UTC Reports Second Quarter EPS Growth of 21 Percent on 9 Percent Higher Sales; Increases 2011 Sales and EPS Outlook

HARTFORD, Conn., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today reported second quarter 2011 earnings per share of $1.45 and net income attributable to common shareowners of $1.3 billion, up 21 percent and 19 percent, respectively, over the year ago quarter.  Sales of $15.1 billion for the quarter were 9 percent above prior year with 6 points of organic growth and 4 points of favorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by 1 point of net divestitures.

Results for the quarter included $0.05 per share of restructuring charges, offset by $0.05 of one-time items.  The prior year quarter included a net charge for restructuring and one-time items of $0.12 per share. Before these items, earnings per share increased $0.13 or 10 percent year over year.  Foreign currency translation net of currency impact at Pratt & Whitney Canada accounted for $0.06 of the earnings per share increase.

Second quarter segment operating margin at 15.9 percent was 120 basis points higher than prior year.  Adjusted for restructuring costs and one-time items, segment operating margin at 15.9 percent was 20 basis points higher than prior year.  Research and development costs increased year over year by $67 million to $526 million.  Cash flow from operations was $1.3 billion and capital expenditures were $210 million in the quarter.

“For the first time since the second quarter of 2008, all six of our business segments reported organic sales growth in the quarter,” said Louis Chenevert, UTC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.  “More encouragingly, order rates remain strong and in line with expectations across most of the segments including our longer cycle commercial construction related businesses.  

“Based on the exceptional first half performance at Carrier, strong order rates, and the weaker than planned U.S. dollar, we are raising the full year earnings per share expectation to a range of $5.35 to $5.45, up from $5.25 to $5.40 previously.  We now anticipate 2011 EPS growth of 13 to 15 percent, on sales of $58 billion, up nearly 7 percent over 2010 and above prior expectation of $57 billion,” Chenevert added.

New equipment orders at Otis were up 23 percent over the year ago second quarter including favorable foreign exchange of 8 percentage points.  Commercial HVAC new equipment orders at Carrier grew 13 percent including favorable foreign exchange of 4 points.  Commercial spares orders at Pratt & Whitney’s large engine business grew 23 percent and at Hamilton Sundstrand were up 25 percent over the year ago second quarter.

“Cash flow from operations less capital expenditures was below net income attributable to common shareowners for the quarter due to the timing of cash receipts and product shipments.  We continue to expect cash flow from operations less capital expenditures to meet or exceed net income attributable to common shareowners for the full year,” Chenevert continued. “With year to date share repurchases at $1.5 billion and acquisitions of $184 million, we now expect share repurchase for the year to be over $2.5 billion, and acquisitions of less than $1.5 billion.”

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As described on the following pages, consolidated results for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 include non-recurring items, restructuring and other costs that management believes should be considered when evaluating the underlying financial performance.

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

As described on the following pages, consolidated results for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 include non-recurring items, restructuring and other costs that management believes should be considered when evaluating the underlying financial performance.

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Restructuring and Other Costs and Non-Recurring Items

Consolidated operating profit for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 includes restructuring and other costs as follows:

Consolidated operating profit and income before income taxes for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 include the following non-recurring gains (losses):

Details of the non-recurring items for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 above are as follows:

Q2-2011

Sikorsky:  Approximately $73 million gain recognized from the contribution of a business into a new venture in the United Arab Emirates.

Q2-2010

Carrier: Approximately $47 million net charge resulting from dispositions associated with Carrier's ongoing portfolio transformation.  Included in this net charge is an approximately $58 million asset impairment charge associated with the disposition of a business, partially offset by an approximately $11 million gain on the sale of another business.

Hamilton Sundstrand: Approximately $28 million of asset impairment charges related primarily to the disposition of an aerospace business as part of Hamilton Sundstrand's ongoing low cost sourcing initiatives.

Interest expense, net: Favorable pre-tax interest adjustment of approximately $24 million associated with the resolution of an uncertain temporary tax item in the quarter.

The impact of restructuring and other costs and non-recurring items on net income attributable to common shareowners and diluted earnings per share for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

The following page provides segment net sales, operating profits and operating profit margins as adjusted for the aforementioned non-recurring items, restructuring and other costs.  Management believes these adjusted results more accurately portray the ongoing operational performance and fundamentals of the underlying businesses.  The amount and timing of restructuring and other costs and non-recurring activity can vary substantially from period to period with no assurances of comparable activity or amounts being incurred in future periods.  These amounts have therefore been adjusted out in the following schedule in order to provide a more representative comparison of current year operating performance to prior year performance.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Debt to total capitalization equals total debt divided by total debt plus equity.  Net debt to net capitalization equals total debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total debt plus equity less cash and cash equivalents.

(2) Organic sales growth represents the total reported increase within the Corporation's ongoing businesses less the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures completed in the preceding twelve months and significant non-recurring items.

(3) We previously reported "Other income, net," which included "Interest income," as a component of "Revenues."   "Other income, net," excluding "Interest income," is now reflected as a component of "Costs, Expenses and Other," while "Interest income" is now netted with "Interest expense" for financial statement presentation.

(4) Free cash flow, which represents cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, is the principal cash performance measure used by UTC. Management believes free cash flow provides a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing UTC's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of UTC's common stock and distribution of earnings to shareholders.  Other companies that use the term free cash flow may calculate it differently.  The reconciliation of net cash flow provided by operating activities, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to free cash flow is shown above.

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