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3M Morgan Stanley’s 13th Annual Laguna Conference summary
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Strategic priorities and progress
Focused on top-line growth through innovation and commercial excellence, operational performance, and capital deployment, with significant progress in all areas.
Launched 126 new products in the first half of the year, aiming for over 215 launches in 2024 and 1,000 over three years.
Commercial excellence initiatives have improved sales productivity, pricing discipline, and customer retention, especially in Safety and Industrial Business Group (SIBG).
Operational excellence is driving margin improvement, with margins up 250 basis points year-over-year and a target of 25% by 2027.
Emphasis on asset utilization and network optimization to further enhance margins and efficiency.
Growth outlook and innovation
Organic growth expected to accelerate from 1.5% in the first half to 2.5% in the second half of the year, targeting 2% for the full year and 3% over the next three years.
$1 billion of growth above macro expected over three years, split evenly between commercial excellence and new product introductions.
Vitality index (five-year revenue from new products as a percentage of total sales) projected to rise from 10% to 20% by 2027.
Most new product launches currently replace existing products, with incremental revenue growth expected as more innovative offerings are introduced.
Portfolio management and divestitures
Ongoing portfolio review to shift toward higher growth, higher margin businesses, focusing on priority verticals like semiconductors, data centers, aerospace, electronics, automotive, and safety.
About 10% of the portfolio identified for potential divestiture, with ongoing efforts to exit non-core, commodity-like businesses.
Divestitures aim to free management attention and resources for more productive areas.
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