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Joined by Interim CFO Patrick Goris at Morgan Stanley’s 13th Annual Laguna Conference, Gitlin described a sharp downturn in Carrier’s (NYSE:CARR) North American residential business, projecting third-quarter volumes down more than 40%, due to a combination of weakening consumer demand and aggressive distributor inventory reductions. Carrier (NYSE:CARR) now expects third-quarter residential HVAC sales in the region to fall approximately 30% year-over-year, with a $500 million revenue shortfall relative to previous expectations.
The company is seeing the weakest industry third-quarter volume in over a decade, Gitlin said. “The combination of high interest rates and pressure on the consumer are increasingly weighing on consumer spending, including on new and existing home sales, leading to delayed residential HVAC activity.”
That shit don’t lie. Stunned