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UPDATE: 3M Co. (MMM) Misses Q1 EPS by 1c, Beats on Revenues, Trims Full Year Guidance

April 24, 2018 7:32 AM EDT
(Updated - April 24, 2018 7:41 AM EDT)

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) reported Q1 EPS of $2.50, $0.01 worse than the analyst estimate of $2.51. Revenue for the quarter came in at $8.28 billion versus the consensus estimate of $8.25 billion.

First-Quarter Highlights:

  • Sales of $8.3 billion, up 7.7 percent year-on-year
  • Organic local-currency sales growth of 2.8 percent; growth across all business groups
  • GAAP EPS of $0.98, down 55 percent year-on-year
  • Adjusted EPS of $2.50, up 15.7 percent year-on-year, excluding adjustments to provisional accounting for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and a legal settlement
  • Returned $1.7 billion to shareholders via dividends and gross share repurchases

3M sees FY EPS of $10.20-$10.55 vs prior expectation of $10.20 to $10.70 per share and consensus of $10.54. The company also updated its organic local-currency sales growth guidance to be in the range of 3 to 4 percent, versus a prior range of 3 to 5 percent.

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