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| We delivered strong operational improvement through the first nine months of the year with adjusted operating margins of 30.8% an increase of 80 basis points driven by revenue growth, efficiencies from Aon Business Services, overcoming expense growth, including investments in colleagues and technology to drive long-term growth |
| Today our team is exceptional in their client leadership focus and impact, and this work provides them with next-generation tools and capability to serve clients and to meet increasing client demand |
| But what I would say Meyer is, as you think about the free cash flow growth long term it's exceptional |
| We delivered strong results in the quarter that contribute to year-to-date progress against our key financial metrics |
| Organic revenue grew 6% in the quarter was highlighted by double-digit growth in reinsurance solutions and health solutions |
| Year-to-date 7% organic revenue growth and ongoing operational improvement have contributed to 80 basis points of adjusted operating margin expansion and 10% adjusted operating income growth a strong performance |
| Reinsurance solutions delivered another very strong quarter of 11% organic revenue growth with strong growth across Treaty Fac and our Strategy and Technology Group |
| In addition to delivering a strong quarter, our team is already helping clients prepare for the 2024 renewals |
| Health solutions also delivered another very strong quarter with 10% organic revenue growth as our team continued to drive strong new and renewal business |
| We do expect this program to help us accelerate the strategy and we expect the savings to contribute to margin expansion next year |
| Finally, commercial risk organic revenue growth of 4% reflected strong renewals and net new business with strength internationally in EMEA and the Pacific |
| And so that's what you're hearing today sort of how we're going to invest create greater capability to deliver more value for clients and that really is the engine around margin improvement, which is why we're so confident now even more so with this investment to continue margin improvement over time |
| And I would note, that we're really excited about free cash flow growth in 2023 |
| They are incorporated into and a part of our long-term sustainable margin expansion where we will deliver margin expansion in 2023, full year 2024 and over the long-term |
| Specifically, we will improve the quality and availability and analytic tools available to clients, substantially improve their service experience and expand the quality and scope of solutions we bring to them |
| This work will put our clients in a much stronger position to make better decisions to support their companies |
| For the last 12 years, we've delivered 1,120 basis points of margin expansion so approximately 90 basis points a year |
| And we're really building on a proven track record of success and we see Aon Business Services as a catalyst which drives risk capital, human capital and Aon client leadership strategies |
| Second, embedding the Aon client leadership model across our enterprise clients in large and middle market segments to further strengthen and expand our client relationships; and third, accelerating Aon business services plan to set a new standard for service delivery and next-generation analytic tools |
| And this strategy accelerates our ability to deliver on standardized platforms, standardize operations and innovative product scale |
| Colleagues win with greater capability to serve clients |
| We've held the team and are really excited about the future opportunity |
| And that really is much more sustainable long-term strategy development, that's going to benefit clients, going to benefit colleagues and going to benefit shareholders |
| This work resets client service to a higher standard and provides analytic tools and solutions required to meet demand, and investors win through our greater client relevance continuing margin improvement and sustained double-digit free cash flow growth |
| It will name us to accelerate the work we're doing across the firm and ultimately contribute to great long-term shareholder value creation across our key metrics in line with our track record |
| And we're incredibly excited about what this does with that story which is just really delivers on it |
| And even though we remain on a journey, with plenty of distance to travel and opportunity ahead to improve, we have made progress and the results have been meaningful for clients in terms of innovation and support, for colleagues in the form of excitement and engagement currently at an all-time high and for shareholders measured by sustainable value creation including, a 30.8% full year 2022 operating margin compound free cash flow growth of 13% a year from 2010 to 2022 and return on invested capital at year-end 2022 of 30.6% |
| And then while free cash flow will be impacted in the short-term, we expect to return to our trajectory of double-digit free cash flow over the long-term, driven by operating income growth and ongoing working capital improvements |
| We expect to deliver adjusted operating margin for the full year 2023, full year 2024 and over the long-term, and we expect these program savings will contribute to ongoing sustainable long-term margin expansion |
| And the second is, our execution confidence based on our proven track record the 3x3 action plan we have defined and the diligent work already underway |
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| We don't disclose that number, but I would just say if you track M&A from outside sources is certainly down 30% year-on-year and that continues to show headwinds |
| However, overall organic revenue growth was negatively impacted by the external M&A and IPO markets as we communicated previously |
| We did continue to see a slowdown in M&A and call M&A services which are the things that come off of mergers and acquisitions whether it's DL one-off whether it's reps and warranties things like that continue to slow down pretty significantly in the quarter |
| Growth slowed there in the quarter |
| As noted in our earnings material, FX had an unfavorable impact of approximately $0.01 per share in Q3 and an unfavorable impact of $0.20 per share year-to-date |
| You're seeing it every day the survey, I described identified some of the challenges they see really around risk capital beyond our solution lines and human capital |
| For our clients the difficult reality of the current world is evident everywhere as they face increasing challenges, understanding, measuring and dealing with risk |
| Free cash flow decreased 4% to approximately $2 billion, primarily driven by a $77 million increase in CapEx |
| Cash flow from operations decreased $3 million year-over-year, reflecting double-digit operating income growth, offset in part by higher cash tax payments as we mentioned previously and the negative impact to working capital in the third quarter caused by temporary invoicing delays associated with the implementation of a new system |
| We condemn violence anywhere that occurs in the world and remain highly concerned about all in harm's way |
| This reflects an unfavorable impact from an increase in non-cash net periodic pension expense, as well as balance sheet FX remeasurement in the current period and a gain on sale of businesses in the prior year period |
| I'd also note the change in other nonoperating expense had a $0.15 per share or 7% unfavorable impact in Q3 and a $0.59 per share or 6% unfavorable impact year-to-date |
| There's risk everywhere around the world interconnected climate is real, all the everything is real, cyber everything |
| And while we're addressing the system issue, we could continue to see temporary impacts to working capital in the fourth quarter |
| While each of these forces are individually impacting risk exposures, the increase in connectivity is compounding complexity and presenting new challenges to business leaders |
| I just want to make sure I understand what exactly is driving the lower free cash flow guide? Because it sounds like the restructuring is it material this year and you mentioned the invoicing was a temporary issue |
| We don't expect to go above that guidance |
| I guess I'm a little surprised that you aren't making any changes to your organic growth outlook in the mid-single digit or greater |
| And so I feel like we're cutting edge in that area |
| So just trying to understand what exactly is driving the guide lower |
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