The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 8 of our Form 10-K. The Statement of Operations, Statement of Financial Position and other data have been derived from our audited financial statements. The Company operates on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to September 30. Fiscal year 2014 was a 53-week fiscal year, while 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were 52-week fiscal years. Certain prior data have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation and to reflect the results of discontinued operations.
(a) Income from continuing operations includes a $22 million income tax benefit from the retroactive reinstatement of the previously expired Federal Research and Development Tax Credit and a $16 million income tax benefit related to the remeasurement of certain prior year tax positions.
(b) Income from continuing operations includes $18 million of restructuring, pension settlement and ARINC transaction costs ($25 million before income taxes). Approximately $18 million of the pre-tax expense was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, $4 million was included within cost of sales and $3 million was classified as interest expense. Income from continuing operations also includes a $9 million gain ($10 million before income taxes) resulting from the sale of the KOSI business. On December 23, 2013, we acquired ARINC for $1.405 billion. This acquisition was funded through a combination of new long-term debt and short-term commercial paper borrowings.
(c) Net income includes a $19 million income tax benefit related to the retroactive reinstatement of the previously expired Federal Research and Development Tax Credit. Short-term debt includes commercial paper borrowings incurred to fund a portion of our share repurchase program and also includes $200 million related to debt that matured in December 2013.
(d) Net income includes $38 million of net restructuring and asset impairment charges ($58 million before income taxes), primarily related to employee severance costs and certain customer bankruptcy charges. Approximately $38 million of the pre-tax charge was recorded in cost of sales, $25 million was included within selling, general and administrative expenses and $5 million was classified as a gain within Other income. Net income also includes a $19 million income tax benefit related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters in 2012.
(e) Income from discontinued operations includes a $17 million gain ($27 million before income taxes) resulting from the sale of the Rollmet business. In addition, income from continuing operations includes $17 million of restructuring and asset impairment charges ($27 million before income taxes) primarily related to real estate lease and contract termination charges, asset impairment charges and employee severance costs. $26 million of the pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charge was recorded in cost of sales and the remaining $1 million was included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Net income also includes a $16 million income tax benefit related to the retroactive reinstatement of the previously expired Federal Research and Development Tax Credit.
(f) Working capital consists of all current assets and liabilities, including cash and short-term debt.
Fiscal 2015 performance data
Sales from continuing operations*
($ in millions)
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations*
(in dollars)
Cash provided by
operating activities from continuing operations*
($ in millions)
Return on invested capital(a)(b)
(percent)*
*Restated to reflect the results of discontinued operations.
(including dividend reinvestment)
Fiscal year ended September 30
This Annual Report contains statements, including certain projections and business trends, that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed herein, in our Form 10-K and from time to time in our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof.
(a) The company calculates return on invested capital (ROIC) as net income from continuing operations excluding after-tax interest expense, divided by the average of invested capital at the beginning and end of the fiscal year. Invested capital is calculated as the sum of total shareowners’ equity (excluding defined benefit pension accounting adjustments impacting accumulated other comprehensive loss) and total debt, less cash and cash equivalents.
(b) Fiscal year 2014 and 2015 ROIC were impacted by debt that was issued to finance the acquisition of ARINC.
(c) The cumulative total return table and adjacent line graph compare the cumulative total shareowner return on the company’s Common Stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P Aerospace and Defense Select Industry Index (Peer Group) and the S&P 500 Composite Index (S&P 500) for the five-year period ended October 2, 2015. In each case a fixed investment of $100 at the respective closing prices on October 2, 2009, and reinvestment of all dividends.
