^{当資料は、3M社（本社：米国ミネソタ州、NYSE:MMM）が2024年7月26日（現地時間）に発表した報道資料を抄訳したものです。}

• 売上高は前年同期比0.5%減の63億ドル
• 調整後の売上高は60億ドル、既存事業の成長率は前年同期比1.2%増
• 継続事業のGAAPベースの一株当たり利益は前年同期比117％増の2.17ドル
• 継続事業の調整後の一株当たり利益は1.93ドル、前年同期比39％増
• 営業キャッシュフローは10億ドル、調整後フリーキャッシュフローは12億ドル
• 2024年通年の継続事業の調整後の一株当たり利益を従来の6.80～7.30ドルから7.00～7.30ドルに更新

3Mは本日、第2四半期決算を発表しました。
3Mのウィリアム・ブラウン最高経営責任者(CEO)は、次のように述べています。「調整後利益が2桁増となり、キャッシュ創出も堅調で、当四半期も好調な業績を達成しました。3M社員の卓越した実行力に感謝します。将来を見据えて、私は3つの優先事項に焦点を当てています。それは、持続的な有機的収益成長の推進、業績の向上、資本の効果的な投入です。私は3Mの革新の実績を長い間賞賛しており、この偉大な会社を率い、これからのチャンスに期待しています」

第2四半期のハイライト

• 米国のGAAPベースの一株当たり利益は2.17ドル、営業利益率は20.3％。
• 調整後の一株当たり利益は前年同期比39％増の1.93ドル。
• 調整後の営業利益率は21.6%で、前年同期比4.4％ポイント増。
   

調整後売上高はPFAS製品を含みません。

¹上記の調整後既存ビジネス※（Organic sales：事業売却や買収を除いた既存ビジネス）売上高の増加には、製品ポートフォリオの取り組みおよび特定の小規模国からの撤退による1.2%のマイナス要因が含まれます。

• 売上高は前年同期比0.5％減の63億ドル、既存ビジネス売上高は前年同期比0.3%減。
• 調整後売上高は前年同期比1.1％増の60億ドル、調整後既存ビジネス売上高は前年同期比1.2％増。
• 営業活動によるキャッシュフローは10億ドル、調整後フリーキャッシュフローは12億ドル。
• 株主への配当と自社株買いによる還元額は7億8,600万ドル。

本資料には、特定のnon-GAAP指標を参考にしたものが含まれています。当該情報については、以下の「連結財務諸表と補足財務情報：Non-GAAP指標」を参照してください。

2024年通期業績見通しを更新

3Mは上半期の好調な業務遂行を受け、通期の調整後業績見通しを更新しました。以下の2024年の業績見通しは、3Mの継続事業を反映したものです。

²「連結財務諸表と補足財務情報：Non-GAAP指標」の6でさらに説明したとおり、3Mは比較可能な有意義なGAAP財務指標を作成するために必要な特定の項目を不合理な努力なしに予測することができないため、これらの項目を反映した将来予測に基づく財務指標を提供していません。

連結財務諸表と補足財務情報：Non-GAAP指標
財務諸表情報は、以下よりご覧いただけます（英語）。
https://investors.3m.com/financials/quarterly-earnings

Forward-Looking Statements
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