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| Our Americas segment continues to deliver strong operating results in the fourth quarter |
| We're expecting more modest inflation in 2024, enabling normal levels of margin expansion from net price and productivity |
| As a result, we're positioned nicely |
| This performance reflects the value we add for our customers, the strength of our distribution partners, as well as the quality of our brands and the capabilities and expertise of our employees |
| After celebrating our 10th anniversary as a standalone company in December, we closed the year with record revenue, adjusted operating income, and adjusted EPS |
| Revenue of $704.6 million was up 3.7% on both a reported and organic basis as favorable pricing offset lower volumes |
| So, when you think about our margin outlook, the actions have been taken and we're positioned well in order to achieve that outlook |
| We sustained a high operating cadence and expanded our industry leading margins in the quarter |
| So we feel good about that space |
| Bottom line, I am very proud of the entire Allegion team's 2023 performance and grateful for the strong distribution partners and loyal customers we have |
| Our balance sheet and cash flow generation are strong |
| But for the 24 ‘year, you will see us operate more efficiently and accelerate productivity to help drive that margin expansion |
| When you look at our past decade, this team has delivered solid results and executed well through a variety of macroeconomic backdrops |
| We've built on the strength of 100 year old brands, consistently meeting customer needs and meeting our commitments to shareholders |
| We've operated with excellence, sustained the highest margins in the industry, and are still pioneering safety, better securing people and their property where they live, learn, work, and connect |
| Driven by our vision of enabling seamless access and a safer world, we're proud of this track record, we're proud of what we delivered in 2023, and we're excited about the momentum we're carrying into 2024 |
| We're confident in the execution playbook we have for 2024, given cost actions taken in '23 and a more modest inflation environment |
| We have a high quality portfolio and continue to see good growth potential in our international electronics and software solutions businesses |
| Multifamily was very strong |
| Pricing has been very solid, particularly on a two year stack |
| So I think -- the international team has been performing very well on portfolio quality overall is better and execution by the team has been outstanding |
| and excited about that potential from a strategic standpoint there |
| It was impressive to see that in fourth quarter despite negative organic growth, you expanded over 100 basis points of margin |
| As one of the things that make us so excited about the Boss Door Control acquisition |
| They're driving margin expansion, finding new customers and then performing really, really well |
| And then our electronics business, the SimonsVoss and the Interflex team have really come together extremely well |
| Our teams are executing very well on productivity in international despite rather soft mechanical volume markets |
| This acquisition bolsters our local business with a strong architectural channel, flexible supply chain, and also positions us to increase our spec-driven business there in the future |
| Andrew, really appreciate the question and the chance to highlight what we feel is just outstanding performance by the Allegion international team |
| As John shared, Allegion continued to execute at a high level and delivered another solid quarter |
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| We -- if you think about '21 backlogs in '21, early '22, they got really extended because of our inability to ship efficiently |
| Residential markets are soft, with our business down low-single digits in the quarter and for the full year, as higher interest rates continue to impact new and existing home sales |
| But just remember, a little more back half than first half from the top line as a company and that we do have that really challenging comp in the first quarter when you model year-over-year |
| And certainly, commercial office on the new construction side is soft and has been for quite some time |
| When we think about this business though, I think it's important to understand, we had some challenges operationally over the last few years as well that started to get better in '23 |
| But I'd say, we're going to remain cautious on our outlook for the residential segment in Americas |
| Price realization was more than offset by lower volumes associated with soft end market demand |
| Our international business was down 2.5% for the year |
| Multifamily has been softer a little bit |
| Warehouses have now been very weak |
| I think the soft points, certainly, China is still soft, particularly on the residential side of the market, that's all over the headlines, and we felt that too |
| Adjusted earnings per share of $1.68 decreased $0.01, or approximately 0.6% versus the prior year |
| Multifamily has been slowing as well |
| Clearly, Q1 is going to be our most challenging comp when you think about the '24 year |
| Residential, we see as soft, right, if residential is better than we think |
| And I think the channel destock that was, in our opinion, a rather unique and temporary phenomenon that just happened because of all the supply chain disruptions and the lead times got extended and backlogs got extended and ordering patterns were disrupted |
| We’ve definitely given backlog burn and things in 2023, we’ll have some tough electronics comps here and there |
| Revenue of $192.8 million was up 5.9% on a reported basis and down 1.3% organically |
| The institutional segment is stable, but the commercial vertical mix has been a bit volatile, right, with office being soft |
| Andrew Obin Can we just go back to International because I looked at my model and it's quite fascinating, right? If you look at 2018, just year-over-year comps I think revenues have declined with the exception of one year very, very consistently, yet the margins are materially higher when they were back then sort of underscoring what you've said |
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