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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
Contact:    Julie Albrecht   
   +1 425-453-9400   

ESTERLINE REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THIRD FISCAL QUARTER OF 2015

 

    Fiscal third quarter sales of $496.2 million

 

    Earnings from continuing operations of $30.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted share

 

    Adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $41.2 million, or $1.33 per diluted share

 

    Year-to-date free cash flow conversion 116% of net income

 

    Updated full-year 2015 adjusted EPS guidance

BELLEVUE, Wash., September 3, 2015 – Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL) (www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving the global aerospace and defense markets, today reported results for the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2015. Consolidated revenue of $496.2 million declined 2.0% compared with the year-ago period of $506.3 million. Foreign currency impacts were offset by sales from the Defense, Aerospace, and Training display business (DAT) acquired from Barco N.V. in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Excluding these items, organic sales volume declined by 2.8%.

GAAP earnings from continuing operations in the third fiscal quarter of 2015 were $30.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, compared with $39.8 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 were $41.2 million, or $1.33 per diluted share. This excludes $0.26 per diluted share related to the company’s previously disclosed integration and compliance activities and $0.10 per diluted share from the impact of DAT purchase accounting and integration costs (see Table 1).

Curtis Reusser, Esterline’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “During the third quarter we continued our work to reshape Esterline into a stronger company with increased efficiencies that will bring added value to our stakeholders. Activities this quarter included an important restructuring of our executive team and further advancement of our E3 operational excellence program. We were pleased to see solid improvement in our operating margins in the third quarter compared with the first half of this fiscal year.” Reusser continued, “Our end markets are fundamentally healthy and commercial aerospace, in particular, is supported by strong orders at the OEM level and robust airline profitability. In the short term, early 2016 sales growth could remain challenged, as most commercial aerospace production rates have stabilized and energy and general industrial markets are still under pressure.”

 

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Table 1: Effect of Certain Items on 3rd Fiscal Quarter

2015 Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

     $ million      EPS  

Earnings – U.S. GAAP

   $ 30.2       $ 0.97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accelerated Integration Costs

     2.3         0.08   

Compliance Costs

     5.8         0.18   

DAT Net Loss

     2.9         0.10   

Adjusted Earnings

   $ 41.2       $ 1.33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Including discontinued operations, net earnings for the fiscal third quarter of 2015 were $28.5 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, compared with $38.9 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Net earnings in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 included a $1.7 million loss from discontinued operations, while the prior-year period included a $0.9 million loss from discontinued operations.

New orders in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 were $508.7 million, including $49.3 million from DAT, compared with $515.1 million in the year-ago period. Backlog at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was $1.28 billion, compared with $1.25 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Third quarter backlog for 2015 includes $190.8 million from DAT.

Gross margin as a percentage of sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was 34.2%, compared with 35.0% in the prior-year period. The lower gross margin relative to the prior year primarily reflects lower sales volumes and unfavorable sales mix in Avionics & Controls and Advanced Materials.

Fiscal third quarter selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense as a percentage of sales was 18.5%, compared with the prior-year level of 17.6%. Higher SG&A was attributable to the addition of DAT and increased compliance costs. On an adjusted basis that excludes incremental compliance costs and the DAT impact, fiscal third quarter 2015 SG&A expense as a percentage of sales was 16.4%, compared with an adjusted prior-year level of 17.1%. Foreign exchange translation drove part of this improvement.

During the fiscal third quarter the company incurred integration and certain pre-tax incremental compliance costs of $9.9 million; $7.1 million was reported in SG&A expense, $1.4 million was reflected in gross margin, and $1.4 million was reported as restructuring charges. In the prior-year period for these activities, the company incurred pre-tax costs of $7.7 million; $3.4 million was reported as restructuring charges, $2.3 million was reported in SG&A expense, and $2.0 million was reflected in gross margin. The company’s integration efforts remain on track.

Research, development and engineering (R&D) spending in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was $29.2 million, or 5.9% of sales, compared with $24.3 million, or 4.8% of sales, in the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of DAT, the company’s R&D was 4.6% of sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. The company expects full-year R&D spending to be approximately 5.5% of sales.

 

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The company’s income tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was 17.4%, compared with 23.7% in the prior-year period. The lower tax rate was driven by higher discrete tax benefits and the DAT net loss. The company expects the full-year income tax rate for fiscal 2015 to be approximately 20%.

Cash flow from operations was $104.2 million through the nine months ended July 31, 2015, driving strong free cash flow conversion at 116% of net income. The company repurchased 1.4 million shares in the fiscal 2015 third quarter for $132.2 million. Since the company launched its share repurchase program in July 2014, it has repurchased 2.8 million shares for $289.8 million. The company’s total approved share repurchase level is $400 million.

Through the third fiscal quarter of 2015, sales decreased 4.0% to $1.4 billion, compared with $1.5 billion in the prior year. Year-to-date foreign currency translation effects were mostly offset by sales from the recently acquired DAT operations. Excluding these items, organic sales volumes declined by 3.5% in the first nine months of fiscal 2015.

Year-to-date GAAP earnings from continuing operations were $76.9 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, compared with $114.4 million, or $3.53 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Excluding discrete costs described in Table 2 below, adjusted earnings from continuing operations through the third fiscal quarter of 2015 were $106.5 million, or $3.38 per diluted share, compared with the adjusted year-ago period results of $131.3 million, or $4.05 per diluted share.

Table 2: Effect of Certain Items on YTD

2015 Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

     $ million      EPS  

Earnings – U.S. GAAP

   $ 76.9       $ 2.44   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accelerated Integration Costs

     8.1         0.25   

Compliance Costs

     12.0         0.38   

DAT Closing Expenses

     4.7         0.15   

DAT Net Loss

     8.5         0.27   

Long-term Contract Adjustments

     7.7         0.25   

Pension Expense

     2.3         0.07   

Non-Income Tax Gain

     (13.7      (0.43

Adjusted Earnings

   $ 106.5       $ 3.38   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Adjusted Guidance for 11-month Fiscal 2015

The company has updated its full-year guidance for the 11-month fiscal year ended October 2, 2015, to reflect third quarter results and expectations for the fiscal fourth quarter. The company expects full-year revenue to be in a range of $1.78 billion to $1.80 billion, including approximately $100 million from DAT. Full-year adjusted earnings from continuing operations, which incorporates $3.38 per diluted share for year-to-date adjusted results, are expected in a range of $4.35 to $4.45 per diluted share. The updated adjusted earnings per share guidance excludes fiscal fourth quarter costs expected for integration and compliance, expenses related to the 7% Senior Note redemption, and costs associated with DAT purchase accounting and integration.

Conference Call Information

Esterline will host a conference call to discuss this announcement today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The U.S. dial-in number is 1-866-953-6859; outside the U.S., use 617-399-3483. The pass code for the call is: 53962953. The company has posted a presentation on its website (www.esterline.com) under “Presentations” in the Investor Relations section to provide additional information about its third fiscal quarter operational and financial results. The presentation is also included as Exhibit 99.2 to the company’s report on Form 8-K, which is being submitted today to the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release and the related presentation providing supplemental financial information include non-GAAP financial measures—adjusted earnings from continuing operations, adjusted earnings from continuing operations per diluted share, adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of sales, adjusted R&D expense as a percentage of sales, adjusted gross margin, and free cash flow conversion—that have not been calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP). Adjusted earnings from continuing operations consists of earnings from continuing operations attributable to Esterline less the costs associated with certain integration activities—including restructuring charges—and incremental compliance costs as well as discrete items associated with our acquisition of the DAT business in January 2015, adjustments to reserves on long-term contracts incurred in the periods presented and unique amounts related to pension expense and a non-income tax gain, in each case, as further detailed in the tables below. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations per diluted share divides each element of adjusted earnings from continuing operations by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted for the periods presented. EBIT is defined as operating earnings from continuing operations. Adjusted EBIT excludes the same costs excluded from adjusted earnings from continuing operations and excludes DAT sales of $32 million from GAAP sales. Fiscal third quarter 2015 adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of sales excludes the cost of certain compliance costs of $7 million as well as DAT’s SG&A expense of $9 million from GAAP SG&A. The calculation also excludes DAT’s sales from GAAP sales. Fiscal third quarter 2014 adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of sales excludes the cost of certain integration and compliance costs of $2 million from GAAP SG&A. Adjusted R&D as a percentage of sales excludes $8

 

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million of DAT R&D expense from GAAP R&D and excludes DAT sales from GAAP sales. Adjusted gross margin excludes the cost of certain integration activities and DAT’s gross margin from GAAP gross margin and excludes DAT’s sales from GAAP sales. Year-to-date 2015 free cash flow conversion is calculated by dividing free cash flow of $66 million (cash flow from operations of $104 million less capital expenditures of $38 million) by net earnings of $57 million. In accordance with the SEC’s requirements, below is the reconciliation of the non-GAAP adjusted earnings from continuing operations to the comparable GAAP earnings from continuing operations.

 

In millions, except per share amounts                            
     Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended  
     July 31, 2015      August 1, 2014  
            Per Diluted             Per Diluted  
            Share             Share  

Earnings from Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline (GAAP), Net of Tax

   $ 30.2       $ 0.97       $ 39.8       $ 1.22   

Accelerated Integration Costs, Net of $0.5 and $1.2 Tax Benefit

     2.3         0.08         4.2         0.13   

Compliance Costs, Net of $1.3 and $0.5 Tax Benefit

     5.8         0.18         1.8         0.06   

DAT Net Loss, Net of $0.8 Tax Benefit

     2.9         0.10         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings from Continuing Operations (non-GAAP), Net of Tax

   $ 41.2       $ 1.33       $ 45.8       $ 1.41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
In millions, except per share amounts                            
     Nine Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     July 31, 2015      August 1, 2014  
            Per Diluted             Per Diluted  
            Share             Share  

Earnings from Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline (GAAP), Net of Tax

   $ 76.9       $ 2.44       $ 114.4       $ 3.53   

Accelerated Integration Costs, Net of $2.0 and $3.0 Tax Benefit

     8.1         0.25         11.4         0.35   

Compliance Costs, Net of $3.0 and $1.4 Tax Benefit

     12.0         0.38         5.5         0.17   

DAT Closing Expenses, Net of $1.3 Tax Benefit

     4.7         0.15         —           —     

DAT Net Loss, Net of $2.0 Tax Benefit

     8.5         0.27         —           —     

Long-term Contract Adjustments, Net of $2.2 Tax Benefit

     7.7         0.25         —           —     

Pension Expense, Net of $0.7 Tax Benefit

     2.3         0.07         —           —     

Non-Income Tax Gain, Net of $4.4 Tax Expense

     (13.7      (0.43      —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings from Continuing Operations (non-GAAP), Net of Tax

   $ 106.5       $ 3.38       $ 131.3       $ 4.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The company provides these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to our GAAP financial measures. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to (a) evaluate the company’s historical and prospective financial performance and its performance relative to its competitors, (b) allocate resources, and (c) measure the operational performance of the company’s business units.

In addition, management believes investors’ and financial analysts’ understanding of the company’s performance is enhanced by including these non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparing the company’s historical results of operations.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures, and free cash flow is not necessarily indicative of amounts available for discretionary use. There are limitations to these non-GAAP financial measures because they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculation and items that comprise the calculation. The company compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as a supplement to the GAAP measures and by providing reconciliations of the non-GAAP and comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in conjunction with the company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions based on the current intent and expectations of the management of Esterline, are not guarantees of future performance or actions, and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and may cause Esterline’s or its industry’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Esterline’s actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements due to risks detailed in Esterline’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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EDITOR: See attached Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Sales and Earnings from Continuing Operations by Segment, and Consolidated Balance Sheet


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

In thousands, except per share amounts

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     July 31,     August 1,     July 31,     August 1,  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Segment Sales

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 207,467      $ 192,860      $ 594,534      $ 571,366   

Sensors & Systems

     175,530        192,246        515,611        579,131   

Advanced Materials

     113,220        121,203        332,496        352,613   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Sales

     496,217        506,309        1,442,641        1,503,110   

Cost of Sales

     326,421        329,222        963,844        976,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     169,796        177,087        478,797        527,047   

Expenses

        

Selling, general and administrative

     91,968        88,884        286,366        270,051   

Research, development and engineering

     29,245        24,259        78,700        75,441   

Restructuring charges

     1,403        3,405        5,375        10,279   

Other income

     —          —          (12,744     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     122,616        116,548        357,697        355,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Earnings From Continuing Operations

     47,180        60,539        121,100        171,276   

Interest Income

     (144     (145     (447     (400

Interest Expense

     10,618        7,865        25,023        24,924   

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

     —          533        329        533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

     36,706        52,286        96,195        146,219   

Income Tax Expense

     6,405        12,403        19,097        31,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings From Continuing Operations Including Noncontrolling Interests

     30,301        39,883        77,098        114,804   

Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

     (111     (46     (218     (429
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings From Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax

     30,190        39,837        76,880        114,375   

Loss From Discontinued Operations, Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax

     (1,693     (929     (20,254     (8,485
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings Attributable to Esterline

   $ 28,497      $ 38,908      $ 56,626      $ 105,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Basic:

        

Continuing Operations

   $ 1.00      $ 1.25      $ 2.48      $ 3.60   

Discontinued Operations

     (.06     (.03     (.65     (.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Basic

   $ .94      $ 1.22      $ 1.83      $ 3.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Diluted:

        

Continuing Operations

   $ .97      $ 1.22      $ 2.44      $ 3.53   

Discontinued Operations

     (.05     (.03     (.64     (.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Diluted

   $ .92      $ 1.19      $ 1.80      $ 3.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Basic

     30,397        31,995        31,003        31,818   

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Diluted

     30,914        32,591        31,531        32,427   


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Sales and Earnings From Continuing Operations by Segment (unaudited)

In thousands

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     July 31,     August 1,     July 31,     August 1,  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Segment Sales

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 207,467      $ 192,860      $ 594,534      $ 571,366   

Sensors & Systems

     175,530        192,246        515,611        579,131   

Advanced Materials

     113,220        121,203        332,496        352,613   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Sales

   $ 496,217      $ 506,309      $ 1,442,641      $ 1,503,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 23,473      $ 30,902      $ 52,024      $ 81,952   

Sensors & Systems

     23,356        18,055        55,491        61,811   

Advanced Materials

     24,396        27,724        65,908        75,911   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Earnings

     71,225        76,681        173,423        219,674   

Corporate expense

     (24,045     (16,142     (65,067     (48,398

Other income

     —          —          12,744        —     

Interest income

     144        145        447        400   

Interest expense

     (10,618     (7,865     (25,023     (24,924

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (533     (329     (533
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

   $ 36,706      $ 52,286      $ 96,195      $ 146,219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

In thousands

 

     July 31,      August 1,  
     2015      2014  

Assets

     

Current Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 187,682       $ 210,456   

Accounts receivable, net

     373,699         361,827   

Inventories

     469,700         493,812   

Income tax refundable

     17,515         7,681   

Deferred income tax benefits

     36,945         50,716   

Prepaid expenses

     21,407         24,816   

Other current assets

     17,196         4,286   

Current assets held for sale

     14,398         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     1,138,542         1,153,594   

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

     306,391         363,205   

Other Non-Current Assets

     

Goodwill

     1,040,443         1,132,987   

Intangibles, net

     459,968         560,893   

Debt issuance costs, net

     11,035         4,637   

Deferred income tax benefits

     75,612         68,416   

Other assets

     22,103         24,726   

Non-current assets held for sale

     31,558         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,085,652       $ 3,308,458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 111,415       $ 123,376   

Accrued liabilities

     267,386         238,968   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     1,014         12,822   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     2,993         3,205   

Federal and foreign income taxes

     3,853         2,309   

Current liabilities held for sale

     8,885         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     395,546         380,680   

Long-Term Liabilities

     

Credit facilities

     200,000         115,000   

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

     712,809         513,119   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     133,499         178,796   

Pension and post-retirement obligations

     56,758         62,759   

Other liabilities

     30,512         47,313   

Non-current liabilities held for sale

     1,859         —     

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,554,669         2,010,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,085,652       $ 3,308,458