Financial Performance - Net sales for Q3 2024 were 3,751.3million,adecreaseof5.13,953.9 million in Q3 2023[1] - Gross profit increased to 1,120.6million,representing29.991.1 million, compared to 4.7millioninQ32023,reflectingasignificantimprovement[1]−Year−to−datenetsalesfor2024reached11,645.2 million, down from 12,044.6millioninthesameperiodof2023[7]−Year−to−datenetearningsfromcontinuingoperationsfor2024were91.4 million, down from 433.7millionin2023[12]CashFlowandAssets−Thecompanyreportedafreecashflowof199.3 million for Q3 2024, down from 364.0millioninQ32023[5]−Totalassetsdecreasedto22,481.8 million as of September 28, 2024, from 23,663.8millionattheendof2023[3]−Short−termborrowingssignificantlyreducedto387.4 million from 1,074.8millionattheendof2023[3]−Totalcurrentliabilitiesdecreasedto5,292.3 million from 5,883.2millionattheendof2023[3]EarningsandProfitability−Thecompany’sdilutedearningspersharefromcontinuingoperationswas0.60, compared to 0.03inthesamequarterlastyear[1]−DilutedearningspershareforcontinuingoperationsinQ32024were0.60, compared to 0.03inQ32023,reflectingasignificantimprovement[9]−TotalsegmentprofitforQ32024was397.7 million, compared to 335.9millioninQ32023,withanoverallprofitmarginof10.61,010.3 million, up from 568.5millioninyear−to−date2023,representinga77.71,028.3 million, an increase from 604.0millioninyear−to−date2023,reflectingagrowthof70.33,263.3 million, down from 3,355.3millionyear−over−year,whileIndustrialsegmentsalesfellto488.0 million from 598.6 million[7] - Segment profit for Tools & Outdoor increased to 327.5 million in Q3 2024, up from 273.4millioninQ32023,representingaprofitmarginof10.0205.6 million, compared to 220.8millioninyear−to−date2023,showingadecreaseof6.939.9 million, leading to a total adjusted segment profit of 363.4million[16]−Assetimpairmentchargeswere46.9 million in Q3 2024, down from 124.0millioninQ32023[1]−Assetimpairmentchargesin2024includea41.0 million pre-tax impairment charge related to the Lenox trade name[26] - Environmental charges in 2024 amount to 152.1million,primarilyduetoreserveadjustmentsfortheCentredaleSuperfundsite[26]StrategicFocus−Thecompanyexpectscontinuedfocusonsupplychaintransformationandcostmanagementstrategiestoenhanceprofitabilitymovingforward[16]−Thecompanyanticipatescontinuedimprovementsinoperationalexcellenceandstrategicsourcinginitiativestoenhanceprofitabilitymovingforward[22]−Supplychaintransformationcostsforyear−to−date2024include57.8 million in footprint rationalization, down from 88.3millioninyear−to−date2023[25]EBITDA−AdjustedEBITDAforyear−to−date2024is1,178.3 million, compared to $787.7 million in year-to-date 2023, marking a 49.5% increase[24]