Carrier Reports Strong 2023 Results and Announces 2024 Outlook

Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights

    --  Sales of $5.1B
    --  Operating margin expansion of 340 basis points and adjusted operating
        margin expansion of 80 basis points
    --  GAAP EPS of $0.49, up 53% vs. 2022 and adjusted EPS of $0.53, up 33% vs.
        2022
    --  Net cash flow from operating activities of $1.1B and free cash flow of
        $829M

Full Year 2023 Highlights

    --  Sales of $22.1B, up 8% compared to 2022 including 3% organic growth
    --  Gross margins up 210 basis points compared to 2022
    --  GAAP EPS of $1.58 and adjusted EPS of $2.73
    --  Net cash flow from operating activities of $2.6B and free cash flow of
        $2.1B, up 49% and 53% respectively

Outlook for 2024

    --  Global Access Solutions and Commercial Refrigeration included through
        June 30, 2024
    --  Viessmann Climate Solutions sales expected to grow mid-single-digits
    --  Assumes ~$4.5B net proceeds from business exits are used for debt
        reduction
    --  Sales of ~$26.5B with mid-single-digit organic* growth
    --  Adjusted operating margin* of 15.0% - 15.5%, up > 50 basis points
        compared to 2023
    --  Adjusted EPS* of $2.80 - $2.90
    --  Free cash flow* of ~$0.7B (includes $1.7B of expected tax payments on
        the gains from the announced business exits, restructuring, and
        transaction-related costs): up ~10% excluding these expected items

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, today reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. The Company projects continued solid organic growth in 2024 supported by a projected fourth consecutive year of double-digit aftermarket growth, innovation, and significant secular tailwinds.

"Our fourth quarter results continue to show Carrier's ability to perform while transforming with strong operating profit growth and EPS up over 30% compared to the prior year. For full-year 2023, we grew gross margins 210 basis points on 3% organic sales growth with both operating and free cash flow up about 50% compared to the prior year," said Carrier Chairman & CEO David Gitlin. "In addition to delivering results ahead of our projections for the year, we completed our game-changing combination with Viessmann Climate Solutions in January and reached definitive agreements to sell both our Global Access Solutions and Commercial Refrigeration businesses for close to $6B combined. Looking forward to 2024, our solid backlog levels and sustainability leadership position Carrier for another year of strong financial performance."

Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

Carrier's fourth quarter sales of $5.1B were flat compared to the prior year including flat organic sales growth, a 1% tailwind from currency translation and a 1% net negative impact from acquisitions and divestitures. Sales in the HVAC segment were down 1% organically. North America Residential & Light Commercial HVAC sales declined high single digits due to weaker than expected residential sales as distributors reduced inventory levels. This was offset by high single digit growth in Commercial HVAC globally. The Refrigeration segment returned to growth this quarter, with organic sales up 6% driven by growth in Transport Refrigeration. Fire and Security organic sales were down 1% driven by Global Access Solutions and Residential Fire partially offset by growth in Industrial Fire.

GAAP operating profit in the quarter of $607M was up 40% from the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted operating profit of $557M was up 8%.

Net income and adjusted net income were $420M and $452M, respectively. GAAP EPS of $0.49 and adjusted EPS of $0.53 benefitted from operating margin expansion and lower effective tax rates. Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the quarter were approximately $1.1B and capital expenditures were $233M, resulting in free cash flow of $829M.

Full-Year 2023 Results

Carrier's 2023 sales of $22.1B increased 8% compared to the prior year including organic sales growth of 3% and a 5% impact from acquisitions and divestitures. Gross margins increased 210 basis points compared to the prior year. GAAP operating profit of $2.3B decreased 49% due to prior year gains on the sale of Chubb and the acquisition of Toshiba Carrier, while adjusted operating profit increased 11% to $3.2B. Operating margin decreased due to the prior year impact of the Chubb and Toshiba Carrier-related gains. Adjusted operating margin increased despite the impact from the consolidation of Toshiba Carrier. Strong price realization more than offset continued inflation and productivity savings more than offset strategic incremental investments.

GAAP EPS was $1.58 and adjusted EPS was $2.73. Net income was $1.3B, and adjusted net income was $2.3B. Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $2.6B and capital expenditures were $469M, resulting in free cash flow of $2.1B. During the quarter the company issued $5.6B of debt related to the acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions.

Full-Year 2024 Guidance

Carrier is announcing the following outlook for 2024:


                               
         
              2024 Guidance**



           Sales                     
            ~$26.5B
                                  
            Organic* up MSD
                                                                FX 0%
                                                    Acquisitions +20%
                                                    Divestitures (5%)



           Adjusted Operating
    Margin*
                                                        15.0% - 15.5%





           Adjusted EPS*                      
            $2.80 - $2.90





           Free Cash Flow*            
            ~$0.7B
                                    Includes $1.7B of expected tax
                                              payments on
                                 the gains from the announced
                                           business
                                  exits, restructuring, and
                                     transaction- related
                                            costs



        *Note: When the company provides expectations for organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the
         non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures generally is not available without unreasonable effort. See "Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information.



     
     **As of February 6, 2024

Conference Call

Carrier will host a webcast of its earnings conference call today, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. ET. To access the webcast, visit the Events & Presentations section of the Carrier Investor Relations site at ir.carrier.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations or to listen to the earnings call by phone, participants must pre-register at Carrier Earnings Call Registration. All registrants will receive dial-in information and a PIN allowing access to the live call.

Cautionary Statement

This communication contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for Carrier's future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "confident," "scenario" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, share repurchases, tax rates and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans, strategies or transactions of Carrier, Carrier's plans with respect to its indebtedness and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see Carrier's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Carrier assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.

CARR-IR


     Contact:   Investor Relations


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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA, NON-GAAP MEASURES AND DEFINITIONS

Following are tables that present selected financial data of Carrier Global Corporation. Also included are reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.

Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Carrier Global Corporation ("we" or "our") reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information, but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. Moreover, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the tables in this Appendix. The tables provide additional information as to the items and amounts that have been excluded from the adjusted measures.

Organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, incremental margins / earnings conversion, earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share ("EPS"), adjusted interest expense, net, adjusted effective tax rate and net debt are non-GAAP financial measures.

Organic sales represents consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures completed in the preceding twelve months and other significant items of a nonoperational nature (hereinafter referred to as "other significant items"). Adjusted operating profit represents operating profit (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, amortization of acquired intangibles and other significant items. Adjusted operating margin represents adjusted operating profit as a percentage of net sales (a GAAP measure). Incremental margins / earnings conversion represents the year-over-year change in adjusted operating profit divided by the year-over-year change in net sales. EBITDA represents net income attributable to common shareholders (a GAAP measure), adjusted for interest income and expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA, as calculated above, excluding non-service pension benefit, non-controlling interest in subsidiaries' earnings from operations, restructuring costs and other significant items. Adjusted net income represents net income attributable to common shareowners (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, amortization of acquired intangibles and other significant items. Adjusted EPS represents diluted earnings per share (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, amortization of acquired intangibles and other significant items. Adjusted interest expense, net represents interest expense (a GAAP measure) and interest income (a GAAP measure), net excluding other significant items. The adjusted effective tax rate represents the effective tax rate (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, amortization of acquired intangibles and other significant items. Net debt represents long-term debt (a GAAP measure) less cash and cash equivalents (a GAAP measure). For the business segments, when applicable, adjustments of operating profit and operating margins represent operating profit, excluding restructuring, amortization of acquired intangibles and other significant items.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents net cash flows provided by operating activities (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. Management believes free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity and an additional basis for assessing our ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of our common stock and distribution of earnings to shareowners.

Orders are contractual commitments with customers to provide specified goods or services for an agreed upon price and may not be subject to penalty if cancelled.

When we provide our expectations for organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, adjusted interest expense, net, adjusted effective tax rate, incremental margins/earnings conversion, adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures (expected net sales, operating profit, operating margin, interest expense, effective tax rate, incremental operating margin, diluted EPS and net cash flows provided by operating activities) generally is not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, future restructuring costs, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.


                                                                    
              
               Carrier Global Corporation
                                                                     
               Consolidated Statement of Operations




                                                                                                                                 
            
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                                      Three Months Ended                        Year Ended
                                                                                                                         December 31,                      December 31,



     
                
                  (In millions, except per share amounts)                                                2023               2022                 2023          2022



     
                Net sales



     Product sales                                                                                                    $4,441             $4,527              $19,563       $18,250



     Service sales                                                                                                       661                578                2,535         2,171



     
                Total Net sales                                                                                      5,102              5,105               22,098        20,421



     
                Costs and expenses



     Cost of products sold                                                                                           (3,176)           (3,407)            (13,831)     (13,337)



     Cost of services sold                                                                                             (492)             (451)             (1,884)      (1,620)



     Research and development                                                                                          (170)             (149)               (617)        (539)



     Selling, general and administrative                                                                               (961)             (673)             (3,297)      (2,512)



     
                Total Costs and expenses                                                                           (4,799)           (4,680)            (19,629)     (18,008)



     Equity method investment net earnings                                                                                40                 40                  211           262



     Other income (expense), net                                                                                         264               (32)               (384)        1,840



     
                Operating profit                                                                                       607                433                2,296         4,515



     Non-service pension benefit (expense)                                                                               (1)               (2)                 (1)          (4)



     Interest (expense) income, net                                                                                     (47)              (54)               (211)        (219)



     
                Income from operations before income taxes                                                             559                377                2,084         4,292



     Income tax expense                                                                                                (120)              (99)               (644)        (708)



     
                Net income from operations                                                                             439                278                1,440         3,584



     Less: Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries' earnings from operations                                             19                  8                   91            50



     
                Net income attributable to common shareowners                                                         $420               $270               $1,349        $3,534





     
                Earnings per share



     Basic                                                                                                             $0.50              $0.32                $1.61         $4.19



     Diluted                                                                                                           $0.49              $0.32                $1.58         $4.10



     
                Weighted-average number of shares outstanding



     Basic                                                                                                             839.6              835.6                837.3         843.4



     Diluted                                                                                                           854.2              852.2                853.0         861.2


                                                                                             
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                                                                  
                Consolidated Balance Sheet




                                                                                                                                                        (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                        As of December 31,



              
                
                  (In millions)                                                                                           2023     2022



              
                
                  Assets

    ---


              Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                        $10,015   $3,520



              Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                           2,481    2,833



              Contract assets, current                                                                                                             306      537



              Inventories, net                                                                                                                   2,217    2,640



              Assets held for sale                                                                                                               3,314



              Other assets, current                                                                                                                447      349



              Total current assets                                                                                                              18,780    9,879



              Future income tax benefits                                                                                                           739      612



              Fixed assets, net                                                                                                                  2,293    2,241



              Operating lease right-of-use assets                                                                                                  491      642



              Intangible assets, net                                                                                                             1,028    1,342



              Goodwill                                                                                                                           7,989    9,977



              Pension and post-retirement assets                                                                                                    32       26



              Equity method investments                                                                                                          1,140    1,148



              Other assets                                                                                                                         330      219



              
                Total Assets                                                                                                        $32,822  $26,086



              
                
                  Liabilities and Equity

    ---


              Accounts payable                                                                                                                  $2,742   $2,833



              Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                2,811    2,610



              Contract liabilities, current                                                                                                        425      449



              Liabilities held for sale                                                                                                            862



              Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                     51      140



              Total current liabilities                                                                                                          6,891    6,032



              Long-term debt                                                                                                                    14,242    8,702



              Future pension and post-retirement obligations                                                                                       155      349



              Future income tax obligations                                                                                                        535      568



              Operating lease liabilities                                                                                                          391      529



              Other long-term liabilities                                                                                                        1,603    1,830



              
                Total Liabilities                                                                                                    23,817   18,010





              Equity



              Common stock, par value $0.01; 4,000,000,000 shares authorized; 883,068,393 and 876,487,480 shares                                     9        9
    issued; 839,910,275 and 834,664,966 outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively



              Treasury stock                                                                                                                   (1,972) (1,910)



              Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                         5,535    5,481



              Retained earnings                                                                                                                  6,591    5,866



              Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                             (1,486) (1,688)



              Non-controlling interest                                                                                                             328      318



              
                Total Equity                                                                                                          9,005    8,076



              
                Total Liabilities and Equity                                                                                        $32,822  $26,086


                                                                                           
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                                                           
                Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows




                                                                                                                                                      (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                      Year Ended December 31,



              
                
                  (In millions)                                                                                         2023         2022



              
                Operating Activities



              Net income from operations                                                                                                      $1,440       $3,584



              Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash flows from operating activities



              Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                      542          380



              Deferred income tax provision                                                                                                    (233)       (124)



              Stock-based compensation cost                                                                                                       81           77



              Equity method investment net earnings                                                                                            (211)       (262)



              (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                -        (36)



              (Gain) loss on sale of investments / deconsolidation                                                                               278      (1,815)



              Changes in operating assets and liabilities



              Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                         (148)       (145)



              Contract assets, current                                                                                                            93         (51)



              Inventories, net                                                                                                                   237        (334)



              Other assets, current                                                                                                            (117)         104



              Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                                                           477           61



              Contract liabilities, current                                                                                                       74           29



              Defined benefit plan contributions                                                                                                (33)        (16)



              Distributions from equity method investments                                                                                       129          148



              Other operating activities, net                                                                                                    (2)         143



              Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities                                                                        2,607        1,743



              
                Investing Activities



              Capital expenditures                                                                                                             (469)       (353)



              Investment in businesses, net of cash acquired                                                                                    (84)       (506)



              Dispositions of businesses                                                                                                          54        2,902



              Settlement of derivative contracts, net                                                                                           (50)       (194)



              Payment to former shareholders of TCC                                                                                                -       (104)



              Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. deconsolidation                                                                                               (134)



              Other investing activities, net                                                                                                     23



              Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities                                                                        (660)       1,745



              
                Financing Activities



              (Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings, net                                                                                 (15)       (140)



              Issuance of long-term debt                                                                                                       5,609          432



              Repayment of long-term debt                                                                                                      (111)     (1,275)



              Repurchases of common stock                                                                                                       (62)     (1,380)



              Dividends paid on common stock                                                                                                   (620)       (509)



              Dividends paid to non-controlling interest                                                                                        (58)        (46)



              Other financing activities, net                                                                                                  (131)        (13)



              Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities                                                                        4,612      (2,931)



              Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                                                88         (56)



              Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, including cash classified in                           6,647          501
    current assets held for sale



              Less: Change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale                                                                   157



              Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                         6,490          501



              Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period                                                                  3,527        3,026



              Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period                                                                       10,017        3,527



              Less: restricted cash                                                                                                                2            7



              
                Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                                          $10,015       $3,520


                                                              
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                             
                Segment Net Sales and Operating Profit




                                                                                                                 
     
           (Unaudited)


                                                            Three Months Ended December 31,                                                       
     
     Year Ended December 31,


                                                          2023                                                       2022                               2023                                 2022


                                  (In millions) Reported Adjusted                                Reported             Adjusted         Reported            Adjusted           Reported            Adjusted



     
                Net sales



     HVAC                                        $3,293    $3,293                                   $3,316                $3,316           $15,139              $15,139             $13,408              $13,408



     Refrigeration                                1,024     1,024                                      943                   943             3,818                3,818               3,883                3,883



     Fire & Security                                909       909                                      960                   960             3,633                3,633               3,570                3,570



     Segment sales                                5,226     5,226                                    5,219                 5,219            22,590               22,590              20,861               20,861



     Eliminations and other                       (124)    (124)                                   (114)                (114)            (492)               (492)              (440)               (440)



     
                Net sales                      $5,102    $5,102                                   $5,105                $5,105           $22,098              $22,098             $20,421              $20,421





     
                Operating profit



     HVAC                                          $335      $397                                     $241                  $317            $2,275               $2,511              $2,610               $2,032



     Refrigeration                                  101       108                                      113                   114               428                  449                 483                  496



     Fire & Security                                109       129                                      136                   139               209                  543               1,630                  541



     Segment operating profit                       545       634                                      490                   570             2,912                3,503               4,723                3,069



     Eliminations and other                         207      (55)                                    (30)                 (30)            (275)               (166)               (80)                (78)



     General corporate expenses                   (145)     (22)                                    (27)                 (24)            (341)               (130)              (128)                (97)



     
                Operating profit                 $607      $557                                     $433                  $516            $2,296               $3,207              $4,515               $2,894





     
                Operating margin



     HVAC                                        10.2 %   12.1 %                                   7.3 %                9.6 %           15.0 %              16.6 %             19.5 %              15.2 %



     Refrigeration                                9.9 %   10.5 %                                  12.0 %               12.1 %           11.2 %              11.8 %             12.4 %              12.8 %



     Fire & Security                             12.0 %   14.2 %                                  14.2 %               14.5 %            5.8 %              14.9 %             45.7 %              15.2 %



     
                Total Carrier                  11.9 %   10.9 %                                   8.5 %               10.1 %           10.4 %              14.5 %             22.1 %              14.2 %


                                                          
             
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                    
            Reconciliation of Reported (GAAP) to Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
                                                                    
                Operating Profit




                                                                                                                         
         
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                 
          
           Three Months Ended December 31, 2023



     
                
                  (In millions)         HVAC                               Refrigeration                       Fire &                                Eliminations                   General        Carrier
                                                                                                                      Security                           and Other                     Corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                        Expenses



     
                Net sales                          $3,293                                       $1,024                          $909                                       $(124) 
     
              $             -      $5,102





     
                Segment operating profit             $335                                         $101                          $109                                         $207                        $(145)        $607



     
                Reported operating margin          10.2 %                                       9.9 %                       12.0 %                                                                               11.9 %





     Adjustments to segment operating profit:



     Restructuring costs                                $17                                           $7                           $11                                           $8      
            $             -         $43



     Amortization of acquired intangibles                35                                                                                                                                                             35



     Acquisition step-up amortization (1)                10                                                                                                                                                             10



     Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                -                                                                        9                                                                       123          132



     Bridge loan financing costs                          -                                                                                                                    2                                         2



     Viessmann-related hedges                             -                                                                                                                (272)                                    (272)



     Total adjustments to operating profit              $62                                           $7                           $20                                       $(262)                         $123        $(50)





     
                Adjusted operating profit            $397                                         $108                          $129                                        $(55)                        $(22)        $557



     
                Adjusted operating margin          12.1 %                                      10.5 %                       14.2 %                                                                               10.9 %




                                                                                                                         
         
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                 
          
           Three Months Ended December 31, 2022



     
                
                  (In millions)         HVAC                               Refrigeration                       Fire &                                Eliminations                   General        Carrier
                                                                                                                      Security                           and Other                     Corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                        Expenses



     
                Net sales                          $3,316                                         $943                          $960                                       $(114) 
     
              $             -      $5,105





     
                Segment operating profit             $241                                         $113                          $136                                        $(30)                        $(27)        $433



     
                Reported operating margin           7.3 %                                      12.0 %                       14.2 %                                                                                8.5 %





     Adjustments to segment operating profit:



     Restructuring costs                       
     $        -                                          $1                            $1                
              $                -     
            $             -          $2



     Amortization of acquired intangibles                22                                                                         1                                                                                    23



     Acquisition step-up amortization (1)                27                                                                                                                                                             27



     Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                -                                                                                                                                                 3            3



     TCC acquisition-related gain (2)                    27                                                                                                                                                             27



     Russia/Ukraine asset impairment                      -                                                                        1                                                                                     1



     Total adjustments to operating profit              $76                                           $1                            $3                
              $                -                           $3          $83





     
                Adjusted operating profit            $317                                         $114                          $139                                        $(30)                        $(24)        $516



     
                Adjusted operating margin           9.6 %                                      12.1 %                       14.5 %                                                                               10.1 %




     
     (1) Amortization of the step-up to fair value of acquired inventory and backlog.



     
     (2) The carrying value of our previously held TCC equity investments were recognized at fair value at the TCC acquisition date.


                                                       
             
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                
             Reconciliation of Reported (GAAP) to Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
                                                                 
                Operating Profit




                                                                                                                       
          
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                  
           
            Year Ended December 31, 2023



     
                
                  (In millions)      HVAC                               Refrigeration                         Fire &                              Eliminations                   General         Carrier
                                                                                                                    Security                            and Other                    Corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                     Expenses



     
                Net sales                      $15,139                                       $3,818                          $3,633                                     $(492) 
     
              $              -     $22,098





     
                Segment operating profit        $2,275                                         $428                            $209                                     $(275)                        $(341)      $2,296



     
                Reported operating margin       15.0 %                                      11.2 %                          5.8 %                                                                              10.4 %





     Adjustments to segment operating profit:



     Restructuring costs                             $44                                          $21                             $22                                        $10      
            $              -         $97



     Amortization of acquired intangibles            143                                                                           6                                                                                  149



     Acquisition step-up amortization (1)             41                                                                                                                                                              41



     Acquisition/divestiture-related costs             -                                                                          9                                                                      211          220



     Bridge loan financing costs                       -                                                                                                                    3                                          3



     TCC acquisition-related gain (2)                  8                                                                                                                                                               8



     Viessmann-related hedges                          -                                                                                                                   96                                         96



     KFI deconsolidation                               -                                                                        297                                                                                  297



     Total adjustments to operating profit          $236                                          $21                            $334                                       $109                           $211         $911





     
                Adjusted operating profit       $2,511                                         $449                            $543                                     $(166)                        $(130)      $3,207



     
                Adjusted operating margin       16.6 %                                      11.8 %                         14.9 %                                                                              14.5 %






                                                                                                                       
          
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                  
           
            Year Ended December 31, 2022



     
                
                  (In millions)      HVAC                               Refrigeration                         Fire &                              Eliminations                   General         Carrier
                                                                                                                    Security                            and Other                    Corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                     Expenses



     
                Net sales                      $13,408                                       $3,883                          $3,570                                     $(440) 
     
              $              -     $20,421





     
                Segment operating profit        $2,610                                         $483                          $1,630                                      $(80)                        $(128)      $4,515



     
                Reported operating margin       19.5 %                                      12.4 %                         45.7 %                                                                              22.1 %





     Adjustments to segment operating profit:



     Restructuring Cost                               $8                                          $10                             $11                                         $2      
            $              -         $31



     Amortization of acquired intangibles             46                                                                           4                                                                                   50



     Acquisition step-up amortization (1)             51                                                                                                                                                              51



     Acquisition/divestiture-related costs             -                                                                                                                                                 31           31



     Chubb gain                                        -                                                                    (1,105)                                                                             (1,105)



     TCC acquisition-related gain (2)              (705)                                                                                                                                                          (705)



     Russia/Ukraine asset impairment                   -                                           3                               1                                                                                    4



     Charge resulting from legal matter               22                                                                                                                                                              22



     Total adjustments to operating profit        $(578)                                         $13                        $(1,089)                                        $2                            $31     $(1,621)





     
                Adjusted operating profit       $2,032                                         $496                            $541                                      $(78)                         $(97)      $2,894



     
                Adjusted operating margin       15.2 %                                      12.8 %                         15.2 %                                                                              14.2 %




     
     (1) Amortization of the step-up to fair value of acquired inventory and backlog.



     
     (2) The carrying value of our previously held TCC equity investments were recognized at fair value at the TCC acquisition date.


                                                                                              
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                                                   
             Reconciliation of Reported (GAAP) to Adjusted (Non-GAAP) Results
                                                                                     
                Net Income, Earnings Per Share, and Effective Tax Rate




                                                                                                                                                              
     
              (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                   Three Months Ended December 31, 2023                                             Year Ended December 31, 2023


                                           (In millions, except per share amounts)   Reported                                Adjustments                          Adjusted             Reported                   Adjustments              Adjusted



              Net sales                                                               $5,102               
              $                -                            $5,102               $22,098  
              $                -               $22,098





              Operating profit                                                          $607                                        (50)              a               $557                $2,296                            911       a         $3,207



              
                Operating margin                                           11.9 %                                                                       10.9 %               10.4 %                                              14.5 %





              Income from operations before income taxes                                $559                                        (33)              a,b             $526                $2,084                            960       a,b       $3,044



              Income tax expense                                                      $(120)                                         65               c              $(55)               $(644)                            20       c         $(624)



              
                Income tax rate                                            21.5 %                                                                       10.5 %               30.9 %                                              20.5 %





              
                Net income attributable to common                            $420                                         $32                               $452                $1,349                           $980                 $2,329
    shareowners





              
                Summary of Adjustments:



              Restructuring costs                                                                                                 $43               a                                                                   $97       a



              Amortization of acquired intangibles                                                                                 35               a                                                                   149       a



              Acquisition step-up amortization (1)                                                                                 10               a                                                                    41       a



              Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                                                                               132               a                                                                   220       a



              Viessmann-related hedges                                                                                          (272)              a                                                                    96       a



              TCC acquisition-related gain (2)                                                                                                     a                                                                     8       a



              KFI deconsolidation                                                                                                                  a                                                                   297       a



              Bridge loan financing costs (3)                                                                                      19               a, b                                                                 52       a, b



              
                Total adjustments                                                                                    $(33)                                                                                 $960





              Tax effect on adjustments above                                                                                   $(36)                                                                               $(114)



              Tax specific adjustments                                                                                            101                                                                                   134



              
                Total tax adjustments                                                                                  $65               c                                                                   $20       c





              Shares outstanding - Diluted                                             854.2                                                                         854.2                 853.0                                                853.0





              
                Earnings per share - Diluted                                $0.49                                                                         $0.53                 $1.58                                                $2.73




     
     (1) Amortization of the step-up to fair value of acquired inventory and backlog.



     
     (2)  The carrying value of our previously held TCC equity investments were recognized at fair value and subsequently adjusted.



     
     (3)  Includes commitment fees recognized in Operating profit.


                                                                                     
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                                          
             Reconciliation of Reported (GAAP) to Adjusted (Non-GAAP) Results
                                                                            
                Net Income, Earnings Per Share, and Effective Tax Rate




                                                                                                                                                     
     
               (Unaudited)


                                                                                                           Three Months Ended December 31, 2022                                             Year Ended December 31, 2022



              
                
                  (In millions, except per share     Reported                                Adjustments                        Adjusted              Reported                   Adjustments               Adjusted
    amounts)



              Net sales                                                        $5,105               
              $                -                          $5,105                $20,421  
              $                -                $20,421





              Operating profit                                                   $433                                          83               a             $516                 $4,515                        (1,621)      a          $2,894



              
                Operating margin                                     8.5 %                                                                     10.1 %                22.1 %                                               14.2 %





              Income from operations before income taxes                         $377                                          83               a             $460                 $4,292                        (1,649)      a, b       $2,643



              Income tax expense                                                $(99)                                       (13)              c           $(112)                $(708)                           135        c         $(573)



              
                Income tax rate                                     26.3 %                                                                     24.3 %                16.5 %                                               21.7 %





              
                Net income attributable to common                     $270                                         $70                             $340                 $3,534                       $(1,514)                 $2,020
    shareowners





              
                Summary of Adjustments:



              Restructuring costs                                                                                           $2               a                                                                  $31        a



              Amortization of acquired intangibles                                                                          23               a                                                                   50        a



              Acquisition step-up amortization (1)                                                                          27               a                                                                   51        a



              Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                                                                          3               a                                                                   31        a



              Chubb gain                                                                                                                    a                                                              (1,105)       a



              TCC acquisition-related gain (2)                                                                              27               a                                                                (705)       a



              Russia/Ukraine asset impairment                                                                                1               a                                                                    4        a



              Charge resulting from legal matter                                                                                            a                                                                   22        a



              Debt extinguishment (gain), net (3)                                                                                           b                                                                 (28)       b



              
                Total adjustments                                                                               $83                                                                             $(1,649)





              Tax effect on adjustments above                                                                            $(13)                                                                                $172



              Tax specific adjustments                                                                                                                                                                        (37)



              
                Total tax adjustments                                                                         $(13)              c                                                                 $135        c





              Shares outstanding - Diluted                                      852.2                                                                       852.2                  861.2                                                 861.2





              
                Earnings per share - Diluted                         $0.32                                                                       $0.40                  $4.10                                                 $2.34




     
     (1) Amortization of the step-up to fair value of acquired inventory and backlog.



     
     (2) The carrying value of our previously held TCC equity investments were recognized at fair value at the TCC acquisition date.


        (3) The Company repurchased approximately $1.15 billion of aggregate principal senior notes on March 30, 2022 and recognized a net gain of $33 million and wrote-off $5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs in
         Interest (expense) income, net.


                                                               
              
                Carrier Global Corporation
                                                     
            Reconciliation of Reported (GAAP) to Adjusted (Non-GAAP) Results





     
                Components of Changes in Net Sales




                    
              
                
              
                    Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Compared with Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

                                                                                      ---



                                                                                                            
              
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                               Factors Contributing to Total % change in Net Sales


                                                        Organic                                       FX                                       Acquisitions /      Other  Total
                                                                                    Translation                                 Divestitures, net



     HVAC                                                (1) %                                            1 %                                          (1) %        - % (1) %


      Refrigeration                                         6 %                                            3 %                                            - %       - %   9 %


      Fire & Security                                     (1) %                                            1 %                                          (5) %        - % (5) %


                   Consolidated                             - %                                           1 %                                          (1) %        - %   - %




                            
              
                
              
                    Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2022

                                                                                      ---



                                                                                                            
              
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                               Factors Contributing to Total % change in Net Sales


                                                        Organic                                 FX Translation                                 Acquisitions /      Other  Total
                                                                                                                                Divestitures, net



     HVAC                                                  5 %                                          (1) %                                            9 %        - %  13 %


      Refrigeration                                       (2) %                                            1 %                                          (1) %        - % (2) %


      Fire & Security                                       6 %                                          (1) %                                          (3) %        - %   2 %


                   Consolidated                             3 %                                            - %                                           5 %        - %   8 %



     
                Historical Amounts of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles




                                                                                              
     
     (Unaudited)


                                                                                Q1  Q2   Q3         Q4          FY       Q1        Q2        Q3        Q4        FY



     
                
                  (In millions)                               2022 2022  2022        2022         2022      2023      2023      2023      2023      2023



     HVAC                                                                      $4   $4   $16         $22          $46       $37       $36       $35       $35      $143



     Fire & Security                                                            1    1     1           1            4         2         2         2                  6



     Total Carrier                                                              5    5    17          23           50        39        38        37        35       149



     Associated tax effect                                                    (1) (1)  (7)        (4)        (13)     (12)      (11)      (11)      (11)      (45)


                   Net impact to adjusted results                               $4   $4   $10         $19          $37       $27       $27       $26       $24      $104



              
                Free Cash Flow Reconciliation




                                                                               
        
        (Unaudited)


                                                              Q1    Q2    Q3       Q4                  FY     Q1      Q2       Q3        Q4         FY


                                           (In millions)    2022   2022   2022      2022                 2022    2023     2023      2023       2023        2023



              Net cash flows provided by                 $(202)   $32   $790    $1,123               $1,743    $120     $384    $1,041     $1,062      $2,607
    operating activities



              Less: Capital expenditures                     56     66     91       140                  353      70       74        92        233         469



              
                Free cash flow                $(258) $(34)  $699      $983               $1,390     $50     $310      $949       $829      $2,138



     
                Net Debt Reconciliation




                                                
         
          (Unaudited)


                                                          As of December 31,



     
                
                  (In millions)      2023               2022



     Long-term debt                              $14,242             $8,702



     Current portion of long-term debt                51                140



     Less: Cash and cash equivalents              10,015              3,520



     
                Net debt                        $4,278             $5,322

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