UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

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 1-4982

 


LOGO

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

OHIO   34-0451060

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6035 Parkland Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio   44124-4141
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000

 


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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Number of Common Shares outstanding at March 31, 2007 115,827,150

 



PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

     2007     2006     2007     2006

Net sales

   $ 2,780,969     $ 2,498,068     $ 7,843,694     $ 6,769,156

Cost of sales

     2,163,828       1,952,191       6,049,193       5,313,627
                              

Gross profit

     617,141       545,877       1,794,501       1,455,529

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     308,562       276,700       893,427       759,559

Interest expense

     22,403       21,038       61,879       57,096

Other (income) expense, net

     (8,750 )     (6,929 )     (22,153 )     4,242
                              

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     294,926       255,068       861,348       634,632

Income taxes

     85,617       77,545       248,488       184,237
                              

Income from continuing operations

   $ 209,309     $ 177,523     $ 612,860     $ 450,395

Income from discontinued operations

           28,884
                              

Net income

   $ 209,309     $ 177,523     $ 612,860     $ 479,279
                              

Basic earnings per share:

        

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.81     $ 1.49     $ 5.25     $ 3.78

Income from discontinued operations

           .25
                              

Net income per share

   $ 1.81     $ 1.49     $ 5.25     $ 4.03
                              

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.78     $ 1.46     $ 5.17     $ 3.73

Income from discontinued operations

           .24
                              

Net income per share

   $ 1.78     $ 1.46     $ 5.17     $ 3.97
                              

Cash dividends per common share

   $ .26     $ .23     $ .78     $ .69

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Dollars in thousands)

 

    

(Unaudited)

March 31,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

 
    
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 183,727     $ 171,553  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,717,153       1,592,323  

Inventories:

    

Finished products

     518,711       520,159  

Work in process

     575,283       494,469  

Raw materials

     176,977       168,250  
                
     1,270,971       1,182,878  

Prepaid expenses

     64,200       64,238  

Deferred income taxes

     132,261       127,986  
                

Total current assets

     3,368,312       3,138,978  

Plant and equipment

     4,219,480       4,086,367  

Less accumulated depreciation

     2,510,241       2,392,573  
                
     1,709,239       1,693,794  

Goodwill

     2,169,631       2,010,458  

Intangible assets, net

     491,383       471,095  

Other assets

     969,972       859,107  
                

Total assets

   $ 8,708,537     $ 8,173,432  
                
LIABILITIES     

Current liabilities:

    

Notes payable

   $ 293,456     $ 72,039  

Accounts payable, trade

     734,801       770,665  

Accrued liabilities

     720,770       698,014  

Accrued domestic and foreign taxes

     147,734       140,387  
                

Total current liabilities

     1,896,761       1,681,105  

Long-term debt

     1,115,987       1,059,461  

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

     833,123       811,479  

Deferred income taxes

     122,942       118,544  

Other liabilities

     219,282       261,640  
                

Total liabilities

     4,188,095       3,932,229  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Serial preferred stock, $.50 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; none issued

    

Common stock, $.50 par value; authorized 600,000,000 shares; issued 120,683,890 shares at March 31 and June 30

     60,342       60,342  

Additional capital

     533,256       510,869  

Retained earnings

     4,438,085       3,916,412  

Unearned compensation related to guarantee of ESOP debt

     (15,848 )     (25,809 )

Deferred compensation related to stock options

     2,308       2,347  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

     (114,081 )     (194,819 )
                
     4,904,062       4,269,342  

Less treasury shares, at cost:

    

4,856,740 shares at March 31 and 368,695 shares at June 30

     (383,620 )     (28,139 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     4,520,442       4,241,203  
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 8,708,537     $ 8,173,432  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
      2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 612,860     $ 479,279  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:

    

Net (income) from discontinued operations

       (28,884 )

Depreciation

     185,928       180,783  

Amortization

     36,091       28,486  

Stock-based compensation

     28,517       28,072  

Deferred income taxes

     (39,217 )     (18,821 )

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     (19,849 )     5,224  

(Gain) loss on sale of plant and equipment

     (15,798 )     11,883  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (68,205 )     (77,817 )

Inventories

     (55,950 )     (4,239 )

Prepaid expenses

     (2,736 )     9,065  

Other assets

     (128,099 )     (31,290 )

Accounts payable, trade

     (55,528 )     (23,592 )

Accrued payrolls and other compensation

     20,242       (19,128 )

Accrued domestic and foreign taxes

     30,123       65,763  

Other accrued liabilities

     (6,999 )     (1,825 )

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

     12,558       12,794  

Other liabilities

     2,941       3,547  

Discontinued operations

       (9,266 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     536,879       610,034  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisitions (less cash acquired of $1,088 in 2007 and $20,846 in 2006)

     (188,340 )     (809,566 )

Capital expenditures

     (174,946 )     (152,654 )

Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment

     35,389       23,767  

Proceeds from sale of businesses

       92,715  

Other

     (2,839 )     (13,125 )

Discontinued operations

       (100 )
                

Net cash (used in) investing activities

     (330,736 )     (858,963 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Net (payments for) proceeds from common share activity

     (361,651 )     27,517  

Proceeds from notes payable, net

     227,199       278,025  

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     48,992       523,064  

(Payments for) long-term borrowings

     (21,995 )     (583,709 )

Dividends

     (91,187 )     (82,101 )
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (198,642 )     162,796  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     4,673       793  
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     12,174       (85,340 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     171,553       336,080  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 183,727     $ 250,740  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

The Company operates in three reportable business segments: Industrial, Aerospace and Climate & Industrial Controls. The Industrial Segment is the largest and includes a significant portion of International operations.

Industrial—This segment produces a broad range of motion control and fluid systems and components used in all kinds of manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, mobile construction, agricultural and military machinery and equipment. Sales are made directly to major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and through a broad distribution network to smaller OEMs and the aftermarket.

Aerospace—This segment designs and manufactures products and provides aftermarket support for commercial, military and general aviation aircraft, missile and spacecraft markets. The Aerospace Segment provides a full range of systems and components for hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel applications.

Climate & Industrial Controls—This segment manufactures motion-control systems and components for use primarily in the refrigeration and air conditioning and transportation industries.

Business Segment Results by Industry

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Net sales

           

Industrial:

           

North America

   $ 1,048,474    $ 1,062,686    $ 3,008,902    $ 2,921,651

International

     1,017,953      774,018      2,817,668      2,071,308

Aerospace

     436,476      390,966      1,240,873      1,085,047

Climate & Industrial Controls

     278,066      270,398      776,251      691,150
                           

Total

   $ 2,780,969    $ 2,498,068    $ 7,843,694    $ 6,769,156
                           

Segment operating income

           

Industrial:

           

North America

   $ 146,794    $ 164,659    $ 433,822    $ 432,019

International

     140,456      98,933      389,756      247,442

Aerospace

     66,219      54,470      202,622      156,575

Climate & Industrial Controls

     19,232      23,752      57,019      52,282
                           

Total segment operating income

     372,701      341,814      1,083,219      888,318

Corporate general and administrative expenses

     40,538      36,159      121,168      93,475
                           

Income from continuing operations before interest expense and other

     332,163      305,655      962,051      794,843

Interest expense

     22,403      21,038      61,879      57,096

Other expense

     14,834      29,549      38,824      103,115
                           

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 294,926    $ 255,068    $ 861,348    $ 634,632
                           

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts

 


 

1. Management representation

In the opinion of the management of the Company, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2007, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 and cash flows for the nine months then ended. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

 

2. New accounting pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not yet determined the effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations of complying with the provisions of FIN 48 but does not anticipate the effect to be material.

In August 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” Statement No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Statement No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined the effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations of complying with the provisions of Statement No. 157.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” Statement No. 158 amends FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R. Statement No. 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. The funded status recognition provision is effective for the Company as of the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Statement No. 158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position. The measurement date provision of Statement No. 158 is effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the effect on the Company’s financial position of complying with the funded status recognition provisions of Statement No. 158 as the effect is dependent on the fair value of plan assets as of June 30, 2007.

In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” Statement No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined whether it will elect to measure any of its financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value as permitted by Statement No. 159.

 

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3. Product warranty

In the ordinary course of business, the Company warrants its products against defect in design, materials and workmanship over various time periods. The warranty accrual as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006 is immaterial to the financial position of the Company and the change in the accrual for the current quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 is immaterial to the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

 

4. Earnings per share

The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Numerator:

           

Income from continuing operations

   $ 209,309    $ 177,523    $ 612,860    $ 450,395

Denominator:

           

Basic—weighted average common shares

     115,450,866      119,453,865      116,687,517      119,052,517

Increase in weighted average from dilutive effect of equity-based awards

     2,022,909      1,726,833      1,865,366      1,595,030
                           

Diluted—weighted average common shares, assuming exercise of equity-based awards

     117,473,775      121,180,698      118,552,883      120,647,547
                           

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 1.81    $ 1.49    $ 5.25    $ 3.78

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 1.78    $ 1.46    $ 5.17    $ 3.73

For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, 80,474 and 1,786,432 common shares subject to equity-based awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect of their exercise would be anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, 1,639,169 and 2,013,646 common shares subject to equity-based awards, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect of their exercise would be anti-dilutive.

 

5. Stock repurchase program

The Company has a program to repurchase common shares of the Company. Under the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase an amount of common shares each fiscal year equal to the greater of 5 million shares or five percent of the shares outstanding as of the end of the prior fiscal year. Repurchases are funded primarily from operating cash flows, and the shares are initially held as treasury stock. The Company repurchased 237,327 shares of its common stock at an average price of $84.27 per share during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. Fiscal year-to-date, the Company repurchased 5,237,327 shares at an average price of $78.87 per share.

 

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6. Shareholders’ protection rights agreement

On January 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of one Shareholders’ Right for each common share outstanding on February 17, 2007 in relation to the Company’s Shareholders Protection Rights Agreement. As of March 31, 2007, 115,827,150 common shares were reserved for issuance under this agreement. Under certain conditions involving acquisition of, or an offer for, 15 percent or more of the Company’s common shares, all holders of Shareholders’ Rights would be entitled to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $240. In addition, in certain circumstances, all holders of Shareholders’ Rights (other than the acquiring entity) would be entitled to purchase a number of common shares equal to twice the exercise price, or at the option of the Board, to exchange each Shareholders’ Right for one common share. The Shareholders’ Rights remain in existence until February 17, 2017, unless extended by the Board of Directors or earlier redeemed (at one cent per Shareholders’ Right), exercised or exchanged under the terms of the agreement.

 

7. Comprehensive income

The Company’s primary item of other comprehensive income (loss) is foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007    2006    2007    2006  

Net income

   $ 209,309    $ 177,523    $ 612,860    $ 479,279  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     16,110      26,146      80,561      10,963  

Realized (gain) on marketable equity securities

              (18 )

Unrealized (loss) on marketable equity securities

              (8 )

Realized loss on cash flow hedges

     59      60      177      100  

Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

              5,161  
                             

Comprehensive income

   $ 225,478    $ 203,729    $ 693,598    $ 495,477  
                             

Foreign currency translation adjustments are net of taxes of $2,093 and $7,388 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively, and $404 and $2,329 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively. The realized (gain) on marketable equity securities is net of taxes of $14 for the nine months ended March 31, 2006, and is reflected in the Other (income) expense, net caption in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The unrealized (loss) on marketable equity securities is net of taxes of $2 for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. The realized loss on cash flow hedges is net of taxes of $37 and $110 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively, and $36 and $60 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively, and is reflected in the Interest expense caption in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The unrealized gain on cash flow hedges is net of taxes of $3,116 for the nine months ended March 31, 2006.

 

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8. Business realignment charges

During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a $6,090 charge ($3,759 after-tax or $.03 per diluted share) for the costs to structure its businesses in light of current and anticipated customer demand. The Company believes the realignment actions will positively impact future results of operations but will have no material effect on liquidity and sources and uses of capital. The charge primarily consists of severance costs and costs to relocate machinery and equipment. The severance costs are primarily attributable to approximately 130 employees in the Industrial Segment. A portion of the severance payments have been made with the remaining payments expected to be made within the next twelve months. The business realignment costs are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as follows: $3,564 in Cost of sales and $2,526 in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded charges of $16,535 ($10,207 after-tax or $.08 per diluted share) for business realignment costs primarily related to the Industrial Segment. The business realignment costs are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as follows: $12,524 in Cost of sales and $4,011 in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a $5,117 charge ($3,193 after-tax or $.03 per share) for the costs to structure its businesses in light of current and anticipated customer demand. The Company believes the realignment actions will positively impact future results of operations but will have no material effect on liquidity and sources and uses of capital. The charge primarily consisted of severance costs and costs to relocate machinery and equipment. The severance costs were attributable to 150 employees in the Industrial Segment. All severance payments have been made. The business realignment costs are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 as follows: $4,286 in Cost of sales and $831 in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded charges of $11,801 ($7,367 after-tax or $.06 per share) for business realignment costs related to the Industrial Segment and Climate & Industrial Controls Segment. The business realignment costs are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 as follows: $10,062 in Cost of sales and $1,739 in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

9. Goodwill and intangible assets

During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test required by FASB Statement No. 142. No goodwill impairment loss was required to be recognized.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

     Industrial
Segment
   Aerospace
Segment
   Climate &
Industrial
Controls
Segment
    Total  

Balance June 30, 2006

   $ 1,625,983    $ 87,543    $ 296,932     $ 2,010,458  

Acquisitions

     102,320         13,763       116,083  

Foreign currency translation

     43,912      15      2,903       46,830  

Goodwill adjustments

     3,367      158      (7,265 )     (3,740 )
                              

Balance March 31, 2007

   $ 1,775,582    $ 87,716    $ 306,333     $ 2,169,631  
                              

 

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9. Goodwill and intangible assets, continued

“Goodwill adjustments” primarily represent final adjustments to the purchase price allocation for acquisitions completed within the last twelve months.

Intangible assets are amortized on the straight-line method over their legal or estimated useful lives. The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible assets:

 

     March 31, 2007    June 30, 2006
     Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization

Patents

   $ 81,242    $ 27,433    $ 66,767    $ 22,289

Trademarks

     176,310      23,602      133,576      13,289

Customer lists and other

     350,237      65,371      351,366      45,036
                           

Total

   $ 607,789    $ 116,406    $ 551,709    $ 80,614
                           

Total intangible amortization expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 was $35,189. The estimated amortization expense for the five years ending June 30, 2007 through 2011 is $39,809, $37,329, $35,994, $35,501 and $32,391, respectively.

 

10. Retirement benefits

Net periodic pension cost recognized included the following components:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
   

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Service cost

   $ 19,216     $ 19,701     $ 57,672     $ 59,085  

Interest cost

     37,547       33,298       112,563       100,043  

Expected return on plan assets

     (43,608 )     (36,390 )     (130,517 )     (109,616 )

Net amortization and deferral and other

     17,543       22,650       53,694       66,071  
                                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 30,698     $ 39,259     $ 93,412     $ 115,583  
                                

Postretirement benefit cost recognized included the following components:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
  

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

     2007     2006    2007     2006

Service cost

   $ 414     $ 515    $ 1,242     $ 1,544

Interest cost

     1,425       1,390      4,275       4,169

Net amortization and deferral and other

     (144 )     65      (434 )     196
                             

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,695     $ 1,970    $ 5,083     $ 5,909
                             

During the first nine months of fiscal 2007, the Company made $161 million in voluntary contributions to its qualified defined benefit plans. The Company expects to contribute a total of approximately $190 million to its qualified defined benefit plans in fiscal 2007.

 

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11. Divestiture

In December 2005, the Company divested the Thermoplastics division. The Thermoplastics division was part of the Industrial Segment for segment reporting purposes. This divestiture resulted in a loss of $11,018 ($9,770 after-tax or $.08 per diluted share) and is reflected in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income

In August 2005, the Company divested the Astron Building business. This business was part of the Other Segment for segment reporting purposes. The results of operations for this business unit have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Included in the income from discontinued operations is an after-tax gain on disposal of $27,753.

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

AND COMPARABLE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006

OVERVIEW

The Company is a leading worldwide diversified manufacturer of motion control technologies and systems, providing precision engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets.

The Company’s order rates provide a near-term perspective of the Company’s outlook particularly when viewed in the context of prior and future order rates. The Company currently publishes its order rates on a monthly basis. However, as previously announced, beginning with fiscal year 2008, the Company will publish order rates on a quarterly basis in order to more effectively characterize the longer term trends of the Company’s markets. The lead time between the time an order is received and revenue is realized generally ranges from one day to 12 weeks for commercial, mobile and industrial orders and from one day to 18 months for aerospace orders. The Company believes the leading economic indicators of these markets that have a strong correlation to the Company’s future order rates are as follows:

 

   

Institute of Supply Management (ISM) index of manufacturing activity with respect to North American commercial, mobile and industrial markets,

 

   

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) on manufacturing activity with respect to most International commercial, mobile and industrial markets, and

 

   

Aircraft miles flown, revenue passenger miles and Department of Defense spending for aerospace markets.

An ISM and PMI index above 50 indicates that the manufacturing economy is expanding resulting in the expectation that the Company’s order rates in the commercial, mobile and industrial markets should be positive year-over-year. The ISM index at the end of March 2007 was 50.9 and the most recent PMI for the Eurozone countries was 55.6. With respect to the aerospace market, aircraft miles flown and revenue passenger miles continue to show improvement over comparable fiscal 2006 levels while Department of Defense spending in fiscal 2007 is expected to increase slightly from its fiscal 2006 level.

The Company also believes that there is a high correlation between interest rates and industrial manufacturing activity. The Federal Reserve has not raised the federal funds rate during fiscal 2007 but did raise the federal funds rate eight times during fiscal 2006. Additional increases in interest rates could have a negative impact on industrial production thereby lowering future order rates.

The Company’s major opportunities for growth are as follows:

 

   

Leverage the Company’s broad product line with customers desiring to consolidate their vendor base and outsource engineering,

 

   

Marketing systems solutions for customer applications,

 

   

Expand the Company’s business presence outside of North America,

 

   

New product introductions, including those resulting from the Company’s innovation initiatives,

 

   

Strategic acquisitions in a consolidating industry, and

 

   

Expanding the Company’s vast distribution network.

 

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The financial condition of the Company remains strong as evidenced by the continued generation of substantial cash flows from operations, a debt to debt-equity ratio of 23.8 percent, ample borrowing capabilities and strong credit ratings. Cash flows from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were $536.9 million or 6.8 percent of sales after making $161 million in voluntary contributions to the Company’s qualified defined benefit plans.

Many acquisition opportunities remain available to the Company within its target markets. During the first nine months of fiscal 2007, the Company completed eight acquisitions whose aggregate annual revenues were approximately $134 million. Acquisitions will continue to be considered from time to time to the extent there is a strong strategic fit, while at the same time, maintaining the Company’s strong financial position. The Company will also continue to assess the strategic fit of its existing businesses and initiate efforts to divest businesses that are not considered to be a good long-term fit for the Company.

The Company routinely faces challenges regarding improving premier customer service levels, managing changes in raw material prices and the rising expenses related to employee retirement and health care benefits. The Company is currently focused on maintaining its financial strength through the current Industrial North American slowdown, especially in the automotive and heavy-duty truck markets. The Company has implemented a number of strategic financial performance initiatives relating to growth and margin improvement in order to meet these challenges, including strategic procurement, strategic pricing, lean enterprise and business realignments.

The discussion below is structured to separately discuss the Consolidated Statement of Income, Results by Business Segment, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

    Nine months ended
March 31,
 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net sales

   $ 2,781.0     $ 2,498.1     $ 7,843.7     $ 6,769.2  

Gross profit

   $ 617.1     $ 545.9     $ 1,794.5     $ 1,455.5  

Gross profit margin

     22.2 %     21.9 %     22.9 %     21.5 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 308.6     $ 276.7     $ 893.4     $ 759.6  

Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percent of sales

     11.1 %     11.1 %     11.4 %     11.2 %

Interest expense

   $ 22.4     $ 21.0     $ 61.9     $ 57.1  

Other (income) expense, net

   $ (8.8 )   $ (6.9 )   $ (22.2 )   $ 4.2  

Effective tax rate from continuing operations

     29.0 %     30.4 %     28.8 %     29.0 %

Income from continuing operations

   $ 209.3     $ 177.5     $ 612.9     $ 450.4  

Income from continuing operations, as a percent of sales

     7.5 %     7.1 %     7.8 %     6.7 %

Discontinued operations

         $ 28.9  

Backlog

   $ 2,858.5     $ 2,696.9     $ 2,858.5     $ 2,696.9  
                                

Net sales for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 increased 11.3 percent and 15.9 percent, respectively, over the comparable prior year net sales amounts reflecting higher volume experienced in all Segments, except for the Industrial North American Segment in the current-year quarter. Acquisitions in the last 12 months contributed about 35 percent of the net sales increase in the current-year quarter and about 43 percent of the increase for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. The effect of currency rate changes increased net sales by approximately $64 million and $182 million in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007, respectively.

 

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Gross profit margin increased in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 primarily due to a combination of the increase in sales as well as the effects of the Company’s financial performance initiatives, especially with respect to lean manufacturing. Also included in gross profit are business realignment charges of $3.6 million and $4.3 million in the current-year quarter and prior-year quarter, respectively, and $12.5 million and $10.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 primarily due to the higher sales volume, higher research and development expenses and higher incentive compensation.

Interest expense for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 increased primarily due to higher average debt outstanding as well as higher interest rates, primarily on commercial paper borrowings.

Other (income) expense, net in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 included $6.5 million and $9.9 million, respectively, of income related to the sale of real estate. Other (income) expense, net for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 included $6.2 million of income related to the final accounting for a divestiture completed in fiscal 2002, $4.6 million of income related to a litigation settlement and $4.8 million of losses from minority interests. Other (income) expense, net for the prior-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2006 included income of $6.3 million related to a litigation settlement. Other (income) expense, net for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 included a loss of $11.0 million resulting from the divestiture of the Thermoplastics division.

Effective tax rate from continuing operations for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 reflects a $13.4 million benefit, $5.6 million of which relates to fiscal 2006, resulting from the renewal of the Federal Tax Credit for Increasing Research Activities.

Income from continuing operations for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 was positively affected by a decrease in expense of approximately $5.7 million and $17.6 million, respectively, related to qualified defined benefit plans, resulting primarily from changes in actuarial assumptions and the amortization of actuarial losses.

Discontinued operations represents the operating results and related gain on the sale, net of tax of the Astron Buildings business which was divested in August 2005. Included in discontinued operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 is an after-tax gain on the sale of Astron of approximately $27.8 million. The gain is primarily attributable to foreign currency translation adjustments.

Backlog increased from the prior-year quarter due to an increase in order rates throughout most businesses in all Segments, especially in Industrial International. Backlog increased slightly from the June 30, 2006 amount of $2,695.9 million primarily due to an increase in order rates in the Industrial International businesses.

 

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RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

Industrial Segment

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net sales

        

North America

   $ 1,048.5     $ 1,062.7     $ 3,008.9     $ 2,921.7  

International

     1,018.0       774.0       2,817.7       2,071.3  

Operating income

        

North America

     146.8       164.7       433.8       432.0  

International

   $ 140.5     $ 98.9     $ 389.8     $ 247.4  

Operating income, as a percent of net sales

        

North America

     14.0 %     15.5 %     14.4 %     14.8 %

International

     13.8 %     12.8 %     13.8 %     11.9 %

Backlog

   $ 1,329.6     $ 1,163.3     $ 1,329.6     $ 1,163.3  
                                

The Industrial Segment operations experienced the following percentage changes in net sales in the current year compared to the equivalent prior-year period:

 

    Period ending March 31  
    Three months     Nine months  

Industrial North America – as reported

  (1.3 )%   3.0 %

Acquisitions

  (1.6 )%   (2.6 )%

Currency

  0.2 %   (0.1 )%
           

Industrial North America – without acquisitions and currency

  (2.7 )%   0.3 %
           

Industrial International – as reported

  31.5 %   36.0 %

Acquisitions

  (9.4 )%   (15.7 )%

Currency

  (8.8 )%   (8.1 )%
           

Industrial International – without acquisitions and currency

  13.3 %   12.2 %
           

Total Industrial Segment – as reported

  12.5 %   16.7 %

Acquisitions

  (4.9 )%   (8.0 )%

Currency

  (3.6 )%   (3.4 )%
           

Total Industrial Segment – without acquisitions and currency

  4.0 %   5.3 %
           

The above presentation reconciles the percentage changes in net sales of the Industrial operations reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP to percentage changes in net sales adjusted to remove the effects of acquisitions made within the prior four fiscal quarters as well as the effects of currency exchange rates. The effects of acquisitions and currency exchange rates are removed to allow investors and the Company to meaningfully evaluate the percentage changes in net sales on a comparable basis from period to period.

 

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Excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency changes, the lower sales in Industrial North America for the current-year quarter reflect lower end-user demand experienced in several markets, most notably in automotive and heavy-duty truck. The higher Industrial North American sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 reflect higher end-user demand experienced in the first half of the current fiscal year across most of the Industrial North American markets, particularly in the construction, mining, semi-conductor, oil and gas and general industrial machinery markets. The increase in Industrial International sales for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 is primarily attributed to higher volume across most markets in all regions, particularly in Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

The decrease in Industrial North American margins for the current-year quarter is primarily due to the lower sales volume, underabsorption of overhead resulting from a reduction in inventory during the current-year quarter and higher raw material costs. The increase in Industrial International margins for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 is primarily due to the higher sales volume, benefits realized from the Company’s financial performance initiatives and benefits from past business realignments. Industrial North American and Industrial International margins were negatively impacted by higher business realignment costs in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 as compared to the prior-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2006. Also, acquisitions, not yet fully integrated, negatively impacted both Industrial North American and Industrial International margins for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007.

The increase in backlog from a year ago is primarily due to higher order rates experienced in virtually all of the markets of the Industrial Segment with the largest portion of the increase being experienced in the Industrial International businesses. Backlog increased from the June 30, 2006 amount of $1,177.8 million primarily due to higher order rates in the Industrial International businesses.

The Company anticipates Industrial North American sales for fiscal 2007 will exceed their fiscal 2006 level by 1.8 percent and Industrial International sales for fiscal 2007 will exceed their fiscal 2006 level by approximately 33.0 percent. Industrial North American operating margins in fiscal 2007 are expected to range from 14.3 percent to 14.5 percent and Industrial International operating margins are expected to range from 13.8 percent to 14.0 percent. The Company expects to continue to take the actions necessary to structure appropriately the Industrial Segment operations to operate in their current economic environment. Such actions may include the necessity to record additional business realignment charges in fiscal 2007.

Aerospace Segment

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net sales

   $ 436.5     $ 391.0     $ 1,240.9     $ 1,085.0  

Operating income

   $ 66.2     $ 54.5     $ 202.6     $ 156.6  

Operating income, as a percent of net sales

     15.2 %     13.9 %     16.3 %     14.4 %

Backlog

   $ 1,338.3     $ 1,341.3     $ 1,338.3     $ 1,341.3  
                                

The increase in sales in the Aerospace Segment for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 is primarily due to an increase in both commercial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and aftermarket volume. The higher margins were primarily due to a higher concentration of sales occurring in the aftermarket businesses in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007.

Shipments during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were about the same as order rates resulting in a slight change in the backlog from the prior-year quarter and the June 30, 2006 amount of $1,328.3 million. For fiscal 2007, sales are expected to increase 10.6 percent from their fiscal 2006 level and operating margins are expected to range from 15.8 percent to 16.0 percent. Heavier commercial OEM volume in future product mix could result in lower margins.

 

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Climate & Industrial Controls Segment

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net sales

   $ 278.1     $ 270.4     $ 776.3     $ 691.2  

Operating income

   $ 19.2     $ 23.8     $ 57.0     $ 52.3  

Operating income, as a percent of net sales

     6.9 %     8.8 %     7.3 %     7.6 %

Backlog

   $ 190.5     $ 192.3     $ 190.5     $ 192.3  
                                

The Climate & Industrial Controls Segment operations experienced the following percentage changes in net sales in the current-year compared to the equivalent prior-year period:

 

    Period ending March 31  
    Three months     Nine months  

CIC Segment – as reported

  2.8 %   12.3 %

Acquisitions

  (1.9 )%   (7.2 )%

Currency

  1.8 %   (0.5 )%
           

CIC Segment – without acquisitions and currency

  2.7 %   4.6 %
           

The above presentation reconciles the percentage changes in net sales of the Climate & Industrial Controls Segment reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP to percentage changes in net sales adjusted to remove the effects of acquisitions made within the prior four fiscal quarters as well as the effects of currency exchange rates. The effects of acquisitions and currency exchange rates are removed to allow investors and the Company to meaningfully evaluate the percentage changes in net sales on a comparable basis from period to period.

Excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency changes, the increase in sales in the Climate & Industrial Controls Segment for the current-year quarter is primarily due to new business on certain automotive platforms. The sales increase for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 was also due to higher end-user demand in the residential air conditioning market. The lower margins in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 are primarily due to product mix, increased raw material costs as well as costs incurred to integrate recent acquisitions. Margins for the current-year quarter were adversely affected by the underabsorption of overhead resulting from a reduction in inventory during the current-year quarter. Margins for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 benefited from the absence of business realignment costs incurred in the first nine months of fiscal 2006.

The decline in backlog from the prior-year quarter and the June 30, 2006 amount of $189.8 million is primarily due to shipments exceeding new orders in the residential air conditioning market. For fiscal 2007, sales are expected to increase by 7.4 percent from their fiscal 2006 level and operating margins are expected to be in a range of 7.3 percent to 7.5 percent. The Company expects to continue to take the actions necessary to structure appropriately the Climate & Industrial Controls Segment to operate in their current economic environment. Such actions may include the necessity to record additional business realignment charges in fiscal 2007.

 

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Corporate general and administrative expenses were $40.5 million in the current-year quarter compared to $36.2 million in the prior-year quarter and were $121.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to $93.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2006. As a percent of sales, corporate general and administrative expenses for the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 was 1.5 percent compared to 1.4 percent for the prior-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2006. The higher expense in the current-year quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 is primarily due to higher research and development expenses, fees for professional services and employee welfare and benefit expenses.

Other expense (in the Business Segment Results by Industry) included the following:

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

Pension expense

   $ 4.6     $ 13.0     $ 13.4     $ 38.3  

Currency transaction loss (gain)

     2.4       1.4       (13.6 )     6.9  

Lifo adjustment

     2.9       7.0       10.1       11.0  

Litigation settlements

       (6.3 )     (4.6 )     (6.3 )

Minority interests

     0.4       0.4       4.8       0.7  

Divestitures

         (5.2 )     11.5  

(Gain) on sale of real estate

     (6.5 )     (0.9 )     (9.9 )     (0.9 )

Other items, net

     11.0       14.9       43.8       41.9  
                                
   $ 14.8     $ 29.5     $ 38.8     $ 103.1  
                                

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In August 2005, the Company divested its Astron Buildings business. The following results of operations for this business unit have been presented as discontinued operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2006.

 

(dollars in millions)

    

Net sales

   $ 21,672

Operating income, net of taxes

     1,131

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes

     27,753

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 28,884
      

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

(dollars in millions)

  

March 31,

2007

  

June 30,

2006

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 1,717.2    $ 1,592.3

Inventories

     1,271.0      1,182.9

Plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     1,709.2      1,693.8

Goodwill

     2,169.6      2,010.5

Intangible assets, net

     491.4      471.1

Other assets

     970.0      859.1

Accounts payable, trade

     734.8      770.7

Accrued liabilities

     720.8      698.0

Accrued domestic and foreign taxes

     147.7      140.4

Shareholders’ equity

     4,520.4      4,241.2

Working capital

   $ 1,471.6    $ 1,458.0

Current ratio

     1.78      1.87
             

Accounts receivable are primarily receivables due from customers for sales of product ($1,534.1 million at March 31, 2007 and $1,475.9 million at June 30, 2006). The increase in accounts receivable was primarily due to higher sales and current-year acquisitions. Day sales outstanding relating to trade accounts receivable decreased slightly to 50 days from 51 days at June 30, 2006.

Inventories increased $88.1 million since June 30, 2006, with days supply increasing to 64 days from 60 days at June 30, 2006. The increase in inventory during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 is primarily due to current-year acquisitions as well as a build up in inventory in order to meet increasing customer demand in a number of markets.

Plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation increased primarily due to current-year acquisitions partially offset by depreciation exceeding capital expenditures.

Goodwill increased primarily as a result of current-year acquisitions.

Other assets increased since June 30, 2006 as a result of $161.0 million in voluntary contributions that were made to the Company’s qualified defined benefit pension plans during the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

Accounts payable, trade decreased $35.9 million from June 30, 2006 primarily due to the timing of payments for purchases.

Accrued liabilities increased $22.8 million primarily due to higher incentive compensation plan accruals and current-year acquisitions.

Due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar, foreign currency translation adjustments resulted in an increase in shareholders’ equity of $80.6 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2007. The translation adjustments primarily affected Accounts receivable, Inventories, Plant and equipment, Goodwill and Long-term debt.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

    

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

   2007     2006  

Cash provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

   $ 536.9     $ 610.0  

Investing activities

     (330.7 )     (858.9 )

Financing activities

     (198.7 )     162.8  

Effect of exchange rates

     4.7       0.8  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12.2     $ (85.3 )
                

Cash flows from operating activities—The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2007 is primarily due to an increase in cash used to fund the Company’s qualified defined benefit plans as well as an increase in inventories.

Cash flow used in investing activities—The decrease in the amount of cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2007 is attributable primarily to a decrease in acquisition activity and the absence of proceeds from the sale of businesses, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures.

Cash flow from financing activities – The decrease in cash provided by financing activities from the prior year is due to common stock activity which used cash of $361.7 million in fiscal 2007 compared to providing cash of $27.5 million in fiscal 2006. The change in common stock activity in fiscal 2007 is primarily due to a higher level of repurchases of the Company’s common stock for treasury during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2006.

The Company’s goal is to maintain no less than an “A” rating on senior debt to ensure availability and reasonable cost of external funds. As a means of achieving this objective, the Company has established a financial goal of maintaining a ratio of debt to debt-equity of no more than 37 percent.

 

Debt to Debt-Equity Ratio (dollars in millions)

  

March 31,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

 
    

Debt

   $ 1,409.4     $ 1,131.5  

Debt & equity

   $ 5,929.9     $ 5,372.7  

Ratio

     23.8 %     21.1 %
                

The Company has a line of credit totaling $1,025 million through a multi-currency revolving credit agreement with a group of banks, of which $794.5 million was available as of March 31, 2007. The Company has the right, no more than once a year, to increase the facility amount, in minimum increments of $25 million up to a maximum facility amount of $1,250 million. The credit agreement expires October 2011, however the Company has the right to request a one-year extension of the expiration date on an annual basis. A portion of the credit agreement supports the Company’s commercial paper note program, which is rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s, P-1 by Moody’s and F-1 by Fitch, Inc. These ratings are considered investment grade. The revolving credit agreement requires a facility fee of 5/100ths of one percent of the commitment per annum at the Company’s present rating level. The revolving credit agreement contains provisions that increase the facility fee of the credit agreement in the event the Company’s credit ratings are lowered. A lowering of the Company’s credit ratings would not limit the Company’s ability to use the credit agreement nor would it accelerate the repayment of any outstanding borrowings.

 

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During the current-year quarter, the Company entered into a five-year JPY (Japanese Yen) 6 billion credit facility. The credit facility bears interest of JPY LIBOR plus 20 basis points and any borrowings are due to be repaid in March 2012. The Company borrowed the full JPY 6 billion during the current-year quarter, equivalent to $50.9 million as of March 31, 2007, and used the funds to reduce the level of the Company’s commercial paper borrowings.

The Company’s credit agreements and indentures governing certain debt agreements contain various covenants, the violation of which would limit or preclude the use of the credit agreements for future borrowings, or might accelerate the maturity of the related outstanding borrowings covered by the indentures. At the Company’s present rating level, the most restrictive financial covenant provides that the ratio of secured debt to net tangible assets be less than 10 percent. As of March 31, 2007, the ratio of secured debt to net tangible assets was less than one percent. The Company is in compliance with all covenants and expects to remain in compliance during the term of the credit agreements and indentures.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not yet determined the effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations of complying with the provisions of FIN 48 but does not anticipate the effect to be material.

In August 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” Statement No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Statement No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined the effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations of complying with the provisions of Statement No. 157.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” Statement No. 158 amends FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R. Statement No. 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. The funded status recognition provision is effective for the Company as of the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Statement No. 158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial condition. The measurement date provision of Statement No. 158 is effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the effect on the Company’s financial position of complying with the funded status recognition provisions of Statement No. 158 as the effect is dependent on the fair value of plan assets as of June 30, 2007.

In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” Statement No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined whether it will elect to measure any of its financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value as permitted by Statement No. 159.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other written reports and oral statements are made based on known events and circumstances at the time of release, and as such, are subject in the future to unforeseen uncertainties and risks. All statements regarding future performance, earnings projections, events or developments are forward-looking statements. It is possible that the future performance and earnings projections of the Company may differ materially from current expectations,

 

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depending on economic conditions within both its industrial and aerospace markets, and the Company’s ability to maintain and achieve anticipated benefits associated with announced realignment activities, strategic initiatives to improve operating margins and growth and innovation initiatives. A change in the economic conditions in individual markets may have a particularly volatile effect on segment performance.

Among other factors which may affect future performance are:

 

   

changes in business relationships with, purchases by or from major customers or suppliers, including delays or cancellations in shipments, or significant changes in financial condition,

 

   

uncertainties surrounding timing, successful completion or integration of acquisitions,

 

   

threats associated with and efforts to combat terrorism,

 

   

competitive market conditions and resulting effects on sales and pricing,

 

   

increases in raw material costs that cannot be recovered in product pricing,

 

   

the Company’s ability to manage costs related to insurance and employee retirement and health care benefits, and

 

   

global economic factors, including manufacturing activity, air travel trends, currency exchange rates, difficulties entering new markets and general economic conditions such as inflation and interest rates.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this Quarterly Report.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company enters into forward exchange contracts and costless collar contracts to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in related foreign currencies. These contracts are with major financial institutions and the risk of loss is considered remote. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. In addition, the Company’s foreign locations, in the ordinary course of business, enter into financial guarantees through financial institutions, which enable customers to be reimbursed in the event of nonperformance by the Company. The total carrying and fair value of open contracts and any risk to the Company as a result of these arrangements is not material to the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

The Company’s debt portfolio contains variable rate debt, inherently exposing the Company to interest rate risk. The Company’s objective is to maintain a 60/40 mix between fixed rate and variable rate debt thereby limiting its exposure to changes in near-term interest rates.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

  (a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. Not applicable.

 

  (b) Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.

 

  (c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

Period

   (a) Total Number
of Shares Purchased
   (b) Average Price
Paid Per Share
  

(c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans

or Programs (1)

  

(d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plans or
Programs

January 1, 2007 through January 31, 2007

   - 0 -      N/A    - 0 -    10,000,000

February 1, 2007 through February 28, 2007

   91,300    $ 84.85    91,300    9,908,700

March 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007

   146,027    $ 83.91    146,027    9,762,673

Total:

   237,327    $ 84.27    237,327    9,762,673

(1) On August 16, 1990, the Company publicly announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase by the Company of up to 3.0 million shares of its common stock. From time to time, the Board of Directors has adjusted the number of shares authorized for repurchase under this program. On each of February 1, 2006 and January 25, 2007, the Company publicly announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of shares authorized for repurchase under this program so that, beginning on each date, the aggregate number of shares authorized for repurchase was equal to 10 million. There is no expiration date for this program.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following documents are furnished as exhibits and are numbered pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

Exhibit 12   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges as of March 31, 2007.
Exhibit 31(i)(a)   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31(i)(b)   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

    PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION  
   

(Registrant)

 
   

/s/ Timothy K. Pistell

 
    Timothy K. Pistell  
    Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration  
    and Chief Financial Officer  
Date: May 4, 2007      

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  

Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 12   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges as of March 31, 2007.
Exhibit 31(i)(a)   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31(i)(b)   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.