Tony Trunzo
Analyst · Morgan Stanley. Your line is now open
Thank you, Rob, and good afternoon, everyone. Second quarter profitability and cash flow were strong, driven by a more stable demand environment in many of our core markets, gross margin outperformance at Products & Solutions and good spending control across the business. Resideo’s second quarter revenue of $1.59 billion was 1% lower than Q2 last year and down 2%, excluding the impact of the divestiture of Genesis and 15 days of Snap One results. Adjusted EBITDA was $175 million and $166 million, excluding Snap One impact compared to $155 million in Q2 2023, and compared to our outlook range of $130 million to $150 million. Fully diluted earnings per share were $0.19 and $0.62 on an adjusted basis compared with $0.34 and $0.48, respectively, last year. Operating cash flow was again strong at $92 million. Products & Solutions second quarter revenue of $630 million was 7% lower in Q2 2023, but down only 2% adjusting for the sale of Genesis. Within North America, we believe inventory levels have normalized across key channels and order trends have stabilized in major product areas. Conditions in EMEA remain more challenging with a reduction in government incentives and political uncertainty causing lower volumes for both gas combustion and heat pump products. First Alert Safety Products delivered another strong quarter, driven by our BRK branded products. We also delivered better revenue and order activity in our Air Products with improved performance at major distribution customers. The residential new construction channel remains an area of growth as we continue to increase our content per home which now exceeds $350 at the top 25 North American homebuilders. Products & Solutions gross margin in Q2 was 41.3%, up 300 basis points compared to last year and the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year margin expansion. Gross margin benefited from supply chain savings, ongoing labor cost management and favorable factory utilization. Products & Solutions second quarter operating expense was down 10% year-over-year. The cost reduction actions undertaken over the past 2 years and focus on ongoing expense controls continue to drive costs lower. Products & Solutions adjusted EBITDA was up $19 million year-over-year to $156 million with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding by 460 basis points to 24.8%. Turning to ADI. Q2 revenue was $959 million. Excluding the $45 million of Snap One revenue contribution, revenue was down 1% versus the prior year. Sales trends improved as the quarter progressed, however, and particularly in the last 2 weeks of the quarter. ADI adjusted EBITDA of $77 million was down 3% compared with Q2 last year and benefited from $9 million of Snap One contribution. Lower gross margin in the pre-acquisition ADI business continues to negatively impact profitability with operating expenses remaining relatively flat year-over-year. Corporate costs were $70 million but essentially flat with Q2 2023 after adjusting for Snap One transaction expenses and other unusual items in both periods. Q2 cash from operations was $92 million compared with $121 million in Q2 last year. Excluding the impacts of the Snap One transaction costs and stub period results, operating cash flow was essentially similar to the prior year period. For the trailing 12 months, operating cash flow was $417 million and free cash flow generation was $325 million. Working capital trends remain positive, and we anticipate continued strong cash flow for the remainder of 2024. Concurrent with the closing of the Snap One acquisition, we closed on a new 7-year $600 million Term Loan B offering and completed the previously announced $500 million perpetual convertible preferred stock investment from CD&R. Subsequent to quarter end, we sold $600 million of 8-year senior unsecured notes at an attractive 6.5% interest rates. These notes were used to repay a portion of our $1.1 billion of outstanding 2028 term loan and provide incremental flexibility by translating secured debt to unsecured. Following the acquisition of Snap One and these related financing transactions, our net leverage stood at approximately 2.3x our last 12 months adjusted EBITDA. As previously communicated, we’re targeting to reduce our net leverage to below 2x by the middle of 2025. We expect to accomplish this through cash from operations, ongoing growth in adjusted EBITDA and potential divestiture of non-strategic assets. We remain committed to an investment-grade credit profile and strong BB credit ratings. Turning to our outlook. For the third quarter, we expect revenue to be in the range of $1.79 billion to $1.83 billion, adjusted EBITDA in the range of $170 million to $180 million and adjusted EPS of $0.49 to $0.59. For the full year 2024, we expect revenue to be in the range of $6.68 billion to $6.76 billion and adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $655 million to $695 million. Adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $2.15 to $2.35. This outlook includes expected contribution from Snap One of approximately $550 million of revenue and $65 million of adjusted EBITDA. We now expect to generate at least $375 million of operating cash flow for the full year 2024 compared to our prior guidance of $320 million. Before I hand the call back to Jay, I wanted to say how pleased I am that Mike Carlet will serve as our next CFO. Mike is an outstanding leader for the team and the strategic skills that I’ve observed working across the table in the Snap One transaction and as peers in the industry for the past few years will prove valuable as we continue to shape our business and capitalize on the growth opportunities ahead. Congratulations, Mike. I’ll now turn the call back over to Jay for a few concluding remarks.