ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2023
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
For the Transition Period from _______ to _______
Commission file number 1-12383
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Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 25-1797617 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
1201 South Second Street | |||||||||||
Milwaukee, | Wisconsin | 53204 | |||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
+1 (414) 382-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock ($1.00 par value) | ROK | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
114,875,325 shares of registrant’s Common Stock were outstanding on March 31, 2023.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 456.0 | $ | 490.7 | |||||||
| Receivables | 2,045.6 | 1,736.7 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 1,328.5 | 1,054.2 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 270.9 | 329.1 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 4,101.0 | 3,610.7 | |||||||||
Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,777.4 and $1,702.3, respectively | 637.6 | 586.5 | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 308.4 | 321.0 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 3,685.2 | 3,524.0 | |||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | 910.0 | 902.0 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 362.7 | 384.3 | |||||||||
| Long-term investments | 1,053.3 | 1,056.0 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 410.9 | 374.2 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 11,469.1 | $ | 10,758.7 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 513.8 | $ | 359.3 | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 608.8 | 609.1 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 992.4 | 1,028.0 | |||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 321.1 | 292.7 | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 580.5 | 507.0 | |||||||||
| Customer returns, rebates and incentives | 371.1 | 373.1 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 406.5 | 403.0 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,794.2 | 3,572.2 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 2,868.1 | 2,867.8 | |||||||||
| Retirement benefits | 564.0 | 471.2 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 254.5 | 263.5 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 552.8 | 567.3 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 13) | |||||||||||
| Shareowners’ equity | |||||||||||
Common stock ($1.00 par value, shares issued: 181.4) | 181.4 | 181.4 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,049.0 | 2,007.1 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 8,824.2 | 8,411.8 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (796.1) | (917.5) | |||||||||
Common stock in treasury, at cost (shares held: 66.5 and 66.2, respectively) | (7,103.0) | (6,957.2) | |||||||||
| Shareowners’ equity attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 3,155.5 | 2,725.6 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 280.0 | 291.1 | |||||||||
| Total shareowners’ equity | 3,435.5 | 3,016.7 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 11,469.1 | $ | 10,758.7 | |||||||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products and solutions | $ | 2,069.9 | $ | 1,621.9 | $ | 3,859.6 | $ | 3,295.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | 205.5 | 186.2 | 396.8 | 370.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2,275.4 | 1,808.1 | 4,256.4 | 3,665.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products and solutions | (1,206.3) | (1,028.8) | (2,251.0) | (2,019.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Services | (136.6) | (115.2) | (259.3) | (233.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (1,342.9) | (1,144.0) | (2,510.3) | (2,252.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 932.5 | 664.1 | 1,746.1 | 1,413.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (501.2) | (428.5) | (970.7) | (876.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of investments | 63.0 | (140.7) | 203.6 | (133.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (Note 11) | (107.1) | (23.7) | (89.8) | (20.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (35.8) | (30.1) | (69.9) | (59.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 351.4 | 41.1 | 819.3 | 323.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit (Note 14) | (56.5) | 8.3 | (145.7) | (35.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 294.9 | 49.4 | 673.6 | 288.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5.4) | (4.5) | (10.7) | (7.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | $ | 300.3 | $ | 53.9 | $ | 684.3 | $ | 295.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 2.60 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.94 | $ | 2.54 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 2.59 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.90 | $ | 2.51 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted average outstanding shares: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 114.8 | 116.2 | 114.8 | 116.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 115.6 | 117.1 | 115.6 | 117.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 294.9 | $ | 49.4 | $ | 673.6 | $ | 288.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments (net of tax expense of $(10.2), $(66.5), $(9.8), and $(71.9)) | 31.1 | 187.4 | 30.7 | 204.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | 25.3 | (9.8) | 111.1 | (29.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net change in cash flow hedges (net of tax (expense) benefit of $(0.4), $(0.6), $8.5, and $(3.2)) | 0.3 | 1.8 | (20.8) | 9.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 56.7 | 179.4 | 121.0 | 184.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 351.6 | 228.8 | 794.6 | 472.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5.8) | (4.2) | (11.1) | (6.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | $ | 357.4 | $ | 233.0 | $ | 805.7 | $ | 479.4 | |||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
| Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 673.6 | $ | 288.3 | |||||||
| Adjustments to arrive at cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 61.9 | 64.9 | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 58.0 | 56.5 | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of investments | (203.6) | 133.1 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 41.6 | 31.2 | |||||||||
| Retirement benefit expense | 114.4 | 58.0 | |||||||||
| Net loss on disposition of property | 0.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Pension contributions | (13.4) | (15.8) | |||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and foreign currency adjustments | |||||||||||
| Receivables | (211.1) | (160.3) | |||||||||
| Inventories | (220.6) | (136.4) | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | (75.5) | 70.2 | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 85.1 | 79.4 | |||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 14.1 | (145.0) | |||||||||
| Income taxes | (30.8) | (229.7) | |||||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (41.0) | (15.9) | |||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | 253.4 | 78.8 | |||||||||
| Investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (55.7) | (82.0) | |||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (168.0) | (16.4) | |||||||||
| Purchases of investments | (5.2) | (47.6) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 205.2 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | 4.2 | — | |||||||||
| Cash used for investing activities | (19.5) | (144.7) | |||||||||
| Financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net issuance of short-term debt | 162.2 | 341.3 | |||||||||
| Repayment of short-term debt | (18.8) | (210.0) | |||||||||
| Cash dividends | (271.4) | (260.2) | |||||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | (195.2) | (51.2) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 48.7 | 42.0 | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | (22.0) | (4.4) | |||||||||
| Cash used for financing activities | (296.5) | (142.5) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 19.3 | (10.8) | |||||||||
| Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (43.3) | (219.2) | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 507.9 | 679.4 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 464.6 | $ | 460.2 | |||||||
| Components of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 456.0 | $ | 443.0 | |||||||
| Restricted cash, current (Other current assets) | 8.6 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| Restricted cash, noncurrent (Other assets) | — | 8.6 | |||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 464.6 | $ | 460.2 | |||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Common stock in treasury, at cost | Total attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | Noncontrolling interests | Total shareowners' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 2,015.7 | $ | 8,659.9 | $ | (853.2) | $ | (7,089.0) | $ | 2,914.8 | $ | 285.8 | $ | 3,200.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | 300.3 | — | — | 300.3 | (5.4) | 294.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | 57.1 | — | 57.1 | (0.4) | 56.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impact) | — | 33.3 | — | — | 24.5 | 57.8 | — | 57.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | (38.5) | (38.5) | — | (38.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared (1) | — | — | (136.0) | — | — | (136.0) | — | (136.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 2,049.0 | $ | 8,824.2 | $ | (796.1) | $ | (7,103.0) | $ | 3,155.5 | $ | 280.0 | $ | 3,435.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Common stock in treasury, at cost | Total attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | Noncontrolling interests | Total shareowners' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 1,953.0 | $ | 8,111.7 | $ | (1,012.2) | $ | (6,729.0) | $ | 2,504.9 | $ | 301.9 | $ | 2,806.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | 53.9 | — | — | 53.9 | (4.5) | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 179.1 | — | 179.1 | 0.3 | 179.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impact) | — | 14.3 | — | — | 10.5 | 24.8 | — | 24.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared (1) | — | — | (130.5) | — | — | (130.5) | — | (130.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 1,967.3 | $ | 8,035.1 | $ | (833.1) | $ | (6,718.5) | $ | 2,632.2 | $ | 297.7 | $ | 2,929.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Cash dividends were $1.18 per share and $1.12 per share in the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Common stock in treasury, at cost | Total attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | Noncontrolling interests | Total shareowners' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2022 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 2,007.1 | $ | 8,411.8 | $ | (917.5) | $ | (6,957.2) | $ | 2,725.6 | $ | 291.1 | $ | 3,016.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | 684.3 | — | — | 684.3 | (10.7) | 673.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | 121.4 | — | 121.4 | (0.4) | 121.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impact) | — | 41.9 | — | — | 48.7 | 90.6 | — | 90.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | (194.5) | (194.5) | — | (194.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared (1) | — | — | (271.9) | — | (271.9) | — | (271.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 2,049.0 | $ | 8,824.2 | $ | (796.1) | $ | (7,103.0) | $ | 3,155.5 | $ | 280.0 | $ | 3,435.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Common stock in treasury, at cost | Total attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | Noncontrolling interests | Total shareowners' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 1,933.6 | $ | 8,000.4 | $ | (1,017.1) | $ | (6,708.7) | $ | 2,389.6 | $ | 304.5 | $ | 2,694.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | 295.4 | — | — | 295.4 | (7.1) | 288.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 184.0 | — | 184.0 | 0.3 | 184.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impact) | — | 33.7 | — | — | 39.6 | 73.3 | — | 73.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | (49.4) | (49.4) | — | (49.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared (1) | — | — | (260.7) | — | — | (260.7) | — | (260.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | 181.4 | $ | 1,967.3 | $ | 8,035.1 | $ | (833.1) | $ | (6,718.5) | $ | 2,632.2 | $ | 297.7 | $ | 2,929.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Cash dividends were $2.36 per share and $2.24 per share in the six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies
In the opinion of management of Rockwell Automation, Inc. ("Rockwell Automation" or "the Company"), the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented and, except as otherwise indicated, such adjustments consist only of those of a normal, recurring nature. These statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. The results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. All date references to years and quarters herein refer to our fiscal year and fiscal quarter, unless otherwise stated.
Receivables
We record an allowance for doubtful accounts based on customer-specific analysis and general matters such as current assessments of past due balances and economic conditions. Receivables are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $16.2 million at March 31, 2023, and $13.1 million at September 30, 2022. In addition, receivables are recorded net of an allowance for certain customer returns, rebates, and incentives of $28.2 million at March 31, 2023, and $13.9 million at September 30, 2022. The changes to our allowance for doubtful accounts during the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, were not material and primarily consisted of current-period provisions, write-offs charged against the allowance, recoveries collected, and foreign currency translation.
Earnings Per Share
The following table reconciles basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) amounts (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | $ | 300.3 | $ | 53.9 | $ | 684.3 | $ | 295.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Allocation to participating securities | (1.3) | (0.1) | (2.8) | (0.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareowners | $ | 299.0 | $ | 53.8 | $ | 681.5 | $ | 294.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average outstanding shares | 114.8 | 116.2 | 114.8 | 116.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Performance shares | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average outstanding shares | 115.6 | 117.1 | 115.6 | 117.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 2.60 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.94 | $ | 2.54 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 2.59 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.90 | $ | 2.51 | |||||||||||||||
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, there were 0.4 million and 0.5 million shares, respectively, related to share-based compensation awards that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation because they were antidilutive. For each of the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, there were 0.3 million shares related to share-based compensation awards that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation because they were antidilutive.
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Capital expenditures of $34.0 million and $8.1 million were accrued within Accounts payable and Other current liabilities at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. At March 31, 2023, there were $0.8 million of outstanding common stock share repurchases recorded in Accounts payable that did not settle until the next quarter. At March 31, 2022, there were no outstanding common stock share repurchases recorded in Accounts payable. These non-cash investing and financing activities have been excluded from cash used for capital expenditures and treasury stock purchases in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new standard that requires companies to apply Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. We retroactively adopted the new standard as of October 1, 2021. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2022, the FASB issued a new standard, which requires the buyer in a supplier finance program to disclose information about the key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a rollforward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where in the financial statements outstanding amounts are presented. We are currently assessing the impact of this standard on our financial statement disclosures.
We do not expect any other recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
2. Revenue Recognition
Nature of Products and Services
Substantially all of our revenue is from contracts with customers. We recognize revenue as promised products are transferred to, or services are performed for, customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those products and services. Our offerings consist of industrial automation and information products, solutions, and services.
Our products include hardware, software, and configured-to-order products. Our solutions include custom-engineered systems and software. Our services include customer technical support and repair, asset management and optimization consulting, and training. Also included in our services is a portion of revenue related to spare parts that are managed within our services offering.
Our operations are comprised of the Intelligent Devices segment, the Software & Control segment, and the Lifecycle Services segment. Revenue from the Intelligent Devices and Software & Control segments is predominantly comprised of product sales, which are recognized at a point in time. The Software & Control segment also contains revenue from software products, which may be recognized over time if certain criteria are met. Revenue from the Lifecycle Services segment is predominantly comprised of solutions and services, which are primarily recognized over time. See Note 15 for more information.
Unfulfilled Performance Obligations
As of March 31, 2023, we expect to recognize approximately $1,175 million of revenue in future periods from unfulfilled performance obligations from existing contracts with customers. We expect to recognize revenue of approximately $692 million from our remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months with the remaining balance recognized thereafter.
We have applied the practical expedient to exclude the value of remaining performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original term of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue in proportion to the amount we have the right to invoice for services performed. The amounts above also do not include the impact of contract renewal options that are unexercised as of March 31, 2023.
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Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables present our revenue disaggregation by geographic region for our three operating segments (in millions). We attribute sales to the geographic regions based on the country of destination.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | Software & Control | Lifecycle Services | Total | Intelligent Devices | Software & Control | Lifecycle Services | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 598.7 | $ | 452.0 | $ | 259.9 | $ | 1,310.6 | $ | 495.9 | $ | 343.0 | $ | 232.7 | $ | 1,071.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 216.6 | 148.6 | 121.3 | 486.5 | 147.4 | 85.4 | 116.1 | 348.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 136.7 | 99.6 | 97.9 | 334.2 | 104.6 | 78.1 | 83.5 | 266.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 71.2 | 40.9 | 32.0 | 144.1 | 60.7 | 28.4 | 32.3 | 121.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 1,023.2 | $ | 741.1 | $ | 511.1 | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 808.6 | $ | 534.9 | $ | 464.6 | $ | 1,808.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | Software & Control | Lifecycle Services | Total | Intelligent Devices | Software & Control | Lifecycle Services | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 1,166.1 | $ | 836.1 | $ | 487.3 | $ | 2,489.5 | $ | 1,054.8 | $ | 667.1 | $ | 450.4 | $ | 2,172.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 387.8 | 234.4 | 237.1 | 859.3 | 305.2 | 173.8 | 224.6 | 703.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 268.0 | 168.0 | 194.7 | 630.7 | 227.9 | 151.8 | 165.4 | 545.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 137.5 | 75.9 | 63.5 | 276.9 | 121.0 | 56.1 | 67.3 | 244.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 1,959.4 | $ | 1,314.4 | $ | 982.6 | $ | 4,256.4 | $ | 1,708.9 | $ | 1,048.8 | $ | 907.7 | $ | 3,665.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities primarily relate to consideration received in advance of performance under the contract.
Below is a summary of our Contract liabilities balance, the portion not expected to be recognized within twelve months is included within Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Balance as of beginning of year | $ | 541.3 | $ | 462.5 | |||||||
| Balance as of end of period | 636.9 | 541.0 | |||||||||
The most significant changes in our Contract liabilities balance during both the six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, were due to amounts billed during the period, partially offset by revenue recognized that was included in the Contract liabilities balance at the beginning of the period and revenue recognized on amounts billed during the period.
In the six months ended March 31, 2023, we recognized revenue of approximately $312.1 million that was included in the Contract liabilities balance at September 30, 2022. In the six months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized revenue of approximately $260.8 million that was included in the Contract liabilities balance at September 30, 2021. We did not have a material amount of revenue recognized in the six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods.
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3. Share-Based Compensation
We recognized $23.2 million and $41.6 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. We recognized $15.7 million and $31.2 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. Our annual grant of share-based compensation takes place during first quarter of each year. The number of shares granted to employees and non-employee directors and the weighted average fair value per share during the periods presented were (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grants | Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value | Grants | Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options | 233 | $ | 77.62 | 164 | $ | 87.68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Performance shares | 66 | 340.77 | 37 | 481.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock and restricted stock units | 228 | 261.59 | 149 | 343.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted stock | 7 | 261.72 | 3 | 345.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
4. Inventories
Inventories consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | 427.4 | $ | 325.0 | |||||||
| Work in process | 360.0 | 317.3 | |||||||||
| Raw materials | 541.1 | 411.9 | |||||||||
| Inventories | $ | 1,328.5 | $ | 1,054.2 | |||||||
5. Acquisitions
2023 Acquisitions
In October 2022, we acquired CUBIC, a company that specializes in modular systems for the construction of electrical panels, headquartered in Bronderslev, Denmark. We recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date of October 31, 2022. The preliminary aggregate purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):
| Purchase Price Allocation | ||||||||
| Receivables | $ | 20.2 | ||||||
| Inventories | 17.7 | |||||||
| Property | 27.5 | |||||||
| Goodwill | 66.3 | |||||||
| Other intangible assets | 36.4 | |||||||
| All other assets | 0.9 | |||||||
| Total assets acquired | 169.0 | |||||||
| Less: Total liabilities assumed | (35.2) | |||||||
| Net assets acquired, excluding cash | $ | 133.8 | ||||||
| Purchase Consideration | ||||||||
| Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired | $ | 133.8 | ||||||
We assigned the full amount of goodwill and all other net assets acquired related to this acquisition to our Intelligent Devices segment. The goodwill recorded represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. We do not expect the goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.
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In February 2023, we acquired Knowledge Lens, a services and solutions provider headquartered in Bengaluru, India. We recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date of February 28, 2023. The preliminary aggregate purchase price allocation is as follows (in millions):
| Purchase Price Allocation | ||||||||
| Receivables | $ | 3.6 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 35.7 | |||||||
| Other intangible assets | 17.7 | |||||||
| All other assets | 1.8 | |||||||
| Total assets acquired | 58.8 | |||||||
| Less: Total liabilities assumed | (6.8) | |||||||
| Net assets acquired, excluding cash | $ | 52.0 | ||||||
| Purchase Consideration | ||||||||
| Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired | $ | 52.0 | ||||||
We assigned the full amount of goodwill and all other net assets acquired related to this acquisition to our Lifecycle Services segment. The goodwill recorded represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. We do not expect the goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.
The allocation of the purchase price to identifiable assets above is based on the preliminary valuations performed to determine the fair value of the net assets as of the acquisition date. The measurement period for the valuation of net assets acquired ends as soon as information on the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date becomes available, but not to exceed 12 months following the acquisition date. Adjustments in purchase price allocations may require a change in the amounts allocated to net assets acquired during the periods in which the adjustments are determined.
2022 Acquisitions
In November 2021, we acquired AVATA, a services provider for supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, and enterprise performance management solutions. We assigned the full amount of goodwill related to this acquisition to our Lifecycle Services segment.
In March 2022, we, through our Sensia affiliate, acquired Swinton Technology, a provider of metering supervisory systems and measurement expertise in the Oil & Gas industry. We assigned the full amount of goodwill related to this acquisition to our Lifecycle Services segment.
Pro forma consolidated sales for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, were $2.3 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively, and the impact on earnings was not material. Pro forma consolidated sales for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, were $1.8 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, and the impact on earnings was not material. The preceding pro forma consolidated financial results of operations are as if the preceding 2023 and 2022 acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2021. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the transaction occurred as of that time.
Total sales and acquisition-related costs from all of the above 2023 and 2022 acquisitions in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, were not material.
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6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill for the six months ended March 31, 2023, were (in millions):
| Intelligent Devices | Software & Control | Lifecycle Services | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 503.0 | $ | 2,398.7 | $ | 622.3 | $ | 3,524.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses | 66.3 | — | 35.7 | 102.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Translation and other | 21.1 | 24.7 | 13.4 | 59.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 590.4 | $ | 2,423.4 | $ | 671.4 | $ | 3,685.2 | |||||||||||||||
We performed our annual evaluation of goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets for impairment during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and concluded that these assets are not impaired. For our annual evaluation, we performed qualitative tests for our Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services (excluding Sensia) reporting units and a quantitative test for our Sensia reporting unit. We also assessed the changes in events and circumstances subsequent to our annual test and concluded that no triggering events, which would require interim quantitative testing, occurred.
Other intangible assets consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized intangible assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Software products | $ | 101.1 | $ | 63.0 | $ | 38.1 | |||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 613.8 | 126.0 | 487.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Technology | 423.8 | 146.4 | 277.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Trademarks | 86.7 | 24.5 | 62.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 7.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Total amortized intangible assets | 1,232.4 | 366.1 | 866.3 | ||||||||||||||
Allen-Bradley® trademark not subject to amortization | 43.7 | — | 43.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets | $ | 1,276.1 | $ | 366.1 | $ | 910.0 | |||||||||||
| September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net | |||||||||||||||
| Amortized intangible assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Software products | $ | 97.6 | $ | 57.9 | $ | 39.7 | |||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 582.7 | 107.2 | 475.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Technology | 410.8 | 119.3 | 291.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Trademarks | 70.4 | 19.4 | 51.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Total amortized intangible assets | 1,167.9 | 309.6 | 858.3 | ||||||||||||||
Allen-Bradley® trademark not subject to amortization | 43.7 | — | 43.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets | $ | 1,211.6 | $ | 309.6 | $ | 902.0 | |||||||||||
Estimated total amortization expense for all amortized intangible assets is $115.4 million in 2023, $113.7 million in 2024, $110.5 million in 2025, $109.3 million in 2026, and $102.3 million in 2027.
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7. Short-Term and Long-Term Debt
Our Short-term debt as of March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, includes commercial paper borrowings of $434.5 million and $317.0 million, respectively, with weighted average interest rates of 4.84 percent and 3.03 percent, respectively, and weighted average maturity periods of 13 days and 22 days, respectively. In December 2022, Sensia entered into an unsecured $75.0 million line of credit. As of March 31, 2023, included in Short-term debt was $50.0 million borrowed against the line of credit with an interest rate of 5.78 percent. Also included in Short-term debt as of March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, is $23.5 million and $42.3 million, respectively, of interest-bearing loans from Schlumberger (SLB) to Sensia due December 29, 2023.
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of Long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 608.8 | $ | 598.6 | $ | 609.1 | $ | 589.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 2,868.1 | 2,638.2 | 2,867.8 | 2,485.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
We base the fair value of Long-term debt upon quoted market prices for the same or similar issues and therefore consider this a level 2 fair value measurement. The fair value of Long-term debt considers the terms of the debt excluding the impact of derivative and hedging activity. Refer to Note 9 for further information regarding levels in the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of our Short-term debt approximates fair value.
8. Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Unrealized losses on foreign exchange contracts | $ | 14.2 | $ | 31.2 | |||||||
| Product warranty obligations | 16.0 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| Taxes other than income taxes | 56.5 | 65.6 | |||||||||
| Accrued interest | 18.2 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 120.5 | 81.1 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 84.2 | 83.3 | |||||||||
| Other | 96.9 | 107.2 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | $ | 406.5 | $ | 403.0 | |||||||
9. Investments
Our investments consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Fixed income securities | $ | 0.6 | $ | 12.6 | ||||||||||
| Equity securities (level 1) | 915.0 | 928.8 | ||||||||||||
| Equity securities (other) | 81.4 | 76.4 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 56.9 | 50.8 | ||||||||||||
| Total investments | 1,053.9 | 1,068.6 | ||||||||||||
Less: Short-term investments (1) | (0.6) | (12.6) | ||||||||||||
| Long-term investments | $ | 1,053.3 | $ | 1,056.0 | ||||||||||
(1) Short-term investments are included in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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Equity Securities
Equity securities (level 1) consist of 7,135,832 and 8,879,717 shares of PTC Inc. ("PTC") common stock (the "PTC Shares") at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively. The PTC Shares are classified as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy, as described below, and are recognized at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet using the most recent closing price of PTC common stock quoted on Nasdaq.
Equity securities (other) consist of various securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value, which we account for using the measurement alternative under U.S. GAAP. These securities are recorded at the investment cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes (in orderly transactions) of an identical or similar investment of the same issuer in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Observable price changes are classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as described below. The carrying values at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, include cumulative upward adjustments from observed price changes of $17.2 million.
We record gains and losses on investments within the Change in fair value of investments line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The gains and losses on investments we recorded for the following periods were (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on equity securities (level 1) | $ | 63.0 | $ | (142.0) | $ | 204.0 | $ | (127.6) | |||||||||||||||
| Net gain on equity securities (other) | — | 8.7 | — | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method loss on Other investments | — | (7.4) | (0.4) | (14.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of investments | 63.0 | (140.7) | 203.6 | (133.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total net realized gain on equity securities | 19.0 | 0.2 | 52.9 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities | $ | 44.0 | $ | (133.5) | $ | 151.1 | $ | (119.1) | |||||||||||||||
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. U.S. GAAP also classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | |||||||
| Level 2: | Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. | |||||||
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. | |||||||
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while we believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. We did not have any transfers between levels of fair value measurements during the period presented.
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10. Retirement Benefits
The components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost were (in millions):
| Pension Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | 10.6 | $ | 20.3 | $ | 21.2 | $ | 40.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | 39.5 | 32.4 | 78.7 | 64.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | (51.7) | (59.3) | (103.0) | (118.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | — | 0.8 | — | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss | (1.0) | 22.3 | (2.0) | 44.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement charge | 117.9 | 24.9 | 117.9 | 24.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net periodic pension benefit cost | $ | 115.3 | $ | 41.4 | $ | 112.8 | $ | 57.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other Postretirement Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | 0.1 | $ | 0.2 | $ | 0.2 | $ | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service credit | — | (0.2) | — | (0.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial loss | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net periodic postretirement benefit cost | $ | 0.8 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 1.6 | $ | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||
The service cost component is included in Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. All other components are included in Other expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
In March 2023, we remeasured our U.S. pension plan assets and liabilities in accordance with U.S. GAAP settlement accounting rules and recognized settlement expense of $117.9 million. Settlement accounting was required due to the amount of lump-sum payments made by the U.S. pension plan to retirees, current employees electing an in-service distribution, and other separated employees. Remeasurement of our U.S. pension plan assets and liabilities increased our net benefit obligation by $76.2 million. The discount rate used for the remeasurement as of March 31, 2023, was 5.25 percent compared to 5.65 percent at our September 30, 2022, annual measurement date.
11. Other Expense
The components of Other expense were (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 1.3 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 2.6 | $ | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty income | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legacy product liability and environmental charges | (3.1) | (4.1) | (5.9) | (7.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost | (105.4) | (21.3) | (93.0) | (16.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | (3.3) | (1.6) | 0.6 | (3.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | $ | (107.1) | $ | (23.7) | $ | (89.8) | $ | (20.8) | ||||||||||||||||||
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12. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Rockwell Automation by component for the following periods were (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax | Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax | Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | (448.3) | $ | (379.1) | $ | (25.8) | $ | (853.2) | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (57.4) | 25.7 | 6.1 | (25.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 88.5 | — | (5.8) | 82.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 31.1 | 25.7 | 0.3 | 57.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | (417.2) | $ | (353.4) | $ | (25.5) | $ | (796.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax | Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax | Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | (447.8) | $ | (465.0) | $ | (4.7) | $ | (917.5) | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (57.4) | 111.6 | (5.9) | 48.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 88.0 | — | (14.9) | 73.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 30.6 | 111.6 | (20.8) | 121.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | (417.2) | $ | (353.4) | $ | (25.5) | $ | (796.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax | Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax | Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | (677.2) | $ | (299.6) | $ | (35.4) | $ | (1,012.2) | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 151.7 | (10.1) | 2.7 | 144.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 35.7 | — | (0.9) | 34.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 187.4 | (10.1) | 1.8 | 179.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | (489.8) | $ | (309.7) | $ | (33.6) | $ | (833.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax | Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax | Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | (694.1) | $ | (280.1) | $ | (42.9) | $ | (1,017.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 151.7 | (29.6) | 8.7 | 130.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 52.6 | — | 0.6 | 53.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 204.3 | (29.6) | 9.3 | 184.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | (489.8) | $ | (309.7) | $ | (33.6) | $ | (833.1) | |||||||||||||||
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Statement of Operations were (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | Affected Line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | $ | — | $ | 0.6 | $ | — | $ | 0.4 | Other expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss | (0.8) | 22.4 | (1.7) | 44.9 | Other expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement charge | 117.9 | 24.9 | 117.9 | 24.9 | Other expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117.1 | 47.9 | 116.2 | 70.2 | Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (28.6) | (12.2) | (28.2) | (17.6) | Income tax (provision) benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 88.5 | $ | 35.7 | $ | 88.0 | $ | 52.6 | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | $ | (1.7) | $ | 0.1 | $ | (2.7) | $ | 0.3 | Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | (6.5) | (2.2) | (19.4) | (1.6) | Cost of sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | (0.4) | — | (0.1) | 0.1 | Selling, general and administrative expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury locks related to 2019 and 2021 debt issuances | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (7.7) | (1.2) | (20.4) | 0.6 | Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.9 | 0.3 | 5.5 | — | Income tax (provision) benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | (5.8) | $ | (0.9) | $ | (14.9) | $ | 0.6 | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reclassifications | $ | 82.7 | $ | 34.8 | $ | 73.1 | $ | 53.2 | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 10 for further information.
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Various lawsuits, claims, and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against us relating to the conduct of our business, including those pertaining to product liability, environmental, safety and health, intellectual property, employment, and contract matters. Although the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty and some lawsuits, claims, or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to us, we believe the disposition of matters that are pending or have been asserted will not have a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. The following outlines additional background for obligations associated with asbestos, divested businesses, and intellectual property.
We (including our subsidiaries) have been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos that was used in certain components of our products many years ago, including products from divested businesses for which we have agreed to defend and indemnify claims. Currently there are lawsuits that name us as defendants, together with hundreds of other companies. But in all cases, for those claimants who do show that they worked with our products or products of divested businesses for which we are responsible, we nevertheless believe we have meritorious defenses, in substantial part due to the integrity of the products, the encapsulated nature of any asbestos-containing components, and the lack of any impairing medical condition caused by our products. We defend those cases vigorously. Historically, we have been dismissed from the vast majority of these claims with no payment to claimants.
Additionally, we have maintained insurance coverage that includes indemnity and defense costs, over and above self-insured retentions, for many of these claims. We believe these arrangements will provide substantial coverage for future defense and indemnity costs for these asbestos claims for many years into the future. The uncertainties of asbestos claim litigation make it difficult to predict accurately the ultimate outcome of asbestos claims. That uncertainty is increased by the possibility of adverse rulings or new legislation affecting asbestos claim litigation or the settlement process. Subject to these uncertainties and based on our experience defending asbestos claims, we do not believe these lawsuits will have a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
We have, from time to time, divested certain of our businesses. In connection with these divestitures, certain lawsuits, claims, and proceedings may be instituted or asserted against us related to the period that we owned the businesses, either because we agreed to retain certain liabilities related to these periods or because such liabilities fall upon us by operation of law. In some instances, the divested business has assumed the liabilities; however, it is possible that we might be responsible to satisfy those liabilities if the divested business is unable to do so. We do not believe these liabilities will have a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
In many countries we provide a limited intellectual property indemnity as part of our terms and conditions of sale and at times in other contracts with third parties. As of March 31, 2023, we were not aware of any material indemnification claims that were probable or reasonably possible of an unfavorable outcome. Historically, claims that have been made under the indemnification agreements have not had a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations; however, to the extent that valid indemnification claims arise in the future, future payments by us could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations in a particular period.
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
14. Income Taxes
At the end of each interim period, we estimate a base effective tax rate that we expect for the full year based on our most recent forecast of pre-tax income, permanent book and tax differences, and global tax planning strategies. We use this base rate to provide for income taxes on a year-to-date basis, excluding the effect of significant unusual items and items that are reported net of their related tax effects in the period in which they occur.
The effective tax rate was 16.1 percent and 17.8 percent in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, compared to (20.2) percent and 10.9 percent in the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to non-U.S. tax rates and other discrete benefits. The effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent in the six months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to non-U.S. tax rates. The effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to PTC investment adjustments and non-U.S. tax rates. The effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent in the six months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to excess income tax benefits of share-based compensation and non-U.S. tax rates.
An income tax liability of $175.3 million and $233.7 million related to the U.S. transition tax under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Act") that is payable greater than 12 months after March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, is recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $2.9 million and $3.9 million at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively, of which the entire amount would reduce our effective tax rate if recognized.
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits were $0.8 million and $1.4 million at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision.
We believe it is reasonably possible that the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by up to $2.4 million in the next 12 months as a result of the resolution of tax matters in various global jurisdictions and the lapses of statutes of limitations. If all of the unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, the net reduction to our income tax provision, including the recognition of interest and penalties and offsetting tax assets, could be up to $3.1 million.
We conduct business globally and are routinely audited by the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years before 2018, state and local income tax examinations for years before 2014 and foreign income tax examinations for years before 2008.
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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
15. Business Segment Information
Sales and operating results of our reportable segments were (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 1,023.2 | $ | 808.6 | $ | 1,959.4 | $ | 1,708.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 741.1 | 534.9 | 1,314.4 | 1,048.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 511.1 | 464.6 | 982.6 | 907.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 1,808.1 | $ | 4,256.4 | $ | 3,665.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment operating earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 206.9 | $ | 118.2 | $ | 416.3 | $ | 331.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 249.3 | 131.5 | 416.6 | 249.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 27.9 | 33.7 | 52.2 | 58.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 484.1 | 283.4 | 885.1 | 638.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization | (26.6) | (26.1) | (52.6) | (52.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and other | (29.2) | (24.6) | (56.5) | (54.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost | (105.4) | (21.3) | (93.0) | (16.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of investments | 63.0 | (140.7) | 203.6 | (133.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (34.5) | (29.6) | (67.3) | (58.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 351.4 | $ | 41.1 | $ | 819.3 | $ | 323.6 | |||||||||||||||
Among other considerations, we evaluate performance and allocate resources based upon segment operating earnings before purchase accounting depreciation and amortization, corporate and other, non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost, change in fair value of investments, interest expense, net, and income tax (provision) benefit. Depending on the product, intersegment sales within a single legal entity are either at cost or cost plus a mark-up, which does not necessarily represent a market price. Sales between legal entities are at an appropriate transfer price. We allocate costs related to shared segment operating activities to the segments consistent with the methodology used by management to assess segment performance.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareowners of
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Rockwell Automation, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, and shareowners’ equity for the three-month and six-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and of cash flows for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and shareowners’ equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated November 8, 2022, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 27, 2023
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements (including certain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe”, “estimate”, “project”, “plan”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “will”, “intend”, and other similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, including but not limited to:
•the availability and price of components and materials;
•macroeconomic factors, including inflation, global and regional business conditions (including adverse impacts in certain markets, such as Oil & Gas), commodity prices, currency exchange rates, the cyclical nature of our customers’ capital spending, and sovereign debt concerns;
•the severity and duration of disruptions to our business due to pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), natural disasters (including those as a result of climate change), acts of war (including the Russia and Ukraine conflict), strikes, terrorism, social unrest or other causes, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to manage it on the global economy, liquidity and financial markets, demand for our hardware and software products, solutions, and services, our supply chain, our work force, our liquidity, and the value of the assets we own;
•our ability to attract, develop, and retain qualified personnel;
•the availability, effectiveness, and security of our information technology systems;
•our ability to manage and mitigate the risk related to security vulnerabilities and breaches of our hardware and software products, solutions, and services;
•the successful integration and management of strategic transactions and achievement of the expected benefits of these transactions;
•laws, regulations, and governmental policies affecting our activities in the countries where we do business, including those related to tariffs, taxation, trade controls (including sanctions placed on Russia), cybersecurity, and climate change;
•the successful development of advanced technologies and demand for and market acceptance of new and existing hardware and software products;
•our ability to manage and mitigate the risks associated with our solutions and services businesses;
•the successful execution of our cost productivity initiatives;
•competitive hardware and software products, solutions, and services, pricing pressures, and our ability to provide high quality products, solutions, and services;
•the availability and cost of capital;
•disruptions to our distribution channels or the failure of distributors to develop and maintain capabilities to sell our products;
•intellectual property infringement claims by others and the ability to protect our intellectual property;
•the uncertainty of claims by taxing authorities in the various jurisdictions where we do business;
•the uncertainties of litigation, including liabilities related to the safety and security of the hardware and software products, solutions, and services we sell;
•risks associated with our investment in common stock of PTC Inc., including the potential for volatility in our reported quarterly earnings associated with changes in the market value of such stock;
•our ability to manage costs related to employee retirement and health care benefits; and
•other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
These forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs as of the date of filing this report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. See Item 1A. Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, for more information.
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Non-GAAP Measures
The following discussion includes organic sales, total segment operating earnings and margin, adjusted income, adjusted EPS, adjusted effective tax rate, and free cash flow, which are non-GAAP measures. See Supplemental Sales Information for a reconciliation of reported sales to organic sales and a discussion of why we believe this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors. See Summary of Results of Operations for a reconciliation of Income before income taxes to total segment operating earnings and margin and a discussion of why we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors. See Adjusted Income, Adjusted EPS, and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation for a reconciliation of Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, diluted EPS, and effective tax rate to adjusted income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted effective tax rate, respectively, and a discussion of why we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors. See Financial Condition for a reconciliation of Cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow and a discussion of why we believe this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors.
Overview
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Overall demand for our hardware and software products, solutions, and services is driven by:
•investments in manufacturing, including upgrades, modifications and expansions of existing facilities or production lines, and new facilities or production lines;
•investments in basic materials production capacity, which may be related to commodity pricing levels;
•our customers’ needs for faster time to market, operational productivity, asset management and reliability, and enterprise risk management;
•our customers’ needs to continuously improve quality, safety, and sustainability;
•industry factors that include our customers’ new product introductions, demand for our customers’ products or services, and the regulatory and competitive environments in which our customers operate;
•levels of global industrial production and capacity utilization;
•regional factors that include local political, social, regulatory, and economic circumstances; and
•the spending patterns of our customers due to their annual budgeting processes and their working schedules.
Long-term Strategy
Our strategy is to bring The Connected Enterprise(R) to life by integrating control and information across the enterprise. We deliver customer outcomes by combining advanced industrial automation with the latest information technology. Our growth and performance strategy seeks to:
•achieve organic sales growth in excess of the automation market by expanding our served market and strengthening our competitive differentiation;
•grow market share of our core platforms;
•drive double digit growth in information solutions and connected services;
•drive double digit growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR);
•acquire companies that serve as catalysts to organic growth by increasing our information solutions and connected services offerings and capabilities, advanced material handling, and expanding our global presence;
•enhance our market access by building our channel capability and partner network;
•deploy human and financial resources to strengthen our technology leadership and our intellectual capital business model;
•continuously improve quality and customer experience; and
•drive annual cost productivity.
By implementing the above strategy, we seek to achieve our long-term financial goals, including above-market organic sales growth, increasing the portion of our total revenue that is recurring in nature, EPS growth above sales growth, return on invested capital in excess of 20 percent, and free cash flow equal to about 100 percent of adjusted income. We expect acquisitions to add a percentage point or more per year to long-term sales growth.
Our customers face the challenge of remaining globally cost competitive and automation can help them achieve their productivity and sustainability objectives. Our value proposition is to help our customers reduce time to market, lower total cost of ownership, improve asset utilization, and manage enterprise risks.
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U.S. Economic Trends
In the second quarter of 2023, sales in the U.S. accounted for over half of our total sales. The various indicators we use to gauge the direction and momentum of our served U.S. markets include:
•The Industrial Production (IP) Index, published by the Federal Reserve, which measures the real output of manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. The IP Index is expressed as a percentage of real output in a base year, currently 2017. Historically, there has been a meaningful correlation between the changes in the IP Index and the level of automation investment made by our U.S. customers in their manufacturing base.
•The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), which indicates the current and near-term state of manufacturing activity in the U.S. According to the ISM, a PMI measure above 50 indicates that the U.S. manufacturing economy is generally expanding while a measure below 50 indicates that it is generally contracting.
The table below depicts trends in these indicators since the quarter ended September 2021. These figures are as of April 27, 2023, and are subject to revision by the issuing organizations. The IP Index increased in each month of the second quarter of 2023 but the quarter as a whole was little changed versus the first quarter of 2023. Manufacturing PMI results were soft in the second quarter of 2023. The Manufacturing PMI reading in the month of March was the lowest of the quarter and was the fifth consecutive month below 50.
| IP Index | PMI | ||||||||||
| 2023 quarter ended: | |||||||||||
| March 2023 | 99.7 | 46.3 | |||||||||
| December 2022 | 99.6 | 48.4 | |||||||||
| 2022 quarter ended: | |||||||||||
| September 2022 | 100.4 | 51.0 | |||||||||
| June 2022 | 100.4 | 53.1 | |||||||||
| March 2022 | 99.7 | 57.0 | |||||||||
| December 2021 | 99.0 | 58.8 | |||||||||
| 2021 quarter ended: | |||||||||||
| September 2021 | 97.8 | 60.5 | |||||||||
Inflation in the U.S. has also had an impact on our input costs and pricing. We used the Producer Price Index (PPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. PPI for March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, increased 2.7 percent, 6.6 percent, 8.5 percent, 11.2 percent, 11.7 percent, and 10.0 percent, respectively, compared to the same period of the prior year. These figures are as of April 27, 2023, and are subject to revision by the issuing organization. Although higher than historic measures, the PPI year over year increase has declined over the past four quarters.
Non-U.S. Economic Trends
In the second quarter of 2023, sales to customers outside the U.S. accounted for less than half of our total sales. These customers include both indigenous companies and multinational companies with a global presence. In addition to the global factors previously mentioned in the Overview section, international demand, particularly in emerging markets, has historically been driven by the strength of the industrial economy in each region, investments in infrastructure, and expanding consumer markets. We use changes in key countries' gross domestic product (GDP), IP, and PMI as indicators of the growth opportunities in each region where we do business.
Industrial output outside the U.S. was mostly higher in the second quarter of 2023 after declining in the first quarter of 2023. PMI readings were mostly lower in the second quarter of 2023 and readings for many countries ended the quarter below 50. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and global inflation remain persistent, along with elevated geopolitical instability.
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Supply Chain
We have a global supply chain, including a network of suppliers and distribution and manufacturing facilities. The supply chain has been stressed by increased demand, along with pandemic-related and other global events that have put additional pressures on manufacturing output. Although there has been a continued gradual improvement in the supply chain environment, this has resulted in and could continue to result in:
•challenges in our supply chain;
•difficulty in procuring or inability to procure components and materials necessary for our hardware and software products, solutions, and services;
•increased costs for commodities and components; and
•delays in delivering, or an inability to deliver, our hardware and software products, solutions, and services.
We are closely managing our end-to-end supply chain, from sourcing to production to customer delivery, with a particular focus on all critical and at-risk suppliers and supplier locations globally. We have made large-scale investments to increase capacity across our network in support of our orders growth. Additional actions we are taking include:
•extending order visibility to our supply base to ensure we are appropriately planning for extended component lead times;
•securing longer-term supply agreements with critical partners;
•re-engineering of existing products to increase component supply resiliency;
•capacity investments, including redundant manufacturing lines and additional electronic assembly equipment; and
•qualification of additional suppliers to diversify our supplier base.
We believe these and other actions we are taking will over time normalize our product lead times and reduce our backlog.
COVID-19 Pandemic
We continue to monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business and geographies. Uncertainty on the duration and severity of those impacts remains due to the evolving nature of the pandemic, government responses to it, and regulations across the geographies in which our business operates. We are continuously responding to the changing conditions created by the pandemic and evolving regulations and remain focused on our priorities including employee health and safety, our customer needs, and protecting critical investments to drive long-term differentiation.
Outlook
The table below provides guidance for sales growth and earnings per share for 2023 as of April 27, 2023. Our updated guidance reflects first half performance and record backlog. It also assumes continued improvement in electronic component availability.
| Sales Growth Guidance | EPS Guidance | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reported sales growth | 12.5% - 16.5% | Diluted EPS | $11.71 - $12.41 | |||||||||||||||||
Organic sales growth (1) | 13.0% - 17.0% | Adjusted EPS (1) | $11.50 - $12.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Inorganic sales growth | ~1.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation | ~(1.5)% | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) Organic sales growth and adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures. See Supplemental Sales Information and Adjusted Income, Adjusted EPS, and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation for more information on these non-GAAP measures.
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Summary of Results of Operations
The following table reflects our sales and operating results (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices (a) | $ | 1,023.2 | $ | 808.6 | $ | 1,959.4 | $ | 1,708.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control (b) | 741.1 | 534.9 | 1,314.4 | 1,048.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services (c) | 511.1 | 464.6 | 982.6 | 907.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total sales (d) | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 1,808.1 | $ | 4,256.4 | $ | 3,665.4 | |||||||||||||||
Segment operating earnings (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices (e) | $ | 206.9 | $ | 118.2 | $ | 416.3 | $ | 331.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control (f) | 249.3 | 131.5 | 416.6 | 249.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services (g) | 27.9 | 33.7 | 52.2 | 58.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating earnings (2) (h) | 484.1 | 283.4 | 885.1 | 638.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization | (26.6) | (26.1) | (52.6) | (52.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and other | (29.2) | (24.6) | (56.5) | (54.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost | (105.4) | (21.3) | (93.0) | (16.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of investments | 63.0 | (140.7) | 203.6 | (133.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (34.5) | (29.6) | (67.3) | (58.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes (i) | 351.4 | 41.1 | 819.3 | 323.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit | (56.5) | 8.3 | (145.7) | (35.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 294.9 | 49.4 | 673.6 | 288.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5.4) | (4.5) | (10.7) | (7.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation | $ | 300.3 | $ | 53.9 | $ | 684.3 | $ | 295.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 2.59 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.90 | $ | 2.51 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EPS (3) | $ | 3.01 | $ | 1.66 | $ | 5.48 | $ | 3.79 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average outstanding shares | 115.6 | 117.1 | 115.6 | 117.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax margin (i/d) | 15.4 | % | 2.3 | % | 19.2 | % | 8.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices segment operating margin (e/a) | 20.2 | % | 14.6 | % | 21.2 | % | 19.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control segment operating margin (f/b) | 33.6 | % | 24.6 | % | 31.7 | % | 23.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services segment operating margin (g/c) | 5.5 | % | 7.3 | % | 5.3 | % | 6.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total segment operating margin (2) (h/d) | 21.3 | % | 15.7 | % | 20.8 | % | 17.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) See Note 15 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the definition of segment operating earnings.
(2) Total segment operating earnings and total segment operating margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We exclude purchase accounting depreciation and amortization, corporate and other, non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost, change in fair value of investments, interest expense, net, and income tax (provision) benefit because we do not consider these items to be directly related to the operating performance of our segments. We believe total segment operating earnings and total segment operating margin are useful to investors as measures of operating performance. We use these measures to monitor and evaluate the profitability of our operating segments. Our measures of total segment operating earnings and total segment operating margin may be different from measures used by other companies.
(3) Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP earnings measure. See Adjusted Income, Adjusted EPS, and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation for more information on this non-GAAP measure.
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Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2023, Compared to Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2022
Sales
Sales increased 25.8 percent and 16.1 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Organic sales increased 27.3 percent and 18.5 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Currency translation decreased sales by 2.8 percentage points and 3.5 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Acquisitions increased sales by 1.3 percentage points and 1.1 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Pricing increased total company sales by approximately 6.5 percentage points and 7.0 percentage points in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, realized in the Intelligent Devices and Software & Control segments.
The tables below present our sales, attributed to the geographic regions based upon country of destination, and the percentage change from the same period a year ago (in millions, except percentages). The results by region and segment were primarily impacted by component availability and the composition of backlog versus underlying demand.
| Change vs. | Change in Organic Sales (1) vs. | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 1,310.6 | 22.3 | % | 22.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 486.5 | 39.4 | % | 41.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 334.2 | 25.5 | % | 31.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Latin America | 144.1 | 18.7 | % | 16.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 2,275.4 | 25.8 | % | 27.3 | % | |||||||||||
| Change vs. | Change in Organic Sales (1) vs. | ||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 2,489.5 | 14.6 | % | 15.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 859.3 | 22.1 | % | 27.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 630.7 | 15.7 | % | 23.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Latin America | 276.9 | 13.3 | % | 11.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 4,256.4 | 16.1 | % | 18.5 | % | |||||||||||
(1) Organic sales and organic sales growth exclude the effect of acquisitions, changes in currency exchange rates, and divestitures. See Supplemental Sales Information for information on these non-GAAP measures.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and other expenses were $29.2 million and $56.5 million in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, compared to $24.6 million and $54.0 million in the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. The increase was primarily due to mark-to-market adjustments related to our deferred and non-qualified compensation plans.
Income before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes was $351.4 million and $819.3 million in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, compared to $41.1 million and $323.6 million in the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. The increase was primarily due to higher sales and fair value adjustments recognized in 2023 compared to 2022 in connection with our investment in PTC (the "PTC adjustments"), partially offset by higher non-operating pension expense.
Total segment operating earnings increased 70.8 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to higher sales volume, including pricing increases, partially offset by higher incentive compensation and investment spend. Total segment operating earnings increased 38.6 percent in the six months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to higher sales volume, including pricing increases, partially offset by higher investment spend, incentive compensation, and input costs.
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Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was 16.1 percent compared to (20.2) percent for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the PTC adjustments and non-U.S. tax rates. Our adjusted effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was 17.4 percent compared to 16.0 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in the adjusted effective tax rate was primarily due to non-U.S. tax rates.
The effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2023, was 17.8 percent compared to 10.9 percent for the six months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the PTC adjustments, non-U.S. tax rates, and lower discrete benefits in the current year. Our adjusted effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2023, was 17.3 percent compared to 15.6 percent for the six months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in the adjusted effective tax rate was primarily due to lower discrete benefits in the current year.
Diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS
2023 second quarter Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation was $300.3 million or $2.59 per share, compared to $53.9 million or $0.46 per share in the second quarter of 2022. The increases in Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation and diluted EPS were primarily due to higher sales and pre-tax margin. Pre-tax margin was 15.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 2.3 percent in the same period last year. The increase in pre-tax margin was primarily due to higher sales and the PTC adjustments, partially offset by higher non-operating pension expense. 2023 second quarter adjusted EPS was $3.01, up 81.3 percent compared to $1.66 in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher sales and segment operating margin. Total segment operating margin in the second quarter of 2023 was 21.3 percent compared to 15.7 percent a year ago primarily due to higher sales volume, including pricing increases, partially offset by higher incentive compensation and investment spend.
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation was $684.3 million or $5.90 per share in the six months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $295.4 million or $2.51 per share in the six months ended March 31, 2022. The increases in Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation and diluted EPS were primarily due to higher sales and pre-tax margin. Pre-tax margin was 19.2 percent in the six months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 8.8 percent in the same period last year. The increase in pre-tax margin was primarily due to higher sales and the PTC adjustments, partially offset by higher non-operating pension expense. Adjusted EPS was $5.48 in the six months ended March 31, 2023, up 44.6 percent compared to $3.79 in the six months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in adjusted EPS was primarily due to higher sales and segment operating margin. Total segment operating margin in the six months ended March 31, 2023, was 20.8 percent compared to 17.4 percent in the same period a year ago primarily due to higher sales volume, including pricing increases, partially offset by higher investment spend, incentive compensation, and input costs.
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Intelligent Devices
Sales
Intelligent Devices sales increased 26.5 percent and 14.7 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Intelligent Devices organic sales increased 26.8 percent and 16.2 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Currency translation decreased sales by 2.7 percentage points and 3.4 percentage points year over year, in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. The acquisition of CUBIC increased sales by 2.4 percentage points and 1.9 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, reported and organic sales increased in all regions.
Segment Operating Margin
Intelligent Devices segment operating earnings increased 75.0 percent year over year in the three months ended March 31, 2023. Segment operating margin increased to 20.2 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2023, from 14.6 percent in the same period a year ago. The increase from the prior year includes higher sales volume, including the impact from price, partially offset by higher investment spend and incentive compensation.
Intelligent Devices segment operating earnings increased 25.7 percent year over year in the six months ended March 31, 2023. Segment operating margin increased to 21.2 percent in the six months ended March 31, 2023, from 19.4 percent in the same period a year ago. The increase from the prior year includes higher sales volume, including the impact from price, partially offset by higher investment spend, unfavorable currency impact, higher input costs, and higher incentive compensation.
Software & Control
Sales
Software & Control sales increased 38.5 percent and 25.3 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Software & Control organic sales increased 41.6 percent and 28.8 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Currency translation decreased sales by 3.1 percentage points and 3.5 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, reported and organic sales increased in all regions.
Segment Operating Margin
Software & Control segment operating earnings increased 89.6 percent and 67.2 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Segment operating margin increased to 33.6 percent and 31.7 percent in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, from 24.6 percent and 23.8 percent in the same period a year ago, primarily driven by higher sales volume, including the impact from price, partially offset by higher investment spend and incentive compensation.
Lifecycle Services
Sales
Lifecycle Services sales increased 10.0 percent and 8.3 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Lifecycle Services organic sales increased 11.7 percent and 11.0 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Currency translation decreased sales by 2.5 percentage points and 3.3 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Acquisitions increased sales by 0.8 percentage points and 0.6 percentage points year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. All regions experienced growth in reported and organic sales in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, except for Latin America.
Segment Operating Margin
Lifecycle Services segment operating earnings decreased 17.2 percent and 10.3 percent year over year in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Segment operating margin decreased to 5.5 percent and 5.3 percent in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, from 7.3 percent and 6.4 percent in the same period a year ago. The benefit of higher sales was more than offset by higher incentive compensation costs and one-time items to expand future profitability.
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Supplemental Segment Information
Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization and non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost are not allocated to our operating segments because these costs are excluded from our measurement of each segment's operating performance for internal purposes. If we were to allocate these costs, we would attribute them to each of our segments as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 1.2 | $ | 0.7 | $ | 2.2 | $ | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 17.2 | 17.2 | 34.1 | 34.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 8.0 | 7.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 28.8 | $ | 4.9 | $ | 24.9 | $ | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 28.8 | 4.9 | 24.9 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 38.6 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Adjusted Income, Adjusted EPS, and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation
Adjusted income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted effective tax rate are non-GAAP earnings measures that exclude non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost, purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation, change in fair value of investments, and Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, including their respective tax effects. Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost is defined as all components of our net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost except for service cost. See Note 10 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost.
We believe that adjusted income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted effective tax rate provide useful information to our investors about our operating performance and allow management and investors to compare our operating performance period over period. Adjusted EPS is also used as a financial measure of performance for our annual incentive compensation. Our measures of adjusted income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted effective tax rate may be different from measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, diluted EPS, and effective tax rate.
The following are reconciliations of Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, diluted EPS, and effective tax rate to adjusted income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted effective tax rate, respectively (in millions, except per share amounts and percentages):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation | $ | 300.3 | $ | 53.9 | $ | 684.3 | $ | 295.4 | |||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (1) | 105.4 | 21.3 | 93.0 | 16.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (1) | (25.6) | (5.5) | (22.8) | (4.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | 23.6 | 23.1 | 46.6 | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | (5.8) | (5.6) | (11.4) | (11.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of investments (2) | (63.0) | 140.7 | (203.6) | 133.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of change in fair value of investments (2) | 15.2 | (33.4) | 49.3 | (29.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted income | $ | 350.1 | $ | 194.5 | $ | 635.4 | $ | 445.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 2.59 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 5.90 | $ | 2.51 | |||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (1) | 0.90 | 0.19 | 0.80 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (1) | (0.22) | (0.05) | (0.20) | (0.04) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | (0.05) | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.10) | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of investments (2) | (0.54) | 1.20 | (1.75) | 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of change in fair value of investments (2) | 0.13 | (0.29) | 0.43 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EPS | $ | 3.01 | $ | 1.66 | $ | 5.48 | $ | 3.79 | |||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 16.1 | % | (20.2) | % | 17.8 | % | 10.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tax effect of non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (1) | 1.9 | % | 15.7 | % | 0.7 | % | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | 0.4 | % | 1.0 | % | 0.5 | % | 0.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tax effect of change in fair value of investments (2) | (1.0) | % | 19.5 | % | (1.7) | % | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted effective tax rate | 17.4 | % | 16.0 | % | 17.3 | % | 15.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) Includes settlement expense of $117.9 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, and $24.9 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022.
(2) Primarily relates to the change in fair value of investment in PTC.
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Fiscal 2023 Guidance (4) | ||||||||
Diluted EPS (1) | $11.71 - $12.41 | |||||||
Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (3) | 0.66 | |||||||
Tax effect of non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (3) | (0.17) | |||||||
| Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | 0.82 | |||||||
| Tax effect of purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | (0.20) | |||||||
Change in fair value of investments (2) | (1.75) | |||||||
Tax effect of change in fair value of investments (2) | 0.43 | |||||||
Adjusted EPS (1) | $11.50 - $12.20 | |||||||
| Effective tax rate | ~ 17.5% | |||||||
Tax effect of non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost (3) | ~ 0.5% | |||||||
| Tax effect of purchase accounting depreciation and amortization attributable to Rockwell Automation | ~ 0.5% | |||||||
Tax effect of change in fair value of investments (2) | ~ (1.0)% | |||||||
| Adjusted effective tax rate | ~ 17.5% | |||||||
(1) Fiscal 2023 guidance based on adjusted income attributable to Rockwell, which includes an adjustment for SLB's non-controlling interest in Sensia.
(2) The actual year-to-date adjustments, which are based on PTC's share price at March 31, 2023, and year-to-date sales of PTC Shares, are used for guidance, as estimates of these adjustments on a forward-looking basis are not available due to variability, complexity, and limited visibility of these items.
(3) Year-to-date pension settlement charges are used for guidance, as estimates of these adjustments on a forward-looking basis are not available due to variability, complexity, and limited visibility of these items.
(4) Guidance as of April 27, 2023.
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Financial Condition
The following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in millions):
| Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Cash provided by (used for) | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 253.4 | $ | 78.8 | |||||||
| Investing activities | (19.5) | (144.7) | |||||||||
| Financing activities | (296.5) | (142.5) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 19.3 | (10.8) | |||||||||
| Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | (43.3) | $ | (219.2) | |||||||
The following table summarizes free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure (in millions):
| Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 253.4 | $ | 78.8 | |||||||
| Capital expenditures | (55.7) | (82.0) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 197.7 | $ | (3.2) | |||||||
Our definition of free cash flow takes into consideration capital investments required to maintain the operations of our businesses and execute our strategy. Cash provided by operating activities adds back non-cash depreciation expense to earnings but does not reflect a charge for necessary capital expenditures. Our definition of free cash flow excludes the operating cash flows and capital expenditures related to our discontinued operations, if any. Operating, investing, and financing cash flows of our discontinued operations, if any, are presented separately in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. In our opinion, free cash flow provides useful information to investors regarding our ability to generate cash from business operations that is available for acquisitions and other investments, service of debt principal, dividends, and share repurchases. We use free cash flow, as defined, as one measure to monitor and evaluate our performance, including as a financial measure for our annual incentive compensation. Our definition of free cash flow may be different from definitions used by other companies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $253.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $78.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2022. Free cash flow was $197.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $(3.2) million for the six months ended March 31, 2022. The year over year increases in cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow were primarily due to higher pre-tax income and lower income tax payments in the first six months of 2023 compared to the first six months of 2022, partially offset by increases in working capital.
In December 2021, the Company entered a 10b5-1 plan related to our PTC Shares, pursuant to which a broker makes periodic sales of some of our PTC Shares on behalf of the Company, subject to the terms of the plan. Starting in June 2022, the Company made periodic sales of our PTC Shares in the open market, outside of the parameters of the existing 10b5-1 plan. In December 2022, the original 10b5-1 plan was completed and a new 10b5-1 plan related to our PTC Shares was entered into by the Company. All of our sales of PTC Shares are consistent with the transfer restrictions in the securities purchase agreement, as amended, with PTC. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the fiscal year-to-date sales of our PTC shares under our 10b5-1 plan and open market sales resulted in a gross inflow of $205.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. This excludes any tax liability related to the realized gain on investment. These proceeds, and any proceeds from future sales, will support our future uses of cash.
Our Short-term debt as of March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, includes commercial paper borrowings of $434.5 million and $317.0 million, respectively, with weighted average interest rates of 4.84 percent and 3.03 percent, respectively, and weighted average maturity periods of 13 days and 22 days, respectively. In December 2022, Sensia entered into an unsecured $75.0 million line of credit. As of March 31, 2023, included in Short-term debt was $50.0 million borrowed against the line of credit with an interest rate of 5.78 percent. Also included in Short-term debt as of March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, is $23.5 million and $42.3 million, respectively, of interest-bearing loans from SLB to Sensia, due December 29, 2023.
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We repurchased approximately 0.8 million shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program in the first six months of 2023. The total cost of these shares was $194.4 million, of which $0.8 million was recorded in Accounts payable at March 31, 2023, related to shares that did not settle until April 2023. At September 30, 2022, there were $1.6 million of outstanding common stock share repurchases recorded in Accounts payable. We repurchased approximately 0.2 million shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program in the first six months of 2022. The total cost of these shares was $49.4 million. At March 31, 2022, there were no outstanding common stock share repurchases recorded in Accounts payable. Our decision to repurchase shares in the remainder of 2023 will depend on business conditions, free cash flow generation, other cash requirements, and stock price. On both July 24, 2019, and May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized us to expend an additional $1.0 billion to repurchase shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2023, we had approximately $1,056.9 million remaining for share repurchases under our existing board authorizations. See Part II, Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds, for additional information regarding share repurchases.
We expect future uses of cash to include working capital requirements, capital expenditures, additional contributions to our retirement plans, acquisitions of businesses and other inorganic investments, dividends to shareowners, repurchases of common stock, and repayments of debt. We expect to fund future uses of cash with a combination of existing cash balances, cash generated by operating activities, commercial paper borrowings, or new issuances of debt or other securities. In addition, we have access to unsecured credit facilities with various banks.
At March 31, 2023, the majority of our Cash and cash equivalents were held by non-U.S. subsidiaries. As a result of the broad changes to the U.S. international tax system under the Tax Act, the Company accounts for taxes on earnings of substantially all of its non-U.S. subsidiaries including both non-U.S. and U.S. taxes. The Company has concluded that earnings of a limited number of its non-U.S. subsidiaries are indefinitely reinvested.
In June 2022, we replaced our former $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a new five-year $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, expiring in June 2027. We can increase the aggregate amount of this credit facility by up to $750.0 million, subject to the consent of the banks in the credit facility. We did not borrow against this credit facility or the former credit facility during the periods ended March 31, 2023, or September 30, 2022. Borrowings under this credit facility bear interest based on short-term money market rates in effect during the period the borrowings are outstanding. The terms of this credit facility contain covenants under which we agree to maintain an EBITDA-to-interest ratio of at least 3.0 to 1.0. The EBITDA-to-interest ratio is defined in the credit facility as the ratio of consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the facility) for the preceding four quarters to consolidated interest expense for the same period.
LIBOR was the primary basis for determining interest payments on borrowings under our former $1.25 billion credit facility. Our new $1.5 billion credit facility uses the secured overnight funding rate (SOFR) as the primary basis for determining interest payments.
Among other uses, we can draw on our credit facility as a standby liquidity facility to repay our outstanding commercial paper as it matures. This access to funds to repay maturing commercial paper is an important factor in maintaining the short-term credit ratings set forth in the table below. Under our current policy with respect to these ratings, we expect to limit our other borrowings under our credit facility, if any, to amounts that would leave enough credit available under the facility so that we could borrow, if needed, to repay all of our then outstanding commercial paper as it matures.
Separate short-term unsecured credit facilities of approximately $217.9 million at March 31, 2023, were available to non-U.S. subsidiaries, of which, approximately $30.7 million was committed under letters of credit. Borrowings under our non-U.S. credit facilities at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, were not significant. We were in compliance with all covenants under our credit facilities at March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022. There are no significant commitment fees or compensating balance requirements under our credit facilities.
The following is a summary of our credit ratings as of March 31, 2023:
| Credit Rating Agency | Short-Term Rating | Long-Term Rating | Outlook | |||||||||||||||||
| Standard & Poor’s | A-1 | A | Negative | |||||||||||||||||
| Moody’s | P-2 | A3 | Stable | |||||||||||||||||
| Fitch Ratings | F1 | A | Stable | |||||||||||||||||
Our ability to access the commercial paper market, and the related costs of these borrowings, is affected by the strength of our credit ratings and market conditions. We have not experienced any difficulty in accessing the commercial paper market. If our access to the commercial paper market is adversely affected due to a change in market conditions or otherwise, we would expect to rely on a combination of available cash and our unsecured committed credit facility to provide short-term funding. In such event, the cost of borrowings under our unsecured committed credit facility could be higher than the cost of commercial paper borrowings.
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We regularly monitor the third-party depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. We diversify our cash and cash equivalents among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.
We use foreign currency forward exchange contracts to manage certain foreign currency risks. We enter into these contracts to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate variability in the expected future cash flows associated with certain third-party and intercompany transactions denominated in foreign currencies forecasted to occur within the next two years. We also use these contracts to hedge portions of our net investments in certain non-U.S. subsidiaries against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of foreign currency balances to the U.S. dollar. In addition, we use foreign currency forward exchange contracts that are not designated as hedges to offset transaction gains or losses associated with some of our assets and liabilities resulting from intercompany loans or other transactions with third parties that are denominated in currencies other than our entities' functional currencies. Our foreign currency forward exchange contracts are usually denominated in currencies of major industrial countries. We diversify our foreign currency forward exchange contracts among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.
Net gains and losses related to derivative forward exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges offset the related gains and losses on the hedged items during the periods in which the hedged items are recognized in earnings. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2023, we reclassified $7.7 million and $20.4 million, respectively, in pre-tax net gains related to cash flow hedges from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, we reclassified $1.2 million in pre-tax net gains and $0.6 million in pre-tax net losses, respectively, related to cash flow hedges from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of March 31, 2023, we expect that approximately $15.7 million of pre-tax net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges will be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months.
Information with respect to our contractual cash obligations is contained in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information.
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Supplemental Sales Information
We translate sales of subsidiaries operating outside of the United States using exchange rates effective during the respective period. Therefore, changes in currency exchange rates affect our reported sales. Sales by acquired businesses also affect our reported sales. We believe that organic sales, defined as sales excluding the effects of acquisitions and changes in currency exchange rates, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, provides useful information to investors because it reflects regional and operating segment performance from the activities of our businesses without the effect of acquisitions and changes in currency exchange rates. We use organic sales as one measure to monitor and evaluate our regional and operating segment performance. When we acquire businesses, we exclude sales in the current period for which there are no comparable sales in the prior period. We determine the effect of changes in currency exchange rates by translating the respective period’s sales using the same currency exchange rates that were in effect during the prior year. When we divest a business, we exclude sales in the prior period for which there are no comparable sales in the current period. Organic sales growth is calculated by comparing organic sales to reported sales in the prior year, excluding divestitures. We attribute sales to the geographic regions based on the country of destination.
The following is a reconciliation of reported sales to organic sales by geographic region (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reported Sales | Less: Effect of Acquisitions | Effect of Changes in Currency | Organic Sales | Reported Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 1,310.6 | $ | 3.1 | $ | (7.6) | $ | 1,315.1 | $ | 1,071.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 486.5 | 14.7 | (22.6) | 494.4 | 348.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 334.2 | 5.3 | (22.0) | 350.9 | 266.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 144.1 | — | 2.9 | 141.2 | 121.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 23.1 | $ | (49.3) | $ | 2,301.6 | $ | 1,808.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reported Sales | Less: Effect of Acquisitions | Effect of Changes in Currency | Organic Sales | Reported Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 2,489.5 | $ | 4.3 | $ | (15.7) | $ | 2,500.9 | $ | 2,172.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 859.3 | 26.4 | (63.5) | 896.4 | 703.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 630.7 | 8.0 | (51.7) | 674.4 | 545.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 276.9 | — | 5.0 | 271.9 | 244.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 4,256.4 | $ | 38.7 | $ | (125.9) | $ | 4,343.6 | $ | 3,665.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following is a reconciliation of reported sales to organic sales by operating segment (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reported Sales | Less: Effect of Acquisitions | Effect of Changes in Currency | Organic Sales | Reported Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 1,023.2 | $ | 19.3 | $ | (21.5) | $ | 1,025.4 | $ | 808.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 741.1 | — | (16.2) | 757.3 | 534.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 511.1 | 3.8 | (11.6) | 518.9 | 464.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 23.1 | $ | (49.3) | $ | 2,301.6 | $ | 1,808.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 | Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reported Sales | Less: Effect of Acquisitions | Effect of Changes in Currency | Organic Sales | Reported Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intelligent Devices | $ | 1,959.4 | $ | 33.0 | $ | (59.1) | $ | 1,985.5 | $ | 1,708.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Software & Control | 1,314.4 | — | (36.4) | 1,350.8 | 1,048.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lifecycle Services | 982.6 | 5.7 | (30.4) | 1,007.3 | 907.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Company Sales | $ | 4,256.4 | $ | 38.7 | $ | (125.9) | $ | 4,343.6 | $ | 3,665.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Critical Accounting Estimates
We have prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. These estimates are based on our best judgment about current and future conditions, but actual results could differ from those estimates. Information with respect to accounting estimates that are the most critical to the understanding of our financial statements as they could have the most significant effect on our reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management is contained in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information, except as noted below.
Goodwill - Sensia Reporting Unit
We perform our annual evaluation of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment in the second quarter each year. This year we also performed a quantitative impairment test for our Sensia reporting unit. We determined the fair value of the Sensia reporting unit under a combination of an income approach derived from discounted cash flows and a market multiples approach using selected comparable public companies.
Critical assumptions used in this approach included management’s estimated future revenue growth rates and margins, a discount rate, and a market multiple. Estimated future revenue growth and margins are based on management’s best estimate about current and future conditions. The revenue growth rate assumption reflects significant growth over the next five years before moderating back to a growth rate approximating longer term average inflationary rates. The forecasted near-term growth rate assumes that revenue will return to pre-pandemic levels due to the abatement of pandemic and supply chain related disruptions. Margin assumptions reflect that recent cost pressure related to inflation and supply chain challenges will be compensated through pricing achieved on future orders. We believe the assumptions and estimates made were reasonable and appropriate, which are based on a number of factors, including historical experience, reference to external product available market and industry growth publications, analysis of peer group projections, and information obtained from reporting unit management, including backlog. Actual results and forecasts of revenue growth and margins for our Sensia reporting unit may be impacted by its concentration within the Oil & Gas industry and with its customer base. Demand for Sensia hardware and software products, solutions, and services is sensitive to industry volatility and risks, including those related to commodity prices, supply and demand dynamics, production costs, geological activity, and political activities. If such factors impact our ability to achieve forecasted revenue growth rates and margins, the fair value of the reporting unit could decrease, which may result in an impairment. We determined the discount rate using our weighted average cost of capital adjusted for risk factors including risk associated with our above market revenue growth assumptions, historical performance, and industry-specific and economic factors. Additionally, industry-specific and economic factors that increase the discount rate or decrease the market multiple can decrease the fair value of the Sensia reporting unit, which may result in an impairment.
Based on these assumptions and estimates, the fair value of the Sensia reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 10 percent. We also assessed the changes in events and circumstances subsequent to our annual test and concluded that no triggering events, which would require interim quantitative testing, occurred. Therefore, as of March 31, 2023, we deemed that no impairment existed on $317.5 million of Goodwill allocated to the Sensia reporting unit.
Retirement Benefits - Pension
In March 2023, we remeasured our U.S. pension plan assets and liabilities in accordance with U.S GAAP settlement accounting rules. The discount rate used in the remeasurement was 5.25 percent compared to 5.65 percent at our September 30, 2022, annual measurement date. The 5.25 percent discount rate was set as of a March 31, 2023, measurement date and was determined by modeling a portfolio of bonds that match the expected cash flow of our benefit plans. See Note 10 in the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the settlement accounting.
Environmental Matters
Information with respect to the effect of compliance with environmental protection requirements and resolution of environmental claims on us and our manufacturing operations is contained in Note 17 in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 in the Consolidated Financial Statements regarding recent accounting pronouncements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Information with respect to our exposure to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk is contained in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures: We, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) as of the end of the quarter covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the quarter covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to our legal proceedings is contained in Item 3. Legal Proceedings, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Information about our most significant risk factors is contained in Item 1A. Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022. We believe that at March 31, 2023, there has been no material change to this information.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Share Repurchases
The table below sets forth information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of us of shares of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Approx. Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 - 31, 2023 | 79,063 | $ | 273.10 | 79,063 | $ | 1,073,683,344 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 - 28, 2023 | 26,158 | 290.23 | 26,158 | 1,066,091,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 - 31, 2023 | 31,962 | 287.54 | 31,962 | 1,056,901,213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 137,183 | $ | 279.73 | 137,183 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) All of the shares purchased during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, were acquired pursuant to the repurchase program described in (3) below.
(2) Average price paid per share includes brokerage commissions.
(3) On both July 24, 2019, and May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized us to expend an additional $1.0 billion to repurchase shares of our common stock. Our repurchase program allows us to repurchase shares at management’s discretion or at our broker’s discretion pursuant to a share repurchase plan subject to price and volume parameters.
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits:
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| Exhibit 101 | — | Interactive Data Files. | ||||||||||||
| Exhibit 104 | — | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | ||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. (Registrant) | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | April 27, 2023 | By | /s/ NICHOLAS C. GANGESTAD | ||||||||||||||
| Nicholas C. Gangestad Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | April 27, 2023 | By | /s/ TERRY L. RIESTERER | ||||||||||||||
| Terry L. Riesterer Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
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