Vontier Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

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Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT) reported a strong financial performance for the full year 2021, with net earnings of $413 million and revenue growth of 10.6% to $2.99 billion. However, the fourth quarter presented challenges, with revenue declining by 3.1% year-over-year to $790.2 million.

The company anticipates diluted earnings per share for Q1 2022 to be between $0.55 and $0.58, while full-year expectations range from $2.67 to $2.77. CEO Mark Morelli highlighted ongoing supply chain issues but expressed confidence in underlying demand and future profitability through strategic stock repurchases.

Positive

• Full year 2021 net earnings of $413 million.
• Revenue increased 10.6% year-over-year to $2.99 billion.
• Anticipates growth in diluted earnings per share for 2022.

Negative

• Fourth quarter revenue decreased 3.1% year-over-year to $790.2 million.
• Core revenue declined 8.2% in the fourth quarter.

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vontier Corporation (“Vontier”) (NYSE: VNT) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021.

For the full year ended December 31, 2021, net earnings were $413.0 million and adjusted net earnings were $489.8 million. For the full year ended December 31, 2021, diluted net earnings per share were $2.43 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share were $2.88.

For the full year 2021, revenue increased 10.6% year-over-year to $2,990.7 million, which reflected an increase in core revenue of 7.4%.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, net earnings were $112.4 million and adjusted net earnings were $141.1 million. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, diluted net earnings per share were $0.66 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share were $0.83.

For the fourth quarter of 2021, revenue decreased 3.1% year-over-year to $790.2 million, which reflected a decrease in core revenue of 8.2%.

Mark D. Morelli, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The fourth quarter closed out a defining year as continued focus and execution by our team delivered another beat and positions us well for long term success. In addition to generating double-digit earnings and topline growth for the full year, our cash performance is a portfolio hallmark and merits recognition for its mid-teens free cash flow margin. I’m proud of the important progress Vontier is making to drive portfolio diversification and unleash earnings growth potential.”

For the first quarter of 2022, Vontier anticipates diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $0.55 to $0.58 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $0.64 to $0.67. For the full year 2022, Vontier anticipates diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $2.67 to $2.77 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $3.05 to $3.15.

Mr. Morelli added, “While we expect supply chain and COVID-related headwinds to extend into early 2022, we are encouraged by the underlying demand for our solutions, order growth, and backlog trends. I’m confident in our ability to continue to successfully execute organically and inorganically to deliver compounding earnings and cash flow growth. As part of our continued focus on creating shareholder value, we expect that we will be in a position to opportunistically purchase our stock under our previously announced share repurchase program.”

Vontier will discuss results and outlook during its quarterly investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. ET. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Vontier’s website, www.vontier.com, under “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-347-7407 within the U.S. or by dialing 203-518-9704 outside the U.S. a few minutes before 8:00 a.m. ET and notifying the operator that you are dialing in for Vontier’s earnings conference call (access code 2022156). A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call. Once available, you can access the conference call replay by dialing 800-839-2481 within the U.S. or 402-220-7221 outside the U.S. (access code 2022156) or visit the “Investors” section of the website under “Events & Presentations.”

ABOUT VONTIER

Vontier is a global industrial technology company at the forefront of solving next-gen mobility and transportation challenges. Guided by the Vontier Business System and an unwavering commitment to our customers, Vontier delivers smart, sustainable solutions to create a better world.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also references “adjusted net earnings,” “adjusted diluted net earnings per share,” and “core revenue” which are non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons why we believe these measures, when used in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors, how management uses such non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP financial measures, but should instead be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures used by Vontier in this release may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding Vontier Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) business and acquisition opportunities and anticipated earnings, and any other statements identified by their use of words like “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or “will” or other words of similar meaning. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve, international trade policies and the financial markets, contractions or lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, changes in industry standards and governmental regulations that may adversely impact demand for our products or our costs, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, impact of divestitures, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and divestitures, impact of changes to tax laws, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to international economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring activities, impact of changes to U.S. GAAP, labor matters, and disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. These forward-looking statements represent Vontier’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this release and Vontier does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
	As of December 31
	2021				2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	572.6			$	380.5
Accounts receivable, net		481.3				447.1
Inventories		287.0				233.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		137.3				120.8
Total current assets		1,478.2				1,182.1
Property, plant and equipment, net		100.6				96.8
Operating lease right-of-use assets		45.4				40.1
Long-term financing receivables, net		241.7				233.5
Other intangible assets, net		615.9				250.5
Goodwill		1,667.2				1,092.1
Other assets		200.8				177.9
Total assets	$	4,349.8			$	3,073.0
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	3.7			$	10.9
Trade accounts payable		424.9				367.4
Current operating lease liabilities		12.8				11.9
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		492.0				448.1
Total current liabilities		933.4				838.3
Long-term operating lease liabilities		35.6				30.5
Other long-term liabilities		223.3				217.2
Long-term debt		2,583.8				1,795.3
Equity:
Preferred stock — 15,000,000 shares authorized; no par value; and none issued and outstanding		—				—
Common stock — 1,985,000,000 shares authorized; $0.0001 par value; and 169,168,285 and 168,497,098 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively		—				—
Additional paid-in capital		1.5				7.6
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)		386.7				(13.6	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		181.7				193.8
Total Vontier stockholders’ equity		569.9				187.8
Noncontrolling interests		3.8				3.9
Total stockholders’ equity		573.7				191.7
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,349.8			$	3,073.0

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Sales	$	790.2			$	815.0			$	2,990.7			$	2,704.6
Cost of sales		(433.8	)			(452.3	)			(1,657.6	)			(1,516.5	)
Gross profit		356.4				362.7				1,333.1				1,188.1
Operating costs:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(163.5	)			(152.4	)			(621.6	)			(508.4	)
Research and development expenses		(32.0	)			(32.5	)			(129.3	)			(126.2	)
Impairment of goodwill		—				—				—				(85.3	)
Operating profit		160.9				177.8				582.2				468.2
Non-operating expense, net:
Interest expense, net		(13.4	)			(9.2	)			(47.8	)			(10.0	)
Write-off of deferred financing costs		—				—				(3.4	)			—
Gain on settlement of investment		0.1				—				3.3				—
Other non-operating income (expense), net		—				2.5				(0.3	)			2.1
Earnings before income taxes		147.6				171.1				534.0				460.3
Provision for income taxes		(35.2	)			(34.3	)			(121.0	)			(118.3	)
Net earnings	$	112.4			$	136.8			$	413.0			$	342.0
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.66			$	0.81			$	2.44			$	2.03
Diluted	$	0.66			$	0.81			$	2.43			$	2.02
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic		169.2				168.5				169.0				168.4
Diluted		170.4				169.6				170.1				169.4

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
	Year Ended
	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	413.0			$	342.0
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization expense		88.3				78.3
Stock-based compensation expense		25.5				22.5
Impairment of goodwill		—				85.3
Write-off of deferred financing costs		3.4				—
Amortization of debt issuance costs		3.4				0.8
Gain on settlement of investment		(3.3	)			—
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up		6.8				—
Gain on sale of property, net		—				(2.7	)
Change in deferred income taxes		(45.2	)			(35.4	)
Change in accounts receivable and long-term financing receivables, net		(4.2	)			41.9
Change in other operating assets and liabilities		(6.6	)			158.6
Net cash provided by operating activities		481.1				691.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		(955.8	)			—
Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment		(47.8	)			(35.7	)
Proceeds from sale of property		—				3.5
Cash paid for equity investments		(11.3	)			(9.5	)
Cash received for settlement of investment		7.2				—
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,007.7	)			(41.7	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		2,186.5				1,800.0
Repayment of long-term debt		(1,400.0	)			—
Payment for debt issuance costs		(5.1	)			—
Payment of common stock cash dividend		(12.7	)			—
Net repayments of related-party borrowings		—				(23.4	)
Net repayments of short-term borrowings		(7.0	)			(5.3	)
Net transfers to Former Parent		(35.6	)			(419.9	)
Consideration to Former Parent in connection with the Separation, net		—				(1,635.0	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises		7.5				1.6
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest		(1.9	)			—
Other financing activities		(6.2	)			(1.9	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		725.5				(283.9	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(6.8	)			14.8
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		192.1				380.5
Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents		380.5				—
Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents	$	572.6			$	380.5

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

AND OTHER INFORMATION

Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share

We disclose the non-GAAP measures of adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted net earnings per share which, to the extent applicable, make the following adjustments to GAAP net earnings and GAAP diluted net earnings per share:

• Excluding on a pretax basis amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets;
• Excluding on a pretax basis restructuring and other termination costs and severance benefits (“Restructuring Costs”);
• Excluding on a pretax basis (to the extent tax deductible) charges for goodwill impairment;
• Excluding on a pretax basis transaction- and deal-related costs;
• Excluding on a pretax basis gains and losses from the sale of property;
• Excluding on a pretax basis earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests;
• Excluding on a pretax basis one-time costs related to the separation;
• Excluding on a pretax basis non-cash write-offs of deferred financing costs;
• Excluding on a pretax basis other charges which represent charges incurred that are not part of our core operating results;
• Excluding on a pretax basis the amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up;
• Excluding on a pretax basis gains and losses on investments;
• Including on a pretax basis pro-forma interest expense on debt entered into subsequent to period end;
• Including on a pretax basis normalization and other adjustments which represent adjustments for standalone public company costs; and
• Excluding and including the tax effect of the adjustments noted above and other tax adjustments. The tax effect of such adjustments was calculated by applying our overall estimated effective tax rate to the pretax amount of each adjustment (unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment).

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by reflecting additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to understand the long-term profitability trends of our business, and facilitate comparisons of our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Core Revenue

We define sales from existing businesses (“Core Revenue”) as total sales excluding (i) sales from acquired and divested businesses; (ii) the impact of currency translation; and (iii) certain other items.

• References to sales attributable to acquisitions or acquired businesses refer to GAAP sales from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition less the amount of sales attributable to certain divested businesses or product lines not considered discontinued operations.
• The portion of sales attributable to the impact of currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in sales (excluding sales from acquired businesses) and (b) the period-to-period change in sales, including foreign operations, (excluding sales from acquired businesses) after applying the current period foreign exchange rates to the prior year period.
• The portion of sales attributable to other items is calculated as the impact of those items which are not directly correlated to sales from existing businesses which do not have an impact on the current or comparable period.

Management believes that reporting the non-GAAP financial measure of sales from existing businesses provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our sales performance with our performance in prior and future periods and to our peers. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and divestiture-related items because the nature, size and number of such transactions can vary dramatically from period to period and between us and our peers. We exclude the effect of currency translation and certain other items from sales from existing businesses because these items are either not under management’s control or relate to items not directly correlated to sales from existing businesses. Management believes the exclusion of these items from sales from existing businesses may facilitate assessment of underlying business trends and may assist in comparisons of long-term performance.

Sales from existing businesses should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, total sales, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
($ in millions)	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Net Earnings (GAAP)	$	112.4			$	136.8			$	413.0			$	342.0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		18.0				7.2				42.4				29.0
Restructuring costs		3.5				4.8				13.1				4.9
Goodwill impairment charges		—				—				—				85.3
Transaction- and deal-related costs		4.7				0.7				11.4				0.7
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up		5.2				—				6.8				—
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		(0.5	)			0.8				(3.2	)			1.4
Gain on settlement of investment		(0.1	)			—				(3.3	)			—
Gain on sale of property		—				(2.6	)			—				(2.6	)
Other charges		—				—				15.0				—
Pro-forma interest expense on debt, net of interest income		—				—				—				(28.8	)
Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs		—				—				3.4				—
One-time costs related to separation		2.8				13.7				17.1				26.9
Normalization and other adjustments (a)		(0.7	)			(3.5	)			(3.2	)			(36.0	)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments (b)		(7.1	)			(4.9	)			(22.7	)			0.8
Other tax adjustment		2.9				(5.6	)			—				(5.6	)
Adjusted Net Earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	141.1			$	147.4			$	489.8			$	418.0
(a) Adjustment for standalone public company costs
(b) Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective tax rate for each respective period. The goodwill impairment charge is not tax deductible and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments includes only the other adjustments noted.

Reconciliation of Diluted Net Earnings per Share to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (GAAP)	$	0.66			$	0.81			$	2.43			$	2.02
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0.11				0.04				0.25				0.17
Restructuring costs		0.02				0.03				0.08				0.03
Goodwill impairment charges		—				—				—				0.50
Transaction- and deal-related costs		0.03				—				0.07				—
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up		0.03				—				0.04				—
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		—				—				(0.02	)			0.01
Gain on settlement of investment		—				—				(0.02	)			—
Gain on sale of property		—				(0.02	)			—				(0.02	)
Other charges		—				—				0.09				—
Pro-forma interest expense on debt, net of interest income		—				—				—				(0.17	)
Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs		—				—				0.02				—
One-time costs related to separation		0.02				0.08				0.10				0.16
Normalization and other adjustments (a)		—				(0.02	)			(0.02	)			(0.21	)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments (b)		(0.04	)			(0.03	)			(0.13	)			—
Other tax adjustment		0.02				(0.03	)			—				(0.03	)
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)	$	0.83			$	0.87			$	2.88			$	2.47
(a) Adjustment for standalone public company costs
(b) Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective tax rate for each respective period. The goodwill impairment charge is not tax deductible and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments includes only the other adjustments noted.
Note: The sum of the components of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share may not equal due to rounding.

Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	April 1, 2022								December 31, 2022
	Low End				High End				Low End				High End
Forecasted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share	$	0.55			$	0.58			$	2.67			$	2.77
Anticipated amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0.09				0.09				0.38				0.38
Anticipated restructuring costs		0.02				0.02				0.09				0.09
Anticipated earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		—				—				(0.02	)			(0.02	)
Anticipated one-time costs, net of normalization (a)		0.01				0.01				0.04				0.04
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments and other tax adjustment (b)		(0.03	)			(0.03	)			(0.11	)			(0.11	)
Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)	$	0.64			$	0.67			$	3.05			$	3.15
(a) Adjustment for standalone public company costs
(b) Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective rate for each respective period
Note: The sum of the components of Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share may not equal due to rounding.

Components of Revenue Growth

	% Change Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 vs. Comparable 2020 Period			% Change Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021 vs. Comparable 2020 Period
Total Revenue Growth (GAAP)	(3.1	) %		10.6	%
Core revenue growth (Non-GAAP)	(8.2	) %		7.4	%
Impact of acquisitions (Non-GAAP)	5.7	%		2.1	%
Impact of currency exchange rates (Non-GAAP)	(0.6	) %		1.1	%

 

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Lisa Curran

Vice President, Investor Relations

Vontier Corporation

5438 Wade Park Blvd, Suite 600

Raleigh, NC 27607

Telephone: (984) 275-6000

Source: Vontier Corporation

FAQ

What were Vontier's earnings for the full year 2021?

Vontier reported net earnings of $413 million for the full year 2021.

How did Vontier's revenue perform in Q4 2021?

In Q4 2021, Vontier's revenue decreased by 3.1% year-over-year to $790.2 million.

What is Vontier's anticipated EPS for the first quarter of 2022?

Vontier expects diluted earnings per share for Q1 2022 to range from $0.55 to $0.58.

What are the full-year earnings per share projections for Vontier in 2022?

For the full year 2022, Vontier anticipates diluted earnings per share between $2.67 and $2.77.

What challenges does Vontier expect in early 2022?

Vontier anticipates continued supply chain and COVID-related headwinds into early 2022.