Vontier Reports First Quarter Results

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vontier Corporation (“Vontier”) (NYSE: VNT) today announced results for the first quarter 2022.

For the first quarter ended April 1, 2022, net earnings were $250.2 million and adjusted net earnings were $115.9 million. For the first quarter ended April 1, 2022, diluted net earnings per share were $1.50 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share were $0.70.

For the first quarter of 2022, revenue increased 5.7% year-over-year to $748.1 million, which reflected a decrease in core revenue of 0.1%.

Mark D. Morelli, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our continued successful execution and capital allocation drove strong earnings growth, despite a well-documented challenging macro environment, and our profitable growth initiatives continued to deliver strong non-EMV core growth and margin expansion. DRB delivered robust growth in the quarter, which highlights the strength of our capital deployment and portfolio strategy to accelerate non-ICE business growth. Furthermore, we leveraged our strong cash flow and balance sheet by deploying $441.9 million of capital in the quarter, including $257.0 million towards share repurchase and the balance towards energy transition acquisition investments. Given our strong performance in the first quarter and accelerated share repurchase program, we are raising our full-year 2022 adjusted diluted net earnings per share guidance.”

For the second quarter of 2022, Vontier anticipates diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $0.57 to $0.61 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $0.68 to $0.72. For the full year 2022, Vontier anticipates diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $3.72 to $3.82 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $3.20 to $3.30.

Mr. Morelli added, “We are seeing the benefits of accelerating our strategy to build a better, stronger, more focused growth portfolio. We will continue to take advantage of the strategic optionality inherent in our business to liberate additional value which may result in us exiting some smaller areas or regional product lines that are not as well aligned with our long-term strategic direction and/or are dilutive to Vontier’s performance. I am confident in our growth and transformation strategy towards solving next-gen mobility and transportation challenges -- and I have great conviction we are on the right path to unlock significantly more value.”

Vontier will discuss results and outlook during its quarterly investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. ET. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Vontier’s website, www.vontier.com, under “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-459-5346 within the U.S. or by dialing 203-518-9544 outside the U.S. a few minutes before 8:00 a.m. ET and notifying the operator that you are dialing in for Vontier’s earnings conference call (access code 3022156). A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call. Once available, you can access the conference call replay by dialing 800-839-5130 within the U.S. or 402-220-2693 outside the U.S. (access code 3022156) or visit the “Investors” section of the website under “Events & Presentations.”

ABOUT VONTIER

Vontier is a global industrial technology company at the forefront of solving next-gen mobility and transportation challenges. Guided by the Vontier Business System and an unwavering commitment to our customers, Vontier delivers smart, sustainable solutions to create a better world.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also references “adjusted net earnings,” “adjusted diluted net earnings per share,” and “core revenue” which are non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons why we believe these measures, when used in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors, how management uses such non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP financial measures, but should instead be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures used by Vontier in this release may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding Vontier Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) business and acquisition opportunities and anticipated earnings, and any other statements identified by their use of words like “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or “will” or other words of similar meaning. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the duration and impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve, international trade policies and the financial markets, contractions or lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, changes in industry standards and governmental regulations that may adversely impact demand for our products or our costs, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, impact of divestitures, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and divestitures, impact of changes to tax laws, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to international economic, political, war or hostility, legal, compliance and business factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring activities, impact of changes to U.S. GAAP, labor matters, and disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. These forward-looking statements represent Vontier’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this release and Vontier does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
	April 1, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	145.1		$	572.6
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $37.9 million and $38.9 million as of April 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		434.2			481.3
Inventories:
Finished goods		114.0			104.7
Work in process		44.6			34.4
Raw materials		166.8			147.9
Total inventories		325.4			287.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		137.3			137.3
Equity securities measured at fair value		215.1			—
Total current assets		1,257.1			1,478.2
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $256.4 million and $256.3 million as of April 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		100.6			100.6
Operating lease right-of-use assets		45.5			45.4
Long-term financing receivables, less allowance for credit losses of $40.8 million and $42.5 million as of April 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		243.3			241.7
Other intangible assets, net		696.5			615.9
Goodwill		1,809.8			1,667.2
Other assets		147.3			200.8
Total assets	$	4,300.1		$	4,349.8
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	4.2		$	3.7
Trade accounts payable		407.9			424.9
Current operating lease liabilities		13.1			12.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		423.1			492.0
Total current liabilities		848.3			933.4
Long-term operating lease liabilities		35.3			35.6
Long-term debt		2,584.5			2,583.8
Other long-term liabilities		280.1			223.3
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock -- 15,000,000 authorized shares; no par value and none issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value -- 1,985,000,000 shares authorized; 169,453,678 and 169,168,285 shares issued; and 161,002,143 and 169,168,285 shares outstanding as of April 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		—			—
Treasury stock, at cost — 8,451,535 and no shares at April 1, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		(207.0	)		—
Additional paid-in capital		5.6			1.5
Retained earnings		582.9			386.7
Accumulated other comprehensive income		166.7			181.7
Total Vontier stockholders’ equity		548.2			569.9
Noncontrolling interests		3.7			3.8
Total stockholders’ equity		551.9			573.7
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,300.1		$	4,349.8

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2022			April 2, 2021
Sales	$	748.1		$	707.4
Cost of sales		(412.8	)		(395.6	)
Gross profit		335.3			311.8
Operating costs:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(166.0	)		(145.7	)
Research and development expenses		(34.5	)		(33.2	)
Operating profit		134.8			132.9
Non-operating income (expense), net:
Interest expense, net		(12.9	)		(10.4	)
Write-off of deferred financing costs		—			(3.2	)
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business		32.7			—
Unrealized gain on equity securities measured at fair value		163.0			—
Other non-operating expense, net		(0.1	)		(0.2	)
Earnings before income taxes		317.5			119.1
Provision for income taxes		(67.3	)		(28.1	)
Net earnings	$	250.2		$	91.0
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.51		$	0.54
Diluted	$	1.50		$	0.54
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic		165.9			168.7
Diluted		166.5			169.7

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2022			April 2, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	250.2		$	91.0
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization expense		29.1			19.8
Stock-based compensation expense		6.1			6.6
Write-off of deferred financing costs		—			3.2
Amortization of debt issuance costs		0.9			0.8
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business		(32.7	)		—
Unrealized gain on equity securities measured at fair value		(163.0	)		—
Change in deferred income taxes		32.6			(1.0	)
Change in accounts receivable and long-term financing receivables, net		33.7			61.5
Change in other operating assets and liabilities		(115.6	)		(18.6	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		41.3			163.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		(184.9	)		—
Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment		(12.9	)		(11.0	)
Proceeds from sale of asset		0.2			—
Cash paid for equity investments		(5.8	)		(4.6	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(203.4	)		(15.6	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			1,586.5
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(1,400.0	)
Payment for debt issuance costs		—			(1.2	)
Payment of common stock cash dividend		(4.0	)		—
Purchase of treasury stock		(257.0	)		—
Net borrowings (repayments) of short-term borrowings		0.4			(4.0	)
Net transfers to Former Parent		—			(31.5	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises		—			1.5
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest		—			(1.9	)
Other financing activities		(3.0	)		(3.9	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(263.6	)		145.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(1.8	)		(3.4	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(427.5	)		289.8
Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents		572.6			380.5
Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents	$	145.1		$	670.3

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
AND OTHER INFORMATION

Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share

We disclose the non-GAAP measures of adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted net earnings per share which, to the extent applicable, make the following adjustments to GAAP net earnings and GAAP diluted net earnings per share:

• Excluding on a pretax basis amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets;

• Excluding on a pretax basis restructuring and other termination costs and severance benefits (“Restructuring costs”);

• Excluding on a pretax basis (to the extent tax deductible) charges for goodwill impairment;

• Excluding on a pretax basis transaction- and deal-related costs;

• Excluding on a pretax basis gains and losses from the sale of property;

• Excluding on a pretax basis earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests;

• Excluding on a pretax basis one-time costs related to the separation;

• Excluding on a pretax basis non-cash write-offs of deferred financing costs;

• Excluding on a pretax basis other charges which represent charges incurred that are not part of our core operating results;

• Excluding on a pretax basis the amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up;

• Excluding on a pretax basis gains and losses on investments;

• Including on a pretax basis normalization and other adjustments which represent adjustments for standalone public company costs; and

• Excluding and including the tax effect of the adjustments noted above and other tax adjustments. The tax effect of such adjustments was calculated by applying our overall estimated effective tax rate to the pretax amount of each adjustment (unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment).

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by reflecting additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to understand the long-term profitability trends of our business, and facilitate comparisons of our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Core Revenue

We define sales from existing businesses (“Core Revenue”) as total sales excluding (i) sales from acquired and divested businesses; (ii) the impact of currency translation; and (iii) certain other items.

• References to sales attributable to acquisitions or acquired businesses refer to GAAP sales from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition less the amount of sales attributable to certain divested businesses or product lines not considered discontinued operations.

• The portion of sales attributable to the impact of currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in sales (excluding sales from acquired businesses) and (b) the period-to-period change in sales, including foreign operations, (excluding sales from acquired businesses) after applying the current period foreign exchange rates to the prior year period.

• The portion of sales attributable to other items is calculated as the impact of those items which are not directly correlated to sales from existing businesses which do not have an impact on the current or comparable period.

Management believes that reporting the non-GAAP financial measure of sales from existing businesses provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our sales performance with our performance in prior and future periods and to our peers. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and divestiture-related items because the nature, size and number of such transactions can vary dramatically from period to period and between us and our peers. We exclude the effect of currency translation and certain other items from sales from existing businesses because these items are either not under management’s control or relate to items not directly correlated to sales from existing businesses. Management believes the exclusion of these items from sales from existing businesses may facilitate assessment of underlying business trends and may assist in comparisons of long-term performance.

Sales from existing businesses should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, total sales, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings
	Three Months Ended
($ in millions)	April 1, 2022			April 2, 2021
Net Earnings (GAAP)	$	250.2		$	91.0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		18.5			7.6
Restructuring costs		0.6			4.0
Transaction- and deal-related costs		7.1			1.8
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			0.1
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business		(32.7	)		—
Unrealized gain on equity securities measured at fair value		(163.0	)		—
Other charges		1.3			—
Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs		—			3.2
One-time costs related to separation		1.6			6.4
Normalization and other adjustments ^(a)		(0.3	)		(1.3	)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments ^(b)		32.1			(5.1	)
Other tax adjustment		0.5			—
Adjusted Net Earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	115.9		$	107.7

^(a)	Adjustment for standalone public company costs
^(b)	Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective tax rate for each respective period. The gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business is non-taxable income and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments only includes the other adjustments noted.

Reconciliation of Diluted Net Earnings per Share to Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share
	Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2022			April 2, 2021
Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (GAAP)	$	1.50		$	0.54
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0.11			0.04
Restructuring costs		—			0.02
Transaction- and deal-related costs		0.04			0.01
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business		(0.20	)		—
Unrealized gain on equity securities measured at fair value		(0.98	)		—
Other charges		0.01			—
Non-cash write-off of deferred financing costs		—			0.02
One-time costs related to separation		0.01			0.04
Normalization and other adjustments ^(a)		—			(0.01	)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments ^(b)		0.19			(0.03	)
Other tax adjustment		—			—
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)	$	0.70		$	0.63

^(a)	Adjustment for standalone public company costs
^(b)	Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective tax rate for each respective period. The gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business is non-taxable income and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments only includes the other adjustments noted.
Note: The sum of the components of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share may not equal due to rounding.

Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	July 1, 2022						December 31, 2022
	Low End			High End			Low End			High End
Forecasted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share	$	0.57		$	0.61		$	3.72		$	3.82
Anticipated amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0.12			0.12			0.47			0.47
Anticipated restructuring costs		0.04			0.04			0.09			0.09
Anticipated one-time costs, net of normalization ^(a)		0.01			0.01			0.04			0.04
Transaction- and deal-related costs		—			—			0.04			0.04
Other charges		—			—			0.01			0.01
Gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business		—			—			(0.20	)		(0.20	)
Unrealized gain on equity interests measured at fair value		—			—			(1.00	)		(1.00	)
Tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments and other tax adjustment ^(b)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		0.03			0.03
Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)	$	0.68		$	0.72		$	3.20		$	3.30

^(a)	Adjustment for standalone public company costs
^(b)	Tax effect calculated using an estimated adjusted effective rate for each respective period. The gain on previously held equity interests from combination of business is non-taxable income and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments only includes the other adjustments noted.
Note: The sum of the components of Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share may not equal due to rounding.

Components of Revenue Growth
	% Change Three Months Ended April 1, 2022 vs. Comparable 2021 Period
Total Revenue Growth (GAAP)	5.7	%
Core revenue growth (Non-GAAP)	(0.1	)%
Impact of acquisitions (Non-GAAP)	7.2	%
Impact of currency exchange rates (Non-GAAP)	(1.4	)%