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Honeywell Int'l Inc. (HON) Guides FY15 EPS of $5.95 - $6.15, In-Line with Views

December 15, 2014 7:02 AM EST

Honeywell Int'l Inc. (NYSE: HON) announced its 2015 financial forecast and reaffirmed its 2014 earnings outlook reflected below:

4Q14 Guidance

BEAV Gain/

Previous Guidance

OEM Incentives

Revised Guidance

Sales

$10.3 - $10.4B

~($184M)

$10.1 - $10.2B

Reported Growth

~Flat

~(2%)

Organic Growth

~3%

~3%

Segment Profit

$1.7 - $1.8B

~($184M)

~$1.6B

Segment Margin

~17.3%

~15.9%

Operating Income Margin1

~16.3%

~14.7%

Below The Line

BEAV Share Sale

-

~$116M

~$116M

Tax Benefit

-

~$68M

~$68M

Earnings Per Share1

$1.37 - $1.42

-

$1.37 - $1.42

*** The Street sees Q4 EPS of $1.42.

1. Proforma, V% / BPS Exclude Any Pension Mark-to-Market Adjustment

FY14 Guidance

BEAV Gain/

Previous Guidance

OEM Incentives

Revised Guidance

Sales

$40.3 - $40.4B

~($184M)

$40.1 - $40.2B

Reported Growth

3% - 4%

~3%

Organic Growth

~3%

~3%

Segment Profit

$6.8 - $6.9B

~($184M)

~$6.7B

Segment Margin

~17.0%

~16.6%

Operating Income Margin1

~15.6%

~15.1%

Below The Line

BEAV Share Sale

-

~$116M

~$116M

Tax Benefit

-

~$68M

~$68M

Earnings Per Share1

$5.50 - $5.55

-

$5.50 - $5.55

*** The Street sees EPS of $5.54.

1. Proforma, V% / BPS Exclude Any Pension Mark-to-Market Adjustment

2015 Guidance

2014

2015

Change

Guidance

Guidance

vs. 2014

Sales

$40.1 - $40.2B

$40.5 - $41.1B

1% - 2%

Organic Growth

~4%

Segment Margin

~16.6%

17.6% - 17.9%

100 - 130 bps3

Operating Income Margin1

~15.1%

16.7% - 17.0%

160 - 190 bps3

Earnings Per Share1

$5.50 - $5.55

$5.95 - $6.15

8% - 12%

Free Cash Flow2

~$3.9

$4.2 - $4.3B

8% - 10%

*** The Street is looking for FY15 revs of $41.9 billion and EPS of $6.11.

1. Proforma, V% / BPS Exclude Any Pension Mark-to-Market Adjustment

2. Free Cash Flow (Cash Flow from Operations Less Capital Expenditures)

3. Segment Margin ex-OEM Incentives up 60 - 90 bps; Operating Margin ex-OEM Incentives up 110 - 140 bps

"We expect 2015 to be another strong year for Honeywell with across the board growth in sales, margin, EPS, and free cash flow," said Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote. "Our 2015 outlook tracks very well to the five year targets that we set for 2018 earlier this year. We sustained our 'seed planting' investments for the future, including innovating new products and technologies and expanding geographically, all of which will position the portfolio for continued growth. Similarly, we will use the gain on sale of B/E Aerospace shares in the fourth quarter to proactively fund Aerospace OEM incentives related to new platform wins. Our balanced portfolio mix of short- and long-cycle businesses, improving end markets, new product introductions, penetration in high-growth regions, and HOS Gold growth and productivity focus will all continue to drive Honeywell outperformance over the long term. While we're expecting only modest GDP growth in most regions around the world next year and will accordingly continue to be conservative in our cost and resource planning, our plan is to deliver higher organic growth, strong margin expansion, and double-digit earnings growth once again in 2015."



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