consistent and stable
legislation in the various countries in which we operate; no
disruptive changes in the technology environment; our current good
relationship with Caterpillar, our customers and suppliers, service
providers and other third parties will be maintained and that
Caterpillar and such other suppliers will deliver quality,
competitive products with supply chain continuity; sustainment of
oil prices; that demand for reliable and sustainable electric power
solutions in Western Canada will continue to create opportunities
for our power systems business; that maximizing product support
will positively affect our strategic priorities going forward;
quoting activity for requests for proposals for equipment and
product support is reflective of opportunities; and, market
recoveries in the regions that we operate. Some of the assumptions,
risks, and other factors, which could cause results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information
contained in this news release, are discussed in our current AIF
and in our annual and most recent quarterly MD&A for the
financial risks. We caution readers that the risks described in the
annual and most recent quarterly MD&A and in the AIF are not
the only ones that could impact us. Additional risks and
uncertainties not currently known to us or that are currently
deemed to be immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, or results of operation.
Except as otherwise indicated, forward-looking information does
not reflect the potential impact of any non-recurring or other
unusual items or of any dispositions, mergers, acquisitions, other
business combinations or other transactions that may be announced
or that may occur after the date of this news release. The
financial impact of these transactions and non-recurring and other
unusual items can be complex and depends on the facts particular to
each of them. We therefore cannot describe the expected impact in a
meaningful way or in the same way we present known risks affecting
our business.
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