nVent Electric plc Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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nVent Q4 and Full-Year 2021 Earnings Summary

Overall Performance

  • 2021 was a strong year with 23% total sales growth (18% organic) and 31% adjusted EPS growth compared to 2020.
  • Orders grew 37% in Q4, resulting in record backlog exiting the year.
  • Fourth quarter sales reached $669 million, up 28% year-over-year, with 24% organic growth.
  • Q4 adjusted EPS was $0.50 (up 16% vs. prior-year Q4) and exceeded guidance.
  • Free cash flow reached $101 million in Q4 and $334 million for the full year (100% conversion).

Segment Highlights (Q4 2021 vs. Q4 2020)

  • Enclosures
    • Sales: $332 million (up 44%, 35% organic).
    • Growth broad-based across regions and verticals.
    • Segment income up 22%; margins declined 240 bps to 13%, driven by inflation and capacity investments.
  • Electrical & Fastening
    • Sales: $171 million (17% organic growth).
    • Strong double-digit growth in North America & Europe.
    • Segment income up 9%; ROS 26.3%, down 170 bps due to lapping prior-year cost reductions.
  • Thermal Management
    • Sales: $166 million (16% organic growth).
    • Industrial MRO up 34%, third consecutive strong quarter.

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the nVent Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Chief Financial Officer, Sara Zawoyski. Thank you. Please go ahead. Sara Zawoyski: Thank you and welcome to nVent's fourth quarter earnings call. Here with me today, is Beth Wozniak, our Chief Executive Officer and I would also like to introduce Tony Riter, our new Vice President of Investor Relations. I know many of you already know him from his time at 3M, and we are thrilled to have him join the nVent team. With that, I will turn the call over to Tony. Tony Riter: Thank you, Sara and good morning everyone. I'm excited to be here at nVent and look forward to working with all of you. Today we'll provide details on our fourth quarter and full year performance and the outlook for the first quarter and full year 2022. Before we begin, I'll 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. A

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