Vertiv Holdings Co Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Highlights

  • Q1 adjusted diluted EPS was $0.64, up 49% from Q1 2024 and $0.04 above guidance.
  • Organic net sales increased 25% year over year, with strength in the Americas and APAC.
  • Book-to-bill reached 1.4x, reflecting robust demand momentum.
  • Trailing twelve‑month organic orders grew 20%, with Q1 orders up 13% year over year and 21% sequentially.
  • Adjusted operating profit rose 35% from prior year to $337 million.
  • Adjusted free cash flow grew 162% year over year to $265 million.
  • Backlog expanded to $7.9 billion, up $1.6 billion year over year.
  • Net leverage reduced to 0.8x; Fitch initiated an investment‑grade BBB‑ rating.

Market & Operational Commentary

  • Vertiv continues to see strong secular demand tied to global AI infrastructure expansion and data center buildouts.
  • Pipelines are increasing across all regions; APAC and Americas strongest, EMEA still lagging but improving.
  • Tariff environment remains fluid, but management emphasized strong mitigation playbooks.
  • Supply chain resilience remains a multi‑year focus, including geographic diversification and multisourcing.
  • Vertiv is progressing toward full USMCA qualification for Mexico manufacturing and shifting production away from higher‑tariff regions.

Tariffs & Mitigation Actions

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Nadia, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Vertiv's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Please note, this call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the program over to your host for today's conference call, Lynne Maxeiner, Vice President of Investor Relations. Lynne Maxeiner: Great. Thank you, Nadia. Good morning, and welcome to Vertiv's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me today are Vertiv's Executive Chairman, Dave Cote; Chief Executive Officer, Giordano Albertazzi; and Chief Financial Officer, David Fallon. Before we begin, I'd like to point out that during the course of this call, we will make forward-looking statements regarding future events, including the future financial and operating performance of Vertiv Holdings Co. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We refer you to the cautionary language included in today's earnings release, and you can learn more about these risks in our annual and quarterly reports and other filings made with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements that we make today are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events. During this call, we will also pres

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