ESAB Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Results and Initiates Full Year 2025 Guidance

   -- Flat core organic growth 
 
   -- High-single-digit welding equipment growth 
 
   -- EBX driving record margin 
 
   -- Completed acquisition of SUMIG 
 
   -- Signed agreement to acquire Bavaria 
NORTH BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 20, 2025-- 

ESAB Corporation ("ESAB" or the "Company") (NYSE: ESAB), a focused premier industrial compounder, today announced strong financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024.

ESAB reported fourth quarter sales of $671 million, a decrease of 3% on a reported basis or a flat core organic growth before acquisitions and currency translation impacts, as compared to the prior year. ESAB also reported fourth quarter net income from continuing operations attributable to ESAB of $72 million or $1.18 diluted earnings per share and core adjusted net income of $79 million or $1.28 diluted earnings per share. Core adjusted EBITDA of $129 million rose 2% and margins expanded 90 basis points to 20.3%, both as compared to the prior year quarter.

"Our teams delivered another strong quarter, closing another year of exceptional performance. ESAB continues to innovate, introducing products and solutions that fueled growth in welding equipment this quarter. Our relentless focus on efficiency is evident in our record-breaking margin performance," said Shyam P. Kambeyanda, President and CEO of ESAB. "We successfully completed a strategic bolt-on acquisition, further strengthening our ability to provide world-class light-industrial automation solutions to our global customers. As we step into 2025, we are more committed than ever to driving long-term shareholder value and are confidently on track to achieve our 2028 goals."

ESAB Full Year 2025 Outlook

ESAB expects core organic growth of 0.0% to 2.0% and total core sales growth of (2.0)% to 0.0% in 2025, which reflects (3.5)% currency headwinds and 1.5% M&A growth. ESAB is expecting core adjusted EBITDA of $515 million to $530 million and core adjusted EPS of $5.10 to $5.25.

About SUMIG

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of SUMIG, a South American light automation and equipment business. This acquisition aims to open market opportunities through an enhanced portfolio globally and expand the Company's presence in South America.

About Bavaria

In the first quarter of 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Bavaria Schweisstechnik GmbH, a European business, which strengthens our consumables portfolio. This acquisition is expected to close in 2025, subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2024 results beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, February 20, 2025, which will be open to the public by calling +1-888-550-5302 (U.S. callers) and +1-646-960-0685 (International callers) and referencing the conference ID number 4669992 and through webcast via ESAB's website www.ESABcorporation.com under the "Investors" section. Access to a supplemental slide presentation can also be found on ESAB's website under the same heading. Both the audio of this call and the slide presentation will be archived on the website later in the day and will be available until the next quarterly call. The Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed February 20, 2025, is also available on ESAB's website under the "Investors" section.

About ESAB Corporation

Founded in 1904, ESAB Corporation (NYSE: ESAB) is a focused premier industrial compounder. The Company's rich history of innovative products, workflow solutions and business system ESAB Business Excellence, enables its purpose of Shaping the world we imagine$(TM)$ . ESAB Corporation is based in North Bethesda, Maryland and employs approximately 9,300 associates and serves customers in approximately 150 countries. To learn more, visit www.ESABcorporation.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Adjustments

ESAB has provided in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("non-GAAP"). ESAB presents some of these non-GAAP financial measures including and excluding Russia due to economic and political volatility caused by the war in Ukraine, which results in enhanced investor interest in this information. Core non-GAAP financial measures excludes Russia for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. These non-GAAP financial measures may include one or more of the following: adjusted net income from continuing operations, Core adjusted net income from continuing operations, adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, Pension settlement loss, Restructuring and other related charges, acquisition-amortization and other related charges and depreciation and other amortization), Core adjusted EBITDA, organic sales growth (decline), Core organic sales growth (decline), adjusted free cash flow and ratios based on the foregoing measures. ESAB also provides adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin on a segment basis, as well as Core adjusted EBITDA and Core adjusted EBITDA margin on a segment basis.

Adjusted net income from continuing operations represents Net income from continuing operations attributable to ESAB Corporation, excluding Restructuring and other related charges, acquisition-amortization and other related charges and Pension settlement loss. Adjusted net income includes the tax effect of non-GAAP adjusting items at applicable tax rates and excludes the impact of discrete tax charges or gains in each period. ESAB also presents adjusted net income margin from continuing operations, which is subject to the same adjustments as adjusted net income from continuing operations. Adjusted net income per diluted share from continuing operations is a calculation of adjusted net income from continuing operations over the weighted-average diluted shares outstanding. ESAB also presents Core adjusted net income from continuing operations and Core adjusted net income per diluted share from continuing operations, which are subject to the same adjustments as Adjusted net income from continuing operations and Adjusted net income per diluted share from continuing operations, further removing the impact of Russia for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA excludes from Net income from continuing operations the effect of Income tax expense, Interest expense and other, net, Pension settlement loss, Restructuring and other related charges, acquisition-amortization and other related charges and depreciation and other amortization. ESAB presents adjusted EBITDA margin, which is subject to the same adjustments as adjusted EBITDA. Further, ESAB presents these non-GAAP performance measures on a segment basis, which excludes the impact of Restructuring and other related charges, acquisition-amortization and other related charges and depreciation and other amortization from operating income. ESAB also presents Core adjusted EBITDA and Core adjusted EBITDA margin, which are subject to the same adjustments as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, respectively, further removing the impact of Russia for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

ESAB presents organic sales growth (decline), which excludes the impact of acquisitions and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, and presents core organic sales growth (decline), which further excludes the impact of the Russia business for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Adjusted free cash flow represents cash flows from operating activities excluding cash outflows related to the Company's separation from Enovis Corporation (the "Separation") and discontinued operations, less Purchases of property, plant and equipment net of proceeds from sale of certain properties.

These non-GAAP financial measures assist ESAB management in comparing its operating performance over time because certain items may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult, as they are of a nature and/or size that occur with inconsistent frequency or relate to unusual events or discrete restructuring plans and other initiatives that are fundamentally different from the ongoing productivity and core business of the Company. ESAB management also believes that presenting these measures allows investors to view its performance using the same measures that the Company uses in evaluating its financial and business performance and trends.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures presented above to GAAP results has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release.

Forward Looking Statements

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