Ecolab Inc. · NYSE:ECL

Ecolab — Q1 2024 Earnings Presentation

21 slides from Ecolab's earnings presentation, Apr 30, 2024

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2024 Supplemental

    1 ECOLAB First Quarter 2024 Supplemental

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary statement

    Cautionary statement Forward-Looking Information This communication contains forward looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding macroeconomic conditions, de

  3. Slide 3: Strong start to 2024, increased full-year outlook

    Strong start to 2024, increased full-year outlook Good sales growth led by very strong growth in Institutional & Specialty and Pest Elimination ▪ Reported sales +5%, organic sales +5% ▪ Strong customer value driving continued pricing and positive volume growth Strong double-digit OI growth with marg

  4. Slide 4: 1Q overview

    1Q overview ▪ Good growth with reported sales +5% and organic sales +5% o Pricing +3%, reflected further value-based pricing on top of last year’s strong pricing o Volume +2%, as new business overcame soft macroeconomic demand ▪ Strong organic growth led by Institutional & Specialty and Pest Elimina

  5. Slide 5: Expect strong 2Q and 2024 performance

    Expect strong 2Q and 2024 performance ▪ Ecolab expects full year 2024 adjusted diluted earnings per share in the $6.40 - $6.70 range, rising 23% to 29% compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $5.21 in 2023. This forecast assumes soft but stable macroeconomic demand and favorability from

  6. Slide 6: 1Q 2024 sales growth detail

    1Q 2024 sales growth detail Fixed Rate Organic % Change % Change % Change Global Industrial Consolidated Water 3% 2% Volume 2% Food & Beverage 3% 3% Pricing 3% Paper -5% -5% Subtotal 5% Total Global Industrial 2% 1% Acq./Div. 1% Fixed currency growth 5% Global Institutional & Specialty Currency impa

  7. Slide 7: Global Industrial Segment: Water

    Global Industrial Segment Sales +2% Water ▪ Continued strong growth in Downstream and good gains in light and heavy water sales overcame comparisons to last year’s very strong 14% growth and lower mining sales (which had a 2 percentage point unfavorable impact on Water’s first quarter growth). o Lig

  8. Slide 8: Global Industrial Segment: Paper

    Global Industrial Segment Sales -5% Paper ▪ As expected, lower sales reflected new business wins that were more than offset by soft customer production rates. ▪ Modest growth in graphics was offset by lower board & packaging, and tissue & towel sales. ▪ Regionally, sales grew modestly in Latin Ameri

  9. Slide 9: Global Institutional & Specialty Segment

    Global Institutional & Specialty Segment Sales +11% Institutional ▪ Double-digit growth, with strong performance across foodservice, lodging, and long-term care. We continue to outperform rather stable end- market trends, benefiting from our innovative products and service expertise that help custom

  10. Slide 10: Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Segment

    Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Segment Sales -2% Healthcare ▪ Slightly lower sales reflected comparisons to strong growth last year and strategic low margin business exits. ▪ We continue to take deliberate action to transform our Healthcare business. The announced sale of our global surgical solu

  11. Slide 11: Global Pest Elimination Segment

    Global Pest Elimination Segment Sales +9% Pest Elimination ▪ Strong sales growth led by robust gains in food & beverage, restaurants, and food retail. o Growth continues to benefit from our high service levels, innovation, and circle the customer enterprise selling strategy. ▪ Regionally, North Amer

  12. Slide 12: Segment operating income performance

    Segment operating income performance ($ millions – fixed currency, unaudited) Global Industrial 1Q 2024 1Q 2023 Change Global Institutional & Specialty 1Q 2024 1Q 2023 Change Operating income $265.0 $219.8 21% Operating income $248.0 $130.1 91% Operating income margin 14.4% 12.2% 220 bps Operating i

  13. Slide 13: Consolidated margin performance

    Consolidated margin performance $ millions, unaudited 1Q 2024 1Q 2023 Change Gross Margin Gross profit $1,623.8 $1,366.4 19% ▪ Gross margin expanded significantly, reflecting lower delivered Gross margin 43.3% 38.3% 500 bps product costs and value-based pricing. Adjusted gross profit $1,625.4 $1,369

  14. Slide 14: 1Q 2024 balance sheet / cash flow

    1Q 2024 balance sheet / cash flow Summary Balance Sheet March 31 March 31 (millions, unaudited) 2024 2023 (millions, unaudited) 2024 2023 Cash and cash eq. $479.9 $419.4 Short-term debt $11.3 $1,118.1 Accounts receivable, net 2,786.6 2,667.8 Accounts payable 1,607.1 1,469.9 Inventories 1,565.9 1,727

  15. Slide 15: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures First Quarter Ended March 31 (millions, except percent and per share) 2024 2023 Net sales Reported GAAP net sales $3,751.9 $3,571.6 Effect of foreign currency translation 9.8 9.2 Non-GAAP fixed currency sales 3,761.7 3,580.8 Effect of acquisitions and divestitures (44.1)

  16. Slide 16: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures First Quarter Ended March 31 (millions, except percent and per share) 2024 2023 Operating income Reported GAAP operating income $517.9 $351.6 Special (gains) and charges at public currency rates 29.8 27.7 Non-GAAP adjusted operating income 547.7 379.3 Effect of foreign cu

  17. Slide 17: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures First Quarter Ended March 31 (millions, except percent and per share) 2024 2023 Diluted EPS attributable to Ecolab Reported GAAP diluted EPS $1.43 $0.82 Special (gains) and charges, after tax 0.08 0.07 Discrete tax net expense (benefit) (0.17) (0.01) Non-GAAP adjusted dil

  18. Slide 18: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures First Quarter Ended March 31 2024 2023 EBITDA (trailing tw elve months ended) Net income including non-controlling interest $1,571.5 $1,172.3 Provision for income taxes 352.4 241.3 Interest expense, net 294.1 264.8 Depreciation 615.0 622.0 Amortization 309.1 316.3 EBITDA

  19. Slide 19: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures First Quarter Ended March 31 2024 2023 Impact of Acquisitions Impact of Acquisitions (millions) Fixed Currency and Divestitures Organic Fixed Currency and Divestitures Organic Net Sales Global Industrial $1,841.7 ($26.1) $1,815.6 $1,808.2 ($13.3) $1,794.9 Global Instituti

  20. Slide 20: Non-GAAP financial information

    Non-GAAP financial information Non-GAAP Financial Information: This communication and certain of the accompanying tables include financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures includ

  21. Slide 21: Non-GAAP financial information (cont.)

    Non-GAAP financial information (cont.) Non-GAAP Financial Information (Continued): Our non-GAAP financial measures for adjusted cost of sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income exclude the impact of special (gains) and charges and our non- GAAP financial meas

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