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HONEYWELL REPORTS 2007 FULL YEAR SALES UP 10%TO $34.6
BILLION; EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 25% TO $3.16
Fourth Quarter Sales Up 12% to $9.3 Billion; EPS Up 26% to $0.91
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., January 25, 2008 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced full-year 2007 sales increased 10% to $34.6 billion from $31.4 billion in 2006. Earnings per share were up 25% to $3.16 versus $2.52 in the prior year. Cash flow from operations increased 22% to $3.9 billion versus $3.2 billion in 2006, and free cash flow (cash flow from operations less capital expenditures) was up 27% to $3.1 billion versus $2.5 billion in the prior year.
Fourth quarter sales were up 12% to $9.3 billion versus $8.3 billion in 2006. Earnings per share increased 26% to $0.91 versus $0.72 in the prior year fourth quarter. Cash flow from operations was up 16% to $1.4 billion versus $1.2 billion in the prior year, and free cash flow was up approximately 20% to $1.1 billion versus $0.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006.
“2007 was another terrific year for Honeywell,” said Honeywell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote. “Our great positions in good industries, together with favorable macro trends, drove growth across each of our four business segments in 2007. The year’s highlights included major contract wins, more than $1 billion in acquisitions, and approximately $4 billion in share repurchases, all driving shareowner value.”
“While we anticipate softer global economic conditions in 2008, we remain confident in Honeywell’s ability to outperform,” added Cote. “We will continue to invest in innovation, expand globally, and execute on productivity initiatives to drive double digit earnings per share growth and higher free cash flow in 2008.”
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Segment Highlights
Aerospace
Sales were up 11%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, driven by 12% growth inCommercial and 9% growth in Defense and Space sales. Commercial sales reflected growthof 15% in original equipment and 10% in aftermarket spares and services. Defense and Spacesales included the positive impact of the Dimensions International acquisition.
Segment profit grew 14%, while segment margin increased by 60 bps to 18.8%, driven byproductivity gains, price, and volume growth, which more than offset the negative impactfrom inflation.
Honeywell signed a $1 billion contract with AirTran Airways to supply avionics on newaircraft and provide maintenance on AirTran’s entire fleet through 2030. AirTran selectedHoneywell’s full avionics portfolio, including Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System,Airborne Collision Avoidance System, Weather Radar with Forward-Looking WindshearDetection, Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorders, for up to 150 new Boeing737s. Honeywell will also provide maintenance services for all of its equipment on AirTran’sentire fleet – up to 250 aircraft – including avionics, lighting, mechanical components,Auxiliary Power Units, and wheels and brakes. This is the largest commercial aftermarketservices contract ever awarded to Honeywell Aerospace.
Honeywell has been selected to provide its Runway Awareness and Advisory System toEmirates Airlines to assist its pilots with increased situational awareness during taxi, takeoff,and landing. Honeywell’s system helps prevent runway incursions as airports are becomingincreasingly more crowded. In addition to Emirates, the system has also been installed on AirFrance, Alaska Airlines, Fed Ex, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, and Lufthansa Airlines.
Honeywell received Technical Standard Order approval for Synthetic Vision from the FederalAviation Administration. Synthetic Vision utilizes a digitized database of worldwide terrainand obstacles to provide pilots with a 3-dimensional, real-time view of terrain and obstacleson an aircraft’s primary display in any weather condition. The first application for thistechnology will be for Gulfstream aircraft.
Automation and Control Solutions
Sales were up 13%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, driven by 9% growth in theProducts businesses and 20% growth in the Solutions businesses.
Segment profit grew 10%, while segment margin decreased by 20 bps to 12.4%, due tovolume growth and productivity savings, which were more than offset by the negative impactof inflation, ERP implementation costs, and sales mix
Building Solutions announced a $4 million project with Arnot Ogden Medical Center inElmira, N.Y., to install renewable energy technology, including the installation of a woodchip-fired boiler and an upgrade of the facility's infrastructure, which will provide nearly 60%of the energy consumed by the center's Main Medical Center. The business also won a $5million energy performance project with Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., to provide a variety ofenergy conservation measures to ensure that the 10-million-square-foot Fort's building controlsystems are running at peak efficiency.
Process Solutions introduced OneWireless™ Equipment Health Monitoring (EHM), the latestaddition to Honeywell’s portfolio of industrial wireless solutions. OneWireless EHM willwirelessly transmit performance information from the field to the plant control room, helpingreduce equipment failures and lower maintenance costs.
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Transportation Systems
Sales were up 11% compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, driven by the favorable impactof foreign exchange and pricing actions.
Segment profit was up 6% as a result of the net benefit from price and productivity actions,while segment margin decreased 60 bps to 11.0% due to investments in new products andinflation.
Turbo Technologies won two programs estimated at approximately $95 million in annualrevenues at full production. The programs include commercial diesel and passenger vehiclegasoline engines and will both be launched in Europe beginning in 2009.
Consumer Products Group announced that Wal-Mart will add its premium spark plug,Autolite® Double Platinum, at 2,400 Wal-Mart stores in 2008.
Specialty Materials
Sales were up 14% compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, driven by growth in allbusinesses, particularly in UOP and Resins & Chemicals.
Segment profit grew 70%, while segment margin increased by 350 bps to 10.8%, primarilydue to increased prices and productivity savings.
Honeywell's Enovate® blowing agent is helping insulate walls in China’s National Stadium,host to the 2008 Olympic Games. The technology will help the stadium meet strict energyefficiency and environmental guidelines that are required by government constructionauthorities and the international Olympic Committee. The stadium is the first major publicbuilding in China to incorporate Enovate.
UOP’s Ecofining technology was selected by Galp Energia, Portugal’s largest refiner, toproduce diesel fuel from vegetable oils. Galp Energia will process 6,500 barrels of vegetableoils per day, supplying European refineries with a high-cetane “green” diesel fuel to help meetincreased demand for high-quality, clean fuels, and biofuels. Green diesel is produced fromrenewable resources and generates lower emissions than either biodiesel or traditionalpetroleum-based diesel. It can be used as a drop in replacement fuel in current diesel engineswithout modifications. In addition, Newfoundland & Labrador Refining Corp. selected UOPto supply technology, basic engineering services, and equipment for the first new fuel refineryto be built in North America since 1984.
Honeywell will discuss its results during its investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. EST. To participate, please dial (706) 643-7681 a few minutes before the 8:00 a.m. start. Please mention to the operator that you are dialing in for Honeywell's investor conference call. The live webcast of the investor call will be available through the “Investor Relations” section of the company's Website (http://www.honeywell.com/investor). Investors can access a replay of the conference call from 11:00 a.m. EST, January 25, until midnight, February 1, by dialing (706) 645-9291. The access code is 29135611.
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Honeywell International is a $36 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visitwww.honeywell.com.
This release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements.
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Honeywell International Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(In millions except per share amounts)
| | Three Months Ended | | | Twelve Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
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Product sales | | $ | 7,475 | | | $ | | 6,644 | | | $ | 27,805 | | | $ | 25,165 | |
Service sales | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,632 | | | | 6,784 | | | | 6,202 | |
Net sales | | | 9,275 | | | | 8,276 | | | | 34,589 | | | | 31,367 | |
Costs, expenses and other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of products sold (A) | | | 5,851 | | | | 5,179 | | | | 21,629 | | | | 19,649 | |
Cost of services sold (A) | | | 1,162 | | | | 1,179 | | | | 4,671 | | | | 4,447 | |
| | | 7,013 | | | | 6,358 | | | | 26,300 | | | | 24,096 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses (A) | | | 1,205 | | | | 1,085 | | | | 4,565 | | | | 4,210 | |
Other (income) expense | | | (6 | ) | | | | (42 | ) | | | (53 | ) | | | (111 | ) |
Interest and other financial charges | | | 125 | | | | | 94 | | | | 456 | | | | 374 | |
| | | 8,337 | | | | 7,495 | | | | 31,268 | | | | 28,569 | |
Income from continuing operations before taxes | | | 938 | | | | | 781 | | | | 3,321 | | | | 2,798 | |
Tax expense | | | 249 | | | | | 196 | | | | 877 | | | | 720 | |
Income from continuing operations | | | 689 | | | | | 585 | | | | 2,444 | | | | 2,078 | |
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes | | | - | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5 | |
Net income | | $ | 689 | | | $ | | 585 | | | $ | 2,444 | | | $ | 2,083 | |
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Earnings per share of common stock - basic: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from continuing operations | | $ | 0.92 | | | $ | | 0.72 | | | $ | 3.20 | | | $ | 2.53 | |
Income from discontinued operations | | | - | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0.01 | |
Net income | | $ | 0.92 | | | $ | | 0.72 | | | $ . | 3.20 | | | $ | 2.54 | |
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Earnings per share of common stock - assuming dilution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from continuing operations | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | | 0.72 | | | $ | 3.16 | | | $ | 2.51 | |
Income from discontinued operations | | | - | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0.01 | |
Net income | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | | 0.72 | | | $ | 3.16 | | | $ | 2.52 | |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic | | | 747 | | | | | 811 | | | | 765 | | | | 821 | |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
assuming dilution | | | 758 | | | | | 817 | | | | 774 | | | | 826 | |
(A) Cost of products and services sold and selling, general and administrative expenses include amounts for repositioning and other charges, pension and other post-retirement benefits expense, and stock option expense.
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Honeywell International Inc.
Segment Data (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
| | Three Months Ended | | | Twelve Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
Net Sales | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Aerospace | | $ | 3,267 | | | $ | 2,955 | | | $ | 12,236 | | | $ | 11,124 | |
Automation and Control Solutions | | | 3,442 | | | | 3,045 | | | 12,478 | | | | 11,020 | |
Specialty Materials | | | 1,240 | | | | 1,083 | | | | 4,866 | | | | 4,631 | |
Transportation Systems | | | 1,326 | | | | 1,193 | | | | 5,009 | | | | 4,592 | |
Corporate | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Total | | $ | 9,275 | | | $ | 8,276 | | | $ | 34,589 | | | $ | 31,367 | |
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Reconciliation of Segment Profit to Income From Continuing Operations Before Taxes |
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Twelve Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
Segment Profit | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Aerospace | | $ | 614 | | | $ | 538 | | | $ | 2,197 | | | $ | 1,892 | |
Automation and Control Solutions | | | 425 | | | | 385 | | | | 1,405 | | | | 1,223 | |
Specialty Materials | | | 134 | | | | 79 | | | | 658 | | | | 568 | |
Transportation Systems | | | 146 | | | | 138 | | | | 583 | | | | 574 | |
Corporate | | | (45 | ) | | | (43 | ) | | | (189 | ) | | | (177 | ) |
Total Segment Profit | | | 1,274 | | | | 1,097 | | | | 4,654 | | | | 4,080 | |
Other income (expense) | | | 6 | | | | 42 | | | | 53 | | | | 111 | |
Interest and other financial charges | | | (125 | ) | | | (94 | ) | | | (456 | ) | | | (374 | ) |
Stock option expense (A) | | | (11 | ) | | | (16 | ) | | | (65 | ) | | | (77 | ) |
Pension and other postretirement expense (A) | | | (71 | ) | | | (115 | ) | | | (322 | ) | | | (459 | ) |
Repositioning and other charges (A) | | | (135 | ) | | | (133 | ) | | | (543 | ) | | | (483 | ) |
Income from continuing operations before taxes | | $ | 938 | | | $ | 781 | | | $ | 3,321 | | | $ | 2,798 | |
(A) Amounts included in cost of products and services sold and selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Honeywell International Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,829 | | $ | 1,224 |
Accounts, notes and other receivables | | | 6,387 | | | 5,740 |
Inventories | | | 3,861 | | | 3,588 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 1,241 | | | 1,215 |
Other current assets | | | 367 | | | 537 |
Total current assets | | | 13,685 | | | 12,304 |
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Investments and long-term receivables | | | 500 | | | 382 |
Property, plant and equipment - net | | | 4,985 | | | 4,797 |
Goodwill | | | 9,175 | | | 8,403 |
Other intangible assets - net | | | 1,498 | | | 1,247 |
Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities | | | 1,086 | | | 1,100 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 611 | | | 1,075 |
Prepaid pension benefit cost | | | 1,444 | | | 695 |
Other assets | | | 984 | | | 938 |
Total assets | | $ | 33,968 | | $ | 30,941 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 3,962 | | $ | 3,518 |
Short-term borrowings | | | 64 | | | 62 |
Commercial paper | | | 1,756 | | | 669 |
Current maturities of long-term debt | | | 418 | | | 423 |
Accrued liabilities | | | 5,741 | | | 5,463 |
Total current liabilities | | | 11,941 | | | 10,135 |
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Long-term debt | | | 5,419 | | | 3,909 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 795 | | | 352 |
Postretirement benefit obligations other than pensions | | | 2,016 | | | 2,090 |
Asbestos related liabilities | | | 1,405 | | | 1,262 |
Other liabilities | | | 3,010 | | | 3,473 |
Shareowners' equity | | | 9,382 | | | 9,720 |
Total liabilities and shareowners' equity | | $ | 33,968 | | $ | 30,941 |
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Honeywell International Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
| | Three Months Ended | | | Twelve Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2007 | | | | 2006 | | | | 2007 | | | | 2006 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 689 | | | $ | 585 | | | $ | 2,444 | | | $ | 2,083 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 217 | | | | 198 | | | | 837 | | | | 794 | |
Repositioning and other charges | | | 135 | | | | 133 | | | | 543 | | | | 483 | |
Net (payments) for repositioning and other charges | | | (149 | ) | | | (224 | ) | | | (504 | ) | | | (559 | ) |
Pension and other postretirement expense | | | 71 | | | | 115 | | | | 322 | | | | 459 | |
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments | | | (134 | ) | | | (95 | ) | | | (300 | ) | | | (353 | ) |
Stock option expense | | | 11 | | | | 16 | | | | 65 | | | | 77 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 163 | | | | 27 | | | | 332 | | | | 450 | |
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements | | | (18 | ) | | | (31 | ) | | | (86 | ) | | | (31 | ) |
Other | | | 7 | | | | 18 | | | | 161 | | | | 20 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
acquisitions and divestitures: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts, notes and other receivables | | | 136 | | | | (28 | ) | | | (467 | ) | | | (573 | ) |
Inventories | | | 107 | | | | 137 | | | | (183 | ) | | | (128 | ) |
Other current assets | | | (19 | ) | | | (5 | ) | | | 17 | | | | (11 | ) |
Accounts payable | | | 124 | | | | 301 | | | | 397 | | | | 516 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 100 | | | | 94 | | | | 333 | | | | (16 | ) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,241 | | | | 3,911 | | | | 3,211 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | | | (310 | ) | | | (300 | ) | | | (767 | ) | | | (733 | ) |
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment | | | 11 | | | | 42 | | | | 98 | | | | 87 | |
Increase in investments | | | - | | | | - | | | | (20 | ) | | | - | |
Decrease in investments | | | 6 | | | | - | | | | 6 | | | | - | |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | | | (584 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | (1,150 | ) | | | (633 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid | | | - | | | | 86 | | | | 51 | | | | 665 | |
Net cash (used for) investing activities | | | (877 | ) | | | (182 | ) | | | (1,782 | ) | | | (614 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in commercial paper | | | (221 | ) | | | 299 | | | | 1,078 | | | | (86 | ) |
Net decrease in short-term borrowings | | | (7 | ) | | | (9 | ) | | | (3 | ) | | | (224 | ) |
Payment of debt assumed with acquisitions | | | - | | | | - | | | | (40 | ) | | | (346 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 86 | | | | 118 | | | | 603 | | | | 396 | |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,885 | | | | 1,239 | |
Payments of long-term debt | | | (15 | ) | | | (648 | ) | | | (430 | ) | | | (1,019 | ) |
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements | | | 18 | | | | 31 | | | | 86 | | | | 31 | |
Repurchases of common stock | | | (203 | ) | | | (876 | ) | | | (3,986 | ) | | | (1,896 | ) |
Cash dividends paid on common stock | | | (187 | ) | | | (184 | ) | | | (767 | ) | | | (744 | ) |
Net cash (used for) financing activities | | | (529 | ) | | | (1,269 | ) | | | (1,574 | ) | | | (2,649 | ) |
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Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | 8 | | | | 19 | | | | 50 | | | | 42 | |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 42 | | | | (191 | ) | | | 605 | | | | (10 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 1,787 | | | | 1,415 | | | | 1,224 | | | | 1,234 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 1,829 | | | $ | 1,224 | | | $ | 1,829 | | | $ | 1,224 | |
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Honeywell International Inc.
Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
| | Three Months Ended | | | Twelve Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 1,440 | | | $ | 1,241 | | | $ | 3,911 | | | $ | 3,211 | |
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | | | (310 | ) | | | (300 | ) | | | (767 | ) | | | (733 | ) |
Free cash flow | | $ | 1,130 | | | $ | 941 | | | $ | 3,144 | | | $ | 2,478 | |
We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities, less cash expenditures for property, plant and equipment.
We believe that this metric is useful to investors and management as a measure of cash generated by business operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, and to pay dividends, repurchase stock, or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. This metric can also be used to evaluate our ability to generate cash flow from business operations and the impact that this cash flow has on our liquidity.