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| Heidi mentioned the comparisons to last year in the quarter, we're all very strong, nearly 20% comparisons, and we've continued to perform very well even against that backdrop |
| Sherwin-Williams delivered excellent third quarter results compared to the same period a year ago |
| And we expect to flow that through into our fourth quarter and have a really strong cash year that's allowed us to be very flexible |
| Consolidated gross margin expanded significantly sequentially and year-over-year driven by pricing discipline and moderating raw material costs |
| And those combined together is what gives me confidence that we're going to outperform the market |
| And what it's allowing us to do is drive significant cash flow, and you saw that in our third quarter and that's a combination of strong net income results and working capital management |
| Operating margin expanded year-over-year and adjusted diluted net income per share grew by a double-digit percentage |
| EBITDA also grew by a double-digit percentage with adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.7% near the high end of our current 19% to 21% target range |
| That consistency allows our customers to also manage their inventories better because you're back to a more normal environment |
| So I'm really confident in how we are prepared to differentiate as we add value to this contractor |
| Our relationship with the New Residential builder and our commitment to helping their profitability and success is helping us grow those customers |
| Segment margin improved sequentially and year-over-year to 25.9%, driven by pricing discipline and moderating raw material costs |
| Protective & Marine was the fastest growing in the quarter, driven by strong volume as sales increased by a double-digit percentage against the mid-teens comparison |
| Our position here is very strong and getting stronger every day |
| In our Pro architectural end markets commercial sales were strongest, increasing by a high single-digit percentage versus a high teens comparison |
| But much like our momentum in New Residential, we're demonstrating our unique ability here to really serve the property management segment with a consistent experience that I believe only Sherwin-Williams can deliver |
| And additionally, I would say, not only does it help the DIY, but as the population is aging, that generally will turn into more of a res repaint opportunity, which helps our position in that space as well |
| This team is well prepared to not only execute our strategy, but to adapt to market conditions around us, and I think we've got a competitive advantage in doing that |
| We expect our continued share gains and new account wins to become more and more apparent as starts improve |
| And the other side of that Paint Stores Group is going to grow faster in our fourth quarter that will help drive gross margin |
| The underlying demand is solid |
| And I suppose if we didn't own 5,000 stores and 4,000 reps and have strong customer relationships and data that can help our customers be more successful |
| But this is really an opportunity for us to do what we do well and to demonstrate to our customers, a very consistent experience with Sherwin-Williams |
| There's a lot of confidence in every segment that we have for us to continue to take share organically |
| We talk about the strength and position in commercial for us is amongst the highest of our segments |
| So we're really proud of Karl Jorgenrud, the entire leadership team within our PCG business for what they're delivering |
| This growth reflects our ICA acquisition, share gains and a potential bottoming of New Residential construction |
| We expect to gain further momentum in this business |
| We are gaining share and seeing steady demand in Auto Refinish, where sales increased by a mid-single-digit percentage against a high single-digit comparison |
| And again, Q3 very strong against very tough comps |
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| Demand in Asia remained weak, with sales down double digits against high single-digit growth a year ago |
| As we've previously noted, we anticipated New Residential would be challenging near term, given prior softness in single-family starts |
| Sales in our Consumer Brands Group decreased by 4% in the quarter, primarily due to the divestiture of the China architectural business and softer DIY demand in North America, which was partially offset by selling price increases |
| So with production gallons being down sequentially a low single-digit number, that does have -- is a headwind for us in this segment |
| Adjusted segment margin was 13.8%, which was lower than a year ago, primarily due to lower sales volume and lower fixed cost absorption due to lower production volumes |
| North America sales decreased mid-single digits against a 20% comp |
| And then within the consumer business, one of your competitors suggested that sell-in to the big-box retailers have been weaker than sell-out |
| Sales in China were down high double digits as we completed divestiture of the business on August 1 |
| Packaging sales were down by a mid-teens percentage against the high single-digit comparison |
| Our DIY business was down low single digits against a very difficult low 30s comparison |
| Sales in North America, our largest region, decreased by a mid-single-digit percentage against a double-digit comparison |
| Sales in the Performance Coatings Group decreased 1% against a low teens comparison |
| New Residential sales were down mid-single digits with volume down high single digits against the mid-20s comparison |
| In Consumer Brands, North America DIY demand remained soft |
| When you look at our quarter gross margin because you typically see an -- seasonal architectural slowdown in volumes and sales |
| Packaging sales in the quarter were also slightly impacted by the fire at our Garland, Texas plant |
| I wanted to follow up on Consumer Brands, just the sequential weakness in margins third quarter versus second quarter? Was it really just the decline in volumes quarter-over-quarter |
| I mean we believe the macro environment is still going to be difficult |
| Sales in Coil and General Industrial both decreased by low single-digit percentages against challenging comparisons and vary widely by region |
| I think what's hard Aleksey is, you look at our last 4 years, it has been choppy, really choppy quarter-to-quarter, including third quarter to fourth quarter |
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