• Sales increased 3% to $3.48 billion; organic sales increased 6%
  
• All-time quarterly records set for total segment operating margins, EPS, Net Income and ROS
• Total segment operating margins reached 17% as reported, or 17.2% adjusted
• EPS increased 33% to $2.79 as reported, or $2.84 adjusted
• EBITDA margins increased 155 basis points to 17.7% as reported, or 18.0% adjusted
• Company increases fiscal 2019 full year guidance

CLEVELAND, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today reported results for the fiscal 2019 first quarter ended September 30, 2018.  Fiscal 2019 first quarter sales increased 3% to $3.48 billion compared with $3.36 billion in the prior year quarter.  Net income increased 32% to $375.7 million compared with $285.4 million in the prior year quarter.  Fiscal 2019 first quarter earnings per share increased 33% to $2.79, compared with $2.10 in the fiscal 2018 first quarter.  On an adjusted basis, earnings per share increased 27% to $2.84, compared with adjusted earnings per share of $2.24 in the prior year quarter.  Fiscal year to date net cash provided by operating activities was $159.4 million or 4.6% of sales.  Excluding a $200 million discretionary pension contribution, operating cash flow was 10.3% of sales, compared with 7.1% of sales in the prior year period.  A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures is included in the financial tables of this press release.  

“This was an excellent start to fiscal 2019, reflecting benefits of our continued execution of the Win Strategy™, which is driving record performance levels,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Williams.  “Strong organic growth of 6% was consistent with our expectations, while sales were partially offset by higher unfavorable currency impact.  We generated record segment operating margins for the company, which increased 140 basis points.  All-time quarterly records for earnings per share, net income and return on sales further demonstrate that our actions are driving the consistent improvement of Parker’s financial performance and reinforce our confidence in achieving another record year for sales and earnings.”

First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Segment Results
Diversified Industrial Segment: North American first quarter sales increased 5% to $1.7 billion, and operating income increased 8% to $275.1 million compared with $256.0 million in the same period a year ago.  While first quarter International sales were flat at $1.2 billion, operating income increased 8% to $206.1 million compared with $191.8 million in the fiscal 2018 first quarter.

Aerospace Systems Segment: First quarter sales were $564.5 million compared with $531.2 million in the prior year period, and operating income increased 42% to $109.9 million compared with $77.4 million in the same period a year ago.

Parker reported the following orders for the quarter ending September 30, 2018, compared with the same quarter a year ago:

• Orders increased 5% for total Parker
• Orders increased 8% in the Diversified Industrial North America businesses
• Orders increased 3% in the Diversified Industrial International businesses
• Orders increased 3% in the Aerospace Systems Segment on a rolling 12-month average basis

Outlook
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the company has revised guidance for earnings in the range of $10.90 to $11.50 per share, or $11.10 to $11.70 per share on an adjusted basis.  Fiscal year 2019 guidance is adjusted on a pre-tax basis for expected business realignment expenses of approximately $22 million and CLARCOR costs to achieve of approximately $13 million.  Guidance assumes organic sales growth in the range of 2.5% to 5.3%.

Williams added, “With generally positive conditions across our end markets, and our ongoing commitment to the Win Strategy initiatives, the increase of our guidance at the operating line reflects the additional earnings achieved in the first quarter as well as our confidence in the outlook for the remainder of the year.  Slightly offsetting this increase is higher tax expense for the rest of the year. We are very pleased with our first quarter performance as it reinforces our belief in achieving our fiscal 2023 performance goals.” 

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL: Parker Hannifin's conference call and slide presentation to discuss its fiscal 2019 first quarter results are available to all interested parties via live webcast today at 11:00 a.m. ET, on the company's investor information web site at www.phstock.com.  To access the call, click on the "Live Webcast" link.  From this link, users also may complete a pre-call system test and register for e-mail notification of future events and information available from Parker.  A replay of the webcast will be accessible on Parker's investor relations website, www.phstock.com, approximately one hour after the completion of the call, and will remain available for one year.  To register for e-mail notification of future events and information available from Parker please visit www.phstock.com.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies.  For over 100 years the company has engineered the success of its customers in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace markets.  Parker has increased its annual dividend per share paid to shareholders for 62 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.  Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

Note on Orders
Orders provide near-term perspective on the company's outlook, particularly when viewed in the context of prior and future quarterly order rates. However, orders are not in themselves an indication of future performance. All comparisons are at constant currency exchange rates, with the prior year restated to the current-year rates. All exclude acquisitions until they can be reflected in both the numerator and denominator. Aerospace comparisons are rolling 12-month average computations. The total Parker orders number is derived from a weighted average of the year-over-year quarterly % change in orders for Diversified Industrial North America and Diversified Industrial International, and the year-over-year 12-month rolling average of orders for the Aerospace Systems Segment.

Note on Net Income
Net Income referenced in this press release is equal to net income attributable to common shareholders.

Note on Non-GAAP Numbers
This press release contains references to (a) earnings per share without the effect of business realignment charges, CLARCOR costs to achieve and loss on sale of investment, (b) segment operating margins without the effect of business realignment charges and CLARCOR costs to achieve; (c) the effect of business realignment charges and CLARCOR costs to achieve on forecasted earnings from continuing operations per share; (d) and cash flows from operations without the effect of discretionary pension contributions.  The effects of business realignment charges, CLARCOR costs to achieve, loss on sale of investment and discretionary pension contributions are removed to allow investors and the company to meaningfully evaluate changes in earnings per share, segment operating margins and cash flows from operations on a comparable basis from period to period.  This press release also contains references to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before business realignment charges, CLARCOR costs to achieve, and loss on sale of investment.  Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, we believe that it is useful to an investor in evaluating the results of this quarter versus the prior period. 

Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements contained in this and other written and oral reports are made based on known events and circumstances at the time of release, and as such, are subject in the future to unforeseen uncertainties and risks. These statements may be identified from the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continues,” “plans,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “would,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “targets,” “is likely,” “will,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, and include all statements regarding future performance, earnings projections, events or developments.

It is possible that the future performance and earnings projections of the company, including its individual segments, may differ materially from current expectations, depending on economic conditions within its mobile, industrial and aerospace markets, and the company's ability to maintain and achieve anticipated benefits associated with announced realignment activities, strategic initiatives to improve operating margins, actions taken to combat the effects of the current economic environment, and growth, innovation and global diversification initiatives. A change in the economic conditions in individual markets may have a particularly volatile effect on segment performance. Additionally, the actual impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may affect future performance and earnings projections as the amounts reflected in this period are preliminary estimates and exact amounts will not be determined until a later date, and there may be other judicial or regulatory interpretations of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that may also affect these estimates and the actual impact on the company. A change in the economic conditions in individual markets may have a particularly volatile effect on segment performance. Among other factors which may affect future performance of the company are, as applicable: changes in business relationships with and purchases by or from major customers, suppliers or distributors, including delays or cancellations in shipments; disputes regarding contract terms or significant changes in financial condition, changes in contract cost and revenue estimates for new development programs and changes in product mix; ability to identify acceptable strategic acquisition targets; uncertainties surrounding timing, successful completion or integration of acquisitions and similar transactions, including the integration of CLARCOR; the ability to successfully divest businesses planned for divestiture and realize the anticipated benefits of such divestitures; the determination to undertake business realignment activities and the expected costs thereof and, if undertaken, the ability to complete such activities and realize the anticipated cost savings from such activities; ability to implement successfully capital allocation initiatives, including timing, price and execution of share repurchases; availability, limitations or cost increases of raw materials, component products and/or commodities that cannot be recovered in product pricing; ability to manage costs related to insurance and employee retirement and health care benefits; compliance costs associated with environmental laws and regulations; potential labor disruptions; threats associated with and efforts to combat terrorism and cyber-security risks; uncertainties surrounding the ultimate resolution of outstanding legal proceedings, including the outcome of any appeals; global competitive market conditions, including global reactions to U.S. trade policies, and resulting effects on sales and pricing; and global economic factors, including manufacturing activity, air travel trends, currency exchange rates, difficulties entering new markets and general economic conditions such as inflation, deflation, interest rates and credit availability. The company makes these statements as of the date of this disclosure and undertakes no obligation to update them unless otherwise required by law.