Vertiv Holdings Co Q3 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Organic net sales increased 20% year-over-year (Q3 2022 vs. Q3 2021), supported by 11% volume growth and 9% pricing.
  • Orders rose 15% year-over-year excluding FX. Backlog reached a record USD 4.7 billion (up from USD 4.6B in Q2).
  • Adjusted operating profit (AOP) was USD 134 million, slightly above Q3 2021 by USD 3 million but at the lower end of guidance due to a USD 10 million FX headwind.
  • Realized USD 110 million in pricing actions during Q3, increasing full-year pricing outlook to USD 365 million (up from USD 310 million previously expected).
  • Price-cost relationship turned positive, delivering a USD 35 million tailwind (vs. a negative impact in Q3 2021).
  • Supply chain conditions improved for fans, circuit breakers, and certain electronics, though specialized power semiconductors remain constrained through mid‑2023.
  • Free cash flow (FCF) was negative USD 20 million in Q3, but Q4 is expected to deliver record positive FCF (USD 250–300 million).

Regional Performance

  • Americas: Organic sales +25%. AOP margin reached 16.2% (up from 11% in Q1). Expected to reach ~20% in Q4. Strong price-cost improvement and operational progress, including Monterrey facility ramp.

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Bailey, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Vertiv's Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. 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. Please go ahead. Lynne Maxeiner: Thank you, Bailey. Good morning, and welcome to Vertiv's third quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Joining me today are Vertiv's Executive Chairman, Dave Cote; Chief Executive Officer, Rob Johnson; Chief Financial Officer, David Fallon; and Chief Operating Officer and President, Americas, Giordano Albertazzi. Before we begin, I 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. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties and 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 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

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