2014 full-year adjusted EPS forecast range narrowed to
2014 SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:
Second Quarter Ended |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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Net Sales | $ | 3,568.2 | $ | 3,337.8 | 7 | % | $ | 3,568.2 | $ | 3,337.8 | 7 | % | ||||||
Operating Income | 512.2 | 352.3 | 45 | % | 507.2 | 441.1 | 15 | % | ||||||||||
Net Income Attributable to |
311.4 | 213.1 | 46 | % | 314.4 | 265.5 | 18 | % | ||||||||||
Diluted Net Income Per Share | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.69 | 48 | % | $ | 1.03 | $ | 0.86 | 20 | % | ||||||
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* Operating income is adjusted for special gains and charges; net income and diluted net income per share are adjusted for special gains and charges and discrete tax items.
CEO comment
Commenting on the quarter,
"Looking to the balance of the year, we expect to outperform market trends as we continue to focus on strong customer relationships, industry-leading innovation, and delivering unmatched personalized service through our outstanding global team. We believe our solid first half momentum coupled with increasing global needs for our comprehensive solutions will drive accelerated second half sales and full-year upper-teens adjusted earnings per share growth this year as well as superior growth for years to come."
Quarter overview
Second Quarter Ended |
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Reported | % | Adjusted Fixed Currency* | % | |||||||||||||||
(Millions) | 2014 | 2013 | Change | 2014 | 2013 | Change | ||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 3,568.2 | $ | 3,337.8 | 7 | % | $ | 3,532.2 | $ | 3,278.6 | 8 | % | ||||||
Operating Income | 512.2 | 352.3 | 45 | % | 503.2 | 431.2 | 17 | % | ||||||||||
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* Operating income is adjusted for special gains and charges
Acquisition adjusted growth rates generally exclude the results of any acquired business for the first twelve months post acquisition and exclude the results of any divested businesses for the twelve months prior to divestiture. Champion is an exception. Due to the rapid pace at which the business is being fully integrated within our Global Energy segment, including all customer selling activity, discrete financial data specific to the legacy Champion business is not readily available post acquisition. As such, to allow for the most meaningful period-over-period comparison, specific to the Champion transaction, Champion's results for the comparable period of the prior year have been included for purposes of providing acquisition adjusted growth rates.
Second quarter 2014 reported operating income increased 45% to
Second quarter 2014 reported net income attributable to
Segment review
Second quarter 2014 sales for the
Second quarter 2014 sales for the Global Institutional segment, when measured at fixed currency rates, rose 3% to
Global Energy segment sales, when measured at fixed currency rates, grew 20% to
Other segment sales, when measured at fixed currency rates, increased 7% to
The Corporate segment also includes special gains and charges. Special gains and charges for the second quarter of 2014 were a net gain of
The reported income tax rate for the second quarter 2014 was 29.4% and compared with the reported rate of 24.6% in the second quarter 2013. Excluding the tax rate impact of special gains and charges and discrete tax items, the adjusted income tax rate was 27.9% in the second quarter 2014 compared with 28.5% for the same period last year. The improved adjusted tax rate was the result of favorable geographic income mix which more than offset the expired
Business Outlook
2014
Our detailed outlook for the full year 2014 is as follows:
Adjusted Gross Margin, excluding special gains and charges | approx. 47% | ||||||
SG&A % of Sales | approx. 32% | ||||||
Interest expense, net | |||||||
Adjusted tax rate | 27% - 28% | ||||||
Adjusted EPS, excluding special gains and charges | |||||||
Diluted shares | approx. 306 million | ||||||
We continue to expect special gains and charges for the full year 2014 to be approximately a
2014 - Third Quarter
Our detailed outlook for the third quarter 2014 is as follows:
Adjusted Gross Margin, excluding special gains and charges | approx. 47% | ||||||
SG&A % of Sales | approx. 32% | ||||||
Interest expense, net | |||||||
Adjusted tax rate | approx. 28% | ||||||
Adjusted EPS, excluding special gains and charges | |||||||
Diluted shares | approx. 306 million | ||||||
We expect third quarter 2014 special gains and charges, including restructuring charges and integration costs, to be a net charge of approximately
Reported third quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share of
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Additional risks and uncertainties that may affect operating results and business performance are set forth under Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K and our other public filings with the
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This news release and certain of the accompanying tables include financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures include fixed currency sales, acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales, adjusted gross margins, fixed currency operating income, adjusted operating income, adjusted fixed currency operating income, adjusted fixed currency operating income adjusted for acquisitions, adjusted tax rate, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share.
We provide these measures as additional information regarding our operating results. We use these non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate our performance and in making financial and operational decisions, including with respect to incentive compensation. We believe that our presentation of these measures provides investors with greater transparency with respect to our results of operations and that these measures are useful for period-to-period comparison of results.
We include in special gains and charges items that are unusual in nature, and significant in amount. In order to better allow investors to compare underlying business performance period-to-period, we provide adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to
The adjusted effective tax rate measure promotes period-to-period comparability of the underlying effective tax rate because the amounts excluded do not necessarily reflect costs associated with historical trends or expected future results.
We evaluate the performance of our international operations based on fixed currency rates of foreign exchange. Fixed currency sales, acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales, fixed currency operating income, adjusted fixed currency operating income and adjusted fixed currency operating income adjusted for acquisitions measures eliminate the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on our international sales, acquisition adjusted sales, operating income, adjusted operating income and acquisition adjusted operating income, respectively, and promote a better understanding of our sales and operating income trends from underlying business performance. Fixed currency amounts included in this release are based on translation into U.S. dollars at the fixed foreign currency exchange rates established by management at the beginning of 2014.
Acquisition adjusted growth rates generally exclude the results of any acquired business for the first twelve months post acquisition and exclude the results of any divested businesses for the previous twelve months prior to divestiture. Champion is an exception. Due to the rapid pace at which the business is being fully integrated within our Global Energy segment, including all customer selling activity, discrete financial data specific to the legacy Champion business is not readily available post acquisition. As such, to allow for the most meaningful period-over-period comparison, specific to the Champion transaction, Champion's results for the comparable period of the prior year have been included for purposes of providing acquisition adjusted growth rates.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business. We recommend that investors view these measures in conjunction with the GAAP measures included in this news release. A reconciliation of reported diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share is provided in the table "Supplemental Diluted Earnings per Share Information" included in this news release.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND QUARTER & SIX MONTHS ENDED |
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(millions, except per share) | 2014 | 2013 | Change | 2014 | 2013 | Change | |||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,568.2 | $ | 3,337.8 | 7 | % | $ | 6,904.8 | $ | 6,209.9 | 11 | % | |||||||||
Cost of sales (1) | 1,909.4 | 1,810.2 | 5 | % | 3,728.6 | 3,349.9 | 11 | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,152.7 | 1,101.7 | 5 | % | 2,289.6 | 2,122.7 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||
Special (gains) and charges (1) | (6.1 | ) | 73.6 | 23.5 | 123.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 512.2 | 352.3 | 45 | % | 863.1 | 614.0 | 41 | % | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net (1) | 66.2 | 66.2 | 0 | % | 131.3 | 127.7 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 446.0 | 286.1 | 56 | % | 731.8 | 486.3 | 50 | % | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 131.0 | 70.3 | 86 | % | 222.3 | 109.5 | 103 | % | |||||||||||||
Net income including noncontrolling interest | 315.0 | 215.8 | 46 | % | 509.5 | 376.8 | 35 | % | |||||||||||||
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (1) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to |
$ | 311.4 | $ | 213.1 | 46 | % | $ | 502.4 | $ | 372.7 | 35 | % | |||||||||
Earnings attributable to |
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Basic | $ | 1.04 | $ | 0.71 | 46 | % | $ | 1.67 | $ | 1.25 | 34 | % | |||||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.69 | 48 | % | $ | 1.64 | $ | 1.23 | 33 | % | |||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 299.6 | 301.5 | -1 | % | 300.1 | 298.5 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
Diluted | 305.2 | 307.4 | -1 | % | 305.9 | 304.2 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
(1) Special (gains) and charges in the Consolidated Statement of Income above include the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring | $ | 1.1 | $ | 1.6 | $ | 7.1 | $ | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
Recognition of inventory fair value step-up | - | 13.6 | - | 13.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 1.1 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Special (gains) and charges | |||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges | 6.0 | 45.0 | 28.6 | 63.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Champion acquisition and integration costs | 5.2 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 31.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Nalco merger and integration costs | 1.5 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | 23.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Litigation related charges, settlements and other | (18.8 | ) | 0.2 | (19.6 | ) | (3.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal | (6.1 | ) | 73.6 | 23.5 | 123.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income subtotal | (5.0 | ) | 88.8 | 30.6 | 140.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition debt costs | - | 0.3 | - | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (5.0 | ) | $ | 89.1 | $ | 30.6 | $ | 142.5 | ||||||||||||
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Note:
Effective in the first quarter of 2014, certain employee-related costs from our recently acquired businesses that were historically presented within cost of sales were revised and reclassified to SG&A. These immaterial revisions were made to conform with management's view of the respective costs within the global organizational model. Results for 2013 have been revised to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassification had no impact on net earnings, financial position or cash flows.
REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND QUARTER & SIX MONTHS ENDED |
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(millions) | 2014 | 2013 | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,213.6 | $ | 1,180.3 | 3 | % | $ | 2,351.6 | $ | 2,284.6 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
Global Institutional | 1,077.0 | 1,042.1 | 3 | % | 2,070.3 | 2,005.3 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Global Energy | 1,050.7 | 877.4 | 20 | % | 2,055.8 | 1,443.1 | 42 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 190.9 | 178.8 | 7 | % | 363.6 | 344.7 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | 3,532.2 | 3,278.6 | 8 | % | 6,841.3 | 6,077.7 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Currency impact | 36.0 | 59.2 | 63.5 | 132.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated | $ | 3,568.2 | $ | 3,337.8 | 7 | % | $ | 6,904.8 | $ | 6,209.9 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 162.0 | $ | 149.4 | 8 | % | $ | 281.5 | $ | 261.1 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||
Global Institutional | 200.0 | 194.2 | 3 | % | 355.5 | 340.0 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Global Energy | 156.7 | 109.0 | 44 | % | 288.4 | 181.1 | 59 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 29.5 | 27.7 | 7 | % | 51.6 | 49.4 | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | (40.0 | ) | (137.9 | ) | (120.8 | ) | (238.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Subtotal at fixed currency rates | 508.2 | 342.4 | 48 | % | 856.2 | 593.4 | 44 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Currency impact | 4.0 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 20.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated | $ | 512.2 | $ | 352.3 | 45 | % | $ | 863.1 | $ | 614.0 | 41 | % | ||||||||||||
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Note:
Effective in the first quarter of 2014,
The Corporate segment includes amortization from the Nalco merger intangible assets and in 2013 certain integration costs for both the Nalco and Champion transactions. The Corporate segment also includes special (gains) and charges reported on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | ||||||||||||
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(millions) | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 187.0 | $ | 339.2 | $ | 375.2 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 2,637.3 | 2,568.0 | 2,436.3 | |||||||||
Inventories | 1,414.3 | 1,321.9 | 1,373.3 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 167.3 | 163.0 | 203.6 | |||||||||
Other current assets | 366.2 | 306.3 | 309.8 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 4,772.1 | 4,698.4 | 4,698.2 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,938.9 | 2,882.0 | 2,779.1 | |||||||||
Goodwill | 6,862.9 | 6,862.9 | 6,862.3 | |||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 4,635.9 | 4,785.3 | 4,945.0 | |||||||||
Other assets | 404.0 | 407.9 | 369.7 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 19,613.8 | $ | 19,636.5 | $ | 19,654.3 | ||||||
Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 1,589.7 | $ | 861.0 | $ | 872.9 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 1,004.5 | 1,021.9 | 912.0 | |||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 492.8 | 571.1 | 452.1 | |||||||||
Income taxes | 43.4 | 80.9 | 72.9 | |||||||||
Other current liabilities | 836.5 | 953.8 | 935.6 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 3,966.9 | 3,488.7 | 3,245.5 | |||||||||
Long-term debt | 5,539.1 | 6,043.5 | 6,635.3 | |||||||||
Postretirement health care and pension benefits | 797.4 | 795.6 | 1,231.6 | |||||||||
Other liabilities | 1,850.3 | 1,899.3 | 1,803.2 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 12,153.7 | 12,227.1 | 12,915.6 | |||||||||
Equity | ||||||||||||
Common stock | 346.7 | 345.1 | 344.1 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 4,791.4 | 4,692.0 | 4,609.9 | |||||||||
Retained earnings | 5,036.3 | 4,699.0 | 4,255.9 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (350.8 | ) | (305.2 | ) | (582.0 | ) | ||||||
Treasury stock | (2,420.7 | ) | (2,086.6 | ) | (1,960.4 | ) | ||||||
Total |
7,402.9 | 7,344.3 | 6,667.5 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 57.2 | 65.1 | 71.2 | |||||||||
Total equity | 7,460.1 | 7,409.4 | 6,738.7 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 19,613.8 | $ | 19,636.5 | $ | 19,654.3 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The table below provides a reconciliation of diluted earnings per share, as reported, to the non-GAAP measure of adjusted diluted earnings per share. |
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Diluted earnings per share, as reported (U.S. GAAP) |
$ | 0.53 | $ | 0.69 | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 3.16 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special (gains) and charges (1) | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax expense (benefits) (2) | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 1.47 | $ | 1.04 | $ | 2.50 | $ | 1.04 | $ | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||
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2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share, as reported (U.S. GAAP) |
$ | 0.62 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special (gains) and charges (3) | 0.09 | (0.02 | ) | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax expense (benefits) (4) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) |
$ | 0.74 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Per share amounts do not necessarily sum due to changes in shares outstanding and rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Special (gains) and charges for 2013 include restructuring charges of
(2) The first quarter 2013 discrete tax net benefit of
(3) Special (gains) and charges for 2014 include restructuring charges of
(4) The first quarter 2014 discrete tax net expense of
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