Eaton Corporation plc Q2 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Eaton reported a strong Q2 with adjusted EPS of $1.72, a record for the second quarter. This reflects:
    • 15% above the midpoint of guidance
    • Up nearly 100% year-over-year (vs. Q2 2019)
    • Up 20% sequentially (vs. Q1 2020)
  • Total sales were $5.2 billion, up 35% year-over-year, with organic sales up 27%.
  • Segment margins reached a second consecutive record at 18.6%, improving:
    • 390 bps year-over-year
    • 90 bps sequentially
  • Orders grew over 40% across both Electrical segments, with record backlogs.
  • Portfolio actions:
    • Completed acquisition of Cobham Mission Systems
    • Completed acquisition of 50% of Jiangsu YiNeng Electric (China)
    • Completed divestiture of Hydraulics to Danfoss for $3.3 billion

Strategic Growth Trends

  • Eaton continues to invest in three secular growth trends:
    • Electrification
    • Energy Transition
    • Digitalization
  • Highlighted wins:
    • $50M in e‑mobility powertrain awards (EV transmission, gearing, differential)
    • Renewable energy and residential electrical wins, including a major solar/storage OEM

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Eaton Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this point, all the participants are in a listen-only mode. However, there will be an opportunity for your questions. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. I'll turn the call now over to Yan Jin, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Jin, please go ahead. Yan Jin: Hey, good morning, guys. I'm Yan Jin, Eaton's Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you all for joining us for Eaton's Second Quarter 2020 earning call. With me today are Craig Arnold, our Chairman and CEO, and Tom Okray, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer. Our agenda today includes the opening remarks by Craig highlighting the Company's performance in the second quarter. As we have done our past calls, we'll be taking questions at the end of Craig's comments. The price release and the presentation we'll go through today have been posted on our website at www.eaton.com. This presentation including adjusted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow, and other non-GAAP measures. There are [Indiscernible] in the Appendix. A webcast of this call is accessible on our website and will be available for replay. I would like to remind you that our comments today will include statements related to the expected future results of the Company, and are therefore Forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materia

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