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| And then we also talked about, more broadly speaking, proprietary compute and all of our products that support AI growth, very strong growth going into 2024 versus 2023, and 2023 is also having some stupendous growth as well |
| This represents our 19th consecutive quarter with positive non-IFRS adjusted free cash flow and brings our year-to-date figure to $110 million, more than double our performance of $51 million from the same period last year |
| Our non-IFRS operating margin of 5.7% was our 15th consecutive quarter of year-to-year non-IFRS operating margin expansion |
| Our CCS segment continues to benefit from improved business mix, due to the strength of our hyperscaler portfolio reflected by segment margin of 6.2% for the third quarter, the highest ever |
| We also saw meaningful sequential revenue growth in our HPS business |
| Our ATS segment delivered solid double-digit year-to-year revenue growth, as we continue to see tailwinds from new program ramps, as well as demand strength in our aerospace business |
| Celestica’s strong results in the third quarter are reflective of the bullish secular trend underpinning our portfolio and our team’s solid execution |
| Revenue was 6% higher year-over-year, supported by higher revenues in both segments, including double-digit growth in our ATS segment |
| We continue to see positive momentum as we enter the final quarter and into 2024 |
| This margin expansion was driven primarily by strong profitability in our CCS segment, supported by solid operational execution |
| Non-IFRS adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter were $0.65, exceeding the high end of our guidance range and were $0.13 higher year-over-year, driven primarily by higher operating profits |
| I am pleased that we posted another solid quarter marked by our highest quarterly adjusted EPS ever |
| The year-over-year increase in ATS segment revenue was driven by the ramping of new programs in our industrial business, improving demand in A&D and solid growth in our HealthTech programs |
| We are very happy with the progress that we have made in executing our strategic plan |
| You have a strong position in a key trend in the tech market right now |
| Enterprise end market revenue in the quarter was up 31% year-over-year, higher than our expectation of a low double-digit percentage increase |
| Revenue growth was driven by program ramps and continued strength in demand for proprietary compute from our hyperscaler customers in support of artificial intelligence applications |
| We are pleased that we have already received the wins that we were looking for in the 800G market |
| CCS segment margin during the quarter was 6.2%, up 100 basis points year-over-year, marking the first time one of our segment margins has exceeded 6% |
| I think we are very pleased about, Todd, is that we have won a number of programs in the 800G market and so it’s really about the ability for our customers to absorb the hardware that they are ordering |
| Adjusted gross margin for the third quarter was 9.8%, up 90 basis points year-over-year due to higher volumes in both segments and improved mix |
| Again within enterprise, we also have our proprietary compute business and that continues to be very robust both in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter and going into next year |
| And then on the hyperscaler side, it’s really about a portfolio and suite of portfolio of products, and we are pleased with the margin performance across all of our hyperscaler customers right now |
| So if you use industrial as an example, we are very pleased with the margin profile that’s happening in industrial despite the fact that we are still ramping so many programs, because we have achieved a certain level of scale |
| We do expect to see a strong conversion going into the fourth quarter and into next year as well |
| But the other portions of our industrial portfolio are growing very nicely |
| Given our strong year-to-date performance and positive outlook for the fourth quarter, we are raising our non-IFRS adjusted free cash flow expectation from $125 million to $150 million for 2023 |
| A&D business continues to be strong |
| So it was a very strong fourth quarter of last year |
| And if you -- the last thing I would also say is that, if you look at the end markets within ATS, we saw a very robust growth in three of the four markets |
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| The near-term outlook for our communications end market remains soft into the end of the year, primarily due to tough comps |
| We anticipate revenues in our communications end market to be down in the mid-teen percentage range year-over-year, driven by tough comps from the prior year period |
| Revenue in our communications end market for the third quarter was lower by 10% year-over-year versus our expectation of a high single-digit percentage decrease |
| Moving on to capital equipment, demand continues to be soft across the broader wafer fab equipment market, which has been compounded by the recent U.S.-China trade restrictions affecting the semi industry |
| The decline was driven primarily by tough comps from a strong prior year period |
| Within an industrial, I would say, across the Board we are seeing a little bit of a slowdown in the EV charger portion of our portfolio |
| Turning to segment margin, ATS segment margin in the third quarter was 4.9%, 10 basis points lower year-over-year as the benefits of volume leverage and ramping programs in our industrial business were more than offset by softness in the capital equipment business |
| Generally speaking, it seems like macro conditions have deteriorated the last couple of months |
| HPS revenue was $493 million in the quarter, 5% lower year-over-year, but up 39% sequentially in line with our outlook provided last quarter |
| Mandeep Chawla There has been some pockets of softness amongst the enterprise customers when it relates to small, medium businesses |
| This growth was partly offset with ongoing market related softness in our capital equipment business |
| At the end of the third quarter, our inventory balance was $2.26 billion, down $85 billion sequentially and down $65 million year-over-year |
| Despite rates having gone up so much because of the cash conversion that we are having, we are having reduced AR sales and we are not having to hit the revolver as much |
| And just lastly on the model, could you give us your estimate for the interest expense and other line? I know that was down and I imagine with working capital coming down, that line will also continue to come down |
| Obviously, you have collapsed the multi-node structure and your large shareholder has divested its holdings |
| So really within enterprise it’s the demand fluctuations that are happening within the storage area |
| I wanted to ask about the volatility in the enterprise business, obviously, strong in Q2 and then dipping down this quarter and moving back up next quarter |
| Normally my understanding is new program ramps are at a lower margin until they get up running and are optimized |
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