• Fourth Quarter Highlights
  • Net sales decreased 3 percent to $1,828 million
  • Operating profit margin increased 280 basis points to 15.9 percent; adjusted operating profit margin increased 140 basis points to 15.9 percent
  • Earnings per share was $0.85 per share; adjusted earnings per share grew 7 percent to $0.89 per share
  • Repurchased 3.3 million shares for $268 million
    

• Full Year Highlights
  • Net sales decreased 2 percent to $7,828 million
  • Operating profit margin increased 50 basis points to 17.4 percent from 16.9 percent; adjusted operating profit margin increased 70 basis points to 17.5 percent from 16.8 percent
  • Earnings per share decreased 6 percent to $3.76 per share; adjusted earnings per share increased 6 percent to $4.10 per share from $3.86 per share
  • Returned $1.0 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases
    

• Outlook for 2025 and Dividend Declaration
  • Expect 2025 earnings per share in the range of $4.20 - $4.45 per share
  • Estimates include the impact from recently enacted China tariffs
  • Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, a 7 percent increase, payable on March 10, 2025 to shareholders of record on February 21, 2025

LIVONIA, Mich., February 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded home improvement and building products, reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results.

2024 Fourth Quarter Results

• On a reported basis, compared to the fourth quarter 2023:
  • Net sales decreased 3 percent to $1,828 million; in local currency and excluding divestitures, net sales increased 1 percent
    • Plumbing Products’ net sales decreased 1 percent; in local currency net sales decreased 1 percent
    • Decorative Architectural Products’ net sales decreased 6 percent; in local currency and excluding divestitures, net sales increased 5 percent
    • In local currency, North American sales decreased 4 percent and International sales increased 2 percent
  • Gross margin was flat at 34.7 percent
  • Operating profit increased 17 percent to $290 million from $247 million
  • Operating margin increased 280 basis points to 15.9 percent from 13.1 percent
  • Net income was flat at $0.85 per share
• Compared to fourth quarter 2023, results for key financial measures, as adjusted for certain items (see Exhibit A) and with a normalized tax rate of 24.5 percent, were as follows:
  • Gross margin decreased 30 basis points to 34.8 percent from 35.1 percent
  • Operating profit increased 7 percent to $291 million from $272 million
  • Operating margin increased 140 basis points to 15.9 percent from 14.5 percent
  • Net income increased 7 percent to $0.89 per share, compared to $0.83 per share
• Liquidity at the end of the fourth quarter was $1,634 million (including availability under our revolving credit facility)

2024 Full Year Results

• On a reported basis, compared to full year 2023:
  • Net sales decreased 2 percent to $7,828 million; in local currency and excluding acquisitions and divestitures, net sales decreased 1 percent
  • In local currency, North American sales decreased 2 percent and international sales were flat
  • Gross margin increased 60 basis points to 36.2 percent from 35.6 percent
  • Operating profit increased 1 percent to $1,363 million from $1,348 million
  • Operating margin increased 50 basis points to 17.4 percent from 16.9 percent
  • Net income decreased to $3.76 per share, compared to $4.02 per share
• Compared to full year 2023, results for key financial measures, as adjusted for certain items (see Exhibit A) and with a normalized tax rate of 24.5 percent, were as follows:
  • Gross margin increased 110 basis points to 36.3 percent from 35.2 percent
  • Operating profit increased 3 percent to $1,372 million from $1,336 million
  • Operating margin increased 70 basis points to 17.5 percent from 16.8 percent
  • Net income increased 6 percent to $4.10 per share, compared to $3.86 per share

"We delivered another quarter of strong operating results," said Keith Allman, Masco’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our fourth quarter adjusted operating profit margin expanded 140 basis points, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year margin expansion, and our adjusted earnings per share grew by 7 percent. Additionally, we executed on our capital allocation strategy by returning $331 million to shareholders in the quarter through dividends and share repurchases."

"For the full year 2024, we expanded adjusted operating margin by 70 basis points to 17.5 percent through our focus on cost savings initiatives and operational efficiencies," continued Allman. "With this strong execution, we delivered adjusted earnings per share growth of 6 percent despite a challenging demand environment. Our strong cash flow also enabled us to return $1.0 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases."

"In 2025, we believe demand across the global repair and remodel markets will be flat to down low single digits. We expect our sales to be approximately flat to up low-single digits when adjusted for divestitures and currency, as we expect to continue to outperform the market in 2025," said Allman. "Based on the market outlook, our expected operating performance, and our capital deployment actions, we anticipate full year adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.20 to $4.45 per share. With our industry leading repair and remodel-oriented product portfolio, strong balance sheet, and disciplined capital allocation, we believe Masco is well positioned to continue to deliver long-term shareholder value."

Dividend Declaration

Masco’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, payable on March 10, 2025 to shareholders of record on February 21, 2025.

About Masco

Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, Masco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. Our portfolio of industry-leading brands includes Behr^® paint; Delta^® and hansgrohe^® faucets, bath and shower fixtures; Liberty^® branded decorative and functional hardware; and HotSpring^® spas. We leverage our powerful brands across product categories, sales channels and geographies to create value for our customers and shareholders. For more information about Masco Corporation, visit www.masco.com.

The 2024 fourth quarter and full year supplemental material, including a presentation in PDF format, is available on the Company’s website at www.masco.com.

Conference Call Details

A conference call regarding items contained in this release is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET. Participants in the call are asked to register five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time by dialing 800-549-8228 or 289-819-1520. Please use the conference identification number 48079.

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously and in its entirety through the Company’s website. Shareholders, media representatives and others interested in Masco may participate in the webcast by registering through the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website.

A replay of the call will be available on Masco’s website or by phone by dialing 888-660-6264 or 289-819-1325. Please use the playback passcode 48079#. The telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call and continue through March 11, 2025.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that reflect our views about our future performance and constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "outlook," "believe," "anticipate," "appear," "may," "will," "should," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "assume," "seek," "forecast," and similar references to future periods. Our views about future performance involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in our forward-looking statements. We caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.

Our future performance may be affected by the levels of residential repair and remodel activity, and to a lesser extent, new home construction, our ability to maintain our strong brands, to develop innovative products and respond to changing consumer purchasing practices and preferences, our ability to maintain our public image and reputation, our ability to maintain our competitive position in our industries, our reliance on key customers, the cost and availability of materials, our dependence on suppliers and service providers, extreme weather events and changes in climate, risks associated with our international operations and global strategies, our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of our strategic initiatives, our ability to successfully execute our acquisition strategy and integrate businesses that we have acquired and may in the future acquire, our ability to attract, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce, risks associated with cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats and attacks and risks associated with our reliance on information systems and technology. These and other factors are discussed in detail in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made by us speaks only as of the date on which it was made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Historical information is available on our website.

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Historical information is available on our website.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Historical information is available on our website.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Historical information is available on our website.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Historical information is available on our website.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Historical information is available on our website.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Contacts

Investor Contact
Robin Zondervan
Vice President, Investor Relations and FP&A
313.792.5500
robin_zondervan@mascohq.com