Harris Corporation Reports Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter
Results
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) reported revenue in the
second quarter of fiscal 2016 of $1.84 billion, compared
with $1.21 billion in the prior year. GAAP loss from
continuing operations was $135 million, or $1.09 per diluted
share, compared with GAAP income from continuing operations
of $139 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, in the prior
year. Second quarter results benefited from the acquisition
of Exelis, but the company recorded a non-cash after-tax
charge of $328 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, to write
down goodwill and other assets of the CapRock business due
to the downturn in the energy market and its impact on
customer operations.
Non-GAAP income from continuing
operations was $187 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, excluding
the non-cash charge related to CapRock, acquisition-related items,
restructuring and other charges. A reconciliation of GAAP to
non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the tables.
Free cash flow (net cash provided by operating activities less
capital expenditures) in the second quarter was $298 million
compared with $104 million in the prior year.
“Second quarter non-GAAP earnings were solid, benefiting from
integration savings as well as the recently re-enacted R&D tax
credit,” said William M. Brown, chairman, president and chief
executive officer.
“We’ve made excellent progress in both achieving anticipated
synergy savings and identifying additional opportunities. As a
result, we now expect to exit fiscal 2017 with annual run-rate
savings in a range of $140 to $150 million, significantly higher
than our previous expectation of about $120 million. Separately, we
launched additional restructuring and other actions in the quarter
as part of our ongoing strategy to lower costs and improve operating
performance.”
Communication Systems
Communication Systems segment revenue in the second quarter was
$489 million. Segment operating income was $121 million, and
non-GAAP operating income was $138 million, excluding restructuring
and other charges.
Tactical radio orders included $66 million from a Middle East
nation and $10 million from an Eastern European country. Public
Safety orders included $20 million from the Arizona Public Service
Company for a state-wide P25 communication system and $18 million
from the U.S. Air National Guard for land mobile radios.
Space and Intelligence Systems
Space and Intelligence Systems segment revenue in the second
quarter was $446 million and operating income was $67 million.
Harris was awarded a 3-year, $23 million contract from a
classified customer to support space superiority missions; a 3-year,
$23 million follow-on contract from NASA for Advanced Baseline
Imager weather sensor modules; and a 1-year, $14 million follow-on
contract from the U.S. Air Force for the System Engineering and
Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR) program. Harris also received orders
totaling $172 million from classified customers.
Following the close of the quarter, Harris was awarded a $316
million follow-on contract from NASA for payloads on the third and
fourth weather satellites on the Joint Polar Satellite System.
Electronic Systems
Electronic Systems segment revenue in the second quarter was $382
million. Segment operating income was $63 million, and non-GAAP
operating income was $69 million, excluding restructuring and other
charges.
Orders included $19 million from the U.S. Air Force for B-1B
electronic warfare self-protection subsystems. Harris also was
awarded a 5-year (2-year base, three 1-year options), $28 million,
single-award IDIQ contract from the U.S. Navy for repair services
for the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM)
program and $46 million in follow-on contracts for the F-35 program.
Critical Networks
Critical Networks segment revenue in the second quarter was $541
million. Segment operating loss was $308 million, reflecting the
non-cash charge related to CapRock, restructuring and other charges.
Non-GAAP operating income was $71 million, excluding these charges.
Orders included $62 million from the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) and $40 million under the Future Commercial SATCOM
Acquisition (FCSA) program for terrestrial and satellite
communications services. Harris also was awarded a 5-year, $5
billion, multi-award Cyber Security and Information Systems
Technical Area Tasks IDIQ contract from the U.S. Air Force; a
10-year, $4.3 billion, multi-award Global Network Services IDIQ
contract from DISA to provide telecommunications services; a
2.5-year (8-month base, two 11-month options), $42 million contract
from the U.S. Air Force for wide-area-network high-speed transport
and data storage services; and a 5-year contract extension from
Royal Caribbean for advanced maritime communications solutions.