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GE Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results

July 31, 2019
  • Total orders of $28.7 billion, down 4%; organic orders up 4%; total revenues (GAAP) of $28.8 billion, down 1%; Industrial segment organic revenues (non-GAAP) of $27.7 billion, up 7% 
  • GE Industrial profit margin (GAAP) of (1.3)%; adjusted GE Industrial profit margin (non-GAAP) of 7.6% 
  • Continuing EPS (GAAP) of $(0.03); adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.17, including $0.06 benefit from tax audit resolution 
  • Non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $744 million pre-tax related to Grid Solutions equipment and services, resulting in $(0.09) impact to continuing EPS (GAAP) 
  • GE CFOA (GAAP) of $42 million; adjusted GE Industrial free cash flows (non-GAAP) of $(1.0) billion  
  • Increasing 2019 outlook for Industrial segment organic revenues growth to the mid-single-digit range, adjusted EPS to $0.55 - $0.65, and GE Industrial free cash flows to $(1) - $1 billion

 

BOSTON - July 31, 2019 - GE (NYSE:GE) announced results today for the second quarter ending June 30, 2019.

GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, “We made steady progress on our strategic priorities in the second quarter. Our top-line growth was solid, and Power made meaningful improvements on fixed cost reduction and project execution. Margins contracted due to declines in Power, Renewable Energy, and to a lesser extent Aviation, with the first half of 2019 in line with our full-year outlook. We also moved our Grid Solutions equipment and services business to Renewable Energy to offer end-to-end clean energy solutions and moved our Grid Solutions software business to Digital, which resulted in a non-cash goodwill impairment charge.” 

Culp continued, “Due to improvements at Power, lower restructuring and interest, higher earnings, and better visibility at the half, we are raising our full-year outlook for Industrial segment organic revenues, adjusted EPS, and Industrial free cash flows, and we are holding our margin guidance. We will continue to take planned actions to improve our businesses and monitor some market headwinds, and we remain focused on driving continuous improvement and delivering for our customers. I am encouraged by our team’s progress and dedication to date.

During the second quarter, GE continued to take action to improve its financial position and strengthen its businesses. As previously reported, the Company sold down its stake in Wabtec Corporation from ~25% to ~12%, resulting in $1.8 billion of cash proceeds. GE Capital reduced external debt by $2 billion, and as a part of its asset reduction plan, reduced assets by more than $500 million.

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  • our success in executing and completing, including obtaining regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions for, announced GE Industrial and GE Capital business or asset dispositions or other transactions, including the planned sale of our BioPharma business within our Healthcare segment and plans to exit our equity ownership positions in Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and Wabtec Corporation (Wabtec), the timing of closing for those transactions and the expected proceeds and benefits to GE;
  • our de-leveraging and capital allocation plans, including with respect to actions to reduce our indebtedness, the timing and amount of GE dividends, organic investments, and other priorities;
  • further downgrades of our current short- and long-term credit ratings or ratings outlooks, or changes in rating application or methodology, and the related impact on our liquidity, funding profile, costs and competitive position;
  • GE’s liquidity and the amount and timing of our GE Industrial cash flows and earnings, which may be impacted by customer, competitive, contractual and other dynamics and conditions;
  • GE Capital's capital and liquidity needs, including in connection with GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations, the amount and timing of required capital contributions and related strategic actions that we may pursue; the impact of conditions in the financial and credit markets on GE Capital's ability to sell financial assets; the availability and cost of funding; and GE Capital's exposure to particular counterparties and markets;
  • the results of our annual GAAP premium deficiency testing for GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations, which we expect to be completed in the third quarter of 2019;
  • changes in macroeconomic conditions, particularly interest rates, as well as the value of stocks and other financial assets (including our equity ownership positions in BHGE and Wabtec), oil and other commodity prices and exchange rates;
  • market developments or customer actions that may affect levels of demand and the financial performance of the major industries and customers we serve, such as secular and cyclical pressures in our Power business, pricing and other pressures in the renewable energy market, conditions in China and other key markets, early aircraft retirements, and other shifts in the competitive landscape for our products and services;
  • operational execution by our businesses, including our ability to improve the operations and execution of our Power business, execution by our Renewable Energy business, and the continued strength of our Aviation business;
  • changes in law, regulation or policy that may affect our businesses, such as trade policy and tariffs, regulation related to climate change, and the effects of U.S. tax reform and other tax law changes;
  • our decisions about investments in new products, services and platforms, and our ability to launch new products in a cost-effective manner;
  • our ability to increase margins through implementation of operational changes, restructuring and other cost reduction measures;
  • the impact of actual or potential failures of our products or our customers’ products, such as the fleet grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, and related reputational effects;
  • the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches;
  • the other factors that are described in "Forward-Looking Statements" in BHGE’s most recent earnings release or SEC filings; and
  • the other factors that are described in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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Conference Call and Webcast

GE will discuss its results during its investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. ET. The conference call will be broadcast live via webcast, and the webcast and accompanying slide presentation containing financial information can be accessed by visiting the Events and Reports page on GE’s website at: www.ge.com/investor. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the website after the call.

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