St. Louis, Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) (ESCO, or the Company) today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter (Q4 2023) and fiscal year (FY 2023) ended September 30, 2023.
The Company did not repurchase any shares of stock during Q4 2023. During FY 2023 the Company repurchased approximately 140,000 shares for $12 million.The next quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share will be paid on January 19, 2024 to stockholders of record on January 4, 2024.The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders will be held on February 7, 2024.On November 9, 2023, the Company acquired MPE Limited (MPE), based in the United Kingdom. MPE is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance EMC/EMP filters and capacitor products for military, utility, telecommunication, and other critical infrastructure applications. MPE’s facility and component filter product offerings are highly complementary to ETS-Lindgren’s powerline filter business and will broaden our end-markets served and expand our reach internationally. The business is expected to have annualized sales in the range of $12 to $14 million and will become part of our RF Test & Measurement segment. We expect MPE to be accretive to the sales growth and EBITDA margin profile of our existing Test segment.Management expects growth in sales, Adjusted EBIT, and Adjusted EBITDA across each of the Company’s business segments in 2024.The Company will host a conference call today, November 16, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time, to discuss the Company’s Q4 and full year 2023 results. A live audio webcast and an accompanying slide presentation will be available on ESCO’s investor website at https://investor.escotechnologies.com. For those unable to participate, a webcast replay will be available after the call on ESCO’s investor website.Statements in this press release regarding expectations for future results, sales and sales growth, EPS, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS, cash flow, results of cost reduction efforts, margins, income tax rates, the financial success of the Company, the strength of its end markets, the outlook for the A&D, Test and USG segments, the ability to increase shareholder value, the results of acquisitions and international expansion efforts, internal investments in new products and solutions, the impacts of inflation, the long-term success of the Company, and any other statements which are not strictly historical are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws.The financial measures EBIT, Adjusted EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS are presented in this press release. The Company defines “EBIT” as earnings before interest and taxes, “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, “Adjusted EBIT” and “Adjusted EBITDA” as excluding the net impact of the items described in the attached Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, and “Adjusted EPS” as GAAP earnings per share excluding the net impact of the items described and reconciled in the attached Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.Ended September
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