Raytheon Technologies Reports Q3 2022 Results

RTX Commercial Aerospace drives strong organic sales growth and segment margin expansion; Q3 book-to-bill of 1.32

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX) reported third quarter 2022 results.

Third quarter 2022

• Sales of $17.0 billion, up 5 percent versus prior year including 6 percent organic growth
• GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.94, up 1 percent versus prior year, including $0.27 of acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring charges
• Adjusted EPS of $1.21, down 4 percent versus prior year
• Operating cash flow from continuing operations of $778 million; Free cash flow of $263 million
• Achieved approximately $105 million of incremental RTX gross cost synergies
• Repurchased $616 million of RTX shares

Outlook for full year 2022

• Sales of $67.0 - $67.3 billion, down from $67.75 - $68.75 billion
• Adjusted EPS of $4.70 - $4.80, up from $4.60 - $4.80
• Confirms free cash flow of approximately $4.0 billion
• Confirms share repurchase of at least $2.5 billion of RTX shares

"Raytheon Technologies delivered strong organic sales growth while also generating adjusted EPS and free cash flow that exceeded our expectations following the continued recovery in the commercial aerospace market and strong customer demand across our business," said Raytheon Technologies Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes. "While we expect industry-wide challenges to continue near-term, we remain focused on operational excellence, including cost containment and program performance, to deliver on our commitments."

"Our $168 billion company backlog grew over $6 billion in the quarter, and will continue to grow as we invest in next-generation technology and innovation to deepen our industry-leading positions to deliver sustained value for our customers and shareowners."

Third quarter 2022

Raytheon Technologies reported third quarter sales of $17.0 billion, up 5 percent over the prior year, including 6 points of organic sales growth partially offset by 1 point of net acquisitions and divestitures headwind. GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.94 was up 1 percent versus the prior year and included $0.26 of acquisition accounting adjustments primarily related to intangible amortization and $0.01 of restructuring. Adjusted EPS of $1.21 was down 4 percent versus prior year as growth in segment operating profit was more than offset by the absence of a prior year tax benefit and lower pension income.

The company recorded net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners in the third quarter of $1.4 billion, down 1 percent versus prior year and included $398 million of acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring charges. Adjusted net income was $1.8 billion, down 6 percent versus prior year. Operating cash flow from continuing operations in the third quarter was $778 million. Capital expenditures were $515 million, resulting in free cash flow of $263 million.

Backlog and Bookings

Backlog at the end of the third quarter was $168 billion, of which $101 billion was from commercial aerospace and $67 billion was from defense.

Notable defense bookings during the quarter included:

• $1.6 billion of classified bookings at Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RIS)
• $1.0 billion to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) for the U.S. Air Force at Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD)
• $972 million for the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and international customers at RMD
• $524 million for F135 sustainment contracts at Pratt & Whitney
• $353 million for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) Pre-planned Product Improvement program for the U.S Army at RMD
• $278 million for F135 production Lots 15 and 16 at Pratt & Whitney
• $226 million for AIM-9X Sidewinder for the U.S. Navy at RMD
• $207 million for integrated effectors and sensors for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems for the U.S. Army at RMD

Segment Results

The company's reportable segments are Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RIS) and Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD).

Collins Aerospace had third quarter 2022 adjusted sales of $5,100 million, up 11 percent versus the prior year. The increase in sales was driven by a 25 percent increase in commercial aftermarket and a 16 percent increase in commercial OE, which more than offset a 6 percent decline in military. The increase in commercial sales was driven primarily by the recovery of commercial air traffic which has resulted in higher flight hours, aircraft fleet utilization, and narrowbody deliveries. The decrease in military sales was driven primarily by lower material receipts and decreased volume.

Collins Aerospace recorded adjusted operating profit of $630 million in the quarter, up 31 percent versus the prior year. The increase in adjusted operating profit was primarily driven by drop through on higher commercial aftermarket and OE, which more than offset lower volume on military programs as well as higher SG&A and R&D expense.

Pratt & Whitney had third quarter 2022 adjusted sales of $5,380 million, up 14 percent versus the prior year. The increase in sales was driven by a 26 percent increase in commercial OE and a 23 percent increase in commercial aftermarket which more than offset a 2 percent decrease in military sales. The increase in commercial sales was primarily due to higher shop visits and related spare part sales as well as favorable OE engine mix and volume. The decrease in military sales was driven primarily by lower expected F135 production volume that was partially offset by higher F135 sustainment volume.

Pratt & Whitney recorded adjusted operating profit of $318 million in the quarter, up 68 percent versus the prior year. The increase in adjusted operating profit was primarily driven by drop through on higher commercial aftermarket sales volume and favorable military and commercial OE sales mix, which more than offset higher SG&A and R&D expense.

RIS had third quarter 2022 adjusted sales of $3,626 million, down 3 percent versus the prior year. The decrease in sales was driven by the divestiture of the Global Training and Services business. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures and FX, sales were up 2 percent versus prior year. Higher classified sales in Sensing and Effects programs were partially offset by lower sales in Command, Control and Communications, including lower sales of tactical communications systems programs. 

RIS recorded adjusted operating profit of $371 million, down 5 percent versus the prior year. The decrease in adjusted operating profit was primarily driven by the impact of the Global Training and Services divestiture that more than offset favorable net program efficiencies.

RMD had third quarter 2022 adjusted sales of $3,678 million, down 6 percent versus prior year. The decrease in sales was primarily driven by continuing supply chain constraints and declines on Land Warfare and Air Defense programs and Naval Power programs. These decreases were partially offset by higher volume on Strategic Missile Defense programs including Next Generation Interceptor development.

RMD recorded adjusted operating profit of $416 million, down 15 percent versus the prior year. The decrease in adjusted operating profit was driven primarily by unfavorable program mix, lower volume primarily in Land Warfare and Air Defense programs, and lower net program efficiencies driven by continued supply chain and labor constraints.

About Raytheon Technologies

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Conference Call on the Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Raytheon Technologies' financial results conference call will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the company's website at www.rtx.com and will be available for replay following the call. The corresponding presentation slides will be available for downloading prior to the call.

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We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information, but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. Moreover, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Adjusted net sales, organic sales, adjusted operating profit (loss), adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted net sales represents consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding significant items of a non-recurring and/or nonoperational nature (hereinafter referred to as "other significant items"). Organic sales represents consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures completed in the preceding twelve months and other significant items. Adjusted operating profit (loss) represents operating profit (loss) (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and other significant items. Acquisition accounting adjustments include the amortization of acquired intangible assets related to acquisitions, the amortization of the property, plant and equipment fair value adjustment acquired through acquisitions and the amortization of customer contractual obligations related to loss making or below market contracts acquired.

Adjusted net income represents net income from continuing operations (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and other significant items. Adjusted EPS represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and other significant items. For the Business segments, when applicable, adjustments of net sales similarly reflect continuing operations excluding other significant items, organic sales similarly excludes the impact of foreign currency, acquisitions and divestitures, and other significant items, and adjustments of operating profit (loss) and operating profit margins (also referred to as return on sales (ROS)) similarly reflect continuing operations, excluding restructuring, acquisition accounting adjustments and other significant items.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents cash flow from operations (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. Management believes free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity and an additional basis for assessing RTC's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of RTC's common stock and distribution of earnings to shareowners.

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the tables in this Appendix. The tables provide additional information as to the items and amounts that have been excluded from the adjusted measures.

When we provide our expectation for adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures (expected diluted EPS from continuing operations and expected cash flow from operations, respectively) generally is not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.

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