UNITED STATES
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FORM
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Amphenol Corporation
Index to Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
AMPHENOL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(dollars in millions)
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Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity | $ | | $ | |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AMPHENOL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation per common share — Basic | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation per common share — Diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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AMPHENOL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Comprehensive income attributable to Amphenol Corporation | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AMPHENOL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
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AMPHENOL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(amounts included in the following Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are presented in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise noted)
Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the related Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 include the accounts of Amphenol Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Amphenol,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”). All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”).
Stock Split
On May 20, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a
All current and prior year data presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in this Form 10-Q, including but not limited to, number of shares and per share information, stock-based compensation data, including stock options and restricted shares and related per share data, basic and diluted earnings per share, and dividends per share amounts, have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the stock split. As a result of the stock split, certain prior period amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current period presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes herein. The impact to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the rollforward of consolidated changes in equity included in Note 7 herein, was an increase of $
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Note 2—New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which amends ASC 280. The intent of ASU 2023-07 is to improve the disclosures around a public entity’s reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses by requiring entities to disclose on an annual and interim basis: (i) significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss and (ii) an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition, which represents the difference between segment revenue less segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each reported measure of segment profit or loss. Furthermore, entities will be required to: (i) provide all annual disclosures about a segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required under ASC 280 on an interim basis as well, (ii) clarify that an entity is not precluded from reporting additional measures of a segment’s profit or loss that are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, and (iii) disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measures of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. While it continues to evaluate ASU 2023-07, the Company does not currently believe that its adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). The intent of ASU 2023-09 is to improve the disclosures around a company’s rate reconciliation information and certain types of income taxes companies are required to pay. Specifically, these new disclosure requirements will provide more transparency regarding income taxes companies pay in the United States and other countries, along with more disclosure around a company’s rate reconciliation, among other new disclosure requirements, such that users of financial statements can get better information about how the operations, related tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities of companies affect their effective tax rates and future cash flow prospects. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments under ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, although retrospective application is permitted. While it continues to evaluate ASU 2023-09 and its disclosure requirements, the Company does not currently believe that its adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 3—Inventories
Inventories consist of:
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Note 4—Debt
The Company’s debt (net of any unamortized discount) consists of the following:
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On March 21, 2024, the Company entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement, which amended and restated its $
Term Loan Credit Facility
On April 19, 2022, the Company entered into a
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Commercial Paper Programs
The Company has a commercial paper program (the “U.S. Commercial Paper Program”) pursuant to which the Company may issue short-term unsecured commercial paper notes (the “USCP Notes” or “U.S. Commercial Paper”) in one or more private placements in the United States. The maturities of the USCP Notes vary but may not exceed
The Company and
Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Programs may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time. In conjunction with the Revolving Credit Facility, as of September 30, 2024, the authorization from the Board limits the maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding of USCP Notes, ECP Notes, and any other commercial paper or similar programs, along with outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility, at any time to $
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U.S. Senior Notes
On April 5, 2024, the Company issued
On April 1, 2024, the Company used cash on hand to repay the $
On March 30, 2023, the Company issued $
All of the Company’s outstanding senior notes in the United States (the “U.S. Senior Notes”) are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, including the Company’s guarantee of the Euro Issuer’s obligations under the Euro Notes. Interest on each series of U.S. Senior Notes is payable semiannually. The Company may, at its option, redeem some or all of any series of U.S. Senior Notes at any time, subject to certain terms and conditions, which include paying
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Euro Senior Notes
The Euro Issuer has
The fair value of each series of Senior Notes is based on recent bid prices in an active market and is therefore classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (Note 5). The Senior Notes impose certain obligations on the Company and prohibit various actions by the Company unless it satisfies certain financial requirements.
Note 5—Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. These requirements establish market or observable inputs as the preferred source of values. Assumptions based on hypothetical transactions are used in the absence of market inputs. The Company does not have any non-financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
The valuation techniques required are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
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The Company believes that the assets or liabilities currently subject to such standards with fair value disclosure requirements are primarily (i) debt instruments, (ii) pension plan assets, (iii) short- and long-term investments, (iv) derivative instruments and (v) assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed as part of acquisition accounting. Each of these assets and liabilities is discussed below, with the exception of debt instruments, pension plan assets, and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed as part of acquisition accounting, which are discussed in Note 4, Note 10 and Note 11, respectively, herein, in addition to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2023 Annual Report. Substantially all of the Company’s short- and long-term investments consist of certificates of deposit, which are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Long-term investments are recorded in Other long-term assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amounts of these short- and long-term instruments, the vast majority of which are in non-U.S. bank accounts, approximate their respective fair values. The Company’s derivative instruments primarily consist of foreign exchange forward contracts, which are valued using bank quotations based on market observable inputs, such as forward and spot rates, and are therefore classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The impact of the credit risk related to these derivative financial assets is immaterial.
The Company reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis and determines the appropriate classification of such assets and liabilities subject to the fair value hierarchy standards based on, among other things, the ability to observe valuation inputs. The fair values of the Company’s financial and non-financial assets and liabilities subject to such standards as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:
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The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts, hedging instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges, in the management of foreign currency exposures. In addition, the Company also enters into foreign exchange forward contracts, accounted for as net investment hedges, to hedge our exposure to variability in the U.S. dollar equivalent of the net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had
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Certain acquisitions may result in noncontrolling interest holders who, in certain cases, are entitled to a put option, giving them the ability to put some or all of their redeemable interest in the shares of the acquiree to the Company. Specifically, if exercised by the noncontrolling interest holder, Amphenol would be required to purchase some or all of the option holder’s redeemable interest, at a redemption price during specified time period(s) stipulated in the respective acquisition agreement. The redeemable noncontrolling interests recorded on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets relate to recent acquisitions, which, based on the terms of the respective acquisition agreements, will remain in temporary equity until the applicable put option is either fully exercised or expires. During the second quarter of 2024, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the noncontrolling option holders exercised their put option, requiring the Company to acquire a portion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests then outstanding. The redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests is generally calculated using Level 3 unobservable inputs based on a multiple of earnings, which, for the redeemable noncontrolling interests currently outstanding, approximate fair value. As such, the redemption value is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and is recorded as Redeemable noncontrolling interests on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 7 herein for a rollforward of the Redeemable noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
With the exception of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with acquisition accounting, the Company does not have any other significant financial or non-financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
Note 6—Income Taxes
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, stock option exercise activity had the impact of decreasing our Provision for income taxes by $
The United States federal government enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) in December 2017. As a result, in 2017, the Company recorded a transition tax (“Transition Tax”) related to the deemed repatriation of the accumulated unremitted earnings and profits of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The Company paid its seventh annual installment of the Transition Tax, net of applicable tax credits and deductions, in the second quarter of 2024, and will pay the balance of the Transition Tax, net of applicable tax credits and deductions, in 2025, as permitted under the Tax Act. The current and long-term portions of the Transition Tax are recorded in Accrued income taxes and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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The Company operates in the U.S. and numerous foreign taxable jurisdictions, and at any point in time has numerous audits underway at various stages of completion. With few exceptions, the Company is subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years 2017 and after. The Company is generally not able to precisely estimate the ultimate settlement amounts or timing until the close of an audit. The Company evaluates its tax positions and establishes liabilities for uncertain tax positions that may be challenged by tax authorities and may not be fully sustained, despite the Company’s belief that the underlying tax positions are fully supportable. As of September 30, 2024, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties and interest, which if recognized would impact the effective tax rate, was approximately $
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the President of the United States signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), a tax and spending package that introduces several tax-related provisions, including a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) on certain large corporations and a 1% excise tax on certain corporate stock repurchases. Companies are required to reassess their valuation allowances for certain affected deferred tax assets in the period of enactment but do not need to remeasure deferred tax balances for the related tax accounting implications of the CAMT. The IRA provisions, which became effective for Amphenol beginning on January 1, 2023, did not have a material impact on the Company during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. While the full impact of these provisions in the future depends on several factors, including interpretive regulatory guidance, which has not yet been released, the Company does not currently believe that the provisions of the IRA, including several other non-tax related provisions, will have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Note 7—Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is classified below net income. Earnings per share is determined after the impact of the noncontrolling interests’ share in net income of the Company. In addition, the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented as a separate caption within equity.
A rollforward of consolidated changes in equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the three months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
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A rollforward of consolidated changes in equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
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A rollforward of consolidated changes in equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
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A rollforward of consolidated changes in equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
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Stock Repurchase Programs
On April 23, 2024, the Board authorized a new stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $
On April 27, 2021, the Board authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company could purchase up to $
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Dividends
Contingent upon declaration by the Board, the Company pays a quarterly dividend on shares of its Common Stock. The following table summarizes the dividends declared and paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
Dividends declared | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Dividends paid (including those declared in the prior year) |
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On October 24, 2023, the Board approved an increase to the Company’s quarterly dividend rate from $
Note 8—Stock-Based Compensation
For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s Income before income taxes was reduced by stock-based compensation expense of $
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s Income before income taxes was reduced by stock-based compensation expense of $
The impact associated with recognizing excess tax benefits from option exercises in the provision for income taxes on our consolidated financial statements could result in significant fluctuations in our effective tax rate in the future, since the provision for income taxes will be impacted by the timing and intrinsic value of future stock-based compensation award exercises.
Stock-based compensation expense includes the estimated effects of forfeitures, which are adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent actual forfeitures differ or are expected to differ from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures are recognized in the period of change and impact the amount of expense to be recognized in future periods. The expense incurred for stock-based compensation plans is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Stock Options
In May 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Stock Purchase and Option Plan for Key Employees of Amphenol and Subsidiaries (the “2017 Employee Option Plan”), which provided for the issuance of
Stock option activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
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Exercisable options at September 30, 2024 |
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A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested options as of September 30, 2024 and changes during the three and nine months then ended is as follows:
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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the following activity occurred under the Company’s option plans:
| Three Months Ended |
| Nine Months Ended |
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As of September 30, 2024, the total compensation cost related to non-vested options not yet recognized was approximately $
The grant-date fair value of each option grant under the 2009 Employee Option Plan and the 2017 Option Plan is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The grant-date fair value of each share grant is determined based on the closing share price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the grant. The fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. Use of a valuation model for option grants requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. Expected share price volatility is calculated based on the historical volatility of the Common Stock and implied volatility derived from related exchange traded options. The average expected life is based on the contractual term of the option and expected exercise and historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issuances with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant. The expected annual dividend per share is based on the Company’s dividend rate.
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Restricted Stock
On May 16, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2024 Restricted Stock Plan for Directors of Amphenol Corporation (the “2024 Directors Restricted Stock Plan”), which is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board and reserves
Restricted share activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
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As of September 30, 2024, the total compensation cost related to non-vested restricted shares not yet recognized was approximately $
Phantom Stock
On June 5, 2023, the Company granted
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Note 9—Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares, including dilutive common shares, the dilutive effect of which relates to stock options. The following is a reconciliation of the basic weighted average common shares outstanding to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, which were used to calculate the earnings per share (basic and diluted) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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| 2024 |
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Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation stockholders | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding — Basic |
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Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation per common share — Basic | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation per common share — Diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Excluded from the computations above were anti-dilutive common shares (primarily related to outstanding stock options) of
Note 10—Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans (the “U.S. Plans”), which cover certain U.S. employees and which represent the majority of the plan assets and benefit obligations of the aggregate defined benefit plans of the Company. The U.S. Plans’ benefits are generally based on years of service and compensation and are generally noncontributory. The Company has an unfunded Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (“SERP”), a defined benefit pension plan, which provides for the payment of the portion of annual pension that cannot be paid from the retirement plan as a result of regulatory limitations on average compensation for purposes of the benefit computation. The majority of U.S. employees are not covered by the U.S. Plans and are instead covered by various defined contribution plans. Certain foreign subsidiaries have defined benefit plans covering their employees (the “Foreign Plans” and, together with the U.S. Plans and SERP, the “Plans”).
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The following is a summary, based on the most recent actuarial valuations of the Company’s net cost for pension benefits, of the Plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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There is
The Company offers various defined contribution plans for certain U.S. and foreign employees. Participation in these plans is based on certain eligibility requirements. The Company matches employee contributions to the U.S. defined contribution plans up to a maximum of
Note 11—Acquisitions
2024 Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company completed
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Acquisition of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (“CIT”)
On May 21, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of CIT for approximately $
As of September 30, 2024, the CIT acquisition resulted in the recognition of $
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $
2023 Acquisitions
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company completed
As of September 30, 2024, the 2023 Acquisitions resulted in the recognition of $
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The Company completed the acquisition accounting, including the analyses of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, for
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred $
Purchase Agreement to Acquire CommScope’s Mobile Networks-related Businesses
On July 18, 2024, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (“CommScope”) to acquire CommScope’s mobile networks-related businesses, specifically the Outdoor Wireless Networks segment and the Distributed Antenna Systems business (collectively, the “Mobile Networks Business”), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $
Note 12—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:
| Harsh |
| Interconnect |
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Goodwill at September 30, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The increase in goodwill during the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by goodwill recognized from the 2024 Acquisitions, in particular, the CIT acquisition.
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The Company performs its evaluation for the impairment of goodwill associated with the Company’s reporting units on an annual basis as of each July 1, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that a reporting unit’s carrying amount may be impaired. The Company reviews its reporting unit structure each year, or more frequently based on changes in our organization. The Company continues to define our reporting as the
The Company has
Other than goodwill noted above, the Company’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
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$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The increase in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets in the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by certain customer relationships and acquired backlog recognized as a result of the acquisition accounting associated with the 2024 Acquisitions, in particular, the CIT acquisition, partially offset by measurement period adjustments related to certain intangible assets associated with acquisitions that closed late in 2023. Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $
The Company assesses and reviews its identifiable intangible assets, subject to amortization, for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the intangible asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. Any indefinite-lived intangible assets that are not subject to amortization, which are comprised of certain trade names, are reviewed at least annually for impairment. In the third quarter of 2024, the Company performed its annual assessment of these identifiable indefinite-lived intangible assets. Based on its assessment, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeded their respective carrying amounts. There has been
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Note 13—Reportable Business Segments
The Company organizes its reportable business segments based on the manner in which management evaluates the performance of the Company, combined with the nature of the individual business activities and the product-based solutions offered. The Company aligns its businesses into the following
This segment structure reflects (i) the manner in which the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, regularly assesses information for decision-making purposes, including the allocation of resources, and (ii) how the Company operates its businesses, assesses performance, and communicates results and strategy, among other items, to the Board and its stockholders. The Company has
Net sales by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
| External |
| Intersegment | |||||||||
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Harsh Environment Solutions |
| $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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Consolidated Net sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
Harsh Environment Solutions |
| $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Communications Solutions | | | | | ||||||||
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Consolidated Net sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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Segment operating income and the reconciliation of segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
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Segment operating income: | ||||||||||||
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Communications Solutions | | | | | ||||||||
Interconnect and Sensor Systems | | | | | ||||||||
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Amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs | ( | | ( | | ||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
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Income before income taxes | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||
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Harsh Environment Solutions |
| $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
(1) Amortization of acquired backlog associated with acquisitions is now reported under “Corporate / Other” in the table above. |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, depreciation and amortization expense in Corporate / Other includes $
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Note 14—Revenue Recognition
Revenues consist of product sales to either end customers and their appointed contract manufacturers (including original equipment manufacturers) or to distributors, and the vast majority of our sales are recognized at a point-in-time under the core principle of recognizing revenue when control transfers to the customer. With limited exceptions, the Company recognizes revenue at the point in time when we ship or deliver the product from our manufacturing facility to our customer, when our customer accepts and has legal title of the goods, and where the Company has a present right to payment for such goods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, less than
The Company receives customer orders negotiated with multiple delivery dates that may extend across more than
While the Company typically offers standard product warranty coverage that provides assurance that our products will conform to the contractually agreed-upon specifications for a limited period from the date of shipment, the Company’s warranty liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and related warranty expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, have not been and were not material in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Disaggregation of Net Sales
The following tables show our net sales disaggregated into categories the Company considers meaningful to depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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Note 15—Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is party to a number of legal and/or regulatory actions arising out of the normal course of its business. The Company records a loss contingency liability when, in the opinion of management after seeking legal advice, a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Based on information currently available and management’s evaluation of such information, the Company does not believe that the resolution of any existing legal or regulatory action is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company’s legal costs associated with defending itself are recorded to expense as incurred.
Certain operations of the Company are subject to environmental laws and regulations that govern the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, as well as the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. The Company believes that its operations are currently in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that the costs of continuing compliance will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Item 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS | |
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
(amounts in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) |
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 herein for Amphenol Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Amphenol,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”). The following discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”). The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”). The following discussion and analysis also includes references to certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below, including “Constant Currency Net Sales Growth” and “Organic Net Sales Growth.” For purposes of the following discussion, the terms “constant currencies” and “organically” have the same meaning, respectively, as these aforementioned non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” within this Item 2 for more information, including our reasons for including non-GAAP financial measures and material limitations with respect to the usefulness of the measures.
Stock Split
On May 20, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a two-for-one split of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (“Common Stock”). The stock split was effected in the form of a stock dividend paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 31, 2024. The additional shares were distributed on June 11, 2024, and the Common Stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on June 12, 2024. The shares of Common Stock retain a par value of $0.001 per share. All current and prior year data impacted by the stock split and presented in this Item 2 and throughout this Form 10-Q herein, including number of shares and per share information, earnings per share, and dividends per share amounts, among others, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the stock split. Refer to Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to the stock split.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which relate to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A. of the 2023 Annual Report. All statements that address events or developments that we expect or believe may or will occur in the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements are based on our management’s assumptions and beliefs about future events or circumstances using information currently available, and as a result, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements, which address the Company’s expected business and financial performance and financial condition, among other matters, may contain words and terms such as: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “intend,” “look ahead,” “may,” “ongoing,” “optimistic,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will” or “would” and other words and terms of similar meaning.
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Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about expected earnings, revenues, growth, liquidity, effective tax rate, interest rates, the expected timing for the closing of certain acquisitions or other matters. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in all forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, the expectations may not be attained or there may be material deviation. Readers and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. There are risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to, the following: political, economic, military and other risks related to operating in countries outside the United States, as well as changes in general economic conditions, geopolitical conditions, U.S. trade policies (including, but not limited to, sanctions) and other factors beyond the Company’s control; uncertainties associated with an economic slowdown or recession in any of the Company’s end markets that could negatively affect the financial condition of our customers and could result in reduced demand; risks and impacts associated with adverse public health developments, including epidemics and pandemics; risks associated with our inability to obtain certain raw materials and components, as well as the increasing cost of certain of the Company’s raw materials and components; cybersecurity threats and techniques used to disrupt operations and gain unauthorized access to our information technology systems, including, but not limited to, malware, social engineering/phishing, credential harvesting, ransomware, malfeasance by insiders, human or technological error and other increasingly sophisticated attacks, that continue to expand and evolve, including through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which could, among other things, impair our information technology systems and disrupt business operations, result in reputational damage that may cause the loss of existing or future customers, loss of our intellectual property, the loss of or inability to access confidential information and critical business, financial or other data, and/or cause the release of highly sensitive confidential or personal information, and potentially lead to litigation and/or governmental investigations, fines and other penalties, among other risks, and risks and impacts associated with an increasingly demanding regulatory environment surrounding information security and privacy, including additional fines, penalties and costs; negative impacts caused by extreme weather conditions and natural catastrophic events, including those caused or intensified by climate change and global warming; risks associated with the increasing scrutiny and expectations regarding environmental, social and corporate governance matters that could result in additional costs or risks or otherwise adversely impact our business; risks associated with the improper conduct by any of our employees, customers, suppliers, distributors or any other business partners which could impair our business reputation and financial results and could result in our non-compliance with anti-corruption laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various foreign jurisdictions; changes in exchange rates of the various currencies in which the Company conducts business; the risks associated with the Company’s dependence on attracting, recruiting, hiring and retaining skilled employees, including as part of our various management teams; risks and difficulties in trying to compete successfully on the basis of technology innovation, product quality and performance, price, customer service and delivery time; the Company’s dependence on end market dynamics to sell its products, particularly in the communications, automotive and defense end markets, pricing pressures resulting from large customers that regularly exert pressure on their suppliers, including the Company, and changes in defense expenditures of the U.S. and non-U.S. governments, which are subject to political and budgetary fluctuations and constraints, all of which could adversely affect its operating results; difficulties and unanticipated expenses in connection with purchasing and integrating newly acquired businesses, including the potential for the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; events beyond the Company’s control that could lead to an inability to meet its financial and other covenants and requirements, which could result in a default under the Company’s revolving credit facility or any of our various senior notes; risks associated with the Company’s inability to access the global capital markets on favorable terms, including as a result of significant deterioration of general economic or capital market conditions, or as a result of a downgrade in the Company’s credit rating; changes in interest rates; government contracting risks that the Company may be subject to, including laws and regulations governing reporting obligations, performance of government contracts and related risks associated with conducting business with the U.S. and other foreign governments or their suppliers (both directly and indirectly); governmental export and import controls as well as sanctions and trade embargoes that certain of our products may be subject to, including export licensing, customs regulations, economic sanctions and other laws; changes in fiscal and tax policies, audits and examinations by taxing authorities, laws, regulations and guidance in the United States and foreign jurisdictions; any difficulties in enforcing and protecting the Company’s intellectual property rights; litigation, customer claims, voluntary or forced product recalls, governmental investigations, criminal liability or environmental matters including changes to laws and regulations to which the Company may be subject; and incremental costs, risks and regulations associated with efforts to combat the negative effects of climate change.
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A further description of these uncertainties and other risks can be found in the 2023 Annual Report, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company’s other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These or other uncertainties not identified in these documents (that we either currently do not expect to have an adverse effect on our business or that we are unable to predict or identify at this time) may cause the Company’s actual future results to be materially different from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements may also be impacted by, among other things, future tax, regulatory and other legal changes that may arise in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by law.
Reportable Business Segments
The Company aligns its businesses into the following three reportable business segments:
Refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the 2023 Annual Report, for further details related to the Company’s reportable business segments.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the President of the United States signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), a tax and spending package that introduces several tax-related provisions, including a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) on certain large corporations and a 1% excise tax on certain corporate stock repurchases. Companies are required to reassess their valuation allowances for certain affected deferred tax assets in the period of enactment but do not need to remeasure deferred tax balances for the related tax accounting implications of the CAMT. The IRA provisions, which became effective for Amphenol beginning on January 1, 2023, did not have a material impact on the Company during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. While the full impact of these provisions in the future depends on several factors, including interpretive regulatory guidance, which has not yet been released, the Company does not currently believe that the provisions of the IRA, including several other non-tax related provisions, will have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
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Pillar Two Framework
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Inclusive Framework, known as Pillar Two, provides guidance for a global minimum tax. This guidance lays out a common approach for adopting the global minimum tax and enacting local legislation codifying the provisions that all 142 countries in the Inclusive Framework agreed to by consensus. The European Union (“EU”) member states have agreed to adopt these rules in two stages. The first component became effective on January 1, 2024, and the second component will become effective January 1, 2025. Non-EU countries have enacted or are expected to enact legislation on a similar timeline. Certain countries in which we operate have already enacted legislation to adopt the Pillar Two framework, while several other countries are expected to also implement similar legislation with varying effective dates in the future. When and how this framework is adopted or enacted by the various countries in which we do business will increase tax complexity and may increase uncertainty and adversely affect our provision for income taxes in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Company has done a preliminary review of currently enacted legislation. The initial implementation did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and it is not currently expected to have a material impact on the Company’s operations, financial condition or cash flows in the future. However, the Company will continue to evaluate the potential impact of Pillar Two on the Company and its results as additional countries adopt legislation and issue individual guidance on their enacted legislation.
Results of Operations
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
Net sales were $4,038.8 in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $3,199.2 in the third quarter of 2023, representing an increase of 26% in U.S. dollars, 26% in constant currencies and 15% organically (excluding both currency and acquisition impacts), compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by strong organic growth in the Communications Solutions segment and moderate organic growth in the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment and Harsh Environment Solutions segment, along with contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, as described below. From an end market standpoint, the increase in net sales in the third quarter of 2024 relative to the prior year period was driven by strong organic growth in the information technology and data communications (“IT datacom”), mobile devices, mobile networks and commercial aerospace markets and moderate growth in the defense market, along with contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, partially offset by an organic decline in the broadband communications market.
Net sales were $10,904.9 in the first nine months of 2024 compared to $9,227.2 in the first nine months of 2023, representing an increase of 18% in U.S. dollars, 19% in constant currencies and 11% organically (excluding both currency and acquisition impacts), compared to the prior year period. The increase in net sales in the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by strong organic growth in the Communications Solutions segment and moderate organic growth in the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment and Harsh Environment Solutions segment, along with contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, as described below. From an end market standpoint, the increase in net sales in the first nine months of 2024 relative to the prior year period was driven by strong organic growth in the IT datacom, defense and commercial aerospace markets and moderate growth in the automotive and mobile devices markets, along with contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, partially offset by organic declines in the industrial and broadband communications markets.
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Net sales in the Harsh Environment Solutions segment (approximately 29% of net sales) in the third quarter of 2024 increased 35% in U.S. dollars, 34% in constant currencies and 3% organically, compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, along with strong organic growth in the IT datacom, commercial aerospace and mobile networks markets and moderate growth in the defense market, partially offset by organic declines in the automotive and industrial markets. Net sales in the Harsh Environment Solutions segment (approximately 29% of net sales) in the first nine months of 2024 increased 20% in U.S. dollars, 20% in constant currencies and 2% organically, compared to the prior year period. The increase in the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, along with strong organic growth in the defense, commercial aerospace and IT datacom markets, partially offset by organic declines in the industrial, automotive and mobile networks markets.
Net sales in the Communications Solutions segment (approximately 42% of net sales) in the third quarter of 2024 increased 32% in U.S. dollars, 32% in constant currencies and 30% organically, compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by strong organic growth in the IT datacom, mobile devices, automotive, industrial and mobile networks markets, along with modest contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, partially offset by an organic decline in the broadband communications market. Net sales in the Communications Solutions segment (approximately 40% of net sales) in the first nine months of 2024 increased 23% in U.S. dollars, 24% in constant currencies and 22% organically, compared to the prior year period. The increase in the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by strong organic growth in the IT datacom, automotive and mobile devices markets and moderate growth in the industrial and mobile networks markets, along with modest contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, partially offset by an organic decline in the broadband communications market.
Net sales in the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment (approximately 29% of net sales) in the third quarter of 2024 increased 12% in U.S. dollars, 12% in constant currencies and 6% organically, compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, along with strong organic growth in the IT datacom market and moderate growth in the mobile networks market, partially offset by organic declines in the industrial and defense markets. Net sales in the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment (approximately 31% of net sales) in the first nine months of 2024 increased 11% in U.S. dollars, 11% in constant currencies and 5% organically, compared to the prior year period. The increase in the first nine months of 2024 was primarily driven by contributions from the Company’s acquisition program, along with strong organic growth in the IT datacom market and moderate growth in the automotive market, partially offset by organic declines in the industrial, defense and mobile networks markets.
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The table below reconciles Constant Currency Net Sales Growth and Organic Net Sales Growth to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, by segment, geography and consolidated, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023:
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Harsh Environment Solutions | $ | 1,193.5 |
| $ | 887.3 | 35 | % | — | % | 34 | % | 31 | % | 3 | % | ||||||
Communications Solutions | 1,685.5 | 1,279.2 | 32 | % | — | % | 32 | % | 1 | % | 30 | % | |||||||||
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| 1,032.7 | 12 | % | 1 | % | 12 | % | 6 | % | 6 | % | |||||||
Consolidated | $ | 4,038.8 | $ | 3,199.2 | 26 | % | — | % | 26 | % | 11 | % | 15 | % | |||||||
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| 2,060.8 | 27 | % | — | % | 27 | % | 5 | % | 22 | % | |||||||
Consolidated | $ | 4,038.8 | $ | 3,199.2 | 26 | % | — | % | 26 | % | 11 | % | 15 | % | |||||||
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Communications Solutions | 4,395.8 | 3,567.6 | 23 | % | (1) | % | 24 | % | 2 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||
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| 3,029.2 | 11 | % | — | % | 11 | % | 6 | % | 5 | % | |||||||
Consolidated | $ | 10,904.9 | $ | 9,227.2 | 18 | % | — | % | 19 | % | 8 | % | 11 | % | |||||||
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| $ | 3,287.7 | 15 | % | — | % | 15 | % | 15 | % | — | % | ||||||
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| 5,939.5 | 20 | % | (1) | % | 21 | % | 4 | % | 17 | % | |||||||
Consolidated | $ | 10,904.9 | $ | 9,227.2 | 18 | % | — | % | 19 | % | 8 | % | 11 | % | |||||||
(1) | Percentages in this table were calculated using actual, unrounded results; therefore, the sum of the components may not add due to rounding. |
(2) | Net sales growth in U.S. dollars is calculated based on Net sales as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. While the term “net sales growth in U.S. dollars” is not considered a U.S. GAAP financial measure, for purposes of this table, we derive the reported (GAAP) measure based on GAAP results, which serves as the basis for the reconciliation to its comparable non-GAAP financial measures. |
(3) | Foreign currency translation impact, a non-GAAP measure, represents the percentage impact on net sales resulting from foreign currency exchange rate changes in the current reporting period(s) compared to the same respective period(s) in the prior year. Such amount is calculated by subtracting net sales for the current reporting period(s) translated at average foreign currency exchange rates for the respective prior year period(s) from net sales for the current reporting period(s), taken as a percentage of the respective prior year period(s) net sales. |
(4) | Constant Currency Net Sales Growth and Organic Net Sales Growth are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this Item 2. |
(5) | Acquisition impact, a non-GAAP measure, represents the percentage impact on net sales resulting from acquisitions that have not been included in the Company’s consolidated results for the full current period(s) and/or prior comparable period(s) presented. Such net sales related to these acquisitions do not reflect the underlying growth of the Company on a comparative basis. Acquisition impact is calculated as a percentage of the respective prior year period(s) net sales. |
(6) | Net sales by geographic area are based on the customer location to which the product is shipped. |
The comparatively weaker U.S. dollar for the third quarter of 2024 had the effect of increasing sales by approximately $9.2 for such period, relative to the comparable period in 2023. The comparatively stronger U.S. dollar for the first nine months of 2024 had the effect of decreasing sales by approximately $34.9 for such period, relative to the comparable period in 2023.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses were $492.0, or 12.2% of net sales, and $1,340.4, or 12.3% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to $381.6, or 11.9% of net sales, and $1,095.7, or 11.9% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. The increases in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales in the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 were primarily driven by the effect of acquisitions, which currently have higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales compared to the Company average. Administrative expenses represented approximately 5.0% and 4.9% of net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, and represented approximately 4.9% and 4.8% of net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. Research and development expenses represented approximately 3.1% and 3.0% of net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, and represented approximately 2.7% of net sales for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2023. Selling and marketing expenses represented approximately 4.1% and 4.3% of net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, and represented approximately 4.3% of net sales for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2023.
Operating income was $819.5, or 20.3% of net sales, and $2,203.2, or 20.2% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to $657.9, or 20.6% of net sales, and $1,869.6, or 20.3% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. Operating income for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024 includes $63.6 and $133.6, respectively, of acquisition-related expenses, comprised primarily of (i) the amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog resulting from the Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (“CIT”) acquisition and external transaction costs associated with acquisitions (such acquisition-related expenses aggregating $45.4 and $115.4, respectively, are presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income) and (ii) the amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs in the third quarter of 2024 of $18.2 associated with the CIT acquisition (such costs are recorded in Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income). Operating income for the third quarter of 2023 included $9.0 of acquisition-related expenses, comprised of external transaction costs related to acquisitions. Operating income for the first nine months of 2023 included $18.4 of acquisition-related expenses, comprised of external transaction costs incurred in the second and third quarters of 2023, as well as the amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog resulting from an acquisition that closed in the first quarter of 2023. Acquisition-related expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the acquisition-related expenses had the effect of decreasing net income by $49.8, or $0.04 per share, and $109.7, or $0.09 per share, respectively, while for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the acquisition-related expenses had the effect of decreasing net income by $8.4, or $0.01 per share, and $16.2, or $0.01 per share, respectively, as shown in the tables below. Excluding the effect of these acquisition-related expenses, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin, each as defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below, were $883.1, or 21.9% of net sales, and $666.9, or 20.8% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding the effect of these acquisition-related expenses, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin were $2,336.8, or 21.4% of net sales, and $1,888.0, or 20.5% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increases in Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 relative to the comparable periods in 2023 were primarily driven by strong operating performance on the higher sales volumes, partially offset by the negative impact on operating margin related to acquisitions completed within the prior twelve months that are currently operating below the average operating margin of the Company.
Operating income for the Harsh Environment Solutions segment for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 was $283.7, or 23.8% of net sales, and $787.8, or 25.0% of net sales, respectively, compared to $239.1, or 26.9% of net sales, and $705.7, or 26.8% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. The decreases in operating margin for the Harsh Environment Solutions segment for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 relative to the comparable periods in 2023 were primarily driven by the negative impact on operating margin related to acquisitions completed within the prior twelve months, particularly the CIT acquisition, that are currently operating below the average operating margin of the Company.
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Operating income for the Communications Solutions segment for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 was $431.0, or 25.6% of net sales, and $1,067.7, or 24.3% of net sales, respectively, compared to $283.3, or 22.1% of net sales, and $752.4, or 21.1% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. The increases in operating margin for the Communications Solutions segment for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 relative to the comparable periods in 2023 were primarily driven by strong operating performance on the higher sales volumes.
Operating income for the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 was $217.6, or 18.8% of net sales, and $616.3, or 18.4% of net sales, respectively, compared to $188.9, or 18.3% of net sales, and $553.6, or 18.3% of net sales, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. The modest increases in operating margin for the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 relative to the comparable periods in 2023 were primarily driven by strong operating performance on the higher sales volumes, partially offset by the negative impact on operating margin related to acquisitions completed within the prior twelve months that are currently operating below the average operating margin of the Company.
Interest expense for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 was $55.7 and $150.1, respectively, compared to $33.6 and $104.5 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively. The increases in interest expense for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 were driven by higher average borrowing levels, primarily intended to fully or partially fund acquisitions, including the CIT acquisition, along with the higher interest rate environment.
Provision for income taxes for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 was at an effective tax rate of 21.4% and 19.6%, respectively. Provision for income taxes for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023 was at an effective tax rate of 18.2% and 20.3%, respectively. Various items incurred in the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 and 2023 had an impact on the Company’s effective tax rate and earnings per share, which impacted the effective tax rate and earnings per share by the amounts noted in the tables below. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 and 2023, these items included excess tax benefits resulting from stock option exercise activity, along with the tax effect of the aforementioned acquisition-related expenses incurred during each period. In addition, for the first nine months of 2024, the effective tax rate was further impacted by a discrete tax benefit related to the settlement of tax audits and associated lapses of statutes of limitation, along with a difference in a non-U.S. tax filing position. For the first nine months of 2023, the effective tax rate was further impacted by the gain from the bargain purchase acquisition that closed in the second quarter of 2023. Excluding the effect of these items, the Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below within this Item 2, for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 24.0%, as reconciled in the tables below to the comparable effective tax rate based on GAAP results. Refer to Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to income taxes.
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation per common share - Diluted (“Diluted EPS”) were $604.4 and $0.48, respectively, for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $513.9 and $0.41, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023. Excluding the effect of the items listed in the tables below, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS, non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below within this Item 2, were $632.8 and $0.50, respectively, for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $484.0 and $0.39, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023. Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Diluted EPS were $1,677.8 and $1.33, respectively, for the first nine months of 2024, compared to $1,413.6 and $1.14, respectively, for the first nine months of 2023. Excluding the effect of the items listed in the tables below, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS were $1,686.9 and $1.34, respectively, for the first nine months of 2024, compared to $1,357.1 and $1.09, respectively, for the first nine months of 2023.
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The following tables reconcile Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate and Adjusted Diluted EPS (each as defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below) to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | Net Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
attributable | Effective | attributable | Effective | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | Operating | to Amphenol | Tax |
| Diluted | Operating | Operating | to Amphenol | Tax |
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||
Income |
| Margin (1) |
| Corporation |
| Rate (1) |
| EPS |
| Income |
| Margin (1) |
| Corporation |
| Rate (1) |
| EPS | ||||||||
Reported (GAAP) | $ | 819.5 |
| 20.3 | % | $ | 604.4 |
| 21.4 | % | $ | 0.48 | $ | 657.9 |
| 20.6 | % | $ | 513.9 |
| 18.2 | % | $ | 0.41 | ||
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs | 18.2 | 0.5 | 14.0 | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | 45.4 | 1.1 | 35.8 | (0.2) | 0.03 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 8.4 | (0.2) | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation | — | — | (21.4) | 2.8 | (0.02) | — | — | (38.3) | 6.0 | (0.03) | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted (non-GAAP) (2) | $ | 883.1 | 21.9 | % | $ | 632.8 | 24.0 | % | $ | 0.50 | $ | 666.9 | 20.8 | % | $ | 484.0 | 24.0 | % | $ | 0.39 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | Net Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
attributable | Effective | attributable | Effective | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | Operating | to Amphenol | Tax |
| Diluted | Operating | Operating | to Amphenol | Tax |
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||
Income |
| Margin (1) |
| Corporation |
| Rate (1) |
| EPS |
| Income |
| Margin (1) |
| Corporation |
| Rate (1) |
| EPS | ||||||||
Reported (GAAP) | $ | 2,203.2 |
| 20.2 | % | $ | 1,677.8 |
| 19.6 | % | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1,869.6 |
| 20.3 | % | $ | 1,413.6 |
| 20.3 | % | $ | 1.14 | ||
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs | 18.2 | 0.2 | 14.0 | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | 115.4 | 1.1 | 95.7 | (0.4) | 0.08 | 18.4 | 0.2 | 16.2 | (0.1) | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on bargain purchase acquisition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (5.4) | 0.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation | — | — | (82.0) | 3.9 | (0.06) | — | — | (67.3) | 3.8 | (0.05) | ||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items | — | — | (18.6) | 0.9 | (0.01) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted (non-GAAP) (2) | $ | 2,336.8 | 21.4 | % | $ | 1,686.9 | 24.0 | % | $ | 1.34 | $ | 1,888.0 | 20.5 | % | $ | 1,357.1 | 24.0 | % | $ | 1.09 |
(1) | While the terms “operating margin” and “effective tax rate” are not considered U.S. GAAP financial measures, for purposes of this table, we derive the reported (GAAP) measures based on GAAP results, which serve as the basis for the reconciliation to their comparable non-GAAP financial measures. |
(2) | All percentages and per share amounts in this table were calculated using actual, unrounded results; therefore, the sum of the components may not add due to rounding. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity and Cash Requirements
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $1,583.3 and $1,660.2, respectively, with the majority of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments on hand located outside of the United States.
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are internally generated cash provided by operating activities, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments on hand, as well as availability under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program, the Euro Commercial Paper Program, and the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company believes that these sources of liquidity, along with access to capital markets (which the Company accessed in early April 2024 in connection with the issuance of the New Senior Notes), provide adequate liquidity to meet both its short-term (next 12 months) and reasonably foreseeable long-term requirements and obligations. The Company’s debt instruments are defined and discussed in more detail below within this Item 2.
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Cash Requirements from Known Contractual and Other Obligations
The Company’s primary ongoing cash requirements will be for operating and working capital needs, capital expenditures, product development activities, repurchases of our Common Stock, dividends, debt service, payments associated with the one-time tax on the deemed repatriation of all of the Company’s pre-2018 accumulated unremitted earnings and profits of foreign subsidiaries (“Transition Tax”), which is payable in annual installments until 2025, taxes due upon the repatriation of foreign earnings (which will be payable upon the repatriation of such earnings), funding of pension obligations, and other contractual obligations and commitments included in Item 7 of the 2023 Annual Report. The Company may also use cash to fund all or part of the cost of future acquisitions, as has been the case in recent years with the Company’s various acquisitions, including the acquisition of CIT in May 2024. The Company’s debt service requirements primarily consist of principal and interest on the Company’s Senior Notes, and to the extent of any amounts outstanding, the Revolving Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Programs (all as defined below). As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, U.S. Commercial Paper Program and Euro Commercial Paper Program. However, the Company borrowed under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program throughout much of the first nine months of 2024, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, partially funding the acquisition of CIT in May 2024, as discussed later within this Item 2. Although all such borrowings were repaid before the end of the third quarter of 2024, the Company may make additional borrowings under any of its debt instruments in the future. Although the federal funds rate has increased in recent years, causing the floating interest rates related to our U.S. Commercial Paper Program (as well as our Revolving Credit Facility, to the extent drawn upon in the future) to also increase substantially, the U.S. Federal Reserve recently lowered the federal funds rate modestly in September of 2024. To the extent that interest rates related to this floating rate debt decrease further and the Company borrows under any of these floating interest rate instruments in the future (and consistent with current year levels), interest expense and interest payments would decrease. Although the Company does not expect changes in interest rates to have a material effect on income or cash flows for the remainder of 2024, there can be no assurance that interest rates will not change significantly from current levels.
Repatriation of Foreign Earnings and Related Income Taxes
The Company has previously indicated an intention to repatriate most of its pre-2024 accumulated earnings and has accrued the foreign and U.S. state and local taxes, if applicable, on those earnings, as appropriate. The associated tax payments are due as the repatriations are made. The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest the remaining pre-2024 foreign earnings. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has accrued the foreign and U.S. state and local taxes associated with the foreign earnings that it intends to repatriate. The Company intends to evaluate future earnings for repatriation, and will accrue for those distributions where appropriate, and to indefinitely reinvest all other foreign earnings. In addition, the Company will pay the balance of the Transition Tax, net of applicable tax credits and deductions, in 2025, as permitted under the Tax Act.
Cash Flow Summary
The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,967.6 | $ | 1,686.9 | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| (2,398.2) |
| (704.4) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
| 515.8 |
| (822.4) | ||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
| 2.8 |
| (51.7) | ||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 88.0 | $ | 108.4 |
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Operating Activities
The ability to generate cash from operating activities is one of the Company’s fundamental financial strengths. Net cash provided by operating activities (“Operating Cash Flow”) was $1,967.6 in the first nine months of 2024 compared to $1,686.9 in the first nine months of 2023. The increase in Operating Cash Flow for the first nine months of 2024 compared to the first nine months of 2023 is primarily due to the increase in net income, partially offset by a higher usage of cash related to the change in working capital.
In the first nine months of 2024, the components of working capital as presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow increased $197.6, excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, primarily due to increases in accounts receivable of $358.9, inventories of $186.0 and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $83.2, partially offset by increases in accounts payable of $319.2 and accrued liabilities, including income taxes, of $111.3. In the first nine months of 2023, the components of working capital as presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow increased $81.2, excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, primarily due to decreases in accrued liabilities, including income taxes, of $90.3 and accounts payable of $88.1, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $17.2, partially offset by decreases in accounts receivable of $83.8 and inventories of $30.6.
The following describes the significant changes in the amounts as presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2024 as compared to December 31, 2023. Accounts receivable increased $511.9 to $3,130.3, primarily due to the higher sales in the third quarter of 2024 relative to the fourth quarter of 2023, along with the impact of the two acquisitions (the “2024 Acquisitions”) that closed during the first nine months of 2024 and the effect of translation from exchange rate changes (“Translation”) at September 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023. Days sales outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were 69 days and 70 days, respectively. Inventories increased $411.7 to $2,578.8, primarily due to the impact of the 2024 Acquisitions, along with the impact of higher sales in the third quarter of 2024 relative to the fourth quarter of 2023 and Translation. Inventory days at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were 87 days and 85 days, respectively. Prepaid expenses and other current assets increased $90.8 to $480.4, primarily due to increases in various prepaid expenses and other current receivables, along with the impact of the 2024 Acquisitions. Property, plant and equipment, net, increased $356.2 to $1,670.9, primarily due to capital expenditures of $465.6 and the impact of the 2024 Acquisitions, partially offset by depreciation of $276.9. Goodwill increased $1,259.7 to $8,352.1, primarily driven by goodwill recognized from the 2024 Acquisitions, in particular the CIT acquisition. Other intangible assets, net, increased $412.2 to $1,247.0, primarily due to the recognition of certain intangible assets related to the 2024 Acquisitions, in particular the CIT acquisition, partially offset by the amortization associated with the Company’s current intangible assets as well as measurement period adjustments related to certain intangible assets associated with acquisitions that closed late in 2023. Other long-term assets increased $93.6 to $542.8, primarily due to an increase in operating lease right-of-use assets resulting from new and renewed lease agreements entered into during the first nine months of 2024 as well as acquired leases resulting from acquisitions. Accounts payable increased $412.1 to $1,763.0, primarily due to increased purchasing activity related to the higher sales levels in the third quarter of 2024 relative to the fourth quarter of 2023, along with the impact of the 2024 Acquisitions and Translation. Payable days at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were 59 days and 55 days, respectively. Total accrued expenses, including accrued income taxes, increased $287.6 to $1,735.6, primarily as a result of increases in accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits and various other accrued expenses, along with the impact of the 2024 Acquisitions, partially offset by a decrease in accrued income taxes. Other long-term liabilities, including deferred tax liabilities, increased $108.0 to $928.7, primarily as a result of an increase in deferred tax liabilities resulting from the 2024 Acquisitions, along with an increase in long-term lease liabilities resulting from new and renewed lease agreements entered into during the first nine months of 2024 as well as acquired leases resulting from acquisitions.
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In addition to Operating Cash Flow, the Company also considers Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure defined in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below, as a key metric in measuring the Company’s ability to generate cash. The following table reconciles Free Cash Flow to its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. The increase in Free Cash Flow was driven by an increase in Operating Cash Flow, as described above, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Operating Cash Flow (GAAP) |
| $ | 1,967.6 |
| $ | 1,686.9 |
Capital expenditures (GAAP) | (465.6) | (267.8) | ||||
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment (GAAP) |
| 7.1 |
| 2.1 | ||
Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) | $ | 1,509.1 | $ | 1,421.2 |
Investing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities primarily consist of cash flows associated with capital expenditures, proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment, net purchases (sales and maturities) of short- and long-term investments, and acquisitions.
Net cash used in investing activities was $2,398.2 in the first nine months of 2024, compared to $704.4 in the first nine months of 2023. In the first nine months of 2024, net cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by the use of $2,099.8 to fund acquisitions and capital expenditures (net of disposals) of $458.5, partially offset by net sales and maturities of short-term investments of $161.0. In the first nine months of 2023, net cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by the use of $292.6 to fund acquisitions, capital expenditures (net of disposals) of $265.7, and net purchases of short-term and long-term investments of $151.0. The elevated capital expenditures for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 were driven by investments primarily in support of the growth in our IT datacom and defense markets. We expect this elevated level of capital spending to continue for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Financing Activities
Cash flows from financing activities primarily consist of cash flows associated with borrowings and repayments of the Company’s credit facilities and other long-term debt, repurchases of Common Stock, proceeds from stock option exercises, dividend payments, and distributions to and purchases of noncontrolling interests.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $515.8 in the first nine months of 2024, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $822.4 in the first nine months of 2023. In the first nine months of 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was primarily driven by (i) net cash proceeds from borrowings of $1,500.1, primarily related to the issuance of the New Senior Notes (as defined below), and (ii) cash proceeds of $320.3 from the exercise of stock options, partially offset by (a) repurchases of the Company’s Common Stock of $520.4, (b) dividend payments of $396.2, (c) debt repayments of $353.7, primarily related to the redemption of the 3.20% Senior Notes in the second quarter of 2024, (d) distributions to and purchases of noncontrolling interests of $20.8, and (e) payments of $14.7 related to debt financing costs associated with the Company’s amended and restated revolving credit facility in March 2024 as well as the issuances of the New Senior Notes in April 2024, as discussed further below. In the first nine months of 2023, net cash used in financing activities was primarily driven by (i) net repayments of $632.6 related to the Company’s commercial paper programs, primarily the U.S. Commercial Paper Program, (ii) repurchases of the Company’s Common Stock of $469.8, (iii) dividend payments of $375.0, (iv) other debt repayments of $10.3, (v) distributions to and purchases of noncontrolling interests of $8.0, (vi) payments of $2.3 related to debt financing costs associated with the March 2023 issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes (as defined below), and (vii) a payment of $1.5 associated with the deferred purchase price related to an acquisition, partially offset by (a) net cash proceeds from borrowings of $354.0, primarily related to the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes, and (b) cash proceeds of $323.1 from the exercise of stock options.
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The Company has significant flexibility to meet its financial commitments. The Company uses debt financing to lower the overall cost of capital and increase return on stockholders’ equity. The Company’s debt financing includes the use of the Commercial Paper Programs, the Revolving Credit Facility, and senior notes as part of its overall cash management strategy.
On March 21, 2024, the Company entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement, which amended and restated its $2,500.0 unsecured revolving credit facility, increasing the lenders’ aggregate unsecured revolving commitments under the facility by $500.0 to $3,000.0 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility matures in March 2029 and gives the Company and certain of its subsidiaries the ability to borrow, in various currencies, at a spread that varies, based on the Company’s debt rating, over certain currency-specific benchmark rates, which benchmark rates, in the case of U.S. dollar borrowings, are either the base rate or the adjusted term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn on the date it was amended and restated. The Company may utilize the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility then in effect. The Revolving Credit Facility requires payment of certain annual agency and commitment fees and requires that the Company satisfy certain financial covenants. On September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility.
On April 19, 2022, the Company entered into a two-year, $750.0 unsecured delayed draw term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan matured on April 19, 2024 without the Company drawing upon it throughout its term.
The Company has a commercial paper program (the “U.S. Commercial Paper Program”) pursuant to which the Company may issue short-term unsecured commercial paper notes (the “USCP Notes” or “U.S. Commercial Paper”) in one or more private placements in the United States. On March 21, 2024, in conjunction with the increase in the capacity of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company increased the borrowings available under its U.S. Commercial Paper Program by $500.0. As of September 30, 2024, the maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding of USCP Notes at any time is $3,000.0. The Company utilizes borrowings under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program for general corporate purposes, which, in recent years, have included fully or partially funding acquisitions, as well as repaying certain outstanding senior notes. The Company borrowed under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program throughout much of the first nine months of 2024, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, partially funding the acquisition of CIT in May 2024. Before the end of the third quarter of 2024, the Company repaid all of its USCP Notes then outstanding. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no USCP Notes outstanding.
The Company and one of its wholly owned European subsidiaries (the “Euro Issuer”) also have a commercial paper program (the “Euro Commercial Paper Program” and, together with the U.S. Commercial Paper Program, the “Commercial Paper Programs”), pursuant to which the Euro Issuer may issue short-term unsecured commercial paper notes (the “ECP Notes” and, together with the USCP Notes, the “Commercial Paper”), which are guaranteed by the Company and are to be issued outside of the United States. The ECP Notes may be issued in Euros, Sterling, U.S. dollars or other currencies. The maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding of ECP Notes at any time is $2,000.0. The Company utilizes borrowings under the Euro Commercial Paper Program for general corporate purposes, which may include, for example, fully or partially funding acquisitions. The Company did not borrow under the Euro Commercial Paper Program during the first nine months of 2024, and, as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no ECP Notes outstanding.
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Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Programs may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time. In conjunction with the Revolving Credit Facility, as of September 30, 2024, the authorization from the Board limits the maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding of USCP Notes, ECP Notes, and any other commercial paper or similar programs, along with outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility, at any time to $3,000.0 in the aggregate. The Commercial Paper Programs are rated A-2 by Standard & Poor’s and P-2 by Moody’s and, based on the Board’s authorization described above, are currently backstopped by the Revolving Credit Facility, as amounts undrawn under the Revolving Credit Facility are available to repay Commercial Paper, if necessary. The Company reviews its optimal mix of short-term and long-term debt regularly and may replace certain amounts of Commercial Paper, short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt with new issuances of long-term debt in the future.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company has outstanding senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) as follows:
Principal |
| Interest |
| ||
Amount |
| Rate | Maturity | ||
$ | 400.0 |
| 2.050 | % | March 2025 |
350.0 | 4.750 | % | March 2026 | ||
450.0 | 5.050 | % | April 2027 | ||
450.0 | 5.050 | % | April 2029 | ||
500.0 |
| 4.350 | % | June 2029 | |
900.0 |
| 2.80 | % | February 2030 | |
750.0 | 2.200 | % | September 2031 | ||
600.0 | 5.250 | % | April 2034 | ||
€ | 500.0 | 0.750 | % | May 2026 (Euro Notes) | |
500.0 |
| 2.00 | % | October 2028 (Euro Notes) |
On April 5, 2024, the Company issued three series of unsecured senior notes (collectively, the “New Senior Notes”): (i) $450.0 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 5.050% Senior Notes due April 5, 2027 at 99.887% of face value (the “2027 Senior Notes”), (ii) $450.0 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 5.050% Senior Notes due April 5, 2029 at 99.900% of face value (the “2029 Senior Notes”) and (iii) $600.0 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 5.250% Senior Notes due April 5, 2034 at 99.900% of face value (the “2034 Senior Notes”). The Company used net proceeds from the New Senior Notes, together with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program, to fund the cash consideration for the CIT acquisition in May 2024, as discussed in further detail in Note 11 of the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein, along with the fees and expenses related thereto.
On April 1, 2024, the Company used cash on hand to repay the $350.0 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 3.20% Senior Notes due April 1, 2024 upon maturity.
On March 30, 2023, the Company issued $350.0 aggregate principal amount of unsecured 4.750% Senior Notes due March 30, 2026 (the “2026 Senior Notes”). The Company used the net proceeds from the 2026 Senior Notes to repay certain outstanding borrowings under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program.
All of the Company’s outstanding senior notes in the United States (the “U.S. Senior Notes”) are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, including the Company’s guarantee of the Euro Issuer’s obligations under the Euro Notes. Interest on each series of U.S. Senior Notes is payable semiannually. The Company may, at its option, redeem some or all of any series of U.S. Senior Notes at any time, subject to certain terms and conditions.
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The Euro Issuer has two outstanding unsecured senior notes issued in Europe (collectively, the “Euro Notes” and, together with the U.S. Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”), each of which was issued with an aggregate principal amount of €500.0, with one series of the Euro Notes maturing in May 2026 and the other in October 2028. The Euro Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Euro Issuer’s senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company. Interest on each series of Euro Notes is payable annually. The Company may, at its option, redeem some or all of either series of Euro Notes at any time, subject to certain terms and conditions.
The Senior Notes impose certain obligations on the Company and prohibit various actions by the Company unless it satisfies certain financial requirements. On September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all requirements under its Senior Notes. Refer to Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to the Company’s debt.
On April 23, 2024, the Board authorized a new stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $2,000.0 of its Common Stock during the three-year period ending on the close of business on April 28, 2027 (the “2024 Stock Repurchase Program”). The 2024 Stock Repurchase Program became effective on April 29, 2024. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 2.7 million and 4.5 million shares of its Common Stock for $176.2 and $294.8, respectively, under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. Of the total repurchases made during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program, 1.8 million shares, or $118.6, have been retired by the Company, with the remainder of the repurchased shares retained in Treasury stock at the time of repurchase. From October 1, 2024 to October 22, 2024, the Company repurchased 0.6 million additional shares of its Common Stock for $35.8, and, as of October 23, 2024, the Company has remaining authorization to purchase up to $1,669.4 of its Common Stock under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will depend on a number of factors, such as the levels of cash generation from operations, the volume of stock options exercised by employees, cash requirements for acquisitions, dividends paid, economic and market conditions and the price of the Common Stock.
On April 27, 2021, the Board authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company could purchase up to $2,000.0 of its Common Stock during the three-year period ending April 27, 2024 (the “2021 Stock Repurchase Program”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 4.1 million shares of its Common Stock for $225.6 under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program, which were the final repurchases under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program. All of the repurchased shares under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program during the first nine months of 2024 have been retired by the Company. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 3.5 million and 11.7 million shares of its Common Stock for $149.3 and $469.8, respectively, under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program. Of the total repurchases made during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program, 8.2 million shares, or $320.5, were retired by the Company, with the remainder of the repurchased shares retained in Treasury stock at the time of repurchase.
Contingent upon declaration by the Board, the Company pays a quarterly dividend on shares of its Common Stock. The following table summarizes the declared quarterly dividends per share as well as the dividends declared and paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | 2024 |
| 2023 | ||||||
Dividends declared per share | $ | 0.165 | $ | 0.105 | $ | 0.385 | $ | 0.315 | ||||
Dividends declared | $ | 198.9 | $ | 125.6 | $ | 463.4 | $ | 375.7 | ||||
Dividends paid (including those declared in the prior year) |
| 132.4 |
| 125.1 |
| 396.2 |
| 375.0 |
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On October 24, 2023, the Board approved an increase to the Company’s quarterly dividend rate from $0.105 per share to $0.11 per share, effective with dividends declared in the fourth quarter of 2023, and on July 23, 2024, the Board approved an additional increase to the Company’s quarterly dividend rate from $0.11 per share to $0.165 per share, effective with dividends declared in the third quarter of 2024, contingent upon declaration by the Board.
Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company completed two acquisitions, including the acquisition of CIT (collectively, the “2024 Acquisitions”), for approximately $2,099.8, net of cash acquired. Both acquisitions have been included in the Harsh Environment Solutions segment. The 2024 Acquisitions were each funded using cash on hand, proceeds from the New Senior Notes or borrowings under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program, or a combination thereof. The 2024 Acquisitions were not material, either individually or in the aggregate, to the Company’s financial results.
On May 21, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of CIT for approximately $1,995.3, net of cash acquired and subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The Company funded the CIT acquisition through a combination of net proceeds from the New Senior Notes, as discussed earlier in this Item 2, together with borrowings under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program and cash on hand. CIT, headquartered in St. Augustine, FL, is a leading global supplier of harsh environment interconnect solutions, primarily to the commercial aerospace, defense and industrial end markets. CIT’s wide range of products include wire and cable, cable assemblies, contacts, connectors and sensors, which management believes are highly complementary to Amphenol’s existing interconnect and sensor solutions. CIT has been included in the Harsh Environment Solutions segment.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company completed 10 acquisitions (the “2023 Acquisitions”) for approximately $970.4, net of cash acquired. Five of the acquisitions have been included in the Harsh Environment Solutions segment, three acquisitions have been included in the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment, and two acquisitions have been included in the Communications Solutions segment. The 2023 Acquisitions were each funded using cash on hand or borrowings under our Commercial Paper Programs, or a combination thereof. One of the 2023 Acquisitions, which closed in the second quarter of 2023, represented a bargain purchase, where the estimated fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, exceeded the purchase price. The Company recognized a non-cash gain of $5.4 on the bargain purchase acquisition during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which was recorded separately in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The 2023 Acquisitions were not material, either individually or in the aggregate, to the Company’s financial results.
Acquisition-related expenses
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $63.6 ($49.8 after-tax) and $133.6 ($109.7 after-tax), respectively, of acquisition-related expenses, comprised primarily of (i) the amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog resulting from the CIT acquisition and external transaction costs associated with acquisitions (such acquisition-related expenses aggregating $45.4 and $115.4, respectively, are presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income) and (ii) the amortization of acquisition-related inventory step-up costs in the third quarter of 2024 of $18.2 associated with the CIT acquisition (such costs are recorded in Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income).
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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred $9.0 ($8.4 after-tax) of acquisition-related expenses, comprised of external transaction costs related to acquisitions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred $18.4 ($16.2 after-tax) of acquisition-related expenses, comprised of external transaction costs incurred in the second and third quarters of 2023, as well as the amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog resulting from an acquisition that closed in the first quarter of 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $34.6 ($30.2 after-tax) of acquisition-related expenses, comprised primarily of external transaction costs associated with the 2023 Acquisitions, as well as the amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog resulting from three of the 2023 Acquisitions. Such acquisition-related expenses are presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Purchase Agreement to Acquire CommScope’s Mobile Networks-related Businesses
On July 18, 2024, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (“CommScope”) to acquire CommScope’s mobile networks-related businesses, specifically the Outdoor Wireless Networks segment and the Distributed Antenna Systems business (collectively, the “Mobile Networks Business”), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2,100 in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Subject to the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, the acquisition is now expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025. The Company expects to finance this acquisition through a combination of cash on hand and debt. The Mobile Networks Business provides mobile networks solutions, with advanced technologies in the areas of base station antennas and related interconnect solutions, as well as distributed antenna systems. The Mobile Networks Business’s wide range of products add advanced antenna and associated interconnect products, technologies and capabilities, which management believes are highly complementary to Amphenol’s existing product portfolio for next-generation wireless networks. If and when the acquisition is consummated, the Company expects to report the Mobile Networks Business within its Communications Solutions segment.
Environmental Matters
Certain operations of the Company are subject to environmental laws and regulations that govern the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, as well as the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. The Company believes that its operations are currently in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that the costs of continuing compliance will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to assessing the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures, defined below, as part of its internal reviews for purposes of monitoring, evaluating and forecasting the Company’s financial performance, communicating operating results to the Board and assessing related employee compensation measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures may be helpful to investors in assessing the Company’s overall financial performance, trends and period-over-period comparative results, in addition to the reasons noted below. Non-GAAP financial measures related to operating income, operating margin, net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation, effective tax rate and diluted EPS exclude income and expenses that are not directly related to the Company’s operating performance during the periods presented. Items excluded in the presentation of such non-GAAP financial measures in any period may consist of, without limitation, acquisition-related expenses, refinancing-related costs, gains associated with bargain purchase acquisitions, and certain discrete tax items including, but not limited to, (i) the excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation and (ii) the impact of significant changes in tax law. Non-GAAP financial measures related to net sales exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and acquisitions. The non-GAAP financial information contained herein is included for supplemental purposes only and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for or superior to the related U.S. GAAP financial measures. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not necessarily the same or comparable to similar measures presented by other companies as such measures may be calculated differently or may exclude different items.
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The non-GAAP financial measures defined below should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are included in “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within this Item 2:
● | Adjusted Diluted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share (as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding income and expenses and their specific tax effects that are not directly related to the Company’s operating performance during the periods presented. Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated as Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation, as defined below, divided by the weighted average outstanding diluted shares as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. |
● | Adjusted Effective Tax Rate is defined as Provision for income taxes, as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, expressed as a percentage of Income before income taxes, as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, each excluding income and expenses and their specific tax effects that are not directly related to the Company’s operating performance during the periods presented. |
● | Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation is defined as Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation, as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, excluding income and expenses and their specific tax effects that are not directly related to the Company’s operating performance during the periods presented. |
● | Adjusted Operating Income is defined as Operating income, as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, excluding income and expenses that are not directly related to the Company’s operating performance during the periods presented. |
● | Adjusted Operating Margin is defined as Adjusted Operating Income (as defined above) expressed as a percentage of Net sales (as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income). |
● | Constant Currency Net Sales Growth is defined as the period-over-period percentage change in net sales growth, excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s results are subject to volatility related to foreign currency translation fluctuations. As such, management evaluates the Company’s sales performance based on actual sales growth in U.S. dollars, as well as Organic Net Sales Growth (as defined below) and Constant Currency Net Sales Growth, and believes that such information is useful to investors to assess the underlying sales trends. |
● | Free Cash Flow is defined as (i) Net cash provided by operating activities (“Operating Cash Flow” - as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP) less (ii) capital expenditures (as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP), net of proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment (as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP), all of which are derived from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow. Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity measure for the Company, as we believe it is useful for management and investors to assess our ability to generate cash, as well as to assess how much cash can be used to reinvest in the growth of the Company or to return to stockholders through either stock repurchases or dividends. |
● | Organic Net Sales Growth is defined as the period-over-period percentage change in net sales growth resulting from operating volume and pricing changes and excludes the impact of (i) changes in foreign currency exchange rates (described above), which is outside the control of the Company, and (ii) acquisitions, both of which are taken as a percentage of the respective prior period(s) net sales. The acquisition impact represents the percentage impact on net sales resulting from acquisitions that have not been included in the Company's consolidated results for the full current period(s) and/or prior comparable period(s) presented. Such net sales related to these acquisitions do not reflect the underlying growth of the Company on a comparative basis. Management evaluates the Company’s sales performance based on actual sales growth in U.S. dollars, as well as Constant Currency Net Sales Growth (as defined above) and Organic Net Sales Growth, and believes that such information is useful to investors to assess the underlying sales trends. |
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company’s disclosures of its critical accounting policies and estimates, which are discussed in Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of its 2023 Annual Report, have not materially changed since that report was filed.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
(amounts in millions)
The Company, in the normal course of doing business, is exposed to a variety of risks, including market risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates. The Company does not have any significant concentration with any one counterparty. There has been no material change in the Company’s assessment of its sensitivity to foreign currency exchange rate risk since its presentation set forth in Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in its 2023 Annual Report. From time to time, the Company may borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Programs. In addition to the outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Euro Notes (as discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), any borrowings under the Euro Commercial Paper Program and Revolving Credit Facility have been and may continue to be denominated in various foreign currencies, including the Euro, and there can be no assurance that the Company can successfully manage changes in exchange rates, including in the event of a significant and sudden decline in the value of any of the foreign currencies in which such borrowings are made.
The Company manages its exposure to interest rate risk through a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. The Company currently has various fixed rate senior notes outstanding, in both the United States and Europe, with various maturity dates, the most recent of which were issued in April 2024. In addition, any borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at rates that fluctuate with a spread that varies, based on the Company’s debt rating, over certain currency-specific benchmark rates, which benchmark rates in the case of U.S. dollar borrowings are either the base rate or the adjusted term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Any borrowings under the Commercial Paper Programs are subject to floating interest rates. Therefore, when the Company borrows under these debt instruments, the Company is exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, U.S. Commercial Paper Program and Euro Commercial Paper Program. However, the Company borrowed under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program throughout much of the first nine months of 2024, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, partially funding the acquisition of the Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (“CIT”) business in May 2024, as discussed further in Note 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Although all such borrowings were repaid before the end of the third quarter of 2024, the Company may make additional borrowings under any of its debt instruments from time to time. Although the federal funds rate has increased in recent years, causing the floating interest rates related to our U.S. Commercial Paper Program (as well as our Revolving Credit Facility, to the extent drawn upon in the future) to also increase substantially, the U.S. Federal Reserve recently lowered the federal funds rate modestly in September of 2024. To the extent that interest rates related to this floating rate debt decrease further and the Company borrows under any of these floating interest rate instruments in the future (and consistent with current year levels), interest expense and interest payments would decrease. Although the Company does not expect changes in interest rates to have a material effect on income or cash flows for the remainder of 2024, there can be no assurance that interest rates will not change significantly from current levels.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information required with respect to legal proceedings in this Part II, Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference and included in Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Repurchase of Equity Securities
On April 23, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized a new stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $2.0 billion of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (“Common Stock”) during the three-year period ending on the close of business on April 28, 2027 (the “2024 Stock Repurchase Program”). The 2024 Stock Repurchase Program became effective on April 29, 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 2.7 million shares of its Common Stock for $176.2 million under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. All of the repurchased shares under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program during the three months ended September 30, 2024 have been retained in Treasury stock at the time of repurchase. From October 1, 2024 to October 22, 2024, the Company repurchased 0.6 million additional shares of its Common Stock for $35.8 million, and, as of October 23, 2024, the Company has remaining authorization to purchase up to $1,669.4 million of its Common Stock under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will depend on a number of factors, such as the levels of cash generation from operations, the volume of stock options exercised by employees, cash requirements for acquisitions, dividends paid, economic and market conditions and the price of the Common Stock.
The table below reflects the Company’s stock repurchases for the three months ended September 30, 2024, adjusted to give effect to the two-for-one stock split, which is discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
Total Number of | Maximum Dollar |
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(dollars in millions, except price per share) | Shares Purchased as | Value of Shares |
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Total Number | Average | Part of Publicly | that May Yet be |
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of Shares | Price Paid | Announced Plans or | Purchased Under the |
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Period |
| Purchased |
| per Share |
| Programs |
| Plans or Programs |
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July 1 to July 31, 2024 |
| 845,500 |
| $ | 66.62 |
| 845,500 |
| $ | 1,825.1 | |
August 1 to August 31, 2024 |
| 1,109,600 |
| 63.79 |
| 1,109,600 |
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| 1,754.3 | ||
September 1 to September 30, 2024 |
| 775,200 |
| 63.40 |
| 775,200 |
| $ | 1,705.2 | ||
Total |
| 2,730,300 |
| $ | 64.55 |
| 2,730,300 |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended September 30, 2024,
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101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document – the Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.** |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.** |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.** |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.** |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.** |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.** |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (included in Exhibit 101).** |
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Incorporated herein by reference as stated.
** Filed herewith.
*** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AMPHENOL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Craig A. Lampo | |
Craig A. Lampo | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Signatory | ||
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Date: October 25, 2024 |
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