- EPS of $1.23, up 4 percent; up 11 percent excluding (0.08) currency impact; $0.03 above guidance mid-point
- Operating margin 20.7 percent; up 110 basis points driven by ITW’s Enterprise Initiatives
- Full-year 2015 EPS $5.13, up 10 percent; up 19 percent excluding currency impact
- Reaffirming full-year 2016 guidance
GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today reported fourth quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.23, a 4 percent increase compared to the year-ago period. Operating margin increased 110 basis points to 20.7 percent and organic revenue declined 0.6 percent. The company’s ongoing Product Line Simplification (PLS) activities reduced organic growth by 1 percentage-point.
"We are pleased with ITW’s strong performance in the quarter and for the year,” said E. Scott Santi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In the quarter, the company continued to deliver meaningful improvement in our EPS, operating margin, and return on invested capital metrics, and demand across our business portfolio held steady versus the third quarter. While demand for industrial equipment remains sluggish, we have seen stable underlying demand trends in both Welding and Test & Measurement/Electronics over the past two quarters.
“For full-year 2015, ITW grew EPS 10 percent, expanded operating margin by 150 basis points to a record of 21.4 percent, improved after-tax return on invested capital by 140 basis points to a record of 20.4 percent, and returned more than $2.7 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. In 2015, the company made meaningful progress on the organic growth component of our Enterprise Strategy as evidenced by 60 percent of the company’s revenues achieving “ready to grow” status and 45 percent growing at 6 percent organically. In the current economic environment and over the long-term, ITW’s unique business model and the execution of our Enterprise Strategy have us well-positioned to continue to deliver differentiated performance,” Santi concluded.
4Q Highlights
- EPS increased 4 percent to $1.23. Excluding $(0.08) impact from foreign currency translation, EPS would have been up 11 percent.
- Operating margin increased 110 basis points to a fourth quarter record of 20.7 percent as Enterprise Initiatives contributed 110 basis points.
- Free cash flow was very strong at $628 million, an increase of 12 percent; free cash flow conversion was 140 percent of net income.
- After-tax return on invested capital improved 150 basis points to a fourth quarter record of 20.1 percent.
- Total revenues of $3.3 billion were down 6.5 percent primarily due to the impact from foreign currency translation. Organic revenue declined 0.6 percent as the company’s ongoing PLS activities reduced organic growth by 1 percentage-point.
- Automotive OEM organic revenue grew 5 percent, including 10 percent growth in Europe, 4 percent growth in North America and 14 percent growth in China.
- Construction Products organic revenue increased 3 percent driven by 7 percent growth in Asia Pacific and 2 percent growth in North America. Operating margin of 19.9 percent was up 420 basis points.
- Food Equipment organic revenue increased 2 percent against a challenging prior year comparison with solid growth in international equipment and North America service. Operating margin of 23.9 percent increased 220 basis points.
- Sequential demand in Welding was up 2 percent compared to the third quarter of 2015, and was flat on a seasonally adjusted basis. Facing challenging year-over-year comparisons, organic revenue declined 11 percent.
- Test & Measurement/Electronics organic revenue declined 3 percent. Sequential demand was up 6 percent compared to the third quarter of 2015, and up 2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Operating margin of 18.1 percent increased 300 basis points.
Capital Allocation Update
On January 25, 2016, ITW announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Engineered Fasteners and Components (EF&C) business, a leading global supplier of engineered fastening systems and interior technical components to the automotive OEM market, from ZF TRW for approximately $450 million. Headquartered in Germany, EF&C operates 13 manufacturing facilities globally and employs approximately 3,500 people. EF&C had revenues of approximately $470 million in 2015. ITW plans to fund a majority of the purchase price with non-U.S. cash. The company expects the acquisition to be slightly accretive to EPS in the first 12 months and to generate long-term return on invested capital at or above the company’s 20-plus percent target. Pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
In January 2016, ITW tax-efficiently accessed $1.2 billion of non-U.S. cash. As a result, the company is raising its 2016 share repurchase expectation by $1 billion to approximately $2 billion.
2016 Guidance
The company is reaffirming its 2016 full-year EPS guidance of $5.35 to $5.55, which is a year-over-year increase of 6 percent at the midpoint. Organic revenue for the year is projected to be up 1 to 3 percent, which is in-line with current demand levels. The organic growth forecast includes approximately 90 basis points of impact from the company’s ongoing PLS activities. Operating margin is projected to be approximately 22.5 percent, an increase of more than 100 basis points year-over-year. ITW’s Enterprise Initiatives are expected to improve operating margin by 100 basis points, independent of volume growth.
For the first quarter 2016, the company expects EPS to be in a range of $1.20 to $1.30 and operating margin to be approximately 21.5 percent. Organic revenue is forecast to be flat to up 2 percent.
Forward-looking statement
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding diluted earnings per share, organic revenue growth, the impact of product line simplification activities, operating margin and return on invested capital. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such factors include those contained in ITW's Form 10-K for 2014 and Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2015.
About ITW
ITW (NYSE:ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $13.4 billion in 2015. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW has nearly 50,000 dedicated colleagues in operations around the world who thrive in the company’s unique decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. To learn more about the company and the ITW Business Model, visit www.itw.com.
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. and SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| In millions except per share amounts | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
| Operating Revenue | $ | 3,275 | $ | 3,504 | $ | 13,405 | $ | 14,484 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | 1,941 | 2,114 | 7,888 | 8,673 | |||||||||||
| Selling, administrative, and research and development expenses | 598 | 644 | 2,417 | 2,678 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 57 | 60 | 231 | 242 | |||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Operating Income | 679 | 686 | 2,867 | 2,888 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (58 | ) | (54 | ) | (226 | ) | (250 | ) | |||||||
| Other income (expense) | 13 | 25 | 78 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | 634 | 657 | 2,719 | 2,699 | |||||||||||
| Income Taxes | 184 | 196 | 820 | 809 | |||||||||||
| Income from Continuing Operations | 450 | 461 | 1,899 | 1,890 | |||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations | — | (11 | ) | — | 1,056 | ||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 450 | $ | 450 | $ | 1,899 | $ | 2,946 | |||||||
| Income Per Share from Continuing Operations: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.19 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 4.70 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.18 | $ | 5.13 | $ | 4.67 | |||||||
| Income (Loss) Per Share from Discontinued Operations: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | — | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | — | $ | 2.63 | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | — | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | — | $ | 2.61 | ||||||
| Net Income Per Share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.17 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 7.33 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 5.13 | $ | 7.28 | |||||||
| Shares of Common Stock Outstanding During the Period: | |||||||||||||||
| Average | 363.7 | 386.4 | 367.9 | 401.7 | |||||||||||
| Average assuming dilution | 365.9 | 389.2 | 370.1 | 404.6 | |||||||||||
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| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED) | |||||||
| December 31, | |||||||
| In millions | 2015 | 2014 | |||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $ | 3,090 | $ | 3,990 | |||
| Trade receivables | 2,203 | 2,293 | |||||
| Inventories | 1,086 | 1,180 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 341 | 401 | |||||
| Total current assets | 6,720 | 7,864 | |||||
| Net plant and equipment | 1,577 | 1,686 | |||||
| Goodwill | 4,439 | 4,667 | |||||
| Intangible assets | 1,560 | 1,799 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 346 | 338 | |||||
| Other assets | 1,087 | 1,111 | |||||
| $ | 15,729 | $ | 17,465 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 526 | $ | 1,476 | |||
| Accounts payable | 449 | 512 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,136 | 1,287 | |||||
| Cash dividends payable | 200 | 186 | |||||
| Income taxes payable | 57 | 64 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,368 | 3,525 | |||||
| Noncurrent Liabilities: | |||||||
| Long-term debt | 6,896 | 5,943 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 256 | 171 | |||||
| Other liabilities | 981 | 1,002 | |||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 8,133 | 7,116 | |||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | |||||||
| Common stock | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 1,135 | 1,096 | |||||
| Income reinvested in the business | 18,316 | 17,173 | |||||
| Common stock held in treasury | (12,729 | ) | (10,798 | ) | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,504 | ) | (658 | ) | |||
| Noncontrolling interest | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 5,228 | 6,824 | |||||
| $ | 15,729 | $ | 17,465 | ||||
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| GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ADJUSTED RETURN ON AVERAGE INVESTED CAPITAL (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dollars in millions | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 679 | $ | 686 | $ | 2,867 | $ | 2,888 | $ | 2,475 | |||||||||
| Adjustment for Decorative Surfaces | — | — | — | — | (143 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | 679 | 686 | 2,867 | 2,888 | 2,332 | ||||||||||||||
| Tax rate (as adjusted for discrete tax charge in 4Q 2012) | 29.0 | % | 30.0 | % | 30.1 | % | 30.0 | % | 29.2 | % | |||||||||
| Income taxes | (196 | ) | (206 | ) | (864 | ) | (866 | ) | (681 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted operating income after taxes | $ | 483 | $ | 480 | $ | 2,003 | $ | 2,022 | $ | 1,651 | |||||||||
| Invested capital: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trade receivables | $ | 2,203 | $ | 2,293 | $ | 2,203 | $ | 2,293 | $ | 2,742 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 1,086 | 1,180 | 1,086 | 1,180 | 1,585 | ||||||||||||||
| Net plant and equipment | 1,577 | 1,686 | 1,577 | 1,686 | 1,994 | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 5,999 | 6,466 | 5,999 | 6,466 | 7,788 | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (1,585 | ) | (1,799 | ) | (1,585 | ) | (1,799 | ) | (2,068 | ) | |||||||||
| Other, net | 280 | 427 | 280 | 427 | 773 | ||||||||||||||
| Total invested capital | $ | 9,560 | $ | 10,253 | $ | 9,560 | $ | 10,253 | $ | 12,814 | |||||||||
| Average invested capital | $ | 9,709 | $ | 10,362 | $ | 9,943 | $ | 11,215 | $ | 13,140 | |||||||||
| Adjustment for Wilsonart (formerly the Decorative Surfaces segment) | (118 | ) | (147 | ) | (123 | ) | (154 | ) | (274 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjustment for Industrial Packaging | — | 95 | — | (424 | ) | (1,504 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted average invested capital | $ | 9,591 | $ | 10,310 | $ | 9,820 | $ | 10,637 | $ | 11,362 | |||||||||
| Annualized adjusted return on average invested capital | 20.1 | % | 18.6 | % | 20.4 | % | 19.0 | % | 14.5 | % | |||||||||
| A reconciliation of the 2012 effective tax rate to the adjusted tax rate excluding the discrete tax charge is as follows: | ||||||
| Twelve Months Ended | ||||||
| Dollars in millions | December 31, 2012 | |||||
| Income Taxes | Tax Rate | |||||
| As reported | $ | 973 | 30.3 | % | ||
| Discrete tax charges | (36 | ) | (1.1 | )% | ||
| As adjusted | $ | 937 | 29.2 | % | ||
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| GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||
| ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| Dollars in millions | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 703 | $ | 458 | $ | 2,299 | $ | 1,616 | |||||||
| Less: Additions to plant and equipment | (75 | ) | (89 | ) | (284 | ) | (361 | ) | |||||||
| Free cash flow | 628 | 369 | 2,015 | 1,255 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Taxes paid related to sale of Industrial Packaging | — | 191 | — | 724 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 628 | $ | 560 | $ | 2,015 | $ | 1,979 | |||||||
| Net Income - As reported | $ | 450 | $ | 450 | $ | 1,899 | $ | 2,946 | |||||||
| Less: Industrial Packaging gain on sale, after taxes | — | — | — | (1,148 | ) | ||||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 450 | $ | 450 | $ | 1,899 | $ | 1,798 | |||||||
| Adjusted free cash flow to adjusted net income conversion rate | 140 | % | 124 | % | 106 | % | 110 | % | |||||||
| ADJUSTED INCOME PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS - DILUTED (UNAUDITED) | |||
| Twelve Months Ended | |||
| December 31, 2012 | |||
| As reported | $ | 4.72 | |
| Decorative Surfaces net gain | 1.34 | ||
| Decorative Surfaces equity interest | (0.04 | ) | |
| Decorative Surface operating results | 0.21 | ||
| As adjusted | $ | 3.21 | |
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| SEGMENT DATA (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 | |||||||||
| Dollars in millions | Total Revenue | Operating Income | Operating Margin | ||||||
| Automotive OEM | $ | 615 | $ | 135 | 22.0 | % | |||
| Test & Measurement and Electronics | 500 | 90 | 18.1 | % | |||||
| Food Equipment | 532 | 128 | 23.9 | % | |||||
| Polymers & Fluids | 402 | 73 | 18.2 | % | |||||
| Welding | 395 | 89 | 22.5 | % | |||||
| Construction Products | 378 | 75 | 19.9 | % | |||||
| Specialty Products | 458 | 105 | 23.0 | % | |||||
| Intersegment | (5 | ) | — | — | % | ||||
| Total Segments | 3,275 | 695 | 21.2 | % | |||||
| Unallocated | — | (16 | ) | — | % | ||||
| Total Company | $ | 3,275 | $ | 679 | 20.7 | % | |||
| For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015 | |||||||||
| Dollars in millions | Total Revenue | Operating Income | Operating Margin | ||||||
| Automotive OEM | $ | 2,529 | $ | 613 | 24.2 | % | |||
| Test & Measurement and Electronics | 1,969 | 322 | 16.3 | % | |||||
| Food Equipment | 2,096 | 498 | 23.7 | % | |||||
| Polymers & Fluids | 1,712 | 335 | 19.6 | % | |||||
| Welding | 1,650 | 415 | 25.2 | % | |||||
| Construction Products | 1,587 | 316 | 19.9 | % | |||||
| Specialty Products | 1,885 | 439 | 23.3 | % | |||||
| Intersegment | (23 | ) | — | — | % | ||||
| Total Segments | 13,405 | 2,938 | 21.9 | % | |||||
| Unallocated | — | (71 | ) | — | % | ||||
| Total Company | $ | 13,405 | $ | 2,867 | 21.4 | % | |||
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| SEGMENT DATA (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
| Q4 2015 vs. Q4 2014 Favorable/(Unfavorable) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenue | Automotive OEM | Test & Measurement and Electronics | Food Equipment | Polymers & Fluids | Welding | Construction Products | Specialty Products | Total ITW | ||||||||
| Organic | 5.2 | % | (3.1 | )% | 2.4 | % | (2.9 | )% | (10.8 | )% | 3.0 | % | 0.1 | % | (0.6 | )% |
| Divestitures | — | % | — | % | — | % | (0.9 | )% | (0.1 | )% | — | % | — | % | (0.1 | )% |
| Translation | (6.1 | )% | (4.6 | )% | (6.3 | )% | (7.3 | )% | (2.7 | )% | (8.8 | )% | (5.3 | )% | (5.8 | )% |
| Operating Revenue | (0.9 | )% | (7.7 | )% | (3.9 | )% | (11.1 | )% | (13.6 | )% | (5.8 | )% | (5.2 | )% | (6.5 | )% |
| Q4 2015 vs. Q4 2014 Favorable/(Unfavorable) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in Operating Margin | Automotive OEM | Test & Measurement and Electronics | Food Equipment | Polymers & Fluids | Welding | Construction Products | Specialty Products | Total ITW | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Leverage | 80 bps | (100) bps | 60 bps | (80) bps | (200) bps | 80 bps | - bps | (20) bps | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in Variable Margin & OH Costs | (70 | ) | 280 | 210 | 180 | (90 | ) | 150 | 270 | 110 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Organic | 10 bps | 180 bps | 270 bps | 100 bps | (290) bps | 230 bps | 270 bps | 90 bps | ||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring/Other | (40 | ) | 120 | (50 | ) | (30 | ) | — | 190 | 130 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Total Operating Margin Change | (30) bps | 300 bps | 220 bps | 70 bps | (290) bps | 420 bps | 400 bps | 110 bps | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Margin % * | 22.0 | % | 18.1 | % | 23.9 | % | 18.2 | % | 22.5 | % | 19.9 | % | 23.0 | % | 20.7 | % | ||||||||
| *Includes unfavorable operating margin impact of amortization expense from acquisition-related intangible assets | 10 bps | 400 bps | 80 bps | 460 bps | 70 bps | 70 bps | 180 bps | 180 bps | ||||||||||||||||