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Sep 30, 2024
Hexcel Q3 2024 Earnings Report
Hexcel reported an increase in sales and EPS for the third quarter of 2024, driven by commercial aerospace growth, but expects results to be at the lower end of guidance due to supply chain challenges.
Key Takeaways
Hexcel Corporation reported Q3 2024 results with net sales of $457 million, an 8.8% increase year-over-year, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.47. The growth was primarily driven by a 17% increase in commercial aerospace sales. However, the company expects full-year results to be at the lower end of guidance due to ongoing supply chain challenges and has withdrawn its mid-term guidance.
Q3 2024 sales increased by 8.8% to $457 million compared to Q3 2023.
GAAP diluted EPS for Q3 2024 was $0.49, up from $0.45 in Q3 2023.
Adjusted diluted EPS for Q3 2024 was $0.47, compared to $0.38 in Q3 2023.
Full-year 2024 results are expected to be at the lower end of guidance ranges, benefiting from lower tax rates.
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
Hexcel expects full year 2024 sales and adjusted EPS to be at the lower end of the 2024 guidance ranges and will benefit from lower tax rates. The company is withdrawing its previously issued mid-term guidance and will provide guidance for 2025 with the Q4 earnings in January.
Positive Outlook
- Ongoing recovery of commercial aerospace production to meet historically strong backlogs.
- Demand for lightweight materials in military aerospace.
- Demand for lightweight materials in next generation commercial aircraft.
- Focus on execution and cash generation.
- Repurchased $50 million of Hexcel common stock in Q3 2024.
Challenges Ahead
- Near-term slowing of previously planned production rate ramps by key customers.
- New challenges and shortages have developed as 2024 has progressed.
- Assumptions for future production rates that were the basis for our mid-term guidance for the three-year period 2024-2026 provided in February 2024 are no longer valid.
- Overall aerospace supply chain seemed to be recovering in late-2023, new challenges and shortages have developed as 2024 has progressed.
- Company is withdrawing its previously issued mid-term guidance.