Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. & SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts or where noted)
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of operating results for the interim periods presented. Adjustments consist of normal and recurring accruals. The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all disclosures required for annual financial statements presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022.
Over the past two years, Emerson Electric Co. ("Emerson" or the "Company") has taken significant actions to accelerate the transformation of its portfolio through the completion of strategic acquisitions and divestitures of non-core businesses. The Company's recent portfolio actions include the combination of its industrial software businesses with Aspen Technology, Inc., with the Company owning 55 percent of the outstanding shares of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis upon closing of the transaction on May 16, 2022, the sale of its Therm-O-Disc business, which was completed on May 31, 2022, the sale of its InSinkErator business, which was completed on October 31, 2022, the sale of a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business, which was announced on October 31, 2022, and is expected to close in the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, and the pending acquisition of National Instruments Corporation ("NI"), which was announced on April 12, 2023, and is expected to close in the first half of Emerson’s fiscal 2024, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval by NI shareholders.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. This includes reporting financial results for Climate Technologies, InSinkErator and Therm-O-Disc as discontinued operations for all periods presented, and the assets and liabilities of Climate Technologies and InSinkErator (prior to completion of the divestiture) as held-for-sale (see Note 5). In addition, as a result of its portfolio transformation, the Company now reports six segments and two business groups (see Note 13).
(2) REVENUE RECOGNITION
Emerson is a global manufacturer that combines technology and engineering to provide innovative solutions to its customers, largely in the form of tangible products. The vast majority of the Company's revenues relate to a broad offering of manufactured products which are recognized at the point in time when control transfers, while a smaller portion is recognized over time or relates to sales arrangements with multiple performance obligations. See Note 13 for additional information about the Company's revenues.
The following table summarizes the balances of the Company's unbilled receivables (contract assets), which are reported in Other assets (current and noncurrent), and its customer advances (contract liabilities), which are reported in Accrued expenses and Other liabilities. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sept 30, 2022 | | Mar 31, 2023 |
Unbilled receivables (contract assets) | | $ | 1,390 | | | | 1,342 | |
Customer advances (contract liabilities) | | (776) | | | | (975) | |
Net contract assets (liabilities) | | $ | 614 | | | | 367 | |
The majority of the Company's contract balances relate to (1) arrangements where revenue is recognized over time and payments from customers are made according to a contractual billing schedule, and (2) revenue from term software license arrangements sold by AspenTech where the license revenue is recognized upfront upon delivery. The decrease in net contract assets was due to customer billings exceeding revenue recognized for performance completed during the period. Revenue recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 included $106 and $441, respectively, that was included in the beginning contract liability balance. Other factors that impacted the change in net contract assets were immaterial. Revenue recognized for the three and six months ended March 31,
2023 for performance obligations that were satisfied in previous periods, including cumulative catchup adjustments on the Company's long-term contracts, was not material.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company's backlog relating to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations in contracts with its customers was approximately $8.1 billion (of which,$1.2 billion was attributable to AspenTech). The Company expects to recognize approximately 80 percent of its remaining performance obligations as revenue over the next 12 months, with the remainder substantially over the following two years.
(3) COMMON SHARES AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Reconciliations of weighted-average shares for basic and diluted earnings per common share follow. Earnings allocated to participating securities were inconsequential. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | |
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Basic shares outstanding | 593.3 | | | 570.9 | | | 593.9 | | | 577.2 | |
Dilutive shares | 3.2 | | | 2.7 | | | 3.4 | | | 2.9 | |
Diluted shares outstanding | 596.5 | | | 573.6 | | | 597.3 | | | 580.1 | |
(4) ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Aspen Technology
On May 16, 2022, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by its definitive agreement with Aspen Technology, Inc. ("Heritage AspenTech") to contribute two of Emerson's stand-alone industrial software businesses, Open Systems International, Inc. and the Geological Simulation Software business (collectively, the “Emerson Industrial Software Business”), along with approximately $6.0 billion in cash to Heritage AspenTech stockholders, to create "New AspenTech", a diversified, high-performance industrial software leader with greater scale, capabilities and technologies (hereinafter referred to as "AspenTech"). Upon closing of the transaction, Emerson owned 55 percent of the outstanding shares of AspenTech common stock (on a fully diluted basis) and former Heritage AspenTech stockholders owned the remaining outstanding shares of AspenTech common stock. AspenTech and its subsidiaries now operate under Heritage AspenTech’s previous name “Aspen Technology, Inc.” and AspenTech common stock is traded on NASDAQ under AspenTech’s previous stock ticker symbol “AZPN.”
The business combination has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting with Emerson considered the accounting acquirer of Heritage AspenTech. The net assets of Heritage AspenTech were recorded at their estimated fair value and for the Emerson Industrial Software Business continue at their historical basis. The Company recorded a noncontrolling interest of $5.9 billion for the 45 percent ownership interest of former Heritage AspenTech stockholders in AspenTech. The noncontrolling interest associated with the Heritage AspenTech acquired net assets was recorded at fair value determined using the closing market price per share of Heritage AspenTech as of May 16, 2022, while the portion attributable to the Emerson Industrial Software business was recorded at its historical carrying amount. The impact of recognizing the noncontrolling interest in the Emerson Industrial Software Business resulted in a decrease to additional paid-in-capital of $550.
The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration reflected in the acquisition accounting using Heritage AspenTech's shares outstanding and closing market price per share as of May 16, 2022 (in millions except share and per share data):
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Heritage AspenTech shares outstanding | | 66,662,482 | |
Heritage AspenTech share price | | $ | 166.30 | |
Purchase price | | $ | 11,086 | |
Value of stock-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination service | | 102 | |
Total purchase consideration | | $ | 11,188 | |
The total purchase consideration for Heritage AspenTech was allocated to assets and liabilities as follows.
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Cash and equivalents | | $ | 274 | |
Receivables | | 43 | |
Other current assets | | 280 | |
Property, plant equipment | | 4 | |
Goodwill ($34 expected to be tax-deductible) | | 7,225 | |
Other intangible assets | | 4,390 | |
Other assets | | 513 | |
Total assets | | 12,729 | |
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Short-term borrowings | | 27 | |
Accounts payable | | 8 | |
Accrued expenses | | 115 | |
Long-term debt | | 255 | |
Deferred taxes and other liabilities | | 1,136 | |
Total purchase consideration | | $ | 11,188 | |
Emerson's cash contribution of approximately $6.0 billion was paid out at approximately $87.69 per share (on a fully diluted basis) to holders of issued and outstanding shares of Heritage AspenTech common stock as of the closing of the transactions, with $168 of cash remaining on AspenTech's balance sheet as of the closing which is not included in the allocation of purchase consideration above.
The estimated intangible assets attributable to the transaction are comprised of the following (in millions):
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| | Amount | | Estimated Weighted Average Life (Years) |
Developed technology | | $ | 1,350 | | | 10 |
Customer relationships | | 2,300 | | | 15 |
Trade names | | 430 | | | Indefinite-lived |
Backlog | | 310 | | | 3 |
Total | | $ | 4,390 | | | |
Results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 attributable to the Heritage AspenTech acquisition include sales of $151 and $319, respectively, while the impact to GAAP net earnings was not material.
Pro Forma Financial Information
The following unaudited proforma consolidated condensed financial results of operations are presented as if the acquisition of Heritage AspenTech occurred on October 1, 2020. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition occurred as of that time ($ in millions, except per share amounts).
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | | | | | 2022 | | |
Net Sales | | $ | 3,478 | | | | | | | $ | 6,806 | | |
Net earnings from continuing operations common stockholders | | $ | 423 | | | | | | | $ | 1,158 | | |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | | $ | 0.71 | | | | | | | $ | 1.94 | | |
The pro forma results for the six months ended March 31, 2022 include $44 of transaction costs which were assumed to be incurred in the first fiscal quarter of 2021. Of these transaction costs, $7 and $30 were included in the Company's reported results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, respectively, but have been excluded from the fiscal 2022 pro forma results above. In addition, Heritage AspenTech incurred $68 of transaction costs prior to the completion of the acquisition that were not included in Emerson's reported results. The pro forma results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 include estimated interest expense of $19 and $56, respectively, related to the issuance of $3 billion of term debt and increased commercial paper borrowings to fund the acquisition.
Other Transactions
On April 12, 2023, Emerson announced an agreement to acquire National Instruments Corporation ("NI") for $60 per share in cash at an equity value of $8.2 billion. The effective price per share is $59.61 considering shares previously acquired by Emerson, see Note 11. NI, which provides software-connected automated test and measurement systems that enable enterprises to bring products to market faster and at a lower cost, had revenues of $1.66 billion in 2022. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of Emerson’s fiscal 2024, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval by NI shareholders.
On July 27, 2022, AspenTech entered into an agreement to acquire Micromine, a global leader in design and operational solutions for the mining industry, for AU$900 (approximately $623 USD based on exchange rates when the transaction was announced). The closing of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.
On March 31, 2023, Emerson completed the divestiture of Metran, its Russia-based manufacturing subsidiary. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company recognized a pretax loss of $47 in Other deductions ($47 after-tax, in total $0.08 per share) related to its exit of business operations in Russia.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company received a distribution of $438 related to its subordinated interest in Vertiv (in total, a pretax gain of $453 was recognized in the first quarter, $358 after-tax, $0.60 per share). Based on the terms of the agreement and the current calculation, the Company could receive additional distributions of approximately $75 which are expected to be received over the next two-to-three years. However, the distributions are contingent on the timing and price at which Vertiv shares are sold by the equity holders and therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of the remaining distributions to the Company.
(5) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In October 2022, the Board of Directors approved the Company's agreement to sell a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business (which constitutes the former Climate Technologies segment, excluding Therm-O-Disc which was divested earlier in fiscal 2022) to private equity funds managed by Blackstone in a $14.0 billion transaction. Emerson will receive upfront, pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $9.5 billion and a note of $2.25 billion at close (which will accrue 5 percent interest payable in kind by capitalizing interest), while retaining a 45 percent non-controlling interest in a new standalone joint venture between Emerson and Blackstone. The Climate Technologies business, which includes the Copeland compressor business and the entire portfolio of products and services across all residential and commercial HVAC and refrigeration end-markets, had fiscal 2022 net sales of approximately $5.0 billion and pretax earnings of $1.0 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
On October 31, 2022, the Company completed the divestiture of its InSinkErator business, which manufactures food waste disposers, to Whirlpool Corporation for $3.0 billion. This business had net sales of $630 and pretax earnings of $152 in fiscal 2022. The Company recognized a pretax gain of $2.8 billion (approximately $2.1 billion after-tax) in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
On May 31, 2022 the Company completed the divestiture of its Therm-O-Disc sensing and protection technologies business to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC. The Company recognized a pretax gain of $486 ($429 after-tax) in the third fiscal quarter of 2022.
The financial results of Climate Technologies, InSinkErator ("ISE") and Therm-O-Disc ("TOD") (through the completion of the divestitures), are reported as discontinued operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and were as follows:
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| Climate Technologies | | ISE and TOD | | | Total |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
Net sales | | $ | 1,255 | | | | 1,245 | | | | 245 | | | | — | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,245 | |
Cost of sales | | 866 | | | | 782 | | | | 158 | | | | — | | | | 1,024 | | | | 782 | |
SG&A | | 127 | | | | 127 | | | | 34 | | | | — | | | | 161 | | | | 127 | |
Gain on sale of business | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3) | | | | — | | | | (3) | |
Other deductions, net | | 6 | | | | 35 | | | | 7 | | | | — | | | | 13 | | | | 35 | |
Earnings before income taxes | | 256 | | | | 301 | | | | 46 | | | | 3 | | | | 302 | | | | 304 | |
Income taxes | | 56 | | | | 39 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 56 | | | | 39 | |
Earnings, net of tax | | $ | 200 | | | | 262 | | | | 46 | | | | 3 | | | | 246 | | | | 265 | |
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| Climate Technologies | | ISE and TOD | | | Total |
| Six Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
Net sales | | $ | 2,334 | | | | 2,309 | | | | 483 | | | | 49 | | | | 2,817 | | | | 2,358 | |
Cost of sales | | 1,628 | | | | 1,484 | | | | 306 | | | | 29 | | | | 1,934 | | | | 1,513 | |
SG&A | | 254 | | | | 269 | | | | 69 | | | | 8 | | | | 323 | | | | 277 | |
Gain on sale of business | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,783) | | | | — | | | | (2,783) | |
Other deductions, net | | 12 | | | | 67 | | | | 13 | | | | 12 | | | | 25 | | | | 79 | |
Earnings before income taxes | | 440 | | | | 489 | | | | 95 | | | | 2,783 | | | | 535 | | | | 3,272 | |
Income taxes | | 95 | | | | 352 | | | | 45 | | | | 653 | | | | 140 | | | | 1,005 | |
Earnings, net of tax | | $ | 345 | | | | 137 | | | | 50 | | | | 2,130 | | | | 395 | | | | 2,267 | |
Climate Technologies' results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 include lower expense of $43 and $70, respectively, due to ceasing depreciation and amortization upon the held-for-sale classification. Other deductions, net for Climate Technologies included $28 and $55 of transaction-related costs for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Income taxes for the six months ended March 31, 2023 included approximately $245 for Climate Technologies subsidiary restructurings and approximately $660 related to the gain on the InSinkErator divestiture.
The aggregate carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held-for-sale as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022 are summarized as follows:
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| Climate Technologies | | ISE | | Total |
| | Sept. 30, | | | March 31, | | | Sept. 30, | | | March 31, | | | Sept. 30, | | | March 31, |
Assets | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
Receivables | | $ | 747 | | | | 780 | | | | 68 | | | | — | | | | 815 | | | | 780 | |
Inventories | | 449 | | | | 505 | | | | 81 | | | | — | | | | 530 | | | | 505 | |
Other current assets | | 49 | | | | 62 | | | | 4 | | | | — | | | | 53 | | | | 62 | |
Property, plant & equipment, net | | 1,122 | | | | 1,171 | | | | 141 | | | | — | | | | 1,263 | | | | 1,171 | |
Goodwill | | 716 | | | | 720 | | | | 2 | | | | — | | | | 718 | | | | 720 | |
Other noncurrent assets | | 265 | | | | 347 | | | | 12 | | | | — | | | | 277 | | | | 347 | |
Total assets held-for-sale | | $ | 3,348 | | | | 3,585 | | | | 308 | | | | — | | | | 3,656 | | | | 3,585 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 752 | | | | 644 | | | | 60 | | | | — | | | | 812 | | | | 644 | |
Other current liabilities | | 475 | | | | 494 | | | | 61 | | | | — | | | | 536 | | | | 494 | |
Deferred taxes and other noncurrent liabilities | | 154 | | | | 149 | | | | 13 | | | | — | | | | 167 | | | | 149 | |
Total liabilities held-for-sale | | $ | 1,381 | | | | 1,287 | | | | 134 | | | | — | | | | 1,515 | | | | 1,287 | |
Net cash from operating and investing activities for Climate Technologies, InSinkErator and Therm-O-Disc for the six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
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| Climate Technologies | | ISE and TOD | | | Total |
| Six Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | |
Cash from operating activities | | $ | 234 | | | | 44 | | | | (25) | | | | (435) | | | | 209 | | | | (391) | | |
Cash from investing activities | | $ | (69) | | | | (139) | | | | (19) | | | | 3,055 | | | | (88) | | | | 2,916 | | |
Cash from operating activities for the six months ended March 31, 2023 reflects approximately $575 of income taxes paid related to the gain on the InSinkErator divestiture and the Climate Technologies subsidiary restructurings (the remainder of which is expected to be paid by the end of fiscal 2023), transaction fees and unfavorable working capital. Cash from investing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2023 reflects the proceeds of $3.0 billion related to the InSinkErator divestiture.
(6) PENSION & POSTRETIREMENT PLANS
Total periodic pension and postretirement (income) expense is summarized below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
Service cost | | $ | 19 | | | | 12 | | | | $ | 38 | | | | 24 | |
Interest cost | | 34 | | | | 54 | | | | 68 | | | | 108 | |
Expected return on plan assets | | (78) | | | | (71) | | | | (156) | | | | (142) | |
Net amortization | | 23 | | | | (20) | | | | 46 | | | | (40) | |
Total | | $ | (2) | | | | (25) | | | | $ | (4) | | | | (50) | |
(7) OTHER DEDUCTIONS, NET
Other deductions, net are summarized below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
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Amortization of intangibles (intellectual property and customer relationships) | | $ | 57 | | | | 119 | | | | 114 | | | | 237 | |
Restructuring costs | | 9 | | | | 19 | | | | 15 | | | | 29 | |
Acquisition/divestiture costs | | 7 | | | | 10 | | | | 30 | | | | 10 | |
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | | (20) | | | | 26 | | | | (27) | | | | 19 | |
Investment-related gains & gains from sales of capital assets | | — | | | | (35) | | | | (15) | | | | (39) | |
Russia business exit | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 47 | |
Other | | (25) | | | | (30) | | | | (51) | | | | (74) | |
Total | | $ | 28 | | | | 109 | | | | 66 | | | | 229 | |
Intangibles amortization for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 included $64 and $128, respectively, related to the Heritage AspenTech acquisition. Foreign currency transaction gains/losses for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 included a mark-to-market loss of $14 and a gain of $21, respectively, related to foreign currency forward contracts entered into by AspenTech to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange associated with the Micromine purchase price. The Company recognized a mark-to-market gain of $35 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to its equity investment in National Instruments Corporation (see Note 11 for further information). Other is composed of several items, including pension expense, litigation costs, provision for bad debt and other items, none of which is individually significant.
(8) RESTRUCTURING COSTS
Restructuring expense reflects costs associated with the Company’s ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency and deploy assets globally in order to remain competitive on a worldwide basis. The Company expects fiscal 2023 restructuring expense and related costs to be approximately $90, including costs to complete actions initiated in the first six months of the year.
Restructuring expense by business segment follows:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, | |
| 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | |
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Final Control | | $ | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | | |
Measurement & Analytical | | 4 | | | | — | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | |
Discrete Automation | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | | |
Safety & Productivity | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
Intelligent Devices | | 9 | | | | 11 | | | | 13 | | | | 12 | | |
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Control Systems & Software | | — | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | |
AspenTech | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Software and Control | | — | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | |
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Corporate | | — | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 11 | | |
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Total | | $ | 9 | | | | 19 | | | | 15 | | | | 29 | | |
Details of the change in the liability for restructuring costs during the six months ended March 31, 2023 follow:
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| Sept 30, 2022 | | Expense | | Utilized/Paid | | Mar 31, 2023 |
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Severance and benefits | | $ | 117 | | | | 10 | | | | 21 | | | | 106 | |
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Other | | 5 | | | | 19 | | | | 21 | | | | 3 | |
Total | | $ | 122 | | | | 29 | | | | 42 | | | | 109 | |
The tables above do not include $5 and $7 of costs related to restructuring actions incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, that are required to be reported in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses; year-to-date amounts are $13 and $12, respectively.
(9) TAXES
Income taxes were $134 in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and $80 in 2022, resulting in effective tax rates of 21 percent and 16 percent, respectively. The prior year rate included a 6 percentage point net benefit related to the completion of tax examinations partially offset by unfavorable discrete tax items.
Income taxes were $232 in the first six of months of fiscal 2023 and $276 in 2022, resulting in effective tax rates of 22 percent and 19 percent, respectively. The prior year rate included a 3 percentage point benefit related to the completion of tax examinations.
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and among other things, provides tax relief to businesses. Tax provisions of the CARES Act include the deferral of certain payroll taxes, relief for retaining employees, and other provisions. The Company deferred $73 of certain payroll taxes through the end of calendar year 2020, of which approximately $37 was paid in December 2021 and the remainder was paid in December 2022.
(10) OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sept 30, 2022 | | Mar 31, 2023 |
Inventories | | | | | |
Finished products | | $ | 417 | | | | 473 | |
Raw materials and work in process | | 1,325 | | | | 1,561 | |
Total | | $ | 1,742 | | | | 2,034 | |
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Property, plant and equipment, net | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment, at cost | | $ | 5,390 | | | | 5,445 | | |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | | 3,151 | | | | 3,182 | | |
Total | | $ | 2,239 | | | | 2,263 | | |
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Goodwill by business segment | | | | | | |
Final Control | | $ | 2,605 | | | | 2,676 | | |
Measurement & Analytical | | 1,112 | | | | 1,190 | | |
Discrete Automation | | 807 | | | | 843 | | |
Safety & Productivity | | 364 | | | | 391 | | |
Intelligent Devices | | 4,888 | | | | 5,100 | | |
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Control Systems & Software | | 732 | | | | 670 | | |
AspenTech | | 8,326 | | | | 8,327 | | |
Software and Control | | 9,058 | | | | 8,997 | | |
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Total | | $ | 13,946 | | | | 14,097 | | |
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Other intangible assets | | | |
Gross carrying amount | | $ | 9,671 | | | | 9,800 | |
Less: Accumulated amortization | | 3,099 | | | | 3,501 | |
Net carrying amount | | $ | 6,572 | | | | 6,299 | |
Other intangible assets include customer relationships, net, of $3,436 and $3,329 and intellectual property, net, of $2,934 and $2,770 as of September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense include the following: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation expense | $ | 79 | | | 72 | | | 163 | | | 146 | |
Amortization of intangibles (includes $14, $49, $28 and $98 reported in Cost of Sales, respectively) | 71 | | | 168 | | | 142 | | | 335 | |
Amortization of capitalized software | 21 | | | 23 | | | 44 | | | 42 | |
Total | $ | 171 | | | 263 | | | 349 | | | 523 | |
Amortization of intangibles included $99 and $198, related to the Heritage AspenTech acquisition for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively.
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Other assets include the following: | | | |
Pension assets | | $ | 865 | | | | 933 | |
Unbilled receivables (contract assets) | | 428 | | | | 471 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | | 439 | | | | 436 | |
Deferred income taxes | | 85 | | | | 83 | |
Asbestos-related insurance receivables | | 68 | | | | 67 | |
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Accrued expenses include the following: | | | | | |
Customer advances (contract liabilities) | | $ | 751 | | | | 940 | |
Employee compensation | | 523 | | | | 445 | |
Income taxes | | 125 | | | | 390 | |
Operating lease liabilities (current) | | 128 | | | | 132 | |
Product warranty | | 84 | | | | 91 | |
The increase in Income taxes was due to remaining income taxes payable of approximately $330 related to the gain on the InSinkErator divestiture and subsidiary restructurings at Climate Technologies, which are expected to be paid by the end of fiscal 2023. See Note 5.
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Other liabilities include the following: | | | | | |
Deferred income taxes | | $ | 1,714 | | | | 1,585 | |
Pension and postretirement liabilities | | 427 | | | | 440 | |
Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent) | | 312 | | | | 305 | |
Asbestos litigation | | 205 | | | | 194 | |
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(11) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Hedging Activities – As of March 31, 2023, the notional amount of foreign currency hedge positions was approximately $5.0 billion, and commodity hedge contracts totaled approximately $136 (primarily 40 million pounds of copper and aluminum). All derivatives receiving hedge accounting are cash flow hedges. The majority of hedging gains and losses deferred as of March 31, 2023 are expected to be recognized over the next 12 months as the underlying forecasted transactions occur. Gains and losses on foreign currency derivatives reported in Other deductions, net reflect hedges of balance sheet exposures that do not receive hedge accounting.
Net Investment Hedge – In fiscal 2019, the Company issued euro-denominated debt of €1.5 billion. The euro notes reduce foreign currency risk associated with the Company's international subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency and have been designated as a hedge of a portion of the investment in these operations. Foreign currency gains or losses associated with the euro-denominated debt are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will remain until the hedged investment is sold or substantially liquidated.
The following gains and losses are included in earnings and other comprehensive income (OCI) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Gains (Losses) | | Location | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | |
Commodity | | Cost of sales | | $ | 6 | | | (2) | | | 13 | | | (10) | | | 10 | | | 8 | | | 23 | | | 19 | |
Foreign currency | | Sales | | — | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | (1) | | | (2) | | | 3 | |
Foreign currency | | Cost of sales | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 11 | | | 18 | | | 14 | | | 17 | | | 17 | | | 14 | |
Foreign currency | | Other deductions, net | | 8 | | | (22) | | | 52 | | | (17) | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Investment Hedges | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro denominated debt | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | | (14) | | | 79 | | | (137) | |
Total | | | | $ | 23 | | | (15) | | | 77 | | | (11) | | | 57 | | | 10 | | | 117 | | | (101) | |
Regardless of whether derivatives and non-derivative financial instruments receive hedge accounting, the Company expects hedging gains or losses to be offset by losses or gains on the related underlying exposures. The amounts ultimately recognized will differ from those presented above for open positions, which remain subject to ongoing market price fluctuations until settlement. Derivatives receiving hedge accounting are highly effective and no amounts were excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Equity Investment – The Company has an equity investment in National Instruments Corporation ("NI"), valued at $117 as of March 31, 2023 (reported in Other current assets), and recognized a mark-to-market gain of $35 in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. On April 12, 2023, Emerson announced an agreement to acquire NI for $60 per share in cash for the remaining shares not already owned by Emerson. See Note 4.
Fair Value Measurement – Valuations for all derivatives and the Company's long-term debt fall within Level 2 of the GAAP valuation hierarchy. As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of long-term debt was $7.2 billion, which was lower than the carrying value by $943. The fair values of commodity and foreign currency contracts did not materially change since September 30, 2022. Foreign currency contracts were reported in Other current assets and Accrued expenses, while commodity contracts, which primarily relate to discontinued operations, were reported in Current assets and liabilities held-for-sale. The fair value of the Company's equity investment in National Instruments falls within Level 1 and was based on the most recent quoted closing market price from its principal exchange for the period ended March 31, 2023.
Counterparties to derivatives arrangements are companies with investment-grade credit ratings. The Company has bilateral collateral arrangements with counterparties with credit rating-based posting thresholds that vary depending on the arrangement. If credit ratings on the Company's debt fall below pre-established levels, counterparties can require immediate full collateralization of all derivatives in net liability positions. The maximum amount that could potentially have been required was immaterial. The Company also can demand full collateralization of derivatives in net asset positions should any counterparty credit ratings fall below certain thresholds. No collateral was posted with counterparties and none was held by the Company as of March 31, 2023.
(12) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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Activity in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023 is shown below, net of income taxes: |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | | 2023 | |
Foreign currency translation | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | $ | (701) | | | | (1,029) | | | | (629) | | | | (1,265) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $(8), $4, $(18) and $32, respectively | | (59) | | | | 111 | | | | (131) | | | | 347 | |
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Ending balance | | (760) | | | | (918) | | | | (760) | | | | (918) | |
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Pension and postretirement | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | (241) | | | | (238) | | | | (259) | | | | (222) | |
Amortization of deferred actuarial losses into earnings, net of tax of $(5), $3, $(10) and $7, respectively | | 18 | | | | (17) | | | | 36 | | | | (33) | |
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Ending balance | | (223) | | | | (255) | | | | (223) | | | | (255) | |
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Cash flow hedges | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | 20 | | | | 12 | | | | 16 | | | | 2 | |
Gains deferred during the period, net of taxes of $(5), $(6), $(9) and $(9), respectively | | 17 | | | | 18 | | | | 29 | | | | 27 | |
Reclassification of realized (gains) losses to sales and cost of sales, net of tax of $4, $2, $6 and $2, respectively | | (11) | | | | (5) | | | | (19) | | | | (4) | |
Ending balance | | 26 | | | | 25 | | | | 26 | | | | 25 | |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | $ | (957) | | | | (1,148) | | | | (957) | | | | (1,148) | |
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(13) BUSINESS SEGMENTS
As disclosed in Note 5, the financial results of Climate Technologies, InSinkErator and Therm-O-Disc are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. As a result of these portfolio actions, the Company has realigned its business segments and now reports six segments and two business groups, which are highlighted in the table below. The Company also reclassified certain product sales that were previously reported in Control Systems & Software to Discrete Automation.
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| INTELLIGENT DEVICES | | SOFTWARE AND CONTROL | |
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| •Final Control | | •Control Systems & Software | |
| •Measurement & Analytical | | •AspenTech | |
| •Discrete Automation | | | |
| •Safety & Productivity | | | |
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The new segments were previously described as follows: Final Control was the Valves, Actuators & Regulators product offering; Measurement & Analytical was the Measurement & Analytical instrumentation product offering; Discrete Automation was the Industrial Solutions product offering; Safety & Productivity was the Tools & Home Products segment, excluding the divested InSinkErator business; Control Systems & Software was the Systems & Software product offering; and, AspenTech remains unchanged. The AspenTech segment was identified in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 as a result of the Heritage AspenTech acquisition and reflects the combined results of Heritage AspenTech and the Emerson Industrial Software Business (see Note 4 for further details). The results for this new segment include the historical results of the Emerson Industrial Software Business (which were previously reported in the Control Systems & Software segment), while results related to the Heritage AspenTech business only include periods subsequent to the close of the transaction. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| Sales | | Earnings | | Sales | | Earnings |
| 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | |
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Final Control | $ | 884 | | | 992 | | | 152 | | | 215 | | | 1,701 | | | 1,854 | | | 274 | | | 373 | |
Measurement & Analytical | 769 | | | 888 | | | 176 | | | 229 | | | 1,506 | | | 1,637 | | | 346 | | | 404 | |
Discrete Automation | 644 | | | 683 | | | 130 | | | 133 | | | 1,261 | | | 1,301 | | | 250 | | | 254 | |
Safety & Productivity | 355 | | | 361 | | | 65 | | | 83 | | | 706 | | | 671 | | | 130 | | | 146 | |
Intelligent Devices | 2,652 | | | 2,924 | | | 523 | | | 660 | | | 5,174 | | | 5,463 | | | 1,000 | | | 1,177 | |
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Control Systems & Software | 573 | | | 623 | | | 101 | | | 127 | | | 1,143 | | | 1,229 | | | 217 | | | 234 | |
AspenTech | 84 | | | 230 | | | (4) | | | (54) | | | 166 | | | 473 | | | (6) | | | (87) | |
Software and Control | 657 | | | 853 | | | 97 | | | 73 | | | 1,309 | | | 1,702 | | | 211 | | | 147 | |
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Stock compensation | | | | | (43) | | | (40) | | | | | | | (77) | | | (142) | |
Unallocated pension and postretirement costs | | | | | 25 | | | 46 | | | | | | | 51 | | | 91 | |
Corporate and other | | | | | (42) | | | (47) | | | | | | | (97) | | | (111) | |
Gain on subordinated interest | | | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 453 | | | — | |
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Eliminations/Interest | (18) | | | (21) | | | (51) | | | (53) | | | (36) | | | (36) | | | (90) | | | (101) | |
Total | $ | 3,291 | | | 3,756 | | | 509 | | | 639 | | | 6,447 | | | 7,129 | | | 1,451 | | | 1,061 | |
Depreciation and amortization (includes intellectual property, customer relationships and capitalized software) by business segment are summarized below:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | |
Final Control | | $ | 50 | | | 45 | | | | 103 | | | 90 | |
Measurement & Analytical | | 30 | | | 28 | | | | 61 | | | 58 | |
Discrete Automation | | 22 | | | 22 | | | | 45 | | | 43 | |
Safety & Productivity | | 14 | | | 15 | | | | 29 | | | 29 | |
Intelligent Devices | | 116 | | | 110 | | | | 238 | | | 220 | |
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Control Systems & Software | | 22 | | | 24 | | | | 47 | | | 45 | |
AspenTech | | 24 | | | 123 | | | | 47 | | | 246 | |
Software and Control | | 46 | | | 147 | | | | 94 | | | 291 | |
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Corporate and other | | 9 | | | 6 | | | | 17 | | | 12 | |
Total | | $ | 171 | | | 263 | | | | 349 | | | 523 | |
Sales by geographic destination, Americas, Asia, Middle East & Africa ("AMEA") and Europe, are summarized below:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| 2022 | | 2023 |
| | Americas | | AMEA | | Europe | | Total | | Americas | | AMEA | | Europe | | Total |
Final Control | | $ | 412 | | | 337 | | | 135 | | | 884 | | | 494 | | | 362 | | | 136 | | | 992 | |
Measurement & Analytical | | 361 | | | 295 | | | 113 | | | 769 | | | 455 | | | 304 | | | 129 | | | 888 | |
Discrete Automation | | 296 | | | 171 | | | 177 | | | 644 | | | 311 | | | 184 | | | 188 | | | 683 | |
Safety & Productivity | | 260 | | | 17 | | | 78 | | | 355 | | | 272 | | | 16 | | | 73 | | | 361 | |
Intelligent Devices | | 1,329 | | | 820 | | | 503 | | | 2,652 | | | 1,532 | | | 866 | | | 526 | | | 2,924 | |
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Control Systems & Software | | 282 | | | 175 | | | 116 | | | 573 | | | 314 | | | 186 | | | 123 | | | 623 | |
AspenTech | | 48 | | | 19 | | | 17 | | | 84 | | | 114 | | | 61 | | | 55 | | | 230 | |
Software and Control | | 330 | | | 194 | | | 133 | | | 657 | | | 428 | | | 247 | | | 178 | | | 853 | |
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Total | | $ | 1,659 | | | 1,014 | | | 636 | | | 3,309 | | | 1,960 | | | 1,113 | | | 704 | | | 3,777 | |
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| Six Months Ended March 31, | | Six Months Ended March 31, |
| 2022 | | 2023 |
| | Americas | | AMEA | | Europe | | Total | | Americas | | AMEA | | Europe | | Total |
Final Control | | $ | 764 | | | 673 | | | 264 | | | 1,701 | | | 940 | | | 670 | | | 244 | | | 1,854 | |
Measurement & Analytical | | 672 | | | 591 | | | 243 | | | 1,506 | | | 851 | | | 550 | | | 236 | | | 1,637 | |
Discrete Automation | | 570 | | | 354 | | | 337 | | | 1,261 | | | 602 | | | 359 | | | 340 | | | 1,301 | |
Safety & Productivity | | 530 | | | 33 | | | 143 | | | 706 | | | 508 | | | 33 | | | 130 | | | 671 | |
Intelligent Devices | | 2,536 | | | 1,651 | | | 987 | | | 5,174 | | | 2,901 | | | 1,612 | | | 950 | | | 5,463 | |
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Control Systems & Software | | 550 | | | 348 | | | 245 | | | 1,143 | | | 608 | | | 371 | | | 250 | | | 1,229 | |
AspenTech | | 102 | | | 35 | | | 29 | | | 166 | | | 226 | | | 124 | | | 123 | | | 473 | |
Software and Control | | 652 | | | 383 | | | 274 | | | 1,309 | | | 834 | | | 495 | | | 373 | | | 1,702 | |
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Total | | $ | 3,188 | | | 2,034 | | | 1,261 | | | 6,483 | | | 3,735 | | | 2,107 | | | 1,323 | | | 7,165 | |
Items 2 and 3.