nVent Electric plc Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • nVent delivered record Q2 results with sales, orders, adjusted EPS, and backlog all reaching all-time highs.
  • Demand was led by strong performance in the infrastructure vertical (data centers and power utilities), fueled by AI-related build-outs.
  • Backlog increased to more than four times the level from one year ago, driven by data solutions growth and recent acquisitions (Trachte and Avail EPG).
  • Both the Trachte and EPG acquisitions performed better than expected and are generating new growth synergies.

Financial Highlights (Compared to Q2 2024)

  • Sales: $963 million, up 30% (9% organic).
  • Acquisitions added 21 points of growth; FX was a 1‑point tailwind.
  • Adjusted Operating Income: $200 million, up 18%.
  • Adjusted EPS: $0.86, up 28% and above guidance.
  • Free Cash Flow: $74 million.
  • Inflation impact exceeded $35 million (including ~$15 million from tariffs).

Segment Performance

Systems Protection
  • Sales: $632 million, +43% YoY.
  • Organic growth: +10%.
  • Infrastructure +~30% (strong data center demand).
  • Commercial/residential: mid-teens growth.
  • Industrial: down low single digits.

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Operator: Good day, and welcome to the nVent Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Tony Riter, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Tony Riter: Thank you, and welcome to nVent's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. On the call with me are Beth Wozniak, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer; and Gary Corona, our Chief Financial Officer. Today, we'll provide details on our second quarter performance and outlook for our third quarter and an update to our full year outlook. As a reminder, all results referenced throughout this presentation are on a continuing operations 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 webcast is accompanied by a presentation, which you can find in the Investors section of nVent's website. References to non- GAAP financials are reconciled in the appendix of the presentation. We have time for q

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