Company: WCC
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000929008-25-000012
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Company: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
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 include costs associated with certain digital transformation initiatives.

(2)    Restructuring costs include severance costs incurred pursuant to an ongoing restructuring plan.

(3)    Excise taxes on excess pension plan assets represent the excise taxes applicable to the excess pension plan assets following the final settlement of the Company's U.S. pension plan.

SG&A payroll and payroll-related expenses for the first quarter of 2025 of $519.4 million decreased by $4.7 million compared to the same period in 2024 primarily as a result of a decrease of $3.1 million in commissions and incentives, which include the impact of the WIS divestiture.

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SG&A expenses not related to payroll and payroll-related costs for the first quarter of 2025 were $316.9 million, an increase of $11.6 million compared to the same period in 2024, which primarily reflects higher costs to operate our facilities of $6.9 million and higher transportation costs of $6.9 million.

Income from Operations

Income from operations was $240.9 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $263.0 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease of $22.1 million, or 8.4%, reflects a slight decline in sales, higher cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales due to a decrease in CSS and EES gross margin partially offset by the impact of the divestiture of the WIS business, and an increase in SG&A expenses, as described above.

Interest Expense, net

Net interest expense totaled $86.3 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $94.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease of $8.1 million, or 8.6%, primarily reflects lower borrowings and lower interest rates.

Other (Income) Expense, net

Other non-operating expense totaled $0.2 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $21.6 million for the first quarter of 2024. Due to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar against certain foreign currencies, we recognized a net foreign currency exchange loss of $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to a net loss of $17.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. We recognized net benefits of $0.8 million and net costs