Otis Worldwide Corp OTIS

Otis continues to deliver mid-single digit organic Service growth and strong margin expansion

• 1Q Net sales up 2.7% and organic sales up 3.8% driven by Service net sales up 5.8% with organic sales up 6.5%
• 1Q GAAP EPS up 8.9% and adjusted EPS up 10.0% with GAAP operating profit margin expansion of 50 basis points and adjusted operating profit margin expansion of 80 basis points
• 1Q New Equipment orders down 10%, backlog down 2%, ~flat at constant currency
• 1Q Mod orders up 13%, backlog up 14%, up 15% at constant currency
• Maintenance portfolio units increased 4.1%
• 1Q GAAP cash flow from operations of $171 million; adjusted free cash flow of $155 million
• 1Q share repurchases of $300 million
• Updated full-year outlook¹; increasing adjusted EPS to $3.83 to $3.90 and full year share repurchase target to $1 billion

FARMINGTON, Conn., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:OTIS) reported first quarter 2024 net sales of $3.4 billion with 3.8% organic growth. GAAP earnings per share (EPS) increased 8.9% to $0.86 and adjusted EPS increased 10.0% to $0.88.

"Otis continues to demonstrate the strength of our Service-driven business model with maintenance portfolio growth above 4% and both year over year and quarter over quarter Service margin expansion," said Judy Marks, Chair, CEO & President. "In addition, modernization strength continues, including another quarter of orders growth above 10% leading to mid-teens backlog growth and organic sales growth of nearly 10%. After delivering a strong first quarter, we are raising our EPS outlook driven by operational performance and increasing our share repurchase target to $1 billion for the year. With confidence in our long-term strategy, we have raised the quarterly dividend 14.7%, reinforcing our commitment to creating shareholder value."

Key Figures

First quarter net sales of $3.4 billion increased 2.7% versus the prior year. Excluding a 1.2% headwind from foreign exchange, organic sales grew 3.8%.

First quarter GAAP operating profit of $544 million increased $31 million and adjusted operating profit of $561 million increased $43 million at actual currency and $50 million at constant currency, driven by Service. GAAP operating profit margin expanded 50 basis points to 15.8% and adjusted operating profit margin expanded 80 basis points to 16.3%, driven by favorable segment performance and mix.

GAAP EPS of $0.86 increased 8.9% compared to prior year and adjusted EPS of $0.88 increased 10.0% due to strong operational performance.

New Equipment

In the first quarter, net sales of $1.3 billion decreased 2.1% versus the prior year. Excluding a 1.6% headwind from foreign exchange, organic sales were roughly flat as strong performance in the Americas and low single digit growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific was offset by a decline in China.

Segment operating profit of $71 million increased $2 million at actual currency and $6 million at constant currency due to favorable price, productivity, and commodity tailwinds, which offset lower volume and unfavorable mix. Segment operating profit margin expanded 20 basis points to 5.5%.

New Equipment orders were down 10% at constant currency with growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific more than offset by declines in the Americas and China. New Equipment backlog decreased 2% at actual currency and was flat at constant currency in the quarter.

Service

In the first quarter, net sales of $2.2 billion increased 5.8% versus the prior year. Excluding a 0.8% headwind from foreign exchange, organic sales grew 6.5%. Organic maintenance and repair sales increased 5.8% and organic modernization sales increased 9.7%.

Segment operating profit of $523 million increased $44 million at actual currency and $47 million at constant currency due to higher volume, favorable pricing and productivity, which were partially offset by annual wage inflation. Segment operating profit margin expanded 70 basis points to 24.2%.

Cash flow

First quarter cash from operations of $171 million decreased $107 million, free cash flow of $140 million decreased $113 million and adjusted free cash flow of $155 million decreased $98 million versus prior year driven by an increase in net income more than offset by changes in working capital.

2024 Outlook¹

Otis is revising its full year outlook:

• Net sales of $14.5 to $14.8 billion
• Organic sales up 3 to 5%
  • Organic New Equipment sales approximately flat
  • Organic Service sales up 6 to 7%
• Adjusted operating profit of $2.40 to $2.45 billion, up $160 to $190 million at constant currency; up $135 to $175 million at actual currency
• Adjusted EPS of $3.83 to $3.90, up 8 to 10%; adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 25.5%
• Adjusted free cash flow of approximately $1.6 billion

¹Note: When we provide outlook for organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted effective tax rate and adjusted free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures generally is not available without unreasonable effort. See "Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information.

About Otis

Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company. We move 2.3 billion people a day and maintain approximately 2.3 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest maintenance portfolio. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Otis is 71,000 people strong, including 42,000 field professionals, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, visit www.otis.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook @OtisElevatorCo.

Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Otis Worldwide Corporation ("Otis") 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. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures (referenced in this press release) to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the attached tables. These tables provide additional information as to the items and amounts that have been excluded from the adjusted measures. Below are our non-GAAP financial measures:

Management believes that organic sales, adjusted SG&A, adjusted general corporate expenses and other, adjusted operating profit, adjusted net interest expense, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS and the adjusted effective tax rate are useful measures in providing period-to-period comparisons of the results of the Company's ongoing operational performance.

When we provide our expectations for adjusted net sales, organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted net interest expense, adjusted net income, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted EPS, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures (expected diluted EPS from continuing operations, operating profit, the effective tax rate, net sales and expected cash flow from operations) 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.

Cautionary Statement

This communication contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. From time to time, oral or written forward-looking statements may also be included in other information released to the public. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for Otis' future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "medium-term," "near-term," "confident," "goals" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, dividends, share repurchases, tax rates, research & development spend, restructuring actions (including UpLift), credit ratings, net indebtedness and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans, strategies or transactions, or statements that relate to climate change and our intent to achieve certain environmental, social and governance targets or goals, including operational impacts and costs associated therewith, and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For those statements, Otis claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which Otis and its businesses operate and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices and other inflationary pressures, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction, pandemic health issues (including COVID-19 and variants thereof), natural disasters, whether as a result of climate change or otherwise, and the financial condition of Otis' customers and suppliers; (2) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S., including in connection with the results of the 2024 elections or otherwise, and other countries in which Otis and its businesses operate, including the effects of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the war between Israel and Hamas, and tensions between the U.S. and China, on general market conditions, commodity costs, global trade policies and related sanctions and export controls, and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (3) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (4) future levels of indebtedness, capital spending and research and development spending; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability or costs thereof, including credit market conditions and Otis' capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of Otis' common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash; (7) fluctuations in prices and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers, whether as a result of changes in general economic conditions, geopolitical conflicts or otherwise; (8) cost reduction or containment actions, restructuring costs and related savings and other consequences thereof, including with respect to UpLift; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (11) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (12) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes and labor inflation in the markets in which Otis and its businesses operate globally; (13) the effect of changes in tax, environmental, regulatory (including among other things import/export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which Otis and its businesses operate; (14) the ability of Otis to retain and hire key personnel; (15) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture activity, the integration of acquired businesses into existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation and incurrence of related costs; (16) the determination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities that the distribution or certain related transactions should be treated as taxable transactions in connection with the separation (the "Separation") of Otis and Carrier Global Corporation ("Carrier") from United Technologies Corporation (now known as RTX Corporation ("RTX"); and (17) our obligations and disputes that have or may hereafter arise under the agreements we entered into with RTX and Carrier in connection with the Separation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive or necessarily in order of importance. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary from those stated in forward-looking statements, see Otis' registration statement on Form 10 and the reports of Otis on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Otis 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.

Otis discloses segment operating profit as its measure of segment performance, reconciled to total Otis operating profit. Segment operating profit exclude certain expenses and income that are not allocated to segments (as described above as "Corporate and Unallocated").

Effective in the first quarter of 2024, the measure of segment performance used by Otis' Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") changed and, as a result, Otis' disclosed measure of segment performance (segment operating profit) was updated. The change to segment operating profit aligns with the update to how the CODM assesses performance and allocates resources for the Company's segments, and therefore is our measure of segment profitability.

As a result of the change, restructuring costs and other items not allocated to the operating segments are presented as part of Corporate and Unallocated. The financial information presented herein reflects the impact of the measure of segment performance change for all periods presented.

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