Moog Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results with Increased Sales, Enhanced Margins and Significant Bookings

Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, today reported fiscal first quarter 2025 diluted earnings per share of $1.64 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.78, which includes an out-of-period warranty expense.

Quarter Highlights

• Net sales increased due to growth in aerospace and defense businesses, while sales declined in the Industrial segment, in part due to divestitures.
• Operating margin increased due to benefits of simplification initiatives and improved operations, mostly offset by higher restructuring and other charges. Adjusted operating margin, excluding these charges, expanded across all of our segments.
• Commercial Aircraft operating profit includes an $8 million out-of-period warranty expense.
• Diluted earnings per share increased due to the incremental operating profit from higher sales.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased due to the incremental operating profit from both higher sales and margin enhancement across all of our segments.
• Free cash flow use was driven by working capital requirements.
• Bookings of $1.3 billion were driven by record orders in Space and Defense and strong orders in Commercial Aircraft.
• Twelve-month backlog remained steady at $2.5 billion, as growth in Space and Defense was offset by declines in Industrial due to the impact of the divestitures and weaker foreign currencies.

"We have delivered a great quarter with strong sales growth, impressive bookings and solid margin enhancement," said Pat Roche, CEO. "We are delivering value for our customers and are being rewarded with significant program wins. Our operational initiatives will deliver continued margin enhancement and strong free cash flow in the second half of 2025."

Segment Results

Sales in the first quarter of 2025 increased compared to the first quarter of 2024, driven by defense growth in Space and Defense and in Military Aircraft, and by aftermarket demand in Commercial Aircraft. These increases were partially offset by a sales decline in Industrial. Space and Defense sales increased 8% to $248 million, supported by broad-based demand. Military Aircraft sales increased 15% to $213 million, driven by the ramp-up of activity on the FLRAA program and new production programs. Commercial Aircraft sales increased 14% to $221 million, reflecting strong repair activity and initial provisioning of spares. Industrial sales decreased 7% to $228 million, half due to the lost sales associated with our portfolio shaping activities.

Operating margin increased 10 basis points to 11.1% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Space and Defense operating margin increased 50 basis points to 11.5% due to sales growth, partially offset by investments to prepare for upcoming major programs. Military Aircraft operating margin increased 20 basis points to 10.7%, driven by increased activity on the FLRAA program and lower research and development expenses, partially offset by an unfavorable sales mix. Commercial Aircraft operating margin increased 40 basis points to 11.0%, driven by higher levels of aftermarket sales, offset by a 340 basis-point out-of-period warranty expense. Excluding this warranty expense, Commercial Aircraft operating margin would have been 14.4% in the first quarter of 2025. Industrial operating margin decreased 60 basis points to 11.2%, due to restructuring and other charges.

Adjusted operating margin excludes $6 million and $2 million in restructuring and other charges in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Industrial adjusted operating margin increased 60 basis points to 13.2% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, driven by simplification initiatives.

Free Cash Flow Results

Free cash flow in the first quarter was a use of cash of $165 million driven by working capital requirements. Physical inventories grew to support future sales growth. In addition, free cash flow was negatively impacted by the timing of collections and compensation payments.

2025 Financial Guidance

"Fiscal year 2025 is shaping up to be another strong year, with growth in sales, continued operating margin expansion and enhanced free cash flow generation," said Jennifer Walter, CFO. "Both pricing and simplification will drive our operating margin expansion this year, while our focus on optimizing our planning and sourcing activities will contribute to our significant cash generation in the back half of the year."

Diluted net earnings per share for the second quarter of 2025 is forecasted to be $1.75, plus or minus $0.10.

Conference call information

In conjunction with today's release, Pat Roche, CEO, and Jennifer Walter, CFO, will host a conference call today beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET, which will be simultaneously broadcast live online. Listeners can access the call and supplemental financial materials at www.moog.com/investors/communications.

Cautionary Statement

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Although it is not possible to create a comprehensive list of all factors that may cause our actual results to differ from the results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements or that may affect our future results, some of these factors and other risks and uncertainties are described in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: (i) our operation in highly competitive markets with competitors who may have greater resources than we possess; (ii) our operation in cyclical markets that are sensitive to domestic and foreign economic conditions and events; (iii) our heavy dependence on government contracts that may not be fully funded or may be terminated; (iv) supply chain constraints and inflationary impacts on prices for raw materials and components used in our products; (v) failure of our subcontractors or suppliers to perform their contractual obligations; and (vi) our accounting estimations for over-time contracts and any changes we need to make thereto. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

While we believe we have identified and discussed in our SEC filings the material risks affecting our business, there may be additional factors, risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial that may affect the forward-looking statements we make herein. Given these factors, risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictive of future results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made in this press release, except as required by applicable law.

Results shown above have been adjusted to exclude impacts associated with restructuring and other charges related to continued portfolio shaping and footprint rationalization activities. While management believes that these adjusted financial measures may be useful in evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, this information should be considered supplemental and is not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

While management believes that these adjusted financial measures may be useful in evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, this information should be considered supplemental and is not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided (used) by operating activities, less purchase of property, plant and equipment, less the benefit from the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Free cash flow conversion is defined as free cash flow divided by adjusted net earnings. Free cash flow and free cash flow conversion are not measures determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. However, management believes these adjusted financial measures may be useful in evaluating the liquidity, financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This information should be considered supplemental and is not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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