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| Q4 adjusted EPS was $0.78, up 18% and above our guidance range |
| For the full-year, we had record sales of $3.3 billion, an increase of 12% and 3% organically |
| We also have meaningfully exceeded our acquisition contribution and earnings per share growth, and we believe we have plenty of runway ahead of us |
| Q4 was a record quarter with double-digit sales growth and adjusted EPS exceeding our guidance |
| This included margin expansion across every segment and robust free cash flow |
| For the full-year, we had strong growth and execution resulting in record sales, margins, earnings and cash flow |
| I am proud of our nVent team and everything we've accomplished |
| I'm very excited for 2024 with the trends of electrification, sustainability, and digitalization |
| We are well positioned for strong sales and profit growth, driven by our focus on high growth verticals, new products and acquisitions |
| We are proud of our strong 2023 and believe the electrification of everything, sustainability and digitalization are driving demand for our products and solutions |
| So strong contribution there |
| Segment income grew an impressive 31% year-over-year with return on sales of 260 basis points |
| Adjusted EPS grew 18% on top of 32% a year-ago, and we generated $215 million of free cash flow up 19% |
| And then energy growing importantly with the energy transition, and we see some strong backlog, and we see that in a strong backlog of thermal management |
| In the first year, we have already achieved our margin expansion target |
| We have industry-leading products and solutions, and we are well positioned with strong secular tailwinds |
| So overall, we just think high-growth vertical focus, great product portfolio that we can scale and that we have the ability to execute |
| We have also delivered tremendous returns with segment income and adjusted EPS more than doubling since 2020 |
| Our strong financial track record demonstrates our strategy is working |
| We are building a strong track record |
| Segment income grew 38% with margins expanding more than 400 basis points |
| We see significant growth opportunities with the electrification of everything, in particular, the acceleration of AI and the need for liquid cooling |
| Wrapping up, our team delivered an [outstanding] 2023, and I believe we are well positioned for another great year |
| And one of the things that we've said is it has to be a great product portfolio in a high-growth vertical |
| We have great momentum in our innovation pipeline |
| So we feel very good in terms of our pipeline and the opportunity to pursue a deal or two like we did last year |
| We expect our Data Solutions business to continue to grow double digits in 2024 to beyond $500 million in sales and we are building a pipeline for future growth |
| We generated robust free cash flow of $215 million, up 19% year-over-year |
| We expect organic sales growth in the range of 2% to 4% and year-over-year margin expansion |
| And I think we've got a good track record of driving both growth and returns, and we have a framework that we've shared at our Investor Day about how we think about great portfolios and our view is we're – we think about our ability to execute as well |
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| Sales of $171 million were down 2% organically |
| Lastly, organic orders were slightly down in the quarter, reflecting the ongoing channel inventory adjustments |
| Finally, energy was down low-single digits impacted by our exit from Russia |
| Overall, volumes were down with price contributing 5 points |
| Geographically, organic sales growth declined slightly in North America, while Europe was up low-single digits |
| Residential is expected to remain soft |
| Industrial declined mid-single digits impacted by channel inventory adjustments |
| The decline in sales was driven by commercial resi and industrial |
| This includes a $0.04 negative impact from a higher tax rate, including approximately $0.03 from the change in global tax standards |
| So you're seeing that in the acquisition contribution from a topline perspective, 13 points – and obviously, that's dropping down from an earnings per share standpoint |
| This includes an $0.11 or 4 percentage point negative impact to EPS related to changes in global tax standards that went into effect January 1 |
| And then ECM, I had – came in a little bit light versus my model |
| So – and some of that is just inventory levels were down in the channels |
| Organic sales were flat with positive price and volumes down modestly |
| When it comes to new products, our innovation engine has never been stronger |
| So it can't help us think that there's some conservatism baked into the guide |
| But in the back half, we expect that to be a bit more muted with those phased-in investments, R&D, new products, as well as in our high-growth verticals, including, as you just alluded to, some of those ramp-up costs as we put some of our new capacity lines into commission, if you will |
| I think you said down slightly |
| And commercial, we expect to see more modest growth in commercial resi being soft, you can kind of look at that as roughly flat |
| And as we enter 2024, we expect the build on inventory to be slow as we go forward in the year, and remember, as Sara pointed out, in Q2, that's when we really start to lap some of those inventory adjustments |
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