Amphenol Corporation Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Overall Financial Performance

  • Q1 2023 sales: $2.974 billion, up 1% year-over-year (YoY) in USD and organically; up 3% in local currencies.
  • Sequentially, sales declined 8% in USD and 10% organically versus Q4 2022, reflecting softening in communication-related markets.
  • GAAP diluted EPS: $0.71 (up 4% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS: $0.69 (up 3% YoY).
  • Orders: $2.896 billion, down 16% YoY; book‑to‑bill 0.97, pressured by communications market softness.
  • GAAP operating margin: 19.9% (down 10 bps YoY); adjusted operating margin: 20.1% (up 10 bps YoY). Sequential declines tied to lower volume.
  • EBITDA: $708 million; net leverage ratio remains low at 1.0x.
  • Operating cash flow: $532 million (125% of adjusted net income); free cash flow: $436 million (102%).
  • Inventory days elevated at 93 (vs. normal levels). Management expects normalization through 2023.
  • Capital return: repurchased 2.1 million shares for ~$79 each; total Q1 capital returned exceeded $290 million.

Segment Performance

Harsh Environment Solutions – $854 million (up 17% YoY, 15% organic)
  • Strong performance across military, aerospace, and heavy industrial applications.
  • Operating margin: 26.5%.
Communications Solutions – $1.127 billion (down 15% YoY, 13% organic)

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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 turn – 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 2023 conference call. Our first quarter 2023 results were released this morning. I will provide some financial commentary, and then Adam will give an overview of the business and current trends, and then we will take questions. As a reminder, during the call, we may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures and make certain forward-looking statements. So please refer to the relevant disclosures in our press release for further information. The company closed the first quarter with sales of $2.974 billion and GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.71 and $0.69, respectively. First quarter sales were up 1% in U.S. dollars and organically and up 3% in local currencies compared to the first quarter of 2022. Sequentially, sales were down by 8% in U.S. dollars, 9% in local currencies and 10% organically. Adam will comment fur

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