Danaher Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
- Net earnings of $1.1 billion, $1.45 per diluted common share
- Revenues decreased by 2.5% year-over-year to $5.8 billion
- Non-GAAP core revenue declined by 4.0%
- Operating cash flow reached $1.7 billion, non-GAAP free cash flow at $1.4 billion
- Improvements in bioprocessing and molecular diagnostics businesses noted
- Second quarter 2024 expects mid-single-digit decrease in non-GAAP core revenue
- Full year 2024 anticipates low-single-digit decline in non-GAAP core revenue
- Conference call and webcast to discuss results and guidance
- None.
Insights
Danaher Corporation's recent earnings report indicates a revenue decline of 2.5% year-over-year, standing at
From a cash flow perspective, the operating cash flow was robust at
For retail investors, the juxtaposition of strong earnings against a backdrop of declining revenues may be concerning, particularly with the forecast suggesting this trend may continue. The management's emphasis on operational execution and market share gains in certain divisions are positives, but the broader revenue trajectory will be an area to watch closely.
Investors should note Danaher's focus on market share expansion within its molecular diagnostics business at Cepheid. While overall revenues are experiencing a decline, this targeted growth in a specialized sector like molecular diagnostics is indicative of strategic business positioning. This sector has been undergoing significant growth due to increasing demand for personalized medicine and rapid diagnostics solutions.
The company’s mention of improving order trends in its bioprocessing business is another sign of strengthening in a niche yet critical component of the biopharmaceutical industry. Given the importance of bioprocessing in drug development and manufacturing, advancements or increased market share in this area can potentially buffer the company against broader market headwinds. Investors would be wise to consider the strength of Danaher's portfolio in these high-growth areas as part of a long-term investment thesis.
Key First Quarter 2024 Results
- Net earnings were
$1.1 billion $1.45 $1.92 - Revenues decreased
2.5% year-over-year to$5.8 billion 4.0% . - Operating cash flow was
$1.7 billion $1.4 billion
Rainer M. Blair, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We had a good start to 2024, with our team delivering better-than-expected revenue, earnings and cash flow. We were especially pleased to see improving order trends in our bioprocessing business and believe we continued to gain market share in our molecular diagnostics business at Cepheid."
Blair continued, "Looking ahead, the powerful combination of our leading portfolio and our team's commitment to executing with the Danaher Business System provides a strong foundation for differentiated long-term performance while helping to meaningfully improve human health."
Second Quarter and Full Year 2024 Outlook
The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP revenue, such as currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines.
For the second quarter 2024, the Company anticipates that non-GAAP core revenue will be down mid-single digits year-over-year. For full year 2024, the Company continues to expect that non-GAAP core revenue will be down low-single digits year-over-year.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Danaher will discuss its first quarter results and financial guidance for the second quarter and full year 2024 during its quarterly investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. ET. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the "Investors" section of Danaher's website, www.danaher.com, under the subheading "Events & Presentations" and additional related materials will be posted to the same section of Danaher's website. A replay of the webcast will be available in the same section of Danaher's website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-245-3047 within the
ABOUT DANAHER
Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. Our businesses partner closely with customers to solve many of the most important health challenges impacting patients around the world. Danaher's advanced science and technology - and proven ability to innovate - help enable faster, more accurate diagnoses and help reduce the time and cost needed to sustainably discover, develop and deliver life-changing therapies. Focused on scientific excellence, innovation and continuous improvement, our approximately 63,000 associates worldwide help ensure that Danaher is improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Explore more at www.danaher.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including the statements regarding the anticipated financial results for the second quarter and full year 2024, order trends, the Company's prospects for delivering long-term performance and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of important factors 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 factors include, among other things: unanticipated, further declines in demand for our COVID-19 related products, the impact of global health crises, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations and liquidity, deterioration of or instability in the global economy, the markets we serve and the financial markets, uncertainties with respect to the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence in our business and products, uncertainties relating to national laws or policies, including laws or policies to protect or promote domestic interests and/or address foreign competition, contractions or growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, our ability to develop and successfully market new products and technologies and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including rules relating to off-label marketing and other regulations relating to medical devices and the health care industry), the results of our clinical trials and perceptions thereof, our ability to effectively address cost reductions and other changes in the health care industry, our ability to successfully identify and consummate appropriate acquisitions and strategic investments, our ability to integrate the businesses we acquire and achieve the anticipated growth, synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions, contingent liabilities and other risks relating to acquisitions, investments, strategic relationships and divestitures (including tax-related and other contingent liabilities relating to past and future IPOs, split-offs or spin-offs), security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems or violations of data privacy laws, the impact of our restructuring activities on our ability to grow, 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, changes in tax laws applicable to multinational companies, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, the rights of
DANAHER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS ($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | ||||
Three-Month Period Ended | ||||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||
Sales | $ 5,796 | $ 5,949 | ||
Cost of sales | (2,309) | (2,287) | ||
Gross profit | 3,487 | 3,662 | ||
Operating costs: | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (1,807) | (1,772) | ||
Research and development expenses | (368) | (373) | ||
Operating profit | 1,312 | 1,517 | ||
Nonoperating income (expense): | ||||
Other income (expense), net | (36) | 24 | ||
Interest expense | (65) | (66) | ||
Interest income | 60 | 48 | ||
Earnings before income taxes | 1,271 | 1,523 | ||
Income taxes | (183) | (283) | ||
Net earnings from continuing operations | 1,088 | 1,240 | ||
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | — | 210 | ||
Net earnings | 1,088 | 1,450 | ||
Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends | — | (21) | ||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders | $ 1,088 | $ 1,429 | ||
Net earnings per common share from continuing operations: | ||||
Basic | $ 1.47 | $ 1.67 | ||
Diluted | $ 1.45 | $ 1.65 | ||
Net earnings per common share from discontinued operations: | ||||
Basic | $ — | $ 0.29 | ||
Diluted | $ — | $ 0.28 | ||
Net earnings per common share: | ||||
Basic | $ 1.47 | $ 1.96 | ||
Diluted | $ 1.45 | $ 1.94 | (a) | |
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding: | ||||
Basic | 740.6 | 729.4 | ||
Diluted | 748.6 | 737.2 | ||
(a) | Net earnings per common share amount does not add due to rounding. |
This information is presented for reference only. A complete copy of Danaher's Form 10-Q financial statements is available on the Company's website (www.danaher.com).
Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share 1 | |||
Three-Month Period Ended | |||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||
Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share From Continuing Operations (GAAP) | $ 1.45 | $ 1.65 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets A | 0.54 | 0.50 | |
Fair value net (gains) losses on investments B | 0.05 | (0.03) | |
Acquisition-related items C | 0.03 | — | |
Tax effect of the above adjustments D | (0.11) | (0.08) | |
Discrete tax adjustments E | (0.05) | — | |
MCPS "as if converted" F | — | 0.01 | |
Rounding | 0.01 | — | |
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share From Continuing | $ 1.92 | $ 2.05 | |
1 | For the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, each of the per share adjustment amounts above have been calculated assuming the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ("MCPS") had been converted into shares of common stock. |
Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |
A | Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the following historical periods (only the pretax amounts set forth below are reflected in the amortization line item above): |
Three-Month Period Ended | |||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||
Pretax | $ 407 | $ 372 | |
After-tax | 336 | 304 | |
B | Net (gains) losses on the Company's equity and limited partnership investments recorded in the following historical |
Three-Month Period Ended | |||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||
Pretax | $ 37 | $ (22) | |
After-tax | 28 | (17) | |
C | Costs incurred for the fair value adjustment to inventory related to the acquisition of Abcam plc for the three-month period ended March 29, 2024 ( |
D | This line item reflects the aggregate tax effect of all nontax adjustments reflected in the preceding line items of the table. In addition, the footnotes above indicate the after-tax amount of each individual adjustment item. Danaher estimates the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying Danaher's overall estimated effective tax rate to the pretax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment. The MCPS dividends are not tax deductible and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments does not include any tax impact of the MCPS dividends. |
E | Discrete tax adjustments and other tax-related adjustments for the three-month period ended March 29, 2024, include the impact of net discrete tax benefits of |
F | In May 2020, the Company issued |
Average and Adjusted Average Common Stock and Common Equivalent Diluted Shares Outstanding (shares in millions) | |||
Three-Month Period Ended | |||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted | 748.6 | 737.2 | |
Converted shares 3 | — | 8.6 | |
Adjusted average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding | 748.6 | 745.8 | |
2 | The impact of the MCPS calculated under the if-converted method was anti-dilutive for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 and the related MCPS dividends of |
3 | The number of converted shares assumes the conversion of all MCPS and issuance of the underlying shares applying the "if-converted" method of accounting and using an average 20 trading-day trailing Volume Weighted Average Price of |
Sales (Decline) Growth by Segment and Core Sales (Decline) Growth by Segment | |||||||
% Change Three-Month Period Ended March 29, 2024 vs. Comparable 2023 | |||||||
Segments | |||||||
Total Company | Biotechnology | Life Sciences | Diagnostics | ||||
Total sales (decline) growth (GAAP) | (2.5) % | (18.0) % | 2.0 % | 6.5 % | |||
Impact of: | |||||||
Acquisitions | (2.0) % | — % | (6.0) % | — % | |||
Currency exchange rates | 0.5 % | 1.0 % | 1.0 % | 1.0 % | |||
Core sales (decline) growth (non-GAAP) | (4.0) % | (17.0) % | (3.0) % | 7.5 % | |||
Forecasted Core Sales Decline | |||
% Change Three-Month | % Change Year Ending | ||
Core sales decline (non-GAAP) | -Mid-single digit | -Low-single digit | |
Cash Flow from Continuing Operations and Free Cash Flow from Continuing Operations ($ in millions) | |||
Three-Month Period Ended | |||
March 29, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | ||
Total Cash Flow from Continuing Operations: | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations (GAAP) | $ 1,739 | $ 1,806 | |
Total cash used in investing activities from continuing operations (GAAP) | $ (321) | $ (295) | |
Total cash used in financing activities from continuing operations (GAAP) | $ (133) | $ (262) | |
Free Cash Flow from Continuing Operations: | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations (GAAP) | $ 1,739 | $ 1,806 | |
Less: payments for additions to property, plant & equipment (capital expenditures) from continuing operations (GAAP) | (291) | (266) | |
Plus: proceeds from sales of property, plant & equipment (capital disposals) from continuing operations (GAAP) | — | — | |
Free cash flow from continuing operations (non-GAAP) | $ 1,448 | $ 1,540 | |
We define free cash flow from continuing operations as operating cash flows from continuing operations, less payments for additions to property, plant and equipment from continuing operations ("capital expenditures") plus the proceeds from sales of plant, property and equipment from continuing operations ("capital disposals"). |
Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures
Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing Danaher Corporation's ("Danaher" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors:
- with respect to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share, understand the long-term profitability trends of our business and compare our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers;
- with respect to core sales and related non-GAAP sales measures, identify underlying growth trends in our business and compare our sales performance with prior and future periods and to our peers; and
- with respect to free cash flow from continuing operations and related non-GAAP cash flow measures (the "FCF Measure"), understand Danaher's ability to generate cash without external financings, strengthen its balance sheet, invest in its business and grow its business through acquisitions and other strategic opportunities (although a limitation of free cash flow is that it does not take into account the Company's debt service requirements and other non-discretionary expenditures, and as a result the entire free cash flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures).
Management uses the non-GAAP measures referenced above to measure the Company's operating and financial performance, and uses core sales and non-GAAP measures similar to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share from Continuing Operations and the FCF Measure in the Company's executive compensation program.
The items excluded from the non-GAAP measures set forth above have been excluded for the following reasons:
- With respect to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share:
- Amortization of Intangible Assets: We exclude the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions we consummate. While we have a history of significant acquisition activity we do not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, and the amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and related amortization term are unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from acquisition to acquisition. Exclusion of this amortization expense facilitates more consistent comparisons of operating results over time between our newly acquired and long-held businesses, and with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies. We believe however that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to sales generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized.
- Restructuring Charges: We exclude costs incurred pursuant to discrete restructuring plans that are fundamentally different (in terms of the size, strategic nature and planning requirements, as well as the inconsistent frequency, of such plans) from the ongoing productivity improvements that result from application of the Danaher Business System. Because these restructuring plans are incremental to the core activities that arise in the ordinary course of our business and we believe are not indicative of Danaher's ongoing operating costs in a given period, we exclude these costs to facilitate a more consistent comparison of operating results over time.
- Other Adjustments: With respect to the other items excluded from Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share from Continuing Operations, we exclude these items because they are of a nature and/or size that occur with inconsistent frequency, occur for reasons that may be unrelated to Danaher's commercial performance during the period and/or we believe that such items may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
- Amortization of Intangible Assets: We exclude the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions we consummate. While we have a history of significant acquisition activity we do not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, and the amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and related amortization term are unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from acquisition to acquisition. Exclusion of this amortization expense facilitates more consistent comparisons of operating results over time between our newly acquired and long-held businesses, and with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies. We believe however that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to sales generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized.
- With respect to adjusted average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding, Danaher's Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ("MCPS") mandatorily converted into Danaher common stock on the mandatory conversion date of April 17, 2023 (unless converted or redeemed earlier in accordance with the terms of the applicable certificate of designations). With respect to the calculation of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share from Continuing Operations, we apply the "if converted" method of share dilution to the MCPS in all applicable periods irrespective of whether such preferred shares would be dilutive or anti-dilutive in the period. We believe this presentation provides useful information to investors by helping them understand the net impact on Danaher's earnings per share-related measures irrespective of the period.
- With respect to core sales related measures, (1) we exclude the impact of currency translation because it is not under management's control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends, and (2) we exclude the effect of acquisitions and divested product lines because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period-to-period and between us and our peers, which we believe may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
- With respect to the FCF Measure, we exclude payments for additions to property, plant and equipment (net of the proceeds from capital disposals) to demonstrate the amount of operating cash flow for the period that remains after accounting for the Company's capital expenditure requirements.
The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP revenue, such as currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines.
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