Exhibit 99.1
Jason Rawlings |
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Director- Public Relations |
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812-377-7719 |
For Immediate
Release
October 28, 2003
Cummins Reports Third Quarter 2003 Earnings on Strong Sales
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CUM) today reported third-quarter 2003 sales of $1.63 billion and net earnings of $24 million or $0.60 per share. Sales increased $95 million, or six percent, and earnings per share increased by $0.26 from the previous quarter. Through the third quarter year-to-date, sales were $4.56 billion and profit was $0.18 per share.
"Cummins improved performance this past quarter reflects our efforts to position the company for the emerging economic recovery," said Tim Solso, chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Inc. "We will continue our focus on reducing costs and delivering the right, clean products to the market for our customers."
"Our customers want and value our quality products, as evidenced by the recent news that DaimlerChrysler has extended our agreement to be the exclusive diesel engine supplier for the award-winning Dodge Ram pickup truck. Additionally, Volkswagen AG just announced it will purchase the engines from our San Luis Potosi, Mexico plant for the heavy-duty trucks and buses it will produce in its new plant in Mexico. And one year after introducing our 2002 emissions-compliant heavy-duty engines, we have 25,000 of them on our nation's highways, and they have logged more than one billion miles of reliable performance," Solso added.
Corporate Overview
Engine sales for the Dodge Ram and industrial markets as well as sales in the other business segments experienced solid growth from the 2002 third quarter. These increases substantially offset year-over-year revenue declines in other North American automotive markets. While demand in these markets has not yet fully recovered, the businesses have shown sequential quarterly improvement in both volume and operating leverage. Earnings before interest, income taxes, minority interest and preferred dividends (EBIT) for the quarter were $61 million, $22 million lower than the same quarter a year ago, but $15 million higher than the previous quarter. The Power Generation business broke even for the quarter, a significant achievement after losing $29 million during the first half of the year. Joint venture income of $20 million was at its highest level and is expected to be $60 million for the year, more than double the income from 2002 as the company's joint ventures are positioned globally in high-growth areas. Cummins free cash flow for the quarter was $10 million, and the company expects to generate significant cash flow in the fourth quarter of this year, consistent with its typical seasonal pattern.
Business Unit Results
Engine
Total sales for the Engine Business in the third quarter were $942 million, a nine percent decrease from sales of $1.03 billion a year ago. Engine business EBIT was $36 million for the quarter versus $51 million in the third quarter a year ago. Revenues in automotive markets were 15 percent lower than the third quarter last year, primarily due to last year's pre-buy ahead of the October 2002 emissions standards change. This decrease was partially offset by increases in the light-duty automotive business. International heavy-duty truck engine shipments were up nine percent from a year ago and 38 percent from the previous quarter. Overall revenue from Industrial markets was up 14 percent year-over-year, with increases in construction, mining and government sales.
Cummins has continued its successful relationship with the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, and the recent extension of Cummins' exclusive agreement as diesel engine provider for the Dodge Ram pickup truck recognizes the value of the two companies' 15-year partnership. Cummins engine shipments for the Dodge Ram were up 28 percent from the year-ago quarter and up 10 percent from the previous quarter; the truck itself has increased its share in the pickup truck market over the past 12 to 18 months. Customer experience indicates the performance quality of the new Ram engine introduced in mid-2002 has already surpassed its predecessor engine.
Power Generation
Sales in the Power Generation Business for the third quarter were $363 million dollars, up 15 percent from third quarter of 2002. In North America, revenues were up two percent compared with a year ago, with an increased demand in the commercial genset business partially offset by lower pricing. Demand in the consumer business remained strong, with sales 10 percent higher than the third quarter of 2002. Outside North America, revenues increased across most regions, with significant increases in the Middle East, Mexico, Australia and parts of Asia.
In the third quarter of 2003, Power Generation achieved breakeven results, down slightly from earnings before interest and taxes of $3 million last year but significantly improved when compared with the second quarter 2003 loss of $15 million. Third quarter results were impacted by lower pricing; however, as inventory levels in the marketplace decrease and pricing improves, power generation profitability should continue to improve.
Filtration and Other
The Filtration and Other segment had sales of $255 million for the quarter, an eight percent increase compared with the third quarter of 2002. Sales in Emission Solutions accounted for over half of the sales increase, and currency contributed approximately $5 million dollars.
This segment's earnings before interest and taxes for the quarter were $16 million versus $19 million in the third quarter last year. The lower earnings were attributable to a number of factors: incremental costs to fund the segment's targeted growth initiatives, including the Emission Solutions business and start-up costs associated with a new exhaust plant in Georgia; a shift in sales mix from aftermarket to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as the company has sought targeted growth with such manufacturers to secure long-term business; and other increases in costs including pension and healthcare and some one-time items.
International Distributors
Sales for the International Distributor Business were $174 million dollars in the third quarter, an increase of 14 percent compared with sales of $152 million last year, with improvement across most regions. Sales to the Middle East, particularly in power generation equipment, were also a significant contributor.
Earnings before interest and taxes for the segment were $9 million this quarter, or 5.2 percent of sales, compared with earnings of $10 million, or 6.6 percent of sales last year. The mix of sales, including a higher percentage of power generation equipment, was the primary driver of the lower profitability during the quarter.
Guidance
The company has not changed its previously provided earnings per share guidance of $1.20 to $1.40 for 2003, but given uncertainty in the marketplace, it expects full-year earnings to be at the low end of the range.
Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Non-GAAP financial measures used in this release include EBIT and Free Cash Flow. These measures are defined and reconciliations to what management believes to be most comparable GAAP measure are included in a schedule to this release. Cummins presents this information as it believes the data is useful to understanding the company's operating performance and they are measures used internally to assess the performance of the operating units.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves its customers through more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 131 countries and territories. With 23,700 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $5.9 billion in 2002. Press releases can be found by accessing the Cummins home page at www.cummins.com.
Forward Looking Statement Disclosure
Information provided in this release that is not purely historical is considered to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the Company's 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, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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CUMMINS
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
FOR
THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 AND SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
Unaudited
Third Quarter |
Nine Months |
Second Quarter |
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|
Restated |
|
Restated |
|
Millions, except per share amounts |
2003 |
2002 |
2003 |
2002 |
2003 |
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|||||
Net sales........................................................................ |
$1,634 |
$1,648 |
$4,560 |
$4,439 |
$1,539 |
Cost of goods sold...................................................... |
1,341 |
1,335 |
3,773 |
3,616 |
1,263 |
Gross margin............................................................... |
293 |
313 |
787 |
823 |
276 |
Selling and administrative expenses......................... |
208 |
189 |
603 |
564 |
200 |
Research and engineering expenses........................ |
51 |
53 |
148 |
164 |
50 |
Joint ventures and alliances (income) expense....... |
(20) |
(9) |
(44) |
(16) |
(17) |
Restructuring, asset impairment and other charges.. |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
25 |
15 |
65 |
44 |
20 |
|
(7) |
(3) |
(17) |
(10) |
(3) |
|
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority
interest, |
36 |
68 |
32 |
75 |
26 |
Provision for income taxes....................................... |
9 |
16 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
|
- |
5 |
11 |
16 |
5 |
|
Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect of
change in |
24 |
44 |
7 |
33 |
14 |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
|
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
Net earnings (loss).................................................. |
$ 24 |
$ 44 |
$ 7 |
$ 36 |
$ 14 |
Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect
of change in |
$ .62 |
$ 1.13 |
$ .18 |
$ .85 |
$ .34 |
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting |
- |
- |
- |
.07 |
- |
Net earnings (loss)............................................ |
$ .62 |
$ 1.13 |
$ .18 |
$ .92 |
$ .34 |
Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect
of change in |
$ .60 |
$ 1.05 |
$ .18 |
$ .85 |
$ .34 |
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting |
- |
- |
- |
.07 |
- |
Net earnings (loss)............................................ |
$ .60 |
$ 1.05 |
$ .18 |
$ .92 |
$ .34 |
$ .30 |
$ .30 |
$ .90 |
$ .90 |
$ .30 |
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* 2002 amounts have been restated from our September 29, 2002 Form 10-Q on file for this period. The nature of the restatement adjustments are more fully discussed in Notes 2 and 20 of our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
CUMMINS INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Unaudited
Millions |
Sept. 28, 2003 |
Dec. 31, 2002 |
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|
|
Assets |
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Current assets: |
|
|
$ 80 |
$ 224 |
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Marketable securities................................................................... |
88 |
74 |
Receivables, net ........................................................................... |
953 |
805 |
Inventories..................................................................................... |
733 |
641 |
Other current assets...................................................................... |
271 |
238 |
2,125 |
1,982 |
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Property, plant and equipment less accumulated
depreciation |
1,249 |
1,305 |
Investments in and advances to joint ventures and alliances... |
319 |
264 |
Goodwill........................................................................................... |
343 |
343 |
Other intangibles and deferred charges..................................... |
93 |
96 |
Deferred income taxes................................................................... |
640 |
640 |
Other non current assets.............................................................. |
217 |
207 |
Total assets..................................................................................... |
$4,986 |
$4,837 |
Liabilities and shareholders' investment |
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
Loans payable................................................................................ |
$ 31 |
$ 19 |
Current maturities of long-term debt........................................... |
9 |
119 |
593 |
427 |
|
Accrued product coverage and marketing expenses................ |
252 |
233 |
Other accrued expenses................................................................ |
461 |
531 |
1,346 |
1,329 |
|
Long-term debt................................................................................. |
1,061 |
999 |
Cummins-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible |
292 |
291 |
Other long-term liabilities................................................................ |
1,299 |
1,285 |
Minority interest............................................................................... |
95 |
92 |
|
|
|
Shareholders' investment: |
|
|
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 48.4 and 48.6 shares issued... |
121 |
121 |
Additional contributed capital....................................................... |
1,108 |
1,115 |
Retained earnings............................................................................ |
537 |
569 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income................................. |
(492) |
(527) |
(241) |
(280) |
|
Common stock held in trust for |
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(115) |
(128) |
|
Unearned compensation................................................................. |
(25) |
(29) |
893 |
841 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' investment............................. |
$4,986 |
$4,837 |
CUMMINS INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
Restated * |
Millions |
Sept. 28, 2003 |
Sept. 29, 2002 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
Net earnings ............................................................................... |
$ 7 |
$ 36 |
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash |
||
|
||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle......... |
- |
(3) |
Depreciation and amortization.............................................. |
165 |
163 |
Restructuring and other......................................................... |
- |
(17) |
Equity in earnings of joint ventures and alliances............. |
(31) |
(2) |
Minority interest...................................................................... |
9 |
12 |
Non-cash compensation expense......................................... |
16 |
12 |
Amortization of gain on swap unwind................................. |
(5) |
(2) |
Translation and hedging activities....................................... |
(7) |
2 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
||
Receivables............................................................................... |
(132) |
(286) |
Proceeds (repayments) from sale of receivables. ............... |
- |
(55) |
Inventories................................................................................ |
(79) |
(12) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses............................ |
55 |
181 |
Other........................................................................................... |
15 |
27 |
Total adjustments..................................................................... |
6 |
20 |
Net cash provided by operating activities............................... |
13 |
56 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Property, plant and equipment: |
||
Capital expenditures.................................................................... |
(70) |
(54) |
Investments in internal use software........................................ |
(21) |
(14) |
Proceeds from disposals............................................................. |
7 |
13 |
Investments in and advances to joint ventures and alliances... |
3 |
(36) |
Acquisitions and dispositions of business activities, net..... |
- |
31 |
Purchases of marketable securities............................................. |
(103) |
(62) |
Sales of marketable securities...................................................... |
98 |
53 |
Net cash used in investing activities.......................................... |
(86) |
(69) |
Net cash used in operating and investing activities |
(73) |
(13) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from borrowings.......................................................... |
16 |
7 |
Payments on borrowings............................................................ |
(132) |
(15) |
Net borrowings under short-term credit agreements.............. |
56 |
56 |
Issuance of common stock......................................................... |
37 |
12 |
Dividend payments on common stock..................................... |
(37) |
(37) |
Other.............................................................................................. |
(14) |
(11) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities.............. |
(74) |
12 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents.... |
3 |
- |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents.................................... |
(144) |
(1) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year........... |
224 |
50 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the nine months........ |
$ 80 |
$ 49 |
* 2002 amounts have been restated from our September 29, 2002 Form 10-Q on file for this period. The nature of the restatement adjustments are more fully discussed in Notes 2 and 20 of our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
CUMMINS
INC.
SEGMENT
INFORMATION
Unaudited
Millions |
Engine |
Power |
Filtration |
International |
Eliminations |
Total |
Third Quarter Ended Sept. 28, 2003 | ||||||
Net sales |
$ 942 |
$ 363 |
$ 255 |
$ 174 |
$ (100) |
$1,634 |
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes |
36 |
- |
16 |
9 |
- |
61 |
Net assets |
913 |
474 |
664 |
174 |
- |
2,225 |
Restated * |
|
|
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Third Quarter Ended Sept. 29, 2002 |
|
|
||||
Net sales |
$1,033 |
$ 315 |
$ 236 |
$ 152 |
$ (88) |
$1,648 |
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes |
51 |
3 |
19 |
10 |
- |
83 |
Net assets |
813 |
477 |
627 |
160 |
- |
2,077 |
Nine Months Ended Sept. 28, 2003 | ||||||
Net sales |
$2,647 |
$ 937 |
$ 774 |
$ 479 |
$ (277) |
$4,560 |
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes |
38 |
(29) |
61 |
27 |
- |
97 |
Restated * | ||||||
Nine Months Ended Sept. 29, 2002 | ||||||
Net sales |
$2,659 |
$ 902 |
$ 707 |
$ 421 |
$ (250) |
$4,439 |
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes |
50 |
(14) |
66 |
17 |
- |
119 |
* 2002 amounts have been restated from our September 29, 2002 Form 10-Q on file for this period. The nature of the restatement adjustments are more fully discussed in Notes 2 and 20 of our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Earnings before interest, taxes, minority interests and preferred dividends (EBIT)
We believe EBIT is an important measure of our operating performance and is the measure we use to assess the performance of our operating segments. The following table reconciles the measure used to our net income for each of the applicable periods:
Quarter Ended |
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Restated * |
|
|
Sept. 28, 2003 |
Sept. 29, 2002 |
June 29, 2003 |
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EBIT |
$ 61 |
$ 83 |
$ 46 |
Interest |
(25) |
(15) |
(20) |
Taxes |
(9) |
(16) |
(5) |
Minority interests |
(3) |
(3) |
(2) |
Preferred dividends |
- |
(5) |
(5) |
Net earnings |
$ 24 |
$ 44 |
$ 14 |
Free cash flow
We use free cash flow as a measure of the ability of our operating segments to generate cash. The following table reconciles our free cash flow measure to the sum of our cash from operating activities and cash from investing activities in our Statement of Cash Flows prepared in accordance with GAAP which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure.
Quarter Ended |
|
Sept. 28, 2003 |
|
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ 50 |
Cash flows used in investing activities |
(60) |
Net cash used in operating and investing activities |
(10) |
Adjustments: |
|
Net sales of investments in marketable securities |
15 |
Repayments on sale of receivables |
5 |
Free cash flow |
10 |
Cash flows provided by financing activities |
$ 31 |
* 2002 amounts have been restated from our September 29, 2002 Form 10-Q on file for this period. The nature of the restatement adjustments are more fully discussed in Notes 2 and 20 of our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Product Revenues as Percent of Total Sales
% of Consolidated Sales |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
YTD |
2003: |
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Engines |
45 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
|
Non-Engine Products |
55 |
56 |
55 |
55 |
|
2002: |
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Engines |
44 |
46 |
51 |
41 |
46 |
Non-Engine Products |
56 |
54 |
49 |
59 |
54 |
Sales
$Millions |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
YTD |
2003: |
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Engine Business | |||||
Heavy-Duty Truck |
236 |
266 |
278 |
780 |
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Medium Duty Truck+Bus |
122 |
141 |
140 |
403 |
|
Light Duty Auto+RV |
222 |
228 |
264 |
714 |
|
Industrial |
236 |
254 |
260 |
750 |
|
Total Engine Business |
816 |
889 |
942 |
2,647 |
|
Power Generation |
267 |
307 |
363 |
937 |
|
Int'l. Distributors |
136 |
169 |
174 |
479 |
|
Filtration / Other |
254 |
265 |
255 |
774 |
|
Eliminations |
(86) |
(91) |
(100) |
(277) |
|
TOTAL |
1,387 |
1,539 |
1,634 |
4,560 |
|
2002: |
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Engine Business | |||||
Heavy-Duty Truck |
219 |
265 |
378 |
207 |
1,069 |
Medium Duty Truck+Bus |
138 |
157 |
191 |
113 |
599 |
Light Duty Auto+RV |
157 |
179 |
236 |
209 |
781 |
Industrial |
262 |
249 |
228 |
247 |
986 |
Total Engine Business |
776 |
850 |
1,033 |
776 |
3,435 |
Power Generation |
283 |
304 |
315 |
324 |
1,226 |
Int'l. Distributors |
124 |
145 |
152 |
153 |
574 |
Filtration / Other |
228 |
243 |
236 |
244 |
951 |
Eliminations |
(78) |
(84) |
(88) |
(83) |
(333) |
TOTAL |
1,333 |
1,458 |
1,648 |
1,414 |
5,853 |
Engine Shipments
Units |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
YTD |
2003: |
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Midrange |
66,300 |
69,800 |
73,800 |
209,900 |
|
Heavy-duty |
10,700 |
12,800 |
13,200 |
36,700 |
|
High Horsepower |
1,900 |
2,000 |
2,400 |
6,300 |
|
TOTAL |
78,900 |
84,600 |
89,400 |
252,900 |
|
2002: |
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Midrange |
60,500 |
67,000 |
71,800 |
65,800 |
265,100 |
Heavy-duty |
11,100 |
14,800 |
22,700 |
9,300 |
57,900 |
High Horsepower |
2,100 |
2,100 |
2,200 |
2,500 |
8,900 |
TOTAL |
73,700 |
83,900 |
96,700 |
77,600 |
331,900 |