Cummins Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

  • Fourth quarter revenues of $6.1 billion; GAAP1 Net Income of $579 million
  • EBITDA in the fourth quarter was 14.6 percent of sales; Diluted EPS of $3.63
  • Full year revenues of $23.8 billion; GAAP1 Net Income of $2.1 billion
  • EBITDA for the full year was 14.6 percent of sales; Diluted EPS of $13.15
  • The company expects full year 2019 revenues to be flat to up 4 percent, EBITDA expected to be in the range of 15.75 to 16.25 percent

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today reported results for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Fourth quarter revenues of $6.1 billion increased 12 percent from the same quarter in 2017. Increased truck production in North America and stronger demand in global construction and power generation markets drove the majority of the revenue increase. Currency negatively impacted revenues by 2 percent primarily due to a stronger US dollar.

Fourth quarter sales in North America improved by 17 percent while international revenues increased by 6 percent led by growth in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the fourth quarter were $896 million, or 14.6 percent of sales, compared to $769 million or 14.0 percent of sales a year ago, or $808 million and 14.8 percent of sales excluding the impact of tax legislation. Fourth quarter results included EBITDA loss of $58 million related to a write-off of an investment in an electronic logging device or ELD business, and the mark to market impact on assets related to our non-qualified benefit plans.

Net income attributable to Cummins in the fourth quarter was $579 million ($3.63 per diluted share), compared to a net loss of $274 million ($1.65 per diluted share), or $503 million ($3.03 per diluted share) excluding the impact of tax legislation in the fourth quarter of 2017. Fourth quarter results were positively impacted by $25 million in discrete tax items and the impact of tax reform. Excluding these items, net income attributable to Cummins in the fourth quarter was $554 million ($3.48 per diluted share). The tax rate in the fourth quarter was 14.1 percent.

Revenues for the full year were a record $23.8 billion, 16 percent higher than 2017. Revenues in North America increased 19 percent and international sales grew 12 percent, with growth in all major regions. EBITDA for the year was a record $3.5 billion or 14.6 percent of sales. This compares to $3.0 billion or 14.8 percent of sales in 2017, or $3.1 billion or 15.0 percent of sales excluding the impact of tax legislation.

Net income attributable to Cummins for the full year was $2.1 billion ($13.15 per diluted share), compared to a net income of $999 million ($5.97 per diluted share), or $1.8 billion ($10.62 per diluted share) excluding the impact of tax legislation. The tax rate for the full year was 20.6 percent, or 21.1 percent excluding the favorable impact of discrete tax items.

“I want to thank the more than 60,000 global employees who made our 2018 record sales and profits a reality,” said Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger. “2019 is an historic year for Cummins as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our company, and project another record year of financial results. Our financial strength allows us to continue investing and innovating across our broad portfolio of power solutions to remain a global technology leader for the next 100 years while continuing to return significant capital to investors.”

2019 Outlook:

Based on the current forecast, Cummins projects full year 2019 revenues to be flat to up 4 percent, and EBITDA to be in the range of 15.75 to 16.25 percent of sales. The Company expects to return 75 percent of Operating Cash Flow to shareholders in 2019 in the form of dividends and share repurchases.

2018 Highlights:

  • The Company returned $1.9 billion or 78 percent of Operating Cash Flow to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases
  • On International Women’s Day 2018, Cummins launched the Cummins Powers Women program, our commitment to the advancement and prosperity of women and girls around the world
  • Cummins was named to Ethisphere’s 2018 list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for a 11th consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute
  • DiversityInc named Cummins one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity for a 12th consecutive year. Cummins ranked No. 12 on the 2018 annual list, which included more than 1,000 participating companies
  • Cummins received the highest ranking possible for its environmental and social performance from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a key source of information for institutional investors
  • Announced the creation of the Electrified Power Business Segment and completed the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), which designs and produces hybrid and fully- electric power solutions for commercial vehicle markets, and Johnson Matthey Battery Systems.

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  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Fourth quarter 2018 detail (all comparisons to same period in 2017)

Engine Segment

  • Sales - $2.7 billion, up 18 percent
  • Segment EBITDA - $393 million, or 14.6 percent of sales, compared to $271 million or 11.8 percent of sales
  • On-highway revenues increased 17 percent, and off-highway revenues increased 21 percent primarily due to increased global demand in truck and constructions markets

Distribution Segment

  • Sales - $2.1 billion, up 6 percent
  • Segment EBITDA - $140 million, or 6.8 percent of sales, compared to $123 million or 6.3 percent of sales
  • Revenues in North America increased by 6 percent and international sales grew by 5 percent
  • Strong demand for power generation equipment and growth in parts and service were partially offset by lower demand in oil and gas markets and unfavorable impact of 2 percent from a stronger US dollar

Components Segment

  • Sales - $1.8 billion, up 14 percent
  • Segment EBITDA - $278 million , or 15.7 percent of sales, compared to $214 million or 13.7 percent of sales
  • The Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission joint venture recorded sales of $135 million and an EBITDA loss of $7 million in the fourth quarter
  • Revenues in North America increased by 23 percent, and international sales grew by 3 percent

Power Systems Segment

  • Sales - $1.2 billion, up 9 percent
  • Segment EBITDA - $123 million, or 10.3 percent of sales, compared to $125 million, or 11.3 percent of sales
  • Power generation revenues increased by 13 percent while industrial revenues were flat

Electrified Power Segment

  • Sales - $2 million
  • Segment EBITDA loss - $29 million

About Cummins

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel and natural gas engines to hybrid and electric platforms, as well as related technologies, including battery systems, fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins employed 62,610 people committed to powering a more prosperous world as of December 31, 2018. Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and over 7,600 dealer locations. Cummins earned about $2.1 billion on sales of $23.8 billion in 2018. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com. Follow Cummins on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cummins and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/cumminsinc.

Forward-looking disclosure statement

Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our forecasts, guidance, preliminary results, expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. These forward looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans and expectations for our revenues and EBITDA percentage for the full year of 2019. Our actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to: the adoption and implementation of global emission standards; the price and availability of energy; the pace of infrastructure development; increasing global competition among our customers; general economic, business and financing conditions; governmental action; changes in our customers’ business strategies; competitor pricing activity; expense volatility; labor relations; and (i) a sustained slowdown or significant downturn in our markets; (ii) our truck manufacturing and OEM customers discontinuing outsourcing their engine needs; (iii) the development of new technologies; (iv) the discovery of any significant additional problems with our engine platforms or aftertreatment systems in North America; (v) performance or safety-related recalls; (vi) policy changes impacting international trade; (vii) the United Kingdom’s decision to end its membership in the European Union; (viii) lower than anticipated market acceptance of our new or existing products or services; (ix) a slowdown in infrastructure development and/or depressed commodity prices; (x) vulnerability to supply chain shortages from single-sourced suppliers; (xi) potential security breaches or other disruptions to our information technology systems and data security; (xii) financial distress or a change-in-control of one of our large truck OEM customers; (xiii) our reliance on significant earnings from investees that we do not directly control; (xiv) our pursuit of strategic acquisitions and divestitures; and (xv) other risks detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including particularly in the Risk Factors section of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov or at http://www.cummins.com in the Investor Relations section of our website.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Information

EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure used in this release, and is defined and reconciled to what management believes to be the most comparable GAAP measure in a schedule attached to this release. Cummins presents this information as it believes it is useful to understanding the Company's operating performance, and because EBITDA is a measure used internally to assess the performance of the operating units.

We believe net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to Cummins Inc. excluding Tax Legislation and other discrete tax items is a useful measure of our operating performance without regard to Tax Legislation and discrete tax adjustments. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for GAAP and may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.

Webcast information

Cummins management will host a teleconference to discuss these results today at 10 a.m. EST. This teleconference will be webcast and available on the Investor Relations section of the Cummins website at www.cummins.com. Participants wishing to view the visuals available with the audio are encouraged to sign-in a few minutes prior to the start of the teleconference.

   
CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited) (a)
 
Three months ended December 31,
In millions, except per share amounts 2018 2017
NET SALES $ 6,126 $ 5,476
Cost of sales 4,580   4,100  
GROSS MARGIN 1,546 1,376
OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME
Selling, general and administrative expenses 643 643
Research, development and engineering expenses 244 208
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees 79 56
Other operating income (expense), net (7 ) 5  
OPERATING INCOME 731 586
Interest income 9 7
Interest expense 32 24
Other income, net 2   27  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 710 596
Income tax expense 100   905  
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (LOSS) 610 (309 )
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 31   (35 )
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. $ 579   $ (274 )
 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC.
Basic $ 3.65 $ (1.66 )
Diluted $ 3.63 $ (1.65 )
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic 158.7 165.4
Diluted 159.3 166.2
 
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 1.14 $ 1.08
           

(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited) (a)

  Years ended December 31,
In millions, except per share amounts 2018   2017
NET SALES $ 23,771 $ 20,428
Cost of sales 18,034   15,328  
GROSS MARGIN 5,737 5,100
OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME
Selling, general and administrative expenses 2,437 2,429
Research, development and engineering expenses 902 754
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees 394 357
Other operating income (expense), net (6 ) 60  
OPERATING INCOME 2,786 2,334
Interest income 35 18
Interest expense 114 81
Other income, net 46   94  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 2,753 2,365
Income tax expense 566   1,371  
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME 2,187 994
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 46   (5 )
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. $ 2,141   $ 999  
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC.
Basic $ 13.20 $ 5.99
Diluted $ 13.15 $ 5.97
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic 162.2 166.6
Diluted 162.8 167.3
 
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 4.44 $ 4.21
         
(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (a)
 
December 31,
In millions, except par value 2018   2017
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,303 $ 1,369
Marketable securities 222   198  
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities 1,525 1,567
Accounts and notes receivable, net 3,866 3,618
Inventories 3,759 3,166
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 668   577  
Total current assets 9,818   8,928  
Long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,096 3,927
Investments and advances related to equity method investees 1,222 1,156
Goodwill 1,126 1,082
Other intangible assets, net 909 973
Pension assets 929 1,043
Other assets 962   966  
Total assets $ 19,062   $ 18,075  
 
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable (principally trade) $ 2,822 $ 2,579
Loans payable 54 57
Commercial paper 780 298
Accrued compensation, benefits and retirement costs 679 811
Current portion of accrued product warranty 654 454
Current portion of deferred revenue 498 500
Other accrued expenses 852 915
Current maturities of long-term debt 45   63  
Total current liabilities 6,384   5,677  
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt 1,597 1,588
Pensions and other postretirement benefits 532 619
Accrued product warranty 740 466
Deferred revenue 658 604
Other liabilities 892   957  
Total liabilities $ 10,803   $ 9,911  
 
EQUITY
Cummins Inc. shareholders’ equity
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 500 shares authorized, 222.4 and 222.4 shares issued $ 2,271 $ 2,210
Retained earnings 12,917 11,464
Treasury stock, at cost, 64.4 and 56.7 shares (6,028 ) (4,905 )
Common stock held by employee benefits trust, at cost, 0.4 and 0.5 shares (5 ) (7 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,807 ) (1,503 )
Total Cummins Inc. shareholders’ equity 7,348 7,259
Noncontrolling interests 911   905  
Total equity $ 8,259   $ 8,164  
Total liabilities and equity $ 19,062   $ 18,075  
         
(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (a)
 
Years ended December 31,
In millions 2018   2017
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ 2,378   $ 2,277  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (709 ) (506 )
Investments in internal use software (75 ) (81 )
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 20 110
Investments in and advances to equity investees (37 ) (66 )
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (70 ) (662 )
Investments in marketable securities—acquisitions (368 ) (194 )
Investments in marketable securities—liquidations 331 266
Cash flows from derivatives not designated as hedges (102 ) 76
Other, net 36   5  
Net cash used in investing activities (974 ) (1,052 )
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings 36 6
Net borrowings of commercial paper 482 86
Payments on borrowings and capital lease obligations (62 ) (60 )
Net borrowings under short-term credit agreements 1 12
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (30 ) (29 )
Dividend payments on common stock (718 ) (701 )
Repurchases of common stock (1,140 ) (451 )
Other, net 31   63  
Net cash used in financing activities (1,400 ) (1,074 )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (70 ) 98  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (66 ) 249
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,369   1,120  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 1,303   $ 1,369  
         
(a) Prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
                 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

In millions Engine Distribution

Components(1)

Power Systems

Electrified Power (2)

Total Segments

Intersegment Eliminations (3)

Total
Three months ended December 31, 2018
External sales $ 2,057 $ 2,045 $ 1,319 $ 703 $ 2 $ 6,126 $ $ 6,126
Intersegment sales 641   5   453   496     1,595   (1,595 )  
Total sales 2,698 2,050 1,772 1,199 2 7,721 (1,595 ) 6,126
Research, development and engineering expenses 82 5 77 56 24 244 244
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees 49 13 12 5 79 79
Interest income 3 4 1 1 9 9
Segment EBITDA 393 140 278 123 (29 ) 905 (9 ) 896
Depreciation and amortization (4) 48 28 48 28 2 154 154
 
EBITDA as a percentage of total sales 14.6 % 6.8 % 15.7 % 10.3 % NM 11.7 % 14.6 %
 
Three months ended December 31, 2017
External sales $ 1,710 $ 1,928 $ 1,180 $ 658 $ $ 5,476 $ $ 5,476
Intersegment sales 577   10   378   445     1,410   (1,410 )  
Total sales 2,287 1,938 1,558 1,103 6,886 (1,410 ) 5,476
Research, development and engineering expenses 80 5 70 53 208 208
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees (5) 33 9 14 56 56
Interest income 2 2 2 1 7 7
Segment EBITDA 271 123 214 125 733 36 769
Depreciation and amortization (4) 47 26 46 30 149 149
 
EBITDA as a percentage of total sales 11.8 % 6.3 % 13.7 % 11.3 % % 10.6 % 14.0 %
                                                 
"NM" - not meaningful information

(1)

  Includes Eaton Cummins Transmission Technologies joint venture consolidated during the third quarter of 2017.

(2)

We formed the Electrified Power segment, effective January 1, 2018, which designs, manufactures, sells and supports electrified power systems ranging from fully electric to hybrid.

(3)

Includes intersegment sales, intersegment profit in inventory eliminations and unallocated corporate expenses. There were no significant unallocated corporate expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(4)

Depreciation and amortization, as shown on a segment basis, excludes the amortization of debt discount and deferred costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as "Interest expense." A portion of depreciation expense is included in "Research, development and engineering expense."

(5)

U.S. tax legislation passed in December 2017 decreased our equity earnings at certain equity investees, negatively impacting our equity, royalty and interest income from investees by $23 million, $4 million and $12 million for the Engine, Distribution and Components segments, respectively.
 
               

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

In millions Engine Distribution

Components(1)

Power Systems

Electrified Power (2)

Total Segments

Intersegment Eliminations(3)

Total
Year ended December 31, 2018
External sales $ 8,002 $ 7,807 $ 5,331 $ 2,625 $ 6 $ 23,771 $ $ 23,771
Intersegment sales 2,564   21   1,835   2,001   1   6,422   (6,422 )  
Total sales 10,566 7,828 7,166 4,626 7 30,193 (6,422 ) 23,771
Research, development and engineering expenses 311 20 272 230 69 902 902
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees 238 46 54 56 394 394
Interest income 11 13 5 6 35 35
Segment EBITDA 1,446 563 1,030 614 (90 ) 3,563 (87 ) 3,476
Depreciation and amortization (4) 190 109 185 119 6 609 609
 
EBITDA as a percentage of total sales 13.7 % 7.2 % 14.4 % 13.3 % NM 11.8 % 14.6 %
 
Year ended December 31, 2017
External sales $ 6,661 $ 7,029 $ 4,363 $ 2,375 $ $ 20,428 $ $ 20,428
Intersegment sales 2,292   29   1,526   1,683     5,530   (5,530 )  
Total sales 8,953 7,058 5,889 4,058 25,958 (5,530 ) 20,428
Research, development and engineering expenses 280 19 241 214 754 754
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees (5) 219 44 40 54 357 357
Interest income 6 6 3 3 18 18
Segment EBITDA 1,143 500 917 411 2,971 55 3,026
Depreciation and amortization (4) 184 116 163 117 580 580
 
EBITDA as a percentage of total sales 12.8 % 7.1 % 15.6 % 10.1 % % 11.4 % 14.8 %
                                               
"NM" - not meaningful information

(1)

  Includes Eaton Cummins Transmission Technologies joint venture consolidated during the third quarter of 2017.

(2)

We formed the Electrified Power segment, effective January 1, 2018, which designs, manufactures, sells and supports electrified power systems ranging from fully electric to hybrid.

(3)

Includes intersegment sales, intersegment profit in inventory eliminations and unallocated corporate expenses. There were no significant unallocated corporate expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(4)

Depreciation and amortization, as shown on a segment basis, excludes the amortization of debt discount and deferred costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as "Interest expense." The amortization of debt discount and deferred costs was $2 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. A portion of depreciation expense is included in "Research, development and engineering expense."

(5)

U.S. tax legislation passed in December 2017 decreased our equity earnings at certain equity investees, negatively impacting our equity, royalty and interest income from investees by $23 million, $4 million and $12 million for the Engine, Distribution and Components segments, respectively.
 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

A reconciliation of our segment information to the corresponding amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income is shown in the table below:

  Three months ended December 31,   Years ended December 31,
In millions 2018   2017 2018   2017
Total EBITDA $ 896 $ 769 $ 3,476 $ 3,026
Less:      
Depreciation and amortization 154 149 609 580
Interest expense 32

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114 81
Income before income taxes $ 710 $ 596 $ 2,753 $ 2,365
 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECT FOOTNOTE DATA
(Unaudited)

EQUITY, ROYALTY AND INTEREST INCOME FROM INVESTEES

Equity, royalty and interest income from investees included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the reporting periods was as follows:

  Three months ended December 31, Years ended December 31,
In millions 2018   2017 2018   2017
Manufacturing entities  
Dongfeng Cummins Engine Company, Ltd. $ 11 $ 17 $ 58 $ 73
Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. 9 15 72 94
Chongqing Cummins Engine Company, Ltd. 8 11 51 41
Cummins Westport, Inc. 8 (1) 28 9 (1)
Tata Cummins, Ltd. 4 (12 ) (1) 14 (7 ) (1)
Dongfeng Cummins Emission Solutions Co., Ltd. 3 3 14 13
All other manufacturers 14 2 (1) 73 56 (1)
Distribution entities
Komatsu Cummins Chile, Ltda. 8 7 26 30
All other distributors       (1 )
Cummins share of net income 65 43 336 308
Royalty and interest income 14   13   58   49  
Equity, royalty and interest income from investees $ 79   $ 56   $ 394   $ 357  

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(1)

  U.S. tax legislation passed in December 2017 decreased our equity earnings at certain equity investees, including a $7 million unfavorable impact to Cummins Westport, Inc. due to the remeasurement of deferred taxes and $15 million unfavorable impact to Tata Cummins, Ltd. and a $17 million unfavorable impact to "All other manufacturers" due to withholding tax adjustments on foreign earnings.
 

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rates for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2018, were 14.1 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively.

The three months ended December 31, 2018, contained $51 million, or $0.32 per share, of favorable net discrete tax items, primarily due to $36 million of favorable discrete tax items related to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Legislation) and $15 million of other favorable discrete tax items. The year ended December 31, 2018, contained $14 million, or $0.09 per share, of favorable net discrete tax items, primarily due to $26 million of other favorable discrete tax items, partially offset by $12 million of unfavorable discrete tax items related to the 2017 Tax Legislation.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted Tax Legislation which, among other things, changed the U.S. statutory rate to 21 percent effective January 1, 2018. The impact of the Tax Legislation resulted in a net incremental charge to our 2017 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income of $777 million. The 2018 charges reflect final adjustments and subsequent guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The components of the 2018 and 2017 charges were as follows:

  Impact of Tax Legislation
Three months ended December 31,   Years ended December 31,
In millions 2018   2017   2018   2017
Income tax (benefit) expense $ (36 ) $ 781 $ 12 $ 781
Decrease in equity, royalty and other income from investees 39 3 39
Decrease (increase) in income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1) 26   (43 ) 24   (43 )
Net impact of Tax Legislation (benefit) expense $ (10 ) $ 777   $ 39   $ 777  

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(1)   Noncontrolling interest was adjusted for withholding taxes on foreign earnings which changed the income eliminated for Cummins ownership interest attributable to Cummins India, Ltd.

The effective tax rates for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017, were 151.8 percent and 58.0 percent, respectively.

The change in the effective tax rate for the three months and year ended, December 31, 2018, versus the comparable periods in 2017, was primarily due to lower U.S. tax rates in 2018 associated with Tax Legislation and the significant 2017 Tax Legislation expenses in 2017.

We expect our 2019 effective tax rate to be 21.5 percent, excluding any discrete tax items.

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

On January 1, 2018, we retroactively adopted the new accounting standard related to the presentation of pension and other postretirement benefit costs, which resulted in the adjustment of prior period balances in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income by the following amounts:

  Favorable / (Unfavorable)
2017   2016
In millions Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   Total Total
Cost of sales $ 4 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 10 $ 6
Selling, general and administrative expenses (10 ) (10 ) (9 ) (10 ) (39 ) (53 )
Research, development and engineering expenses   (1 )   (1 ) (2 ) (1 )
Total change in operating income (6 ) (9 ) (7 ) (9 ) (31 ) (48 )
Other non operating income, net 6   9   7   9   31   48  
Total change in income before income taxes $   $   $   $   $   $  
 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL MEASURES THAT SUPPLEMENT GAAP
(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Non GAAP measures - Earnings before interest, income taxes, noncontrolling interests, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Effective January 1, 2018, we use EBITDA as a primary basis for the Chief Operating Decision Maker to evaluate the performance of each of our operating segments and our consolidated results. It is also a component in measuring our variable compensation programs. We believe EBITDA is a useful measure for our operating performance as it assists investors and debt holders in comparing our performance on a consistent basis without regard for financing methods, capital structure, income taxes or depreciation and amortization methods, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. Our 2017 and 2016 EBITDA measures, as restated, were as follows:

        Power   Total   Intersegment    
In millions Engine Distribution Components Systems Segment Eliminations Total
2017
Q1 $ 273 $ 130 $ 216 $ 85 $ 704 $ 1 $ 705
Q2 323 127 228 90 768 (4 ) 764
Q3 276 120 259 111 766 22 788
Q4 271   123   214   125   733   36   769
2017 Total $ 1,143   $ 500   $ 917   $ 411   $ 2,971   $ 55   $ 3,026
             
2016 Total $ 849   $ 508   $ 774   $ 378   $ 2,509   $ 17   $ 2,526
 

EBITDA is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and may not be consistent with measures used by other companies. It should be considered supplemental data; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Below is a reconciliation of “Net income attributable to Cummins Inc.” to EBITDA for each of the applicable periods:

  Three months ended December 31,   Years ended December 31,
In millions 2018   2017 2018   2017
Net income (loss) attributable to Cummins Inc. $ 579 $ (274 ) $ 2,141 $ 999
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Cummins Inc. as a percentage of net sales 9.5 % (5.0 )% 9.0 % 4.9 %
 
Add:
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 31   (35 ) 46   (5 )
Consolidated net income (loss) 610   (309 ) 2,187   994  
 
Add:
Interest expense 32 24 114 81
Income tax expense 100 905 566 1,371
Depreciation and amortization 154   149   609   580  
EBITDA $ 896   $ 769   $ 3,476   $ 3,026  
 

EBITDA as a percentage of net sales

14.6 % 14.0 % 14.6 % 14.8 %
 
Add:
Engine system campaign charge 368
Impact of tax legislation on equity investees   39   3   39  
EBITDA, excluding impact of engine system campaign charge and tax legislation on equity investees $ 896   $ 808   $ 3,847   $ 3,065  
 
EBITDA, excluding engine system campaign charge and tax legislation on equity investees, as a percentage of net sales 14.6 % 14.8 % 16.2 % 15.0 %
 

Net income and diluted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Cummins Inc. excluding Tax Legislation and other discrete tax items

We believe these are useful measures of our operating performance for the periods presented as they illustrate our operating performance without regard to Tax Legislation and other discrete tax adjustments. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for GAAP and may not be consistent with measures used by other companies. This should be considered supplemental data. The following table reconciles net income and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. to net income and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. excluding Tax Legislation and other discrete tax items for the following periods:

    Three months ended December 31,
2018   2017

In millions, except per share amounts

Net Income   Diluted EPS Net Income   Diluted EPS
Net income (loss) and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. $ 579 $ 3.63 $ (274 ) $ (1.65 )
Tax Legislation discrete items (36 ) (0.23 ) 781 4.70
Other discrete tax items (15 ) (0.09 )
Other non-tax provision Tax Legislation impacts (1) 26   0.17   (4 ) (0.02 )
Net income and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. excluding Tax Legislation and other discrete tax items $ 554   $ 3.48   $ 503   $ 3.03  
   
Years ended December 31,
2018   2017

In millions, except per share amounts

Net Income   Diluted EPS Net Income   Diluted EPS
Net income and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. $ 2,141 $ 13.15 $ 999 $ 5.97
Tax Legislation discrete items 12 0.07 781 4.67
Other discrete tax items (26 ) (0.16 )
Other non-tax provision Tax Legislation impacts (1) 27   0.17   (4 ) (0.02 )
Net income and diluted EPS attributable to Cummins Inc. excluding Tax Legislation and other discrete tax items $ 2,154   $ 13.23   $ 1,776   $ 10.62  

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(1)   Includes the impact of Tax Legislation on equity income from investees and non-controlling interests.
 

CUMMINS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
BUSINESS UNIT SALES DATA
(Unaudited)

Engine Segment Sales by Market and Unit Shipments by Engine Classification

Sales for our Engine segment by market were as follows:

2018          
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Heavy-duty truck $ 815 $ 920 $ 958 $ 959 $ 3,652
Medium-duty truck and bus 692 777 699 687 2,855
Light-duty automotive 402 444 517 456 1,819
Off-highway 537   555   552   596   2,240
Total sales $ 2,446   $ 2,696   $ 2,726   $ 2,698   $ 10,566
 
2017
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Heavy-duty truck $ 620 $ 714 $ 776 $ 730 $ 2,840
Medium-duty truck and bus 544 701 625 643 2,513
Light-duty automotive 423 429 452 423 1,727
Off-highway 436   463   483   491   1,873
Total sales $ 2,023   $ 2,307   $ 2,336   $ 2,287   $ 8,953

Unit shipments by engine classification (including unit shipments to Power Systems and off-highway engine units included in their respective classification) were as follows:

2018          
Units Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Heavy-duty 26,600 32,000 34,600 35,300 128,500
Medium-duty 74,000 83,500 76,000 77,600 311,100
Light-duty 61,900   68,500   76,800   66,200   273,400
Total units 162,500   184,000   187,400   179,100   713,000
 
2017
Units Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Heavy-duty 19,200 24,100 28,100 24,500 95,900
Medium-duty 60,300 71,600 68,500 67,700 268,100
Light-duty 63,100   65,600   66,300   62,500   257,500
Total units 142,600   161,300   162,900   154,700   621,500
 

Distribution Segment Sales by Product Line

Sales for our Distribution segment by product line were as follows:

2018          
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Parts $ 808 $ 817 $ 800 $ 809 $ 3,234
Engines 367 461 400 406 1,634
Service 352 370 372 380 1,474
Power generation 326   346   359   455   1,486
Total sales $ 1,853   $ 1,994   $ 1,931   $ 2,050   $ 7,828
 
2017
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Parts $ 745 $ 759 $ 768 $ 768 $ 3,040
Engines 275 314 342 438 1,369
Service 319 320 326 347 1,312
Power generation 306   329   317   385   1,337
Total sales $ 1,645   $ 1,722   $ 1,753   $ 1,938   $ 7,058
 

Component Segment Sales by Product Line

Sales for our Components segment by product line were as follows:

2018          
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Emission solutions $ 775 $ 841 $ 769 $ 792 $ 3,177
Turbo technologies 340 355 317 331 1,343
Filtration 320 324 308 313 1,265
Electronics and fuel systems 201 226 210 201 838
Automated transmissions 117   141   150   135   543
Total sales $ 1,753   $ 1,887   $ 1,754   $ 1,772   $ 7,166
 
2017
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Emission solutions $ 616 $ 674 $ 696 $ 689 $ 2,675
Turbo technologies 287 307 297 288 1,179
Filtration 277 291 287 298 1,153
Electronics and fuel systems 164 182 184 188 718
Automated transmissions     69   95   164
Total sales $ 1,344   $ 1,454   $ 1,533   $ 1,558   $ 5,889
 

Power Systems Segment Sales by Product Line

Sales for our Power Systems segment by product line were as follows:

2018          
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Power generation $ 571 $ 666 $ 636 $ 713 $ 2,586
Industrial 414 483 380 386 1,663
Generator technologies 89   97   91   100   377
Total sales $ 1,074   $ 1,246   $ 1,107   $ 1,199   $ 4,626
 
2017
In millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Power generation $ 526 $ 570 $ 580 $ 629 $ 2,305
Industrial 275 353 385 386 1,399
Generator technologies 81   94   91   88   354
Total sales $ 882   $ 1,017   $ 1,056   $ 1,103   $ 4,058

High-horsepower unit shipments by engine classification were as follows:

2018          
Units Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Power generation 2,100 2,300 2,400 2,300 9,100
Industrial 1,700   2,100   1,900   1,900   7,600
Total units 3,800   4,400   4,300   4,200   16,700
 
2017
Units Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YTD
Power generation 1,900 2,100 2,200 2,000 8,200
Industrial 1,300   1,700   1,600   1,800   6,400
Total units 3,200   3,800   3,800   3,800   14,600

Jon Mills
Director – External Communications
(317) 658-4540
jon.mills@cummins.com

Source: Cummins Inc.