Whirlpool reported significant achievements in cost reduction and margin expansion along with strong prospects from new product launches. However, these were offset by challenges in North America, a difficult macro environment, and currency headwinds, leading to a balanced sentiment.

Company Guidance

During Whirlpool Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2024 earnings call, CEO Marc Bitzer and CFO Jim Peters provided guidance for 2025, highlighting several key financial metrics. The company anticipates a 3% growth in net sales to $15.8 billion, driven by a robust pipeline of new product launches. They project a 100 basis point expansion in ongoing EBIT margin to approximately 6.8%, supported by $200 million in cost takeout actions and pricing strategies. Free cash flow is expected to range between $500 million and $600 million, with an ongoing earnings per share forecast of around $10. The guidance assumes a stable demand environment, with no major improvements factored in from discretionary demand recovery or raw material cost savings. Additionally, Whirlpool plans to reduce debt by $700 million, aiming for a net debt leverage of approximately 3.4 times.

Completion of Europe Transaction

The completion of the Europe transaction was a key milestone in Whirlpool's ongoing portfolio transformation, unlocking significant value-creation opportunities.

Cost Reduction Initiatives

Whirlpool delivered substantial cost reduction initiatives of approximately $300 million and achieved structural cost savings of more than $100 million.

Sequential EBIT Margin Increase

Since the first quarter, Whirlpool has sequentially increased ongoing EBIT margin by 170 basis points, achieving three consecutive quarters of margin expansion.

Debt Reduction and Shareholder Returns

Whirlpool returned approximately $400 million of cash to shareholders in dividends and paid down $500 million of debt.

Free Cash Flow Achievement

Significant working capital efficiency resulted in $385 million in free cash flow.

Strong Product Launch Pipeline for 2025

Whirlpool expects growth driven by a strong product launch pipeline, expected to deliver share growth in MDA North America and continued strength in SDA Global and international businesses.

MDA Latin America Growth

MDA Latin America segment had strong net sales growth of 7% year-over-year excluding currency, with EBIT margin expanding by 240 basis points year-over-year.

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Whirlpool (WHR) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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WHR Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Apr 28, 2025	2025 (Q1)	1.73 / -	1.78	―	―	―
Jan 29, 2025	2024 (Q4)	4.34 / 4.57	3.85	18.70% (+0.72)
Oct 23, 2024	2024 (Q3)	3.20 / 3.43	5.45	-37.06% (-2.02)
Jul 24, 2024	2024 (Q2)	2.39 / 2.39	4.21	-43.23% (-1.82)
Apr 24, 2024	2024 (Q1)	1.67 / 1.78	2.66	-33.08% (-0.88)
Jan 29, 2024	2023 (Q4)	3.53 / 3.85	3.89	-1.03% (-0.04)
Oct 25, 2023	2023 (Q3)	4.45 / 5.45	4.49	21.38% (+0.96)
Jul 24, 2023	2023 (Q2)	3.66 / 4.21	5.97	-29.48% (-1.76)
Apr 24, 2023	2023 (Q1)	2.08 / 2.66	5.31	-49.91% (-2.65)
Jan 30, 2023	2022 (Q4)	3.34 / 3.89	6.14	-36.64% (-2.25)

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WHR Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Jan 29, 2025	$129.78	$108.39	-16.48%
Oct 23, 2024	$97.76	$108.68	+11.17%
Jul 24, 2024	$95.57	$98.30	+2.86%
Apr 24, 2024	$100.40	$90.22	-10.14%

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