West Announces First-Quarter 2025 Results, Increases Adjusted-Diluted EPS Guidance and Declares Third-Quarter 2025 Dividend

- Conference Call Scheduled for 9 a.m. EDT Today -

EXTON, Pa., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) today announced its financial results for the first-quarter 2025 and declared a third-quarter 2025 dividend.

First-Quarter 2025 Summary (comparisons to prior-year period)

• Net sales of $698.0 million increased 0.4%; organic net sales growth was 2.1%.
• Reported-diluted EPS of $1.23, compared to $1.55 in the same period last year.
• Adjusted-diluted EPS of $1.45, compared to $1.56 in the same period last year.
• The Company is increasing its full year 2025 net sales guidance range to $2.945 billion to $2.975 billion, up from previous guidance of $2.875 billion to $2.905 billion.
• The Company is increasing its full year 2025 adjusted-diluted EPS guidance range to $6.15 to $6.35, up from the previous range of $6.00 to $6.20, which incorporates an estimate of $20 to $25 million in tariff costs.
• The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a third-quarter 2025 dividend of $0.21 per share. The dividend will be paid on August 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 30, 2025.

Eric M. Green, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board, commented: "I am pleased to report we delivered a solid first quarter as both revenues and adjusted-diluted EPS exceeded our first quarter guidance. We are capitalizing on areas of strength and making progress to improve margins and returns on invested capital. As such, we expect our positive trends to continue and remain confident in our ability to execute and achieve our guidance. We are closely monitoring potential impacts, both political and macroeconomic, in order to react as quickly as possible with offsetting mitigating measures. Our team continues to enable the success of our customers and deliver value for all of our stakeholders."

Proprietary Products Segment
Net sales grew by 0.6% to $563.0 million. Organic net sales growth was 2.4%. High-value products (components and devices) represented over 73% of segment net sales in the period led by customer demand for self-injection device platforms partially offset by lower sales of FluroTec® products.

The Biologics market unit had mid-single digit organic net sales growth, driven primarily by an increase in sales of self-injection device platforms partially offset by lower sales of FluroTec® products. The Pharma market unit saw mid-single digit organic net sales growth, driven by an increase in sales of standard products and Westar® products. The Generics market unit had a mid-single digit organic net sales decline, driven by a decline in sales of standard and FluroTec® products.

Contract-Manufactured Products Segment
Net sales declined by 0.7% to $135.0 million, while organic net sales grew 0.8%. Segment performance was driven by an increase in sales in self-injection devices for obesity and diabetes, partially offset by a decrease in sales of healthcare diagnostic devices.

Financial Highlights (first three months of 2025)
Operating cash flow was $129.4 million, an increase of 9.5%. Capital expenditures were $71.3 million, a decrease of 21.3% over the same period last year. Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) was $58.1 million, an increase from the first quarter 2024 free cash flow of $27.6 million.

During the first three months of 2025, the Company repurchased 550,281 shares for $133.5 million at an average share price of $242.63 under its share repurchase program.

Full-Year 2025 Financial Guidance

• As a result of favorable foreign currency movements, the Company is increasing its full year 2025 net sales guidance range to $2.945 billion to $2.975 billion, up from previous guidance of $2.875 billion to $2.905 billion.
  • Net sales guidance includes an estimated full-year 2025 headwind of approximately $5.0 million based on current foreign currency exchange rates, compared to previous guidance of a headwind of approximately $75 million.
  • Organic net sales growth is expected to be approximately 2% to 3%.
• The Company is increasing its full year 2025 adjusted-diluted EPS guidance range to $6.15 to $6.35, up from the previous range of $6.00 to $6.20.
  • Full-year adjusted-diluted EPS guidance assumes no impact based on current foreign exchange rates, compared to previous guidance of a headwind of approximately $0.23.
  • This guidance includes EPS of $0.02 associated with first-quarter 2025 tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
  • Our updated adjusted-diluted EPS guidance incorporates our estimate of $20 to $25 million for the net impact of recently implemented tariffs, for the remainder of 2025.
  • For the remaining quarters of the year, our adjusted-diluted EPS guidance range assumes a tax rate of approximately 22% and does not include potential tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Any tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation beyond those recorded in the first-quarter 2025 would provide a positive adjustment to our full-year adjusted-diluted EPS guidance.
• Full-year 2025 capital spending guidance is unchanged and is expected to be $275 million.

First-Quarter 2025 Conference Call
The live audio-only webcast will be made available via the Company's Investor Relations website at westpharma.com.

To participate in the conference call by asking questions to Management, please register in advance by clicking here.

Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive the dial-in number along with a unique PIN number that will be used to access the call.

Management will refer to a slide presentation during the call, which will be made available on the day of the call. To view the presentation, select "Presentations" in the "Investors" section of the Company's website.

A replay of the conference call and webcast will be available on the Company's website for 30 days.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may include such words as "raising," "positioned," "updating," "expected," "assumes," "unchanged," "includes," "would," "provide," "anticipated" and other similar terminology. These statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events, expected tax rates, impacts on tariffs, and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this release. There is no certainty that actual results will be achieved in-line with current expectations. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The following are some of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or underlying our forward-looking statements: prevailing economic conditions and general uncertainties relating thereto that may be unknown and unforeseeable; customers' changing inventory requirements and manufacturing plans and customer decisions to move forward with our new products and product categories; disruptions or limitations in the Company's manufacturing capacity; average profitability, or mix, of the products we sell; dependence on third-party suppliers and partners; increased raw material, energy and labor costs; fluctuations in currency exchange; the ability to meet development milestones with key customers; and the consequences of other geopolitical events, including tariffs, natural disasters, acts of war, and global health crises. This list of important factors is not all inclusive. For a description of certain additional factors that could cause the Company's future results to differ from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements, see Part I Item 1A, entitled "Risk Factors," in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including organic net sales and adjusted-diluted EPS. For the purpose of aiding the comparison of our year-over-year results, we may refer to net sales and other financial results excluding the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Organic net sales exclude the impact from acquisitions and/or divestitures and translate the current-period reported sales of subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than the U.S. Dollar at the applicable foreign currency exchange rates in effect during the comparable prior-year period. We may also refer to financial results excluding the effects of unallocated items. The re-measured results excluding effects from currency translation and excluding the effects of unallocated items are not in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") and should not be used as a substitute for the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. The non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are incorporated into our discussion and analysis as management uses them in evaluating our results of operations and believes that this information provides users a valuable insight into our overall performance and financial position. A reconciliation of these adjusted non-U.S. GAAP measures to the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures is included in the accompanying tables.

Trademark Notices
Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., in the United States and other jurisdictions, unless noted otherwise.

Daikyo®, Daikyo Crystal Zenith® and Daikyo CZ® are registered trademarks of Daikyo Seiko, Ltd. Daikyo Crystal Zenith technologies are licensed from Daikyo Seiko, Ltd. 

SOURCE West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.