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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:    Brian D. Keogh
   (425) 453-9400

ESTERLINE REPORTS FISCAL 2013 SECOND QUARTER

AND YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL RESULTS

Net Earnings $35.5 Million, or $1.12 per Share, on $499.6 Million Sales

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 30, 2013 – Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL) (www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving global aerospace/defense markets, today reported second fiscal quarter (ended April 26, 2013) net earnings of $35.5 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, on sales of $499.6 million. Net earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $45.2 million, or $1.44 per diluted share including a $0.30 per share benefit from a litigation settlement. Sales in the year-ago quarter were $504.8 million.

Brad Lawrence, Esterline’s Chief Executive Officer, said the company’s second quarter results “…reflect stable revenues, steady margins, controlled costs, and good performance in a variety of businesses and programs.” Lawrence said he expects a solid second-half performance, despite headwinds in global defense markets and a slower-than-anticipated recovery of the European economy. He said the company “…adjusted full-year guidance to reflect these headwinds, but we’re still expecting a strong finish to the year, especially in the fourth quarter,” adding that a number of positive trends should be contributing factors. These include “…a steadily growing commercial aerospace market, solid margin performance, and a stable $1.3 billion backlog.” He also emphasized the company’s continued “…record cash flow from operations should exceed $200 million this fiscal year.”

 

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The updated full-year guidance puts earnings per share (EPS) in the range of $5.30 to $5.50 on sales of approximately $2.0 billion. Lawrence noted the midpoint of the guidance represents “…an increase of nearly 9% over last year’s adjusted EPS and is realistic, especially in light of prolonged defense program uncertainty.” He said defense customers continue to “…slide programs to the right in order to keep their options open. Beechcraft, for example, after implementing rolling furloughs earlier in the year, reduced the build rate for the T-6B Navy trainer by nearly 15%.” Esterline makes the integrated glass cockpit for the T-6B.

Lawrence said the company’s “…unrelenting focus on operational efficiencies” will be another key contributing factor to Esterline’s second-half strength. Gross margin, at 36.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, was steady with the fiscal 2012 second quarter level of 36.6%. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses as a percent of sales remained relatively unchanged at 19.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, compared with 19.6% in the prior year’s second quarter. R&D expenses were down in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 to 5.1% of sales compared with 5.9% in the same period last year. The income tax rate for the second fiscal quarter was 21.0% compared with 19.7% in last year’s period.

New orders for the second fiscal quarter of 2013 were $494.1 million compared with $566.0 million for the same period last year, primarily reflecting the reduced order rate for the defense and industrial programs mentioned above. This impact was felt primarily in the Avionics & Controls and Sensors & Systems segments.

For the first half of fiscal 2013, Esterline reported net earnings of $60.6 million, or $1.92 per diluted share, on sales of $957.5 million, compared with net earnings of $68.0 million, or $2.18 per diluted share, on $975.7 million in sales in the same period last year.

New orders for the first six months of fiscal 2013 were $967.7 million compared with $1.03 billion for the same period last year. Total backlog grew to $1.33 billion compared with $1.31 billion at the end of the prior-year period.

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Conference Call Information

Esterline will host a conference call to discuss this announcement today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The U.S. dial-in number is 877-415-3186; outside the U.S., use 857-244-7329. The pass code for the call is: 73152565.

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions based on the current intent and expectations of the management of Esterline, are not guarantees of future performance or actions, and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and may cause Esterline’s or its industry’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Esterline’s actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements due to risks detailed in Esterline’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EDITOR: See attached Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Sales and Earnings by Segment, and Consolidated Balance Sheet


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

In thousands, except per share amounts

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     Apr 26,
2013
    Apr 27,
2012
    Apr 26,
2013
    Apr 27,
2012
 

Segment Sales

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 192,130      $ 195,025      $ 366,700      $ 374,597   

Sensors & Systems

     176,964        184,683        348,774        356,355   

Advanced Materials

     130,468        125,123        242,050        244,761   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Sales

     499,562        504,831        957,524        975,713   

Cost of Sales

     318,186        320,308        615,803        633,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     181,376        184,523        341,721        342,604   

Expenses

        

Selling, general and administrative

     98,278        98,950        196,889        193,647   

Research, development and engineering

     25,658        29,545        48,734        55,940   

Gain on settlement of contingency

     —          (11,891     —          (11,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     123,936        116,604        245,623        237,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Earnings

     57,440        67,919        96,098        104,908   

Interest Income

     (148     (116     (249     (211

Interest Expense

     11,482        11,484        21,926        23,012   

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

     946        —          946        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings Before Income Taxes

     45,160        56,551        73,475        82,107   

Income Tax Expense

     9,482        11,138        11,876        13,714   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings Including Noncontrolling Interests

     35,678        45,413        61,599        68,393   

Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

     (156     (222     (966     (414
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings Attributable to Esterline

   $ 35,522      $ 45,191      $ 60,633      $ 67,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings Per Share

   $ 1.14      $ 1.47      $ 1.96      $ 2.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ 1.12      $ 1.44      $ 1.92      $ 2.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Basic

     31,100        30,669        31,002        30,650   

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Diluted

     31,696        31,319        31,559        31,238   


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Sales and Earnings by Segment (unaudited)

In thousands

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     Apr 26,
2013
    Apr 27,
2012
    Apr 26,
2013
    Apr 27,
2012
 

Segment Sales

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 192,130      $ 195,025      $ 366,700      $ 374,597   

Sensors & Systems

     176,964        184,683        348,774        356,355   

Advanced Materials

     130,468        125,123        242,050        244,761   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Sales

   $ 499,562      $ 504,831      $ 957,524      $ 975,713   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings Before Income Taxes

        

Avionics & Controls

   $ 21,465      $ 18,251      $ 40,054      $ 38,314   

Sensors & Systems

     23,207        24,710        42,208        31,525   

Advanced Materials

     28,623        26,160        46,267        49,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Earnings

     73,295        69,121        128,529        119,072   

Corporate expense

     (15,855     (13,093     (32,431     (26,055

Gain on settlement of contingency

     —          11,891        —          11,891   

Interest income

     148        116        249        211   

Interest expense

     (11,482     (11,484     (21,926     (23,012

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (946     —          (946     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 45,160      $ 56,551      $ 73,475      $ 82,107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

In thousands

 

      Apr 26,
2013
     Apr 27,
2012
 

Assets

     

Current Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 169,177       $ 191,095   

Cash in escrow

     4,017         5,012   

Accounts receivable, net

     340,548         361,304   

Inventories

     429,961         413,855   

Income tax refundable

     7,170         6,226   

Deferred income tax benefits

     46,046         49,199   

Prepaid expenses

     23,310         25,065   

Other current assets

     3,614         5,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     1,023,843         1,056,884   

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

     351,561         363,557   

Other Non-Current Assets

     

Goodwill

     1,107,514         1,141,347   

Intangibles, net

     595,207         652,457   

Debt issuance costs, net

     7,063         9,757   

Deferred income tax benefits

     94,477         83,381   

Other assets

     7,921         20,175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,187,586       $ 3,327,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 111,399       $ 114,386   

Accrued liabilities

     240,689         259,168   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     20,844         13,139   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     3,184         5,095   

Federal and foreign income taxes

     2,886         11,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     379,002         403,617   

Long-Term Liabilities

     

Credit facilities

     200,000         300,000   

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

     558,586         660,935   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     201,175         228,603   

Pension and post-retirement obligations

     133,073         103,054   

Other liabilities

     34,243         13,809   

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,681,507         1,617,540   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,187,586       $ 3,327,558