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Xylem Inc. reports improved second quarter earnings

2014-07-29 07:00 ET - News Release

  • Second quarter 2014 adjusted net income was $88 million or $0.48 per share, up $0.12 or 33 percent over second quarter 2013; GAAP net income was $86 million or $0.47 per share, up $0.22 or 88 percent
  • Second quarter 2014 revenue was $1 billion, up 4 percent organically from second quarter 2013; orders were up 1 percent organically
  • Second quarter 2014 adjusted operating margin was up 220 basis points to 12.4 percent; up 420 basis points to 11.5 percent on a GAAP basis
  • Increases lower end of 2014 EPS range, now expects adjusted EPS of $1.90 to $2.00


Company Website: http://www.xyleminc.com
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced second quarter 2014 net income of $86 million, or $0.47 per share. Excluding the impact of restructuring and realignment costs and special tax items, adjusted net income was $88 million or $0.48 per share, up 12 cents or 33 percent from the comparable period in 2013. Second quarter revenue was $1 billion, up 4 percent organically, reflecting continued strength in emerging markets and modest growth in the U.S. and Europe. Second quarter adjusted operating margin improved 220 basis points, driven by increased volume, realization of operating efficiencies and execution of ongoing initiatives to reduce costs.

“I am proud of our teams and what we achieved this quarter. Our organic revenue performance was strong and orders reached a record high. We are on track to deliver our full-year commitments for 2014, as well as building our backlog and solid momentum for 2015 and beyond,” said Patrick Decker, president and chief executive officer of Xylem. “Public utilities are improving and I’m encouraged by the signs of emerging market growth. One example of the opportunities available to us is demonstrated by our recent win of a $9 million order in Brazil for a drinking water ultrafiltration membrane system in the São Paulo region.”

Decker continued, “In addition, we are building a culture focused on continuous improvement, which will enable us to support targeted investments to accelerate our progress and improve shareholder return.”

Full-year 2014 Outlook

Xylem increased the lower end of its EPS guidance, and now expects adjusted EPS of $1.90 to $2.00, reflecting 14 to 20 percent growth over 2013. Full-year 2014 revenue is still expected to be approximately $4 billion, up 2 to 4 percent versus the prior year. Full-year 2014 adjusted net income is now expected to be in the range of approximately $350 to $370 million. The company anticipates that restructuring and realignment costs will range from $40 to $50 million for the year.

Second Quarter Segment Results

Water Infrastructure

Xylem’s Water Infrastructure segment consists of its businesses serving clean water delivery, wastewater transport and treatment, dewatering and analytical instrumentation.

  • Second quarter 2014 revenue was $636 million, up 7 percent organically compared with the second quarter 2013, with growth driven by water and wastewater infrastructure investments in emerging markets and to a lesser extent in Europe. Additionally, we saw growth in our U.S. dewatering and analytics businesses.
  • Second quarter adjusted segment operating income, which excludes $5 million of restructuring and realignment costs, was $82 million, up 30 percent over the same period in 2013. Adjusted operating margin for the quarter increased 230 basis points, primarily driven by higher volume and significant benefits from cost reduction actions, but partially offset by unfavorable mix and price.

Applied Water

Xylem’s Applied Water segment consists of its portfolio of businesses in residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural applications.

  • Second quarter 2014 revenue was $388 million, down 1 percent organically compared with the second quarter 2013, reflecting weakness in the U.S. institutional building construction and southern European residential markets, partially offset by modest growth in emerging markets and U.S. residential building services.
  • Second quarter adjusted segment operating income, which excludes $4 million of restructuring and realignment costs, was $56 million, 10 percent higher than the comparable period last year. Adjusted operating margin grew 100 basis points, primarily driven by the positive impact of cost reduction actions.

Supplemental information on Xylem’s second quarter earnings and reconciliations for certain non-GAAP items are posted at investors.xyleminc.com.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, with 2013 revenues of $3.8 billion and more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the capitalization of Xylem Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s restructuring and realignment, future strategic plans and other statements that describe the Company’s business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals, and any discussion of future operating or financial performance. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to orders, revenues, operating margins and earnings per share growth, and statements expressing general views about future operating results — are forward-looking statements.

Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because they involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in, or reasonably inferred from such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and those described from time to time in subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

XYLEM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

     
Three MonthsSix Months
For the period ended June 30,   2014     2013 2014     2013
Revenue $1,005 $ 960 $1,911 $ 1,839
Cost of revenue 617   589   1,181   1,134  
Gross profit 388 371 730 705
Selling, general and administrative expenses 242 253 466 490
Research and development expenses 27 28 54 54
Restructuring charges 3   20   18   25  
Operating income 116 70 192 136
Interest expense 13 14 27 27
Other non-operating income (expense), net 1   1     (1 )
Income before taxes 104 57 165 108
Income tax expense 18   11   30   21  
Net income $86   $ 46   $135   $ 87  
Earnings per share:
Basic $0.47 $ 0.25 $0.74 $ 0.47
Diluted $0.47 $ 0.25 $0.73 $ 0.47
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic 183.4 185.4 184.0 185.6
Diluted 184.5 186.1 185.1 186.3
Dividends declared per share $0.1280 $ 0.1164 $0.2560 $ 0.2328
 
XYLEM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except per share amounts)

   
June 30, December 31,
  2014 2013
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $450 $ 533
Receivables, less allowances for discounts and doubtful accounts of $28 and $31 in 2014 and 2013, respectively 830 817
Inventories, net 527 475
Prepaid and other current assets 172 143
Deferred income tax assets 37   41  
Total current assets 2,016 2,009
Property, plant and equipment, net 469 488
Goodwill 1,719 1,718
Other intangible assets, net 471 488
Other non-current assets 225   193  
Total assets$4,900   $ 4,896  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $328 $ 332
Accrued and other current liabilities 475 479
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt 43   42  
Total current liabilities 846 853
Long-term debt 1,199 1,199
Accrued postretirement benefits 342 348
Deferred income tax liabilities 195 191
Other non-current accrued liabilities 73   64  
Total liabilities2,655   2,655  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock – par value $0.01 per share:

Authorized 750.0 shares, issued 188.4 shares and 187.6 shares in 2014 and 2013, respectively 2 2
Capital in excess of par value 1,779 1,753
Retained earnings 493 405
Treasury stock – at cost 5.7 shares and 3.0 shares in 2014 and 2013, respectively (187) (86 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 158   167  
Total stockholders’ equity2,245   2,241  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$4,900   $ 4,896  
 
XYLEM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in millions)

   
For the six months ended June 30,

  2014  

  2013  

Operating Activities
Net income $135 $ 87
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 47 49
Amortization 25 25
Share-based compensation 9 12
Restructuring charges 18 25
Other, net (1) 7
Payments for restructuring (17) (11 )
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Changes in receivables (32) (31 )
Changes in inventories (53) (44 )
Changes in accounts payable 2 (4 )
Other, net (35) (53 )

Net cash – operating activities

98   62  
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (48) (60 )
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired (81 )
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment 1   3  

Net cash – investing activities

(47) (138 )
Financing Activities
Issuance of short-term debt 1
Repurchase of common stock (102) (18 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 17 1
Dividends paid (47) (43 )

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

1    

Net cash – financing activities

(130) (60 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash(4) (8 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (83) (144 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 533   504  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$450   $ 360  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $26 $ 26
Income taxes (net of refunds received) $50 $ 52
 

Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Measures

 
 
Management views key performance indicators including revenue, gross margins, segment operating income and margins, orders growth, free cash flow, working capital, and backlog, among others. In addition, we consider certain measures to be useful to management and investors evaluating our operating performance for the periods presented, and provide a tool for evaluating our ongoing operations, liquidity and management of assets. This information can assist investors in assessing our financial performance and measures our ability to generate capital for deployment among competing strategic alternatives and initiatives. These metrics, however, are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for revenue, operating income, net income, earnings per share (basic and diluted) or net cash from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. We consider the following non-GAAP measures, which may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, to be key performance indicators:
 
“Organic revenue" and "Organic orders” defined as revenue and orders, respectively, excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, intercompany transactions, and contributions from acquisitions and divestitures. Divestitures include sales of portions of our business that did not meet the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation or insignificant portions of our business that we did not classify as a discontinued operation. The period-over-period change resulting from foreign currency fluctuations assumes no change in exchange rates from the prior period.
 
“Constant currency” defined as financial results adjusted for currency translation impacts by translating current period and prior period activity using the same currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
 
“EBITDA” defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization expense, and share-based compensation. “Adjusted EBITDA” reflects the adjustment to EBITDA to exclude non-recurring restructuring and realignment costs.
 

"Adjusted Operating Income," "Adjusted Segment Operating Income," and “Adjusted EPS” defined as operating income and earnings per share, adjusted to exclude non-recurring restructuring and realignment costs and tax-related special items.

 
“Free Cash Flow” defined as net cash from operating activities, as reported in the Statement of Cash Flow, less capital expenditures as well as adjustments for other significant items that impact current results which management believes are not related to our ongoing operations and performance. Our definition of free cash flows does not consider non-discretionary cash payments, such as debt.
 
“Realignment costs” defined as non-recurring costs not included in restructuring costs that are incurred as part of actions taken to reposition our business, including items such as professional fees, relocation, travel and other costs.
 
Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Reported vs. Organic & Constant Currency Order Growth
($ Millions)
                                     
(As Reported - GAAP)(As Adjusted - Organic)

Constant

Currency

  (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)   (E)   (F) = B+C+D+E   (G) = F/A (H) = (F - C) / A
 
Change % Change Change % Change
2014 v. 2014 v. Acquisitions/ FX Adj. 2014 Adj. 2014
Orders Orders 2013 2013 Divestitures Contribution Eliminations v. 2013 v. 2013  
2014 2013

Six Months Ended June 30

 
Xylem Inc. 2,024 1,971 53 3 % (8 ) (5 ) - 40 2 % 2 %
 

Water Infrastructure

1,293 1,248 45 4 % (8 ) 3 2 42 3 % 4 %
Applied Water 772 756 16 2 % - (9 ) (9 ) (2 ) 0 % 0 %
 

Quarter Ended June 30

 
Xylem Inc. 1,031 1,009 22 2 % (1 ) (8 ) - 13 1 % 1 %
 

Water Infrastructure

674 647 27 4 % (1 ) (3 ) - 23 4 % 4 %
Applied Water 378 378 - 0 % - (5 ) (6 ) (11 ) -3 % -3 %
 

Quarter Ended March 31

 
Xylem Inc. 993 962 31 3 % (7 ) 3 - 27 3 % 4 %
 

Water Infrastructure

619 601 18 3 % (7 ) 6 2 19 3 % 4 %
Applied Water 394 378 16 4 % - (4 ) (3 ) 9 2 % 2 %
 
Note: Due to rounding the sum of segment amounts may not agree to Xylem totals.
 
Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Reported vs. Organic & Constant Currency Revenue
($ Millions)
                                     
(As Reported - GAAP)(As Adjusted - Organic)

Constant

Currency

  (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)   (E)   (F) = B+C+D+E   (G) = F/A (H) = (F - C) / A
 

 

 

 

 

 

Change % Change Change % Change
2014 v. 2014 v. Acquisitions/ FX Adj. 2014 Adj. 2014
Revenue Revenue 2013 2013 Divestitures Contribution Eliminations v. 2013 v. 2013  
2014 2013

Six Months Ended June 30

 
Xylem Inc. 1,911 1,839 72 4% (6) (3) - 63 3% 4%
 

Water Infrastructure

1,204 1,147 57 5% (6) 5 3 59 5% 6%
Applied Water 743 726 17 2% - (9) (4) 4 1% 1%
 

Quarter Ended June 30

 
Xylem Inc. 1,005 960 45 5% (1) (7) - 37 4% 4%
 

Water Infrastructure

636 596 40 7% (1) (2) 2 39 7% 7%
Applied Water 388 381 7 2% - (6) (3) (2) -1% -1%
 

Quarter Ended March 31

 
Xylem Inc. 906 879 27 3% (5) 4 - 26 3% 4%
 

Water Infrastructure

568 551 17 3% (5) 7 1 20 4% 5%
Applied Water 355 345 10 3% - (3) (1) 6 2% 2%
 
Note: Due to rounding the sum of segment amounts may not agree to Xylem totals.
 
Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Adjusted Operating Income
($ Millions)
                                   
Q1Q2YTD
2014     20132014     20132014     2013
Total Revenue
• Total Xylem 906 879 1,005 960 1,911 1,839
• Water Infrastructure 568 551 636 596

 

1,204 1,147
• Applied Water 355 345 388 381

 

743 726
                                     
Operating Income
• Total Xylem 76 66 116 70 192 136
• Water Infrastructure 46 42 77 41

 

123 83
• Applied Water 41 40 52 45

 

93 85
 
Operating Margin
• Total Xylem 8.4% 7.5% 11.5% 7.3% 10.0% 7.4%
• Water Infrastructure 8.1% 7.6% 12.1% 6.9% 10.2% 7.2%
• Applied Water     11.5%     11.6%     13.4%     11.8%     12.5%     11.7%
 
Restructuring & Realignment Costs
• Total Xylem 18 12 9 28 27 40
• Water Infrastructure 12 10 5 22 17 32
• Applied Water 6 2 4 6 10 8
                                     
Adjusted Operating Income*
• Total Xylem 94 78 125 98 219 176
• Water Infrastructure 58 52 82 63

 

140 115
• Applied Water 47 42 56 51

 

103 93
 
Adjusted Operating Margin*
• Total Xylem 10.4% 8.9% 12.4% 10.2% 11.5% 9.6%
• Water Infrastructure 10.2% 9.4% 12.9% 10.6% 11.6% 10.0%
• Applied Water     13.2%     12.2%     14.4%     13.4%     13.9%     12.8%
 
*Adjusted Operating Income excludes restructuring & realignment costs.
 
Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Adjusted Diluted EPS
($ Millions, except per share amounts)
               
   
Q2 2013Q2 2014
As ReportedAdjustmentsAdjustedAs ReportedAdjustmentsAdjusted
Total Revenue 960 960 1,005 1,005
Operating Income 70 28 a 98 116 9 a 125
Operating Margin 7.3%10.2%11.5%12.4%
Interest Expense (14 ) (14 ) (13 ) (13 )
Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)   1       1     1       1  
Income before Taxes   57     28     85   104 9 113
Provision for Income Taxes   (11 )   (8 ) b   (19 )   (18 )   (7 ) b   (25 )
Net Income   46     20     66     86     2     88  
Diluted Shares   186.1               186.1         184.5               184.5  
Diluted EPS$0.25       $0.11       $0.36       $0.47       $0.01       $0.48  
 
 
   
Q2 YTD 2013Q2 YTD 2014
As ReportedAdjustmentsAdjustedAs ReportedAdjustmentsAdjusted
Total Revenue 1,839 1,839 1,911 1,911
Operating Income 136 40 a 176 192 27 a 219
Operating Margin 7.4%9.6%10.0%11.5%
Interest Expense (27 ) (27 ) (27 ) (27 )
Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)   (1 )     (1 )   -       -  
Income before Taxes   108     40     148     165     27     192  
Provision for Income Taxes   (21 )   (11 ) b   (32 )   (30 )   (11 ) b   (41 )
Net Income   87     29     116     135     16     151  
Diluted Shares   186.3               186.3         185.1               185.1  
Diluted EPS$0.47       $0.15       $0.62       $0.73       $0.09       $0.82  
 

a Restructuring & realignment costs

b Net tax impact of restructuring & realignment costs and special tax items

 

Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation

Net Cash - Operating Activities vs. Free Cash Flow
($ Millions)
         
 
Six Months Ended
2014 2013
 
Net Cash - Operating Activities $ 98 $ 62
 
Capital Expenditures (48 ) (60 )
   
Free Cash Flow $ 50   $ 2  
 
Net Income $ 135   $ 87  
 
Free Cash Flow Conversion   37 %   2 %
 

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Xylem Inc.
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Investors
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phil.desousa@xyleminc.com

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