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| As a result, our waste to landfill improved 30% and our scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity improved by almost 9% compared to 2022 |
| Utilization rates and crane operators have been strong and rental rates have held |
| Our acquisitions of an H&E's crane business and Aspen have proven to be extremely successful |
| We have a long way to go in this endeavor, but I'm really pleased with the progress that we've made |
| The implied midpoint is at 7.1%, so obviously better than what we saw in Q4, so -- but as Aaron mentioned, it's really that tower crane mix |
| For the full year, we generated slightly above $2.2 billion in sales, $175 million in adjusted EBITDA, a 23% increase year-over-year, and our adjusted EBITDA margins expanded 90 basis points to 7.9%, which is a great result when you take into account the unfavorable mix that we faced |
| As you can see by the historical chart, it's been a long journey since 2016 and it's a great achievement to end 2023 with a return of 11.2% |
| This has significantly improved our safety and quality, putting our welders in a much better ergonomic position to weld apart |
| As long as the Australian dollar stays above $0.60 to the Euro, I expect crane demand to be solid |
| As I look back over the last 12 months, I'm very pleased with the performance delivered by The Manitowoc team |
| turning our attention to The Manitowoc way, I am extremely proud of the team's results |
| The paint value stream at our Charlieu factory in France won our CEO Manitowoc way Award this year for the best environmental lessons learned |
| I remain optimistic about the crane market long-term |
| infrastructure bill is poised to generate demand |
| So, from a long-term standpoint, I think the business is good for us |
| We've got some strong goals for this year |
| I believe that our boom truck business is in a great position for 2024 |
| As we enter 2024, we anticipate global demand for mobile cranes to be strong |
| and as a result, improving productivity by eliminating 750 hours for the process |
| I mean, team's done a great job with the mobile cranes in Europe with some of the new product launches we had, nothing dramatic |
| Net sales for the full year were $2.228 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year |
| Our goal remains zero injuries, but nevertheless, it is worth noting that this is our best result in the company's history |
| This is one of the most impressive construction sites that I've ever visited |
| on an adjusted basis, diluted income per share was $1.52, a 43% increase from the prior year |
| I'm doing great |
| but at Manitowoc, we continue to execute our long-term strategy to reduce our cyclicality and increase our margins by growing our aftermarket |
| Great job by the team and congratulations |
| The team was able to increase the capacity of the paint line by 44% while reducing the carbon footprint by 435 tons of CO2 per year, that's equal to an annual usage of 100 gasoline powered cars |
| Brian Regan And I'd just say, just adding to that from a longer-term standpoint, I mean, I think we're excited that there are housing shortages all across Europe |
| On the other hand, this helps us compete with Chinese competitors in South America while growing the local population of our cranes |
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| From a demand perspective, the European tower crane market was even softer than we anticipated |
| The adjusted EBITDA margin was 6.1%, a decrease of 220 basis points over the prior year, primarily due to the unfavorable product mix |
| As a reminder, we entered the fourth quarter with difficult year-over-year comparables and expected unfavorable mix due to the softness in the European tower crane market |
| Net sales in the fourth quarter were $596 million and decreased 4% from a year ago |
| The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by softness in our European tower crane business |
| Unfortunately, however, we'll face difficult comparisons in the first half of ongoing softness in the European tower crane business |
| Our adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $37 million, a decrease of 29% year-over-year |
| given the impending fallout from the commercial real estate market, I expect tower crane demand to be anemic |
| During the fourth quarter, we had orders of $476 million, a decrease of 33% from a year ago |
| I know you mentioned unfavorable mix, but can you talk about any other year-over-year margin headwinds in the guidance? Brian Regan The biggest piece of it all is the decline in the EU tower crane business |
| obviously, orders were down 33% |
| Now obviously, you guys have been calling out the EU tower, headwinds from the tower market |
| Not surprisingly, given the complexity and enormous scale of these projects, we have seen a few delays, but nothing to create concern |
| At the midpoint, your guidance assumes net sales of 4%, but EBITDA margin down 80 basis points |
| Looking at the latest housing permit data on a trailing 12-month basis, France is down 24% and Germany is down 28% |
| So, Q1 and Q2 from a comp standpoint will definitely be worse |
| the Rocky Road Recovery since the COVID pandemic continues and we await demand from the U.S |
| on an adjusted basis, diluted income per share was $0.09, a decrease of $0.65 from the prior year |
| While the specific challenges seem to ebb and flow without a doubt, 2023 was just as tough as the previous few years, although inflation seems to be mostly behind us at this point |
| Our generation of operating cash flows was negatively impacted by the timing of shipments during the fourth quarter |
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