Textron Inc (TXT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic Growth ...

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  • Quarterly Revenue: $3.6 billion, down from $3.9 billion in Q4 2023.

  • Quarterly Segment Profit: $283 million, down $101 million from Q4 2023.

  • Quarterly Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations: $1.34 per share, compared to $1.60 per share in Q4 2023.

  • Quarterly Manufacturing Cash Flow Before Pension Contributions: $306 million, down $74 million from Q4 2023.

  • Full Year Revenue: $13.7 billion, up $19 million from 2023.

  • Full Year Segment Profit: $1.2 billion, down $127 million from 2023.

  • Full Year Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations: $5.48 per share, compared to $5.59 per share in 2023.

  • Full Year Manufacturing Cash Flow Before Pension Contributions: $692 million, down $239 million from 2023.

  • Aviation Backlog: $7.8 billion, an increase of $676 million from 2023.

  • Bell Revenue Growth: 13.7% increase for the year.

  • Systems Segment Profit Margin: 13.5% in the quarter.

  • Total Company Backlog: $17.9 billion, up $4 billion from 2023.

  • 2025 Revenue Projection: Approximately $14.7 billion, up 7% from 2024.

  • 2025 Adjusted EPS Projection: $6 to $6.20.

  • 2025 Manufacturing Cash Flow Before Pension Contributions Projection: $800 million to $900 million.

  • Textron Aviation Quarterly Revenue: $1.3 billion, down $242 million from Q4 2023.

  • Textron Aviation Quarterly Segment Profit: $100 million, down $93 million from Q4 2023.

  • Bell Quarterly Revenue: $1.1 billion, up $58 million from Q4 2023.

  • Bell Quarterly Segment Profit: $110 million, down $8 million from Q4 2023.

  • Textron Systems Quarterly Revenue: $311 million, down $3 million from Q4 2023.

  • Textron Systems Quarterly Segment Profit: $42 million, up $7 million from Q4 2023.

  • Industrial Quarterly Revenue: $869 million, down $92 million from Q4 2023.

  • Industrial Quarterly Segment Profit: $48 million, down $9 million from Q4 2023.

  • eAviation Quarterly Revenue: $11 million with a segment loss of $22 million.

  • Finance Segment Quarterly Revenue: $11 million with a profit of $5 million.

  • Share Repurchases: Approximately 2.8 million shares in the quarter, totaling $232 million.

Release Date: January 22, 2025

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

  • Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT) reported a year-end backlog of $17.9 billion, up $4 billion from 2023, indicating strong future demand.

  • The Aviation segment secured a significant order from Naval Air Systems Command for 26 Beechcraft King Air 260s, boosting its backlog.

  • Bell segment experienced a 13.7% increase in revenues for the year, driven by the expansion of the FARA program.

  • Textron Systems achieved a 13.5% segment profit margin and secured multiple contracts, including a $960 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command.

  • The company is projecting a 7% revenue growth for 2025, with expected revenues of about $14.7 billion and adjusted EPS in the range of $6 to $6.20.