RTX sales up 12 percent on growth across all segments; Guides higher on 2023 sales, tightens adjusted EPS* outlook and revises cash outlook; Agreement reached to divest Collins' actuation and flight control business

ARLINGTON, Va., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported second quarter 2023 results.

Second quarter 2023

• Sales of $18.3 billion, up 12 percent versus prior year including 13 percent organic growth*
• GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.90, up 2 percent versus prior year, which included $0.39 of acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring charges
• Adjusted EPS* of $1.29, up 11 percent versus prior year
• Operating cash flow from continuing operations of $719 million; Free cash flow* of $193 million
• Company backlog of $185 billion; including $73 billion of defense and $112 billion of commercial
• Realized $70 million of incremental RTX gross cost synergies; achieving previous $1.5 billion target
• Repurchased $596 million of RTX shares

Updates outlook for full year 2023

• Sales of $73.0 - $74.0 billion, up from $72.0 - $73.0 billion
• Adjusted EPS* of $4.95 - $5.05, up from $4.90 - $5.05
• Free cash flow* of approximately $4.3 billion, down from approximately $4.8 billion
• Confirms share repurchase of $3.0 billion of RTX shares

"Accelerating demand in global commercial aerospace and strong defense spending allowed us to deliver 12 percent sales growth and increased operating profit year-over-year, with top-line growth across all RTX business units," said RTX Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes. "Based on the strong performance year-to-date and strong end-markets, we are raising our full year sales outlook and tightening our adjusted EPS* outlook. However, we are lowering our free cash flow* outlook to reflect the impact of an issue that has recently come to light, which will require Pratt & Whitney to remove certain engines from service for inspection earlier than expected. The continued safe operation of our fleet will always remain our number one priority."

Second quarter 2023
RTX reported second quarter sales of $18.3 billion, up 12 percent over the prior year. GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.90 was up 2 percent versus the prior year and included $0.39 of acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring charges. This included $0.26 of acquisition accounting adjustments, an $0.08 charge related to an airline customer insolvency, $0.04 of restructuring and $0.01 related to segment and portfolio transformation costs. Adjusted EPS* of $1.29 was up 11 percent versus the prior year.

The company recorded net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners in the second quarter of $1.3 billion, up 2 percent versus the prior year, which included $568 million of acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring charges. Adjusted net income* was $1.9 billion, up 10 percent versus prior year. Operating cash flow from continuing operations in the second quarter was $719 million. Capital expenditures were $526 million, resulting in free cash flow* of $193 million.

Pratt & Whitney Fleet Update
Unrelated to the company's second quarter earnings results, Pratt & Whitney has determined that a rare condition in powder metal used to manufacture certain engine parts will require accelerated fleet inspection. This does not impact engines currently being produced.

As a result, the business anticipates that a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM engine fleet, which powers the A320neo, will require accelerated removals and inspections within the next nine to twelve months, including approximately 200 accelerated removals by mid-September of this year. The business is working to minimize operational impacts and support its customers. Management will provide additional detail on this matter during the earnings call.

 

Summary Financial Results – Continuing Operations Attributable to Common Shareowners

 

Backlog and Bookings
Backlog at the end of the second quarter was $185 billion, of which $112 billion was from commercial aerospace and $73 billion was from defense.

Notable defense bookings during the quarter included:

• $2.0 billion for F135 production at Pratt & Whitney
• $1.5 billion for F117 sustainment at Pratt & Whitney
• $1.2 billion for AMRAAM production at Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD)
• $1.1 billion of classified bookings at Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RIS)
• $322 million for a diverse set of cyber defense services for federal and civil customers at RIS
• $294 million of classified bookings at RMD
• $265 million for Javelin production at RMD
• $251 million for AIM-9X production at RMD
• $237 million for CLEAVAR counter UAS production at RMD

Segment Results
The company's reportable segments are Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RIS), and Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD). Future quarters will reflect the business unit realignment.

Collins Aerospace

 

Collins Aerospace had second quarter 2023 sales of $5,850 million, up 17 percent versus the prior year. The increase in sales was driven by a 29 percent increase in commercial aftermarket, a 14 percent increase in commercial OE, and a 5 percent increase in military. The increase in commercial sales was driven primarily by strong demand across commercial aerospace end markets, which resulted in higher flight hours and higher OE production rates. The increase in military sales was driven primarily by higher development volume.

Collins Aerospace recorded operating profit of $821 million, up 50 percent versus the prior year. The increase in operating profit was primarily driven by higher sales volume and favorable mix, partially offset by higher production costs, as well as higher R&D and SG&A expenses. On an adjusted basis, operating profit* of $837 million was up 36 percent versus the prior year. Q2 2022 included a charge of $69 million associated with the disposition of two non-core businesses.

Pratt & Whitney

 

Pratt & Whitney had second quarter 2023 sales of $5,701 million, up 15 percent versus the prior year. The increase in sales was driven by a 26 percent increase in commercial aftermarket and a 22 percent increase in commercial OE, which was partially offset by a 3 percent decrease in military sales. The increase in commercial sales was primarily due to higher shop visit volume and content, as well as higher engine deliveries and favorable mix across both Large Commercial Engines and Pratt & Whitney Canada. The decline in military sales was driven by the absence of the benefit of an F135 production contract award in Q2 2022, which was partially offset by higher F135 sustainment volume in Q2 2023.

Pratt & Whitney recorded operating profit of $230 million, down 24 percent versus the prior year. Q2 2023 operating profit included the impact of a charge related to a customer insolvency of $181 million. Excluding the impact of the customer insolvency, and other significant and/or non-recurring items, Pratt & Whitney recorded adjusted operating profit* of $436 million in the second quarter of 2023, up 44 percent versus the prior year. The increase in operating profit was primarily driven by drop through on higher commercial aftermarket sales and favorable large commercial OE mix, which partially offset higher production costs and higher R&D expenses.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space

 

RIS had second quarter 2023 sales of $3,655 million, up 2 percent versus the prior year driven by higher sales from Sensing and Effects and Cyber and Services programs, which was partially offset by lower sales from Command, Control and Communications programs.

RIS recorded operating profit of $291 million, down 8 percent versus the prior year. The decrease in operating profit was driven by unfavorable mix and higher operating expenses, which more than offset improved productivity and drop through on higher volume. On an adjusted basis, operating profit* was down 6 percent versus the prior year.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense

 

RMD had second quarter 2023 sales of $4,000 million, up 12 percent versus prior year. The increase in sales was primarily driven by higher volume in Air Power, Advanced Technology and Land Warfare & Air Defense programs.

RMD recorded operating profit of $415 million, up 19 percent versus the prior year. The increase in operating profit was driven by favorable net program efficiencies and drop through on higher volume, which was partially offset by unfavorable mix resulting from early stage production programs. RMD recorded adjusted operating profit* of $427 million, up 23 percent versus the prior year.

About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2022 sales of $67 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Conference Call on the Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
RTX's financial results conference call will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the company's website at www.rtx.com and will be available for replay following the call. The corresponding presentation slides will be available for downloading prior to the call.

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RTX Corporation ("RTX" or "the Company") reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information, but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. Moreover, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Adjusted net sales, organic sales, adjusted operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted segment operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share ("EPS"), and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted net sales represents consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding significant nonoperational items and/or significant operational items that may occur at irregular intervals (hereinafter referred to as "net significant and/or non-recurring items"). Organic sales represents the change in consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures completed in the preceding twelve months and net significant and/or non-recurring items.  Adjusted operating profit (loss) represents operating profit (loss) (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring items. Adjusted operating profit margin represents adjusted operating profit (loss) as a percentage of adjusted net sales. Adjusted segment operating profit (loss) represents the combined operating profit (loss) (a GAAP measure) of our business segments, excluding restructuring costs, and net significant and/or non-recurring items. Adjusted segment operating profit margin represents adjusted segment operating profit (loss) as a percentage of adjusted segment sales (the combined adjusted sales of our business segments). Acquisition accounting adjustments include the amortization of acquired intangible assets related to acquisitions, the amortization of the property, plant and equipment fair value adjustment acquired through acquisitions, the amortization of customer contractual obligations related to loss making or below market contracts acquired, and goodwill impairment.

Adjusted net income represents net income from continuing operations (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring items. Adjusted EPS represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring items. For the business segments, when applicable, adjustments of net sales similarly reflect continuing operations (a GAAP measure) excluding net significant and/or non-recurring items. Organic sales for the business segments similarly excludes the impact of foreign currency, acquisitions and divestitures, and net significant and/or non-recurring items, and adjustments of operating profit (loss) and operating profit margins (also referred to as return on sales ("ROS")) similarly reflect continuing operations, excluding restructuring, acquisition accounting adjustments and net significant and/or non-recurring items.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents cash flow from operations (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. Management believes free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity and an additional basis for assessing RTX's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of RTX's common stock and distribution of earnings to shareowners.

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the tables in this Appendix. The tables provide additional information as to the items and amounts that have been excluded from the adjusted measures.

When we provide our expectation for adjusted net sales, organic sales, adjusted operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted segment operating profit margin, adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures, as described above, generally is not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity, and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of changes in  economic, capital market and political conditions in the U.S. and globally, such as from the global sanctions and export controls with respect to Russia, and any changes therein, including related to financial market conditions, bank failures and other banking industry disruptions, fluctuations in commodity prices or supply (including energy supply), inflation, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, disruptions in global supply chain and labor markets, and geopolitical risks; (2) risks associated with U.S. government sales, including changes or shifts in defense spending due to budgetary constraints, spending cuts resulting from sequestration, a continuing resolution, a government shutdown, the debt ceiling or measures taken to avoid default, or otherwise, and uncertain funding of programs; (3) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, and performance of RTX advanced technologies and new products and services and the realization of the anticipated benefits (including our expected returns under customer contracts), as well as the challenges of operating in RTX's highly competitive industries; (4) risks relating to RTX's reliance on U.S. and non-U.S. suppliers and commodity markets, including the effect of sanctions, delays and disruptions in the delivery of materials and services to RTX or its suppliers and price increases; (5) risks relating to RTX international operations from, among other things, changes in trade policies and implementation of sanctions, foreign currency fluctuations, economic conditions, political factors, sales methods, and U.S. or local government regulations; (6) the condition of the aerospace industry; (7) the ability of RTX to attract, train and retain qualified personnel and maintain its culture and high ethical standards, and the ability of our personnel to continue to operate our facilities and businesses around the world; (8) risks relating to developments in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact on RTX's business, supply chain, operations and the industries in which it operates, including the decrease in global air travel, and significant business disruptions; (9) the scope, nature, timing and challenges of managing acquisitions, investments, divestitures and other transactions, including the realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation, the assumption of liabilities and other risks and incurrence of related costs and expenses; (10) compliance with legal, environmental, regulatory and other requirements, including, among other things, export and import requirements such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, anti-bribery and anticorruption requirements, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, industrial cooperation agreement obligations, and procurement and other regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which RTX and its businesses operate; (11) the outcome of pending, threatened and future legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies, including those related to U.S. government audits and disputes; (12) factors that could impact RTX's ability to engage in desirable capital-raising or strategic transactions, including its capital structure, levels of indebtedness, capital expenditures and research and development spending, and the availability of credit, credit market conditions including the cost of debt, and other factors; (13) uncertainties associated with the timing and scope of future repurchases by RTX of its common stock or declarations of cash dividends, which may be discontinued, accelerated, suspended or delayed at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash; (14) risks relating to realizing expected benefits from, incurring costs for, and successfully managing, the Company's segment realignment effective July 1, 2023, the merger, and other RTX strategic initiatives such as cost reduction, restructuring, digital transformation and other operational initiatives; (15) risks of additional tax exposures due to new tax legislation or other developments, in the U.S. and other countries in which RTX and its businesses operate; (16) risks relating to addressing the identified rare condition in powdered metal used to manufacture certain Pratt & Whitney engine parts that will require accelerated removals and inspections of a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM fleet, including the timing and costs relating thereto, as well as issues that could impact RTX product performance, including quality, reliability or durability (17) risks relating to a RTX product safety failure or other failure affecting RTX's or its customers' or suppliers' products or systems; (18) risks relating to cyber-attacks on RTX's information technology infrastructure, products, suppliers, customers and partners, threats to RTX facilities and personnel, as well as other events outside of RTX's control such as public health crises, damaging weather or other acts of nature; (19) the effect of changes in accounting estimates for our programs on our financial results; (20) the effect of changes in pension and other postretirement plan estimates and assumptions and contributions; (21) risks relating to an impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; (22) the effects of climate change and changing climate-related regulations, customer and market demands, products and technologies; and (23) the intended qualification of (i) the merger as a tax-free reorganization and (ii) the separation transactions and other internal restructurings as tax-free to UTC and former UTC shareowners, in each case, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the reports of RTX, UTC and Raytheon on Forms S-4, 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and RTX assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Adjusted net sales, organic sales, adjusted operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted segment operating profit (loss) and margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures.  When we provide our expectation for adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures (expected diluted EPS from continuing operations and expected cash flow from operations) is not available without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of items for exclusion from the GAAP measure (such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures and other structural changes). We are unable to address the probable significance of this information, the variability of which may have a significant impact on future GAAP results. See "Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for information regarding non-GAAP financial measures.

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