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Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2024 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Michael Pici - Vice President of Investor Relations Sanjay Chowbey - President and Chief Executive Officer Pat Watson - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Franklin Cardenas - Vice President and President of Infrastructure Conference Call Participants Grace Song - Morgan Stanley Joseph Ritchie - Goldman Sachs Julian Mitchell - Barclays Tami Zakaria - JPMorgan Steven Fisher - UBS Steve Barger - KeyBanc Capital Markets Michael Feniger - Bank of America Operator Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to Kennametal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Kennametal (KMT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Kennametal (KMT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.51 per share a year ago.

Q4 earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.47 compared to $0.45 in the prior year quarter FY24 EPS of $1.37 and adjusted EPS of $1.50 Strong YTD cash from operations of $277 million compared to $258 million in the prior year; highest as a percent of sales in over 25 years Returned $129 million to shareholders in FY24; $65.4 million in share repurchases and $63.4 million in dividends Completed initial three-year $200 million share repurchase program; previously announced $200 million program in place for FY25 Provides FY25 Q1 and annual Outlook PITTSBURGH , Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) (the "Company") today announced fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 results. For the fourth quarter, the Company reported earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.47, compared to $0.45 in the prior year quarter.

PITTSBURGH , Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) today announced that David Bersaglini will join the company as Vice President of Kennametal Inc. and President of the Metal Cutting segment, effective August 26, 2024. Bersaglini has nearly 25 years of experience and comes to the company from Copeland, a spin-off of Emerson, where he was Vice President and General Manager of Global Refrigeration.

– New PDUFA action date of December 26, 2024 allows FDA additional time to complete their review –  WALTHAM, Mass. , July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SNDX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date for the New Drug Application (NDA) for revumenib for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) KMT2Ar acute leukemia.

PITTSBURGH , July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) will host its fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 earnings call on Wednesday, August 7. The press release and presentation will be available on the Company's website before market on August 7.

Discover innovative tooling solutions, machining demonstrations, giveaways and more at the Kennametal booth PITTSBURGH , July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that it will be an exhibitor at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), at McCormick Place in Chicago, September 9-14, 2024. The Company's Metal Mania booth is inspired by Kennametal's nationwide tooling truck and trailer and is designed to emulate a concert experience while simultaneously connecting attendees with high performance metal cutting solutions.

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Lower volume in general engineering, energy and earthwork end markets, and increasing operating expenses are weighing on Kennametal (KMT). Unfavorable foreign currency movement is an added concern.