nVent Electric plc Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Q1 2025 sales of $809 million, up 11% year-over-year. Organic sales up 2%, on top of 6% volume growth last year.
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.67, up 10% and at the high end of guidance.
  • Free cash flow grew 32% to $44 million.
  • Backlog grew double-digits sequentially, providing strong visibility into 2H 2025.
  • Orders were up mid-teens organically, driven largely by Data Solutions, which saw strong double-digit order growth.
  • nVent closed the Thermal Management divestiture and the Avail Electrical Products Group (EPG) acquisition in the quarter.
  • New CEO transitions: Sara Zawoyski moves to President of Systems Protection; Gary Corona (formerly Acting CFO of Medtronic) becomes CFO.

Segment Performance

Systems Protection
  • Sales: $508 million, up 16%; organic sales flat against an 11% comp last year.
  • Trachte acquisition performed strongly with double‑digit growth and strong backlog.
  • Infrastructure vertical (including Data Solutions) grew mid-teens.
  • Industrial and commercial residential declined.
  • Geographic performance: Americas down low-single-digits; Europe flat; Asia Pacific up double-digits.
  • Segment income: $104 million, up 10%; margins down 110bps due to inflation and growth investments.
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Operator: Good morning and welcome to the nVent Electric First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in the listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Vice President of Investor Relations, Tony Riter. Please go ahead. Tony Riter: Thank you and welcome to nVent's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. On the call with me are Beth Wozniak, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer; Gary Corona, our Chief Financial Officer; and Sara Zawoyski, our President of Systems Protection. They will provide details on our first quarter performance and outlook for the second quarter and an update to our full-year outlook. As a reminder, all results referenced throughout this presentation are on a continuing operation basis unless otherwise stated. Before we begin, let me remind you that any statements made about the company's anticipated financial results are forward-looking statements subject to future risks and uncertainties, such as the risks outlined in today's press release and nVent's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are made as of today, and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from anticipated results. Today's webcas

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