The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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3M reports 3Q19 results—lowers 2019 guidance (again):

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/3m-reports-third-quarter-2019-103000111.html

3M provided its fourth-quarter 2019 GAAP earnings guidance to be in the range of $2.05 to $2.15 per share. This earnings range includes an estimated $0.15 per share negative impact from the recently closed acquisition of Acelity, Inc., which was previously not included in guidance. Fourth-quarter organic local-currency sales is expected to decline between 1 to 3 percent.

3M updated its full-year 2019 GAAP earnings to be in the range of $8.20 to $8.30 per share versus a prior expectation of $8.25 to $8.75 per share.

[Non-GAAP guidance update]: Excluding the full-year 2019 impacts from the first-quarter significant litigation-related charges of $0.72 per share, the second-quarter deconsolidation of its Venezuelan subsidiary charge of $0.28 per share, and the gas and flame detection divestiture gain of $0.21 per share, 3M now expects its 2019 earnings to be in the range of $8.99 to $9.09 per share versus prior expectation of $9.25 to $9.75. This updated earnings range includes an estimated $0.15 per share negative impact from the recently closed acquisition of Acelity, Inc., which was previously not included in full-year guidance.

3M also updated its full-year organic local-currency sales guidance to decline between 1 to 1.5 percent versus a prior expectation of minus 1 to plus 2 percent.