Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN)
today announced net income per share of $1.14 for the third quarter
of 2009, a decrease of 39 percent from net income per share of
$1.87 in the third quarter of 2008. Sales in the quarter were $3.0
billion, 26 percent below the same period in 2008. Net income was
$193 million compared to $315 million in 2008, a decrease of 39
percent.
Net income in both periods included charges related to the
integration of acquisitions. Before these acquisition integration
charges, operating earnings per share in the third quarter of 2009
were $1.21 versus $1.95 in 2008, a decrease of 38 percent.
Alexander M. Cutler, Eaton chairman and chief executive officer,
said, “We are pleased with our third quarter results, which
significantly exceeded our guidance. The results reflect the impact
of the substantial enterprise-wide reductions in costs we have
enacted during the past year. Our revenues in the third quarter
grew 4 percent over the second quarter, reflecting equally the very
early stages of recovery in our end markets and benefit from the
strengthening of currencies against the dollar.
“The sales decline of 26 percent in the quarter consisted of a
23 percent decline in core sales and a 3 percent decline from
exchange rates compared to the third quarter of 2008,” said Cutler.
“Our end markets declined by 24 percent in the quarter.
“Our margin performance in the third quarter was much improved,
with our segment operating margin rebounding to 10.9 percent from
8.2 percent in the second quarter,” said Cutler. “We realized
significant improvements in the margins of our Electrical Rest of
World, Truck, and Automotive segments.
“Our operating cash flow in the third quarter was $471 million
and free cash flow was $431 million,” said Cutler. “In the last
four quarters, operating cash flow totaled $1.6 billion – the
highest we have ever had in a four quarter period. This strong cash
flow has allowed us to pay down debt and improve our liquidity, as
has been our plan.
“As we look at our end markets, we expect the economic recovery
we are beginning to experience in our early cycle markets will
continue,” said Cutler. “For the full year, we still believe our
end markets will decline by 21 to 22 percent.
“We anticipate fourth quarter net income per share will be
between $1.00 and $1.10 and operating earnings per share, which
exclude charges to integrate our recent acquisitions, will be
between $1.15 and $1.25,” said Cutler. “Accordingly, for the full
year, we anticipate that net income per share will be between $2.05
and $2.15, and operating earnings per share will be between $2.40
and $2.50.”
Business Segment Results
Third quarter sales for the Electrical Americas segment were
$843 million, down 20 percent compared to 2008. Operating profits
in the third quarter were $142 million. Operating profits before
acquisition integration charges of $1 million were $143 million,
down 15 percent from results in 2008.
“End markets for our Electrical Americas segment declined 20
percent during the third quarter,” said Cutler. “Activity levels in
our engineering service business continue to be robust and we are
starting to see orders improve in the residential electrical and
single-phase power quality markets, but we expect further declines
in the non-residential electrical market.
“We were particularly pleased with our 17.0 percent margin in
the Electrical Americas segment,” said Cutler. “This represents a
new quarterly record for the segment and demonstrates the strength
and end market breadth of our franchise.”
Sales for the Electrical Rest of World segment were $646
million, a decline of 28 percent compared to the third quarter of
2008. The sales decline was comprised of a 5 percent decline due to
foreign currency and a 23 percent decline in core sales.
The segment reported operating profits of $45 million. Excluding
acquisition integration charges of $12 million during the quarter,
operating profits totaled $57 million, down 46 percent compared to
the third quarter of 2008.
“The European markets posted a decline of 26 percent during the
quarter,” said Cutler. “Asian markets declined 9 percent during the
third quarter, a significant improvement from the 15 percent
decline in the second quarter.
“Our margin of 8.8 percent in the quarter represented a marked
improvement over the segment’s second quarter margin of 4.4
percent,” said Cutler.
“During the quarter, we acquired the remaining 50 percent of
Micro Innovation, a Swiss-based automation company,” said Cutler.
“We believe this will prove to be a valuable addition to our
industrial controls business.”
In the Hydraulics segment, third quarter sales were $418
million, down 34 percent from the third quarter of 2008. Hydraulics
markets in the third quarter declined 40 percent compared to the
same period in 2008, with U.S. markets down 45 percent and non-U.S.
markets down 34 percent.
Operating profits in the third quarter were $18 million.
Operating profits before acquisition integration charges of $2
million were $20 million, down 72 percent compared to a year
earlier.
“Global hydraulics markets showed virtually no improvement in
the third quarter,” said Cutler. “We do not expect the fourth
quarter to be any better, and as a result, expect that for the full
year the global hydraulics markets are likely to decline by 35
percent.”
The Aerospace segment posted third quarter sales of $394
million, a decrease of 16 percent from the third quarter of 2008.
Aerospace markets in the third quarter are estimated to have
declined 14 percent. Non-U.S. markets declined 19 percent, while
U.S. markets declined 11 percent.
Operating profits in the third quarter were $57 million.
Excluding acquisition integration charges of $4 million, operating
profits were $61 million, a decrease of 23 percent from the third
quarter of 2008.
“Given the late-cycle nature of aerospace markets, volumes
declined in our Aerospace business in the third quarter,” said
Cutler. “We anticipate that volumes are likely to remain under
pressure in the fourth quarter.”
The Truck segment posted sales of $401 million in the third
quarter, down 35 percent compared to 2008. Truck markets in the
third quarter were down 31 percent, with U.S. markets down 43
percent and non-U.S. markets down 17 percent. Operating profits
were $25 million, down 74 percent versus 2008.
“Orders in the NAFTA Class 8 truck market are improving
marginally,” said Cutler. “Other truck markets are expected to be
broadly flat over the balance of the year.
“The improvement in margins in Truck was notable, as our third
quarter margin improved to 6.2 percent versus a negative margin of
(.9) percent in the second quarter,” said Cutler.
The Automotive segment posted third quarter sales of $326
million, down 27 percent from the third quarter of 2008. Automotive
unit production in the third quarter declined 17 percent, with
North American production down 21 percent and production outside
the U.S. down 15 percent compared to the third quarter of 2008.
Operating profits in the third quarter were $23 million, up 21
percent compared to the third quarter of 2008.
“Global automotive production improved in the third quarter, to
a large extent as a result of the governmental stimulus programs,”
said Cutler. “We were pleased with the 7.1 percent margin we earned
in Automotive in the third quarter, representing a major
improvement over the negative (7.0) percent margin in the second
quarter.”
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with
2008 sales of $15.4 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in
electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution
and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for
industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and
pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and
automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel
economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and
sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more
information, visit www.eaton.com.
Notice of conference call: Eaton’s conference call to discuss
its third quarter results is available to all interested parties as
a live audio webcast today at 10 a.m. Eastern time via the
microphone on the right side of Eaton’s home page. This news
release can be accessed under its headline on the home page. Also
available on the Web site prior to the call will be a presentation
on third quarter results, which will be covered during the
call.
This news release contains forward-looking statements concerning
the fourth quarter 2009 and full year 2009 net income per share and
operating earnings per share, and the performance of our worldwide
markets. These statements should be used with caution and are
subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are
outside the company’s control. The following factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements: unanticipated changes in the markets
for the company’s business segments; unanticipated downturns in
business relationships with customers or their purchases from us;
competitive pressures on sales and pricing; increases in the cost
of material, energy and other production costs, or unexpected costs
that cannot be recouped in product pricing; the introduction of
competing technologies; unexpected technical or marketing
difficulties; unexpected claims, charges, litigation or dispute
resolutions; the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and joint
ventures; new laws and governmental regulations; interest rate
changes; stock market fluctuations; and unanticipated deterioration
of economic and financial conditions in the United States and
around the world. We do not assume any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.
Financial Results
The company’s comparative financial results for the three months
and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are available on
the company’s Web site, www.eaton.com.
EATON CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL
SUMMARY Three months ended Nine months ended (Millions
except for per share data) September 30 September 30 2009 2008 2009
2008
Continuing operations Net sales $ 3,028 $ 4,114 $ 8,742
$ 11,889 Income before income taxes 166 357 133 1,004 Income after
income taxes $ 194 $ 318 $ 173 $ 902 Income from discontinued
operations 3
Net income 194 318 173 905 Adjustment of net income for
noncontrolling interests (1 ) (3 ) (1 )
(10 )
Net income attributable to Eaton $ 193 $ 315
$ 172 $ 895
Net income per Common
Share attributable to Eaton Common Shareholders
Assuming dilution Continuing operations $ 1.14 $ 1.87 $ 1.02
$ 5.55 Discontinued operations
.02 $ 1.14 $ 1.87 $ 1.02
$ 5.57 Average number of Common Shares outstanding -
assuming dilution 169.2 168.4 168.2 160.8
Basic
Continuing operations $ 1.16 $ 1.90 $ 1.03 $ 5.63 Discontinued
operations .02
$ 1.16 $ 1.90 $ 1.03 $ 5.65
Average number of Common Shares outstanding - basic 167.0 166.2
166.9 158.4
Cash dividends paid per Common Share $
.50 $ .50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50
Reconciliation of net income
attributable to Eaton to operating earnings Net income
attributable to Eaton $ 193 $ 315 $ 172 $ 895 Excluding acquisition
integration charges (after-tax) 12 14
36 34 Operating earnings $ 205 $
329 $ 208 $ 929 Net income per Common
Share attributable to Eaton Common Shareholders - assuming dilution
$ 1.14 $ 1.87 $ 1.02 $ 5.57 Per share impact of acquisition
integration charges (after-tax) .07 .08
.21 .21 Operating earnings per Common
Share $ 1.21 $ 1.95 $ 1.23 $ 5.78
See accompanying notes.
EATON CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME Three
months ended Nine months ended (Millions except for per share data)
September 30 September 30 2009 2008 2009 2008
Net sales $
3,028 $ 4,114 $ 8,742 $ 11,889 Cost of products sold 2,178
2,964 6,541 8,565 Selling & administrative expense 553 659
1,665 1,915 Research & development expense 99 117 292 317
Interest expense-net 38 37 116 119 Other (income) expense-net
(6 ) (20 ) (5 ) (31 )
Income from
continuing operations before income taxes 166 357 133 1,004
Income taxes (benefits) (28 ) 39 (40 )
102
Income from continuing operations 194 318
173 902 Income from discontinued operations
3
Net income 194 318 173
905 Adjustment of net income for noncontrolling interests (1
) (3 ) (1 ) (10 )
Net income attributable
to Eaton $ 193 $ 315 $ 172 $ 895
Net income per Common Share attributable to Eaton
Common Shareholders Assuming dilution Continuing
operations $ 1.14 $ 1.87 $ 1.02 $ 5.55 Discontinued operations
.02 $ 1.14
$ 1.87 $ 1.02 $ 5.57 Average number of
Common Shares outstanding - assuming dilution 169.2 168.4 168.2
160.8
Basic Continuing operations $ 1.16 $ 1.90 $
1.03 $ 5.63 Discontinued operations
.02 $ 1.16 $ 1.90 $ 1.03
$ 5.65 Average number of Common Shares outstanding -
basic 167.0 166.2 166.9 158.4
Cash dividends paid per
Common Share $ .50 $ .50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 See accompanying
notes.
EATON CORPORATION
BUSINESS
SEGMENT INFORMATION Three months ended Nine months ended
(Millions) September 30 September 30 2009 2008 2009 2008
Net
sales Electrical Americas $ 843 $ 1,048 $ 2,583 $ 2,987
Electrical Rest of World 646 893 1,785 2,197 Hydraulics 418 638
1,273 1,990 Aerospace 394 469 1,221 1,365 Truck 401 620 1,014 1,812
Automotive 326 446 866
1,538 $ 3,028 $ 4,114 $ 8,742 $
11,889
Operating profit (loss) Electrical
Americas $ 142 $ 167 $ 392 $ 467 Electrical Rest of World 45 92 55
202 Hydraulics 18 71 38 241 Aerospace 57 75 198 207 Truck 25 95 (12
) 274 Automotive 23 18 (42 ) 115
Corporate
Amortization of intangible assets (42 ) (42 ) (126 ) (109 )
Interest expense-net (38 ) (37 ) (116 ) (119 ) Pension & other
postretirement benefits expense (36 ) (36 ) (175 ) (109 ) Stock
option expense (7 ) (7 ) (20 ) (22 ) Other corporate expense-net
(21 ) (39 ) (59 ) (143 )
Income from
continuing operations before income taxes 166 357 133 1,004
Income taxes (benefits) (28 ) 39 (40 )
102
Income from continuing operations 194 318
173 902 Income from discontinued operations
3
Net income 194 318 173
905 Adjustment of net income for noncontrolling interests (1
) (3 ) (1 ) (10 )
Net income attributable
to Eaton $ 193 $ 315 $ 172 $ 895
See accompanying notes.
EATON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS September 30, December 31, (Millions)
2009 2008
Current assets Cash $ 192 $ 188 Short-term
investments 473 342 Accounts receivable 2,047 2,295 Inventories
1,359 1,554 Deferred income taxes & other current assets
517 416 Total current assets 4,588 4,795 Property,
plant & equipment-net 2,528 2,639 Goodwill 5,482 5,232 Other
intangible assets 2,492 2,518 Deferred income taxes & other
assets 1,405 1,471
Total assets $ 16,495 $
16,655
Current liabilities Short-term debt $ 106 $
812 Current portion of long-term debt 286 269 Accounts payable
1,033 1,121 Accrued compensation 305 297 Other current liabilities
1,283 1,246 Total current liabilities 3,013 3,745
Long-term debt 3,391 3,190 Pension liabilities 1,374 1,650
Other postretirement benefits liabilities 616 703 Other long-term
liabilities & deferred income taxes 1,094 1,002
Equity Eaton shareholders' equity 6,961 6,317 Noncontrolling
interests 46 48 Total equity 7,007
6,365
Total liabilities & equity $ 16,495 $ 16,655
See accompanying notes.
EATON CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE THIRD QUARTER 2009 EARNINGS RELEASE
Millions of dollars unless indicated otherwise (per share data
assume dilution)
Acquisitions of Businesses
In 2009 and 2008, Eaton acquired certain businesses and entered
into joint ventures in separate transactions. The Statements of
Consolidated Income include the results of these businesses from
the effective dates of acquisition. A summary of these transactions
follows:
Acquired business
Date ofacquisition
Businesssegment
Annual sales
Micro Innovation Holding AG September 1,
Electrical $33 for 2008 A
Switzerland-based manufacturer of human 2009 Rest of machine
interfaces, programmable logic World controllers and input/output
devices. Eaton acquired the remaining 50% of the shares to increase
its ownership from 50% to 100%. SEG Middle East Power
Solutions & Switchboard
Manufacture LLC
July 6,
2009
Electrical
Rest of
$10 for 2008 A joint venture to manufacture low voltage World
switchboards and control panel assemblies for use in the Middle
East power generation and industrial markets Integ Holding
Limited October 2, Hydraulics $52 for 2007 The parent company of
Integrated Hydraulics 2008 Ltd., a U.K.-based manufacturer of
screw-in cartridge valves, custom-engineered hydraulic valves and
manifold systems Nittan Global Tech Co. Ltd. Operational
Automotive New joint A joint venture to manage the global design,
October 1, venture manufacture and supply of engine valves and 2008
valve actuation products to Japanese and Korean automobile and
engine manufacturers. In addition, during the second half of 2008,
several related manufacturing joint ventures were established.
Engine Valves business of Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. July
31, 2008 Automotive $5 for 2007 An India-based designer,
manufacturer and distributor of intake and exhaust valves for
diesel and gasoline engines PK Electronics July 31, 2008
Electrical $9 for 2007 A Belgium-based distributor and service
provider Rest of of single and three-phase uninterruptible World
power supply (UPS) systems The Moeller Group April 4, 2008
Electrical €1.02 billion for A Germany-based supplier of electrical
Rest of 2007 components for commercial and residential World
building applications and industrial controls for industrial
equipment applications Balmen Electronic, S.L. March 31,
Electrical $6 for 2007 A Spain-based distributor and service
provider 2008 Rest of of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
World Phoenixtec Power Company Ltd. February 26, Electrical
$515 for 2007 A Taiwan-based manufacturer of single and 2008 Rest
of three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) World systems
Acquisition Integration Charges
In 2009 and 2008, Eaton incurred charges related to the
integration of acquired businesses. These charges, which consisted
of plant consolidations and integration, were recognized as expense
as incurred. A summary of these charges follows:
Three months ended September 30 Acquisition
Operating
profit integration Operating profit
excluding acquisition
charges as reported integration charges
2009
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008
Electrical Americas $ 1 $
1 $ 142 $ 167 $ 143 $ 168 Electrical
Rest of World 12 13 45 92 57 105 Hydraulics 2 1 18 71 20 72
Aerospace 4 4 57 75 61 79 Truck 25 95
25 95 Automotive 1 23 18 23 19 Corporate
1
$
19 $ 21 $
310 $ 518 $ 329 $ 538 After-tax charges $ 12 $ 14
Per Common Share $ .07 $ .08 Nine
months ended September 30 Acquisition
Operating profit (loss) integration Operating profit
(loss) excluding acquisition charges as reported integration
charges 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
2008 Electrical Americas $ 4 $
2 $ 392 $ 467 $
396 $ 469 Electrical Rest of World 38 22 55 202 93 224 Hydraulics 3
4 38 241 41 245 Aerospace 9 17 198 207 207 224 Truck
(12 ) 274 (12 ) 274 Automotive 1 3 (42
) 115 (41 ) 118 Corporate
3
$ 55
$ 51 $ 629 $
1,506 $ 684 $ 1,554 After-tax charges $ 36 $ 34 Per
Common Share $ .21 $ .21
Charges in 2009 were related primarily to the integration of the
following acquisitions: Integrated Hydraulics, Kirloskar, Moeller,
Phoenixtec and Argo-Tech. Charges in 2008 were related primarily to
the integration of the following acquisitions: Moeller, Phoenixtec,
the MGE small systems UPS business, Argo-Tech, Synflex, PerkinElmer
and Cobham. The acquisition integration charges were included in
the Statements of Consolidated Income in Cost of products sold or
Selling & administrative expense, as appropriate. In Business
Segment Information, the charges reduced Operating profit of the
related business segment.
Workforce Reduction Charges
Eaton took significant actions in 2008 and 2009 to reduce the
workforce in response to the severe economic downturn. The
reductions in 2008 and 2009 total approximately 15% of the
full-time workforce. These actions resulted in the recognition of
pretax charges for severance and pension and other postretirement
benefits expense of $22 in the third quarter of 2009 and $156 in
the first nine months of 2009. These pretax charges included $31
related to pension and other postretirement benefits expenses
attributable to the settlements and curtailments recognized in the
second quarter of 2009, as described below. The workforce reduction
charges were included in the Statements of Consolidated Income in
Cost of products sold or Selling & administrative expense, as
appropriate. In Business Segment Information, the charges reduced
Operating profit of the related business segment.
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Due to limitations imposed by the Pension Protection Act on
pension lump sum distributions, Eaton’s U.S. Qualified Pension Plan
became restricted in the second quarter of 2009 from making 100%
lump sum payments. As a result, the plan experienced a significant
increase in lump sum payments in the second quarter before the
limitation went into effect, resulting in pension settlement
expense of $51 recognized in the second quarter of 2009. This
expense was included in Pension & other postretirement benefits
expense in Business Segment Information.
As a result of the workforce reduction in 2009, curtailment
expense of $14 related to U.S. pension and other postretirement
benefits plans was recognized in the second quarter of 2009. The
curtailment expense includes recognition of the change in the
projected benefit obligation or accumulated post retirement benefit
obligation, as well as recognition of a portion of the unrecognized
prior service cost. This expense was included in Pension &
other postretirement benefits expense in Business Segment
Information.
As a result of the curtailment related to the U.S. pension and
other postretirement benefit plans, liabilities related to these
plans were remeasured in the second quarter of 2009. The
curtailment and remeasurement resulted in a $283 reduction of
liabilities ($205 for pensions and $78 for other postretirement
benefits plans) with a corresponding reduction of Accumulated other
comprehensive losses in Eaton shareholders’ equity ($182 after-tax
consisting of $134 for pensions and $48 for other postretirement
benefits).
Business Segment Reporting - Other Corporate
Expense-net
Other corporate expense-net of $21 for the third quarter of 2009
and $59 for the first nine months of 2009 decreased from $39 and
$143 for the same periods in 2008 primarily due to the amortization
of purchase price accounting adjustments related to the fair value
of inventories of businesses acquired in 2008, principally Moeller,
and lower corporate expenses.
Income Taxes
During the third quarter and the first nine months of 2009,
income tax benefits of $28 and $40 were recognized (a tax benefit
rate of 17.0% for the third quarter and 30.5% for the first nine
months of 2009) compared to income tax expense of $39 and $102 for
the third quarter and the first nine months of 2008, respectively
(10.9% and 10.1% effective tax rates). During the quarter, the
favorable impact of several foreign audit settlements and a foreign
tax law change was offset by a change in value of foreign deferred
tax assets.
Reconciliation of Financial Measures
This earnings release discloses operating earnings, operating
earnings per Common Share, and operating profit (loss) before
acquisition integration charges for each business segment, each of
which excludes amounts that differ from the most directly
comparable measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP). A reconciliation of each of these
financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is
included in this earnings release in the Comparative Financial
Summary or in the notes to the earnings release. Management
believes that these financial measures are useful to investors
because they exclude transactions of an unusual nature, allowing
investors to more easily compare Eaton's financial performance
period to period. Management uses this information in monitoring
and evaluating the on-going performance of Eaton and each business
segment.
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