Exhibit 99.1

 

October 26, 2023

Investor Contact:  Mark Warren (205) 298-3220

VULCAN REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2023 RESULTS

Sales and Operating Execution Drives Strong Earnings Growth

Margin Expansion in all Product Lines

Financial Highlights Include:

Tom Hill, Vulcan Materials’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Through the first nine months of 2023, Adjusted EBITDA has improved 23 percent over the prior year, and margin has expanded 340 basis points.  Aggregates cash gross profit per ton has improved 21 percent and now exceeds $9 per ton.  These strong results demonstrate the compounding benefits of our strategic disciplines and the durability of our aggregates-led business.  We remain focused on finishing the year strong and carrying solid momentum into next year.  As a result, we now expect our full-year Adjusted EBITDA to be $1.95 to $2.00 billion for 2023.”

Aggregates

In the third quarter, segment gross profit increased 17 percent to $508 million ($7.95 per ton), and gross profit margin expanded 200 basis points.  Cash gross profit per ton improved 18 percent to $9.92 per ton.  These improvements resulted from continued pricing momentum and solid operational execution.

Aggregates shipments decreased 2 percent as compared to the prior year’s third quarter.  Shipment growth in certain Southeastern markets continued to benefit from healthy industrial project activity, which dampened the impact of weakness in residential demand.

Price growth in the third quarter was consistently strong with all markets realizing year-over-year improvement.  Freight-adjusted selling prices increased 15 percent, or $2.50 per ton, as compared to the prior year, more than offsetting a 12 percent increase in freight-adjusted unit cash cost of sales.  On a sequential basis, freight-adjusted selling prices continued to improve, reflecting momentum from mid-year price increases, price growth realized on backlogged projects, and the added benefit of positive geographic mix (approximately 200 basis points).

The favorable pricing environment coupled with strong operational execution has led to consistent improvement in unit profitability through the first nine months.  On a year-to-date basis, cash gross profit per ton has improved 21 percent to $9.31 per ton.  Gross profit margin has expanded year over year in each quarter and has improved 220 basis points year-to-date.

Asphalt, Concrete and Calcium

Asphalt segment gross profit was $56 million, an increase of $26 million over the prior year’s third quarter, and gross profit margin expanded 660 basis points.  Cash gross profit was $65 million versus $38 million in the prior year.  Shipments increased 11 percent with growth widespread across the Company’s footprint.  Modest price growth and lower liquid asphalt costs also contributed to the year-over-year improvement in earnings.

Concrete segment gross profit was $26 million, and gross profit margin expanded 120 basis points.  Cash gross profit was $47 million, versus $48 million in the prior year which included earnings from the Company’s divested operations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Unit gross profit improved 34 percent, or $3.11 per cubic yard, despite lower shipments.  Shipments in the third quarter were impacted by the divestiture and the timing of large projects in the prior year.  Pricing increased 11 percent.

Calcium segment gross profit approximated the prior year’s third quarter.

SAG expense in the quarter was $144 million, or 6.6 percent of total revenues.  Trailing-twelve months SAG expense was 6.9 percent of total revenues, 20 basis points lower than the prior year.

We are currently finalizing an agreement for the disposition of our concrete assets in Texas, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.  As a result, these assets were classified as held for sale during the quarter and resulted in a pre-tax charge of $28 million ($21 million after-tax).

Capital expenditures for maintenance and growth projects were $141 million in the third quarter and $411 million through the first nine months.  The Company expects to spend $600 to $650 million for maintenance and growth projects in 2023.

Additionally, as planned the Company began deploying capital for opportunistic land purchases of strategic reserves in California, North Carolina and Texas during the third quarter; expenditures in the quarter were $173 million.  The Company returned $57 million to shareholders through dividends, a 7 percent increase versus the prior year’s third quarter.

On September 30, 2023, the ratio of total debt to trailing-twelve months Adjusted EBITDA was 2.0 times (1.8 times on a net debt basis).  On a trailing-twelve months basis, return on average invested capital was 15.4 percent, a 180 basis points improvement over the prior year.

Regarding the Company’s outlook for the remainder of 2023, Mr. Hill said, “We continue to execute at a high level and successfully navigate the twists and turns of the broader macro economy.  Regardless of the macro environment, aggregates can be a price-cost winner in all parts of the cycle.  Our year-to-date unit profitability growth of more than 20 percent demonstrates the durability of our business.  Aggregates shipments continue to trend towards the upper end of full-year expectations, supported by industrial-related nonresidential projects in key markets and IIJA-related construction activity.  As a result, we expect full-year Adjusted EBITDA of $1.95 to $2.00 billion, a 21 percent improvement at the midpoint.”

Mr. Hill continued, “We expect 2024 to be another year of earnings growth and strong cash generation.  Geographic footprint is important, from both a diversification and growth standpoint, and ours is unmatched.  Leading indicators remain supportive of continued growth in public construction activity, and we are well positioned in high growth markets where the need is greatest.  On the private side, recovery in single-family construction activity and healthy shipment levels to large industrial-related projects, particularly manufacturing, will help partially offset continued softness in multi-family construction as well as other categories of nonresidential.  The overall pricing environment remains positive, and we carry good momentum into 2024.

We have a durable business model with strong fundamentals through economic cycles.  We are positioned in geographic markets that will continue to outperform other parts of the country, and our continued execution on our operating and commercial disciplines will lead to another year of earnings growth in 2024.”

Vulcan will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT on October 26, 2023.  A webcast will be available via the Company’s website at www.vulcanmaterials.com.  Investors and other interested parties may access the teleconference live by calling 800-343-4849, or 203-518-9814 if outside the U.S.  The conference ID is 4363477.  The conference call will be recorded and available for replay at the Company’s website approximately two hours after the call.

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 Index with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates – primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel – and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete.  For additional information about Vulcan, go to www.vulcanmaterials.com.

Because GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP measures, other than the reconciliation of Projected Adjusted EBITDA as included in Appendix 2 hereto. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER

This document contains forward-looking statements.  Statements that are not historical fact, including statements about Vulcan's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.  Generally, these statements relate to future financial performance, results of operations, business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings (including EBITDA and other measures), dividend policy, shipment volumes, pricing, levels of capital expenditures, intended cost reductions and cost savings, anticipated profit improvements and/or planned divestitures and asset sales.  These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “can,” “may” or similar expressions elsewhere in this document.  These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including but not limited to general business conditions, competitive factors, pricing, energy costs, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Vulcan periodically files with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments, and business decisions may vary significantly from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.  The following risks related to Vulcan's business, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: general economic and business conditions; domestic and global political, economic or diplomatic developments; a pandemic, epidemic or other public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 outbreak; Vulcan’s dependence on the construction industry, which is subject to economic cycles; the timing and amount of federal, state and local funding for infrastructure; changes in the level of spending for private residential and private nonresidential construction; changes in Vulcan’s effective tax rate; the increasing reliance on information technology infrastructure, including the risks that the infrastructure does not work as intended, experiences technical difficulties or is subjected to cyber-attacks; the impact of the state of the global economy on Vulcan’s businesses and financial condition and access to capital markets; international business operations and relationships, including recent actions taken by the Mexican government with respect to Vulcan’s property and operations in that country; the highly competitive nature of the construction industry; the impact of future regulatory or legislative actions, including those relating to climate change, biodiversity, land use, wetlands, greenhouse gas emissions, the definition of minerals, tax policy and domestic and international trade; the outcome of pending legal proceedings; pricing of Vulcan's products; weather and other natural phenomena, including the impact of climate change and availability of water; availability and cost of trucks, railcars, barges and ships as well as their licensed operators for transport of Vulcan’s materials; energy costs; costs of hydrocarbon-based raw materials; healthcare costs; labor relations, shortages and constraints; the amount of long-term debt and interest expense incurred by Vulcan; changes in interest rates; volatility in pension plan asset values and liabilities, which may require cash contributions to the pension plans; the impact of environmental cleanup costs and other liabilities relating to existing and/or divested businesses; Vulcan's ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas; Vulcan’s ability to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions; the effect of changes in tax laws, guidance and interpretations; significant downturn in the construction industry may result in the impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets; changes in technologies, which could disrupt the way Vulcan does business and how Vulcan’s products are distributed; the risks of open pit and underground mining; expectations relating to environmental, social and governance considerations; claims that our products do not meet regulatory requirements or contractual specifications; and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the reports filed by Vulcan with the SEC.  All forward-looking statements in this communication are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.  Vulcan disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this document except as required by law.

Source: Vulcan Materials Company

(in millions, except per share data)
Consolidated Statements of Earnings		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30
(Condensed and unaudited)		2023				2022				2023					2022
Total revenues		$	2,185.8			$	2,088.3			$	5,947.6				$	5,583.3
Cost of revenues			(1,594.8	)			(1,595.4	)			(4,471.3	)				(4,375.5	)
Gross profit			591.0				492.9				1,476.3					1,207.8
Selling, administrative and general expenses			(143.9	)			(135.3	)			(400.4	)				(388.7	)
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses			4.3				23.8				22.8					28.4
Loss on impairments			(28.3	)			(67.8	)			(28.3	)				(67.8	)
Other operating expense, net			(4.2	)			(8.2	)			(13.1	)				(19.8	)
Operating earnings			418.9				305.4				1,057.3					759.9
Other nonoperating income (expense), net			(6.4	)			1.3				(5.3	)				(1.7	)
Interest expense, net			(46.6	)			(46.1	)			(142.2	)				(120.8	)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes			365.9				260.6				909.8					637.4
Income tax expense			(85.8	)			(82.3	)			(194.4	)				(164.6	)
Earnings from continuing operations			280.1				178.3				715.4					472.8
Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax			(2.8	)			(1.2	)			(8.6	)				(16.1	)
Net earnings			277.3				177.1				706.8					456.7
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest			(0.8	)			0.0				(1.0	)				(0.5	)
Net earnings attributable to Vulcan		$	276.5			$	177.1			$	705.8				$	456.2
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vulcan
Continuing operations		$	2.10			$	1.34			$	5.37				$	3.55
Discontinued operations		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.07	)			$	(0.12	)
Net earnings		$	2.08			$	1.33			$	5.30				$	3.43
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vulcan
Continuing operations		$	2.09			$	1.33			$	5.34				$	3.54
Discontinued operations		$	(0.02	)		$	0.00			$	(0.06	)			$	(0.12	)
Net earnings		$	2.07			$	1.33			$	5.28				$	3.42
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic			133.0				133.0				133.1					133.0
Assuming dilution			133.7				133.6				133.7					133.6
Effective tax rate from continuing operations			23.4	%			31.6	%			21.4	%				25.8	%

										(in millions)
Consolidated Balance Sheets		September 30				December 31				September 30
(Condensed and unaudited)		2023				2022				2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	340.0			$	161.4			$	122.4
Restricted cash			5.0				0.1				24.5
Accounts and notes receivable
Accounts and notes receivable, gross			1,199.2				1,056.2				1,223.6
Allowance for credit losses			(14.7	)			(10.9	)			(11.0	)
Accounts and notes receivable, net			1,184.5				1,045.3				1,212.6
Inventories
Finished products			448.1				439.3				403.3
Raw materials			50.5				63.4				64.9
Products in process			8.6				6.0				5.6
Operating supplies and other			63.4				70.6				68.2
Inventories			570.6				579.3				542.0
Other current assets			106.0				115.9				140.8
Assets held for sale			495.1				0.0				291.1
Total current assets			2,701.2				1,902.0				2,333.4
Investments and long-term receivables			31.2				31.8				33.1
Property, plant & equipment
Property, plant & equipment, cost			11,610.4				11,306.4				11,133.6
Allowances for depreciation, depletion & amortization			(5,498.4	)			(5,255.1	)			(5,148.3	)
Property, plant & equipment, net			6,112.0				6,051.3				5,985.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			521.5				572.6				574.2
Goodwill			3,531.7				3,689.6				3,704.5
Other intangible assets, net			1,471.8				1,702.1				1,708.3
Other noncurrent assets			251.1				285.2				277.0
Total assets		$	14,620.5			$	14,234.6			$	14,615.8
Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt			0.5				0.5				0.5
Short-term debt			0.0				100.0				312.0
Trade payables and accruals			412.8				454.5				484.2
Other current liabilities			440.8				401.6				454.7
Liabilities of assets held for sale			10.1				0.0				111.1
Total current liabilities			864.2				956.6				1,362.5
Long-term debt			3,874.3				3,875.2				3,874.2
Deferred income taxes, net			1,068.3				1,072.8				1,073.0
Deferred revenue			147.4				159.8				161.7
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities			516.0				548.4				549.8
Other noncurrent liabilities			685.1				669.6				715.7
Total liabilities		$	7,155.3			$	7,282.4			$	7,736.9
Equity
Common stock, $1 par value			132.9				132.9				132.9
Capital in excess of par value			2,862.4				2,839.0				2,826.9
Retained earnings			4,595.0				4,111.4				4,045.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(149.7	)			(154.7	)			(149.4	)
Total shareholder's equity			7,440.6				6,928.6				6,855.7
Noncontrolling interest			24.6				23.6				23.2
Total equity		$	7,465.2			$	6,952.2			$	6,878.9
Total liabilities and equity		$	14,620.5			$	14,234.6			$	14,615.8

						(in millions)
						Nine Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows						September 30
(Condensed and unaudited)		2023				2022
Operating Activities
Net earnings		$	706.8			$	456.7
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			464.4				435.0
Noncash operating lease expense			40.7				46.6
Net gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses			(22.8	)			(28.4	)
Loss on impairments			28.3				67.8
Contributions to pension plans			(5.6	)			(5.8	)
Share-based compensation expense			43.5				27.9
Deferred tax provision (benefit)			(6.0	)			35.4
Changes in assets and liabilities before initial
effects of business acquisitions and dispositions			(206.0	)			(295.5	)
Other, net			11.9				8.6
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	1,055.2			$	748.3
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant & equipment			(666.3	)			(450.4	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment			26.2				37.8
Proceeds from sale of businesses			130.0				0.0
Payment for businesses acquired, net of acquired cash and adjustments			0.9				(528.0	)
Other, net			0.0				(0.1	)
Net cash used for investing activities		$	(509.2	)		$	(940.7	)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from short-term debt			166.1				1,288.2
Payment of short-term debt			(266.1	)			(976.2	)
Payment of current maturities and long-term debt			(550.5	)			(557.6	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			550.0				550.0
Debt issuance and exchange costs			(3.4	)			(2.9	)
Payment of finance leases			(17.2	)			(27.0	)
Purchases of common stock			(49.9	)			0.0
Dividends paid			(171.6	)			(159.5	)
Share-based compensation, shares withheld for taxes			(19.9	)			(17.4	)
Other, net			0.0				0.2
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		$	(362.5	)		$	97.8
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash			183.5				(94.6	)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year			161.5				241.5
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	345.0			$	146.9

(in millions, except per unit data)
		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Total Revenues
Aggregates 1		$	1,626.1			$	1,490.5			$	4,498.9			$	4,013.5
Asphalt 2			347.2				310.2				854.3				752.1
Concrete			364.6				450.5				993.3				1,233.4
Calcium			2.3				2.1				7.0				5.4
Segment sales		$	2,340.2			$	2,253.3			$	6,353.5			$	6,004.4
Aggregates intersegment sales			(154.4	)			(165.0	)			(405.9	)			(421.1	)
Total revenues		$	2,185.8			$	2,088.3			$	5,947.6			$	5,583.3
Gross Profit
Aggregates		$	508.4			$	436.1			$	1,309.8			$	1,081.3
Asphalt			55.9				29.5				113.3				40.2
Concrete			26.0				26.5				50.7				84.7
Calcium			0.7				0.8				2.5				1.6
Total		$	591.0			$	492.9			$	1,476.3			$	1,207.8
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization
Aggregates		$	125.6			$	113.5			$	357.4			$	324.4
Asphalt			8.8				8.9				26.7				26.0
Concrete			20.5				21.7				60.4				63.5
Calcium			0.0				0.0				0.1				0.1
Other			6.2				6.9				19.8				21.0
Total		$	161.1			$	151.0			$	464.4			$	435.0
Average Unit Sales Price and Unit Shipments
Aggregates
Freight-adjusted revenues 3		$	1,233.5			$	1,097.2			$	3,383.8			$	2,956.5
Aggregates - tons			63.9				65.4				179.0				182.2
Freight-adjusted sales price 4		$	19.29			$	16.79			$	18.90			$	16.23
Other Products
Asphalt Mix - tons			4.0				3.6				10.1				9.4
Asphalt Mix - sales price 5		$	76.22			$	74.80			$	75.37			$	70.17
Ready-mixed concrete - cubic yards			2.1				2.9				6.0				8.3
Ready-mixed concrete - sales price 5		$	169.98			$	153.54			$	165.27			$	148.95

(in millions, except per ton data)
			Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30								Trailing Twelve Months Ended September 30
			2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Aggregates segment
Segment sales			$	1,626.1			$	1,490.5			$	4,498.9			$	4,013.5			$	5,758.2			$	5,165.8
Less:	Freight & delivery revenues 1			366.3				364.6				1,040.8				972.9				1,359.1				1,239.7
	Other revenues			26.3				28.7				74.3				84.1				96.6				108.7
Freight-adjusted revenues			$	1,233.5			$	1,097.2			$	3,383.8			$	2,956.5			$	4,302.5			$	3,817.4
Unit shipments - tons				63.9				65.4				179.0				182.2				233.2				239.9
Freight-adjusted sales price			$	19.29			$	16.79			$	18.90			$	16.23			$	18.45			$	15.91

(in millions, except per ton data)
		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30								Trailing Twelve Months Ended September 30
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Aggregates segment
Gross profit		$	508.4			$	436.1			$	1,309.8			$	1,081.3			$	1,636.9			$	1,407.2
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			125.6				113.5				357.4				324.4				474.2				426.3
Aggregates segment cash gross profit		$	634.0			$	549.6			$	1,667.2			$	1,405.7			$	2,111.1			$	1,833.5
Unit shipments - tons			63.9				65.4				179.0				182.2				233.2				239.9
Aggregates segment gross profit per ton		$	7.95			$	6.67			$	7.32			$	5.94			$	7.02			$	5.87
Aggregates segment cash gross profit per ton		$	9.92			$	8.41			$	9.31			$	7.72			$	9.05			$	7.64
Asphalt segment
Gross profit		$	55.9			$	29.5			$	113.3			$	40.2			$	130.4			$	43.8
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			8.8				8.9				26.7				26.0				35.8				34.9
Asphalt segment cash gross profit		$	64.7			$	38.4			$	140.0			$	66.2			$	166.2			$	78.7
Concrete segment
Gross profit		$	26.0			$	26.5			$	50.7			$	84.7			$	55.3			$	106.6
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			20.5				21.7				60.4				63.5				80.0				88.4
Concrete segment cash gross profit		$	46.5			$	48.2			$	111.1			$	148.2			$	135.3			$	195.0

																						(in millions)
		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30								Trailing Twelve Months Ended September 30
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Net earnings attributable to Vulcan		$	276.5			$	177.1			$	705.8			$	456.2			$	825.1			$	594.2
Income tax expense, including discontinued operations			84.8				81.8				191.3				159.0				218.8				189.3
Interest expense, net			46.6				46.1				142.2				120.8				189.8				156.9
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			161.1				151.0				464.4				435.0				616.9				577.0
EBITDA		$	569.0			$	456.0			$	1,503.8			$	1,171.0			$	1,850.7			$	1,517.3
Loss on discontinued operations		$	3.8			$	1.6			$	11.7			$	21.7			$	15.1			$	22.5
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate and businesses, net			0.0				(23.5	)			(15.2	)			(23.5	)			2.2				(23.5	)
Charges associated with divested operations			0.0				0.4				4.7				1.0				7.4				1.5
Acquisition related charges 1			1.2				4.7				2.0				13.0				6.1				32.9
COVID-19 direct incremental costs			0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				3.7
Pension settlement charge			0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				12.1
Loss on impairments			28.3				67.8				28.3				67.8				28.3				67.8
Adjusted EBITDA		$	602.2			$	507.0			$	1,535.1			$	1,251.0			$	1,909.8			$	1,634.3

		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30								Trailing Twelve Months Ended September 30
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Net earnings attributable to Vulcan		$	2.07			$	1.33			$	5.28			$	3.42			$	6.17			$	4.45
Items included in Adjusted EBITDA above, net of tax			0.18				0.38				0.17				0.54				0.33				0.76
NOL carryforward valuation allowance			0.04				0.07				0.09				0.07				0.12				0.07
Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to Vulcan from
continuing operations		$	2.29			$	1.78			$	5.54			$	4.03			$	6.62			$	5.28

		(in millions)
		Mid-point
Net earnings attributable to Vulcan		$	890
Income tax expense, including discontinued operations			250
Interest expense, net of interest income			195
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization			610
Projected EBITDA		$	1,945
Items included in Adjusted Diluted EPS above		$	30
Projected Adjusted EBITDA		$	1,975

						(in millions)
						September 30
		2023				2022
Debt
Current maturities of long-term debt		$	0.5			$	0.5
Short-term debt			0.0				312.0
Long-term debt			3,874.3				3,874.2
Total debt		$	3,874.8			$	4,186.7
Less: Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash			345.0				146.9
Net debt		$	3,529.8			$	4,039.8
Trailing-Twelve Months (TTM) Adjusted EBITDA		$	1,909.8			$	1,634.3
Total debt to TTM Adjusted EBITDA			2.0	x			2.6	x
Net debt to TTM Adjusted EBITDA			1.8	x			2.5	x

(dollars in millions)
Trailing Twelve Months Ended
		September 30			September 30
		2023			2022
Adjusted EBITDA		$	1,909.8		$	1,634.3
Average invested capital
Property, plant & equipment, net		$	6,059.8		$	5,716.4
Goodwill			3,661.0			3,705.5
Other intangible assets			1,642.9			1,761.0
Fixed and intangible assets		$	11,363.7		$	11,182.9
Current assets		$	2,154.6		$	1,855.3
Less: Cash and cash equivalents			192.3			156.3
Less: Current tax			41.7			49.3
Adjusted current assets			1,920.6			1,649.7
Current liabilities			946.7			945.7
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt			0.5			4.5
Less: Short-term debt			82.4			117.6
Adjusted current liabilities			863.8			823.6
Adjusted net working capital		$	1,056.8		$	826.1
Average invested capital		$	12,420.5		$	12,009.0
Return on invested capital			15.4	%		13.6	%

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