Financial Performance - Full year 2024 net sales were 3,793million,adecreaseof4.3910 million, or 4.48pershare,comparedtoanetlossof132 million, or 0.62persharein2023[3].−Fourthquarter2024netsaleswere905 million, a decrease of 10.6% year-over-year, with organic sales down 10.7% including a 6.1% impact from Byte sales[4]. - Fourth quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per diluted share were 0.26,down41.30.44 in the fourth quarter of 2023[8]. - The company recorded non-cash impairment charges of 370millioninQ42024,primarilyaffectingtheOrthodonticandImplantSolutionsandConnectedTechnologySolutionssegments[13].−ThecompanyreportedanetlossattributabletoDentsplySironaof430 million for Q4 2024, compared to a net income of 67millioninQ42023[23].−FortheyearendedDecember31,2024,thecompanyreportedaGAAPnetlossof910 million, with a diluted EPS of (4.48)[52].−Thecompanyincurredgoodwillandintangibleassetimpairmentstotaling1,014 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to 307millionin2023[23].SalesandRevenueTrends−Thecompanyanticipates2025netsalesintherangeof3.50 billion to 3.60billion,withorganicsalesexpectedtodeclinebetween4.0905 million compared to 1,012millioninQ42023,withU.S.salesdown29.83,793 million, a decline of 4.3% from 3,965millionin2023,withU.S.salesdown6.2461 million, an increase from 377millionin2023,drivenbyimprovedinventorymanagement[12].−Thecompanyplanstofocusonrestructuringandcostmanagementstrategiestoimprovefutureperformance[46].−Thecompanyaimstoenhanceefficiencythroughrestructuringinitiatives,whichmayleadtofluctuatingchargesinfutureperiods[30].−Restructuring−relatedchargesandothercostsamountedto123 million in 2023, increasing to 136millionin2024[57].AssetandLiabilityManagement−Totalassetsdecreasedto5,753 million as of December 31, 2024, from 7,370millionin2023,indicatingasignificantreductioninassetbase[24].−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto3,810 million in 2024 from 4,076millionin2023,showingimprovedfinancialleverage[24].−Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas461 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase from 377millionin2023[25].ResearchandDevelopment−Researchanddevelopmentexpenseswere165 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, down from 184millionin2023[23].FutureProjections−AdjustedEPSfor2025isprojectedtobebetween1.80 and $2.00[15]. - The company expects external market conditions to remain broadly unchanged in 2025, with a focus on transformational initiatives to drive EBITDA margin expansion[5].