EX-99 2 a2015q2release_ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99 2015 Q2 Release_Ex 99.1

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EMERSON REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2015 RESULTS

Net sales of $5.4 billion decreased 7 percent, with underlying sales flat
Reported earnings per share increased 84 percent to $1.42. Adjusted earnings per share decreased 16 percent to $0.65, excluding a $0.77 gain on the sale of the power transmission solutions business
Share repurchase accelerated to $869 million in the quarter
Over the past twelve months $3.1 billion has been returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchase

ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2015 – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced that net sales in the second quarter ended March 31, 2015 were down 7 percent, with underlying sales flat excluding unfavorable currency translation of 5 percent and an impact from divestitures of 2 percent. Global customers in oil and gas and industrial markets, particularly energy-related, reduced spending faster and deeper than we expected as a result of the significant decline in oil prices and strength of the U.S. dollar. By geography, demand was mixed with the Middle East/Africa up 8 percent, Europe up 2 percent, and Asia up 1 percent, while the U.S. was down 3 percent and Latin America was down 7 percent. Underlying sales were led by modest growth in Commercial & Residential Solutions, reflecting favorable trends in U.S. construction, and in Process Management which benefited from a strong backlog position coming into the quarter.
Profitability declined reflecting volume deleverage, unfavorable mix, and higher costs related to increased strategic investment spending in the prior year. The sudden drop to flat underlying growth in the quarter after moderate underlying growth in the previous six months was a significant factor affecting the deleverage. For the quarter, reported earnings per share were $1.42, an increase of 84 percent. Excluding a $0.77 gain on the sale of the power transmission solutions business, adjusted earnings per share decreased 16 percent to $0.65. As a result of the rapid weakening of both orders and sales in the second quarter, we will further accelerate restructuring. Restructuring for the first half of the fiscal year totaled $53 million and full-year restructuring is now expected to exceed $140 million. Operating cash flow declined 38 percent, due to lower operating results and increased investment in working capital. Full-year operating cash generation is expected to remain strong.

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"Emerson faced significant challenges and market headwinds in the second quarter as economic conditions affected demand across our businesses," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David N. Farr. "The strength of the U.S. dollar, lower oil prices, and a slowdown in industrial spending dramatically reduced order rates during the quarter resulting in growth below our expectations. At the end of March, trailing three-month underlying orders were negative 8 percent. By taking aggressive actions now and over the next six to nine months, we will be well-positioned to capitalize on new opportunities as the markets recover.
"As we announced at our February investor conference, we fully understand the issues we face with our portfolio composition and end-market headwinds, even though the headwinds are more severe than we anticipated," Farr continued. "We will continue to execute the tactical and strategic actions required to create long-term shareholder value. Our actions have been underway since February, but they will now need to be broader, deeper, and properly measured against our long-term objectives."
 
Business Segment Highlights

Process Management net sales decreased 3 percent. Underlying sales increased 2 percent supported by strong backlog and market penetration gains. Foreign currency translation had a 5 percent unfavorable impact. Order rates during the quarter were affected by a rapid reduction in global spending in the oil and gas industry resulting from the decline in oil prices and strength of the U.S. dollar. Upstream oil and gas activity slowed significantly as capital budget reductions have delayed project decisions, particularly in the Americas. As a result, underlying sales in North America were down 1 percent, as resiliency in downstream and MRO investment partially offset sharp declines in upstream activity. Demand was mixed in Asia, up 6 percent, with strong growth in India and other emerging markets offsetting a slight decline in China and continued challenging conditions in Australia. Europe grew 7 percent, as double-digit growth in emerging countries offset declines in mature western European markets. Middle East/Africa grew 3 percent reflecting favorable activity levels across the region. Segment margin decreased to 14.7 percent, primarily due to unfavorable mix, the impact of the stronger dollar on operations, investment spending in the prior year, and increased restructuring spending ($17 million or 90 basis points). As expected, lower oil prices caused significant downward pressure on process markets in the quarter. Although downstream momentum has continued to be a bright spot, the overall uncertainty surrounding oil prices has slowed the pace of business. Demand is expected to continue to be weak for the next twelve months, affecting both fiscal 2015 and 2016.
Industrial Automation net sales were down 16 percent, with underlying sales down 2 percent as currency translation deducted 6 percent and divestitures deducted 8 percent. Geographic results were generally soft, with North America down 1 percent, Europe down 2 percent, and Asia up 1 percent. The second quarter reflected weakness in short-cycle European demand, upstream oil and gas, and industrial

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spending, specifically in energy-related markets. Segment margin decreased 130 basis points to 13.9 percent, which includes an unfavorable impact of 40 basis points from the power transmission solutions divestiture. Market conditions are expected to remain mixed in the near term, with Europe exhibiting some signs of improvement as a result of the weaker euro, while industrial spending will be slow to recover from recent weakness. Upstream oil and gas will continue to negatively impact order rates in the power generating alternators and electrical distribution businesses.
Network Power net sales decreased 9 percent, with underlying sales down 3 percent as currency translation deducted 5 percent and divestitures deducted 1 percent. By geography, Europe was up 4 percent, North America down 7 percent, Asia down 5 percent, Latin America up 7 percent and Middle East/Africa up 19 percent. The telecommunications power business decreased sharply as global telecommunications companies cut capital spending across all geographies. The data center business decreased moderately reflecting continued weakness in customer infrastructure investment. Segment margin declined to 3.2 percent, primarily due to volume deleverage, particularly from the telecommunications business, unfavorable mix, and increased restructuring. Demand is expected to remain mixed in the second half of the year, with improving data center market conditions and continued weakness in telecommunications power capital spending.
Climate Technologies net sales decreased 6 percent, as U.S. air conditioning customers work through pre-built inventory from the previous two quarters that was driven by regulatory changes that were effective January 1, 2015. Underlying sales declined 3 percent and currency translation deducted 3 percent. North America was down 5 percent, as the U.S. residential air conditioning business decreased by double digits resulting from the inventory pre-buy. Asia decreased 2 percent, as growth in the India, Australia, and southeast Asia air conditioning and refrigeration businesses was more than offset by slowing demand in China. Demand was mixed in other geographies, with robust growth in Middle East/Africa, Europe up 1 percent, and Latin America down double digits. Segment margin decreased to 17.3 percent, primarily driven by volume deleverage. Climate Technologies is expected to have modest underlying growth in the second half of the year as end user demand in HVAC and refrigeration is expected to remain favorable.
Commercial & Residential Solutions net sales increased 1 percent, with underlying sales up 3 percent, led by solid market conditions in the U.S. Foreign currency translation deducted 2 percent. Growth in food waste disposers, storage, and wet/dry vacuums more than offset declines in the professional tools business, which was affected by a decline in oil and gas related spending. Segment margin decreased to 19.4 percent reflecting unfavorable business mix and higher restructuring. Favorable conditions in U.S. construction markets are expected to continue in the near term, supporting the outlook for moderate growth in the second half of fiscal 2015.



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2015 Outlook
The global macroeconomic environment for Emerson related businesses will continue to be challenging for the remainder of 2015, as strong headwinds from lower oil prices, strength of the U.S. dollar, and a broad slowdown in industrial spending, particularly in North America and China, will place downward pressure on underlying sales growth across most of our businesses. Visibility is limited in this environment, so our focus will be on controlling what we can: reducing costs to improve profitability, cash flow, and capital resource allocation. Near-term profitability will be negatively affected by volume deleverage as a result of weaker underlying sales growth. We now expect 2015 net sales to decline (7) to (5) percent. Underlying sales growth is expected to be 0 to 2 percent, excluding a negative impact from currency translation of approximately 5 percent and a 2 percent deduction from divestitures. Our execution focus will be on aligning costs with minimal, if any, underlying sales growth to improve margins and position the company for increased profit growth in 2016. Therefore, restructuring will continue to be increased in this environment and is now expected to exceed $140 million in the fiscal year. Reported earnings per share are expected to be $4.17 to $4.32, including a significant reduction from currency translation, the power transmission solutions divestiture gain of $0.77 per share, and accelerated restructuring costs of $0.09 per share.
"I am proud of the effort the management team and all of our employees are making in the face of these difficult global market conditions," Farr said. "We will stay focused on what we can control and drive operational improvements in this tough cycle as we move through 2015."

Upcoming Investor Events
Today at 2 p.m. ET, Emerson management will discuss the second quarter results during a conference call. Access to a live webcast of the discussion will be available at www.emerson.com/financial at the time of the call. A replay of the conference call will remain available for approximately three months.
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Emerson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Farr will present at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key Florida, at 10:45 a.m. ET. The presentation will be posted on Emerson's website at www.emerson.com/financial at the time of the event and remain available for approximately three months.
On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Emerson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Farr will present at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City, at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical may be “forward-looking” statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Emerson undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include economic and

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currency conditions, market demand, pricing, protection of intellectual property, and competitive and technological factors, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

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Table 1
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
Percent
 
2014
 
2015
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales

$5,812

 

$5,400

 
(7)%
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
     Cost of sales
3,417

 
3,234

 
 
     SG&A expenses
1,394

 
1,318

 
 
     Gain on sale of business

 
932

 
 
     Other deductions, net
137

 
136

 
 
     Interest expense, net
47

 
40

 
 
Earnings before income taxes
817

 
1,604

 
96%
Income taxes
263

 
625

 
 
Net earnings
554

 
979

 
77%
Less: Noncontrolling interests in earnings of subsidiaries
7

 
6

 
 
Net earnings common stockholders

$547

 

$973

 
78%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted avg. shares outstanding
705.2

 
684.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share common stockholders

$0.77

 

$1.42

 
84%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2015
 
 
Other deductions, net
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of intangibles

$58

 

$53

 
 
     Rationalization of operations
21

 
44

 
 
     Artesyn equity loss
34

 

 
 
     Other
24

 
39

 
 
          Total

$137

 

$136

 
 


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Table 2
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31
 
Percent
 
2014
 
2015
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales

$11,418

 

$10,987

 
(4)%
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
     Cost of sales
6,787

 
6,541

 
 
     SG&A expenses
2,838

 
2,723

 
 
     Gain on sale of business

 
932

 
 
     Other deductions, net
232

 
200

 
 
     Interest expense, net
101

 
86

 
 
Earnings before income taxes
1,460

 
2,369

 
62%
Income taxes
429

 
861

 
 
Net earnings
1,031

 
1,508

 
46%
Less: Noncontrolling interests in earnings of subsidiaries
22

 
10

 
 
Net earnings common stockholders

$1,009

 

$1,498

 
48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted avg. shares outstanding
706.7

 
689.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share common stockholders

$1.42

 

$2.17

 
53%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31
 
 
 
2014
 
2015
 
 
Other deductions, net
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of intangibles

$115

 

$108

 
 
     Rationalization of operations
34

 
53

 
 
     Artesyn equity loss
34

 

 
 
     Other
49

 
39

 
 
          Total

$232

 

$200

 
 

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Table 3
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2015
Assets
 
 
 
     Cash and equivalents

$2,724

 

$3,256

     Receivables, net
4,563

 
4,299

     Inventories
2,233

 
2,107

     Other current assets
683

 
682

          Total current assets
10,203

 
10,344

     Property, plant & equipment, net
3,692

 
3,570

     Goodwill
7,875

 
6,805

     Other intangible assets
1,810

 
1,555

     Other
766

 
694

          Total assets

$24,346

 

$22,968

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and equity
 
 
 
     Short-term borrowings and current
 
 
 
        maturities of long-term debt

$2,661

 

$3,358

     Accounts payables
2,522

 
2,407

     Accrued expenses
2,583

 
2,595

     Income taxes
66

 
410

          Total current liabilities
7,832

 
8,770

     Long-term debt
3,836

 
3,272

     Other liabilities
2,153

 
1,958

     Total equity
10,525

 
8,968

          Total liabilities and equity

$24,346

 

$22,968


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Table 4
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31
 
2014
 
2015
Operating activities
 
 
 
     Net earnings

$1,031

 

$1,508

     Depreciation and amortization
419

 
412

     Changes in operating working capital
(273
)
 
(530
)
     Gain on sale of business, net of tax

 
(528
)
     Other, net
89

 
67

          Net cash provided by operating activities
1,266

 
929

 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
     Capital expenditures
(397
)
 
(359
)
     Purchase of businesses, net of cash and equivalents acquired
(576
)
 
(145
)
     Divestitures of businesses
268

 
1,391

     Other, net
(55
)
 
(86
)
          Net cash (used by) provided by investing activities
(760
)
 
801

 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
     Net increase in short-term borrowings
1,090

 
854

     Principal payments of long-term debt
(321
)
 
(251
)
     Dividends paid
(606
)
 
(647
)
     Purchases of common stock
(596
)
 
(1,351
)
     Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(574
)
 

     Other, net
(37
)
 
(20
)
          Net cash used by financing activities
(1,044
)
 
(1,415
)
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
(13
)
 
(208
)
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
(551
)
 
107

 
 
 
 
Beginning cash and equivalents
3,275

 
3,149

 
 
 
 
Ending cash and equivalents

$2,724

 

$3,256

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Table 5
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT SALES AND EARNINGS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2015
Sales
 
 
 
     Process Management

$2,108

 

$2,042

     Industrial Automation
1,232

 
1,034

     Network Power
1,171

 
1,063

     Climate Technologies
1,041

 
982

     Commercial & Residential Solutions
460

 
465

 
6,012

 
5,586

     Eliminations
(200
)
 
(186
)
          Net sales

$5,812

 

$5,400

 
 
 
 
Earnings
 
 
 
     Process Management

$383

 

$299

     Industrial Automation
187

 
144

     Network Power
96

 
34

     Climate Technologies
186

 
170

     Commercial & Residential Solutions
99

 
91

 
951

 
738

     Differences in accounting methods
60

 
53

     Corporate and other
(147
)
 
853

     Interest expense, net
(47
)
 
(40
)
          Earnings before income taxes

$817

 

$1,604

 
 
 
 
Rationalization of operations
 
 
 
     Process Management

$5

 

$22

     Industrial Automation
3

 
2

     Network Power
6

 
13

     Climate Technologies
7

 
4

     Commercial & Residential Solutions

 
3

          Total

$21

 

$44


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Table 6
EMERSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT SALES AND EARNINGS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31
 
2014
 
2015
Sales
 
 
 
     Process Management

$4,149

 

$4,141

     Industrial Automation
2,381

 
2,186

     Network Power
2,474

 
2,182

     Climate Technologies
1,827

 
1,882

     Commercial & Residential Solutions
926

 
945

 
11,757

 
11,336

     Eliminations
(339
)
 
(349
)
          Net sales

$11,418

 

$10,987

 
 
 
 
Earnings
 
 
 
     Process Management

$756

 

$691

     Industrial Automation
349

 
308

     Network Power
179

 
113

     Climate Technologies
293

 
296

     Commercial & Residential Solutions
199

 
194

 
1,776

 
1,602

     Differences in accounting methods
117

 
111

     Corporate and other
(332
)
 
742

     Interest expense, net
(101
)
 
(86
)
          Earnings before income taxes

$1,460

 

$2,369

 
 
 
 
Rationalization of operations
 
 
 
     Process Management

$8

 

$25

     Industrial Automation
5

 
4

     Network Power
10

 
14

     Climate Technologies
10

 
6

     Commercial & Residential Solutions
1

 
4

          Total

$34

 

$53


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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures & Other
 
Table 7
The following reconciles non-GAAP measures (denoted by *) with the most directly comparable GAAP measure (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Process
 
Industrial
 
Network
 
Climate
 
Comm &
 
 
Q2 sales change
Mgmt
 
Auto
 
Power
 
Tech
 
Res Solns
 
Total
 
Underlying*
2
 %
 
(2
)%
 
(3
)%
 
(3
)%
 
3
 %
 
 %
 
Acq/Div
 %
 
(8
)%
 
(1
)%
 
 %
 
 %
 
(2
)%
 
FX
(5
)%
 
(6
)%
 
(5
)%
 
(3
)%
 
(2
)%
 
(5
)%
 
Reported
(3
)%
 
(16
)%
 
(9
)%
 
(6
)%
 
1
 %
 
(7
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015E sales change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Underlying*
~0-2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acq/Div
~(2)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FX
~(5)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported
~(7)-(5)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EPS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q2 2014
 
Q2 2015
 
% Change
Reported
 
 
 
 

$0.77

 

$1.42

 
84%
Gain on sale of power transmission solutions
 

 

($0.77
)
 
(100)%
Adjusted*
 
 
 
 

$0.77

 

$0.65

 
(16)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: Underlying sales and orders exclude the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and currency translation.


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