Parker-Hannifin – PH – Earnings Better Than Market Estimates by $0.08
Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, reported results for the fiscal 2013 second quarter ended December 31, 2012. Fiscal 2013 second quarter sales of $3.07 billion were essentially flat compared with $3.11 billion in the prior year quarter. Acquisitions contributed 4 percent to sales which was largely offset by a reduction in organic sales, particularly internationally. Net income was $181.1 million compared with $242.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, primarily reflecting reduced organic sales volume. Fiscal 2013 second quarter earnings per diluted share were $1.19 compared with $1.56 in the prior year quarter.
Cash flow from operations for the first six months of fiscal 2013 was $347.3 million, or 5.5 percent of sales, compared with $563.4 million, or 8.9 percent of sales for the first six months of fiscal 2012. Cash flow from operations for the first six months of fiscal 2013 included a $225.6 million discretionary contribution to the company’s pension plan. Excluding this discretionary contribution, cash flow from operations as a percent of sales was 9.1 percent for the first six months of fiscal 2013.
“We performed well in the second quarter considering continued economic weakness across all the regions we operate in,” said Chairman, CEO and President, Don Washkewicz. “Although economic conditions may improve, we continued to take prudent actions to strengthen profitability and cash flow as we enter the second half of the year, including cost reduction initiatives and adjustments to planned capital expenditures.”
PH – Outlook
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the company has maintained guidance for earnings from continuing operations in the range of $6.15 to $6.75 per diluted share. Fiscal 2013 guidance includes an expected year-over-year increase in domestic qualified pension expense of approximately $0.35 per diluted share due to accounting regulations which require the use of a lower discount rate based on current market conditions.
About Parker-Hannifin Corporation – PH
Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) is a full-line diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, including fluid power systems, electromechanical controls and related components. PH also is a worldwide producer of fluid purification, fluid and fuel control, process instrumentation, air conditioning, refrigeration, electromagnetic shielding and thermal management products and systems.
The Company’s motion and control technologies and systems are used in the products of its three business segments: Industrial, Aerospace, and Climate & Industrial Controls. In July 2012, the Company acquired Olaer Group. In July 2012, the Company acquired the filtration business of John Fowler (India) Private Limited. In July 2012, the Company acquired the hydraulics manufacturing division of PIX Transmissions Ltd. In July 2012, it acquired Kittiwake Developments Limited. In November 2012, The Sterling Group sold Velcon Filters, LLC to the Company.
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