CHART INDUSTRIES INC
CHART INDUSTRIES INC Q3 FY2023 earnings call
October 27, 2023 · fiscal period ended 2023-09
EPS · actual vs est
Revenue · actual vs est
Summary
Generated 2023-10-27
Management highlights
- Achieved ~$500M cash proceeds from divestitures, including $111M sale of American Fans, ~$80M from Cofimco closing, and $4.25M from Cryo Diffusion sale. - Generated net cash from operating activities from continuing operations. - At 3.59 net leverage ratio, pro forma for divestitures at 3.47. - Record operating income, EBITDA, EBITDA margin in Q3 2023. - Surpassed year - one commercial synergy target by double, with $297.9M of synergy orders booked. - Safety improved with total recordable incident rate at 0.52 and lowest lost time incident rate. - RSL performing exceptionally strong, with book - to - bill 1.22 in Q3 2023. - Regions: Americas and Europe with double - digit growth, Middle East and Africa stellar, APAC and India with record bookings, China performing at or above forecast
Segment performance
CTS: Shortest booking ship cycle, heavily industrial gas majors business, with EU and China regions. China orders expected to be 20% or more higher in 2024. HTS: Big LNG with good backlog for coming years, including a high - dollar international project. Specialty: Serves various end markets with pragmatic projects, not reliant on government funding. RSL: Over 30% of annual revenue, book - to - bill 1.22 in Q3 2023, orders up over 20% in Q3 2023 vs Q3 2022, backlog at record $609.7M in Q3 2023, expected to grow double - digit with untapped synergy potential
Guidance
- Update 2023 sales forecast to ~$3.45B to $3.5B. - Update 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance due to revenue timing. - 2024 EBITDA forecast ~$1.3B unchanged. - 2024 revenue outlook ~$5.1B supported by backlog and commercial synergies. - 2024 free cash flow range $575M to $625M, adjusted EPS ~$14 plus
Q&A highlights
Q: Ben Nolan asked about segment line of sight for next year, A: Jill Evanko talked about CTS being mid - single digit growth, HTS having good backlog, specialty with pragmatic projects, RSL having double - digit growth potential.
Q: Martin Malloy asked about hydrogen outlook, A: Jill Evanko talked about hydrogen value chain orders increasing, end use demand growing.
Q: Eric Stine asked about new LNG award, A: Jill Evanko talked about IPSMR qualification, high - dollar project, and international potential.
Q: Marc Bianchi asked about top - line progression, A: Jill Evanko talked about margin progression and no single low quarter.
Q: Pavel Molchanov asked about top - line mix change, A: Jill Evanko talked about smoother progression.
Q: Craig Shere asked about commercial synergies and non - big LNG book - to - bill, A: Jill Evanko talked about synergy orders having long revrec cycles and book - to - bill above one.
Q: Ati Modak asked about 2023 guidance movement and 2024 outlook, A: Jill Evanko talked about divestiture timing and commercial synergies.
Q: Rob Brown asked about continuing commercial synergies, A: Jill Evanko and Joe Brinkman talked about continuing synergy wins.
Q: Sherif Elmaghrabi asked about high - velocity hub projects and equipment, A: Jill Evanko and Joe Brinkman talked about hub opportunities and pull - through in HTS and CTS
Key numbers
Reported versus consensus
Earnings calendar feed
| Metric | Reported | Consensus | Delta | Prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | $1.28 | $1.63 | -21.3% | $1.32 |
| Revenue | $1.52B | $1.03B | +47.9% | $412.1M |
Transcript
October 27, 2023Full transcript unavailable for redistribution
The structured summary above covers the available call sections. Full transcript text is not included on this page.
Continue exploring
Prior quarters
This page presents the stored structured earnings-call summary and deterministic earnings calendar values. How this is generated. For informational purposes only; not investment advice.