ITW
🛠️ Diversified Manufacturing: ITW is an industrial conglomerate with a diverse range of products, including tools, welding equipment, and food processing equipment.
💡 Innovation Model: The company follows an 80/20 front-to-back process, focusing on solving specific problems for large clients.
📈 Margin Improvement: A reorganization plan called ‘Do What We Say’ has boosted operating margins from 16% to 24%.
💰 Strong Returns: ITW has demonstrated a strong return on invested capital, increasing from 15% to 29% over a decade.
@bernardodegarcia:
“Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is a diversified industrial conglomerate involved in manufacturing tools, welding equipment, and food processing equipment, with brands like Paslode, Rain-X, and Miller Electric. The company follows an 80/20 front-to-back process, focused on solving specific problems for large clients. ITW has over 19,000 patents, reflecting its commitment to innovation. Since 2012, a reorganization plan called ‘Do What We Say’ has significantly improved operating margins from 16% to 24%, and the return on invested capital has increased from 15% to 29% over the past decade. Despite some revenue declines due to divesting non-strategic areas, the company has delivered a total return of over 350% since 2012.”
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