Vertiv Holdings Co Q3 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Vertiv delivered another strong quarter, exceeding guidance with significant improvement in sales, margins, orders, and cash flow.
  • Management emphasized strong operational execution, robust demand across data center markets, and early indications of long-term AI-driven growth.
  • Full-year 2023 guidance was raised across revenue, profit, and free cash flow.

Key Financial Highlights (Q3 2023)

  • Organic sales up 17% year-over-year, driven by 9% volume and 8% pricing.
  • Americas organic sales up 40%, continuing to be the primary growth engine.
  • Adjusted operating profit: $296 million; margin reached 17% (up 790 basis points vs. Q3 2022).
  • Orders up 11% year-over-year and 16% sequentially.
  • Adjusted free cash flow: $221 million, an improvement of $241 million vs. Q3 2022.
  • Net leverage improved to 2.4x from 3.0x at year-end 2022.

Full-Year 2023 Guidance (Raised)

  • Organic sales growth: now expected at 21% (previously 20%).
  • Adjusted operating profit: $1.02–$1.03 billion (raised by $75 million).
  • Adjusted operating margin: 15%, up 730 basis points year-over-year.
  • Adjusted free cash flow: $625 million (raised by $75 million; nearly $900 million improvement vs. 2022).

Regional Performance

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Bruno, and I'll be your conference operator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Vertiv's Third Quarter 2023 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: Great. Thank you, and good morning, and welcome to Vertiv's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me today are Vertiv's Executive Chairman, Dave Cote; Chief Executive 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. 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 present both GAAP an

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