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Dec 31, 2022

3M Q4 2022 Earnings Report

Reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.

Key Takeaways

3M reported Q4 2022 results with sales of $8.1 billion, a decrease of 6 percent year-on-year. Organic sales growth was 0.4 percent. The company reported GAAP earnings per share of $0.98 and adjusted earnings per share of $2.28.

GAAP earnings per share of $0.98, which included a $1.15 per share pre-tax charge relating to PFAS manufacturing exit costs adjusted for in special items.

Adjusted earnings per share of $2.28, excluding the impact of special items.

Sales of $8.1 billion, down 6 percent year-on-year, which included impacts of negative 2 percent from divestitures and negative 5 percent from foreign currency translation.

Organic sales growth of 0.4 percent year-on-year which included a 2.6 percentage point headwind from the decline in disposable respirator demand, along with the exit of Russia.

Total Revenue
$8.08B
Previous year: $8.61B
-6.2%
EPS
$2.28
Previous year: $2.31
-1.3%
Organic Revenue Growth
0.4%
Previous year: 1.3%
-69.2%
Gross Profit
$3.49B
Previous year: $3.91B
-10.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$3.66B
Previous year: $4.56B
-19.9%
Free Cash Flow
$1.42B
Previous year: $1.45B
-2.3%
Total Assets
$46.5B
Previous year: $47.1B
-1.3%

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Forward Guidance

3M's full-year expectations for 2023 include -6 to -2 percent adjusted total sales growth and Adjusted earnings per share of $8.50 to $9.00.