EX-95.1 2 lin_ex991.htm EX-99.1 lin_ex991.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

Linde Reports First-Quarter 2022 Results

 

First-Quarter Highlights

 

Sales $8.2 billion, up 13% versus prior-year quarter

 

Operating profit $1.5 billion; adjusted operating profit $1.9 billion, up 13%

 

Operating profit margin 18.0%; adjusted operating profit margin 23.2%, up 130 basis points ex. cost pass-through

 

EPS $2.30; adjusted EPS $2.93, up 18%

 

Increased full-year 2022 adjusted EPS guidance to $11.65 - $11.90, represents 9% to 11% growth year-over-year

 

Woking, UK, April 28, 2022 – Linde plc (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today reported first-quarter 2022 income from continuing operations of $1,174 million and diluted earnings per share of $2.30, up 20% and 24% respectively. Excluding Linde AG purchase accounting impacts and other charges, adjusted income from continuing operations was $1,500 million, up 14% versus prior year. Adjusted earnings per share was $2.93, 18% above prior year and 6% higher sequentially.

 

Linde’s sales for the first quarter were $8,211 million, 13% above prior year. Compared to prior year, underlying sales increased 9%, including 6% price attainment and 3% higher volumes, mostly from the manufacturing, chemicals and energy end markets. Sequentially, underlying sales grew 2% driven by 3% higher pricing partially offset by seasonally lower volumes.

 

First-quarter operating profit was $1,480 million. Adjusted operating profit of $1,905 million was up 13% versus prior year led by higher price, strong volumes and continued productivity initiatives across all segments. Excluding the effects of cost pass-through, adjusted operating margins expanded 130 basis points versus prior year.

 

First-quarter operating cash flow of $2,000 million more than covered capital expenditures of $649 million resulting in free cash flow of $1,351 million. During the quarter, the company returned $2,301 million to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases, net of issuances.

 

Commenting on the financial results and business outlook, Chief Executive Officer Sanjiv Lamba said, “Linde employees delivered another strong quarter of quality financial results with ROC reaching a new record of 18.9% and operating margins expanding 130 basis points excluding cost-pass through. In addition, EPS grew 18% to an all-time high of $2.93. The business model continues to deliver in any environment, demonstrating resiliency during economic downturns and significant growth during the recovery.”

 

Lamba continued, “Looking ahead, the geopolitical and macro environment has become more uncertain, but I have confidence the company will continue to deliver on commitments to shareholders.”

 

For the second quarter of 2022, Linde expects adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.90 to $3.00, up 7% to 11% versus prior-year quarter. This guidance assumes flat currency sequentially and a headwind of 3% year-over-year.

 

For the full year 2022, the company expects adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $11.65 to $11.90, up 9% to 11% versus prior year or 11% to 13% excluding currency headwind. This guidance range excludes contribution from Russian earnings by the second half of 2022 as the company continues to scale back Russian operations and wind down engineering projects affected by sanctions. Full-year capital expenditures are expected to be in the range of $3.0 billion to $3.4 billion to support maintenance and growth requirements including the $3.5 billion contractual sale of gas project backlog.

 

 
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First-Quarter 2022 Results by Segment

 

Americas sales of $3,241 million grew 14% versus prior-year quarter and 3% sequentially. Compared with first quarter 2021, underlying sales increased 10% driven by 5% higher pricing and 5% higher volume, primarily in the manufacturing, chemicals and energy end markets. Sequentially, underlying sales grew 3%, with pricing up 2% and volumes growing 1%. Operating profit of $904 million was 27.9% of sales, 10 basis points below prior year or 100 basis points higher when excluding the effects of cost pass-through.

 

APAC (Asia Pacific) sales of $1,602 million were 12% above prior year and up 1% sequentially. Compared to prior year, underlying sales grew 10% driven by 4% price attainment and 6% volume growth, primarily in the electronics, chemicals and energy end markets plus project start-ups. Sequentially, higher pricing of 1% was offset by seasonally lower volumes. Operating profit of $399 million was 24.9% of sales, 50 basis points above prior year or 140 basis points higher when excluding the effects of cost pass-through.

 

EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) sales of $2,148 million were up 19% versus prior year and grew 4% sequentially. Compared with first-quarter 2021, underlying sales grew 11%, led by higher pricing. Sequentially, underlying sales grew 2% with 5% pricing, partially offset by lower volumes. Operating profit of $503 million was 23.4% of sales, 170 basis points below prior year or 170 basis points higher when excluding the effects of cost pass-through.

 

Linde Engineering sales were $728 million, 8% above prior year, and operating profit was $143 million or 19.6% of sales. Order intake for the quarter was $645 million and third-party sale of equipment backlog was $2.2 billion.

 

Earnings Call

A teleconference on Linde’s first-quarter 2022 results is being held today at 09:00 am EDT.

 

Live conference call

US Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 888 204 4368

Germany Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 0800 589 4609

UK Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 0800 358 6377

Access code: 5586070

Live webcast (listen-only)

 

https://investors.linde.com/events-presentations

Short URL: https://t1p.de/i2ho

 

Materials to be used in the teleconference are also available on the website.

 

About Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion (€26 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

 

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

 

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com

 

Adjusted amounts, free cash flow and return on capital are non-GAAP measures. See the attachments for a summary of non-GAAP reconciliations and calculations for adjusted amounts.

 

 
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Attachments: Summary Non-GAAP Reconciliations, Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Appendix: Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations.

 

*Note: We are providing adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) guidance for 2022. This is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure) but excludes the impact of certain items that we believe are not representative of our underlying business performance, such as cost reduction and other charges, any impairment or other charges related to scaling back operations in Russia as actions are defined and executed and as sanctions are enacted that impact the Company’s operations, the impact of potential divestitures or other potentially significant items. Given the uncertainty of timing and magnitude of such items, we cannot provide a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance and the corresponding GAAP EPS measure without unreasonable effort.

 

Conflict between Russia and Ukraine

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, multiple jurisdictions, including Europe and the U.S., have imposed several tranches of economic sanctions on Russia.

 

In 2021, Linde’s industrial gas business generated approximately 1% of consolidated Linde sales from Russia. Total assets in Russia represent approximately 1% of consolidated Linde assets. Sales and total assets in Ukraine are immaterial. As of March 31, 2022, Linde has approximately $2 billion recorded in contract liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheet related to engineering projects in Russia.

 

Linde continues to closely monitor the situation in Ukraine and has taken steps to ensure the safety of its employees and the continuous delivery of critical medical oxygen. Linde is working with the relevant governments and authorities to ensure the company fully complies with international sanctions and is safely winding down affected projects in Russia. During the first quarter of 2022, engineering projects being executed for Russia that are currently or expected to be impacted by sanctions and thus being wound down were approximately $0.35 billion of sales. Linde has suspended all business development for new projects and is scaling back its operations in Russia by ceasing to supply certain customers and starting the process to divest industrial assets to reduce its footprint in the country.

 

It is possible that Linde may incur impairment and other charges in future quarters as these actions are defined and executed and as further sanctions are enacted that impact the Company’s operations in Russia, including industrial gases and engineering. Any charges related to such impairments or obligation to satisfy any residual contract liabilities may have an adverse effect on Linde’s result of operations or cash flows.

 

 
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Forward-looking Statements

 

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by terms and phrases such as: anticipate, believe, intend, estimate, expect, continue, should, could, may, plan, project, predict, will, potential, forecast, and similar expressions. They are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date the statements are made but involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: the performance of stock markets generally; developments in worldwide and national economies and other international events and circumstances, including trade conflicts and tariffs; changes in foreign currencies and in interest rates; the cost and availability of electric power, natural gas and other raw materials; the ability to achieve price increases to offset cost increases; catastrophic events including natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics such as COVID-19 and acts of war and terrorism; the ability to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel; the impact of changes in financial accounting standards; the impact of changes in pension plan liabilities; the impact of tax, environmental, healthcare and other legislation and government regulation in jurisdictions in which the company operates; the cost and outcomes of investigations, litigation and regulatory proceedings; the impact of potential unusual or non-recurring items; continued timely development and market acceptance of new products and applications; the impact of competitive products and pricing; future financial and operating performance of major customers and industries served; the impact of information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security; and the effectiveness and speed of integrating new acquisitions into the business. These risks and uncertainties may cause future results or circumstances to differ materially from adjusted projections, estimates or other forward-looking statements.

 

Linde plc assumes no obligation to update or provide revisions to any forward-looking statement in response to changing circumstances. The above listed risks and uncertainties are further described in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Linde plc’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022 which should be reviewed carefully. Please consider Linde plc’s forward-looking statements in light of those risks.

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following adjusted amounts are Non-GAAP measures and are intended to supplement investors’ understanding of the company’s financial statements by providing measures which investors, financial analysts and management use to help evaluate the company’s operating performance. Items which the company does not believe to be indicative of ongoing business trends are excluded from these calculations so that investors can better evaluate and analyze historical and future business trends on a consistent basis. Definitions of these Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar definitions used by other companies and are not a substitute for similar GAAP measures. See the “NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS” starting on page 10 for additional details relating to the adjustments.

 

(Millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Sales

 

 

Operating Profit

 

 

Income from

Continuing

Operations

 

 

Diluted EPS from

 Continuing Operations

 

Quarter Ended March 31

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Reported GAAP Amounts

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 7,243

 

 

$ 1,480

 

 

$ 1,213

 

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 979

 

 

$ 2.30

 

 

$ 1.86

 

Cost reduction program and other charges (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4 )

 

 

(8 )

 

 

(1 )

 

 

(28 )

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05 )

Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

327

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

0.68

 

Total adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

0.63

 

Adjusted amounts

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 7,243

 

 

$ 1,905

 

 

$ 1,688

 

 

$ 1,500

 

 

$ 1,312

 

 

$ 2.93

 

 

$ 2.49

 

 

(a) To adjust for cost reduction program and other charges; 2022 includes severance of $4 million and an other net benefit of $8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

 

(b) To adjust for purchase accounting impacts related to the merger.

                                                                     

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Sales

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 7,243

 

Cost of sales

 

 

4,798

 

 

 

4,054

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

802

 

 

 

787

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,112

 

 

 

1,166

 

Research and development

 

 

35

 

 

 

35

 

Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(4 )

 

 

(8 )

Other income (expense) - net

 

 

12

 

 

 

4

 

Operating Profit

 

 

1,480

 

 

 

1,213

 

Interest expense - net

 

 

9

 

 

 

20

 

Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost

 

 

(64 )

 

 

(49 )

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Investments

 

 

1,535

 

 

 

1,242

 

Income taxes

 

 

369

 

 

 

268

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Equity Investments

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

974

 

Income from equity investments

 

 

44

 

 

 

43

 

Income From Continuing Operations (Including Noncontrolling Interests)

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

1,017

 

Add: income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Income (Including Noncontrolling Interests)

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

1,018

 

Less: noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

 

(36 )

 

 

(38 )

Net Income – Linde plc

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – Linde plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 979

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 

 

$ 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data – Linde plc Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$ 2.31

 

 

$ 1.87

 

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$ 2.31

 

 

$ 1.87

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$ 2.30

 

 

$ 1.86

 

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$ 2.30

 

 

$ 1.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends

 

$ 1.17

 

 

$ 1.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000’s):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding (000’s)

 

 

507,152

 

 

 

522,459

 

Diluted shares outstanding (000’s)

 

 

511,410

 

 

 

526,927

 

 

Note: See page 10 for a reconciliation to adjusted amounts which are Non-GAAP.

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 4,464

 

 

$ 2,823

 

Accounts receivable - net

 

 

4,845

 

 

 

4,499

 

Contract assets

 

 

100

 

 

 

134

 

Inventories

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

1,733

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

1,082

 

 

 

970

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

12,257

 

 

 

10,159

 

Property, plant and equipment - net

 

 

25,595

 

 

 

26,003

 

Goodwill

 

 

26,822

 

 

 

27,038

 

Other intangibles - net

 

 

13,506

 

 

 

13,802

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

4,587

 

 

 

4,603

 

Total Assets

 

$ 82,767

 

 

$ 81,605

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$ 3,387

 

 

$ 3,503

 

Short-term debt

 

 

2,549

 

 

 

1,163

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

1,074

 

 

 

1,709

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

3,035

 

 

 

2,940

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

4,461

 

 

 

4,328

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

14,506

 

 

 

13,643

 

Long-term debt

 

 

12,833

 

 

 

11,335

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

11,038

 

 

 

11,186

 

Total Liabilities

 

$ 38,377

 

 

$ 36,164

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Linde plc Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

39,972

 

 

 

40,180

 

Retained earnings

 

 

19,387

 

 

 

18,710

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(4,938 )

 

 

(5,048 )

Less: Treasury shares, at cost

 

 

(11,459 )

 

 

(9,808 )

Total Linde plc shareholders’ equity

 

 

42,963

 

 

 

44,035

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,414

 

 

 

1,393

 

Total Equity

 

$ 44,377

 

 

$ 45,428

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$ 82,767

 

 

$ 81,605

 

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

(Millions of dollars)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income - Linde plc

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 980

 

Less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax and noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

(1 )

Add: noncontrolling interests

 

 

36

 

 

 

38

 

Net income (including noncontrolling interests)

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

1,017

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost reduction programs and other charges, net of payments (a)

 

 

(34 )

 

 

(76 )

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,112

 

 

 

1,166

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(340 )

 

 

(178 )

Contract assets and liabilities, net

 

 

192

 

 

 

191

 

Inventory

 

 

(35 )

 

 

(60 )

Payables and accruals

 

 

51

 

 

 

69

 

Pension contributions

 

 

(13 )

 

 

(12 )

Deferred income taxes and other

 

 

(143 )

 

 

(8 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,109

 

Investing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(649 )

 

 

(762 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(43 )

 

 

(10 )

Divestitures and asset sales

 

 

27

 

 

 

21

 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

 

(665 )

 

 

(751 )

Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt increase (decrease) - net

 

 

2,546

 

 

 

681

 

Issuances of ordinary shares

 

 

10

 

 

 

17

 

Purchases of ordinary shares

 

 

(1,719 )

 

 

(868 )

Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders

 

 

(592 )

 

 

(553 )

Noncontrolling interest transactions and other

 

 

(1 )

 

 

(247 )

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

244

 

 

 

(970 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

62

 

 

 

(46 )

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,641

 

 

 

342

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period

 

 

2,823

 

 

 

3,754

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period

 

$ 4,464

 

 

$ 4,096

 

 

(a) Cost reduction programs and other charges were net benefits of $4 million and $8 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Related cash outflows were $30 million and $68 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

(Millions of dollars)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$ 3,241

 

 

$ 2,840

 

EMEA

 

 

2,148

 

 

 

1,799

 

APAC

 

 

1,602

 

 

 

1,436

 

Engineering

 

 

728

 

 

 

674

 

Other

 

 

492

 

 

 

494

 

Total segment sales

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 7,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$ 904

 

 

$ 795

 

EMEA

 

 

503

 

 

 

451

 

APAC

 

 

399

 

 

 

351

 

Engineering

 

 

143

 

 

 

109

 

Other

 

 

(44 )

 

 

(18 )

Segment operating profit

 

 

1,905

 

 

 

1,688

 

Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG

 

 

(429 )

 

 

(483 )

Total operating profit

 

$ 1,480

 

 

$ 1,213

 

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

APPENDIX

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following Non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement investors’ understanding of the company’s financial information by providing measures which investors, financial analysts and management use to help evaluate the company’s operating performance and liquidity. Items which the company does not believe to be indicative of on-going business trends are excluded from these calculations so that investors can better evaluate and analyze historical and future business trends on a consistent basis. Definitions of these Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar definitions used by other companies and are not a substitute for similar GAAP measures.

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Adjusted Operating Profit and Operating Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported operating profit

 

$ 1,480

 

 

$ 1,337

 

 

$ 1,292

 

 

$ 1,142

 

 

$ 1,213

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(4 )

 

 

51

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

(8 )

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

429

 

 

 

453

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

483

 

Total adjustments

 

 

425

 

 

 

504

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

695

 

 

 

475

 

Adjusted operating profit

 

$ 1,905

 

 

$ 1,841

 

 

$ 1,810

 

 

$ 1,837

 

 

$ 1,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported percentage change

 

 

22 %

 

 

30 %

 

 

33 %

 

 

93 %

 

 

65 %

Adjusted percentage change

 

 

13 %

 

 

14 %

 

 

19 %

 

 

39 %

 

 

25 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported sales

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 8,298

 

 

$ 7,668

 

 

$ 7,584

 

 

$ 7,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported operating margin

 

 

18.0 %

 

 

16.1 %

 

 

16.8 %

 

 

15.1 %

 

 

16.7 %

Adjusted operating margin

 

 

23.2 %

 

 

22.2 %

 

 

23.6 %

 

 

24.2 %

 

 

23.3 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported depreciation and amortization

 

$ 1,112

 

 

$ 1,135

 

 

$ 1,163

 

 

$ 1,171

 

 

$ 1,166

 

Less: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

(418 )

 

 

(437 )

 

 

(469 )

 

 

(479 )

 

 

(478 )

Adjusted depreciation and amortization

 

$ 694

 

 

$ 698

 

 

$ 694

 

 

$ 692

 

 

$ 688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Other Income (Expense) - net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported Other Income (Expense) - net

 

$ 12

 

 

$ (23 )

 

$ 10

 

 

$ (17 )

 

$ 4

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

(11 )

 

 

(16 )

 

 

(23 )

 

 

(12 )

 

 

(5 )

Adjusted Other Income (Expense) - net

 

$ 23

 

 

$ (7 )

 

$ 33

 

 

$ (5 )

 

$ 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Pension and OPEB Cost (Benefit), Excluding Service Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost

 

$ (64 )

 

$ (49 )

 

$ (45 )

 

$ (49 )

 

$ (49 )

Add: Pension settlement charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service costs

 

$ (64 )

 

$ (49 )

 

$ (49 )

 

$ (49 )

 

$ (49 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Interest Expense - Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported interest expense - net

 

$ 9

 

 

$ 31

 

 

$ 8

 

 

$ 18

 

 

$ 20

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

18

 

Adjusted interest expense - net

 

$ 19

 

 

$ 41

 

 

$ 18

 

 

$ 33

 

 

$ 38

 

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

APPENDIX

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Adjusted Income Taxes (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported income taxes

 

$ 369

 

 

$ 339

 

 

$ 321

 

 

$ 334

 

 

$ 268

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

108

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

118

 

Add: Pension settlement charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(3 )

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

20

 

Total adjustments

 

 

105

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

138

 

Adjusted income taxes

 

$ 474

 

 

$ 442

 

 

$ 440

 

 

$ 456

 

 

$ 406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported income before income taxes and equity investments

 

$ 1,535

 

 

$ 1,355

 

 

$ 1,329

 

 

$ 1,173

 

 

$ 1,242

 

Add: Pension settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

419

 

 

 

443

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

476

 

 

 

465

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(4 )

 

 

51

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

(8 )

Total adjustments

 

 

415

 

 

 

494

 

 

 

512

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

457

 

Adjusted income before income taxes and equity investments

 

$ 1,950

 

 

$ 1,849

 

 

$ 1,841

 

 

$ 1,853

 

 

$ 1,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported Income taxes

 

$ 369

 

 

$ 339

 

 

$ 321

 

 

$ 334

 

 

$ 268

 

Reported effective tax rate

 

 

24.0 %

 

 

25.0 %

 

 

24.2 %

 

 

28.5 %

 

 

21.6 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted income taxes

 

$ 474

 

 

$ 442

 

 

$ 440

 

 

$ 456

 

 

$ 406

 

Adjusted effective tax rate

 

 

24.3 %

 

 

23.9 %

 

 

23.9 %

 

 

24.6 %

 

 

23.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Equity Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported income from equity investments

 

$ 44

 

 

$ 38

 

 

$ 1

 

 

$ 37

 

 

$ 43

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

Total adjustments

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

Adjusted income from equity investments

 

$ 64

 

 

$ 58

 

 

$ 55

 

 

$ 56

 

 

$ 62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

$ (36 )

 

$ (30 )

 

$ (31 )

 

$ (36 )

 

$ (38 )

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

(4 )

 

 

(4 )

 

 

(4 )

 

 

(2 )

 

 

(5 )

Adjusted noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

$ (40 )

 

$ (34 )

 

$ (35 )

 

$ (38 )

 

$ (43 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 1,024

 

 

$ 978

 

 

$ 840

 

 

$ 979

 

Add: Pension settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(1 )

 

 

51

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

(28 )

 

 
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APPENDIX

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(UNAUDITED)

 

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG (c)

 

 

327

 

 

 

356

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

361

 

Total adjustments

 

 

326

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

443

 

 

 

575

 

 

 

333

 

Adjusted income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,500

 

 

$ 1,431

 

 

$ 1,421

 

 

$ 1,415

 

 

$ 1,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Adjusted Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations

 

$ 2.30

 

 

$ 1.98

 

 

$ 1.88

 

 

$ 1.60

 

 

$ 1.86

 

Add: Pension settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

(0.05 )

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

0.69

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.72

 

 

 

0.68

 

Total adjustments

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

0.85

 

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

0.63

 

Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations

 

$ 2.93

 

 

$ 2.77

 

 

$ 2.73

 

 

$ 2.70

 

 

$ 2.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported percentage change

 

 

24 %

 

 

37 %

 

 

42 %

 

 

84 %

 

 

74 %

Adjusted percentage change

 

 

18 %

 

 

20 %

 

 

27 %

 

 

42 %

 

 

32 %

      

 

 

Second Quarter 2022

 

 

Full Year 2022 

 

 

 

Adjusted Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Guidance (d)

 

Low End

 

 

High End

 

 

Low End

 

 

High End

 

 

 

 

2022 Adjusted Guidance

 

$ 2.90

 

 

$ 3.00

 

 

$ 11.65

 

 

$ 11.90

 

 

 

 

Adjusted percentage changes versus 2021 adjusted diluted EPS

 

 

7 %

 

 

11 %

 

 

9 %

 

 

11 %

 

 

 

Add: Estimated currency headwind/(tailwind)

 

 

3 %

 

 

3 %

 

 

2 %

 

 

2 %

 

 

 

Adjusted percentage change excluding currency

 

 

10 %

 

 

14 %

 

 

11 %

 

 

13 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA and % of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 1,024

 

 

$ 978

 

 

$ 840

 

 

$ 979

 

Add: Noncontrolling interests related to continuing operations

 

 

36

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

38

 

Add: Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost

 

 

(64 )

 

 

(49 )

 

 

(45 )

 

 

(49 )

 

 

(49 )

Add: Interest expense

 

 

9

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

20

 

Add: Income taxes

 

 

369

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

321

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

268

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,112

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

1,163

 

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

1,166

 

EBITDA from continuing operations

 

 

2,636

 

 

 

2,510

 

 

 

2,456

 

 

 

2,350

 

 

 

2,422

 

Add: Cost reduction programs and other charges

 

 

(4 )

 

 

51

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

(8 )

Add: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG

 

 

31

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

24

 

Total adjustments

 

 

27

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

235

 

 

 

16

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

$ 2,663

 

 

$ 2,597

 

 

$ 2,559

 

 

$ 2,585

 

 

$ 2,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported sales

 

$ 8,211

 

 

$ 8,298

 

 

$ 7,668

 

 

$ 7,584

 

 

$ 7,243

 

% of sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA from continuing operations

 

 

32.1 %

 

 

30.2 %

 

 

32.0 %

 

 

31.0 %

 

 

33.4 %

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

 

32.4 %

 

 

31.3 %

 

 

33.4 %

 

 

34.1 %

 

 

33.7 %

 

 
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(a) The income tax expense (benefit) on the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments was determined using the applicable tax rates for the jurisdictions that were utilized in calculating the GAAP income tax expense (benefit) and included both current and deferred income tax amounts.

 

(b) Net of income taxes which are shown separately in “Adjusted Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate”.

 

(c) The company believes that its non-GAAP measures excluding Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG are useful to investors because: (i) the business combination was a merger of equals in an all-stock merger transaction, with no cash consideration, (ii) the company is managed on a geographic basis and the results of certain geographies are more heavily impacted by purchase accounting than others, causing results that are not comparable at the reportable segment level, therefore, the impacts of purchasing accounting adjustments to each segment vary and are not comparable within the company and when compared to other companies in similar regions, (iii) business management is evaluated and variable compensation is determined based on results excluding purchase accounting impacts, and; (iv) it is important to investors and analysts to understand the purchase accounting impacts to the financial statements.

 

A summary of each of the adjustments made for Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG are as follows:

 

Adjusted Operating Profit and Margin: The purchase accounting adjustments for the periods presented relate primarily to depreciation and amortization related to the fair value step up of fixed assets and intangible assets (primarily customer related) acquired in the merger and the allocation of fair value step-up for ongoing Linde AG asset disposals (reflected in Other Income/(Expense)).

 

Adjusted Interest Expense - Net: Relates to the amortization of the fair value of debt acquired in the merger.

 

Adjusted Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate: Relates to the current and deferred income tax impact on the adjustments discussed above. The income tax expense (benefit) on the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments was determined using the applicable tax rates for the jurisdictions that were utilized in calculating the GAAP income tax expense (benefit) and included both current and deferred income tax amounts.

 

Adjusted Income from Equity Investments: Represents the amortization of increased fair value on equity investments related to depreciable and amortizable assets.

 

Adjusted Noncontrolling Interests from Continuing Operations: Represents the noncontrolling interests’ ownership portion of the adjustments described above determined on an entity by entity basis.

 

(d) We are providing adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) guidance for 2022. This is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure) but excludes the impact of certain items that we believe are not representative of our underlying business performance, such as cost reduction and other charges, any impairment or other charges related to scaling back operations in Russia as actions are defined and executed and as sanctions are enacted that impact the Company’s operations, the impact of potential divestitures or other potentially significant items. Given the uncertainty of timing and magnitude of such items, we cannot provide a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance and the corresponding GAAP EPS measure without unreasonable effort.

 

(e) Impairment charge related to a joint venture in the APAC segment.

 

 
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LINDE PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

APPENDIX

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Millions of dollars)

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow (FCF) - Free cash flow is a measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the ability of a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. FCF equals cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Cash Flow

 

$ 2,000

 

 

$ 3,233

 

 

$ 2,556

 

 

$ 1,827

 

 

$ 2,109

 

Less: Capital Expenditures

 

 

(649 )

 

 

(839 )

 

 

(741 )

 

 

(744 )

 

 

(762 )

Free Cash Flow

 

$ 1,351

 

 

$ 2,394

 

 

$ 1,815

 

 

$ 1,083

 

 

$ 1,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Debt - Net debt is a financial liquidity metric used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the ability of a company to repay its debt and is calculated as total debt (excluding purchase accounting impacts) less liquid assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$ 16,456

 

 

$ 14,207

 

 

$ 16,727

 

 

$ 15,492

 

 

$ 15,750

 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(4,464 )

 

 

(2,823 )

 

 

(4,700 )

 

 

(3,137 )

 

 

(4,096 )

Net debt

 

 

11,992

 

 

 

11,384

 

 

 

12,027

 

 

 

12,355

 

 

 

11,654

 

Less: Purchase accounting impacts - Linde AG

 

 

(50 )

 

 

(61 )

 

 

(72 )

 

 

(84 )

 

 

(98 )

Adjusted net debt

 

 

11,942

 

 

 

11,323

 

 

 

11,955

 

 

 

12,271

 

 

 

11,556

 

Less: Net assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1 )

 

 

(1 )

 

 

(4 )

Adjusted net debt less net assets held for sale

 

$ 11,942

 

 

$ 11,323

 

 

$ 11,954

 

 

$ 12,270

 

 

$ 11,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After-tax Return on Capital and Adjusted After-tax Return on Capital (ROC) - After-tax return on capital is a measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to evaluate the return on net assets employed in the business. ROC measures the after-tax operating profit that the company was able to generate with the investments made by all parties in the business (debt, noncontrolling interests and Linde plc shareholders’ equity).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,174

 

 

$ 1,024

 

 

$ 978

 

 

$ 840

 

 

$ 979

 

Add: noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

 

36

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

38

 

Add: interest expense - net

 

 

9

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

20

 

Less: tax benefit on interest expense - net *

 

 

(2 )

 

 

(8 )

 

 

(2 )

 

 

(5 )

 

 

(5 )

Reported NOPAT

 

$ 1,217

 

 

$ 1,077

 

 

$ 1,015

 

 

$ 889

 

 

$ 1,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted income from continuing operations

 

$ 1,500

 

 

$ 1,431

 

 

$ 1,421

 

 

$ 1,415

 

 

$ 1,312

 

Add: adjusted noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

 

40

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

43

 

Add: adjusted interest expense - net

 

 

19

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

38

 

Less: tax benefit on interest expense - net *

 

 

(5 )

 

 

(10 )

 

 

(5 )

 

 

(8 )

 

 

(10 )

Adjusted NOPAT

 

$ 1,554

 

 

$ 1,496

 

 

$ 1,469

 

 

$ 1,478

 

 

$ 1,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-quarter trailing reported NOPAT

 

$ 4,198

 

 

$ 4,013

 

 

$ 3,765

 

 

$ 3,508

 

 

$ 3,115

 

4-quarter trailing adjusted NOPAT

 

$ 5,997

 

 

$ 5,826

 

 

$ 5,627

 

 

$ 5,389

 

 

$ 4,985

 

 

 
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APPENDIX

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

                        

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Millions of dollars)

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

$ 13

 

 

$ 13

 

 

$ 13

 

 

$ 13

 

 

$ 13

 

Linde plc shareholders’ equity

 

 

42,963

 

 

 

44,035

 

 

 

44,323

 

 

 

45,777

 

 

 

46,210

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,414

 

 

 

1,393

 

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

1,438

 

 

 

1,410

 

Total equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

$ 44,390

 

 

$ 45,441

 

 

$ 45,737

 

 

$ 47,228

 

 

$ 47,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported capital

 

$ 56,382

 

 

$ 56,825

 

 

$ 57,763

 

 

$ 59,582

 

 

$ 59,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

$ 44,390

 

 

$ 45,441

 

 

$ 45,737

 

 

$ 47,228

 

 

$ 47,633

 

Add: Adjusted net debt less net assets held for sale

 

 

11,942

 

 

 

11,323

 

 

 

11,954

 

 

 

12,270

 

 

 

11,552

 

Less: Linde AG Goodwill (a)

 

 

24,256

 

 

 

24,256

 

 

 

24,256

 

 

 

24,256

 

 

 

24,256

 

Less: Linde AG Indefinite lived intangibles (a)

 

 

1,868

 

 

 

1,868

 

 

 

1,868

 

 

 

1,868

 

 

 

1,868

 

Adjusted capital

 

$ 30,208

 

 

$ 30,640

 

 

$ 31,567

 

 

$ 33,374

 

 

$ 33,061

 

(a) Represent opening balance sheet purchase accounting impacts of non-amortizing assets related to the Linde AG merger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending capital (see above)

 

$ 56,382

 

 

$ 56,825

 

 

$ 57,763

 

 

$ 59,582

 

 

$ 59,283

 

5-quarter average ending capital

 

$ 57,967

 

 

$ 59,086

 

 

$ 59,960

 

 

$ 60,502

 

 

$ 60,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending adjusted capital (see above)

 

$ 30,208

 

 

$ 30,640

 

 

$ 31,567

 

 

$ 33,374

 

 

$ 33,061

 

5-quarter average ending adjusted capital

 

$ 31,770

 

 

$ 32,875

 

 

$ 33,735

 

 

$ 34,261

 

 

$ 34,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After-tax ROC (4 quarter reported NOPAT / 5-quarter average ending capital)

 

 

7.2 %

 

 

6.8 %

 

 

6.3 %

 

 

5.8 %

 

 

5.1 %

Adjusted after-tax ROC (4 quarter trailing adjusted NOPAT / 5-quarter average ending adjusted capital)

 

 

18.9 %

 

 

17.7 %

 

 

16.7 %

 

 

15.7 %

 

 

14.5 %

                            

*Tax benefit on interest expense - net is generally presented using the reported effective rate. 

 

 
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