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SECOND QUARTER 2024 AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS 2024 VERSUS

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THIRD QUARTER 2024 AND THE FIRST NINE MONTHS 2024 VERSUS

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SECOND QUARTER 2023 AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS 2023

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THIRD QUARTER 2023 AND THE FIRST NINE MONTHS 2023

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The following discussion of consolidated results of operations refers to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023.

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The following discussion of consolidated results of operations refers to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023.

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Below is a summary of our net sales, in millions, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our net sales, in millions, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Our net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $2,091 million, which decreased two percent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023. Excluding acquisitions and the effect of currency translation, net sales decreased two percent. Our net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 decreased primarily due to lower sales volume driven by paints and other coating products which decreased sales by two percent and unfavorable sales mix of plumbing products which decreased sales by one percent.

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Our net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $1,983 million, which remained flat compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Excluding acquisitions, divestitures and the effect of currency translation, net sales remained flat primarily due to higher sales volume of plumbing products which increased sales by one percent, mostly offset by unfavorable sales mix of plumbing products which decreased sales by one percent.

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Our net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $4,017 million, which decreased two percent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023. Excluding acquisitions and the effect of currency translation, net sales decreased three percent. Our net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 decreased primarily due to lower sales volume across the entire company which decreased sales by three percent and unfavorable sales mix of plumbing products which decreased sales by one percent. These amounts were partially offset by higher net selling prices which increased sales by one percent, driven by plumbing products.

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Our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $6,000 million, which decreased one percent compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Excluding acquisitions, divestitures and the effect of currency translation, net sales decreased two percent. Our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased primarily due to lower sales volume across the entire company which decreased sales by two percent, lower net selling prices of decorative architectural products which decreased sales by one percent and unfavorable sales mix of plumbing products which decreased sales by one percent. These amounts were partially offset by higher net selling prices of plumbing products which increased sales by one percent.

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Below is a summary of our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $755 million, which increased five percent, primarily impacted by higher employee-related costs.

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Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $368 million, which increased two percent, and were primarily impacted by higher marketing costs.

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Our operating profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $715 million, which remained relatively flat, was negatively impacted by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, mostly offset by increased gross profit.

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Our operating profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $357 million, which decreased seven percent, and was negatively impacted by decreased gross profit and higher selling, general and administrative expenses.

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Our gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $1,470 million, which increased two percent, was positively impacted by cost savings initiatives, two percent due to higher net selling prices, as well as lower commodity costs. These amounts were partially offset by three percent due to lower sales volume, as well as unfavorable sales mix.

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Our gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $2,195 million, which increased one percent, and was positively impacted by cost savings initiatives and one percent due to higher net selling prices. These amounts were partially offset by two percent due to the non-recurrence of the receipt of an insurance settlement payment in 2023, two percent due to lower sales volume, as well as unfavorable sales mix and one percent due to unfavorable foreign currency translation.

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Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $388 million, which increased six percent, primarily impacted by higher employee-related costs.

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Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $1,123 million, which increased four percent, and were primarily impacted by higher employee-related costs.

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Our operating profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $397 million, which decreased one percent, was negatively impacted by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, partially offset by increased gross profit.

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Our operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $1,073 million, which decreased three percent, and was negatively impacted by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, partially offset by increased gross profit.

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Below is a summary of our other income (expense), net, in millions, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our other income (expense), net, in millions, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our income tax expense, in millions, and our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our income tax expense, in millions, and our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our net income, in millions, and diluted income per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

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Below is a summary of our net income, in millions, and diluted income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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The following discussion of business segment and geographic area results refers to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023. Changes in operating profit in the following business segment and geographic area results discussion exclude general corporate expense, net.

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The following discussion of business segment and geographic area results refers to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods of 2023. Changes in operating profit in the following business segment and geographic area results discussion exclude general corporate expense, net.

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Net sales in the Plumbing Products segment increased two percent for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and remained flat for the six months ended June 30, 2024. In local currencies (including sales in currencies outside their respective functional currencies), net sales increased three percent and one percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Higher net selling prices increased sales by two percent and the acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy ("Sauna360") increased sales by two percent for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, these amounts were partially offset by unfavorable sales mix which decreased sales by one percent. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, these amounts were mostly offset by lower sales volume which decreased sales by three percent and unfavorable sales mix which decreased sales by one percent.

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Net sales in the Plumbing Products segment increased two percent and one percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. In local currencies (including sales in currencies outside their respective functional currencies), net sales increased two percent and one percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, higher sales volume increased sales by two percent and the acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy ("Sauna360") increased sales by one percent. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable sales mix which decreased sales by one percent. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, higher net selling prices and the acquisition of Sauna360 each increased sales by two percent. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volume and an unfavorable sales mix which each decreased sales by one percent.

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Operating profit in the Plumbing Products segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was positively impacted by higher net selling prices and cost savings initiatives. These amounts were partially offset by lower sales volume for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and unfavorable sales mix and increased employee-related costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

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Operating profit in the Plumbing Products segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was positively impacted by cost savings initiatives and higher sales volume, partially offset by higher commodity and transportation costs and unfavorable sales mix. Operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was positively impacted by cost savings initiatives and higher net selling prices, partially offset by unfavorable sales mix and increased employee-related costs.

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Net sales in the Decorative Architectural Products segment decreased seven percent and five percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. These decreases were due primarily to lower sales volume for paints and other coating products and builders' hardware products and lower net selling prices for paints and other coating products for both periods.

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Net sales in the Decorative Architectural Products segment decreased three percent and five percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the decrease was due primarily to the divestiture of our Kichler business and lower sales volume of builders' hardware and lighting products. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the decrease was due primarily to lower sales volume and lower net selling prices across the segment.

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Operating profit in the Decorative Architectural Products segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by lower net selling prices and lower sales volume, partially offset by lower commodity costs and cost savings initiatives. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, operating profit was also positively impacted by lower marketing costs.

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Operating profit in the Decorative Architectural Products segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by the non-recurrence of the receipt of an insurance settlement payment in 2023, higher marketing costs, and lower sales volume, partially offset by cost savings initiatives. Operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by the non-recurrence of the receipt of an insurance settlement payment in 2023, lower net selling prices, and lower sales volume, partially offset by cost savings initiatives.

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North America net sales decreased one percent and two percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Lower sales volume decreased sales by two percent and three percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and unfavorable sales mix decreased sales by one percent for both periods. This was partially offset by the acquisition of Sauna360 which increased sales by one percent for both periods.

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North America net sales were flat for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and decreased one percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, sales increased one percent due to the acquisition of Sauna360, mostly offset by one percent due to the divestiture of Kichler. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, lower sales volume decreased sales by two percent and lower net selling prices of decorative architectural products decreased sales by one percent, partially offset by the acquisition of Sauna360 and higher net selling prices of plumbing products which each increased sales by one percent.

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International net sales decreased three percent and four percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. In local currencies (including sales in currencies outside their respective functional currencies), net sales decreased one percent and three percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Lower sales volume decreased sales by two percent for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and unfavorable sales mix decreased sales by two percent and one percent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. These amounts were partially offset by higher net selling prices which increased sales by one percent for both periods.

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International net sales increased three percent for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and in local currencies (including sales in currencies outside their respective functional currencies), net sales increased three percent. Higher sales volume increased sales by five percent and higher net selling prices increased sales by one percent, partially offset by unfavorable sales mix which decreased sales by three percent. International net sales decreased two percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and in local currencies, net sales decreased one percent. Unfavorable sales mix decreased sales two percent, partially offset by higher net selling prices which increased sales by one percent.

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International operating profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by unfavorable sales mix and unfavorable foreign currency translation. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, operating profit was also negatively impacted by lower sales volume. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, these amounts were partially offset by cost saving initiatives and increased net selling prices.

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International operating profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased primarily due to higher sales volume, mostly offset by unfavorable sales mix. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, operating profit was negatively impacted by unfavorable sales mix, higher employee-related costs and unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by cost savings initiatives and higher net selling prices.

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We had cash and cash investments of approximately $398 million and $634 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Our cash and cash investments consist of overnight interest bearing money market demand accounts, time deposit accounts, and money market mutual funds containing government securities and treasury obligations. While we attempt to diversify these investments in a prudent manner to minimize risk, it is possible that future changes in the financial markets could affect the security or availability of these investments. Of the cash and cash investments we held at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $284 million and $323 million, respectively, was held in our foreign subsidiaries. If these funds were needed for our operations in the U.S., their repatriation into the U.S. would not result in significant additional U.S. income tax or foreign withholding tax, as we have recorded such taxes on substantially all undistributed foreign earnings, except for those that are legally restricted.

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We had cash and cash investments of approximately $646 million and $634 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Our cash and cash investments consist of overnight interest bearing money market demand accounts, time deposit accounts, and money market mutual funds containing government securities and treasury obligations. While we attempt to diversify these investments in a prudent manner to minimize risk, it is possible that future changes in the financial markets could affect the security or availability of these investments. Of the cash and cash investments we held at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $332 million and $323 million, respectively, was held in our foreign subsidiaries. If these funds were needed for our operations in the U.S., their repatriation into the U.S. would not result in significant additional U.S. income tax or foreign withholding tax, as we have recorded such taxes on substantially all undistributed foreign earnings, except for those that are legally restricted.

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On May 9, 2023, our Hansgrohe SE subsidiary entered into €70 million ($77 million) of short-term borrowings to support working capital needs. The loans contained no financial covenants and the full amount remained borrowed and outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 4.173% at June 30, 2023, and was fully repaid at December 31, 2023.

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On May 9, 2023, our Hansgrohe SE subsidiary entered into €70 million ($77 million) of short-term borrowings to support working capital needs. The loans contained no financial covenants and €60 million ($63 million) remained borrowed and outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 4.807% at September 30, 2023, and was fully repaid at December 31, 2023.

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As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our cash flow and related liquidity, we work with suppliers to optimize our terms and conditions, including extending payment terms. We also facilitate a voluntary supply chain finance program (the "program") to provide certain of our suppliers with the opportunity to sell receivables due from us to participating financial institutions at the sole discretion of both the suppliers and the financial institutions. The amounts confirmed as valid under the program and included in accounts payable were $53 million at both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Of the amounts confirmed as valid under the program, the amounts owed to participating financial institutions were $21 million and $28 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. All payments made under the program are recorded as a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, net, in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. A downgrade in our credit rating or changes in the financial markets could limit the financial institutions’ willingness to commit funds to, and participate in, the program. We do not believe such risk would have a material impact on our working capital or cash flows, as substantially all of our payments are made outside of the program.

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As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our cash flow and related liquidity, we work with suppliers to optimize our terms and conditions, including extending payment terms. We also facilitate a voluntary supply chain finance program (the "program") to provide certain of our suppliers with the opportunity to sell receivables due from us to participating financial institutions at the sole discretion of both the suppliers and the financial institutions. The amounts confirmed as valid under the program and included in accounts payable were $52 million and $53 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Of the amounts confirmed as valid under the program, the amounts owed to participating financial institutions were $28 million at both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. All payments made under the program are recorded as a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, net, in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. A downgrade in our credit rating or changes in the financial markets could limit the financial institutions’ willingness to commit funds to, and participate in, the program. We do not believe such risk would have a material impact on our working capital or cash flows, as substantially all of our payments are made outside of the program.

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Effective October 20, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, for retirement, of up to $2.0 billion of shares of our common stock, exclusive of excise tax, in open-market transactions or otherwise. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we repurchased and retired approximately 4.1 million shares of our common stock (including 0.4 million shares to offset the dilutive impact of restricted stock units granted in the six months ended June 30, 2024) for approximately $292 million, inclusive of excise tax of $2 million. At June 30, 2024, we had approximately $1.4 billion remaining under the 2022 authorization.

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Effective October 20, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, for retirement, of up to $2.0 billion of shares of our common stock, exclusive of excise tax, in open-market transactions or otherwise. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased and retired approximately 6.6 million shares of our common stock (including 0.5 million shares to offset the dilutive impact of restricted stock units granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2024) for approximately $486 million, inclusive of excise tax of $3 million. At September 30, 2024, we had approximately $1.2 billion remaining under the 2022 authorization. Consistent with our past practice and as part of our long-term capital allocation strategy, outside of any potential acquisitions, we anticipate using approximately $750 million of cash for share repurchases in 2024.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2024, net cash provided by operations was $252 million, primarily driven by operating profit, partially offset by changes in working capital.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash provided by operations was $668 million, primarily driven by operating profit, partially offset by changes in working capital.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2024, net cash used for financing activities was $404 million, primarily due to $290 million for the repurchase and retirement of our common stock, $128 million for the payment of cash dividends, $33 million for employee withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation, $15 million for the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Easy Sanitary Solutions B.V., and $12 million for dividends paid to noncontrolling interest. These uses of cash were partially offset by $75 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used for financing activities was $673 million, primarily due to $482 million for the repurchase and retirement of our common stock, $191 million for the payment of cash dividends, $34 million for employee withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation, $25 million for dividends paid to noncontrolling interest, and $15 million for the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Easy Sanitary Solutions B.V. These uses of cash were partially offset by $76 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.