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Oct 01, 2021

Fortive Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Reported strong financial performance with revenue increase, margin improvement, and adjusted EPS growth.

Key Takeaways

Fortive Corporation reported a 12.0% increase in total revenue, with core revenue up 9.1%. The company delivered significant margin improvement, strong adjusted operating margin expansion, and robust cash flow growth. Adjusted EPS grew by 32%.

Total revenue increased by 12.0%, with core revenue up 9.1%.

Adjusted EPS grew by 32%.

Software businesses generated mid-teens growth.

Strong broad-based demand and order trends were observed across the portfolio.

Total Revenue
$1.3B
Previous year: $1.9B
-31.7%
EPS
$0.66
Previous year: $0.94
-29.8%
Core Revenue Growth
9.1%
Previous year: -0.1%
-9200.0%
Gross Profit
$744M
Previous year: $983M
-24.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$838M
Previous year: $1.49B
-43.7%
Free Cash Flow
$251M
Previous year: $455M
-44.8%
Total Assets
$15B
Previous year: $17.2B
-12.9%

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Forward Guidance

For the fourth quarter of 2021, Fortive anticipates diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $0.45 to $0.50 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $0.74 to $0.79. For the full year 2021, Fortive anticipates diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $1.62 to $1.67 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $2.70 to $2.75.