3M Reports Sales Information for Month of April 2020
14 Maggio 2020 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
3M (NYSE: MMM) today reported sales information for the month of
April 2020. The company withdrew its full-year 2020 outlook on
April 28, 2020, due to the uncertain impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, and committed to provide monthly updates until it is
better able to forecast future performance.
Total sales for April declined 11 percent year-on-year to $2.3
billion. Organic local-currency sales (which includes organic
volume impacts and selling price changes) declined 12 percent while
acquisitions, net of divestitures, increased sales by 3 percent.
Foreign currency translation reduced sales by 2 percent
year-on-year.
“April sales results were largely in line with month-to-date
trends we discussed during our first quarter earnings call,” said
Mike Roman, 3M chairman and chief executive officer. “We remain
focused on ensuring the health and safety of our employees,
delivering for our customers and increasing production of much
needed respirators as we fight this pandemic from all angles.”
Total sales grew 5 percent in Health Care, with declines of 5
percent in Consumer, 11 percent in Safety and Industrial, and 20
percent in Transportation and Electronics. Organic local-currency
sales declined 3 percent in Consumer, 7 percent in Safety and
Industrial, 10 percent in Health Care, and 18 percent in
Transportation and Electronics.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact 3M’s businesses in
several ways. 3M has continued to experience strong end-market
demand specifically in personal safety, electronics (semiconductor
and data center), general cleaning, food safety and biopharma
filtration. At the same time, several other end markets have
experienced significant weakness due to factors including social
distancing and shelter-in-place mandates. These end markets include
oral care, automotive OEM and aftermarket, general industrial,
commercial solutions, and stationery and office.
On a geographic basis, total sales declined 5 percent in Asia
Pacific, 12 percent in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and
13 percent in the Americas. Organic local-currency sales declined 5
percent in Asia Pacific (including China up 7 percent and Japan
down 5 percent), EMEA declined 12 percent, and the Americas
declined 17 percent (including the U.S. down 15 percent).
3M is participating virtually in the Goldman Sachs Industrials
Conference today. Nick Gangestad, senior vice president and chief
financial officer, will speak at 8 a.m. EDT. The event will be
webcast live, and a replay will be available on 3M’s Investor
Relations website at http://investors.3M.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains
forward-looking information about 3M's financial results and
estimates and business prospects that involve substantial risks and
uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of
words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "project,"
"intend," "plan," "believe," "will," "should," "could," "target,"
"forecast" and other words and terms of similar meaning in
connection with any discussion of future operating or financial
performance or business plans or prospects. Among the factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially are the following:
(1) worldwide economic, political, regulatory, capital markets and
other external conditions and other factors beyond the Company's
control, including natural and other disasters or climate change
affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and
suppliers; (2) risks related to public health crises such as the
global pandemic associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19); (3)
liabilities related to certain fluorochemicals, including lawsuits
concerning various PFAS-related products and chemistries, and
claims and governmental regulatory proceedings and inquiries
related to PFAS in a variety of jurisdictions; (4) legal
proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in
the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, and
any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the “Reports”); (5)
competitive conditions and customer preferences; (6) foreign
currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (7) the
timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (8) the
availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw
materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their
derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply
interruptions (including those caused by natural and other
disasters and other events); (9) unanticipated problems or delays
with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource
planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions
to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) the
impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures and other
unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and
other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational
restructuring; (11) operational execution, including scenarios
where the Company generates fewer productivity improvements than
estimated; (12) financial market risks that may affect the
Company’s funding obligations under defined benefit pension and
postretirement plans; and (13) the Company's credit ratings and its
cost of capital. Changes in such assumptions or factors could
produce significantly different results. A further description of
these factors is located in the Reports under "Cautionary Note
Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results" and "Risk
Factors" in Part I, Items 1 and 1A (Annual Report) and in Part I,
Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A (Quarterly Reports), as updated by
applicable Current Reports on Form 8-K. The information contained
in this news release is as of the date indicated. The Company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this news release as a result of new information or
future events or developments.
About 3M At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to
improve lives daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 96,000
employees connect with customers all around the world. Learn more
about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com
or on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
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