Diluted EPS of $4.91, including a $0.16 per share benefit from a legal payment, compares to $4.60 in Q1 2023;

Operating margin before financial services of 22.9% compares to 22.0% in Q1 2023; Sales of $1,182.3 million consistent with last year

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA), a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks, today announced operating results for the first quarter of 2024.

• Net sales of $1,182.3 million in the first quarter of 2024 represented a decrease of $0.7 million, or 0.1%, from 2023 levels, reflecting a $9.9 million, or 0.8%, organic sales decline, partially offset by $6.7 million of acquisition-related sales and $2.5 million of favorable foreign currency translation.
• Operating earnings before financial services for the quarter of $270.9 million compared to $259.8 million in 2023. As a percentage of net sales, operating earnings before financial services were 22.9% in the first quarter compared to 22.0% last year.
• Financial services revenue in the quarter of $99.6 million compared to $92.6 million in 2023; financial services operating earnings of $68.3 million compared to $66.3 million last year.
• Consolidated operating earnings for the quarter of $339.2 million, or 26.5% of revenues (net sales plus financial services revenue), compared to $326.1 million, or 25.6% of revenues, last year.
• The first quarter effective income tax rate was 22.2% in 2024 and 23.1% in 2023.
• Net earnings in the quarter of $263.5 million, or $4.91 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $248.7 million, or $4.60 per diluted share, a year ago.
• In the quarter, operating earnings before financial services and consolidated operating earnings included an $11.3 million benefit for payments received associated with a legal matter (the “legal payment”); net earnings included an $8.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, after-tax benefit from the legal payment.

See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a definition of, and further explanation about, organic sales.

“We’re encouraged by our first quarter 2024 results, achieved against the general uncertainty and turbulence of this time,” said Nick Pinchuk, Snap-on chairman and chief executive officer. “Despite the varying levels of confidence among technicians served through our Snap-on Tools franchised van channel, we believe our growth with customers in critical industries and with repair shop owners and managers demonstrates the broad strength of our individual operations, the resilience of our multiple markets, and the substantial opportunities along our runways for growth. As we move forward, we’ll continue pivoting our focus to match technician preferences in this period, we’ll maintain our momentum with repair shops and with critical industries, and we’ll reinforce our brand with significant new products. In addition, we’ll remain engaged in our Snap-on Value Creation Processes to maximize capacity for ongoing advancement, resisting and overcoming the headwinds of the day. Finally, the power of our enterprise is dependent on the experience and capability of Snap-on people worldwide. I want to thank both our franchisees and our associates for their valuable contributions to our company, for their steadfast dedication to our team, and for their unshakable belief in our future.”

Segment Results

Commercial & Industrial Group segment sales of $359.9 million in the quarter compared to $363.8 million last year, reflecting a $9.2 million, or 2.5%, organic sales decline and $1.4 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by $6.7 million of acquisition-related sales. The organic decrease is primarily due to declines in both the segment’s power tools and Asia-Pacific operations, partially offset by higher activity with customers in critical industries.

Operating earnings of $55.4 million in the period compared to $55.8 million in 2023. The operating margin (operating earnings as a percentage of segment sales) of 15.4% compared to 15.3% last year.

Snap-on Tools Group segment sales of $500.1 million in the quarter compared to $537.0 million last year, reflecting a $37.5 million, or 7.0%, organic sales decline, partially offset by $0.6 million of favorable foreign currency translation. The organic decrease is due to lower activity in the U.S. operations, partially offset by higher sales in the segment’s international operations.

Operating earnings of $117.3 million in the period compared to $131.7 million in 2023. The operating margin of 23.5% compared to 24.5% a year ago.

Repair Systems & Information Group segment sales of $463.8 million in the quarter compared to $446.6 million last year, reflecting a $14.7 million, or 3.3%, organic sales increase and $2.5 million of favorable foreign currency translation. The organic gain includes increased activity with OEM dealerships and higher sales of undercar equipment.

Operating earnings of $112.9 million in the period compared to $104.6 million in 2023. The operating margin improved 90 basis points to 24.3% in the quarter from 23.4% last year.

Financial Services operating earnings of $68.3 million on revenue of $99.6 million in the quarter compared to operating earnings of $66.3 million on revenue of $92.6 million a year ago. Originations of $301.7 million in the first quarter represented an increase of $0.8 million, or 0.3%, from 2023 levels.

Corporate expenses in the first quarter of $14.7 million, including a benefit from the legal payment, compared to $32.3 million last year.

Outlook

We believe that our markets and our operations possess and have demonstrated continuing and considerable resilience against the uncertainties of the current environment. In 2024, Snap-on expects to make ongoing progress along its defined runways for coherent growth, leveraging capabilities already demonstrated in the automotive repair arena and developing and expanding its professional customer base, not only in automotive repair, but in adjacent markets, additional geographies and other areas, including extending in critical industries, where the cost and penalties for failure can be high. In pursuit of these initiatives, we project that capital expenditures in 2024 will be in the range of $100 million to $110 million, of which $21.8 million was incurred in the first three months of the year.

Snap-on currently anticipates that its full-year 2024 effective income tax rate will be in the range of 22% to 23%.

Conference Call and Webcast on April 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time

A discussion of this release will be webcast on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, and a replay will be available for at least 10 days following the call. To access the webcast, visit https://www.snapon.com/EN/Investors/Investor-Events and click on the link to the call. The slide presentation accompanying the call can be accessed under the Downloads tab in the webcast viewer, as well as on the Snap-on website at https://www.snapon.com/EN/Investors/Financial-Information/Quarterly-Earnings.

Non-GAAP Measures

References in this release to “organic sales” refer to sales from continuing operations calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), adjusted to exclude acquisition-related sales and the impact of foreign currency translation. Management evaluates the company’s sales performance based on organic sales growth, which primarily reflects growth from the company’s existing businesses as a result of increased output, expanded customer base, geographic expansion, new product development and pricing changes, and excludes sales contributions from acquired operations the company did not own as of the comparable prior-year reporting period. Organic sales also exclude the effects of foreign currency translation as foreign currency translation is subject to volatility that can obscure underlying business trends. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measure of organic sales is meaningful to investors as it provides them with useful information to aid in identifying underlying growth trends in the company’s businesses and facilitates comparisons of its sales performance with prior periods.

About Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks including those working in vehicle repair, aerospace, the military, natural resources, and manufacturing. From its founding in 1920, Snap-on has been recognized as the mark of the serious and the outward sign of the pride and dignity working men and women take in their professions. Products and services are sold through the company’s network of widely recognized franchisee vans, as well as through direct and distributor channels, under a variety of notable brands. The company also provides financing programs to facilitate the sales of its products and to support its franchise business. Snap-on, an S&P 500 company, generated sales of $4.7 billion in 2023, and is headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Forward-looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Supplemental Data

The following non-GAAP supplemental data is presented for informational purposes to provide readers with insight into the information used by management for assessing the operating performance of Snap-on Incorporated's ("Snap-on") non-financial services ("Operations") and Financial Services businesses.

The supplemental Operations data reflects the results of operations and financial position of Snap-on's tools, diagnostics, equipment products, software and other non-financial services operations with Financial Services presented on the equity method. The supplemental Financial Services data reflects the results of operations and financial position of Snap-on's U.S. and international financial services operations. The financing needs of Financial Services are met through intersegment borrowings and cash generated from Operations; Financial Services is charged interest expense on intersegment borrowings at market rates. Income taxes are charged to Financial Services on the basis of the specific tax attributes generated by the U.S. and international financial services businesses. Transactions between the Operations and Financial Services businesses are eliminated to arrive at the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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