Income Statement
Quarterly Data
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The financial performance from March 2015 through December 2019 is characterized by significant volatility in revenue, substantial non-recurring charges, and a drastic shift in reporting metrics during the final year of the period.
- Revenue and Gross Profitability
- Net sales remained relatively stable between 12 billion and 13 billion US$ per quarter from 2015 through mid-2017. A sharp increase occurred in late 2017 and early 2018, with quarterly sales peaking at 24.2 billion US$ in June 2018. However, 2019 exhibited extreme instability, with sales dropping to approximately 5.4 billion US$ in the second and third quarters, and ending the year with a negative value of 9.0 billion US$ in December 2019, indicating significant accounting adjustments or structural divestitures.
- Gross margin followed a similar trajectory, peaking at 6.27 billion US$ in June 2018. The period concluded with a negative gross margin of 1.33 billion US$ in December 2019, mirroring the collapse in net sales.
- Operating Expenses and Strategic Costs
- Research and development expenses showed a steady upward trend from approximately 380 million US$ in early 2015 to a peak of 803 million US$ in June 2018, before decreasing in 2019. Selling, general, and administrative expenses also escalated, rising from an average of 750 million US$ in 2015 to peak at 1.93 billion US$ in June 2018.
- The operating profile was heavily impacted by non-recurring items. Integration and separation costs became a prominent expenditure starting in 2017, peaking at 813 million US$ in March 2019. Additionally, a substantial asbestos-related charge of 1.11 billion US$ was recorded in December 2016, and a goodwill impairment charge of 1.17 billion US$ occurred in June 2019.
- Operating Income and Net Earnings
- Operating income experienced extreme fluctuations. A significant loss of 3.61 billion US$ was recorded in December 2017, primarily driven by a 3.11 billion US$ restructuring and asset-related charge. While operating income recovered in 2018, it returned to negative territory in 2019, ending the year at a loss of 695 million US$.
- Net income available for common stockholders remained highly erratic. Highs were observed in December 2015 (3.52 billion US$) and June 2016 (3.12 billion US$). The bottom line was severely impacted by the 2017 restructuring losses, leading to a net loss of 1.26 billion US$ in December 2017. In 2019, losses from continuing operations were partially offset by gains from discontinued operations, which contributed 643 million US$ in the final quarter of the period.
- Financial Adjustments and Non-Operating Items
- Interest expenses rose from approximately 240 million US$ per quarter in 2015 to a peak of 454 million US$ in March 2019, before turning into a credit of 128 million US$ in December 2019. Preferred stock dividends remained constant at 85 million US$ per quarter until they ceased after December 2016.
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