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3M Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results Initiates Full-Year 2025 Financial Guidance
Q4 sales of $6.0 billion, up 0.1% YoY adjusted sales of $5.8 billion with organic growth up 2.1% YoY
Q4 GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $1.33, up 17% YoY adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $1.68, down 2% YoY
Full-year sales of $24.6 billion, down 0.1% YoY adjusted sales of $23.6 billion with organic growth of 1.2% YoY
Full-year GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $7.26 adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $7.30, up 21% YoY
Full-year operating cash flow of $1.8 billion with adjusted free cash flow of $4.9 billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. - January 21, 2025 3M (NYSE MMM) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results and provided its 2025 financial guidance.
"Our fourth quarter capped a year of strong results as we returned to positive organic revenue growth in the full year," said William Brown, 3M Chief Executive Officer. "I would like to thank the 3M team for their strong operational execution which helped us deliver double-digit earnings growth and robust free cash flow while returning $3.8 billion to shareholders. We are carrying this momentum forward and are confident in our ability to deliver our 2025 guidance."
Fourth-Quarter Highlights
| Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 | |||||||||
| GAAP EPS from continuing operations (GAAP EPS) | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1.14 | ||||||
| Special items | ||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | (0.07) | 0.36 | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in value of Solventum ownership | 0.24 | - | ||||||||
| Other special items, net | 0.18 | 0.20 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EPS from continuing operations (Adjusted EPS) | $ | 1.68 | $ | 1.70 | ||||||
| Memo | ||||||||||
| GAAP operating income margin | 18.1 | % | 15.0 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted operating income margin | 19.7 | % | 19.9 | % |
GAAP EPS of $1.33 and operating margin of 18.1%.
Adjusted EPS of $1.68, down 2% year-on-year.
Adjusted operating income margin of 19.7%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points year-on-year.
| GAAP | Adjusted (Non-GAAP) | |||||
| Net sales (Millions) | $6,010 | $5,808 | ||||
| Sales change | ||||||
| Total sales | 0.1% | 2.2% | ||||
| Components of sales change | ||||||
| Organic sales 1 | -% | 2.1% | ||||
| Acquisitions divestitures | 0.9% | 0.9% | ||||
| Translation | (0.8)% | (0.8)% | ||||
| Adjusted sales excludes manufactured PFAS products. | ||||||
| 1 Above adjusted organic sales increase includes a 70 basis point headwind from product portfolio initiatives and exit of certain small countries. |
Sales of $6.0 billion, up 0.1% year-on-year with organic sales flat year-on-year.
Adjusted sales of $5.8 billion, up 2.2% year-on-year with adjusted organic sales up 2.1% year-on-year.
3M returned $1.1 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.
Cash from operations of $1.8 billion.
Adjusted free cash flow of $1.3 billion.
Full-Year Highlights
| Full Year 2024 | Full Year 2023 | |||||||||||
| GAAP earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations | $ | 7.26 | $ | (15.17) | ||||||||
| Special items | ||||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in value of Solventum ownership | (2.83) | - | ||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | 1.32 | 21.00 | ||||||||||
| Pension risk transfer charge | 1.11 | - | ||||||||||
| Other special items, net | 0.44 | 0.21 | ||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations | $ | 7.30 | $ | 6.04 | ||||||||
| Memo | ||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income (loss) margin | 19.6 | % | (43.4) | % | ||||||||
| Adjusted operating income margin | 21.4 | % | 18.6 | % |
GAAP EPS of $7.26 and operating margin of 19.6%.
Adjusted EPS of $7.30, up 21% year-on-year.
| GAAP | Adjusted (Non-GAAP) | |||||||
| Net sales (Millions) | $24,575 | $23,630 | ||||||
| Sales change | ||||||||
| Total sales | (0.1)% | 1.3% | ||||||
| Components of sales change | ||||||||
| Organic sales 2 | (0.2)% | 1.2% | ||||||
| Acquisitions divestitures | 0.8% | 0.9% | ||||||
| Translation | (0.7)% | (0.8)% | ||||||
| Adjusted sales excludes manufactured PFAS products. | ||||||||
| 2 Above adjusted organic sales increase includes a 110 basis point headwind from product portfolio initiatives and exit of certain small countries. |
Sales of $24.6 billion, down 0.1 percent year-on-year with organic sales decline of 0.2 percent year-on-year.
Adjusted sales of $23.6 billion, up 1.3 percent year-on-year with adjusted organic sales increase of 1.2 percent year-on-year.
3M returned $3.8 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.
Cash from operations of $1.8 billion, including $3.8 billion net after tax payments for costs of significant litigation, primarily Public Water Systems and Combat Arms Earplugs.
Adjusted free cash flow of $4.9 billion.
This document includes reference to certain non-GAAP measures. See the "Supplemental Financial Information Non-GAAP Measures" section for applicable information.
Full-Year 2025 Guidance
3M provided the following full-year 2025 expectations.
Adjusted total sales growth3 in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 percent, reflecting adjusted organic sales3 growth of 2 to 3 percent.
Adjusted EPS3 in the range of $7.60 to $7.90.
Adjusted operating cash flow3 of $5.2 to $5.3 billion, contributing to approximately 100 percent adjusted free cash flow conversion3.
3As further discussed at 6 within the Supplemental Financial Information Non-GAAP Measures sections, 3M cannot, without unreasonable effort, forecast certain items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures and, therefore, does not provide them on a forward-looking basis reflecting these items.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)
(Millions, except per-share amounts)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 6,010 | $ | 6,002 | $ | 24,575 | $ | 24,610 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,744 | 3,795 | 14,447 | 14,983 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 899 | 1,016 | 4,221 | 19,198 | ||||||||||||
| Research, development and related expenses | 282 | 292 | 1,085 | 1,154 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on business divestitures | - | - | - | (36) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,925 | 5,103 | 19,753 | 35,299 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 1,085 | 899 | 4,822 | (10,689) | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 326 | 248 | 3 | 582 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 759 | 651 | 4,819 | (11,271) | ||||||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 33 | 26 | 804 | (2,867) | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations of consolidated group | 726 | 625 | 4,015 | (8,404) | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of taxes | 2 | 11 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interest | 728 | 636 | 4,024 | (8,386) | ||||||||||||
| Less Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | - | 2 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to 3M | 728 | 634 | 4,009 | (8,402) | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | - | 311 | 164 | 1,407 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to 3M | $ | 728 | $ | 945 | $ | 4,173 | $ | (6,995) | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share attributable to 3M common shareholders | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average 3M common shares outstanding - basic | 543.6 | 554.7 | 550.8 | 553.9 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations - basic | $ | 1.34 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 7.28 | $ | (15.17) | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations - basic | - | 0.56 | 0.30 | 2.54 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share - basic | $ | 1.34 | $ | 1.70 | $ | 7.58 | $ | (12.63) | ||||||||
| Weighted average 3M common shares outstanding - diluted | 546.3 | 555.4 | 552.4 | 553.9 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations - diluted | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 7.26 | $ | (15.17) | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations - diluted | - | 0.56 | 0.29 | 2.54 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share - diluted | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1.70 | $ | 7.55 | $ | (12.63) |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,600 | $ | 5,735 | ||||
| Marketable securities - current | 2,128 | 50 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable - net | 3,194 | 3,601 | ||||||
| Inventories | 3,698 | 3,944 | ||||||
| Prepaids | 436 | 344 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 828 | 326 | ||||||
| Current assets of discontinued operations | - | 2,379 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 15,884 | 16,379 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment - net | 7,388 | 7,690 | ||||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | 565 | 657 | ||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets - net | 7,491 | 7,705 | ||||||
| Other assets | 8,540 | 6,806 | ||||||
| Non-current assets of discontinued operations | - | 11,343 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 39,868 | $ | 50,580 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | $ | 1,919 | $ | 2,947 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 2,660 | 2,776 | ||||||
| Accrued payroll | 712 | 695 | ||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 331 | 304 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities - current | 163 | 192 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 5,471 | 6,660 | ||||||
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations | - | 1,723 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 11,256 | 15,297 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 11,125 | 13,088 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 13,593 | 16,641 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations | - | 686 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 35,974 | 45,712 | ||||||
| Total equity | 3,894 | 4,868 | ||||||
| Shares outstanding | ||||||||
| December 31, 2024 539,470,303 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2023 552,581,136 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 39,868 | $ | 50,580 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions)
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | $ | 1,819 | $ | 6,680 | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (1,181) | (1,615) | ||||||
| Purchases and proceeds from sale or maturities of marketable securities and investments - net | (2,079) | 194 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash sold | - | 60 | ||||||
| Other investing activities | 54 | 154 | ||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (3,206) | (1,207) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Change in debt - net | 5,506 | (46) | ||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | (1,801) | (33) | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuances of treasury stock pursuant to stock option and benefit plans | 92 | 264 | ||||||
| Dividends paid to shareholders | (1,982) | (3,311) | ||||||
| Cash transferred to Solventum related to separation, net | (621) | - | ||||||
| Other financing activities | (96) | (21) | ||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 1,098 | (3,147) | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (44) | (48) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (333) | 2,278 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 5,933 | 3,655 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 5,600 | $ | 5,933 |
The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include the results of continuing and discontinued operations and, therefore, also include cash and cash equivalents associated with Solventum through its April 2024 separation from 3M that were presented in current assets of discontinued operations in the 3M Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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SALES CHANGE ANALYSIS4
| Three months ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Sales Change Analysis By Geographic Area | Americas | Asia Pacific | Europe, Middle East and Africa | Worldwide | ||||||||
| Organic sales | 1.2 | % | 0.8 | % | (4.9) | % | - | % | ||||
| Divestitures | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Translation | (1.1) | (0.8) | 0.1 | (0.8) | ||||||||
| Total sales change | 1.5 | % | 0.2 | % | (4.3) | % | 0.1 | % | ||||
| Year ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Sales Change Analysis By Geographic Area | Americas | Asia Pacific | Europe, Middle East and Africa | Worldwide | ||||||||
| Organic sales | 0.1 | % | 1.2 | % | (3.1) | % | (0.2) | % | ||||
| Acquisitions | 0.3 | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Divestitures | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Translation | (0.4) | (2.3) | 0.6 | (0.7) | ||||||||
| Total sales change | 1.0 | % | (1.0) | % | (2.3) | % | (0.1) | % |
| Three months ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Worldwide Sales Change By Business Segment | Organic sales | Acquisitions | Divestitures | Translation | Total sales change | ||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | 2.4 | % | - | % | - | % | (0.8) | % | 1.6 | % | |||||
| Transportation and Electronics | (3.9) | - | - | (0.6) | (4.5) | ||||||||||
| Consumer | 1.2 | - | - | (0.9) | 0.3 | ||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Worldwide Sales Change By Business Segment | Organic sales | Acquisitions | Divestitures | Translation | Total sales change | ||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | 0.7 | % | - | % | - | % | (0.7) | % | - | % | |||||
| Transportation and Electronics | (1.0) | 0.6 | - | (1.0) | (1.4) | ||||||||||
| Consumer | (1.2) | - | - | (0.7) | (1.9) |
4Total sales change is calculated based on reported sales results. The components of sales change include organic local-currency sales, acquisitions, divestitures, and translation. Organic local-currency sales include both organic volume impacts (which excludes acquisition and divestiture impacts) and selling price changes. Acquisition and divestiture impacts are measured separately for the first 12 months post-transaction and, beginning April 2024, include the impact of commercial agreements associated with the separation of Solventum.
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3M discloses business segment operating income (loss) as its measure of segment profit loss, reconciled to both total 3M operating income (loss) and income before taxes. Business segment operating income (loss) excludes certain expenses and income that are not allocated to business segments (as described below in "Corporate and Unallocated and Other").
3M made certain changes to the composition of segment information reviewed by 3M's chief operating decision maker (CODM) effective in the second quarter of 2024 largely as a result of the separation of Solventum and changes within its business segments effective in the first quarter of 2024. Accordingly, information provided herein reflects the impact of these changes for all applicable periods presented.
Effective in the second quarter of 2024, this change included the following
Elimination of former Health Care business segment
The former Health Care business segment was eliminated in the second quarter of 2024 in connection with the separation of Solventum and reflection of its historical net income and applicable assets and liabilities included in the Separation as discontinued operations within 3M's financial statements.
Addition of Other' and update to Corporate and Unallocated'
3M added the "Other" category of information as a result of the Separation. It principally reflects
Transition arrangement agreements (e.g. fees charged by 3M, net of underlying costs) related to divested businesses, including those related to the Separation, as well as other applicable divestitures.
Operations of businesses of the former Health Care segment divested prior to the Separation and therefore not reflected as discontinued operations within 3M's financial statements, along with limited-duration supply agreements with those previous divestitures.
Activity included in 3M's existing "Corporate and Unallocated" was updated primarily to additionally reflect
Removal of costs related to separating and divesting Solventum that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations.
Commercial activity with Solventum post-Separation and certain operations of the former Health Care business segment retained by 3M.
Costs previously allocated to Solventum prior to the Separation that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations (and prospectively, post-spin, became additional costs allocated to remaining business segments) other than those beginning in the first quarter of 2024 included in "Other" associated with transition arrangement activity for which 3M began to charge fees in April 2024.
In addition, effective in the first quarter of 2024, 3M made certain changes within its business segments as described below. While they impacted the composition of certain divisions within business segments, they did not change the overall composition of segments or the measure of segment operating performance used by 3M's CODM.
Creation of Industrial Specialties division (within Safety and Industrial business segment) and Commercial Branding and Transportation division (within Transportation and Electronics business segment)
3M created the Industrial Specialties division within the Safety and Industrial business segment, which consists of the former Closure and Masking Systems division along with certain products formerly within the Industrial Adhesive and Tapes division and the Personal Safety division. Further, 3M created the Commercial Branding and Transportation division within the Transportation and Electronics business segment, which consists of the former Commercial Solutions division and the Transportation Safety division.
Re-alignment of divisions within Consumer business segment
Within the Consumer business segment, the business re-aligned to the following four divisions Consumer Safety and Well-Being, Home and Auto Care, Home Improvement, and Packaging and Expression.
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BUSINESS SEGMENTS - (CONTINUED)
| BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION | Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| NET SALES | ||||||||||||||||
| (Millions) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | $ | 2,703 | $ | 2,661 | $ | 10,961 | $ | 10,956 | ||||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | 1,994 | 2,089 | 8,380 | 8,501 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | 1,229 | 1,226 | 4,931 | 5,026 | ||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 5,926 | 5,976 | 24,272 | 24,483 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate and Unallocated | 78 | 19 | 271 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 6 | 7 | 32 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Total Company | $ | 6,010 | $ | 6,002 | $ | 24,575 | $ | 24,610 |
| BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION | Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
| (Millions) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | $ | 572 | $ | 523 | $ | 2,491 | $ | 2,324 | ||||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | 233 | 219 | 1,578 | 1,312 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | 234 | 221 | 932 | 904 | ||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 1,039 | 963 | 5,001 | 4,540 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate and Unallocated | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate special items | ||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | 51 | (76) | (45) | (14,785) | ||||||||||||
| Divestiture costs | - | (2) | (20) | (13) | ||||||||||||
| Gain on business divestitures | - | - | - | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Russia exit (charges) benefits | - | - | - | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Total corporate special items | 51 | (78) | (65) | (14,744) | ||||||||||||
| Other corporate (expense) income - net | (21) | (16) | (108) | (540) | ||||||||||||
| Total Corporate and Unallocated | 30 | (94) | (173) | (15,284) | ||||||||||||
| Other | 16 | 30 | (6) | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Total Company operating income (loss) | 1,085 | 899 | 4,822 | (10,689) | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 326 | 248 | 3 | 582 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 759 | $ | 651 | $ | 4,819 | $ | (11,271) |
Corporate and Unallocated and Other
Outside of 3M's reportable operating segments, 3M has Corporate and Unallocated and Other which are not reportable business segments as they do not meet the segment reporting criteria. Because Corporate and Unallocated and Other include a variety of miscellaneous items, they are subject to fluctuation on a quarterly and annual basis.
Corporate and Unallocated operating income (loss) includes "corporate special items" and "other corporate expense-net".
Corporate special items include net costs for significant litigation impacting operating income (loss) associated with PFAS-related other environmental and Combat Arms Earplugs matters. In addition, during the voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy period (which began in July 2022 and ended in June 2023), costs associated with the Aearo portion of respirator mask asbestos matters were also included in corporate special items. Prior to the bankruptcy, costs associated with Combat Arms Earplugs matters were not included in the Corporate net costs for significant litigation special item, instead being reflected in the Safety and Industrial business segment. Corporate special items for the periods presented also include divestiture costs, gain on business divestitures, and Russia exit charges benefits. Divestiture costs include costs that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations related to separating and divesting substantially an entire business segment of 3M following public announcement of its intended divestiture.
Other corporate expense-net includes certain enterprise and governance activities resulting in unallocated corporate costs and other activity and net costs that 3M may choose not to allocate directly to its business segments. Other corporate expense-net also includes costs previously allocated to Solventum prior to the
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BUSINESS SEGMENTS - (CONTINUED)
Separation that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations, commercial activity with Solventum post-Separation, and certain operations of the former Health Care business segment retained by 3M.
Other principally reflects activity associated with
Operations of businesses of the former Health Care segment divested prior to the Separation and therefore not reflected as discontinued operations within 3M's financial statements, along with limited-duration supply agreements with those previous divestitures.
Transition arrangement agreements (e.g. fees charged by 3M, net of underlying costs) related to divested businesses, including those related to the Separation, as well as other applicable divestitures.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 3M also provides certain non-GAAP measures. These measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Certain measures adjust for the impacts of special items. Special items for the periods presented include the items described in the section entitled "Description of special items". Because 3M provides certain information with respect to business segments, it is noteworthy that special items impacting operating income (loss) are reflected in Corporate and Unallocated, except as described with respect to net costs for significant litigation and manufactured PFAS products items in the "Description of special items" section. The reconciliations below, therefore, also include impacted segments as applicable.
This document contains measures for which 3M provides the reported GAAP measure and a non-GAAP measure adjusted for special items. The document also contains additional measures which are not defined under U.S. GAAP. These measures and reasons 3M believes they are useful to investors (and, as applicable, used by 3M) include
| GAAP amounts for which a measure adjusted for special items is also provided | Reasons 3M believes the measure is useful | |
| Net sales (and sales change) | Considered, in addition to segment operating performance, in evaluating and managing operations useful in understanding underlying business performance, provides additional transparency to special items | |
| Operating income (loss), segment operating income (loss) and operating income (loss) margin | ||
| Other expense (income), net | ||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes | ||
| Provision for income taxes and effective tax rate | ||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | ||
| Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations |
| Additional non-GAAP measures | ||
| Adjusted net cash provided by (used in) operating activities adjusted purchases of property, plant and equipment (also referred to as adjusted capital expenditures) adjusted free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow conversion | Used as indicators of strength and ability to generate cash and as indicator of capital deployment meaningful as measures of performance | |
| Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin | Considered in evaluating and managing operations meaningful in analyses of ongoing underlying operating trends | |
| Net debt | Meaningful as indicator of liquidity and measure of capital structure strategy |