During the quarter, CapRock received a $16 million follow-on order from a major oilfield services provider for extension of service and was awarded a 5-year, $37 million follow-on contract under the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition program. IT Services was awarded a 3-year, $16 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to provide mission-critical systems support.
The company also completed the sale of its commercial healthcare business on July 1, 2015.
Exelis
In the fourth quarter for approximately one month post-closing, Exelis contributed revenue of $280 million and operating income of $37 million. Orders were $250 million and free cash flow was $79 million.
Following the close of the quarter, Exelis was awarded a 5-year, $228 million ceiling IDIQ contract from the U.S. Navy for maritime mine countermeasures support and received a $97 million order from the U.S. Navy for AN/ALQ-214 jammer systems under the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) program.
Earnings Guidance
Initial guidance for fiscal 2016 for GAAP net income is a range of $5.25 to $5.45 per diluted share and for non-GAAP net income, excluding integration and other acquisition-related charges, is a range of $5.60 to $5.80 per diluted share. Initial revenue guidance for fiscal 2016 is a range of $7.67 to $7.83 billion.
Harris will host a conference call today, August 7, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its fourth quarter fiscal 2015 financial results. The dial-in numbers for the teleconference are (877) 303-9481 (U.S.) and (760) 666-3582 (International), using participant code 96201666. Please allow at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time to connect to the teleconference. Participants are encouraged to listen via live webcast and view management’s supporting slide presentation at www.harris.com/conference-call. A recording of the call will be available on the Harris website beginning at approximately 12 p.m. ET on August 7.
About Harris Corporation
Harris provides advanced, technology-based solutions that solve government and commercial customers’ mission-critical challenges. The company has approximately $8 billion of annual revenue and about 23,000 employees — including 9,000 engineers and scientists — supporting customers in more than 125 countries. Learn more at harris.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including income from continuing operations and income from continuing operations per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 and for fiscal 2015, in each case excluding acquisition-related costs and charges for restructuring and other items; free cash flow for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 and the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and for fiscal 2015 and for the Exelis segment for the June month of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, in each case excluding cash flow for capital expenditures; operating income for the RF Communications segment for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, excluding restructuring charges; operating income for the Integrated Network Solutions segment for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, excluding charges for restructuring and other items; and the guidance range for expected net income per diluted share for fiscal 2016, excluding integration and other acquisition-related charges. A “non-GAAP financial measure” is generally defined as a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future performance that excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments, so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Harris management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Harris management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance the ability of investors to analyze Harris business trends and to understand Harris performance. In addition, Harris may utilize non-GAAP financial measures as guides in forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning processes and to measure operating performance for some management compensation purposes. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements that reflect management's current
expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and
economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance on the safe
harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements in this release include but are not limited to: earnings and
revenue guidance for fiscal 2016; potential contract opportunities and
awards; the potential value of contract awards; and other statements
regarding outlook or that are not historical facts, including regarding
our intention to close the Ft. Wayne tactical radio facility and
consolidate operations into our world-class Rochester facility and
regarding achieving the significant cost savings and improved
competitive position the combination with Exelis affords us. The company
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends
to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The company's consolidated results, future
trends and forward-looking statements could be affected by many factors,
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the loss of the
company’s relationship with the U.S. Government or a change or reduction
in U.S. Government funding; potential changes in U.S. Government or
customer priorities and requirements (including potential deferrals of
awards, terminations, reductions of expenditures, changes to respond to
the priorities of Congress and the Administration, budgetary
constraints, debt ceiling implications, sequestration and cost-cutting
initiatives); a security breach, through cyber attack or otherwise, or
other significant disruptions of the company’s IT networks and systems
or those the company operates for customers; risks inherent with large
long-term fixed-price contracts, particularly the ability to contain
cost overruns; financial and government and regulatory risks relating to
international sales and operations; effects of any non-compliance with
laws; the continued effects of the general weakness in the global
economy and U.S. Government’s budget deficits and national debt and
sequestration; the company’s ability to continue to develop new products
that achieve market acceptance; the consequences of uncertain economic
conditions and future geo-political events; strategic acquisitions and
the risks and uncertainties related thereto, including the company’s
ability to manage and integrate acquired businesses (including achieve
estimated synergy savings and realize other expected benefits), the
actual amount and timing of integration and other acquisition-related
charges and potential disruption to relationships with employees,
suppliers and customers, including the U.S. Government, and to the
company’s business generally; performance of the company’s
subcontractors and suppliers; potential claims related to infringement
of intellectual property rights or environmental remediation or other
contingencies, litigation and legal matters and the ultimate outcome
thereof; risks inherent in developing new and complex technologies
and/or that may not be covered adequately by insurance or indemnity;
changes in the company’s effective tax rate; increased indebtedness and
potential downgrades in the company’s credit ratings; returns on defined
benefit plans and changes in interest rates; changes in accounting
estimates; natural disasters or other disruptions on the company’s
operations; changes in the regulatory framework that applies to, or of
satellite bandwidth constraints on, the company’s managed satellite and
terrestrial communications solutions; changes in future business or
other market conditions that could cause business investments and/or
recorded goodwill or other long-term assets to become impaired; the
company’s ability to attract and retain key employees, maintain
reasonable relationships with unionized employees and manage escalating
costs of providing employee health care; and potential tax,
indemnification and other liabilities and exposures related to Exelis’
spin-off of Vectrus, Inc. and Exelis’ spin-off from ITT Corporation.
Further information relating to these and other factors that may impact
the company's results, future trends and forward-looking statements are
disclosed in the company's filings with the SEC. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are made as of the date of this
release, and the company disclaims any intention or obligation, other
than imposed by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.