West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (MEX:WST)
MXN 6410.79 0 (0%) Market Cap: 471.43 Bil Enterprise Value: 467.69 Bil PE Ratio: 46.70 PB Ratio: 8.29 GF Score: 86/100

Q2 2024 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 25, 2024 / 01:00 PM GMT
Release Date Price: MXN5692

Key Points

Positve
  • West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) expects the second half of the year to be stronger than the first half, with a return to year-over-year organic growth in the fourth quarter.
  • The company has a strong position in biologics, which is the fastest-growing segment within injectables.
  • Ongoing capital expansion projects are expected to drive increased capacity and address new opportunities.
  • The company has received accolades for its sustainability efforts, including being named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) is seeing promising signs from customers that indicate a turning point in the destocking trend.
Negative
  • The company experienced a mid-single digit decline in organic sales and declines in operating profit and diluted EPS compared to the second quarter of 2023.
  • Customer destocking continued at a higher rate than anticipated, impacting sales negatively.
  • The company had to lower its full-year 2024 guidance due to a more gradual recovery than previously expected.
  • Adjusted operating profit margin decreased by 650 basis points from the same period last year.
  • The company recorded a significant decline in adjusted diluted EPS, down 28% for Q2.


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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

WST.N - West Pharmaceutical Services Inc
Q2 2024 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc Earnings Call
Jul 25, 2024 / 01:00PM GMT

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Presentation
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Operator [1]
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Yes, good morning, and welcome to West's second quarter 2024 conference call.

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Unidentified_2 [2]
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By way of introduction, this is John Sweeney, the new Head of Investor Relations at West. I'm delighted to be here and I look forward to working with all of you. We issued our financial results earlier this morning, and the release has been posted to the Investors section on the Company's website located at westpharma.com.

On the call today, we will review our financial results, provide an update on our business and present an
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