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| Our commitment to returning cash to shareholders reflects confidence in our ability to execute our strategy to drive growth and margin improvement |
| And so we do believe that, like, for example, in Aerospace that our growth rate has been higher than what the changes in industrial production in Aerospace are, so that gives us an indicator that we're growing faster than the market |
| And then I absolutely believe in my mind that as industrial production improves in the second half of calendar year '24, that's going to be a good opportunity |
| Metal Cutting grew 6% from the continued execution of our growth initiatives and overall market strength in Aerospace while Infrastructure declined due to timing of large defense orders |
| And then the -- we're encouraged when the PMIs start to go above 50 and look favorable |
| And so we feel quite good about our ability to gain share |
| And we're confident in our ability to continue winning new projects and gaining share in this end market |
| Aerospace and Defense grew 6% year-over-year as our strategic initiatives continue to drive share capture |
| Assuming the price for tungsten remains constant in the second half of FY '24, we will begin to benefit from lower material costs in the fourth quarter |
| We've got a string over the last couple of quarters of generating cash flow that's much improved over where we have been |
| And so I think as we work forward here, we're really confident in our ability to drive cash out of the business |
| We remain confident in executing our strategy to drive share gain throughout the economic cycle |
| Furthermore, the new Insert is available with our new KenGold Coating Technology which expands the differentiated performance across a wider range of applications |
| Transportation grew 4% this quarter from continued strength in EMEA, driven by Metal Cutting, electric vehicle and hybrid project wins and a slight increase in Asia Pacific, partially offset by a decline in the Americas due to customer production timing effects related to the UAW strike |
| So raw material for the full year, I would say, it should be slightly positive for us, as we get through it |
| Reported Metal Cutting sales were up 4% compared to the prior year quarter with 0% organic growth in a favorable foreign currency and favorable workday effects of 2% each |
| We anticipate Aerospace and Defense will continue to experience growth in both segments in the second half albeit at a slightly lower level |
| This was the highest first half free operating cash flow generated since 2016 |
| Adjusted EPS increased to $0.30 compared to $0.27 in the prior year quarter |
| And lastly, Transportation grew 4% year-over-year driven by our strategic growth initiatives and project wins in EV and hybrid vehicles in EMEA, somewhat offset by weaker conditions in the Americas as a result of the effects of the UAW strike |
| And we're adding new customers as part of that share gain, not just at the OEM level, but also the tier supplier, the Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers that support this industry, that's where our opportunity is |
| Americas year-over-year growth this quarter was driven by the execution of our growth initiatives in Aerospace and Defense and in the General Engineering end market |
| Our share repurchase program reflects the confidence we have in executing our strategic initiatives for long-term value creation, despite quarterly macroeconomic headwinds and uncertainties |
| This accelerates our progress towards achieving the $100 million of cost out targets that we first discussed at Investor Day |
| And so we're encouraged by that |
| On a year-over-year basis, we expect Aerospace and Defense to continue to grow and Transportation to increase slightly |
| The other thing is that on electric vehicles, we've got lots of indications that we're winning above our normal win rate in those types of applications |
| We have experience navigating these market headwinds, and we will focus on taking actions to place the company in the best position moving forward |
| We continue to maintain a healthy balance sheet and debt maturity profile |
| So I think that situation has improved |
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| Adjusted operating margin declined year-over-year to 1.9%, primarily from two factors: First, lower sales volumes primarily in the Earthworks and General Engineering end markets in the Americas |
| The number of aircraft produced is expected to decline about 13% from last quarter's forecast with potentially some additional near-term production disruptions due to recent OEM quality issues |
| land-based rig counts and continuing customer destocking within Infrastructure and wind energy project delays in Metal Cutting |
| The Americas declined 5%, mainly due to softening demand in General Engineering, Earthworks and Energy and the effect of the UAW strike on Transportation |
| General Engineering declined 10% from softer demand in EMEA |
| Metal Cutting's adjusted operating margin this quarter decreased 40 basis points year-over-year from higher price realization and restructuring savings of approximately $4 million, offset by lower volumes and higher wages and general inflation |
| I think they're going to continue to struggle, and we think that will continue through the rest of the year |
| Energy declined 3% this quarter, with the majority of the impact in Asia-Pacific as a result of a slowdown in China, mainly from delays in wind power projects |
| The Infrastructure segment's adjusted operating margins decreased 320 basis points year-over-year, primarily due to lower volumes and as expected, unfavorable price/raw material cost timing |
| Adjusted operating margin declined 110 basis points primarily due to lower volumes, higher wages and general inflation and unfavorable price/raw material cost timing in the Infrastructure segment |
| Additionally, in December, we saw an unexpected slowdown in orders primarily in General Engineering and Energy, which has continued in January, particularly in the U.S |
| Reported Infrastructure sales were down year-over-year from an organic sales decline of 8% partially offset by a foreign exchange tailwind of 1% |
| Second significant factor affecting the margin this quarter, as expected, was unfavorable price/raw material timing |
| Metal Cutting adjusted operating margin of 8.4% decreased 40 basis points year-over-year as higher selling prices and restructuring savings of approximately $4 million were offset by lower volumes and higher wages and general inflation |
| Regionally, sales were flat in Asia-Pacific declined by 1% in EMEA and sales in the Americas declined 12% |
| This is the second quarter for Metal Cutting in the fourth quarter for Infrastructure with negative year-over-year volume |
| Additionally, we expect Energy to decline from lower rig counts, delayed project work and continued destocking |
| In addition, we're also seeing some slowdown in China mining |
| And lastly, Energy declined 4% and mainly in the Americas due to lower-than-expected U.S |
| Looking now at each end market, Earthworks decline was driven by increased price sensitivity in Americas construction and softening mining in China |
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