ESCO Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2025 Results
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 352,674 | 273,506 | ||||||||
| Cost and Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 203,235 | 152,129 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 63,333 | 55,596 | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 20,582 | 8,219 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 5,129 | 6,019 | |||||||||
| Other (income) expenses, net | 828 | 960 | |||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 293,107 | 222,923 | |||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 59,567 | 50,583 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 14,713 | 11,285 | |||||||||
| Net earnings from continuing operations | 44,854 | 39,298 | |||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense | |||||||||||
| (benefit) of $458 and $(1,506) | 1,156 | (5,035 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense | |||||||||||
| of $54,000 | 172,642 | 0 | |||||||||
| Net earnings from discontinued operations | 173,798 | (5,035 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 218,652 | 34,263 | ||||||||
| Diluted - GAAP | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | 1.73 | 1.52 | ||||||||
| Discontinued operations | 6.70 | (0.19 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 8.43 | 1.33 | ||||||||
| Diluted - As Adjusted Basis | |||||||||||
| Continuing Operations | $ | 2.32 | (1 | ) | 1.79 | (2 | ) | ||||
| Diluted average common shares O/S: | 25,928 | 25,854 | |||||||||
| (1 | ) | Q4 2025 Adjusted EPS from continuing operations excludes $0.59 per share of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.05 of Maritime inventory step-up charges, $0.01 of restructuring charges (primarily severance) within the USG segment, and $0.53 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||
| (2 | ) | Q4 2024 Adjusted EPS from continuing operations excludes $0.27 per share of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.09 of debt financing and $0.03 of acquisition costs at Corporate, and $0.15 of acquisition related amortization. |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||
| Year Ended September 30, 2025 | Year Ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 1,095,388 | 919,127 | ||||||||
| Cost and Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 634,303 | 530,555 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 234,638 | 208,203 | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 53,317 | 32,804 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 17,502 | 15,247 | |||||||||
| Other expenses (income), net | 2,775 | 1,365 | |||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 942,535 | 788,174 | |||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 152,853 | 130,953 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 36,554 | 28,325 | |||||||||
| Net earnings from continuing operations | 116,299 | 102,628 | |||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense | |||||||||||
| (benefit) of $3,464 and $(317) | 10,282 | (747 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense | |||||||||||
| of $54,000 | 172,642 | 0 | |||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 182,924 | (747 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 299,223 | 101,881 | ||||||||
| Diluted - GAAP | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | 4.49 | 3.97 | |||||||||
| Discontinued operations | 7.06 | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 11.55 | 3.94 | ||||||||
| Diluted - As Adjusted Basis | |||||||||||
| Continuing Operations | $ | 6.03 | (1 | ) | 4.77 | (2 | ) | ||||
| Diluted average common shares O/S: | 25,910 | 25,872 | |||||||||
| (1 | ) | FY 2025 Adjusted EPS from continuing operations excludes $1.54 per share of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.15 of Corporate acquisition costs, $0.14 of Maritime inventory step-up charges and stamp duties, $0.02 of restructuring charges within the Test and USG segments, and $1.23 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||
| (2 | ) | FY 2024 Adjusted EPS from continuing operations excludes $0.80 per share of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.09 of debt financing and $0.06 of acquisition costs at Corporate, $0.04 of MPE acquisition backlog and inventory step-up charges, $0.02 of restructuring charges (primarily severance) within the A&D, Test, and USG segments, and $0.59 of acquisition related amortization. |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| Condensed Business Segment Information (Unaudited) - Continuing Operations basis | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP | As Adjusted | ||||||||||||||
| Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net Sales | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 170,373 | 99,264 | 170,373 | 99,264 | ||||||||||
| USG | 110,211 | 108,491 | 110,211 | 108,491 | |||||||||||
| Test | 72,090 | 65,751 | 72,090 | 65,751 | |||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 352,674 | 273,506 | 352,674 | 273,506 | ||||||||||
| EBIT | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 46,893 | 29,892 | 48,660 | 29,922 | ||||||||||
| USG | 31,933 | 28,563 | 32,019 | 28,593 | |||||||||||
| Test | 12,588 | 12,015 | 12,588 | 12,015 | |||||||||||
| Corporate | (26,718 | ) | (13,868 | ) | (8,852 | ) | (7,912 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 64,696 | 56,602 | 84,415 | 62,618 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (5,129 | ) | (6,019 | ) | (5,129 | ) | (2,969 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | (14,713 | ) | (11,285 | ) | (19,248 | ) | (13,370 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 44,854 | 39,298 | 60,038 | 46,279 | ||||||||||
| Note 1: Adjusted net earnings of $60.0 million in Q4 2025 exclude $15.2 million (or $0.59 per share) of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.05 of Maritime inventory step-up charges, $0.01 of restructuring charges (primarily severance) within the USG segment, and $0.53 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||||||||
| Note 2: Adjusted net earnings of $46.3 million in Q4 2024 exclude $7.0 million (or $0.27 per share) of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.09 of debt financing and $0.03 of acquisition costs at Corporate, and $0.15 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA Reconciliation to Net earnings: | Q4 2025 - | Q4 2024 - | |||||||||||||
| Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | As Adj | As Adj | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA | $ | 91,316 | 69,785 | 93,328 | 70,758 | ||||||||||
| Less: Depr & Amort | (26,620 | ) | (13,183 | ) | (8,913 | ) | (8,140 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 64,696 | 56,602 | 84,415 | 62,618 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (5,129 | ) | (6,019 | ) | (5,129 | ) | (2,969 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | (14,713 | ) | (11,285 | ) | (19,248 | ) | (13,370 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 44,854 | 39,298 | 60,038 | 46,279 | ||||||||||
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| Condensed Business Segment Information (Unaudited) - Continuing Operations basis | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP | As Adjusted | ||||||||||||||
| FY 25 | FY 24 | FY 25 | FY 24 | ||||||||||||
| Net Sales | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 478,192 | 340,543 | 478,192 | 340,543 | ||||||||||
| USG | 379,995 | 369,061 | 379,995 | 369,061 | |||||||||||
| Test | 237,201 | 209,523 | 237,201 | 209,523 | |||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 1,095,388 | 919,127 | 1,095,388 | 919,127 | ||||||||||
| EBIT | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 125,139 | 85,811 | 129,676 | 85,983 | ||||||||||
| USG | 94,741 | 85,918 | 95,159 | 86,143 | |||||||||||
| Test | 34,111 | 28,628 | 34,576 | 29,109 | |||||||||||
| Corporate | (83,636 | ) | (54,157 | ) | (36,994 | ) | (31,338 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 170,355 | 146,200 | 222,417 | 169,897 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (17,502 | ) | (15,247 | ) | (17,502 | ) | (12,197 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax | (36,554 | ) | (28,325 | ) | (48,527 | ) | (34,476 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 116,299 | 102,628 | 156,388 | 123,224 | ||||||||||
| Note 1: Adjusted net earnings of $156.4 million in FY 2025 exclude $40.1 million (or $1.54 per share) of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.15 of Corporate acquisition costs, $0.14 of Maritime inventory step-up charges and stamp duties, $0.02 of restructuring charges within the Test and USG segments, and $1.23 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||||||||
| Note 2: Adjusted net earnings of $123.2 million in FY 2024 exclude $20.6 million (or $0.80 per share) of after-tax charges consisting of: $0.09 of debt financing and $0.06 of acquisition costs at Corporate, $0.04 of MPE acquisition backlog and inventory step-up charges, $0.02 of restructuring charges (primarily severance) in the A&D, Test, and USG segments, and $0.59 of acquisition related amortization. | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA Reconciliation to Net earnings: | FY 2025 - | FY 2024 - | |||||||||||||
| FY 25 | FY 24 | As Adj | As Adj | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA | $ | 245,376 | 198,355 | 256,303 | 201,476 | ||||||||||
| Less: Depr & Amort | (75,021 | ) | (52,155 | ) | (33,886 | ) | (31,579 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 170,355 | 146,200 | 222,417 | 169,897 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (17,502 | ) | (15,247 | ) | (17,502 | ) | (12,197 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | (36,554 | ) | (28,325 | ) | (48,527 | ) | (34,476 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 116,299 | 102,628 | 156,388 | 123,224 | ||||||||||
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 101,350 | 65,963 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net | 253,554 | 222,101 | ||||
| Contract assets | 90,730 | 66,712 | ||||
| Inventories | 217,807 | 195,465 | ||||
| Other current assets | 25,065 | 21,027 | ||||
| Assets from discontinued operations - current | 0 | 97,381 | ||||
| Total current assets | 688,506 | 668,649 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 172,493 | 149,251 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 723,973 | 403,524 | ||||
| Goodwill | 761,931 | 529,935 | ||||
| Operating lease assets | 47,707 | 37,476 | ||||
| Other assets | 15,778 | 13,791 | ||||
| Assets from discontinued operations - other | 0 | 35,994 | ||||
| $ | 2,410,388 | 1,838,620 | ||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||
| Accounts payable | 96,534 | 88,936 | ||||
| Contract liabilities | 216,590 | 80,844 | ||||
| Current income tax payable | 62,007 | 6,251 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 113,017 | 91,324 | ||||
| Liabilities from discontinued operations - current | 0 | 62,499 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 508,148 | 349,854 | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 112,390 | 72,623 | ||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 44,403 | 34,810 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 38,576 | 39,273 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 166,000 | 102,000 | ||||
| Liabilities from discontinued operations - other | 0 | 2,710 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | 1,540,871 | 1,237,350 | ||||
| $ | 2,410,388 | 1,838,620 |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | ||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Year Ended September 30, 2025 | Year Ended September 30, 2024 | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 299,223 | 101,881 | |||
| (Earnings) loss from discontinued operations | (182,924 | ) | 747 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash | ||||||
| provided by operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 75,021 | 52,155 | ||||
| Stock compensation expense | 10,671 | 8,599 | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities | 9,381 | (33,406 | ) | |||
| Effect of deferred taxes | (10,976 | ) | (8,394 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations | 200,396 | 121,582 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations | 41,543 | 5,960 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 241,939 | 127,542 | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | (472,006 | ) | (56,383 | ) | ||
| Capital expenditures | (36,322 | ) | (28,275 | ) | ||
| Additions to capitalized software and other | (15,844 | ) | (11,903 | ) | ||
| Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations | (524,172 | ) | (96,561 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided (used) by investing activities - discontinued operations | 268,383 | (8,078 | ) | |||
| Net cash used by investing activities | (255,789 | ) | (104,639 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 661,000 | 217,000 | ||||
| Principal payments on long-term debt and short-term borrowings | (597,000 | ) | (197,000 | ) | ||
| Dividends paid | (8,262 | ) | (8,246 | ) | ||
| Purchases of common stock into treasury | 0 | (7,998 | ) | |||
| Debt issuance costs | 0 | (2,988 | ) | |||
| Other | (6,197 | ) | (1,541 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations | 49,541 | (773 | ) | |||
| Net cash used by financing activities - discontinued operations | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 49,541 | (773 | ) | |||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (304 | ) | 1,967 | |||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 35,387 | 24,097 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 65,963 | 41,866 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 101,350 | 65,963 |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||
| Other Selected Financial Data (Unaudited) - Continuing Operations Basis | ||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Backlog And Entered Orders - Q4 2025 | A&D | USG | Test | Total | ||||||||||
| Beginning Backlog - 7/1/25 | $ | 831,521 | 137,441 | 196,460 | 1,165,422 | |||||||||
| Entered Orders | 141,854 | 116,230 | 62,805 | 320,889 | ||||||||||
| Sales | (170,373 | ) | (110,211 | ) | (72,090 | ) | (352,674 | ) | ||||||
| Ending Backlog - 9/30/25 | $ | 803,002 | 143,460 | 187,175 | 1,133,637 | |||||||||
| Backlog And Entered Orders - FY 2025 | A&D | USG | Test | Total | ||||||||||
| Beginning Backlog - 10/1/24 | $ | 385,601 | 119,943 | 158,644 | 664,188 | |||||||||
| Entered Orders | 895,593 | 403,512 | 265,732 | 1,564,837 | ||||||||||
| Sales | (478,192 | ) | (379,995 | ) | (237,201 | ) | (1,095,388 | ) | ||||||
| Ending Backlog - 9/30/25 | $ | 803,002 | 143,460 | 187,175 | 1,133,637 |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | |||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – Q4 2025 | |||
| EPS Continuing Operations– GAAP Basis – Q4 2025 | $ | 1.73 | |
| Adjustments (defined below) | 0.59 | ||
| EPS Continuing Operations– As Adjusted Basis – Q4 2025 | $ | 2.32 | |
| Adjustments exclude $0.59 per share consisting primarily of: $0.05 of Maritime | |||
| inventory step-up charges. $0.01 of restructuring charges within the USG segment | |||
| and $0.53 of acquisition related amortization. | |||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – Q4 2024 | |||
| EPS Continuing Operations– GAAP Basis – Q4 2024 | $ | 1.52 | |
| Adjustments (defined below) | 0.27 | ||
| EPS Continuing Operations– As Adjusted Basis – Q4 2024 | $ | 1.79 | |
| Adjustments exclude $0.27 per share consisting primarily of: $0.09 of debt financing | |||
| and $0.03 of acquisition costs at Corporate, and $0.15 of acquisition related amortization. | |||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – FY 2025 | |||
| EPS Continuing Operations– GAAP Basis – FY 2025 | $ | 4.49 | |
| Adjustments (defined below) | 1.54 | ||
| EPS Continuing Operations – As Adjusted Basis – FY 2025 | $ | 6.03 | |
| Adjustments exclude $1.54 per share consisting primarily of: $0.15 of Corporate | |||
| acquisition costs, $0.14 of Maritime inventory step-up charges and stamp duties, | |||
| $0.02 of restructuring charges within the Test and USG segments, and $1.23 of | |||
| acquisition related amortization. | |||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – FY 2024 | |||
| EPS Continuing Operations – GAAP Basis – FY 2024 | $ | 3.97 | |
| Adjustments (defined below) | 0.80 | ||
| EPS Continuing Operations – As Adjusted Basis – FY 2024 | $ | 4.77 | |
| Adjustments exclude $0.80 per share consisting primarily of: $0.09 of debt financing | |||
| and $0.06 of acquisition costs at Corporate, $0.04 of MPE acquisition backlog and | |||
| inventory step-up charges, $0.02 of restructuring charges within the Test, A&D and | |||
| USG segments and $0.59 of acquisition related amortization. |
SOURCE ESCO Technologies Inc.
Kate Lowrey, Vice President of Investor Relations, (314) 213-7277

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