UTC Reports Third Quarter EPS Growth of 13 Percent on 9 Percent Higher Sales; Increases 2011 EPS Outlook

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today reported third quarter 2011 earnings per share of $1.47 and net income attributable to common shareowners of $1.3 billion, up 13 percent and 11 percent, respectively, over the year ago quarter.  Sales of $14.8 billion for the quarter were 9 percent above prior year including 6 points of organic growth and 4 points of favorable foreign currency translation. Cash flow from operations was $2.0 billion and capital expenditures were $215 million in the quarter.

Results for the quarter included $0.06 per share of restructuring charges, partially offset by $0.04 of net one-time items.  The prior year quarter included charges for restructuring and net one-time items of $0.09 per share. Before these items, earnings per share increased $0.10 or 7 percent year over year.  Foreign currency translation net of currency impact at Pratt & Whitney Canada accounted for $0.04 of the earnings per share increase.

Third quarter segment operating margin was 16.0 percent.  Adjusted for restructuring costs and one-time items, segment operating margin at 16.3 percent was 10 basis points lower than prior year.  Research and development costs increased year over year by $62 million to $495 million.  

"This was another solid quarter for UTC, with continued organic sales growth across all six of our businesses," said Louis Chenevert, UTC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.  "Cash generation was also strong and we now expect cash flow from operations less capital expenditures to exceed net income attributable to common shareowners for the full year.

"Based on the strong year to date performance, we are raising the full year earnings per share expectation to $5.47, up from $5.35 to $5.45 previously, and up 15 percent over 2010. We continue to expect sales of $58 billion, up nearly 7 percent over 2010," Chenevert added.

New equipment orders at Otis were up 19 percent over the year ago third quarter including favorable foreign exchange of 7 percentage points.  Commercial HVAC new equipment orders at Carrier grew 11 percent including favorable foreign exchange of 4 points.  Commercial spares orders at Hamilton Sundstrand were up 24 percent and at Pratt & Whitney's large engine business grew 3 percent, after growing 35 percent in the year ago third quarter.

"We announced two transformational deals recently," Chenevert continued. "The acquisition of Goodrich will bring complementary products of two great companies together to offer more intelligent and more integrated systems for our aerospace customers. The agreement with Rolls Royce to restructure IAE ownership and to partner on next generation mid-size aircraft engines further validates the game changing Geared Turbofan™ technology. Both transactions will yield significant value to our customers and shareholders."

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The accompanying tables include information integral to assessing the company's financial position, operating performance, and cash flow, including a reconciliation of differences between non-GAAP measures used in this release and the comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

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

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

Details of the non-recurring items for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 summarized in the tables above are as follows:

Q3-2011

Carrier: Approximately $28 million net gain resulting from dispositions associated with Carrier's ongoing portfolio transformation.

UTC Fire & Security: Approximately $20 million other-than-temporary impairment charge on an equity investment.

Pratt & Whitney: Approximately $41 million gain recognized from the sale of an equity investment.

Income tax expense: Favorable tax benefit of approximately $17 million as a result of a U.K. tax rate reduction enacted in July 2011.

Q2-2011

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

Q3-2010

Carrier: Approximately $24 million net gain resulting from dispositions associated with Carrier's ongoing portfolio transformation.

Eliminations and other: Approximately $159 million other-than-temporary impairment charge of our equity investment in Clipper.

Income tax expense: Approximately $102 million favorable net tax benefit associated with management's intention to repatriate additional foreign cash to the U.S. in 2010.

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 following page provides segment net sales, operating profits and operating profit margins as adjusted for the aforementioned restructuring costs and non-recurring items.  Management believes these adjusted results more accurately portray the ongoing operational performance and fundamentals of the underlying businesses.  The amount and timing of restructuring 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 separately, 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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