Outlook for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2025 Ending on September 28, 2024
| Guidance Range | Midpoint | |||
| Sales | $5.25B – $5.55B | $5.40B | ||
| Diluted EPS (1) | $0.80 – $0.90 | $0.85 |
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| (1) | A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance to GAAP guidance is presented in the "Non-GAAP Financial Information" section of this press release. | |
The above guidance implies a sequential sales change of flat to down approximately 5% and assumes sales declines in the western regions and sales growth in Asia.
The above guidance also excludes restructuring, integration and other expenses, foreign currency gains and losses, and certain income tax adjustments. The above guidance assumes similar interest expense to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and an effective tax rate of between 21% and 25%. The above guidance assumes 90 million average diluted shares outstanding and average currency exchange rates as shown in the table below:
| Q1 Fiscal | ||||||
| 2025 | Q4 Fiscal | Q1 Fiscal | ||||
| Guidance | 2024 | 2024 | ||||
| Euro to U.S. Dollar | $1.08 | $1.08 | $1.09 | |||
| GBP to U.S. Dollar | $1.27 | $1.26 | $1.27 |