Amphenol Corporation Q1 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Q1 2020 occurred under unprecedented global disruption due to COVID‑19.
  • Despite shutdowns, especially in China, Amphenol maintained operations and prioritized employee safety.
  • Management withdrew previous guidance but emphasized long‑term strength and resilience.

Financial Highlights

  • Sales: $1.862B, down 5% YoY (vs. Q1 2019), and down 9% organically.
  • Orders: $2.150B, up 7% YoY; record book‑to‑bill of 1.15.
  • GAAP EPS: $0.79 (down 9% YoY). Adjusted EPS: $0.71 (down 20% YoY).
  • Operating Margin: 17%, down 310 bps YoY due to global shutdowns and productivity limits.
  • Operating Cash Flow: $384M; Free Cash Flow: $323M.
  • Liquidity: $2.4B in cash; $3.6B including unused credit facilities.
  • Debt: $5.1B total; net debt unchanged from Q4 2019 at $2.7B.
  • Company drew $1.25B from its credit facility to strengthen cash during market volatility.

Business Segment Performance

  • Interconnect Products (96% of revenue): Down 5% YoY.
  • Cable Products (4% of revenue): Down 13% YoY.

End‑Market Performance

  • Military (14% of sales): Up 18% YoY; strong growth in helicopters, space, vehicles, avionics.

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Operator: Hello and welcome to the First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for Amphenol Corporation. Following today’s presentation, there will be a formal question-and-answer session. Until then, all lines will remain in a listen-only mode. At the request of the company, today’s conference is being recorded. If anyone has any objections, you may disconnect at this time. I would now like to introduce today's conference host, Mr. Craig Lampo. Sir, you may begin. Craig Lampo: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. This is Craig Lampo, Amphenol's CFO and I'm here together with Adam Norwitt, our CEO. We would like to welcome you to our first quarter 2020 conference call. As a reminder, during the call, we may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures and may make certain forward-looking statements. So please refer to the relevant disclosures in our press release for further information. But before I review the financial performance for the quarter, Adam would like to say a few words. Adam Norwitt: Well, thank you very much Craig. And first and foremost, I wanted to express my hope to everybody that's here on the phone today that you and your family, your friends and your colleagues are all staying safe and healthy amidst the current COVID-19 crisis. As Craig just mentioned, I'm going to comment on the current environment. I'll discuss also some of our highlights from the first quarter. I'll then turn it over to Craig to provide further detail on our financial performanc

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