Lennox International Reports Record First Quarter Revenue and Profit and Raises 2021 Guidance
Total segment profit was a first-quarter record
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"In Commercial, our business set new first-quarter highs for segment revenue, profit and margin. Segment revenue was up 12% led by high-teens growth in replacement business and high-single digit growth in new construction. Commercial profit rose 47%, and segment margin expanded 330 basis points to 13.8%. In Refrigeration, revenue was up 21%.
"Demand remained strong across all our businesses entering the second quarter, and we are capitalizing on market growth and share gain opportunities with strong operational execution. Looking ahead for 2021 overall, we are raising guidance for revenue and earnings, as well as for free cash flow – now approximately
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue: Revenue was a first-quarter record
Gross Profit: Gross profit was
Income from Continuing Operations: On a GAAP basis, income from continuing operations for the first quarter was
Adjusted income from continuing operations in the first quarter was
Cash from Operations, Free Cash Flow and Total Debt: Net cash used in operations in the first quarter was
BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Residential Heating & Cooling
Revenue in the Residential Heating & Cooling business segment was up 37% to a first-quarter record
Commercial Heating & Cooling
Revenue in the Commercial Heating & Cooling business segment was up 12% to a first-quarter record
Refrigeration
Revenue in the Refrigeration business segment was up 21% to
FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE
The company is raising 2021 guidance for revenue, EPS from continuing operations, and free cash flow.
- Raising guidance for revenue growth from 4-8% to 7-11%; neutral foreign exchange.
- Raising guidance for GAAP EPS from continuing operations from
$10.55-$11.15 to$11.33-$11.93 . - Raising guidance for adjusted EPS from continuing operations from
$10.55-$11.15 to$11.40-$12.00 . - Corporate expense is now expected to be approximately
$95 million compared to prior guidance of$90 million . - The effective tax rate is still expected to be approximately 21% on an adjusted basis for the full year.
- Capital expenditures are still planned to be approximately
$135 million . - Raising guidance for free cash flow from approximately
$325 million to approximately$375 million for the full year. - The company repurchased
$200 million of stock in the first quarter of its planned$400 million for the year.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
A conference call to discuss the company's first-quarter results and outlook will be held this morning at
ABOUT
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the 2021 full-year outlook and expected consolidated and segment financial results for 2021, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available as well as management's assumptions and beliefs today. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include risks associated with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company and its employees, customers and suppliers if the pandemic worsens or continues longer than anticipated; risks that the North American unitary HVAC and refrigeration markets perform worse than current assumptions. Additional statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of higher raw material prices, the impact of new or increased trade tariffs, LII's ability to implement price increases for its products and services, economic conditions in our markets, regulatory changes, the impact of unfavorable weather, and a decline in new construction activity and related demand for products and services. For information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see LII's publicly available filings with the
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) |
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(Amounts in millions, except per share data) |
For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Net sales |
$ |
930.5 |
$ |
723.8 |
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Cost of goods sold |
674.0 |
558.1 |
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Gross profit |
256.5 |
165.7 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
145.3 |
131.1 |
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Losses (gains) and other expenses, net |
0.3 |
(1.0) |
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Restructuring charges |
0.1 |
0.5 |
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Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance recoveries |
— |
1.6 |
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Income from equity method investments |
(3.3) |
(2.9) |
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Operating income |
114.1 |
36.4 |
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Pension settlement |
0.7 |
— |
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Interest expense, net |
6.0 |
8.7 |
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Other expense (income), net |
1.0 |
1.2 |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
106.4 |
26.5 |
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Provision for income taxes |
22.2 |
14.0 |
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Income from continuing operations |
84.2 |
12.5 |
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Discontinued Operations: |
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Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes |
— |
— |
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Income tax benefit |
— |
(0.4) |
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Income from discontinued operations |
— |
0.4 |
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Net income |
$ |
84.2 |
$ |
12.9 |
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Earnings per share – Basic: |
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Income from continuing operations |
$ |
2.22 |
$ |
0.33 |
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Income from discontinued operations |
— |
0.01 |
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Net income |
$ |
2.22 |
$ |
0.34 |
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Earnings per share – Diluted: |
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Income from continuing operations |
$ |
2.20 |
$ |
0.32 |
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Income from discontinued operations |
— |
0.01 |
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Net income |
$ |
2.20 |
$ |
0.33 |
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Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic |
38.0 |
38.4 |
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Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted |
38.2 |
38.7 |
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(Amounts in millions) |
For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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|
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Residential Heating & Cooling |
$ |
606.3 |
$ |
442.1 |
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Commercial Heating & Cooling |
199.2 |
178.4 |
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Refrigeration |
125.0 |
103.3 |
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$ |
930.5 |
$ |
723.8 |
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Segment Profit (Loss) (1) |
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Residential Heating & Cooling |
$ |
96.4 |
$ |
32.5 |
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Commercial Heating & Cooling |
27.4 |
18.7 |
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Refrigeration |
7.9 |
0.7 |
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Corporate and other |
(16.0) |
(14.3) |
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Total segment profit |
115.7 |
37.6 |
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Reconciliation to Operating Income: |
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Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance recoveries |
— |
1.6 |
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Items in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net which are excluded from segment |
1.5 |
(0.9) |
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Restructuring charges |
0.1 |
0.5 |
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Operating income |
$ |
114.1 |
$ |
36.4 |
(1) |
We define segment profit (loss) as a segment's operating income included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding: |
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• The following items in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net: |
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◦ Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on unsettled futures contracts, |
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◦ Special legal contingency charges, |
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◦ Asbestos-related litigation, |
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◦ Environmental liabilities, |
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◦ Charges incurred related to COVID-19 pandemic; and |
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◦ Other items, net, |
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• Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance recoveries; and |
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• Restructuring charges. |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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(Amounts in millions, except shares and par values) |
As of |
As of |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
35.5 |
$ |
123.9 |
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Short-term investments |
4.5 |
5.1 |
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Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances of |
522.6 |
448.3 |
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Inventories, net |
502.3 |
439.4 |
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Other assets |
73.3 |
70.9 |
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Total current assets |
1,138.2 |
1,087.6 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of |
466.4 |
464.3 |
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Right-of-use assets from operating leases |
190.7 |
194.4 |
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|
186.7 |
186.9 |
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Deferred income taxes |
7.6 |
13.2 |
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Other assets, net |
85.4 |
86.1 |
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Total assets |
$ |
2,075.0 |
$ |
2,032.5 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
165.0 |
9.9 |
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Current operating lease liabilities |
54.9 |
55.0 |
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Accounts payable |
372.9 |
340.3 |
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Accrued expenses |
254.5 |
296.1 |
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Income taxes payable |
1.8 |
— |
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Total current liabilities |
849.1 |
701.3 |
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Long-term debt |
1,007.9 |
970.7 |
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Long-term operating lease liabilities |
138.5 |
142.8 |
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Pensions |
94.8 |
92.5 |
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Other liabilities |
145.4 |
142.3 |
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Total liabilities |
2,235.7 |
2,049.6 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' deficit: |
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Preferred stock, |
— |
— |
||||||
Common stock, |
0.9 |
0.9 |
||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
1,090.3 |
1,113.2 |
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Retained earnings |
2,440.9 |
2,385.8 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(99.2) |
(97.2) |
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|
(3,593.6) |
(3,419.8) |
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Total stockholders' deficit |
(160.7) |
(17.1) |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit |
$ |
2,075.0 |
$ |
2,032.5 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
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(Amounts in millions) |
For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ |
84.2 |
$ |
12.9 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Income from equity method investments |
(3.3) |
(2.9) |
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Restructuring charges, net of cash paid |
0.3 |
0.1 |
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Provision for credit losses |
2.0 |
1.2 |
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Unrealized (gains) losses, net on derivative contracts |
(0.2) |
1.5 |
||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
8.5 |
3.7 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
17.4 |
19.0 |
||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1.0 |
8.8 |
||||||
Pension expense |
3.0 |
2.7 |
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Pension contributions |
(0.4) |
(0.6) |
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Other items, net |
(0.1) |
0.2 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts and notes receivable |
(77.5) |
(18.7) |
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Inventories |
(62.5) |
(71.0) |
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Other current assets |
(9.5) |
(0.7) |
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Accounts payable |
41.2 |
(8.7) |
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Accrued expenses |
(41.8) |
(33.0) |
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Income taxes payable / receivable, net |
14.0 |
(17.3) |
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Leases, net |
(0.7) |
0.1 |
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Other, net |
6.9 |
3.9 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
(17.5) |
(98.8) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
0.4 |
0.1 |
||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(24.7) |
(24.7) |
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Proceeds from (purchases of) short-term investments |
0.5 |
(1.1) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(23.8) |
(25.7) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Asset securitization borrowings |
155.0 |
— |
||||||
Asset securitization payments |
— |
(70.0) |
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Long-term debt payments |
(2.9) |
(2.6) |
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Borrowings from credit facility |
202.0 |
682.5 |
||||||
Payments on credit facility |
(165.0) |
(342.5) |
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Proceeds from employee stock purchases |
0.9 |
0.8 |
||||||
Repurchases of common stock |
(200.0) |
(100.0) |
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Repurchases of common stock to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations |
(6.0) |
(5.5) |
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Cash dividends paid |
(29.5) |
(29.7) |
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(45.5) |
133.0 |
||||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(86.8) |
8.5 |
||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
(1.6) |
(6.7) |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
123.9 |
37.3 |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ |
35.5 |
$ |
39.1 |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ |
5.5 |
$ |
6.8 |
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Income taxes paid (net of refunds) |
$ |
8.2 |
$ |
21.3 |
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Reconciliation to |
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(Unaudited, in millions, except per share and ratio data) |
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements and segment net sales and profit presented in accordance with |
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Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations, a Non-GAAP measure |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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(Unaudited) |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Pre-Tax |
Tax Impact (d) |
After Tax |
Pre-Tax |
Tax Impact (d) |
After Tax |
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Income from continuing operations, a GAAP |
$ |
106.4 |
$ |
(22.2) |
$ |
84.2 |
$ |
26.5 |
$ |
(14.0) |
$ |
12.5 |
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Restructuring charges |
0.1 |
(0.1) |
— |
0.5 |
(0.1) |
0.4 |
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Pension settlement |
0.7 |
(0.1) |
0.6 |
— |
— |
— |
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Items in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net |
1.5 |
(0.2) |
1.3 |
(0.9) |
0.1 |
(0.8) |
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Excess tax benefits from share-based |
— |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
— |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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Other tax items, net (b) |
— |
2.0 |
2.0 |
— |
8.2 |
8.2 |
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Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance |
— |
— |
— |
1.6 |
(0.3) |
1.3 |
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Adjusted income from continuing operations, |
$ |
108.7 |
$ |
(21.8) |
$ |
86.9 |
$ |
27.7 |
$ |
(6.0) |
$ |
21.7 |
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Earnings per share from continuing operations |
$ |
2.20 |
$ |
0.32 |
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Restructuring charges |
— |
0.01 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Pension settlement |
0.02 |
— |
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Items in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net |
0.03 |
(0.02) |
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Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation (b) |
(0.03) |
— |
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Other tax items, net (b) |
0.05 |
0.21 |
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Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance |
— |
0.04 |
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Change in share counts from share-based |
— |
— |
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Adjusted earnings per share from continuing |
$ |
2.27 |
$ |
0.56 |
(a) Recorded in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(b) Recorded in Provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(c) The impact of excess tax benefits from the change in share-based compensation also impacts the Company's diluted share counts. The reconciliation of average outstanding diluted shares on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is included in this amount.. |
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(d) Tax impact based on the applicable tax rate relevant to the location and nature of the adjustment. |
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(e) Recorded in Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance recoveries in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Components of Losses (gains) and other expenses, net (pre-tax): |
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Realized (gains) losses on settled future contracts (a) |
$ |
(0.3) |
$ |
0.1 |
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Foreign currency exchange gains (a) |
(0.3) |
(0.5) |
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(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets (a) |
(0.3) |
0.1 |
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Other operating (income) loss (a) |
(0.3) |
0.2 |
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Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on unsettled futures contracts (b) |
(0.2) |
0.6 |
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Special legal contingency charges (b) |
0.2 |
— |
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Asbestos-related litigation (b) |
1.1 |
(1.7) |
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Environmental liabilities (b) |
0.6 |
0.2 |
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Charges incurred related to COVID-19 pandemic (b) |
0.6 |
— |
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Other items, net (b) |
(0.8) |
— |
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Losses (gains) and other expenses, net (pre-tax) |
$ |
0.3 |
$ |
(1.0) |
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(a) Included in both segment profit (loss) and Adjusted income from continuing operations |
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(b) Excluded from both segment profit (loss) and Adjusted income from continuing operations |
Reconciliation of Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations - Diluted, a GAAP measure, to Estimated Adjusted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations - Diluted, a Non-GAAP measure |
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For the Year Ended ESTIMATED |
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Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted, a GAAP measure |
|
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Other non-core EBIT charges and other non-core tax items |
(0.07) |
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Adjusted Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted, a Non-GAAP measure |
|
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Reconciliation of Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted, a Non-GAAP measure (shares in millions): |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Average shares outstanding - diluted, a GAAP measure |
38.2 |
38.7 |
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Impact on diluted shares from excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
— |
— |
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Adjusted average shares outstanding - diluted, a Non-GAAP measure |
38.2 |
38.7 |
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Reconciliation of |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
$ |
(17.5) |
$ |
(98.8) |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(24.7) |
(24.7) |
||||||
Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
0.4 |
0.1 |
||||||
Free cash flow, a Non-GAAP measure |
$ |
(41.8) |
$ |
(123.4) |
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Calculation of Debt to EBITDA Ratio (dollars in millions): |
Trailing Twelve |
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Adjusted EBIT (a) |
$ |
584.8 |
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Depreciation and amortization expense (b) |
69.1 |
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EBITDA (a + b) |
$ |
653.9 |
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Total debt at |
$ |
1,172.9 |
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Total Debt to EBITDA ratio ((c / (a + b)) |
1.8 |
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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBIT, a Non-GAAP measure, to Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, a GAAP measure (dollars in millions) |
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Trailing Twelve |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes, a GAAP measure |
$ |
525.1 |
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Items in Losses (gains) and other expenses, net which are excluded from segment profit |
15.7 |
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Special product quality adjustments |
1.0 |
|||||||
Restructuring charges |
10.4 |
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Interest expense, net |
25.6 |
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Pension settlements |
1.3 |
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Loss from natural disasters, net of insurance recoveries |
1.5 |
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Other expense (income), net |
4.2 |
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Adjusted EBIT per above, a Non-GAAP measure |
$ |
584.8 |
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