Applied Industrial Technologies(US:AIT)2025-05-01 11:08Financial Performance - Sales increased by 1.8% year-over-year, reaching $1.167 billion in Q3 2025 compared to $1.146 billion in Q3 2024 [9, 10] - EBITDA increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $135.7 million in Q3 2024 to $144.9 million in Q3 2025 [10, 11] - Earnings per share (EPS) increased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $2.48 in Q3 2024 to $2.57 in Q3 2025 [9, 10] - Gross margin increased by 95 basis points year-over-year, reaching 30.5% in Q3 2025 compared to 29.5% in the prior year [11, 25] - Operating cash flow was $122.5 million, and free cash flow was $114.9 million, up 50% year-over-year [11, 32] Segment Performance - Service Center Distribution segment sales decreased by 3.5% year-over-year in Q3 2025 [17] - Engineered Solutions segment sales increased by 13.5% year-over-year in Q3 2025 [24] - Hydradyne Acquisition contributed nearly $59 million in sales and nearly $6 million in EBITDA during F3Q25 [15] Sales Trend - Organic daily sales decreased by 3.1% year-over-year [10, 13] - Average daily sales organic sequential increase of +2% in F3Q25 was ~200 bps below normal seasonal patterns [13] Guidance and Outlook - Fiscal year 2025 sales are projected to increase by 0% to 1% year-over-year [40] - Fiscal year 2025 EBITDA margin is expected to be between 12.3% and 12.4% [40] - The company anticipates over $400 million of free cash flow in fiscal year 2025 [15]