/C O R R E C T I O N -- Veralto/

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Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) has released its Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, showing strong performance across key metrics. In Q4 2024, sales increased 4.4% year-over-year to $1,345 million, with core sales growth of 4.6%. The company reported Q4 net earnings of $227 million, or $0.91 per diluted share.

For full-year 2024, Veralto achieved sales growth of 3.4% to $5,193 million, with net earnings of $833 million ($3.34 per diluted share). The company's performance was driven by strengthening demand in industrial water treatment in North America and recovery in consumer-packaged goods markets globally.

Looking ahead to 2025, Veralto projects low-to-mid single-digit core sales growth, with Q1 2025 adjusted earnings per share expected between $0.84-$0.88. Full-year 2025 guidance anticipates adjusted operating profit margin expansion of 25-50 basis points and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $3.60-$3.70.

In the news release, Veralto Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results, issued 04-Feb-2025 by Veralto over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Veralto Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results" rather than "Veralto Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:

Veralto Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) (the "Company"), a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™ announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Key Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

• Sales increased 4.4% year-over-year to $1,345 million, with non-GAAP core sales growth of 4.6%
• Operating profit margin was 22.9% and non-GAAP adjusted operating profit margin was 23.8%
• Net earnings were $227 million, or $0.91 per diluted common share
• Non-GAAP, adjusted net earnings were $238 million, or $0.95 per diluted common share
• Operating cash flow was $285 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $263 million

Key Full Year 2024 Results

• Sales increased 3.4% year-over-year to $5,193 million, with non-GAAP core sales growth of 3.7%
• Operating profit margin was 23.3% and non-GAAP adjusted operating profit margin was 24.1%
• Net earnings were $833 million, or $3.34 per diluted common share
• Non-GAAP, adjusted net earnings were $883 million, or $3.54 per diluted common share
• Operating cash flow was $875 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $820 million

"Our fourth quarter results were highlighted by mid-single-digit core sales growth across both segments, robust cash generation and the acquisition of TraceGains," said Jennifer L. Honeycutt, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "This capped off a strong full-year performance in which our talented team, powered by the Veralto Enterprise System, executed well on our strategic priorities and delivered core sales growth, margin expansion and adjusted earnings per share above our initial guidance." Honeycutt continued, "From an end market perspective, demand continued to strengthen throughout 2024 highlighted by industrial water treatment in North America and the recovery of consumer-packaged goods markets globally." 

"We begin 2025 with a stronger financial position and a more positive view of our end markets relative to 2024.  We believe the durability of our businesses, fortified by the Veralto Enterprise System, will enable us to successfully navigate a globally dynamic macroeconomic environment. For the full year 2025, we are targeting low-to-mid single digit core sales growth with another year of margin expansion and strong cash generation. Over the long term, we expect to drive value creation through disciplined capital allocation, with a bias towards acquisitions that enhance our ability to help customers deliver clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods," concluded Honeycutt.

2025 Guidance

The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP sales, such as currency translation, acquisitions, and divestitures. 

For the first quarter of 2025, Veralto anticipates that non-GAAP core sales will grow low-to-mid-single digits year-over-year with adjusted operating profit margin between 24.0% and 24.5% and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.84 to $0.88 per share.

For the full year 2025, the Company anticipates that non-GAAP core sales will grow low-to-mid-single digits year-over-year and that adjusted operating profit margin will expand 25 to 50 basis points year-over-year.  The Company is targeting adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $3.60 to $3.70 with free cash flow conversion in the range of 90% to 100% of GAAP net earnings.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Veralto will discuss its fourth quarter results and financial guidance for 2025 during its quarterly investor conference call tomorrow starting at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Access to the call, webcast and an accompanying slide presentation will be available on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website, www.veralto.com, under the subheading "News & Events" and additional materials will be posted to the same section of Veralto's website.  A replay of the webcast will be available in the same section of Veralto's website shortly after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 (800) 343-4136 (U.S.) or +1 (203) 518-9843 (INTL) (Conference ID:  VLTO4Q24).  A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and until February 19, 2025.  You can access the replay dial-in information on the "Investors" section of Veralto's website under the subheading "News & Events."

ABOUT VERALTO

With annual sales of over $5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society.  Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands help billions of people around the world access clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods.  Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, our global team of nearly 17,000 associates is committed to making an enduring positive impact on our world and united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™.

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. Calculations of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, as applicable, and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached.

In addition, this earnings release, the slide presentation accompanying the related earnings call, non-GAAP reconciliations and a note containing details of historical and anticipated, future financial performance have been posted to the "Investors" section of Veralto's website (www.veralto.com) under the subheading "Quarterly Earnings."

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this release, including the statement regarding the Company's anticipated first quarter and full year 2025 financial performance, the Company's differentiation and positioning to continue delivering sustainable, long-term shareholder value 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.  All statements other than historical factual information are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding: projections of revenue, expenses, profit, profit margins, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, Veralto's liquidity position or other financial measures; Veralto's management's plans and strategies for future operations, including statements relating to anticipated operating performance, cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions and the integration thereof, divestitures, spin-offs, split-offs or other distributions, strategic opportunities, securities offerings, stock repurchases, dividends and executive compensation; the effects of the separation or the distribution on Veralto's business; growth, declines and other trends in markets Veralto sells into; new or modified laws, regulations and accounting pronouncements; future regulatory approvals and the timing thereof; outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; future foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic and capital markets conditions; the anticipated timing of any of the foregoing; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and any other statements that address events or developments that Veralto intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

VERALTO CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
	As of December 31
	2024		2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$          1,101		$            762
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $37 and $36, respectively	812		826
Inventories	288		297
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	186		188
Total current assets	2,387		2,073
Property, plant and equipment, net	268		262
Other long-term assets	523		398
Goodwill	2,693		2,533
Other intangible assets, net	535		427
Total assets	$          6,406		$          5,693
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	395		431
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	850		834
Total current liabilities	1,245		1,265
Other long-term liabilities	517		410
Long-term debt	2,599		2,629
Total equity	2,045		1,389
Total liabilities and equity	$          6,406		$          5,693
This information is presented for reference only.  Final audited financial statements will include footnotes, which should be referenced when available, to more fully understand the contents of this information.

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
	Three-Month Period Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Sales	$          1,345		$          1,288		$          5,193		$          5,021
Cost of sales	(544)		(542)		(2,088)		(2,120)
Gross profit	801		746		3,105		2,901
Operating costs:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(424)		(403)		(1,644)		(1,536)
Research and development expenses	(69)		(57)		(253)		(225)
Operating profit	308		286		1,208		1,140
Non-operating income (expense):
Other income (expense)	—		—		(9)		(14)
Interest expense, net	(28)		(25)		(113)		(30)
Earnings before income taxes	280		261		1,086		1,096
Income taxes	(53)		(61)		(253)		(257)
Net earnings	$            227		$            200		$            833		$            839
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$           0.92		$           0.81		$           3.37		$           3.41
Diluted	$           0.91		$           0.81		$           3.34		$           3.40
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic	247.6		246.6		247.3		246.4
Diluted	250.3		248.2		249.6		246.8
This information is presented for reference only.  Final audited financial statements will include footnotes, which should be referenced when available, to more fully understand the contents of this information.

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
	Year Ended December 31
	2024		2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$            833		$            839
Noncash items:
Depreciation	40		39
Amortization of intangible assets	38		48
Stock-based compensation expense	65		55
Loss on product line disposition	15		—
Impairment of equity method investment	—		15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(116)		(33)
Net cash provided by operating activities	875		963
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(363)		—
Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment	(55)		(54)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	—		2
All other investing activities	(16)		(3)
Net cash used in investing activities	(434)		(55)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation	24		4
Net transfers to Former Parent	—		(147)
Consideration paid to Former Parent in connection with Separation	—		(2,600)
Payment of dividends	(89)		—
Proceeds from borrowings (maturities longer than 90 days)	—		2,608
Net cash used in financing activities	(65)		(135)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(37)		(11)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	339		762
Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents	762		—
Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents	$          1,101		$            762
This information is presented for reference only.  Final audited financial statements will include footnotes, which should be referenced when available, to more fully understand the contents of this information.

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
	Three-Month Period Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Sales:
Water Quality	$         811		$         782		$       3,138		$       3,039
Product Quality & Innovation	534		506		2,055		1,982
Total	$       1,345		$       1,288		$       5,193		$       5,021
Operating profit:
Water Quality	$         204		$         194		$         768		$         730
Product Quality & Innovation	124		116		529		472
Other	(20)		(24)		(89)		(62)
Total	$         308		$         286		$       1,208		$       1,140
Operating Profit Margin:
Water Quality	25.2 %		24.8 %		24.5 %		24.0 %
Product Quality & Innovation	23.2 %		22.9 %		25.7 %		23.8 %
Total	22.9 %		22.2 %		23.3 %		22.7 %

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
($ in millions)
	Three-Month Period Ended December 31, 2024
	Sales		Operating profit		Operating profit margin		Net earnings for calculation of diluted earnings per common share		Diluted net earnings per common share
Reported (GAAP)	$       1,345		$         308		22.9 %		$                227		$          0.91
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets A	—		10		0.7		10		0.04
Other items B	—		2		0.1		2		0.01
Tax effect of the above adjustments H	—		—		—		(2)		(0.01)
Discrete tax adjustments I	—		—		—		1		—
Rounding	—		—		0.1		—		—
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	$       1,345		$         320		23.8 %		$                238		$          0.95
	Three-Month Period Ended December 31, 2023
	Sales		Operating profit		Operating profit margin		Net earnings for calculation of diluted earnings per common share		Diluted net earnings per common share
Reported (GAAP)	$       1,288		$         286		22.2 %		$                200		$          0.81
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets A	—		12		0.9		12		0.05
Other items B	—		1		0.1		1		—
Separation costs C	—		7		0.5		7		0.03
Tax effect of the above adjustments H	—		—		—		(5)		(0.02)
Rounding	—		—		0.1		—		—
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	$       1,288		$         306		23.8 %		$                215		$          0.87
	Year Ended December 31, 2024
	Sales		Operating profit		Operating profit margin		Net earnings for calculation of diluted earnings per common share		Diluted net earnings per common share
Reported (GAAP)	$       5,193		$       1,208		23.3 %		$                833		$          3.34
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets A	—		38		0.7		38		0.15
Other items B	—		4		0.1		4		0.02
Separation costs C	—		1		—		1		—
Net loss on disposition of certain product lines D	—		—		—		10		0.04
Tax effect of the above adjustments H	—		—		—		(9)		(0.04)
Discrete tax adjustments I	—		—		—		6		0.02
Rounding	—		—		—		—		0.01
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	$       5,193		$       1,251		24.1 %		$                883		$          3.54
	Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Sales		Operating profit		Operating profit margin		Net earnings for calculation of diluted earnings per common share		Diluted net earnings per common share
Reported (GAAP)	$       5,021		$       1,140		22.7 %		$                839		$          3.40
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets A	—		48		1.0		48		0.19
Other items B	—		1		—		1		—
Separation costs C	—		7		0.1		7		0.03
Standalone Entity Adjustments E	6		(38)		(0.8)		(138)		(0.56)
Fair value losses on investments F	—		—		—		15		0.06
Impairments and other charges G	—		12		0.2		12		0.05
Tax effect of the above adjustments H	—		—		—		15		0.06
Discrete tax adjustments I	—		—		—		(12)		(0.05)
Rounding	—		—		0.1		—		0.01
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	$       5,027		$       1,170		23.3 %		$                787		$          3.19

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

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				Year Ended
	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Pretax	$                      10		$                      12		$                38		$                48
After-tax	8		9		29		36

B	Costs incurred during three-month period ended December 31, 2024 related to certain strategic initiatives ($2 million pretax and after-tax as reported in this line item).  Costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 related to certain strategic initiatives ($4 million pretax and after-tax as reported in this line item).  Costs incurred during the three-month period ended and year ended December 31, 2023 related to strategic initiatives ($1 million pretax and  after-tax as reported in these line items).
C	Costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 related to the separation of the Company from Danaher primarily related to IT costs and certain regulatory fees ($1 million pretax as reported in this line item).  Costs incurred during the three-month period ended and year ended December 31, 2023 related to the separation of the Company from Danaher primarily related to the equity award conversion as a result of the separation as well as other costs the Company incurred to separate from Danaher ($7 million pretax as reported in this line item, $5 million after-tax).
D	Net loss on the disposition of certain product lines during the year ended December 31, 2024 ($10 million pretax net loss as reported in this line item, $11 million after-tax).
E	This amount encompasses management estimates of operating as a standalone entity incurred during the year ended December 31, 2023 ($138 million pretax as reported in this line item, $103 million after-tax).  The management estimate includes recurring and ongoing costs required to operate new functions required for a public company such as certain corporate functions including finance, tax, legal, human resources and other general and administrative related functions.  The estimate also includes an adjustment to sales related to the impact of the framework agreement governing certain commercial arrangements between subsidiaries of Danaher and Veralto, the adjustment is calculated by applying the commercial pricing in the agreement to historical purchases of goods and services by the Former Parent from Veralto.
F	Fair value loss related to an impairment of an equity method investment in the Water Quality segment for the year ended December 31, 2023 ($15 million pretax as reported in this line item, $11 million after-tax).
G	Impairment charge related to tradenames and customer relationships in the Product Quality & Innovation segment for the year ended December 31, 2023 ($12 million pretax as reported in this line item, $10 million after-tax).
H	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.  Veralto estimates the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying Veralto'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.
I	Discrete tax matters relate to changes in estimates associated with prior period uncertain tax positions, audit settlements and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation.

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Sales Growth by Segment, Core Sales Growth by Segment
	% Change Three-Month Period Ended December 31, 2024 vs. Comparable 2023 Period
			Segments
	Total Company		Water Quality		Product Quality & Innovation
Total sales growth (GAAP)	4.4 %		3.7 %		5.4 %
Impact of:
Acquisitions/divestitures	(0.3) %		0.6 %		(1.6) %
Currency exchange rates	0.5 %		0.6 %		0.3 %
Core sales growth (non-GAAP)	4.6 %		4.9 %		4.1 %
	% Change Year Ended December 31, 2024 vs. Comparable 2023 Period
			Segments
	Total Company		Water Quality		Product Quality & Innovation
Total sales growth (GAAP)	3.4 %		3.2 %		3.7 %
Impact of:
Acquisitions/divestitures	— %		0.3 %		(0.4) %
Currency exchange rates	0.3 %		0.4 %		— %
Core sales growth (non-GAAP)	3.7 %		3.9 %		3.3 %

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Forecasted Core Sales Growth, Adjusted Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow to Net Earnings Conversion Ratio

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.  Additionally, we do not reconcile adjusted operating profit margin (or components thereof), adjusted diluted earnings per share or free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio to the comparable GAAP measures because of the difficulty in estimating the other unknown components such as investment gains and losses, impairments and separation costs, which would be reflected in any forecasted GAAP operating profit, forecasted diluted earnings per share or forecasted net earnings ratio.  

	% Change Three-Month Period Ending April 4, 2025 vs.  Comparable 2024 Period
Core sales growth (non-GAAP)	+Low-to-mid-single digits
	Three-Month Period Ending April 4, 2025
Adjusted operating profit margin (non-GAAP)	24.0% to 24.5%
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$0.84 to $0.88
	% Change Year Ending December 31, 2025 vs.  Comparable 2024 Period
Core sales growth (non-GAAP)	+Low-to-mid-single digits
	Year Ending December 31, 2025
Adjusted operating profit margin (non-GAAP)	+25 to 50 basis points
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$3.60 to $3.70
Free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio (non-GAAP)	90% to 100%

 

VERALTO CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)
	Three-Month Period Ended				Year-over-Year Change		Year Ended				Year-over-Year Change
	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023				December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Total Cash Flows:
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$            285		$            263				$            875		$            963
Total cash used in investing activities (GAAP)	$           (394)		$             (22)				$           (434)		$             (55)
Total cash provided by (used in) financing activities (GAAP)	$             (16)		$              97				$             (65)		$           (135)
Free Cash Flow:
Total cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$            285		$            263		~8.5        %		$            875		$            963		~(9.0)%
Less: payments for additions to property, plant & equipment (capital expenditures) (GAAP)	(22)		(22)				(55)		(54)
Plus: proceeds from sales of property, plant & equipment  (capital disposals) (GAAP)	—		—				—		2
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)	$            263		$            241		~9.0        %		$            820		$            911		~(10.0)%
Operating Cash Flow to Net Earnings Ratio (GAAP):
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$            285		$            263				$            875		$            963
Net earnings (GAAP)	$            227		$            200				$            833		$            839
Operating cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio	1.26		1.32				1.05		1.15
Free Cash Flow to Net Earnings Conversion Ratio (non-GAAP):
Free cash flow from above (non-GAAP)	$            263		$            241				$            820		$            911
Net earnings (GAAP)	$            227		$            200				$            833		$            839
Free cash flow to net earnings conversion ratio (non-GAAP)	1.16		1.21				0.98		1.09
We define free cash flow as operating cash flows, less payments for additions to property, plant and equipment ("capital expenditures") plus the proceeds from sales of plant, property and equipment ("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 Veralto Corporation's ("Veralto" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors:

• with respect to the profitability-related non-GAAP measures, 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 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 and related cash flow measures (the "FCF Measure"), understand Veralto'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 non-discretionary expenditures, and as a result the entire free cash flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures).

Management uses these non-GAAP measures to measure the Company's operating and financial performance.

• The items excluded from the non-GAAP measures set forth above have been excluded for the following reasons:
  • 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 Veralto Enterprise 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 Veralto'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 the profitability-related non-GAAP measures, 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 Veralto'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. 
  • Standalone Adjustments:  We believe these adjustments provide additional insight into how our businesses are performing, on a normalized basis.  However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as inferring that our future results will be unaffected by the items for which the measure adjusts.

• With respect to core operating profit margin changes, in addition to the explanation set forth in the bullets above relating to "restructuring charges" and "other adjustments", we exclude the impact of businesses owned for less than one year (or disposed of during such period and not treated as discontinued operations) because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period to period and may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
• 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.

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FAQ

What were Veralto's (VLTO) key financial results for Q4 2024?

In Q4 2024, Veralto reported sales of $1,345 million (4.4% increase), core sales growth of 4.6%, net earnings of $227 million ($0.91 per diluted share), and operating cash flow of $285 million.

How did Veralto (VLTO) perform in full-year 2024?

For full-year 2024, Veralto achieved sales of $5,193 million (3.4% increase), net earnings of $833 million ($3.34 per diluted share), and operating cash flow of $875 million.

What is Veralto's (VLTO) financial guidance for 2025?

For 2025, Veralto projects low-to-mid single-digit core sales growth, operating profit margin expansion of 25-50 basis points, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $3.60-$3.70.

What were the main growth drivers for Veralto (VLTO) in 2024?

Veralto's growth in 2024 was primarily driven by strengthening demand in industrial water treatment in North America and the recovery of consumer-packaged goods markets globally.

What are Veralto's (VLTO) Q1 2025 financial projections?

For Q1 2025, Veralto expects low-to-mid single-digit core sales growth, adjusted operating profit margin between 24.0-24.5%, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.84-$0.88.