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| We expect combined benefits from the tailwind of prior year customer destocking and a strong backlog of reroofing projects due in part to constrained labor to collectively mitigate potential risks in the year ahead |
| So we think the visibility is pretty good |
| This resulted in the second half of 2023 that was marked by increasingly positive momentum |
| The improved profitability by our simplified building products portfolio, a robust free cash flow engine and the expected proceeds from the sale of CIT leave us well positioned to achieve significant value creation for shareholders and deliver another year of industry-leading ROIC in excess of 25% |
| We are confident that our ability to innovate with a focus on energy efficiency and labor-saving solutions puts us on the right path to drive above-market growth and in return, drive superior financial results |
| Accompanying that strategic pivot was the successful achievement of our goals under Vision 2025 and the much anticipated release of our Vision 2030 strategy, which builds on Vision 2025 as new key initiatives such as an increased emphasis on innovation, and further unlocks the full potential of our pure-play building products portfolio |
| We are very pleased to have finished 2023 on a record note despite the very dynamic and uncertain market conditions we experienced through the year |
| Our fourth quarter results surpassed the expectations we communicated on our last earnings call in October, largely driven by better-than-expected CCM sales and better profitability in CWT |
| We achieved record fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $4.17, which was an increase of 30% year-over-year |
| Our EBITDA margin of 26.4% improved by an impressive 440 basis points year-over-year on 2% lower sales, clearly demonstrating our ability to maintain our margins through economic cycles |
| In the fourth quarter, we benefited from more favorable weather conditions, solid contractor backlogs, stronger operating efficiencies and the power of the Carlisle experience to drive favorable price to value in our businesses |
| CCM and CWT continue to produce industry-leading margin and EBITDA results despite lower volumes and continue to deliver consistent value creation |
| We have entered the year with significant positive momentum and a clear focus on the goals outlined in our recently launched Vision 2030 growth strategy |
| We are very pleased to be entering 2024 on a positive note with destocking behind us and with positive momentum |
| Furthermore, we achieved a stellar ROIC for the year of 27%, which is aligned with our stated goal under Vision 2030 of exceeding 25% per year |
| Strong sales execution on key growth initiatives and stronger trends in residential should more than offset any headwinds posed by nonresidential markets |
| The efficiencies derived through the Carlisle Operating System, the Carlisle Experience and our ability to price our products consistent with the value they create for our customers, reinforced daily by delivering an innovative and compelling value proposition |
| This is directly aligned with the objectives outlined in our Vision 2030 strategy and a positive first step towards a $40-plus EPS target |
| This sale is an important milestone in that it showcases our financials and allows our building products segment's historical track record of growth and best-in-class returns to be clearly seen |
| With the expected proceeds from the CIT sale, combined with our 15% plus free cash flow margin, we now have an even stronger capital base that provides exceptional flexibility to execute on our highest returning capital allocation priorities and supports the investments contemplated in Vision 2030 |
| We expect 2024 revenues to increase by approximately 5% versus 2023 and EBITDA margins to expand by 50 basis points |
| Overall, we believe our pristine balance sheet, conservative leverage profile and ample liquidity positions us to drive additional value creation in 2024 and beyond |
| Since the introduction of Vision 2025, we have nearly doubled revenue in our building products segment, more than doubled the EBITDA in those segments and increased free cash flow by over 200% |
| As stated in Vision 2030, we continue to focus on being a superior capital allocator by investing in our high ROIC building products businesses, making synergistic acquisitions that deliver significant opportunities for value creation and repurchasing shares given our attractive valuation |
| We are proud of these accomplishments, which we view as significant milestones that validate our strategies and actions over the last six years |
| Synergies now exceed $50 million, significantly above our deal model estimate of $30 million |
| The margin improvement was bolstered by operational efficiencies gained through targeted restructuring actions, strategic sourcing and the realization of synergies from the Henry acquisition |
| This represented an EBITDA margin of 22.2%, expanding at an impressive 940 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| However, despite the revenue decline, we were able to drive EBITDA growth of 54% to $69 million |
| This was driven by a combination of leveraging higher volume growth, favorable input costs and realizing cost savings through the Carlisle Operating System |
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| Revenues at CWT decreased 11% year-over-year, primarily due to the well-known declines in residential demand and the exit of a noncore business in the first quarter of 2023 |
| The first half of the year was impacted by continued destocking in our markets and the related challenges driven by supply chain constraints for many building products, including ours in 2022 |
| Importantly, most of the lower volumes were mainly attributable to channel destocking, interest rate-driven project delays and weather headwinds we experienced predominantly in the first nine months of 2023 |
| So overall, to your point, 2023 was very challenging, given the dynamic nature of the macro environment |
| The past year represented a challenging and dynamic year for Carlisle |
| I think those other things just create some difficulty in pinning it down |
| And then the overall end market also down about 2% to 3% |
| So we may have suffered a little bit there |
| And when you look at '24, we see that continued, I'd say, pressure on warehouses, specifically |
| And this is the one that I think in the Henry acquisition has been the hardest in the past is to get that type of management team that we had coming in with Henry that just right off the bat picks up the integration playbook, which is number 4 |
| We've got the labor constraints |
| But coming down to 3Q, you specifically indicated that there were some more project delays than you anticipated and CWT, certainly is more on the commercial side than residential |
| I mean, as a reminder, as we said in Vision 2030, we're going to be really, we have some really specific hurdles for of them |
| But to call out one that seems to be the biggest decliner would probably be warehouses |
| So there was demand we had at others weren't able to provide |
| A little pressure on new construction from interest rates and the economy and then reroofing, picking that up with the backlogs Yes, exactly |
| I don't think it's really dipped below 8.5 |
| But just curious has that maybe pacing continued? Or maybe from the sounds of it, you're seeing some stabilization, but just wondering if you could address some of those project delays in CWT and what occurred in the fourth quarter |
| Just wondering if you could just speak to a little bit more of your view of the market in CCM being down 2 to 3 points |
| But when we get down to granularity, I'm looking at the economy to be the biggest variable |
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