Graco Q4 sales fall 3% to $548.7 million and earnings per share slip to $0.63
Graco reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on January 27, 2025, with net sales down 3% and operating earnings down 23% from a year earlier. For the full year, net sales fell 4% to $2.1 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.82 from $2.94. The company initiated a 2025 outlook for low single-digit sales growth on an organic, constant currency basis, its first forward view after a year of slower demand.
Key points
- Fourth-quarter net sales were $548.7 million, down 3% from $566.6 million a year earlier; operating earnings fell 23% to $130.0 million.
- Fourth-quarter diluted EPS was $0.63 versus $0.64; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.64 versus $0.80.
- Full-year net sales were $2.1 billion, down 4%; full-year diluted EPS was $2.82 versus $2.94.
- 2025 outlook calls for low single-digit sales growth on an organic, constant currency basis.
The filing
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