HONEYWELL DELIVERS STRONG SECOND QUARTER RESULTS AND BEATS EARNINGS GUIDANCE; UPDATES 2024 OUTLOOK

• Sales of $9.6 Billion, Reported Sales Up 5%, Organic¹ Sales Up 4%, Achieving the High End of Previous Guidance
• Earnings Per Share of $2.36 and Adjusted Earnings Per Share¹ of $2.49, Above High End of Previous Guidance
• Orders Up 4%, Led by Strength in Our Building Automation and Energy and Sustainability Solutions Businesses
• Deployed $6.4 Billion of Capital to M&A, Dividends, Share Repurchases, and Capital Expenditures, Including Closing the $5 Billion Acquisition of Access Solutions, and Announcing the $1.9 Billion Acquisition of CAES Systems Holdings and the $1.8 Billion Acquisition of Air Products’ LNG Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced results for the second quarter that met or exceeded the company’s guidance. The company also updated its full-year sales, segment margin², adjusted earnings per share^2,3, and cash flow guidance ranges.

The company reported second-quarter year-over-year sales growth of 5% and organic¹ sales growth of 4%, led by double digit organic¹ sales growth in defense and space, commercial aviation, and building solutions. Operating income grew 5% and operating margin expanded 10 basis points to 20.7%, while segment profit¹ grew 4% led by Aerospace Technologies. Segment margin¹ contraction of 10 basis points was above the midpoint of our guidance range. Earnings per share for the second quarter was $2.36, up 6% year over year, and adjusted earnings per share¹ was $2.49, up 8% year over year, above the high end of our guidance range. Operating cash flow was $1.4 billion and free cash flow¹ was $1.1 billion, approximately flat year over year.

“Honeywell delivered a strong second quarter, once again meeting or exceeding guidance across all metrics while maneuvering through a dynamic operating environment,” said Vimal Kapur, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell. “While Aerospace continues to lead our growth, we are seeing broader participation across our portfolio, with three of our four segments contributing positive growth for the quarter. All four segments grew sequentially in the quarter as well, giving us further confidence in our expectation of a second half organic growth acceleration.”

Kapur continued, “We also made significant progress in our capital deployment strategy, deploying $6.4 billion to M&A, dividends, share repurchases, and capex, highlighted by the closing of our $5 billion acquisition of Access Solutions. We also recently announced two additional deals – the $1.9 billion acquisition of CAES Systems and the $1.8 billion acquisition of Air Products’ LNG process technology and equipment business. We continue to make significant progress on my key priorities for Honeywell as we accelerate our alignment to three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition, all underpinned by digitalization. Together, our technologically differentiated portfolio and world-class Honeywell Accelerator operating system are poised to further unlock incremental value and enable us to achieve our long-term financial framework.”

As a result of the company’s second-quarter performance and management’s outlook for the remainder of the year, including the impact of recently announced acquisitions, Honeywell updated its full-year sales, segment margin², adjusted earnings per share^2,3, and cash flow¹ guidance. Full-year sales are now expected to be $39.1 billion to $39.7 billion with organic¹ sales growth in the range of 5% to 6%. Segment margin² is now expected to be in the range of 23.3% to 23.5% with segment margin contraction² of 20 basis points to flat year over year. Adjusted earnings per share^2,3 is now expected to be in the range of $10.05 to $10.25, up 6% to 8% year over year. Operating cash flow is now expected to be in the range of $6.6 billion to $7.0 billion, with free cash flow¹ of $5.5 billion to $5.9 billion. A summary of the company’s full-year guidance can be found in Table 1.

Second-Quarter Performance

Honeywell sales for the second quarter were up 5% year over year on a reported basis and 4% on an organic¹ basis year over year. The second-quarter financial results can be found in Tables 2 and 3.

Aerospace Technologies sales for the second quarter increased 16% on an organic¹ basis year over year, the eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit organic growth, on sustained strength in both commercial aviation and defense and space. Commercial aviation was led by 17% growth in aftermarket sales as global flight activity continued to rise. Commercial original equipment sales once again grew double digits on increased shipset deliveries, particularly in air transport. Defense and space grew 19% year over year as sustained demand from the current geopolitical climate and further supply chain improvements enabled us to convert on our robust backlog. Segment margin contracted 60 basis points year over year to 27.2%, driven by mix pressure in original equipment, partially offset by commercial excellence net of inflation.

Industrial Automation sales for the second quarter decreased 8% on an organic¹ basis year over year. Sales declines were primarily driven by volume softness in warehouse and workflow solutions. While sales declined in productivity solutions and services overall, they were up year over year and sequentially excluding the impact of payments under the license and settlement agreement that ended in the first quarter. Process solutions sales grew 1% in the second quarter as continued double-digit growth in aftermarket services was partially offset by softness in thermal solutions and smart energy. Sales in our sensing and safety technologies business declined year over year, but both orders and sales improved sequentially. Segment margin contracted 90 basis points to 19.0% due to lower volume leverage and the end of payments under the license and settlement agreement.

Building Automation sales for the second quarter increased 1% on an organic¹ basis year over year and increased 10% sequentially including one month of benefit from the acquisition of our access solutions business. Building solutions delivered another solid quarter, growing 14% organically, as both projects and services grew double digits. The ongoing strength in building solutions was mostly offset by declines in building products, primarily driven by lower year over year volumes in fire and building management systems; however, both businesses saw improved sales quarter over quarter. Segment margin improved sequentially for the second consecutive quarter but contracted 60 basis points year over year to 25.3%, due to product mix headwinds and cost inflation, partially offset by productivity actions and commercial excellence.

Energy and Sustainability Solutions sales for the second quarter grew 3% on an organic¹ basis year over year. Advanced materials once again led ESS with 8% sales growth, led by continued strength in fluorine products. UOP sales declined 4% in the quarter as a result of previously communicated difficult year-over-year comps from large gas processing equipment projects, partially offset by growth in refining catalysts and aftermarket services. Segment margin expanded 200 basis points to 25.2%, primarily driven by productivity actions.

Conference Call Details

Honeywell will discuss its second-quarter results and full-year 2024 guidance during an investor conference call starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today. A live webcast of the investor call as well as related presentation materials will be available through the Investor Relations section of the company’s website (www.honeywell.com/investor). A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.

Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. Our business is aligned with three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition – underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Connected Enterprise integrated software platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world’s toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations that help make the world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom. 

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We describe many of the trends and other factors that drive our business and future results in this release. Such discussions contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events, or developments that management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. They are based on management’s assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors, many of which are difficult to predict and outside of our control. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to material risks and uncertainties, including ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical risks, such as lower GDP growth or recession, capital markets volatility, inflation, and certain regional conflicts, that can affect our performance in both the near- and long-term. In addition, no assurance can be given that any plan, initiative, projection, goal, commitment, expectation, or prospect set forth in this release can or will be achieved. These forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the information included in this release, our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking plans described herein are not final and may be modified or abandoned at any time.

This release contains financial measures presented on a non-GAAP basis. Honeywell’s non-GAAP financial measures used in this release are as follows:

• Segment profit, on an overall Honeywell basis;
• Segment profit margin, on an overall Honeywell basis;
• Organic sales growth;
• Free cash flow; and
• Adjusted earnings per share.

Management believes that, when considered together with reported amounts, these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure. Certain measures presented on a non-GAAP basis represent the impact of adjusting items net of tax. The tax-effect for adjusting items is determined individually and on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the Appendix attached to this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Appendix

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following information provides definitions and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release to which this reconciliation is attached to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Management believes that, when considered together with reported amounts, these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure. Certain measures presented on a non-GAAP basis represent the impact of adjusting items net of tax. The tax-effect for adjusting items is determined individually and on a case-by-case basis. Other companies may calculate these non-GAAP measures differently, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes.

Management does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitations of these non-GAAP financial measures are that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Investors are urged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Honeywell’s business.

We define organic sales percentage as the year-over-year change in reported sales relative to the comparable period, excluding the impact on sales from foreign currency translation and acquisitions, net of divestitures, for the first 12 months following the transaction date. We believe this measure is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.

A quantitative reconciliation of reported sales percent change to organic sales percent change has not been provided for forward-looking measures of organic sales percent change because management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the fluctuations in global currency markets that impact foreign currency translation, nor is it reasonable for management to predict the timing, occurrence and impact of acquisition and divestiture transactions, all of which could significantly impact our reported sales percent change.

We define operating income as net sales less total cost of products and services sold, research and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses. We define segment profit, on an overall Honeywell basis, as operating income, excluding stock compensation expense, pension and other postretirement service costs, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, certain acquisition-related costs, and repositioning and other charges. We define segment profit margin, on an overall Honeywell basis, as segment profit divided by net sales. We believe these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.

A quantitative reconciliation of operating income to segment profit, on an overall Honeywell basis, has not been provided for all forward-looking measures of segment profit and segment profit margin included herein. Management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the impact and timing on future operating results arising from items excluded from segment profit, particularly pension mark-to-market expense as it is dependent on macroeconomic factors, such as interest rates and the return generated on invested pension plan assets. The information that is unavailable to provide a quantitative reconciliation could have a significant impact on our reported financial results. To the extent quantitative information becomes available without unreasonable effort in the future, and closer to the period to which the forward-looking measures pertain, a reconciliation of operating income to segment profit will be included within future filings.

Acquisition amortization and acquisition-related costs are significantly impacted by the timing, size, and number of acquisitions we complete and are not on a predictable cycle, and we make no comment as to when or whether any future acquisitions may occur. We believe excluding these costs provides investors with a more meaningful comparison of operating performance over time and with both acquisitive and other peer companies.

We define adjusted earnings per share as diluted earnings per share adjusted to exclude various charges as listed above. We believe adjusted earnings per share is a measure that is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends. For forward-looking information, management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the pension mark-to-market expense as it is dependent on macroeconomic factors, such as interest rates and the return generated on invested pension plan assets. We therefore do not include an estimate for the pension mark-to-market expense. Based on economic and industry conditions, future developments, and other relevant factors, these assumptions are subject to change.

Acquisition amortization and acquisition-related costs are significantly impacted by the timing, size, and number of acquisitions we complete and are not on a predictable cycle and we make no comment as to when or whether any future acquisitions may occur. We believe excluding these costs provides investors with a more meaningful comparison of operating performance over time and with both acquisitive and other peer companies.

We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less cash for capital expenditures.

We believe that free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure that is useful to investors and management as a measure of cash generated by operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, pay dividends, repurchase stock, or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. This measure can also be used to evaluate our ability to generate cash flow from operations and the impact that this cash flow has on our liquidity.

We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less cash for capital expenditures.

We believe that free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure that is useful to investors and management as a measure of cash generated by operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, pay dividends, repurchase stock, or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. This measure can also be used to evaluate our ability to generate cash flow from operations and the impact that this cash flow has on our liquidity.

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