FIRST QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted)
Revenue: $1.05 billion; Core Revenue, which excludes our European operations was $990 million, up 3%. Revenue growth was driven by price and favorable mix and partially offset by lower sales volume.
Operating Income: $140 million with operating profit margin of 13.3%.
Adjusted Segment Profit: $142 million, up 20%, and adjusted segment profit margin of 14.4%, up 210 basis points. Adjusted segment profit increased $24 million as price and mix benefits were partially offset by lower sales volumes, and inflationary impacts on material, labor, distribution, and SG&A costs.
Net Income: $98.0 million, or $2.75 per share, compared to $83.6 million, or $2.29 per share, in the prior year quarter.
Adjusted Net Income: $100.5 million, or $2.83 per share, compared to $89.9 million, or $2.47 per share, in the prior year quarter.
Cash: Net cash used in operations was $79 million compared to $98 million in the prior-year quarter. Capital expenditures were approximately $35 million compared to $25 million in the prior year quarter with the increase driven by the new Commercial factory in Saltillo, Mexico. Free cash flow was a $114 million usage compared to a $123 million usage in the first quarter a year ago. Total debt at the end of the first quarter was $1.67 billion. Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $48 million at the end of the quarter.
Residential: Business segment revenue was $681 million, flat to prior year. Segment Profit was a first quarter record $111 million, up 3%, and segment margin was 16.3%, up 50 basis points. Profit increased $3 million compared to prior year as $34 million of pricing and mix benefits were partially offset with $12 million of lower sales volumes, $3 million of higher materials and factory expenses and $16 million of higher distribution and other expenses.
Commercial: Business segment revenue was $309 million, up 10%. Segment profit was $50 million, up 110%, and segment margin expanded 770 basis points to 16.2%. Segment profit increased $26 million compared to prior year as $42 million of pricing and mix benefits were partially offset with $5 million of lower sales volumes and $11 million increase of all other expenses.
Corporate and Other: Revenue in the European Refrigeration operations was $59.7 million, up 15%. European operations had a loss of $0.4 million compared to a $3.4 million loss in the prior year quarter. Corporate expenses were $19 million, or up $6 million compared to prior year quarter due to timing of incentive compensation.
As previously announced, beginning in 2023 our North American Refrigeration operations are reported in the Commercial Segment and European operations are classified as non-core and included in the Corporate and Other Segment until disposition. See appendix for the previously reported and recast results for each operating segment.