Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 25, 2024
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Operator: Welcome to the First Quarter 2024 Caterpillar Earnings Conference Call. Please be suggested that immediately’s convention is being recorded. I might now like handy the convention over to your speaker immediately, Ryan Fiedler. Thank you. Please go forward.
Ryan Fiedler : Thanks, Audra. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Caterpillar’s first quarter of 2024 earnings name. I’m Ryan Fiedler, Vice President of Investor Relations. Joining me immediately are Jim Umpleby, Chairman and CEO; Andrew Bonfield, Chief Financial Officer; Kyle Epley, Senior Vice President of the Global Finance Services Division; and Rob Rengel, Senior Director of IR. During our name, we’ll be discussing the primary quarter earnings launch we issued earlier immediately. You can discover our slides, the information launch, and a webcast recap at traders.caterpillar.com underneath Events and Presentations. The content material of this name is protected by U.S. and worldwide copyright legislation. Any rebroadcast, retransmission, replica, or distribution of all or a part of this content material with out Caterpillar’s prior written permission is prohibited.
Moving to slip two. During our name immediately, we’ll make forward-looking statements that are topic to dangers and uncertainties. We’ll additionally make assumptions that would trigger our precise outcomes to be completely different than the data we’re sharing with you on this name. Please seek advice from the recent SEC filings and the forward-looking statements reminder within the information launch for particulars on components that, individually or in mixture, might trigger our precise outcomes to differ materially from our forecast. An in depth dialogue of the numerous components that we imagine might have a cloth impact on our business on an ongoing foundation is contained in our SEC filings. On immediately’s name, we’ll additionally seek advice from non-GAAP numbers. For a reconciliation of any non-GAAP numbers to the suitable U.S. GAAP numbers, please see the appendix of the earnings name slides.
Now I’ll flip the decision over to our Chairman and CEO, Jim Umpleby.
Jim Umpleby : Thanks, Ryan. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for becoming a member of us. I’d like to begin by thanking our world crew for delivering one other sturdy quarter, together with larger adjusted working revenue margin, document adjusted revenue per share, and powerful ME&T free money move. Our sturdy steadiness sheet and ME&T free money move allowed us to deploy a document $5.1 billion of money for share repurchases and dividends within the first quarter. Our outcomes mirror a continuation of wholesome demand for our services throughout most of our finish markets. We stay targeted on executing our technique and proceed to take a position for long-term worthwhile development. I’ll begin with my views about our efficiency within the quarter. I’ll then present some insights about our finish markets, adopted by an update on our sustainability journey.
It was one other sturdy quarter. Sales and revenues had been about flat within the quarter versus final yr, broadly in keeping with our expectations. Services revenues elevated within the quarter. Our adjusted working revenue elevated by 5% to $3.5 billion. Adjusted working revenue margin was barely higher than we anticipated and improved to 22.2% up a 110 foundation factors versus final yr. We achieved a document adjusted revenue per share of $5.60 up 14%. We additionally generated sturdy ME&T free money move within the quarter of $1.3 billion. In addition, our backlog elevated to $27.9 billion up $400 million versus the fourth quarter of 2023. We proceed to anticipate 2024 gross sales and revenues to be broadly much like the document 2023 degree. We have revised our full yr 2024 phase expectations to mirror a barely stronger prime line in Energy & Transportation offset by softening within the European marketplace for Construction Industries.
We anticipate companies to be larger in 2024 as we attempt to attain our 2026 goal of $28 billion. For the yr, we proceed to anticipate adjusted working revenue margin and ME&T free money move to be within the prime half of our goal ranges. Turning to slip 4. In the primary quarter of 2024 gross sales and revenues remained about flat at $15.8 billion. Compared to our expectations, gross sales quantity was barely decrease whereas value realization, together with geographic combine, was higher than we anticipated. Compared to the primary quarter of 2023, total gross sales to customers decreased by 5%. This was barely decrease than we anticipated, primarily on account of weak point in Europe for Construction Industries. Energy & Transportation continued to indicate power, the place gross sales to customers elevated 9%.
For machines, which incorporates Construction Industries and Resource Industries, gross sales to customers declined by 9%. Focusing on Construction Industries, gross sales to customers had been down 5%. In North America, our largest geographic area for Construction Industries, gross sales to customers elevated as anticipated, and demand remained wholesome for each non-residential and residential development. Construction initiatives, in addition to authorities associated infrastructure, proceed to learn non-residential demand. Although residential gross sales to customers in North America had been down barely, demand for brand new housing remained sturdy. Sales to customers declined in EAME primarily on account of weak point in Europe associated to residential development and financial circumstances. Latin America and Asia Pacific gross sales to customers additionally noticed some declines.
In Resource Industries, gross sales to customers declined 17% within the first quarter in comparison with a really sturdy first quarter in 2023. Mining, in addition to heavy development and quarry and aggregates had been decrease, primarily on account of softness in off-highway and articulated vans that we talked about throughout our final earnings name. In Energy & Transportation, gross sales to customers elevated by 9%. Oil and gasoline gross sales to customers benefited from sturdy gross sales of generators and turbine-related companies. We additionally noticed elevated gross sales of reciprocating engines within the gasoline compression and effectively servicing oil and gasoline purposes. Power era gross sales to customers grew as market circumstances remained favorable, together with sturdy knowledge middle development. Transportation gross sales to customers elevated whereas industrial declined as we anticipated from sturdy ranges final yr.
In whole, vendor stock elevated by $1.4 billion versus the fourth quarter. For machines, vendor stock elevated by $1.1 billion, which was barely larger than our expectations, largely on account of gross sales to customers being modestly decrease than anticipated. The enhance in machine vendor stock is in step with regular seasonal patterns of which Construction Industries merchandise accounted for almost all of the rise. The whole degree of machine vendor stock is comfortably throughout the typical vary. As I discussed, backlog elevated to $27.9 billion, up $400 million versus the fourth quarter of 2023, led by Energy & Transportation. Backlog stays elevated as a share of revenues in comparison with historic ranges. Adjusted working revenue margin elevated to 22.2% within the first quarter, a 110 foundation level enhance over final yr, which was barely higher than we anticipated.
This was primarily on account of higher than anticipated manufacturing prices, primarily associated to freight. Moving to slip 5. We generated sturdy ME&T free money move of $1.3 billion within the first quarter. We deployed $5.1 billion of money for share repurchases and dividends within the first quarter, together with the initiation of a $3.5 billion accelerated share repurchase program which can last as long as 9 months. We stay pleased with our Dividend Aristocrat standing and proceed to anticipate to return considerably all ME&T free money move to shareholders over time by means of dividends and share repurchases. Now on slide six, I’ll describe our expectations shifting ahead. We anticipate a continuation of wholesome demand throughout most of our finish markets for our services.
We proceed to anticipate 2024 gross sales and revenues to be broadly much like the document 2023 degree. As I discussed, we anticipate companies to proceed to develop in 2024. We at the moment don’t anticipate a big change in vendor stock in machines in 2024, in comparison with a $700 million enhance in 2023. This is predicted to be a headwind to gross sales in 2024. As a reminder, sellers are impartial businesses and handle their very own inventories. The overwhelming majority of vendor inventories in Energy & Transportation are backed by agency buyer orders. The timing of those merchandise being acknowledged as gross sales to customers is impacted by vendor packaging and commissioning, which is why it’s troublesome to foretell vendor stock in E&T. This is why we now have turn out to be extra express in regards to the differentiation between machine vendor stock and whole vendor stock.
As I discussed, we anticipate that our 2024 outcomes will probably be throughout the prime half of our goal ranges for each adjusted working revenue margin and ME&T free money move. Our sturdy outcomes proceed to mirror the range of our finish markets, in addition to the disciplined execution of our technique for worthwhile development. Now, I’ll talk about our outlook for key finish markets beginning with Construction Industries. In North America, after a really sturdy 2023, we proceed to anticipate demand within the area will stay wholesome in 2024 for each non-residential and residential development. We anticipate non-residential development to stay at comparable ranges to barely larger demand ranges in comparison with final yr on account of development initiatives, in addition to authorities associated infrastructure.
Residential development demand is predicted to be flat to barely down versus final yr, which stays sturdy compared to historic ranges. In Asia Pacific, outdoors of China, we’re seeing some softening in financial circumstances. We anticipate demand in China will stay at a comparatively low degree for the above 10-ton excavator trade. In EAME, we anticipate that weak financial circumstances in Europe will proceed, considerably offset by sturdy development exercise within the Middle East. Construction exercise in Latin America stays combined, however total, we expect modest development. In addition, we anticipate the continued good thing about our companies initiatives will positively impression Construction Industries in 2024. Next, I’ll talk about Resource Industries.
After sturdy efficiency in 2023 in mining, in addition to heavy development and quarry and aggregates, we anticipate decrease machine quantity versus final yr, primarily on account of off-highway and articulated vans. In addition, we anticipate a small lower in useful resource trade vendor inventories throughout 2024 versus a slight enhance final yr. While we proceed to see a excessive degree of quoting exercise total, we anticipate decrease order charges as prospects show capital self-discipline. We anticipate to see larger companies revenues, together with strong rebuild exercise. Customer product utilization stays excessive, the variety of parked vans stays low, and the age of the fleet stays elevated, and our autonomous options proceed to see sturdy buyer acceptance.
We proceed to imagine the power transition will help elevated commodity demand over time, increasing our whole addressable market, and offering additional alternatives for long-term worthwhile development. Moving to Energy & Transportation. In oil and gasoline, we anticipate reciprocating engines and companies to be about flat after sturdy 2023 efficiency. We anticipate reciprocating gasoline compression demand to be larger in 2024 than it was in 2023. While servicing demand in North America is predicted to melt, Cat reciprocating engine demand for energy era is predicted to stay sturdy, largely on account of continued knowledge middle development regarding Cloud Computing and Generative AI. Last quarter, I discussed we’re making a multi-year capital funding in our giant reciprocating engine division, together with rising capability for each new engines and aftermarket components.
This funding will roughly double output for giant engines and aftermarket components as in comparison with 2023. We leverage these giant engines throughout a wide range of purposes, together with knowledge facilities, oil and gasoline, giant mining vans, and distributed energy era. For Solar Turbines, our backlog and quoting exercise each stay sturdy for oil and gasoline and energy era. As we mentioned beforehand, industrial demand is predicted to melt relative to a powerful 2023. In transportation, we anticipate high-speed marine to extend as prospects proceed to upgrade ageing fleets. Moving to slip seven, I’ll present an update on our sustainability journey. We are contributing to a diminished carbon future and proceed to put money into new merchandise applied sciences and companies, to assist our prospects obtain their local weather associated goals.
In January we introduced the signing of an electrification strategic settlement with CRH to advance the deployment of Caterpillar‘s Zero-Exhaust Emissions Solutions. CRH is the number one aggregate producer in North America and the first company in that industry to sign such an agreement with Caterpillar. The agreement is focused on accelerating the deployment of Caterpillar’s 70-ton to 100-ton class battery electrical off-highway vans and charging options at a CRH website in North America. Through the settlement CRH will take part in Caterpillar’s early learner program for battery electrical off-highway vans. In February Caterpillar oil and gasoline introduced the launch of the Cat Hybrid Energy Storage Solution to assist drillers and operators minimize gasoline consumption, decrease whole cost of possession and cut back emissions in oil and gasoline operations.
The customized power storage system shops extra energy from the job website after which discharges it as wanted. In a hybrid system that mixes the Cat Hybrid Energy Storage Solution in a pure gasoline gasoline generator set, the transient response is even faster than a standard diesel solely rigs. Depending upon website configuration the Hybrid Energy Storage Solution has confirmed to ship as much as 30% gasoline cost financial savings with pure gasoline, 85% gasoline cost financial savings with gasoline gasoline, and as much as an 80% discount in nitrogen oxides. Carbon dioxide equal reductions as much as 11% and seven% are attainable with pure gasoline and gasoline gasoline respectively. In addition, we stay up for issuing our nineteenth Annual Sustainability Report in May. The materials in our report reinforce our ongoing dedication to sustainability.
With that I’ll flip it over to Andrew.
Andrew Bonfield: Thank you, Jim. Good morning everybody. I’ll begin by commenting on the primary quarter outcomes, together with the efficiency of our segments. Then I’ll talk about the steadiness sheet and ME&T free money move earlier than concluding with a couple of feedback on the complete yr and our assumptions for the second quarter. Beginning on slide eight. Our working efficiency was sturdy with each adjusted working revenue margin and adjusted revenue per share, being higher than we had anticipated. Sales and revenues of $15.8 billion had been about flat in comparison with the prior yr, broadly in keeping with our expectations. Adjusted working revenue elevated by 5% to $3.5 billion and the adjusted working revenue margin was 22.2% a rise of 110 foundation factors versus the prior yr which was barely higher than we had anticipated.
Profit per share was $5.75 within the first quarter, in comparison with $3.74 within the first quarter of final yr Adjusted revenue per share elevated by 14% to $5.60 within the first quarter, in comparison with $4.91 final yr. Adjusted revenue per share excluded internet restructuring revenue of $0.15 per share, this compares to restructuring expense of $1.17 which was excluded within the first quarter of 2023. Other revenue of $156 million for the quarter, was larger than the primary quarter of 2023 by $124 million, this main associated to favorable ME&T steadiness sheet translation. The provision for revenue taxes within the first quarter excluding discrete gadgets, mirrored a worldwide annual efficient tax price of twenty-two.5% in contrast with 23% within the first quarter of 2023. Included in revenue per share and adjusted revenue per share was a good thing about $38 million or $0.08 for a discrete tax merchandise associated to inventory based mostly compensation.
A comparable good thing about $32 million or $0.06 per share was included within the first quarter of 2023. The year-over-year impression of a discount within the variety of shares primarily on account of share repurchases over the previous yr, had a positive impression on adjusted revenue per share of roughly $0.24. This included a positive impression from the preliminary shares we acquired, from the $3.5 billion accelerated share repurchase settlement that Jim talked about earlier. Before, I transfer on you should have seen some further element on earnings launch phase commentaries. We proceed to focus on the first drivers of year-over-year modifications in gross sales and revenue by phase, as we now have carried out beforehand, however as well as we are actually additionally quantifying these vital variances.
You may even discover some further info on historic vendor stock, together with on the machines degree within the appendix of immediately’s slides Moving to slip 9. I’ll talk about our prime line ends in the primary quarter. Sales remained about flat in comparison with the prior yr, as decrease quantity was largely offset by favorable value realization. The decline in quantity was primarily on account of decrease gross sales to customers. As Jim talked about, the 5% lower in gross sales to customers was barely greater than our expectations, primarily pushed by weak point in Europe for Construction Industries. Changes in whole vendor inventories didn’t have a big impression on gross sales, as the rise of $1.4 billion within the quarter was much like the rise final yr. As Jim talked about, the $1.1 billion enhance for machines was barely larger than we had anticipated, primarily as gross sales to customers had been modestly decrease than we had anticipated.
As in comparison with our expectations for the quarter, gross sales had been broadly in line. Sales quantity was barely decrease than we had anticipated, whereas value realization, together with geographic combine, was higher than we had anticipated. By phase, gross sales in Construction Industries had been decrease than we had anticipated, whereas gross sales in Energy & Transportation exceeded our expectations. Resource Industry gross sales had been about in line. Moving to working revenue on Slide 10. The first quarter working revenue elevated by 29% to $3.5 billion. As a reminder, the prior yr included a $586 million cost that arose from the divestiture of the corporate’s long-haul business. Adjusted working revenue elevated by 5% to $3.5 billion. Price realization benefited the quarter, whereas decrease gross sales quantity acted as a partial offset.
The adjusted working revenue margin of twenty-two.2% improved by 110 foundation factors versus the prior yr. Margins had been barely higher than we had anticipated, primarily on account of favorable manufacturing prices, as freight prices had been decrease than we had anticipated. Price, together with a profit from geographic combine, was additionally higher than we had anticipated. Now on slide 11, I’ll overview phase efficiency, beginning with Construction Industries. Sales decreased by 5% within the first quarter to $6.4 billion, primarily on account of decrease gross sales quantity, partially offset by favorable value realization. Sales had been barely decrease than we had anticipated. Sales in North America elevated by 6% within the quarter. In the EAME area, gross sales fell by 25%, and specifically, Europe was decrease than we had anticipated, impacted by weak point in residential development and financial circumstances.
In Latin America, gross sales decreased by 1%. In Asia Pacific, gross sales decreased by 14%. First quarter revenue for Construction Industries was $1.8 billion, a slight lower versus the prior yr. The lower was primarily on account of decrease gross sales quantity, partially offset by favorable value realization and manufacturing prices. The segments margin of 27.5% was a rise of 100 foundation factors versus the final yr. This was higher than we had anticipated on account of favorable manufacturing prices, which largely mirrored decrease freight prices. Turning to slip 12, Resource Industries gross sales decreased by 7% within the first quarter to $3.2 billion, which was about in keeping with our expectations. The lower was primarily on account of decrease gross sales quantity, partially offset by favorable value realization.
The lower in gross sales quantity was primarily pushed by decrease gross sales of apparatus to finish customers, which Jim defined. First quarter revenue for Resource Industries decreased by 4% versus the prior yr to $730 million. The lower was primarily on account of decrease gross sales quantity, partially offset by favorable value realization. The segments margin of twenty-two.9% was a rise of 60 foundation factors versus final yr. This is best than we had anticipated on stronger value and favorable manufacturing prices, pushed primarily by decrease freight prices. Now on slide 13, Energy & Transportation gross sales elevated by 7% within the first quarter to $6.7 billion. The enhance was primarily on account of larger gross sales quantity and favorable value. Sales had been stronger than we had anticipated, principally on account of elevated deliveries of enormous engines.
By software, energy era gross sales elevated by 26%, oil and gasoline gross sales improved by 19%, transportation gross sales had been larger by 9%, whereas industrial gross sales decreased by 21%. First quarter revenue for Energy & Transportation elevated by 23% versus the prior yr to $1.3 billion. The enhance was primarily on account of favorable value realization. The segments margin of 19.5% was a rise of 260 foundation factors versus the prior yr. The margin was considerably stronger than we had anticipated on account of decrease than anticipated manufacturing prices, larger quantity, and higher value. Moving to slip 14, Financial Products revenues elevated by 10% to $991 million, primarily on account of larger common financing charges throughout all areas and better common internet incomes belongings in North America.
Segment revenue was sturdy, rising by 26% to $293 million. The enhance was primarily on account of an insurance coverage settlement and a positive impression from fairness securities. Our portfolio continues to carry out effectively as previous dues stay close to historic lows at 1.78%, a 22 foundation level enchancment in comparison with the primary quarter of 2023. This is the bottom first quarter previous dues since 2006. In addition, the allowance price was our lowest on document at 1.01%. Business exercise stays sturdy as new business quantity elevated versus the prior yr, primarily pushed by North America. We proceed to see sturdy demand for used gear and inventories stay near traditionally low ranges, with simply slight will increase over recent quarters. Moving on to slip 15. As Jim talked about, our ME&T free money move stays sturdy.
We generated $1.3 billion within the quarter after taking into consideration the $1.7 billion funds made for 2023 short-term incentive compensation and CapEx spend of about $500 million. Spend for each short-term incentive compensation and CapEx was larger than it was within the first quarter of 2023. For the complete yr, we anticipate to be within the prime half of our ME&T free money move goal vary, which correlates to between $7.5 billion and $10 billion. We nonetheless anticipate to spend between $2 billion and $2.5 billion in CapEx, and we are going to proceed to prioritize investments round AACE, which is autonomy, different fuels, connectivity, and digital and electrification. Moving to capital deployment. We proceed to anticipate to return considerably all our ME&T free money move to shareholders over time by means of dividends and share repurchases.
Of the document $5.1 billion of money deployed within the first quarter, share repurchase spend was $4.5 billion, together with the $3.5 billion accelerated share repurchase, or ASR. The $3.5 billion had been deployed within the first quarter, and the ASR settlement might final for as much as 9 months. The ASR supplies us with favorable pricing as in comparison with shorter-term ASRs, which we now have carried out beforehand, which makes it extra enticing. Price is lastly decided relative to the volume-weighted common value, or VWAP, over the length of the settlement. Approximately 70% of the shares had been delivered to the corporate up entrance, however the steadiness calculated when the settlement is terminated based mostly on the precise common VWAP. As a reminder, our goal is to be available in the market on a extra constant foundation with share repurchases, so it is a nice mechanism for us to make use of.
As I discussed, our steadiness sheet stays sturdy. We have ample liquidity with an enterprise money steadiness of $5 billion, and we maintain a further $2.2 billion in barely longer-dated liquid marketable securities to enhance yields on that money. Moving to slip 16, I’ll share our high-level assumptions for the complete yr. As in comparison with 1 / 4 in the past, our assumptions for the complete yr usually stay unchanged. On the highest line, we anticipate broadly comparable gross sales and revenues as in comparison with the document 2023 degree, in step with what we talked about final quarter. Although our top-level gross sales expectations stay the identical, phase inputs have shifted a bit. We now see a barely stronger prime line in Energy & Transportation after a powerful first quarter, whereas our expectations have been tampered barely in Construction Industries on account of financial circumstances within the European market.
We proceed to anticipate barely favorable value realization versus the prior yr. Our expectations on vendor stock additionally stay unchanged. We at the moment don’t anticipate a big change in vendor stock of machines in 2024 in comparison with a $700 million enhance in 2023. This is predicted to be a headwind to gross sales. We additionally proceed to anticipate one other yr of companies development throughout every of our main segments as we attempt to attain our 2026 goal of $28 billion in companies revenues. At the phase degree, we now anticipate Construction Industries gross sales to customers to be barely decrease in comparison with 2023 because of the softer financial circumstances in Europe. We anticipate demand in North America to stay at wholesome ranges, as Jim mentioned. We additionally anticipate modifications in vendor stock to behave as a headwind to Construction Industries gross sales in 2024.
We anticipate gross sales service revenues to be constructive versus the prior yr. In Resource Industries, we proceed to anticipate decrease gross sales impacted by decrease machine quantity, primarily in off-highway and articulated vans, the place the comparability versus the prior yr is difficult. We anticipate modifications in vendor stock to behave as a headwind to gross sales on this phase as effectively. In Energy & Transportation, our 2024 gross sales expectations have elevated barely after the sturdy first quarter. We proceed to see sturdy demand for reciprocating engines in energy era, in addition to wholesome order and quoting exercise for Solar Turbines for each oil and gasoline and energy era. This helps our improved optimism for larger gross sales in Energy & Transportation in 2024.
Also, as typical seasonality would counsel, we anticipate to see some gross sales ramp in Energy & Transportation as we transfer by means of the complete yr. On full yr adjusted working revenue margin, we proceed to anticipate to be within the prime half of the margin goal vary at our anticipated gross sales ranges. As I discussed final quarter, we anticipate a comparatively small pricing profit to be weighted in direction of the primary half of the yr, given carryover from will increase within the second half of final yr. We now anticipate flattish manufacturing prices this yr versus the prior yr, as we anticipate extra favorable freight prices, though the unfavorable impression from cost absorption might act as a partial offset. As I discussed 1 / 4 in the past, given higher availability this yr, we anticipate transport a extra regular mixture of merchandise this yr.
We anticipate this dynamic might act as a slight headwind to margins. SG&A and R&D bills are anticipated to ramp by means of the rest of the yr as we proceed to put money into strategic initiatives geared toward future long-term worthwhile development. This will probably be offset by the good thing about decrease short-term incentive compensation. In addition, from a phase perspective, understand that margins in Construction Industries are inclined to development decrease because the yr progresses. Finally, we proceed to anticipate restructuring prices of $300 million to $450 million this yr, and our expectation for annual efficient tax price, excluding discrete gadgets, is now 22.5%. Now on slide 17, I’ll talk about our expectations for the second quarter, beginning with the highest line. We anticipate decrease gross sales within the second quarter in comparison with the prior yr, as we anticipate a headwind on account of modifications in vendor stock of machines which can impression volumes.
We anticipate vendor stock of machines to say no this quarter in keeping with regular seasonal developments, versus the atypical $200 million enhance that occurred within the second quarter of 2023. However, we anticipate a continuation of wholesome demand throughout most of our finish markets for our services, and costs anticipated to stay constructive year-over-year. Following the standard seasonable sample, we do anticipate larger gross sales within the second quarter as in comparison with the primary. By phase in comparison with the prior yr, we anticipate decrease gross sales in Construction Industries as we anticipate modifications in vendor stock to behave as a headwind. Favorable value ought to that present a partial offset. We anticipate decrease gross sales in useful resource industries versus the prior yr, pushed by decrease quantity, partially offset by favorable value.
In Energy & Transportation, we anticipate comparable gross sales versus the prior yr. On enterprise margins within the second quarter, we anticipate the adjusted working revenue margin to be much like the prior yr, and decrease versus the primary quarter, following the standard seasonable sample. As in comparison with the prior yr, we might anticipate that value will stay favorable from the continued carryover profit from will increase taken within the second half of 2023. We anticipate flattish manufacturing prices in comparison with the prior yr, as favorable freight is predicted to offset the impacts of unfavorable cost absorption. We additionally anticipate a rise in SG&A and R&D bills associated to strategic investments, though this will probably be offset by decrease short-term incentive compensation.
By phase, in each Construction Industries and Resource Industries, we anticipate comparable margins within the second quarter in comparison with the prior yr, as we anticipate favorable value to be offset by decrease quantity. In Energy & Transportation, we anticipate a better margin versus the prior yr on higher value and favorable combine. Unfavorable manufacturing prices and SG&A and R&D spend associated to strategic investments are anticipated to behave as a partial offset on this phase. Note that we anticipate a headwind to enterprise margins and company prices within the quarter, the place we anticipate unfavorable year-over-year impacts from timing variations. So turning to slip 18, let me summarize. The sturdy working efficiency continued on this quarter, with the adjusted working revenue margin at 22.2%, and document adjusted revenue per share of $5.60.
We deployed a document $5.1 billion of money per share repurchases and dividends within the quarter. Our assumptions for the complete yr stay comparable, and we anticipate to be within the prime half of our goal ranges for each adjusted working revenue margin and ME&T free money move. We proceed to execute our technique for the long-term worthwhile development. And with that, we’ll take your questions.
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