Johnson Controls Reports Strong Start to Fiscal Year; Provides Fiscal 2021 Full Year and Q2 Guidance

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Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) announced fiscal Q1 2021 results, reporting GAAP EPS of $0.45 and adjusted EPS of $0.43, an 8% increase year-over-year. Sales totaled $5.3 billion, down 4% due to the COVID-19 impact. Net income from continuing operations was $327 million, while adjusted net income rose 2% to $311 million. EBIT was $492 million, with an 9.2% margin. The company expects organic revenue growth and margin expansion in Q2 2021 and reiterated its commitment to sustainability initiatives.

Positive

• Adjusted EPS of $0.43, up 8% year-over-year.
• Adjusted EBIT margin improved by 80 basis points to 8.8%.
• Free cash flow from continuing operations of $0.4 billion.
• Backlog increased across segments, demonstrating sustained demand.

Negative

• Sales decreased 4% year-over-year, reflecting ongoing pandemic impacts.
• Organic sales declined 5%, driven by project installations.
• Orders down 7% year-over-year in North America, indicating demand pressure.

CORK, Ireland, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today reported fiscal first quarter 2021 GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") from continuing operations, including special items, of $0.45. Excluding these items, adjusted EPS from continuing operations was $0.43, up 8% versus the prior year period (see attached footnotes for non-GAAP reconciliation).

Sales of $5.3 billion decreased 4% compared to the prior year and declined 5% organically, reflecting the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

GAAP net income from continuing operations was $327 million. Adjusted net income from continuing operations was $311 million, up 2% versus the prior year. Earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT") was $492 million and EBIT margin was 9.2%. Adjusted EBIT was $471 million and adjusted EBIT margin was 8.8%, an increase of 80 basis points versus prior year results, despite the revenue decline.

"2021 is off to a strong start with solid financial performance in our fiscal first quarter, demonstrating our continued commitment to disciplined execution, in what remains a challenging market environment," said George Oliver, chairman and CEO. "The continued benefits from our actions taken in fiscal 2020 to reduce structural costs, combined with ongoing efforts to minimize discretionary expenses, enabled us to achieve record first quarter profitability and free cash flow. Although many of our end markets remain under pressure due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, we further advanced our strategic growth initiatives, with continued reinvestment in our businesses to ensure we are best positioned for the recovery.  As we progress into the second quarter, we expect to return to organic revenue growth, with strong margin expansion and year-over-year growth in earnings per share."

Mr. Oliver added, "Our OpenBlue digital technologies are reinventing the building landscape, creating dynamic smart facilities that help our customers meet their sustainability commitments, while delivering healthy places, enriched experiences and cost savings. Our vision for a healthy world centers on healthy buildings, which means delivering on the most critical elements to serve People, Places and the Planet. We believe we are uniquely positioned to lead the industry in translating new building technology capabilities into game-changing solutions that deliver on that vision."

In a separate press release issued today, Johnson Controls announced an ambitious set of new Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) commitments, science-based targets as well as a net zero carbon pledge to support a healthy, more sustainable planet over the next two decades.

"Our commitments reinforce the urgency to make positive changes that will improve the health of our planet, and we believe we are uniquely positioned to help customers and suppliers achieve their sustainability goals, in addition to our own," said Katie McGinty, vice president & chief sustainability, government and regulatory affairs officer at Johnson Controls.  "We are excited to step up the role we play and will continue to innovate and uncover new pathways to meet our goals which will contribute to healthier people, healthier places and a healthier planet."

Income and EPS amounts attributable to Johnson Controls ordinary shareholders
($ millions, except per-share amounts)

The financial highlights presented in the tables below are in accordance with GAAP, unless otherwise indicated. All comparisons are to the first fiscal quarter of 2020.

Organic sales, total segment EBITA, adjusted segment EBITA, adjusted corporate expense, EBIT, adjusted EBIT, adjusted net income from continuing operations, adjusted EPS from continuing operations and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures and detail of the special items, refer to the attached footnotes. A slide presentation to accompany the results can be found in the Investor Relations section of Johnson Controls' website at http://investors.johnsoncontrols.com.

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sales	$5,576	$5,341	$5,576	$5,341
Segment EBITA	623	642	625	642
EBIT	308	492	448	471
Net income from continuing operations	159	327	306	311
Diluted EPS from continuing operations	$0.21	$0.45	$0.40	$0.43

SEGMENT RESULTS

Building Solutions North America

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sales	$2,167	$2,034	$2,167	$2,034
Segment EBITA	258	255	259	255
Segment EBITA Margin %	11.9%	12.5%	12.0%	12.5%

Sales in the quarter of $2.0 billion, decreased 6% versus the prior year. Organic sales also declined 6% versus the prior year, driven by a decline in project installations and, to a much lesser extent, service.  Strong growth in Performance Solutions was more than offset by a decline in Fire & Security and HVAC & Controls.         

Orders in the quarter, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency, decreased 7% year-over-year driven by lower demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Backlog at the end of the quarter of $5.9 billion increased 1% compared to the prior year, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency.

Adjusted segment EBITA was $255 million, down 2% versus the prior year. Adjusted segment EBITA margin of 12.5% expanded 50 basis points versus the prior year driven by significant cost mitigation actions and restructuring benefits as well as positive mix, which more than offset the impact of the volume decline. 

Building Solutions EMEA/LA (Europe, Middle East, Africa/Latin America)

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sales	$928	$906	$928	$906
Segment EBITA	90	95	90	95
Segment EBITA Margin %	9.7%	10.5%	9.7%	10.5%

Sales in the quarter of $906 million decreased 2% versus the prior year. Organic sales declined 5% versus the prior year driven by a decline in project installations. Volumes declined across all regions and platforms.          

Orders in the quarter, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency, increased 2% year-over-year driven by service. Backlog at the end of the quarter of $1.8 billion increased 5% year-over-year, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency.

Adjusted segment EBITA was $95 million, up 6% versus the prior year. Adjusted segment EBITA margin of 10.5% expanded 80 basis points over the prior year, including a 20 basis point headwind related to foreign currency. Adjusting for foreign currency, underlying EBITA margin expanded 100 basis points as positive mix and mitigating cost actions more than offset the impact of the volume decline. 

Building Solutions Asia Pacific

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sales	$629	$615	$629	$615
Segment EBITA	72	79	72	79
Segment EBITA Margin %	11.4%	12.8%	11.4%	12.8%

Sales in the quarter of $615 million decreased 2% versus the prior year. Organic sales declined 6% versus the prior year driven by a decline in project installations which more than offset growth in service.  Although China continues to rebound, declines continue in certain other parts of the region.       

Orders in the quarter, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency, decreased 1% year-over-year as growth in service was more than offset by a decline in project activity.  Significantly improved demand in China was offset by further declines in Japan, Hong Kong and South East Asia.  Backlog at the end of the quarter of $1.8 billion increased 12% year-over-year, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency.

Adjusted segment EBITA was $79 million, up 10% versus the prior year. Adjusted segment EBITA margin of 12.8% expanded 140 basis points over the prior year as favorable mix and the benefit of mitigating cost actions more than offset the impact of the volume decline.    

Global Products

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sales	$1,852	$1,786	$1,852	$1,786
Segment EBITA	203	213	204	213
Segment EBITA Margin %	11.0%	11.9%	11.0%	11.9%

Sales in the quarter of $1.8 billion decreased 4% versus the prior year. Organic sales declined 2% versus the prior year as low double-digit growth in residential was more than offset by a decline in commercial HVAC, Fire & Security and Industrial Refrigeration. 

Adjusted segment EBITA was $213 million, up 4% versus the prior year. Adjusted segment EBITA margin of 11.9% expanded 90 basis points versus the prior year as positive price/cost and the benefit of mitigating cost actions more than offset the impact of the volume decline and negative mix. 

Corporate

	Fiscal Q1
	GAAP		Adjusted
	2020	2021	2020	2021
Corporate Expense	($118)	($67)	($81)	($67)

Adjusted Corporate expense was $67 million in the quarter, a decrease of 17% compared to the prior year, driven primarily by mitigating cost actions and continuous structural cost reductions.

OTHER ITEMS

• For the quarter, cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $0.5 billion and capital expenditures were $0.1 billion, resulting in free cash flow from continuing operations of $0.4 billion.
• During the quarter, the Company repurchased 8 million shares for $346 million.
• During the quarter, the Company recorded a net $124 million divestiture reserve reversal in discontinued operations related to the sale of the Power Solutions business.

FY21 SECOND QUARTER AND FULL YEAR GUIDANCE

The Company initiated fiscal 2021 second quarter guidance:

• Organic revenue growth up slightly
• Adjusted EBITA margin expansion of 80 to 100 basis points, year-over-year
• Adjusted EPS before special items of $0.47 to $0.49; represents 12 to 17% growth year-over-year

The Company initiated fiscal 2021 full year guidance:

• Organic revenue growth up low-to-mid single digits
• Adjusted EBITA margin expansion of 40 to 60 basis points, year-over-year
• Adjusted EPS before special items of $2.45 to $2.55; represents 9 to 14% growth year-over-year

JOHNSON CONTROLS CONTACTS:
INVESTORS:	MEDIA:
Antonella Franzen	Chaz Bickers
Direct: 609.720.4665	Direct: 224.505.9290
Email: antonella.franzen@jci.com	Email: charles.norman.bickers@jci.com
Ryan Edelman	Michael Isaac
Direct: 609.720.4545	Direct: +41.52.6330374
Email: ryan.edelman@jci.com	Email: michael.isaac@jci.com

About Johnson Controls:

At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. We deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers, and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers' mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco^®, YORK^®, Metasys^®, Ruskin^®, Titus^®, Frick^®, PENN^®, Sabroe^®, Simplex^®, Ansul^® and Grinnell^®. For more information, visit www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter

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Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company's press release contains financial information regarding adjusted earnings per share, which is a non-GAAP performance measure. The adjusting items include restructuring and impairment costs, transaction costs, integration costs, net mark-to-market adjustments, Power Solutions divestiture reserve adjustment and discrete tax items. Financial information regarding organic sales, EBIT, EBIT margin, adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, total segment EBITA, adjusted segment EBITA, adjusted segment EBITA margin, adjusted corporate expense, free cash flow, and adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations are also presented, which are non-GAAP performance measures. Adjusted segment EBITA excludes special items such as integration costs because these costs are not considered to be directly related to the underlying operating performance of its business units.  Management believes that, when considered together with unadjusted amounts, these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results and business trends of the Company. Management may also use these metrics as guides in forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning processes and for compensation purposes. These metrics should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure.  For further information on the calculation of thee non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures, refer to the attached footnotes.

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JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except per share data; unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,
		2020			2019
Net sales		$               5,341			$               5,576
Cost of sales		3,613			3,773
	Gross profit	1,728			1,803
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(1,294)			(1,427)
Restructuring and impairment costs		-			(111)
Net financing charges		(59)			(52)
Equity income		58			43
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		433			256
Income tax provision		61			65
Income from continuing operations		372			191
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		124			-
Net income		496			191
Less: Income from continuing operations
	attributable to noncontrolling interests	45			32
Less: Income from discontinued operations
	attributable to noncontrolling interests	-			-
Net income attributable to JCI		$                  451			$                  159
Income from continuing operations		$                  327			$                  159
Income from discontinued operations		124			-
Net income attributable to JCI		$                  451			$                  159
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations		$                 0.45			$                 0.21
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations		0.17			-
Diluted earnings per share		$                 0.62			$                 0.21
Diluted weighted average shares		726.5			774.0
Shares outstanding at period end		720.3			764.0

 

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
	(in millions; unaudited)
			December 31,		September 30,
			2020		2020
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents		$           1,839		$            1,951
	Accounts receivable - net		5,177		5,294
	Inventories		1,913		1,773
	Other current assets		1,105		1,035
		Current assets	10,034		10,053
	Property, plant and equipment - net		3,082		3,059
	Goodwill		18,207		17,932
	Other intangible assets - net		5,384		5,356
	Investments in partially-owned affiliates		1,003		914
	Noncurrent assets held for sale		155		147
	Other noncurrent assets		3,559		3,354
		Total assets	$         41,424		$          40,815
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		$              464		$               293
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		4,046		3,958
	Other current liabilities		3,976		3,997
		Current liabilities	8,486		8,248
	Long-term debt		7,469		7,526
	Other noncurrent liabilities		6,646		6,508
	Shareholders' equity attributable to JCI		17,656		17,447
	Noncontrolling interests		1,167		1,086
		Total liabilities and equity	$         41,424		$          40,815

 

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions; unaudited)
						Three Months Ended December 31,
						2020			2019
Operating Activities
Net income attributable to JCI from continuing operations						$                327			$                159
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests						45			32
Net income from continuing operations						372			191
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to cash provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization				207			207
		Pension and postretirement benefit income				(46)			(40)
		Pension and postretirement contributions				(17)			(12)
		Equity in earnings of partially-owned affiliates, net of dividends received				(52)			8
		Deferred income taxes				(59)			(3)
		Non-cash restructuring and impairment costs				-			54
		Other - net				(25)			16
		Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions and divestitures:
				Accounts receivable		224			237
				Inventories		(98)			(114)
				Other assets		(70)			(92)
				Restructuring reserves		(34)			33
				Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		91			(498)
				Accrued income taxes		22			524
					Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	515			511
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures						(91)			(126)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired						-			(48)
Business divestitures, net of cash divested						11			-
Other - net						43			1
					Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations	(37)			(173)
Financing Activities
Increase (decrease) in short and long-term debt - net						(20)			10
Stock repurchases						(346)			(651)
Payment of cash dividends						(190)			(203)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests						-			(5)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options						31			21
Employee equity-based compensation withholding						(21)			(20)
Other - net						(1)			(2)
					Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations	(547)			(850)
Discontinued Operations
Net cash used by operating activities						(36)			(194)
Net cash provided by investing activities						-			-
Net cash provided by financing activities						-			-
					Net cash flows used by discontinued operations	(36)			(194)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash						(11)			57
Changes in cash held for sale						-			-
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash						$               (116)			$               (649)

 

FOOTNOTES
1.  Financial Summary
	The Company evaluates the performance of its business units primarily on segment earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA), which represents income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests, excluding general corporate expenses, intangible asset amortization, net financing charges, restructuring and impairment costs, and the net mark-to-market adjustments related to restricted asbestos investments and pension and postretirement plans. The financial results shown below are for continuing operations and exclude the Power Solutions business.
	(in millions; unaudited)			Three Months Ended December 31,
				2020				2019
				Actual		Adjusted Non-GAAP		Actual		Adjusted Non-GAAP
	Net sales
	Building Solutions North America			$    2,034		$    2,034		$   2,167		$   2,167
	Building Solutions EMEA/LA			906		906		928		928
	Building Solutions Asia Pacific			615		615		629		629
	Global Products			1,786		1,786		1,852		1,852
	Net sales			$    5,341		$    5,341		$   5,576		$   5,576
	Segment EBITA (1)
	Building Solutions North America			$       255		$       255		$      258		$      259
	Building Solutions EMEA/LA			95		95		90		90
	Building Solutions Asia Pacific			79		79		72		72
	Global Products			213		213		203		204
	Segment EBITA			642		642		623		625
	Corporate expenses (2)			(67)		(67)		(118)		(81)
	Amortization of intangible assets			(104)		(104)		(96)		(96)
	Net mark-to-market adjustments (3)			21		-		10		-
	Restructuring and impairment costs (4)			-		-		(111)		-
	EBIT (5)			492		471		308		448
	EBIT margin			9.2%		8.8%		5.5%		8.0%
	Net financing charges			(59)		(59)		(52)		(52)
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes			433		412		256		396
	Income tax provision (6)			(61)		(56)		(65)		(53)
	Income from continuing operations			372		356		191		343
	Income from continuing operations attributable to
	noncontrolling interests			(45)		(45)		(32)		(37)
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to JCI			$       327		$       311		$      159		$      306
	(1) The Company's press release contains financial information regarding segment EBITA, adjusted segment EBITA and adjusted segment EBITA margins, which are non-GAAP performance measures. The Company's definition of adjusted segment EBITA excludes special items because these costs are not considered to be directly related to the underlying operating performance of its businesses. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in understanding the ongoing operations and business trends of the Company.
	A reconciliation of segment EBITA to income from continuing operations is shown earlier within this footnote. The following is the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 reconciliation of segment EBITA and segment EBITA margin as reported to adjusted segment EBITA and adjusted segment EBITA margin (unaudited):
	(in millions)	Building Solutions North America				Building Solutions EMEA/LA				Building Solutions Asia Pacific				Global Products				Consolidated JCI plc
		2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019
	Segment EBITA as reported	$     255		$       258		$         95		$        90		$        79		$        72		$      213		$      203		$      642		$      623
	Segment EBITA margin as reported	12.5%		11.9%		10.5%		9.7%		12.8%		11.4%		11.9%		11.0%		12.0%		11.2%
	Adjusting items:
	Integration costs	-		1		-		-		-		-		-		1		-		2
	Adjusted segment EBITA	$     255		$       259		$         95		$        90		$        79		$        72		$      213		$      204		$      642		$      625
	Adjusted segment EBITA margin	12.5%		12.0%		10.5%		9.7%		12.8%		11.4%		11.9%		11.0%		12.0%		11.2%
	(2) Adjusted Corporate expenses excludes special items because these costs are not considered to be directly related to the underlying operating performance of the Company's business. Adjusted Corporate expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2019 excludes $37 million of integration costs.
	(3) The three months ended December 31, 2020 exclude the net mark-to-market adjustments on restricted investments of $21 million. The three months ended December 31, 2019 exclude the net mark-to-market adjustments on restricted investments of $10 million.
	(4) Restructuring and impairment costs for the three months ended December 31, 2019 of $111 million are excluded from the adjusted non-GAAP results. The restructuring actions and impairment costs related primarily to workforce reductions, plant closures and asset impairments.
	(5) Management defines earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) as income (loss) from continuing operations before net financing charges, income taxes and noncontrolling interests. EBIT is a non-GAAP performance measure. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors in understanding the ongoing operations and business trends of the Company. A reconciliation of EBIT to income (loss) from continuing operations is shown earlier within this footnote.
	(6) Adjusted income tax provision for the three months ended December 31, 2020 excludes tax provision from net mark-to-market adjustments of $5 million. Adjusted income tax provision for the three months ended December 31, 2019 excludes tax provisions related to Switzerland tax reform of $30 million and net mark-to-market adjustments of $3 million, partially offset by tax benefits for restructuring and impairment costs of $16 million and integration costs of $5 million.
2.  Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation
	The Company's press release contains financial information regarding adjusted earnings per share, which is a non-GAAP performance measure. The adjusting items include transaction/integration costs, net mark-to-market adjustments, restructuring and impairment costs, Power Solutions divestiture reserve adjustment, and discrete tax items. The Company excludes these items because they are not considered to be directly related to the underlying operating performance of the Company. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in understanding the ongoing operations and business trends of the Company.
	A reconciliation of diluted earnings per share as reported to adjusted diluted earnings per share for the respective periods is shown below (unaudited):
		Net Income Attributable to JCI plc				Net Income Attributable to JCI plc from Continuing Operations
		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
		December 31,				December 31,
		2020		2019		2020		2019
	Earnings per share as reported for JCI plc	$    0.62		$      0.21		$      0.45		$     0.21
	Adjusting items:
	Integration costs	-		0.05		-		0.05
	Related tax impact	-		(0.01)		-		(0.01)
	Net mark-to-market adjustments	(0.03)		(0.01)		(0.03)		(0.01)
	Related tax impact	0.01		-		0.01		-
	Restructuring and impairment costs	-		0.14		-		0.14
	Related tax impact	-		(0.02)		-		(0.02)
	NCI impact of restructuring and impairment	-		(0.01)		-		(0.01)
	Power Solutions divestiture reserve adjustment	(0.21)		-		-		-
	Related tax impact	0.04		-		-		-
	Discrete tax items	-		0.04		-		0.04
	Adjusted earnings per share for JCI plc*	$    0.43		$      0.40		$      0.43		$     0.40
	* May not sum due to rounding
	The following table reconciles the denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for JCI plc (in millions; unaudited):
		Three Months Ended
		December 31,
		2020		2019
	Weighted average shares outstanding for JCI plc
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	723.1		769.9
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Stock options, unvested restricted stock
	and unvested performance share awards	3.4		4.1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	726.5		774.0
	The Company has presented forward-looking statements regarding adjusted EPS, organic revenue, adjusted EBITA margin and free cash flow conversion, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are derived by excluding certain amounts, expenses, or income from the corresponding financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The determination of the amounts that are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures are a matter of management judgment and depends upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income amounts recognized in a given period, including but not limited to the high variability of the net mark-to-market adjustments and the effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations. Our fiscal 2021 full year and second quarter guidance for organic revenue also excludes the effect of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency. We are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of the aforementioned forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures because such information is not available and management cannot reliably predict all of the necessary components of such GAAP measures without unreasonable effort or expense. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company's second quarter and full year 2021 GAAP financial results.
3.  Organic Growth Reconciliation
	The components of the changes in net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2020 versus the three months ended December 31, 2019, including organic growth, is shown below (unaudited):
	(in millions)	Net Sales for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019				Base Year Adjustments -  Divestitures and Other				Base Year Adjustments - Foreign Currency				Adjusted Base Net Sales for the Three Months Ended December, 2019				Acquisitions				Organic Growth				Net Sales for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Building Solutions North America	$                       2,167				$            -		-		$          3		-		$                       2,170				$           -		-		$    (136)		-6%		$  2,034		-6%
	Building Solutions EMEA/LA	928				-		-		21		2%		949				9		1%		(52)		-5%		906		-2%
	Building Solutions Asia Pacific	629				(2)		-		28		4%		655				-		-		(40)		-6%		615		-2%
	Total field	3,724				(2)		-		52		1%		3,774				9		-		(228)		-6%		3,555		-5%
	Global Products	1,852				(71)		-4%		37		2%		1,818				-		-		(32)		-2%		1,786		-4%
	Total net sales	$                       5,576				$        (73)		-1%		$        89		2%		$                       5,592				$          9		-		$    (260)		-5%		$  5,341		-4%
4. Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
	The Company's press release contains financial information regarding free cash flow which is a non-GAAP performance measure. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors in understanding the strength of the Company and its ability to generate cash.
	The following is the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 reconciliation of free cash flow for continuing operations (unaudited):
	(in billions)	Three Months Ended December 31, 2020				Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
	Cash provided by operating activities from continuing   operations	$                           0.5				$                            0.5
	Capital expenditures	(0.1)				(0.1)
	Reported free cash flow	$                           0.4				$                            0.4
5.  Net Debt to EBITDA
	The Company provides financial information regarding net debt to adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure. The Company believes the total net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio is useful to understanding the Company's financial condition as it provides a review of the extent to which the Company relies on external debt financing for its funding and is a measure of risk to its shareholders. The following is the December 31, 2020 calculation of net debt to adjusted EBITDA (unaudited):
	(in millions)	December 31, 2020
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$                          464
	Long-term debt	7,469
	Total debt	7,933
	Less: cash and cash equivalents	1,839
	Total net debt	$                       6,094
	Last twelve months adjusted EBITDA	$                       3,210
	Total net debt to adjusted EBITDA	1.9x
	The following is the last twelve months ended December 31, 2020 reconciliation of income from continuing operations to adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP performance measures (unaudited):
	(in millions)	Last Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Income from continuing operations	$                          976
	Income tax provision	104
	Net financing charges	238
	EBIT	1,318
	Adjusting items:
	Integration costs	96
	Net mark-to-market adjustments	263
	Restructuring and impairment costs	672
	Acquisition related compensation charge	39
	Adjusted EBIT (1)	2,388
	Depreciation and amortization	822
	Adjusted EBITDA (1)	$                       3,210
	(1) The Company's definition of adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDA excludes special items because these costs are not considered to be directly related to the underlying operating performance of its businesses. Management believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors in understanding the ongoing operations and business trends of the Company.
6.  Trade Working Capital as a Percentage of Net Sales
	The Company provides financial information regarding trade working capital as a percentage of net sales, which is a non-GAAP performance measure. Trade working capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities, excluding cash, short-term debt, the current portion of long-term debt, the current portion of assets and liabilities held for sale, accrued compensation and benefits, and other current assets and liabilities.  Management believes this non-GAAP measure, which excludes financing-related items, non-trade related items and businesses to be divested, is a more useful measurement of the Company's operating performance. The following is the December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 calculation of trade working capital as a percentage of net sales (unaudited):
	(in millions)	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Current assets	$                      10,034				$                      11,320
	Current liabilities	(8,486)				(9,692)
	Total working capital	1,548				1,628
	Less:  cash and cash equivalents	(1,839)				(2,160)
	Less:  assets held for sale	-				(87)
	Less:  other current assets	(1,105)				(1,508)
	Add:  short-term debt	11				20
	Add:  current portion of long-term debt	453				1,342
	Add:  accrued compensation and benefits	836				844
	Add:  liabilities held for sale	-				44
	Add:  other current liabilities	2,393				2,611
	Trade working capital	$                       2,297				$                        2,734
	Last twelve months net sales	$                      22,082				$                      24,080
	Trade working capital as a percentage of net sales	10.4%				11.4%
7.  Income Taxes
	The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations before consideration of transaction/integration costs, net mark-to-market adjustments, restructuring and impairment costs and discrete tax items for the three months ending December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is approximately 13.5%.
8.  Restructuring and Impairment Costs
	The three months ended December 31, 2019 include restructuring and impairment costs of $111 million related primarily to workforce reductions, plant closures and asset impairments.

 

 

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What were Johnson Controls' Q1 2021 earnings results?

Johnson Controls reported GAAP EPS of $0.45 and adjusted EPS of $0.43, up 8% year-over-year.

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Sales were $5.3 billion, a 4% decline compared to the previous year.

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The pandemic significantly affected sales, leading to a 4% decrease and a 5% decline in organic sales.