Earnings Review - Johnson Controls

LONDON, November 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Investor-Edge.com has issued free earnings review on Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI). On October 30, 2014, the company announced financial results for Q4 FY14 and FY14 (period ended September 30, 2014). Click on www.investor-edge.com/FreeReports to read our free earnings review on Johnson Controls Inc. (Johnson Controls). During Q4 FY14, the company's non-GAAP net income from continuing operations reached a record $700 million, up 11% YoY. Further, for FY14, Johnson Controls' revenue grew 3% on a Y-o-Y basis. Our free coverage report can be accessed at:

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Earnings Overview 

Johnson Controls' revenues during Q4 FY14 grew to $11.0 billion from $10.7 billion in Q4 FY13. Johnson Controls' Q4 FY14 segmental sales from its building efficiency, automotive experience and power solutions segments, grew 1%, 3% and 5%, respectively on Y-o-Y basis. For Q4 FY14, Johnson Controls' reported record non-GAAP income from business segments of $983 million, compared with $889 million in Q4 FY13. Johnson Controls' GAAP income from continuing operations in Q4 FY14 increased to $311 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, from $54 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in Q3 FY14. Analysts from Bloomberg had expected the company to report net income of $675 million or $1.01 per share in the reported quarter. The free research on JCI can be downloaded as in PDF format at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/JCIFreeReport

For FY14, Johnson Controls' revenues grew to $42.8 billion from $41.4 billion in FY13. The company's FY14 revenues trailed Bloomberg analysts' forecasts of $43.2 billion. Johnson Controls' income from business segments increased 20% Y-o-Y to $3.1 billion. During FY14, the company's income from continuing operations broadened to $1.43 billion, or $2.12 per diluted share, from $1.08 billion or $1.56 per diluted share in FY13.

Commenting on the results, Alex Molinaroli, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls, stated that the company ended the FY14 with solid contributions from all of its primary businesses, continuing the strong performance it has seen throughout the year. He added that while the macro-economic environment continues to be challenging in some key markets, each of the company's businesses generated top line growth in Q4 FY14. He emphasized that the company's Building Efficiency orders were higher for the first time in a year. Sign up and read the free analyst's notes on JCI at:

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For Q1 FY15, the company expects earnings of $0.74 - $0.77 per diluted share. Johnson Controls will provide FY15 guidance at its annual New York analyst day on Dec 02, 2014.

Stock Performance  

On the day of the earnings release, October 30, 2014, Johnson Controls' Inc.'s stock ended the session at $45.79, up 3.08%. The stock has maintained mostly a positive trend since then. However, on the last close, Thursday, November 20, 2014, it finished at $50.07, down 0.24%, after vacillating between $49.87 and $50.46. A total of 4.37 million shares were traded which was above its three months average volume of 3.46 million shares. Over the last one month and over the previous three months, the company's shares have advanced 22.75% and 2.58%, respectively. However, the stock has fallen by 2.40% since the start of this year. Shares in Johnson Controls Inc. closed above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $45.34 and $47.34, respectively. Furthermore, the stock traded at a PE ratio of 16.14 and has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 74.71. Visit Investor-Edge and access the latest research on JCI at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/JCIEarningsCoverage

Sneak Peek to Corporate Insider Trading 

In the last one month, there were 16 insider transactions made by 8 individuals. Between October 31, 2014 and November 11, 2014, a total of 134,096 shares have been disposed at an average price of $47.48 per share. While, on October 31, 2014, Brian J. Kesseler, VP and President - Power Solutions at Johnson Controls, purchased a total of 80,000 shares at $26.83 per share. However, on the very same day, he disposed an equal number of shares at $47.08 per share. Furthermore, Mr. Kesseler sold 1,430 shares at $47.25 per share on November 03, 2014. On the same day, Alex A. Molinaroli, Chairman, President and CEO at Johnson Controls sold 13,015 shares at $47.25 per share. Additionally, on November 11, 2014, Mr. Molinaroli disposed 18,923 shares at a price of $49.60 per share.  Complimentary in-depth research on JCI is available at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/JCIInsiderTrading

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