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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 4, 1999
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from: NOT APPLICABLE
Commission File No. 1-971
HONEYWELL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 41-0415010
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
Honeywell Plaza, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(612) 951-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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As of April 4, 1999, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common
stock, $1.50 par value, was 126,102,295.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
INCOME STATEMENT
HONEYWELL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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FIRST QUARTER ENDED
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) APRIL 4, 1999 APRIL 5, 1998
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SALES $1,986.1 $1,923.3
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of sales 1,366.0 1,326.8
Research and development 116.9 113.5
Selling, general and administrative 318.1 314.7
Interest - net 25.9 24.2
Equity loss 1.7 0.3
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TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES 1,828.6 1,779.5
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 157.5 143.8
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 52.1 47.5
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NET INCOME $ 105.4 $ 96.3
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.84 $ 0.76
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING 126,150,698 126,189,575
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.83 $ 0.75
AVERAGE COMMON AND DILUTIVE SHARES OUTSTANDING 127,485,101 127,961,579
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
HONEYWELL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net income $ 105.4 $ 96.3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows
from operating activities:
Depreciation 67.2 62.6
Amortization of intangibles 21.5 18.3
Deferred income taxes (5.7) (0.8)
Equity loss, net of dividends received 1.7 0.3
Gain on sale of assets 0.9 0.3
Contributions to employee stock plans 17.4 15.7
Decrease in receivables 66.4 107.3
Increase in inventories (47.0) (85.5)
Decrease in accounts payable (39.8) (55.1)
Increase in customer advances 18.4 59.1
Decrease in accrued income taxes and interest (127.8) (73.5)
Decrease in accrued liabilities (126.2) (103.3)
Other noncurrent items - net (12.1) (38.5)
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NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (59.7) 3.2
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of assets 5.6 3.4
Capital expenditures (92.1) (81.8)
Investment in acquisitions, net of cash acquired (23.9) (87.3)
Decrease in short-term investments 4.4 0.6
Other - net 3.4 (1.8)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (102.6) (166.9)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net (decrease) increase in short-term debt (1.4) 182.1
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 1.0 -
Repayment of long-term debt (2.4) (30.5)
Purchase of treasury stock (44.9) (66.5)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 14.9 26.5
Dividends paid (35.1) (34.9)
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NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES (67.9) 76.7
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH (2.0) (0.3)
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DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (232.2) (87.3)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 306.0 134.3
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 73.8 $ 47.0
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
HONEYWELL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) APRIL 4, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
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CCURRENT ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 73.8 $ 306.0
Short-term investments 6.7 7.2
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts:
1999, $39.5; 1998, $41.1) 1,780.5 1,906.7
Inventories (less progress billing on uncompleted
contracts: 1999, $38.0; 1998, $43.5) 1,134.1 1,116.0
Deferred income taxes 283.1 285.9
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 3,278.2 3,621.8
INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES 270.6 269.9
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment 3,346.5 3,355.8
Less accumulated depreciation 2,082.2 2,097.4
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1,264.3 1,258.4
OTHER ASSETS
Long-term receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts:
1999, $0.7; 1998, $1.8) 32.7 34.0
Goodwill 941.6 952.2
Intangible assets 338.5 343.0
Deferred income taxes 18.8 18.9
Other 698.8 672.2
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 6,843.5 $ 7,170.4
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term debt $ 175.3 $ 178.9
Accounts payable 615.5 676.6
Customer advances 348.5 340.2
Accrued income taxes 195.4 334.4
Deferred income taxes 15.7 18.0
Other accrued liabilities 774.1 904.6
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,124.5 2,452.7
LONG-TERM DEBT 1,299.9 1,299.3
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 55.5 66.2
OTHER LIABILITIES 584.6 566.7
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,064.5 4,384.9
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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Common stock - $1.50 par value
Authorized - 250,000,000 shares
Issued - 1999 - 187,529,516 shares 281.3
- 1998 - 187,536,597 shares 281.3
Additional paid-in-capital 720.3 697.6
Retained earnings 3,904.5 3,835.9
Treasury stock - 1999 - 61,427,221 shares (2,043.5)
-1998 - 61,206,715 shares (2,005.5)
Other comprehensive income (83.6) (23.8)
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TOTAL SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY 2,779.0 2,785.5
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY $ 6,843.5 $ 7,170.4
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
(1) The financial information and statements of companies owned 20 percent to
50 percent accounted for using the equity method are omitted pursuant to
Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.
(2) Interest consists of the following:
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First Quarter Ended
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Interest expense $ 28.9 $ 26.4
Interest income (3.0) (2.2)
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Total $ 25.9 $ 24.2
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Interest paid $ 22.4 $ 22.9
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(3) Income tax provisions for interim periods are based on estimated effective
annual income tax rates. Income tax expense varies from the normal U.S.
statutory tax rate primarily because of state taxes and variations in the
tax rates on foreign source income. While a portion of the annual tax
provisions will be deferred income taxes, it is not practicable to
determine the amount or composition of deferred income taxes for interim
periods. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, amounted to $192.1 and
$125.3 for the first quarters of 1999 and 1998, respectively. Income taxes
paid increased in the first quarter due to additional estimated income tax
payments and a payment to settle a IRS tax audit.
(4) Dividends per share of common stock were $0.29 and $0.28 for the first
quarters of 1999 and 1998, respectively.
(5) Inventories consist of the following:
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April 4, December 31,
1999 1998
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Finished goods $ 364.2 $ 373.2
Inventories related to long-term contracts 198.1 186.1
Work in process 233.4 224.9
Raw materials and supplies 338.4 331.8
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Total $ 1,134.1 $ 1,116.0
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(6) LITTON LITIGATION.
On March 13, 1990, Litton Systems, Inc. filed a legal action against
Honeywell in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Los
Angeles (the "trial court") with claims that were subsequently split into
two separate cases. One alleges patent infringement under federal law for
using an ion-beam process to coat mirrors incorporated in Honeywell's ring
laser gyroscopes, and tortious interference under state law for interfering
with Litton's prospective advantage with customers and contractual
relationships with an inventor and his company, Ojai Research, Inc. The
other case alleges monopolization and attempted monopolization under
federal antitrust laws by Honeywell in the sale of inertial reference
systems containing ring laser gyroscopes into the commercial aircraft
market. Honeywell generally denied Litton's allegations in both cases. In
the patent/tort case, Honeywell also contested the validity as well as the
infringement of the patent, alleging, among other things, that the patent
had been obtained by Litton's inequitable conduct before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
PATENT/TORT CASE
U.S. District Court Judge Mariana Pfaelzer presided over a three month
patent infringement and tortious interference trial in 1993. On August 31,
1993 a jury returned a verdict in favor of Litton, awarding damages against
Honeywell in the amount of $1.2 billion on three claims. Honeywell filed
post-trial motions contesting the verdict and damage award. On January 9,
1995, the trial court set them all aside, ruling, among other things, that
the Litton patent was invalid due to obviousness, unenforceable because of
Litton's inequitable conduct before the Patent and Trademark Office, and in
any case, not infringed by Honeywell's current process. It further ruled
that Litton's state tort claims were not supported by sufficient evidence.
The trial court also held that if its rulings concerning liability were
vacated or reversed on appeal, Honeywell should at least be granted a new
trial on the issue of damages because the jury's award was inconsistent
with the clear weight of the evidence and based upon a speculative damage
study.
The trial court's rulings were appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit (the "Federal Circuit"), and on July 3, 1996, in a two
to one split decision, a three judge panel of that court reversed the trial
court's rulings of patent invalidity, unenforceability and
non-infringement, and also found Honeywell to have violated California law
by intentionally interfering with Litton's consultant contracts and
customer prospects. However, the panel upheld two trial court rulings
favorable to Honeywell, namely that Honeywell was entitled to a new trial
for damages on all claims, and also to a grant of intervening patent rights
which are to be defined and quantified by the trial court. After
unsuccessfully requesting a rehearing of the panel's decision by the full
Federal Circuit appellate court, Honeywell filed a petition with the U.S.
Supreme Court on November 26, 1996, seeking review of the panel's decision.
In the interim, Litton filed a motion and briefs with the trial court
seeking injunctive relief against Honeywell's commercial ring laser
gyroscope sales. After Honeywell and certain aircraft manufacturers filed
briefs and made oral arguments opposing the injunction, the trial court
denied Litton's motion on public interest grounds on December 23, 1996, and
then scheduled the patent/tort damages retrial for May 6, 1997.
On March 17, 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Honeywell's petition for
review and vacated the July 3, 1996, Federal Circuit panel decision. The
case was remanded to the Federal Circuit panel for reconsideration in light
of a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the WARNER-JENKINSON VS.
HILTON DAVIS case, which refined the law concerning patent infringement
under the doctrine of equivalents. On March 21, 1997, Litton filed a notice
of appeal to the Federal Circuit of the trial court's December 23, 1996
decision to deny injunctive relief, but the Federal Circuit stayed any
briefing or consideration of that matter until such time as it completed
its reconsideration of liability issues ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The liability issues were argued before the same three judge Federal
Circuit panel on September 30, 1997. On April 7, 1998, the panel issued its
decision:
(i) affirming the trial court's ruling that Honeywell's hollow cathode
and RF ion-beam processes do not literally infringe the asserted claims
of Litton's `849 reissue patent ("Litton's patent");
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(ii) vacating the trial court's ruling that Honeywell's RF ion-beam
process does not infringe the asserted claims of Litton's patent under
the doctrine of equivalents, but also vacating the jury's verdict on
that issue and remanding that issue to the trial court for further
proceedings in accordance with the WARNER-JENKINSON decision;
(iii) vacating the jury's verdict that Honeywell's hollow cathode
process infringes the asserted claims of Litton's patent under the
doctrine of equivalents and remanding that issue to the trial court for
further proceedings;
(iv) reversing the trial court's ruling with respect to the torts of
intentional interference with contractual relations and intentional
interference with prospective economic advantage, but also vacating the
jury's verdict on that issue, and remanding the issue to the trial court
for further proceedings in accordance with California state law;
(v) affirming the trial court's grant of a new trial to Honeywell on
damages for all claims, if necessary;
(vi) affirming the trial court's order granting intervening rights to
Honeywell in the patent claim;
(vii) reversing the trial court's ruling that the asserted claims of
Litton's patent were invalid due to obviousness and reinstating the
jury's verdict on that issue; and
(viii) reversing the trial court's determination that Litton had
obtained its `849 reissue patent through inequitable conduct.
Litton's request for a rehearing of the panel's decision by the full
Federal Circuit court was denied and its appeal of the denial of an
injunction was dismissed. The case was remanded to the trial court for
further legal and perhaps factual review. A status conference was held on
August 17, 1998 and the review was held in abeyance during a retrial of
damages in the antitrust case in 1998. Honeywell has filed motions with the
trial court to dispose of the remanded issues as matters of law, but the
review procedures remain to be defined and scheduled by the trial court. If
some of the remanded issues are not disposed of by legal motions, a jury
trial of the remaining issues may be necessary.
When preparing for the patent/tort damages retrial that was scheduled for
May 1997, Litton had submitted a revised damage study to the trial court,
seeking damages as high as $1.9 billion. Honeywell believes that its
ion-beam processes do not infringe Litton's patent, and further, that
Litton's damage study remains flawed and speculative for a number of
reasons. Based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the WARNER-JENKINSON
VS. HILTON DAVIS case, which refined the law concerning patent infringement
under the doctrine of equivalents, and the Federal Circuit panel's recent
decision remanding certain issues in the patent/tort case to the trial
court, Honeywell also believes that it is reasonably possible that the
trial court will conclude that Honeywell did not infringe Litton's patent
or interfere with its contractual relationships, and that no damages will
ultimately be awarded to Litton. Although is not possible at this time to
predict the outcome of the issues remanded to the trial court or any
further appeals in this case, some potential does remain for adverse
judgments which could be material to Honeywell's financial position or
results of operations. Honeywell believes however, that any potential award
of damages for an adverse judgment of infringement or interference should
be based upon a reasonable royalty reflecting the value of the ion-beam
coating process, and further that such an award would not be material to
Honeywell's financial position or results of operations. As a result of the
uncertainty regarding the outcome of this matter, no provision has been
made in the financial statements with respect to this contingent liability.
ANTITRUST CASE
Preparations for, and conduct of, the trial in the antitrust case have
generally followed the completion of comparable proceedings in the
patent/tort case. The antitrust trial did not begin until November 20,
1995. Judge Pfaelzer also presided over the trial, but it was held before a
different jury. At the close of evidence and
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before jury deliberations began, the trial court dismissed, for failure of
proof, Litton's contentions that Honeywell had illegally monopolized and
attempted to monopolize by:
(i) engaging in below-cost predatory pricing;
(ii) tying and bundling product offerings under packaged pricing;
(iii) misrepresenting its products and disparaging Litton products; and
(iv) acquiring the Sperry Avionics business in 1986.
On February 2, 1996, the case was submitted to the jury on the remaining
allegations that Honeywell had illegally monopolized and attempted to
monopolize by:
(i) entering into certain long-term exclusive dealing and penalty
arrangements with aircraft manufacturers and airlines to exclude Litton
from the commercial aircraft market, and
(ii) failing to provide Litton with access to proprietary software used
in the cockpits of certain business jets.
On February 29, 1996, the jury returned a $234 million single damages
verdict against Honeywell for illegal monopolization, which verdict would
have been automatically trebled. On March 1, 1996, the jury indicated that
it was unable to reach a verdict on damages for the attempt to monopolize
claim, and a mistrial was declared as to that claim.
Honeywell subsequently filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law and a
motion for a new trial, contending, among other things, that the jury's
partial verdict should be overturned because Honeywell was prejudiced at
trial, and Litton failed to prove essential elements of liability or submit
competent evidence to support its speculative, all-or-nothing $298.5
million damage claim. Litton filed motions for entry of judgment and
injunctive relief. On July 24, 1996, the trial court denied Honeywell's
alternative motions for judgment as a matter of law or a complete new
trial, but concluded that Litton's damage study was seriously flawed and
granted Honeywell a retrial on damages only. The court also denied Litton's
two motions. At that time, Judge Pfaelzer was expected to conduct the
retrial of antitrust damages sometime following the retrial of patent/tort
damages. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the patent/tort
case to the Federal Circuit in March 1997, Litton moved to have the trial
court expeditiously schedule the antitrust damages retrial. In September
1997, the trial court rejected that motion, indicating that it wished to
know the outcome of the current patent/tort appeal before scheduling
retrials of any type.
Following the April 7, 1998 Federal Circuit panel decision in the
patent/tort case, Litton again petitioned the trial court to schedule the
retrial of antitrust damages. The trial court tentatively scheduled the
trial to commence in the fourth quarter of 1998, and reopened limited
discovery and other pretrial preparations. Litton then filed another
antitrust damage claim of nearly $300 million.
The damages only retrial began October 29, 1998, before Judge Pfaelzer, but
a different jury. On December 9, 1998, the jury returned verdicts against
Honeywell totaling $250 million, $220 million of which is in favor of
Litton Systems Inc. and $30 million of which is in favor of its sister
corporation LSL, Canada.
On January 27, 1999, the court vacated its prior mistrial ruling with
respect to the attempt to monopolize claim and entered a treble damages
judgment in the total amount of $750 million for actual and attempted
monopolization.
Honeywell believes that there was no factual or legal basis for the
magnitude of the jury's award in the damages retrial and that, as was the
case in the first trial, the jury's award should be overturned. Honeywell
also believes there are serious questions concerning the identity and
nature of the business arrangements and conduct which were found by the
first antitrust jury in 1996 to be anti-competitive and damaging to Litton,
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and there are very strong grounds to overturn the verdict of liability as a
matter of law. Honeywell has filed appropriate post-judgment motions with
the trial court and Litton has filed motions seeking to add substantial
attorney's fees and costs to the judgment. A hearing on the post-judgment
motions has been scheduled by the trial court for May 20, 1999. Once the
trial court has ruled on those motions, the parties will have the right to
appeal the eventual judgment, as to both liability and damages, to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Execution of the trial court's
judgment will be stayed pending resolution of Honeywell's post-judgment
motions and the disposition of any appeals filed by the parties.
Although is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of the motions
before the trial court or any eventual appeals in this case, some potential
remains for adverse judgments which could be material to Honeywell's
financial position or results of operations. As a result of the uncertainty
regarding the outcome of this matter, no provision has been made in the
financial statements with respect to this contingent liability. Honeywell
also believes that it would be inappropriate for Litton to obtain recovery
of the same damages, e.g. losses it suffered due to Honeywell's sales of
ring laser gyroscope-based inertial systems to OEMs and airline customers,
under multiple legal theories, claims, and cases, and that eventually any
duplicative recovery would be eliminated from the antitrust and patent/tort
cases.
In the fall of 1996, Litton and Honeywell commenced a court ordered
mediation of the patent, tort and antitrust claims. No claim was resolved
or settled, and the mediation is currently in recess.
(7) As of April 4, 1999, Honeywell had reserved 10,742,711 shares of common
stock for the issuance of shares in connection with stock option and stock
bonus plans.
(8) In 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use," which is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. Honeywell has elected to
adopt this SOP effective January 1, 1998. The accounting change has a
positive impact on Income and is included in both 1998 and 1999's results
for comparative purposes.
(9) In 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up
Activities," which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 1998. This SOP requires that companies expense start-up costs and
organizational costs as they are incurred. Honeywell has adopted this SOP
effective January 1, 1999, and the impact on results of operations and
financial position was immaterial.
(10) In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income," which was adopted by Honeywell beginning January 1, 1998. SFAS No.
130 requires the reporting of comprehensive income and its components in
the general purpose financial statements. This Statement also requires that
an entity classify items of other comprehensive income by their nature in
an annual financial statement. Honeywell's total comprehensive income for
the quarter is as follows:
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Net income $ 105.4 $ 96.3
Foreign currency translation adjustments (59.8) (19.9)
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Total comprehensive income $ 45.6 $ 76.4
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(11) In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities" which is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 1999. SFAS 133 requires companies to record
derivatives on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities, measured at fair
value. Gains or losses resulting from changes in
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the values of those derivatives would be accounted for depending on the use
of the derivative and whether it qualifies for hedge accounting. Honeywell
is currently reviewing the standard and its effect on the financial
statements.
(12) The amounts set forth in this quarterly report are unaudited but, in the
opinion of the registrant, include all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for the three-month periods ended
April 4, 1999 and April 5, 1998, respectively. Honeywell's accounting
policies are further described in the notes to financial statements in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net income in the first quarter of 1999 was $105.4 million, up nine percent from
$96.3 million in the first quarter of 1998. Earnings per diluted share were
$0.83 for the quarter, up eleven percent from $0.75 cents in first quarter of
1998.
Sales in the first quarter were $1.99 billion, up four percent, compared with
$1.92 billion a year earlier. Operating profit for the first quarter of 1999 was
$206.3 million, compared with $190.8 million in the first quarter of 1998. Total
orders for the first quarter were up one percent over the first quarter of 1998.
FIRST QUARTER BUSINESS UNIT RESULTS
SPACE AND AVIATION CONTROL. Operating profit was $83.3 million, compared to
$70.3 million a year earlier. Profits increased 19 percent, with margins
improving from 12.8 percent to 14.3 percent. Space and Aviation Control's profit
growth resulted from volume leverage, favorable product mix, primarily in the
commercial businesses, and small one time asset sales.
Sales for Space and Aviation Control grew six percent to $581.0 million,
compared with $547.4 million in the first quarter of 1998. Orders for the
quarter were down ten percent from an unusually strong first quarter in 1998.
The increase in sales resulted from growth in commercial and military avionics,
partly offset by continued weakness in Space Systems.
During the quarter, Space and Aviation's commercial off the shelf Boeing 777 and
737-700s technology was selected to upgrade the U.S. Airforce's fleet of C5 air
transport aircraft. Also in the quarter, Honeywell and the Federal Aviation
Administration formed a Government Industry partnership to jointly develop the
technology and operational standards for satellite-based precision navigation.
The partnership, led by Honeywell, includes major airlines, airports, aircraft
manufacturers, and other avionics suppliers, and demonstrates Honeywell's
technology leadership in the estimated ten year $3 billion GPS-based landing
system (GLS) market.
HOME AND BUILDING CONTROL. Operating profit for the business was $60.2 million
compared with $56.8 million last year, resulting in a six percent increase. Home
and Building Control products, solutions and services' operating profits were up
significantly in the quarter as a result of improved booked margins,
restructuring benefits, and Honeywell Quality Value Operational Excellence
activities.
Sales for Home and Building Control were $805.7 million compared to $778.7
million in the first quarter of 1998. The four percent growth in Home and
Building Control's sales was driven by solid growth in control products,
building services and total security, offset by a decline in consumer products.
Home and Building Control orders increased nine percent, with double-digit
growth in control products, building services and total security offset by flat
performance in the remaining businesses. During the quarter, Home and Building
Control was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in
energy-saving projects at
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government facilities in the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions of the U.S.
Honeywell has now been selected to participate in federal government and
military energy management programs with a total revenue opportunity of over
$1.3 billion.
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL. Operating profit for Industrial Control was $60.3 million
compared with $60.4 million a year earlier. Through the first quarter, profits
were up in sensing and control, but lower in industrial automation and control
as reduced capital spending in the pulp and paper markets continued.
Industrial Control sales in the first quarter were $583.9 million, compared with
$580.6 million last year. Industrial Control revenue increased one percent as a
result of good performance in sensing and control, offset by flat performance in
industrial automation and control. Industrial Control orders grew by four
percent for the quarter, due to strong performance in industrial automation and
control, as many key strategic orders were awarded to Honeywell. A portion of an
order worth over $250.0 million with Chevron and strength in our services,
Plantscape and Hi-Spec solutions, were the primary drivers of the growth. In
addition, Hi-Spec further extended its capabilities into the pulp and paper
market with a multi-million dollar sale of its OptiVISION-TM- Production
Management Software to the Italian paper producer Cartiere Burgo SpA.
YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURES
BACKGROUND
Computer programs which were written using two digits (rather than four) to
define the applicable year may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900
rather than the year 2000. This is generally referred to as the "year 2000
issue," which may affect the performance of computer programs, hardware,
software and other products with embedded computer technology that is date
sensitive. Unless corrective action is taken to ensure that such items are "year
2000 ready," which means that they will be able to process dates and times in
such a manner that their technical and functional requirements will continue to
be met without interruption for the year 2000, they may generate erroneous data
or cause systems, equipment or other products to fail.
HONEYWELL'S YEAR 2000 PROGRAM
In the fourth quarter of 1995, Honeywell initiated a program to determine
whether or not its business systems, operations and products are year 2000
ready. This program addresses the company's information technology systems and
other systems with embedded computer technology; products provided to customers;
products purchased from suppliers; and most recently, the year 2000 readiness of
its significant customers.
PRODUCT READINESS
Substantially all of Honeywell's current products have been tested internally to
ascertain if they are year 2000 ready. Approximately 99 percent of these
products are year 2000 ready and the remainder are now expected to be ready
during the second quarter of 1999. In some areas of its businesses, Honeywell is
conducting external integration tests of year 2000 ready products in existing
customer systems to verify that they are compatible with such systems.
Certain older products that are still in use by Honeywell customers and subject
to warranties or service contracts, may not be year 2000 ready. Honeywell is
formally communicating with distributors and direct customers to make them aware
of any potential problems that may result from the use of such products and
encouraging them to modify or replace same, or providing warranty or contract
service as appropriate. The process is complete except for some of the security
products, and the expected completion of communication related to these products
has been extended to the second quarter 1999. For older products which are not
year 2000 ready, and were sold through distributors or are no longer under
warranty or service contracts, various means are being employed to raise the
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awareness of any potential year 2000 problems, including advertising and
contracting with external service providers to help identify current owners.
Honeywell realizes that new year 2000 issues may arise, and if so, will notify
customers as appropriate.
SUPPLIER READINESS
Honeywell has sent questionnaires to substantially all suppliers who furnish
products or services to the company, to ascertain whether products or services
supplied are year 2000 ready, as well as the effect the year 2000 issue may have
on their ability to continue supplying same. At least 300 suppliers have been
identified by the company as critical to its business and the various business
units are investigating a greater number to verify that critical supplier
products or services will be year 2000 ready. Various methods are being used to
validate supplier readiness, including symposiums, site visits and telephone
interviews. The verification process is expected to be completed during the
third quarter of 1999 and contingency plans will be implemented for critical
suppliers identified to be at risk.
INTERNAL SYSTEMS READINESS
In 1993, prior to the commencement of the Honeywell year 2000 program, the
company implemented a program to upgrade most of its key information technology
(IT) systems to common applications software packages, with completion scheduled
prior to the year 2000. Recent revisions of these packages are marketed as year
2000 ready; however, Honeywell has decided it is necessary to validate that is
true in our environment. While Honeywell expects its critical internal business
systems to be year 2000 ready by third quarter 1999, integration testing of the
software packages may extend beyond that date. Critical business systems of
Honeywell Measurex Corporation, a company acquired in March 1997, are planned to
be year 2000 ready by the end of the third quarter of 1999. The remainder of
Honeywell's business systems which are considered to have a financial or
operational impact on its businesses, are expected to be year 2000 ready by the
end of 1999.
The company is still assessing the status of its non-IT systems and making
repairs or upgrades to such systems as necessary. It expects to conclude this
effort during the third quarter of 1999 for critical non-IT systems, and by the
end of 1999 for other non-IT systems which are considered to have a financial or
operational impact on its businesses. Honeywell does not expect the costs
associated with the remediation of non-IT systems to be material, and such costs
are included in the amounts forecasted for contingencies in 1999 as discussed
below under the caption "Costs."
CUSTOMER READINESS
Honeywell recently expanded its year 2000 program to evaluate the readiness of
its significant customers to deal with the year 2000 issue and the effect, if
any, that it may have on their requirements for Honeywell's products and
services. Though Honeywell does not foresee any significant problems in this
area, the information collected to date as part of this effort is not sufficient
to form a basis for any conclusions regarding customer readiness and its effect,
if any, on customer demand for the company's products and services. Honeywell
expects to complete its assessment of the readiness of significant customers by
July 1999, though no assurance can be given that all customers will respond to
its inquiries or that all responses will be accurate.
RISKS/CONTINGENCY PLANS
Honeywell's products are used in a wide variety of control applications
including, but not limited to, industrial processing control systems, home and
building products and automation control systems, and space and aviation control
systems. In a most likely worst case scenario, if Honeywell's products are not
year 2000 ready, a control application could be disrupted, which could affect
the ability of the system in which it is installed to function
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properly, depending on other safeguards. Similarly, if customers are unable to
conduct adequate integration testing of Honeywell's year 2000 ready products
within their equipment or systems, they could experience temporary equipment or
systems failure if compatibility problems arise. While the company does not
expect any worst case scenario to occur, it is working closely with customers of
critical systems to advise them of potential problems and the need to complete
systems integration testing.
If a critical supplier cannot supply products or services to Honeywell that are
year 2000 ready, or if the supplier is adversely affected by the year 2000
issue, that source of supply could be interrupted. This could affect the ability
of Honeywell to supply other products or services, or disrupt a business
operation which is dependent thereon. Furthermore, if a year 2000 issue
affecting a component is not detected by a supplier, it could affect the
performance of the product or system of which it becomes a part and possibly
cause one or more of the scenarios discussed above to occur. To reduce the risk
of such occurrences, Honeywell is taking steps to verify the year 2000 readiness
of all critical suppliers as discussed above under the caption "Supplier
Readiness." In addition, each of Honeywell's business units is developing
contingency plans to identify substitute materials, services and alternate
suppliers.
Honeywell expects that all of its internal applications systems will
be year 2000 ready by the end of 1999. However, if its strategies to replace its
order management systems in some European countries is not completely executed
prior to the year 2000, there may be difficulty in processing customer orders in
such countries. Contingency plans have been developed to mitigate such risks and
will be implemented if necessary.
Honeywell acquires other companies from time to time as part of its business
development strategy, and it anticipates that acquisitions will continue through
the year 2000. In the course of conducting due diligence investigations of
acquisition candidates, Honeywell endeavors to ascertain whether or not their
products or services, or those of their critical suppliers, are year 2000 ready,
and whether or not such suppliers and key customers, if any, will be adversely
affected by the year 2000 issue. While acquisition candidates may provide
certain information or make representations and warranties regarding year 2000
readiness, in some cases, Honeywell may be unable to verify same until the
acquisition is completed and the steps outlined herein as part of Honeywell's
year 2000 program are undertaken.
COSTS
Honeywell estimates that historical and future costs associated with its year
2000 program will not exceed $60 million for fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
Approximately $20 million in costs have been incurred in fiscal year 1998, and
$30 million has been forecasted for the 1999 fiscal year to cover additional
costs and contingencies. Funding for the 1998 and 1999 costs was previously
forecasted as part of Honeywell's operating expenditures and included in the
company's budgets. Management believes that such costs will not have a material
impact on the operations, cash flows or financial condition of Honeywell and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in future periods.
The preceding "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures" contain forward-looking
statements of Honeywell's expectations regarding the ability of its products and
systems to be year 2000 ready, as well as its ability to assess the readiness of
its suppliers and customers, and related risks. These statements relate to
future events, the outcome of which is uncertain, and should be read in
conjunction with the cautionary factors listed in Exhibit 99(i) to this report.
EURO CURRENCY
In January 1999, the European Monetary Union (EMU) entered into a three-year
transition phase during which a common currency called the Euro was introduced
in participating countries. Initially, this new currency is being used for
financial transactions, and progressively, it will replace the old national
currencies that will be withdrawn by July 2002. The transition to the Euro
currency will involve changing budgetary, accounting and fiscal systems in
companies and public administrations, as well as the simultaneous handling of
parallel currencies and conversion of legacy data.
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UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO THE EURO CONVERSION
In 1996, Honeywell began studying the ongoing process of European integration,
focussing on issues and opportunities created by the EMU. Task teams were
established to develop Honeywell's Euro strategies and policies. The findings of
these teams have been integrated into our strategic and operational plans. At
this time, there are no significant remaining uncertainties related to the Euro
conversion and no material impact has been identified.
COMPETITIVE IMPLICATIONS
Making a broader European market requires product lines to become more
international and less local. In 1993, Honeywell restructured and its market
focus was changed from a country basis to a European line-of-business approach.
Today, our pricing strategies are largely European, except in those instances
where technical or cultural market characteristics warrant price
differentiation. The expectations of our customers, with respect to the currency
to be used in the transition period have been reflected in our changeover
strategies, resulting in a pro-active dual currency capability since January 1,
1999. The same approach with our suppliers will allow us to benefit from the
increased price transparency on the cost side. Plans are in place, including
shared service centers and consolidation of operations, to pursue the economies
of scale offered by the single European market. We believe converting to the
Euro has no material impact on Honeywell's competitive position.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SYSTEMS
Compliance with European Commission regulations concerning conversion,
triangulation and rounding rules related to the Euro introduction, have been
addressed in detailed action plans involving all information systems in all
Honeywell units, both for in-house and purchased systems. The cost of
modification is insignificant, as the action plan builds on new systems
implementation required for shared services and Year 2000 readiness. Timelines
for implementation have been established, adequate resources are available and
contingency plans are in place. We believe converting the information technology
and other systems to the Euro has no material impact on Honeywell.
CURRENCY RISK
With the convergence of short-term interest rates in the EMU countries, observed
during the last two years, the foreign exchange exposure between the currencies
of these countries has diminished considerably. Our foreign exchange exposure
management has systematically been adapted to this evolution, thereby benefiting
from reduced hedging cost. The definitive fixing of the exchange rates will only
make this benefit permanent without creating any other issue or opportunity
other than eliminating the spread on the spot exchange. All balance sheet
exposures between EMU currencies and non-EMU currencies are systematically
hedged from month to month. The functional currency will not change to Euro in
1999 in any of the Honeywell units concerned. Current plans call for functional
currency conversion by year-end 2001. We do not anticipate this change will have
a material impact on Honeywell. We believe converting to the Euro has no
material impact on Honeywell's currency exchange cost and/or risk exposure.
SAFE HARBOR CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Any statements in this report regarding Honeywell's outlook for its businesses
and their respective markets, such as projections of future performance,
statements of management's plans and objectives, forecasts of market trends and
other matters, are forward-looking statements, some of which may be identified
by such words or phrases as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will
continue," "outlook," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project" or similar
expressions. No assurance can be given that the results in any forward-looking
statement will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more
factors which could cause them to differ materially. For these
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statements, Honeywell claims the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995.
The following is a summary of certain factors, the results of which, if markedly
different from Honeywell's planning assumptions, could cause Honeywell's future
results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements contained in this report:
foreign currency translations of sales denominated in other currencies,
which may fluctuate adversely based on local currency valuations;
changes in macroeconomic conditions in those regions throughout the world
in which Honeywell does business, such as those which have recently
occurred in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, or changes in trade or
monetary policies, any of which may affect customer demand for the
company's products and services;
risks pertaining to performance and energy retrofit contracts, including
dependence on the performance of third parties;
various competitive pressures, such as new technologies, industry
consolidation and deregulation of certain industries;
the ability of material suppliers or key customers of the Company to reduce
or eliminate risks to their businesses or operations arising from the year
2000 issue;
availability of intellectual property rights for newly developed products
or key technologies; and
significant acquisitions or divestitures.
Please refer to Exhibit 99(i) of this report for a more detailed discussion
of these and other factors that could cause Honeywell's actual results in
future periods to differ materially from those projected in any
forward-looking statements.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Shareowners' equity decreased to $2,779 million from $2,786 million at the end
of 1998. Shareowners' equity includes an increase of $69 million in retained
earnings from current year earnings net of dividends, a $60 million decrease in
the accumulated foreign currency translation balance, and a $38 million net
decrease in stock balances driven by the repurchase of treasury shares.
Basic common shares outstanding decreased from 126.3 million at the end of 1998
to 126.1 million. Diluted shares outstanding decreased from 127.7 million at
year end 1998 to 127.5 million at the end of March. During the first three
months of 1999, 642,000 shares were repurchased at a cost of $45 million. The
repurchased shares are intended to offset planned issuances under existing
employee stock and incentive programs. Shares issued through stock option and
stock bonus plans totaled 241,893 shares and yielded $14.9 million in proceeds.
Debt as a percentage of total capital at the end of the first quarter was 35
percent, unchanged from the end of 1998. However, total debt decreased $3
million from 1998 year end.
During 1998, Honeywell committed itself to a plan of action and recorded special
charges of $53.7 million intended to reduce operating costs and improve margins.
Expenditures of $13.1 million in the first quarter of 1999
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included $10.9 million for work force reduction, $1.2 million for facilities
consolidations and $1.0 million for other restructuring activities. Additionally
in 1997, special charges of $90.7 million were recorded. Expenditures of $7.8
million in the first quarter of 1999 included $2.0 million for work force
reduction, $5.7 million for facilities consolidations and $0.1 million for other
restructuring activities. The remaining balance of restructuring reserves is
$35.1 million for the 1998 charges and $9.0 million for the 1997 charges.
Accrued costs remaining will be funded with cash flows from operating activities
in 1999.
Net cash flow used by operating activities in the first quarter of 1999 was
$59.7 million, primarily for the payment of income taxes and payments
associated with employee bonus programs. Net cash flows used by investing
activities exceeded net cash generated by $102.6 million, primarily due to
capital expenditures. The primary investing activities of investments in
capital and acquisitions were funded by cash and proceeds from the sale of
assets.
At the end of the quarter, Honeywell had $1,325 million of committed
revolving credit lines with 17 banks. There were no outstanding borrowings
against these lines on April 4, 1999. In addition, certain foreign units had
$338 million in credit lines available at the end of the first quarter.
Honeywell believes its available cash, committed credit lines and access to
the public debt markets through commercial paper and medium-term note
programs provide adequate short-term and long-term liquidity.
As of April 4, 1999, Honeywell's credit ratings for long-term and short-term
debt, respectively, were A/A-1 by Standard and Poor's Corporation, A/D-1 by Duff
and Phelps Credit Rating Co. and A2/P-1 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Honeywell has entered into various foreign currency exchange contracts and
interest rate swaps to manage its net exposure to changes in currency and
interest rate fluctuation. As of April 4, 1999, the notional amount of
outstanding foreign exchange contracts was approximately $.8 billion. The amount
of hedging gains and losses deferred was not material at April 4, 1999. The
notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps was $1.0 billion at April 4,
1999.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
As previously reported in Item 3. "Legal Proceedings" of Part I of
Honeywell's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1998, Honeywell is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Litton Systems,
Inc. alleging patent infringement relating to the process used by Honeywell
to coat mirrors incorporated in its ring laser gyroscopes; attempted
monopolization by Honeywell of certain alleged markets for products
containing ring laser gyroscopes; and intentional interference by Honeywell
with Litton's prospective advantage in European markets and with its
contractual relationships with Ojai Research, Inc., a California
corporation.
The information reported in Note (6) to the Financial Statements set forth
in Item 1 of Part I of this report with respect to recent developments in
this litigation is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
(12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(27) Financial Data Schedule.
(99)(i) Cautionary Statements For Purposes of the Safe Harbor
Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
HONEYWELL INC.
Date: May 12, 1999 By: /s/ E. D. Grayson
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E. D. Grayson
Vice President and General Counsel
Date: May 12, 1999 By: /s/ P.M. Palazzari
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P. M. Palazzari
Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges i
27 Financial Data Schedule ii
99(i) Cautionary Statements For Purposes of the Safe
Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 iii
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EXHIBIT (12)
HONEYWELL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMBINED WITH PROPORTIONAL SHARES OF 50% OWNED COMPANIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited)
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(Dollars in Millions)
Three Months Ended
April 4, 1999
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Income before Income Taxes.................. $ 157.5
Deduct:
Equity income(loss)...................... (1.7)
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Subtotal................................. 159.2
Add (deduct):
Dividends from less than 50% owned companies .7
Proportional share of income (loss) before
income taxes of 50% owned companies 1.0
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Adjusted income............................. 160.9
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Fixed Charges
Interest on indebtedness................. 29.5
Amortization of debt expense............. 0.4
Interest portion of rent expense......... 12.0
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Total Fixed Charges......................... 41.9
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Total Available Income...................... $202.8
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.......... 4.8
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EXHIBIT 99(i)
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Honeywell Inc. ("Honeywell" or the "Company") may occasionally make statements
regarding its businesses and their respective markets, such as projections of
future performance, statements of management's plans and objectives, future
contracts, forecasts of market trends and other matters, which to the extent
they are not historical fact, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements
containing the words or phrases "will likely result", "are expected to," "will
continue," "outlook," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project" or similar
expressions, which may appear in certain documents, reports (including but not
limited to those filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission), press
releases, and written or oral presentations made by officers of the Company to
analysts, shareholders, investors, news organizations and others, identify such
forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that the results in any
forward-looking statements will be achieved and actual results could be affected
by one or more factors which could cause them to differ materially. Therefore,
Honeywell wishes to ensure that any written or oral forward-looking statements
made by it or on its behalf, are accompanied by, or referenced to, meaningful
cautionary statements in order to maximize to the fullest extent possible the
protections of the safe harbor established in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
All forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Honeywell are hereby
qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors,
among others, that could affect the Company's businesses and cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and Honeywell
undertakes no obligation to update such statement to reflect events or
circumstances arising after such date.
FOREIGN SALES. A significant portion of Honeywell's revenues are generated from
international business operations. Changes in trade, monetary policies and
regulatory requirements of the United States and other nations (e.g. the
adoption of the EURO currency by the European Monetary Union), as well as
political instability in certain regions may affect Honeywell's international
business. Many of Honeywell's sales outside the United States are denominated in
local currencies; therefore, exchange rate fluctuations may affect overall
financial performance.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Performance related programs and retrofit projects have
increasingly become an integral part of Honeywell's businesses. The success of
some of these programs may depend in part on the performance of third parties.
Honeywell manages its businesses in such a manner as to minimize the potential
impact of performance; nonetheless, bid variances, third party labor disputes,
and the availability, quality and timely delivery of supplies are factors that
could affect the Company's ability to manage these programs within their
budgetary guidelines.
COMPETITION. Honeywell's businesses are subject to various competitive
pressures, including but not limited to, the introduction of new competitive
technologies, industry consolidation, the growing acceptance of open systems
environments and the deregulation of certain industries. Developments in these
areas may influence Honeywell's strategies in certain markets and create new
challenges or opportunities.
HUMAN RESOURCES. Innovative products and solutions are continuously developed by
Honeywell's businesses for application in the markets they serve. Highly trained
technical and managerial employees are required for this effort, and Honeywell's
ability to manage its businesses successfully depends, in part, on its ability
to attract and retain such people. Shortages of skilled personnel or negative
compensation trends are factors that can affect the availability of such people
or increase Honeywell's costs in attracting and retaining employees. In certain
foreign markets, local labor rates and practices may affect Honeywell's
operating costs or its ability to conduct business in such areas.
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REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS. In many of the domestic and foreign markets in which
Honeywell competes, such as aviation, building control, processing and refining,
government regulation is extensive. Compliance with safety or environmental
standards may impact Honeywell in those markets by increasing Honeywell's costs
or alternately, by providing opportunities for Honeywell to provide solutions
for customers affected thereby.
Also, certain other regulatory organizations such as the Financial Accounting
Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, may
from time to time, promulgate rules and regulations which may impact Honeywell's
accounting policies in the U.S. and abroad.
TECHNOLOGY. Honeywell's products and services are based on innovative
technologies developed by the Company or licensed from others. To the extent the
Company can secure intellectual property protection for products it develops, it
may be able to enhance its competitive position in certain markets. Honeywell's
ability to obtain licenses from third parties for other key technologies, or to
develop new technologies or solutions independently or through collaborative
efforts can impact the Company's businesses.
YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURES. Honeywell has established a year 2000 program
to evaluate and deal with issues which may arise and affect its products,
services, businesses and operations as a result of the year 2000 issue. To the
extent Honeywell is unable to successfully execute the strategies set forth in
that program, or if one or more of such efforts fail, the Company could face
product liability claims from certain customers, or disruption of its businesses
or operations. Similarly, if a critical supplier is unable to remedy its year
2000 issues, that source of supply for a product or service critical to a
particular Honeywell business, could be disrupted and affect the ability of that
business to conduct its operations or provide certain products or services to
customers. Please refer to the information set forth under the caption "Year
2000 Readiness Disclosures" in Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for a more in-depth discussion of
year 2000 risks and uncertainties which could affect the Company's businesses.
CUSTOMER TRENDS. The demand for Honeywell's products is subject to the demands
in major customer markets. For example, the requirements of major airlines for
new aircraft may affect the demand for avionics and cockpit controls produced by
Honeywell's Space and Aviation Control business; new construction or
modernization activity, or unseasonable weather patterns may influence the
demand for products and services provided by the Home and Building Control
business; the demand for new or modernized processing plants in certain
industrial sector markets may affect Honeywell's Industrial Control business.
Adverse fluctuations in the prices of commodities produced or used by the
Honeywell's customers in their operations, as well as the availability of credit
markets in the United States and other regions of the world to the Company's
customers, may affect their ability to purchase Honeywell's products and
services. The Company endeavors to forecast such trends, but unforeseen general
economic conditions in the United States and internationally, such as those
which have recently occurred in Asia, Latin America and eastern Europe, as well
as industry specific factors, may affect such forecasts.
To the extent a key customer of Honeywell is affected by the year 2000 issue,
that customer's demand for the products or services of Honeywell could also be
affected.
CHARGES RESULTING FROM ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES. Honeywell continually
evaluates the growth potential and profitability of its existing businesses, and
equity and other investments. When deemed appropriate, Honeywell will acquire
new businesses to expand its product offerings, increase or decrease its
investments, and divest assets (E.G., buildings, product lines, etc.) and
existing businesses which are no longer considered a strategic fit or do not
continue to create value consistent with the Company's objectives. Decisions to
sell assets or divest businesses could result in future gains or charges
depending on the circumstances.
The foregoing factors are not exhaustive and new factors may emerge which impact
Honeywell's businesses. It is impossible for management to predict such factors,
therefore, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction
of actual future results.
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