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| Again, our operating income results improved despite the lower volumes |
| At first quarter guidance represented a meaningful improvement compared to the historical trend of a sequential decline in profits, in the first quarter of a fiscal year |
| Building on our operating momentum, we exceeded that guidance and reported first quarter operating income of $69 million, a 10% increase sequentially |
| We said that even after those two quarters, put those together and we're going to do another 28% to 35% on top of that, it's, it's very impressive growth and that's why we took the time Josh to talk to you about that some of these work centers are still not running at the rates that we know they can run at |
| Further, SAO realized an adjusted operating margin of 19.4%, growing from 16.8% in the previous quarter |
| This impressive margin expansion came as a result of targeted improvement in product mix, higher realized prices and continued focus on productivity |
| And now we come in and say that the second quarter is going to be another impressive quarter, just like Q1 even though we'll continue to do our planned maintenance even though its got two major holidays in there, we're still going to operate at that level |
| We come out with the fourth quarter, and we actually exceed our target of getting into FY '19 run rate profitability |
| I think the good news is, that we're able to achieve these very high levels of operating income knowing that our business is still not operating at 100% |
| Finally, we are positioned at a strong demand environment across our end use markets where our material solutions are valued by our customers |
| Looking ahead, we are well positioned to continue to drive growth and achieve our long-term operating income goal |
| We have leading capabilities with a difficult to replicate system of assets and we continue to drive improved productivity to unlock additional capacity to capture demand |
| Our backlog continues to grow, setting new records every quarter |
| The near-term and long-term demand outlook is strong across our end use markets for our broad portfolio of specialized solutions |
| This level of performance, would be the highest annual profitability in the history of the company and we are working to accelerate productivity gains and capacity to push earnings even higher |
| We expect this demand environment to remain strong |
| These figures imply a 40% compounded annual growth rate on the operating income from fiscal year 2023 through fiscal year 2027, a very strong growth target |
| This next level increase in productivity, combined with continued realization of higher pricing and improvement in product mix should drive operating margins even higher in the second half of fiscal year 2024 |
| Medical demand continues on a steady climb due to strong trends such as aging population and focus on patient outcomes |
| We expect meaningful increases in productivity at these specific units in the second half of this fiscal year |
| Our strong first quarter financial performance combined with the second quarter guidance would result in one of the two highest first half financial results in the history of the company |
| What you are hearing from the marketplace is an affirmation of the strong demand in the near term and the long-term |
| In this demand environment, we are well positioned to continue to drive topline growth while expanding our margins through productivity improvements, product mix optimization and higher prices |
| The year-over-year performance reflects our significant productivity gains |
| Importantly, profitability improved in the quarter, resulting in a sequential increase in our operating income on lower sales |
| This is demonstrated in our record backlogs |
| The profit margin expanded through a combination of productivity efforts, price increases and strategic mix management |
| We are operating in a strong demand environment for our material solutions with positive near and long-term outlooks in our end use markets |
| SAO continues to build momentum with increased productivity, higher prices and improved product mix |
| Our profitability has been increasing over the previous quarters and will continue to improve with higher pricing, product mix optimization and continued productivity improvements |
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| Sequentially, sales were down 12% on 18% lower volume |
| As Tony mentioned earlier, the lower sales and volumes sequentially were primarily the result of fewer operating days and planned preventative maintenance activities, necessary to ensure our equipment continues to perform at high levels |
| With those details in mind, we reported negative adjusted free cash flow of $15 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 |
| For example, even most recently this week, some aerospace OEMs discussing build rate target adjustments and ongoing delivery challenges within the supply chain, or the impact of disruption to vehicle manufacturing associated with workers strikes |
| Sequentially, net sales excluding surcharge decreased 13% on 19% lower volumes |
| We also see unexpected emergency demand from areas like medical and defense associated with current world events, are from aerospace associated with spares need |
| And as you all know, we had a lot of people doubt us and say that you couldn't do that |
| As anticipated, volumes decreased sequentially due to fewer operating days, planned preventive maintenance activity and most importantly targeted mix management |
| In the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, sales decreased sequentially and increased significantly year-over-year |
| Net sales excluding surcharge increased 6% from the same quarter last year and decreased 13% sequentially |
| Sequentially, lower volumes as anticipated were impacted by the planned preventative maintenance, fewer operating days and the deliberate actions to improve product mix |
| Lead times remain at record levels and could be even longer as we are actively managing incoming orders and customers continue to tell us their primary concern is surety of supply, asking when they can book more with us |
| During that fourth quarter so, about three months ago, we said that this first quarter was going to be slightly down to flat and it was going to, you know bust through the normal seasonality where you see the first quarter being sequentially down |
| We remain oversubscribed in terms of demand with customers generally wanting more than we can produce |
| On fasteners, sales up 7.7% year-over-year and down sequentially about 13% same story there as engines |
| I just wanted to ask here on volumes that we saw a decline in the quarter given the less shipping days |
| And we don't push them to put them in a situation where we could sacrifice the quality of our product that's just, that's just unacceptable |
| Has there been any type of negative volume impact associated with the drop in the commodity nickel market? Just wondering, if some customers will delay orders |
| For the recent first quarter our effective tax rate was 16.1% which is below our expected full year effective tax rate of roughly 22% to 24% |
| Those trends are not material meaningful to our bottom line as our focus is really on high value difficult to manufacture products, where demand is currently outstripping supply by quite a bit |
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