Tyco Reports Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Special Items Of $0.52 Per Share And GAAP Earnings Of $0.34 Per Share

NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Tyco (NYSE: TYC) today reported $0.34 in GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations and diluted EPS from continuing operations before special items of $0.52 for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue in the quarter increased 1% versus the prior year to $2.8 billion. Organic revenue grew 1% in the quarter with 8% growth in products, 4% growth in service and a 6% decline in installation revenue. Acquisitions contributed two percentage points of growth which was offset by the impact of divestitures and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

For the full year, the company reported GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.12 and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items of $1.84. Revenue of $10.6 billion increased 2%. Organic revenue growth for the year was 1% with 6% growth in products, 3.5% growth in service and a 4% decline in installation. Acquisitions contributed two percentage points of growth, which was partially offset by divestitures and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

"This was another very good quarter and a solid finish to the fiscal year. Accelerated growth in service and products, along with increased benefits of our productivity initiatives, drove 130 basis points of segment operating margin expansion and 16% EPS growth in the quarter*," said Tyco Chief Executive Officer George Oliver.

"During our first year as the new Tyco, we have made significant progress both strategically and operationally. We accelerated service growth, sustained the growth momentum in our products business and improved the profitability of our installation revenue. Additionally, we transitioned to an operating company structure, strengthened our functional capabilities and drove operational improvements across all of the businesses. We also completed five acquisitions and have a strong pipeline of opportunities to further strengthen our global leadership position. Overall, we delivered strong double-digit EPS growth in year one and I feel we are well positioned to deliver on our three year commitment," Oliver added.

Organic revenue, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, operating income, segment operating income, and diluted and normalized EPS from continuing operations before special items are non-GAAP financial measures and are described below. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures, see the attached tables. Additional schedules as well as fourth quarter review slides can be found at www.tyco.com on the Investor Relations portion of Tyco's website.

* Segment operating margin and EPS growth are before special items. See Non-GAAP reconciliations.

SEGMENT RESULTS

The financial results presented in the tables below are in accordance with GAAP unless otherwise indicated. Effective in the fiscal second quarter of 2013, the company began reporting certain legacy environmental matters as special items. Operating income before special items in prior periods has been adjusted to reflect this change. All dollar amounts are pre-tax and stated in millions. All comparisons are to the fiscal fourth quarter or full year of 2012 unless otherwise indicated.  

North America Systems Installation & Services

Revenue of $996 million included service growth of 5% and an installation decline of 10%, due to continued pressure in the non-residential construction market coupled with project selectivity. In total, organic revenue declined 2% year-over-year. Backlog of $2.4 billion decreased 2% year-over-year and, due to normal seasonality, declined 1.5% on a quarter sequential basis, excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Operating income for the quarter was $113 million and the operating margin was 11.3%. Special items of $20 million consisted primarily of restructuring and separation charges. Before special items, operating income was $133 million and the operating margin was 13.4%, a 110 basis point improvement to prior year. Normalizing for the dis-synergy costs associated with the separation of our North America commercial security business from ADT, the operating margin improved 200 basis points year-over-year due to a higher mix of service revenue, improved execution in installation and productivity benefits.

Revenue for the full year was $3.9 billion, decreasing 2% year-over-year due to a 1% organic revenue decline and a divestiture. Operating income was $388 million and included $86 million of special items. Before special items, operating income was $474 million and the operating margin increased 80 basis points to 12.2%. Normalizing for the dis-synergy costs associated with the separation described above, the operating margin before special items improved 170 basis points year-over-year. 

Rest of World Systems Installation & Services

Revenue of $1.1 billion increased 1% in the quarter. Service revenue increased 3% and installation revenue declined 1.5% for total organic growth of 1%. Acquisitions contributed two percentage points to revenue growth, which was offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rates. Backlog of $2.7 billion increased 11% year-over-year and, due to normal seasonality, declined 1% on a quarter sequential basis excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Operating income for the quarter was $110 million and the operating margin was 9.7%. Special items of $27 million consisted primarily of divestiture and restructuring charges. Before special items, operating income was $137 million and the operating margin was consistent with the prior year. Operating income includes $7 million of indirect tax charges primarily related to a joint venture which negatively impacted the operating margin by 70 basis points.

Revenue for the full year was $4.4 billion increasing 2% year-over-year with organic revenue growth of 1%. Acquisitions contributed two percentage points of growth, which was partially offset by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Operating income was $433 million and included $83 million of special items. Before special items, operating income was $516 million and the operating margin was 11.7%.

Global Products

Revenue of $627 million increased 12% in the quarter, including a 2.5% benefit from acquisitions. Organic revenue grew 8% with growth across all three product platforms.

Operating income for the quarter was $119 million and the operating margin was 19.0%. Special items in the quarter of $3 million consisted primarily of restructuring charges. Before special items, operating income was $122 million and the operating margin increased 180 basis points year-over-year to 19.5%.

Revenue for the full year was $2.3 billion, increasing 11% year-over-year with organic revenue growth of 6%. Acquisitions contributed three percentage points to growth. Operating income was $307 million and included $114 million of special items. Before special items, operating income was $421 million and the operating margin was 18.0%.

OTHER ITEMS

• For the full year, cash from operating activities was $841 million and free cash flow was $445 million, which included a cash outflow of $381 million related to special items. Adjusted free cash flow for the year was $826 million. The Company completed the year with $563 million in cash and cash equivalents.
• Corporate expense before special items was $63 million for the quarter and $236 million for the year. On a GAAP basis, corporate expense was $80 million for the quarter and $319 million for the year.
• The tax rate before special items was 18.8% for the quarter and 18.3% for the year.
• The Company's net loss on its investment in Atkore was $30 million in the quarter and $48 million for the year. Adjusting for certain impairment charges recognized by Atkore, the Company's net loss before special items was $9 million in the quarter and $27 million for the year.
• During the quarter, the Company closed the previously announced acquisition of Exacq Technologies, a developer of open architecture Video Management Systems for security and surveillance applications. The business is expected to generate revenues in fiscal 2014 of approximately $75 million.
• During the quarter, the Company closed the previously announced acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Beijing Master Systems Engineering, a leading systems integrator of building and security systems in China.
• During the quarter, the company signed a definitive agreement to sell its Armourguard business in New Zealand and its fire and security business in Fiji. On a combined basis, these businesses generated $80 million of revenue in fiscal 2013.
• Subsequent to quarter end, the company acquired Westfire, Inc., a leading fire installation and services business in the mining and special hazard verticals in the United States, Chile and Peru. This business is expected to generate approximately $80 million in revenues in fiscal 2014.
• The Company's Board of Directors approved an annual dividend increase of 13% from $0.64 to $0.72 per share, subject to shareholder approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders in March of 2014.

ABOUT TYCO
Tyco (NYSE: TYC) is the world's largest pure-play fire protection and security company. Tyco provides more than three million customers around the globe with the latest fire protection and security products and services. A company with $10+ billion in annual revenue, Tyco has over 70,000 employees in more than 1,000 locations across 50 countries serving various end markets, including commercial, institutional, governmental, retail, industrial, energy, residential and small business. For more information, visit the new www.tyco.com.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
Management will discuss the company's fourth quarter results for 2013 during a conference call and webcast today beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET. Today's conference call for investors can be accessed in the following ways:

• At Tyco's website: http://investors.tyco.com.
• By telephone: For both "listen-only" participants and those participants who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the call, the telephone dial-in number in the United States is (800) 857-9797. The telephone dial-in number for participants outside the United States is (517) 308-9262, passcode "Tyco".
• An audio replay of the conference call will be available at 10:00 a.m. (EST) on November 14, 2013 and ending at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 21, 2013. The replay dial-in number for participants in the United States is (866) 373-1992. For participants outside the United States, the replay dial-in number is (203) 369-0266, passcode 7978.
• A webcast replay of the conference call will be available on the "Presentations & Webcasts" section of Tyco's website: http://investors.tyco.com.

NON-GAAP MEASURES
Organic revenue, free cash flow (outflow) (FCF), and income from continuing operations, earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations, operating income and segment operating income, and normalized EPS, in each case "before special items," are non-GAAP measures and should not be considered replacements for GAAP results.

Organic revenue is a useful measure used by the company to measure the underlying results and trends in the business. The difference between reported net revenue (the most comparable GAAP measure) and organic revenue (the non-GAAP measure) consists of the impact from foreign currency, acquisitions and divestitures, and other changes that either do not reflect the underlying results and trends of the company's businesses or are not completely under management's control. There are limitations associated with organic revenue, such as the fact that, as presented herein, the metric may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These limitations are best addressed by using organic revenue in combination with GAAP numbers. Organic revenue may be used as a component in the company's incentive compensation plans.

FCF is a useful measure of the company's cash that permits management and investors to gain insight into the number that management employs to measure cash that is free from any significant existing obligation and is available to service debt and make investments. The difference between Cash Flows from Operating Activities (the most comparable GAAP measure) and FCF (the non-GAAP measure) consists mainly of significant cash flows that the company believes are useful to identify. It, or a measure that is based on it, may be used as a component in the company's incentive compensation plans. The difference reflects the impact from:

• net capital expenditures,
• dealer generated accounts and bulk accounts purchased,
• cash paid for purchase accounting and holdback liabilities, and
• voluntary pension contributions.

Capital expenditures and dealer generated and bulk accounts purchased are subtracted because they represent long-term investments that are required for normal business activities. Cash paid for purchase accounting and holdback liabilities is subtracted because these cash outflows are not available for general corporate uses. Voluntary pension contributions are added because this activity is driven by economic financing decisions rather than operating activity. In addition, from time to time the company may present adjusted free cash flow, which is free cash flow, adjusted to exclude the cash impact of the special items highlighted below. This number provides information to investors regarding the cash impact of certain items management believes are useful to identify, as described below.

The limitation associated with using these cash flow metrics is that they adjust for cash items that are ultimately within management's and the Board of Directors' discretion to direct and therefore may imply that there is less or more cash that is available for the company's programs than the most comparable GAAP measure. Furthermore, these non-GAAP metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These limitations are best addressed by using FCF in combination with the GAAP cash flow numbers.

The company has presented its income and EPS from continuing operations, operating income and segment operating income before special items. Special items include charges and gains related to divestitures, acquisitions, restructurings and similar actions, impairments, certain changes to accounting methodologies, legacy legal, environmental and tax charges and other income or charges that may mask the underlying operating results and/or business trends of the company or business segment, as applicable. The company utilizes these measures to assess overall operating performance and segment level core operating performance, as well as to provide insight to management in evaluating overall and segment operating plan execution and underlying market conditions. The Company also presents its effective tax rate as adjusted for special items for consistency, and presents corporate expense excluding special items. One or more of these measures may be used as components in the company's incentive compensation plans. These measures are useful for investors because they may permit more meaningful comparisons of the company's underlying operating results and business trends between periods. The difference between income and EPS from continuing operations before special items and income and EPS from continuing operations (the most comparable GAAP measures) consists of the impact of the special items noted above on the applicable GAAP measure. The limitation of these measures is that they exclude the impact (which may be material) of items that increase or decrease the company's reported GAAP metrics, and these non-GAAP metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These limitations are best addressed by using the non-GAAP measures in combination with the most comparable GAAP measures in order to better understand the amounts, character and impact of any increase or decrease on reported results.

The company provides general corporate services to its segments and those costs are reported in the "Corporate and Other" segment. This segment's operating income (loss) is presented as "Corporate Expense." Segment Operating Income represents Tyco's operating income excluding the Corporate and Other segment, and reflects the results of Tyco's three operating segments. Segment Operating Income before special items reflects GAAP operating income adjusted for the special items noted in the paragraph above.

In order to provide more meaningful comparison of fiscal 2013 results to fiscal 2012 results, normalized EPS before special items is presented. Normalized EPS adjusts fiscal 2012 GAAP results by replacing the GAAP interest and corporate expenses reported for fiscal 2012 (on a pre-separation basis) with the interest and corporate expenses estimated to be incurred in fiscal 2013 (on a post-separation basis), and adding estimated dis-synergy costs related to the separation of the Company's North American security business to fiscal 2012 results. Normalized EPS before special items further adjusts normalized EPS for the special items above.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements. In many cases forward-looking statements are identified by words, and variations of words, such as "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "continue", "could", "intend", "may", "plan", "potential", "predict", "positioned", "should", "will", "expect", "objective", "projection", "forecast", "goal", "guidance", "outlook", "effort", "target", and other similar words. However, the absence of these words does not mean the statements are not forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, revenue, operating income and other financial projections, statements regarding the health and growth prospects of the industries and end markets in which Tyco operates, the leadership, resources, potential, priorities, and opportunities for Tyco in the future, statements regarding Tyco's credit profile, capital allocation priorities and other capital market related activities, and statements regarding Tyco's acquisition, divestiture, restructuring and other productivity initiatives. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause results to materially differ from expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: economic, business, competitive, technological or regulatory factors that adversely impact Tyco or the markets and industries in which it competes; unanticipated expenses such as environmental, litigation or legal settlement expenses; tax law changes; and industry specific events or conditions that may adversely impact revenue or other financial projections. Actual results could differ materially from anticipated results. Tyco is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update its forward-looking statements. More detailed information about these and other factors is set forth in Tyco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Sept. 28, 2012 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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