
Lincoln Electric (LECO) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
1.0B
Gross Profit
365.4M
36.39%
Operating Income
168.8M
16.80%
Net Income
118.5M
11.80%
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
3.6B
Total Liabilities
2.3B
Shareholders Equity
1.3B
Debt to Equity
1.70
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
185.7M
Free Cash Flow
158.7M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Lincoln Electric Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 4.0B | 4.2B | 3.8B | 3.2B | 2.7B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 2.5B | 2.7B | 2.5B | 2.2B | 1.8B |
Gross Profit | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 871.3M |
Gross Margin % | 36.7% | 35.0% | 34.1% | 33.0% | 32.8% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 780.6M | 758.9M | 656.6M | 597.1M | 543.8M |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 780.6M | 758.9M | 656.6M | 597.1M | 543.8M |
Operating Income | 692.3M | 706.5M | 624.1M | 471.5M | 327.5M |
Operating Margin % | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.6% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Interest Expense | 42.8M | 44.4M | 29.5M | 22.2M | 22.0M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -55.4M | 24.7M | -1.8M | -124.3M | -41.5M |
Pre-tax Income | 594.1M | 686.9M | 592.8M | 325.0M | 264.0M |
Income Tax | 128.0M | 141.6M | 120.6M | 48.4M | 57.9M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 21.6% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 14.9% | 21.9% |
Net Income | 466.1M | 545.2M | 472.2M | 276.6M | 206.1M |
Net Margin % | 11.6% | 13.0% | 12.6% | 8.6% | 7.8% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 781.0M | 806.6M | 712.2M | 438.2M | 412.0M |
EPS (Basic) | $8.23 | $9.50 | $8.14 | $4.66 | $3.46 |
EPS (Diluted) | $8.15 | $9.37 | $8.04 | $4.60 | $3.42 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 56639000 | 57364000 | 58030000 | 59309000 | 59633000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 56639000 | 57364000 | 58030000 | 59309000 | 59633000 |
Income Statement Trend
Lincoln Electric Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 377.3M | 393.8M | 197.2M | 193.0M | 257.3M |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 482.0M | 538.8M | 541.5M | 429.1M | 373.5M |
Inventory | 544.0M | 562.9M | 665.5M | 539.9M | 381.3M |
Other Current Assets | 242.0M | 197.6M | 153.7M | 127.6M | 100.3M |
Total Current Assets | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.3B | 1.1B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.0B | 805.6M |
Intangible Assets | 221.0M | 186.7M | 202.7M | 149.4M | 134.5M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 229.7M | 227.8M | 209.9M | 211.4M | 210.0M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 1.9B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
Total Assets | 3.5B | 3.4B | 3.2B | 2.6B | 2.3B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 296.6M | 325.4M | 352.1M | 330.2M | 256.5M |
Short-term Debt | 110.5M | 2.4M | 93.5M | 52.7M | 2.7M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 325.2M | 273.9M | 261.1M | 231.5M | 161.3M |
Total Current Liabilities | 878.8M | 754.6M | 852.9M | 755.9M | 549.4M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 717.1M | 715.5M |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 10.5M | 13.1M | 17.0M | 56.7M | 46.7M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 152.9M | 197.9M | 166.2M | 198.7M | 212.6M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 972.5M | 974.8M |
Total Liabilities | 2.2B | 2.1B | 2.1B | 1.7B | 1.5B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 9.9M | 9.9M | 9.9M | 9.9M | 9.9M |
Retained Earnings | 4.0B | 3.7B | 3.3B | 3.0B | 2.8B |
Treasury Stock | 2.9B | 2.7B | 2.5B | 2.3B | 2.1B |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.0B | 863.9M | 790.2M |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 1.3B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 769.8M | 718.2M |
Working Capital | 766.5M | 938.5M | 704.9M | 533.7M | 562.9M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Lincoln Electric Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 466.1M | 545.2M | 472.2M | 276.6M | 206.1M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 88.2M | 86.7M | 78.1M | 81.1M | 80.5M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 24.1M | 26.2M | 25.3M | 23.8M | 15.4M |
Working Capital Changes | 43.0M | 79.2M | -164.0M | -95.9M | 40.9M |
Operating Cash Flow | 595.2M | 703.7M | 383.4M | 238.6M | 343.7M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | 7.8M | 49.5M | 3.3M | 6.8M | 7.7M |
Acquisitions | -252.7M | -32.7M | -436.3M | -156.1M | 0 |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Investing Cash Flow | -244.6M | 16.3M | -432.8M | -142.8M | 10.0M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -263.8M | -198.8M | -181.3M | -164.5M | -113.5M |
Dividends Paid | -162.1M | -148.0M | -130.7M | -121.9M | -118.1M |
Debt Issuance | 550.0M | - | - | - | - |
Debt Repayment | -400.7M | - | - | - | -14.0K |
Financing Cash Flow | -272.0M | -426.6M | -278.1M | -240.7M | -263.3M |
Free Cash Flow | 482.4M | 576.6M | 311.5M | 302.5M | 292.2M |
Net Change in Cash | 78.5M | 293.3M | -327.5M | -144.9M | 90.3M |
Cash Flow Trend
Lincoln Electric Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.88
Forward P/E
25.69
Price to Book
9.58
Price to Sales
3.22
PEG Ratio
25.69
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
12.27%
Operating Margin
16.67%
Return on Equity
37.35%
Return on Assets
12.23%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.68
Debt to Equity
94.93
Beta
1.22
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$8.91
Book Value per Share
$25.00
Revenue per Share
$73.04
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Snap-on | 16.6B | 16.98 | 2.91 | 18.56% | 19.72% | 22.66 |
RBC Bearings | 12.7B | 50.79 | 4.07 | 8.56% | 15.20% | 31.49 |
Stanley Black | 10.5B | 21.50 | 1.16 | 5.38% | 3.16% | 78.82 |
Toro Company | 6.6B | 17.31 | 4.52 | 25.50% | 8.77% | 82.07 |
Timken | 5.1B | 16.80 | 1.66 | 10.92% | 6.86% | 70.78 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.