MSI Motorola Solutions Inc

Company again raises full-year revenue and earnings outlook following strong Q3 results

• Sales of $2.8 billion, up 9% versus a year ago
  • Products and Systems Integration sales up 11%
  • Software and Services sales up 7%; up 13%1 excluding U.K. Home Office sales
• GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.29, up 22% versus a year ago
• Non-GAAP EPS2 of $3.74, up 17% versus a year ago
• Operating cash flow of $759 million, up $45 million versus a year ago
• Subsequent to quarter end, acquired an international provider of Command Center software solutions for $22 million, net of cash acquired.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) today reported its earnings results for the third quarter of 2024.

“Our third-quarter results were exceptional, with record Q3 revenue, earnings and cash flow,” said Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions. “We achieved strong growth across the board, and I’m pleased with the momentum of our business. As a result, we’re again raising our revenue and earnings expectations for the full year.”

KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS (presented in millions, except per share data and percentages)

 

Q3 2024

 

Q3 2023

% Change

Sales

$2,790

 

$2,556

9 %

GAAP

 

 

 

 

Operating Earnings

$711

 

$639

11 %

% of Sales

25.5 %

 

25.0 %

 

EPS

$3.29

 

$2.70

22 %

Non-GAAP

 

 

 

 

Operating Earnings

$830

 

$741

12 %

% of Sales

29.7 %

 

29.0 %

 

EPS

$3.74

 

$3.19

17 %

Products and Systems Integration Segment

 

 

 

 

Sales

$1,784

 

$1,612

11 %

GAAP Operating Earnings

$446

 

$364

23 %

% of Sales

25.0 %

 

22.6 %

 

Non-GAAP Operating Earnings

$522

 

$420

24 %

% of Sales

29.3 %

 

26.1 %

 

Software and Services Segment

 

 

 

 

Sales

$1,006

 

$944

7 %

GAAP Operating Earnings

$265

 

$275

(4) %

% of Sales

26.3 %

 

29.1 %

 

Non-GAAP Operating Earnings

$308

 

$321

(4) %

% of Sales

30.6 %

 

34.0 %

 

1 Details regarding this non-GAAP measure and the use of non-GAAP measures are included later in this news release.

2 Non-GAAP financial information excludes the after-tax impact of approximately $0.45 per diluted share related to highlighted items, share-based compensation expense and intangible assets amortization expense. Details regarding these non-GAAP adjustments and the use of non-GAAP measures are included later in this news release.

OTHER SELECTED FINANCIAL RESULTS

• Revenue - Sales were $2.8 billion, up 9% from the year-ago quarter driven by growth in North America and International. Revenue from acquisitions was $36 million and currency headwinds were $4 million in the quarter. The Products and Systems Integration segment grew 11%, driven by growth in Land Mobile Radio Communications ("LMR"). The Software and Services segment grew 7%, driven by growth in Video Security and Access Control ("Video") and Command Center, partially offset by lower revenue in the U.K. related to the Airwave Charge Control and the exit from the Emergency Services Network ("ESN") contract. Excluding the U.K. Home Office, Software and Services grew 13% with growth in all three technologies.

• Operating margin - GAAP operating margin was 25.5% of sales, up from 25.0% in the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin was 29.7% of sales, up 70 basis points from 29.0% in the year-ago quarter. The increase in both GAAP and non-GAAP operating margins was driven by higher sales, favorable mix and lower material costs, partially offset by the Airwave Charge Control and higher expenses related to investments in video and employee incentives.

• Taxes - The GAAP effective tax rate during the quarter was 19.0%, down from 21.5% in the year-ago quarter. The non-GAAP effective tax rate was 20.6%, down from 22.7% in the year-ago quarter. Both the GAAP and non-GAAP rates decreased primarily due to higher benefits from share-based compensation recognized in the current quarter.

• Cash flow - Operating cash flow was $759 million, compared to $714 million in the year-ago quarter and free cash flow was $702 million, up from $649 million in the year-ago quarter. Both the operating cash flow and free cash flow for the quarter increased primarily due to higher earnings in the current year, net of non-cash charges.

• Capital allocation - During the quarter, the company paid $164 million in cash dividends, repurchased $31 million of common stock and incurred $57 million of capital expenditures. Additionally, the company closed the acquisitions of Noggin and a provider of vehicle location and management solutions in the financial services vertical for $223 million, net of cash acquired, and settled $313 million of senior notes that were due within the quarter. Subsequent to the quarter, the company acquired an international provider of Command Center software solutions, for $22 million, net of cash acquired.

• Backlog - The company ended the quarter with backlog of $14.1 billion, down 1% or $178 million from the year-ago quarter. Products and Systems Integration segment backlog was down $712 million, or 15%, driven primarily by strong LMR shipments. Software and Services segment backlog was up $534 million, or 6%, driven by strong demand in all three technologies and favorable foreign currency rates, partially offset by the revenue recognition for the U.K. Home Office.

NOTABLE WINS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Software and Services

• $191M five-year LMR services award from the U.S. Navy
• $100M+ five-year LMR services award for South Carolina's statewide network
• $84M five-year LMR services award from a U.S. federal law enforcement agency
• $30M Command Center order for the State of Utah
• $24M Command Center order for Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
• $18M mobile video order from São Paulo State Government, Brazil

Products and Systems Integration

• $88M P25 system and device order for a customer in North Africa
• $31M P25 system order for a U.S. state and local customer
• $31M P25 system order for a county in Wisconsin
• $25M P25 system expansion for Tennessee's statewide network
• $23M P25 device order for a U.S. federal customer
• $4M fixed video order for a U.S. federal customer

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

• Full-year 2024 - The company now expects revenue growth of 8.25%, up from its prior guidance of approximately 8%, and non-GAAP EPS of between $13.63 and $13.68 per share, up from its prior guidance of between $13.22 and $13.30 per share. This outlook assumes a fully diluted share count of approximately 171 million shares and a non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 22.5%.

The company has not quantitatively reconciled its guidance for forward-looking non-GAAP metrics to their most comparable GAAP measures because the company does not provide specific guidance for the various reconciling items as certain items that impact these measures have not occurred, are out of the company’s control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial metric is not available without unreasonable effort. Please note that the unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact the company’s results.

RECENT EVENTS

U.K. HOME OFFICE UPDATE

In October 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") opened a market investigation into the Mobile Radio Network Services market. This investigation included Airwave, the company's private mobile radio communications network that it acquired in 2016. Airwave provides mission-critical voice and data communications to emergency services and other agencies in Great Britain.

In 2023, the CMA imposed a legal order on Airwave which implemented a prospective price control on Airwave ("Airwave Charge Control"). After the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") dismissed the company's appeal of the CMA's final decision on December 22, 2023, the company filed an application with the United Kingdom Court of Appeal on February 13, 2024, requesting that it hear the company's appeal of the CAT judgment. On June 21, 2024, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal ordered a hearing on the company's application to be held later this year; which was subsequently set for November 11 and 12, 2024. Since August 1, 2023, revenue under the Airwave contract has been recognized in accordance with the Airwave Charge Control, and will continue to be unless the United Kingdom Court of Appeal were to reverse the CAT's judgment and overturn the Airwave Charge Control.

On March 13, 2024, the company received a notice of contract extension (the “Deferred National Shutdown Notice”) from the U.K. Home Office. The Deferred National Shutdown Notice extends the “national shutdown target date” of the Airwave service from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2029, at the Airwave Charge Control rates.

The company's backlog for Airwave services contracted with the U.K. Home Office through December 31, 2026 was previously reduced by $777 million to align with the Airwave Charge Control. In the first quarter of 2024, as a result of the U.K. Home Office's notice of a contract extension pursuant to their Deferred National Shutdown Notice, the company has recorded additional backlog of $748 million to reflect the incremental three years of services. On April 11, 2024, the company filed proceedings in the U.K. High Court challenging the decision of the U.K. Home Office to issue the Deferred National Shutdown Notice as being in breach of applicable U.K. procurement and public law. The hearing on this matter has been set to commence on April 22, 2025. The backlog related to the incremental years of service contemplated in the Deferred National Shutdown Notice could change depending on the outcome of the proceedings.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST Motorola Solutions will host its quarterly conference call beginning at 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time (5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time) on Thursday, November 7. The conference call will be webcast live at www.motorolasolutions.com/investor. An archive of the webcast will be available for a limited period of time thereafter.

CONSOLIDATED GAAP RESULTS (presented in millions, except per share data)

A comparison of results from operations is as follows:

 

Q3 2024

Q3 2023

Net sales

$2,790

$2,556

Gross margin

$1,433

$1,280

Operating earnings

$711

$639

Amounts attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc. common stockholders

 

 

Net earnings

$562

$464

Diluted EPS

$3.29

$2.70

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

170.9

171.7

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to the results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP") included in this news release, Motorola Solutions also has included non-GAAP measurements of results, including free cash flow, non-GAAP operating earnings, non-GAAP EPS, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP tax rate, organic revenue and net sales adjusted for the U.K. Home Office. The company has provided these non-GAAP measurements to help investors better understand its core operating performance, enhance comparisons of core operating performance from period-to-period and allow better comparisons of its operating performance to that of its competitors. Among other things, management uses these operating results, excluding the identified items, to evaluate the performance of its businesses and to evaluate results relative to certain incentive compensation targets. Management uses operating results excluding these items because it believes these measurements enable it to make better period-to-period evaluations of the financial performance of its core business operations. The non-GAAP measurements are intended only as a supplement to the comparable GAAP measurements and the company compensates for the limitations inherent in the use of non-GAAP measurements by using GAAP measures in conjunction with the non-GAAP measurements. As a result, investors should consider these non-GAAP measurements in addition to, and not in substitution for or as superior to, GAAP measurements.

Reconciliations: Details and reconciliations of such non-GAAP measurements to the corresponding GAAP measurements can be found at the end of this news release.

Free cash flow: Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. The company believes that free cash flow is useful to investors as the basis for comparing its performance and coverage ratios with other companies in the company's industries, although the company's measure of free cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. This measure is also used as a component of incentive compensation.

Organic revenue: Organic revenue reflects net sales calculated under GAAP excluding net sales from acquired business owned for less than four full quarters. The company believes organic revenue provides useful information for evaluating the periodic growth of the business on a consistent basis and provides for a meaningful period-to-period comparison and analysis of trends in the business.

Net sales adjusted for the U.K. Home Office or Net sales excluding U.K. Home Office sales: Net sales adjusted for the U.K. Home Office reflects net sales calculated under GAAP excluding net sales related to the U.K. Home Office. The company believes that net sales excluding the U.K. Home Office improves period-to-period comparability related to the Airwave Charge Control implemented as of August 1, 2023 and the company's exit from the ESN contract as of December 31, 2023.

Non-GAAP operating earnings, non-GAAP EPS and non-GAAP operating margin each excludes highlighted items, including share-based compensation expenses and intangible assets amortization expense, as follows:

Highlighted items: The company has excluded the effects of highlighted items including, but not limited to, acquisition-related transaction fees, tangible and intangible asset impairments, reorganization of business charges, certain non-cash pension adjustments, legal settlements and other contingencies, gains and losses on investments and businesses, Hytera-related legal expenses, gains and losses on the extinguishment of debt and the income tax effects of significant tax matters, from its non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measurements because the company believes that these historical items do not reflect expected future operating earnings or expenses and do not contribute to a meaningful evaluation of the company's current operating performance or comparisons to the company's past operating performance. For the purposes of management's internal analysis over operating performance, the company uses financial statements that exclude highlighted items, as these charges do not contribute to a meaningful evaluation of the company's current operating performance or comparisons to the company's past operating performance.

Hytera-Related Legal Expenses: On March 14, 2017, the company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “District Court”) against Hytera Communications Corporation Limited of Shenzhen, China; Hytera America, Inc.; and Hytera Communications America (West), Inc. (collectively, “Hytera”), alleging trade secret theft and copyright infringement and seeking, among other things, injunctive relief, compensatory damages and punitive damages. On February 14, 2020, the company announced that a jury decided in the company's favor in its trade secret theft and copyright infringement case. In connection with this verdict, the jury awarded the company $345.8 million in compensatory damages and $418.8 million in punitive damages, for a total of $764.6 million. In a series of post-trial rulings in 2021, the District Court subsequently reduced the judgment to $543.7 million, but also ordered Hytera to pay the company $51.1 million in pre-judgment interest and $2.6 million in costs, as well as $34.2 million in attorneys fees. The company continues to seek collection of the judgment through the ongoing legal process.

On December 17, 2020, the District Court held that Hytera must pay the company a forward-looking reasonable royalty on products that use the company’s stolen trade secrets, and on December 15, 2021, set royalty rates for Hytera's sale of relevant products from July 1, 2019 forward. On July 5, 2022, the District Court ordered that Hytera pay into a third-party escrow on July 31, 2022, the royalties owed to the company based on the sale of relevant products from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022. Hytera failed to make the required royalty payment on July 31, 2022. On August 1, 2022, Hytera filed a motion to modify or stay the District Court’s previous July 5, 2022 royalty order, which the District Court denied on July 11, 2023. On August 3, 2022, the company filed a motion seeking to hold Hytera in civil contempt for violating the royalty order by not making the required royalty payment on July 31, 2022. On August 26, 2023, the District Court granted the company's contempt motion. As a result, on September 1, 2023, Hytera made a payment of $56 million into the third-party escrow. In addition to the September 1, 2023 payment of $56 million, Hytera has made de minimis regular quarterly royalty payments into the third-party escrow from October 2022 through October 2024. The aggregate amount paid into escrow will not be recognized until all contingencies are resolved and such amount is released from escrow.

Following the February 14, 2020 verdict and judgment in the company's favor, Hytera appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the "Court of Appeals"), seeking review of the orders related to the jury's verdict as well as the District Court's royalty order. The company filed its cross-appeal on August 5, 2022. The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on December 5, 2023, and issued its decision on July 2, 2024. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's award of $407.4 million in damages, including exemplary damages, under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The Court of Appeals also directed the District Court to recalculate and reduce its award of $136.3 million in copyright infringement damages, and instructed the District Court to reconsider its denial of the company's request for an injunction. In all other respects, the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the District Court. On October 4, 2024, the Court of Appeals denied Hytera’s motion for rehearing. The case has been remanded to the District Court for further action per the Court of Appeals' decision.

In 2024, the parties engaged in competing litigation in the District Court and a court in Shenzhen, China (originally filed by Hytera in June 2022 and not served upon the company until November 2023) related to the possible continued use by Hytera of the company’s trade secrets in Hytera’s currently shipping products. On April 2, 2024, the District Court held Hytera in civil contempt, and issued a worldwide sales injunction of certain Hytera products and a daily fine, for Hytera's failure to withdraw its competing litigation in China. On April 16, 2024, the Court of Appeals granted Hytera's motion for an emergency stay of the contempt sanctions, to allow the Court of Appeals to review the District Court's various orders related to the competing litigation and contempt sanctions. The District Court held hearings on August 26-30, 2024, concerning whether Hytera's currently shipping products continue to misuse the company's trade secrets and copyrighted source code. The issue is now under consideration by the District Court.

Management typically considers legal expenses associated with defending the company's intellectual property as “normal and recurring” and accordingly, Hytera-related legal expenses were included in both the company's GAAP and non-GAAP operating income for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019. The company anticipates further expenses associated with Hytera-related litigation; however, as of 2020, the company believes that these expenses are no longer a part of the “normal and recurring” legal expenses incurred to operate its business. In addition, as any contingent or actual gains associated with the Hytera litigation are recognized, they will be similarly excluded from the company's non-GAAP operating income, consistent with the company's treatment of the $15 million of proceeds realized in 2022. The company believes after the jury award, the presentation of excluding both Hytera-related legal expenses and gains related to awards better aligns with how management evaluates the company's ongoing underlying business performance.

Share-based compensation expenses: The company has excluded share-based compensation expenses from its non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measurements. Although share-based compensation is a key incentive offered to the company’s employees and the company believes such compensation contributed to the revenue earned during the periods presented and also believes it will contribute to the generation of future period revenues, the company continues to evaluate its performance excluding share-based compensation expenses primarily because it represents a significant non-cash expense. Share-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.

Intangible assets amortization expense: The company has excluded intangible assets amortization expense from its non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measurements primarily because it represents a non-cash expense and because the company evaluates its performance excluding intangible assets amortization expense. Amortization of intangible assets is consistent in amount and frequency but is significantly affected by the timing and size of the company’s acquisitions. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to the company’s revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to the company’s future period revenues as well. Intangible assets amortization expense will recur in future periods.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable federal securities law. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and generally include words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates” and similar expressions. The company can give no assurance that any actual or future results or events discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent the company’s views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing the company’s views as of any subsequent date. Readers are cautioned that such forward- looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Motorola Solutions’ financial outlook for the full-year of 2024; the impact of the CMA's final decision and the Airwave Charge Control (including the company's actions in response); and the impact of the company's proceedings in the U.K. High Court relating to the Deferred National Shutdown Notice. Motorola Solutions cautions the reader that the risks and uncertainties below, as well as those in Part I Item 1A of Motorola Solutions' 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its other SEC filings available for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on Motorola Solutions’ website at www.motorolasolutions.com, could cause Motorola Solutions’ actual results to differ materially from those estimated or predicted in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be controlled by Motorola Solutions, and factors that may impact forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the impact, including increased costs and potential liabilities, associated with changes in laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, information security and cybersecurity; (ii) challenges relating to existing or future legislation and regulations pertaining to artificial intelligence (“AI”), AI-enabled products and the use of biometrics and other video analytics; (iii) the impact of government regulation of radio frequencies; (iv) audits and regulations and laws applicable to our U.S. government customer contracts and grants; (v) the impact, including increased costs and additional compliance obligations, associated with existing or future telecommunications-related laws and regulations; (vi) the evolving state of environmental regulation relating to climate change, and the physical risks of climate change; (vii) impact of product regulatory and safety, consumer, worker safety and environmental laws; (viii) impact of tax matters; (ix) increased areas of risk, increased competition and additional compliance obligations associated with the expansion of our technologies within our Products and Systems Integration and Software and Services segments; (x) the effectiveness of our investments in new products and technologies; (xi) impact of catastrophic events on our business or our customers' or suppliers' business; (xii) social, ethical and competitive risks relating to the use of AI in our products and services; (xiii) the effectiveness of our strategic acquisitions, including the integrations of such acquired businesses; (xiv) increased cybersecurity threats, a security breach or other significant disruption of our IT systems or those of our outsource partners, suppliers or customers; (xv) our inability to protect our intellectual property or potential infringement of intellectual property rights of third parties; (xvi) risks relating to intellectual property licenses and intellectual property indemnities in our customer and supplier contracts; (xvii) our license of the MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M logo and all derivatives and formatives thereof from Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC; (xviii) our inability to purchase at acceptable prices a sufficient amount of materials, parts, and components, as well as software and services, to meet the demands of our customers, and any disruption to our suppliers or significant increase in the price of supplies; (xix) risks related to our large, multi-year system and services contracts (including, but not limited to, with respect to the Airwave contract); (xx) the global nature of our employees, customers, suppliers and outsource partners; (xxi) our use of third-parties to develop, design and/or manufacture many of our components and some of our products, and to perform portions of our business operations; (xxii) inability of our subcontractors to perform in a timely and compliant manner or adhere to our Human Rights Policy; (xxiii) inability of our products to meet our customers’ expectations or regulatory or industry standards; (xxiv) increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations from investors, customers, lawmakers, regulators and other stakeholders regarding environmental, social and governance-related practices and disclosures; (xxv) inability to attract and retain senior management and key employees; (xxvi) impact of current global economic and political conditions in the markets in which we operate; (xxvii) impact of returns on pension and retirement plan assets and interest rate changes; (xxviii) inability to access the capital markets for financing on acceptable terms and conditions; (xix) exposure to exchange rate fluctuations on cross-border transactions and the translation of local currency results into U.S. dollars; and (xxx) the return of capital to shareholders through dividends and/or repurchasing shares. Motorola Solutions undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement or risk factor, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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GAAP-1 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In millions, except per share amounts)   Three Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Net sales from products

$

1,670

 

$

1,490

 

Net sales from services

 

1,120

 

 

1,066

 

Net sales

 

2,790

 

 

2,556

 

Costs of products sales

 

688

 

 

658

 

Costs of services sales

 

669

 

 

618

 

Costs of sales

 

1,357

 

 

1,276

 

Gross margin

 

1,433

 

 

1,280

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

439

 

 

380

 

Research and development expenditures

 

234

 

 

215

 

Other charges

 

11

 

 

7

 

Intangibles amortization

 

38

 

 

39

 

Operating earnings

 

711

 

 

639

 

Other income (expense): Interest expense, net

 

(58

)

 

(53

)

Loss on sales of investments and businesses, net

 

—

 

 

(1

)

Other, net

 

42

 

 

7

 

Total other expense

 

(16

)

 

(47

)

Net earnings before income taxes

 

695

 

 

592

 

Income tax expense

 

132

 

 

127

 

Net earnings

 

563

 

 

465

 

Less: Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1

 

 

1

 

Net earnings attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

562

 

 

464

 

Earnings per common share: Basic

$

3.36

 

$

2.78

 

Diluted

$

3.29

 

$

2.70

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic

 

167.1

 

 

166.7

 

Diluted

 

170.9

 

 

171.7

 

  Percentage of Net Sales* Net sales from products

 

59.9

%

 

58.3

%

Net sales from services

 

40.1

%

 

41.7

%

Net sales

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

Costs of products sales

 

41.2

%

 

44.2

%

Costs of services sales

 

59.7

%

 

58.0

%

Costs of sales

 

48.6

%

 

49.9

%

Gross margin

 

51.4

%

 

50.1

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

15.7

%

 

14.9

%

Research and development expenditures

 

8.4

%

 

8.4

%

Other charges

 

0.4

%

 

0.3

%

Intangibles amortization

 

1.4

%

 

1.5

%

Operating earnings

 

25.5

%

 

25.0

%

Other income (expense): Interest expense, net

 

(2.1

)%

 

(2.1

)%

Loss on sales of investments and businesses, net

 

—

%

 

—

%

Other, net

 

1.5

%

 

0.3

%

Total other expense

 

(0.6

)%

 

(1.8

)%

Net earnings before income taxes

 

24.9

%

 

23.2

%

Income tax expense

 

4.7

%

 

5.0

%

Net earnings

 

20.2

%

 

18.2

%

Less: Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests

 

—

%

 

—

%

Net earnings attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

20.2

%

 

18.2

%

* Percentages may not add up due to rounding

 

GAAP-2

Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share amounts)

  Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Net sales from products

$

4,639

 

$

4,063

 

Net sales from services

 

3,167

 

 

3,066

 

Net sales

 

7,806

 

 

7,129

 

Costs of products sales

 

1,941

 

 

1,867

 

Costs of services sales

 

1,902

 

 

1,747

 

Costs of sales

 

3,843

 

 

3,614

 

Gross margin

 

3,963

 

 

3,515

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,265

 

 

1,138

 

Research and development expenditures

 

671

 

 

640

 

Other charges

 

39

 

 

44

 

Intangibles amortization

 

114

 

 

137

 

Operating earnings

 

1,874

 

 

1,556

 

Other income (expense): Interest expense, net

 

(171

)

 

(164

)

Other, net

 

(519

)

 

46

 

Total other expense

 

(690

)

 

(118

)

Net earnings before income taxes

 

1,184

 

 

1,438

 

Income tax expense

 

214

 

 

321

 

Net earnings

 

970

 

 

1117

 

Less: Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests

 

4

 

 

4

 

Net earnings attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc.

$

966

 

$

1113

 

Earnings per common share: Basic

$

5.79

 

$

6.66

 

Diluted

$

5.66

 

$

6.46

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic

 

166.7

 

 

167.2

 

Diluted

 

170.6

 

 

172.2

 

    Percentage of Net Sales* Net sales from products

 

59.4

%

 

57.0

%

Net sales from services

 

40.6

%

 

43.0

%

Net sales

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

Costs of products sales

 

41.8

%

 

46.0

%

Costs of services sales

 

60.1

%

 

57.0

%

Costs of sales

 

49.2

%

 

50.7

%

Gross margin

 

50.8

%

 

49.3

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

16.2

%

 

16.0

%

Research and development expenditures

 

8.6

%

 

9.0

%

Other charges

 

0.5

%

 

0.6

%

Intangibles amortization

 

1.5

%

 

1.9

%

Operating earnings

 

24.0

%

 

21.8

%

Other income (expense): Interest expense, net

 

(2.2

)%

 

(2.3

)%

Other, net

 

(6.6

)%

 

0.6

%

Total other expense

 

(8.8

)%

 

(1.7

)%

Net earnings before income taxes

 

15.2

%

 

20.2

%

Income tax expense

 

2.7

%

 

4.5

%

Net earnings

 

12.4

%

 

15.7

%

Less: Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests

 

0.1

%

 

0.1

%

Net earnings attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc.

 

12.3

%

 

15.6

%

* Percentages may not add up due to rounding GAAP-3 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions)   September 28, 2024 December 31, 2023 Assets Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,404

$

1,705

Accounts receivable, net

 

1,848

 

 

1,710

 

Contract assets

 

1,301

 

 

1,102

 

Inventories, net

 

816

 

 

827

 

Other current assets

 

439

 

 

357

 

Current assets held for disposition

 

—

 

 

24

 

Total current assets

 

5,808

 

 

5,725

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

1,024

 

 

964

 

Operating lease assets

 

551

 

 

495

 

Investments

 

140

 

 

143

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,214

 

 

1,062

 

Goodwill

 

3,523

 

 

3,401

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,295

 

 

1,255

 

Other assets

 

334

 

 

274

 

Non-current assets held for disposition

 

—

 

 

17

 

Total assets

$

13,889

 

$

13,336

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current portion of long-term debt

$

322

 

$

1,313

 

Accounts payable

 

872

 

 

881

 

Contract liabilities

 

1,942

 

 

2,037

 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,529

 

 

1,504

 

Current liabilities held for disposition

 

—

 

 

1

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,665

 

 

5,736

 

Long-term debt

 

5,674

 

 

4,705

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

444

 

 

407

 

Other liabilities

 

1,765

 

 

1,741

 

Non-current liabilities held for disposition

 

—

 

 

8

 

Total Motorola Solutions, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

1,326

 

 

724

 

Non-controlling interests

 

15

 

 

15

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

13,889

 

$

13,336

 

GAAP-4 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions)   Three Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Operating Net earnings

$

563

 

$

465

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net earnings to Net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization

 

84

 

 

86

 

Non-cash other charges (income)

 

(3

)

 

12

 

Share-based compensation expenses

 

61

 

 

52

 

Loss on sales of investments and businesses, net

 

—

 

 

1

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions, dispositions, and foreign currency translation adjustments: Accounts receivable

 

(64

)

 

(164

)

Inventories

 

(8

)

 

58

 

Other current assets and contract assets

 

(96

)

 

(111

)

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and contract liabilities

 

206

 

 

217

 

Other assets and liabilities

 

1

 

 

(20

)

Deferred income taxes

 

15

 

 

118

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

759

 

 

714

 

Investing Acquisitions and investments, net

 

(226

)

 

(2

)

Proceeds from sales of investments and businesses, net

 

1

 

 

6

 

Capital expenditures

 

(57

)

 

(65

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(282

)

 

(61

)

Financing Repayments of debt

 

(313

)

 

—

 

Issuances of common stock

 

18

 

 

40

 

Purchases of common stock

 

(31

)

 

(306

)

Payments of dividends

 

(164

)

 

(147

)

Payments of dividends to non-controlling interests

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Net cash used for financing activities

 

(491

)

 

(414

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on total cash and cash equivalents

 

37

 

 

(39

)

Net increase in total cash and cash equivalents

 

23

 

 

200

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

1,381

 

 

710

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

1,404

 

$

910

 

GAAP-5 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions)   Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Operating Net earnings

$

970

 

$

1,117

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net earnings to Net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization

 

250

 

 

271

 

Non-cash other charges

 

12

 

 

8

 

Share-based compensation expenses

 

180

 

 

160

 

Loss from the extinguishment of Silver Lake Convertible Debt (Note 5)

 

585

 

 

—

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions, dispositions, and foreign currency translation adjustments: Accounts receivable

 

(121

)

 

(154

)

Inventories

 

21

 

 

94

 

Other current assets and contract assets

 

(279

)

 

(140

)

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and contract liabilities

 

(125

)

 

(534

)

Other assets and liabilities

 

(17

)

 

(21

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(155

)

 

(2

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,321

 

 

799

 

Investing Acquisitions and investments, net

 

(268

)

 

(12

)

Proceeds from sales of investments and businesses, net

 

39

 

 

12

 

Capital expenditures

 

(171

)

 

(172

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(400

)

 

(172

)

Financing Net proceeds from issuance of debt

 

1,288

 

 

—

 

Repayments of debt

 

(1,906

)

 

(1

)

Issuances of common stock

 

19

 

 

76

 

Purchases of common stock

 

(141

)

 

(670

)

Payments of dividends

 

(490

)

 

(443

)

Payments of dividends to non-controlling interests

 

(4

)

 

(5

)

Net cash used for financing activities

 

(1,234

)

 

(1043

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on total cash and cash equivalents

 

12

 

 

1

 

Net decrease in total cash and cash equivalents

 

(301

)

 

(415

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

1,705

 

 

1,325

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

1,404

 

$

910

 

Non-GAAP-1 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (In millions)     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Net cash provided by operating activities

$

759

 

$

714

 

$

1,321

 

$

799

 

Capital expenditures

 

(57

)

 

(65

)

 

(171

)

 

(172

)

Free cash flow

$

702

 

$

649

 

$

1,150

 

$

627

 

Non-GAAP-2 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Net Earnings Attributable to MSI to Non-GAAP Net Earnings Attributable to MSI (In millions)   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Statement Line September 28,2024 September 30,2023 September 28,2024 September 30,2023 Net earnings attributable to MSI

$

562

 

$

464

 

$

966

 

$

1,113

 

Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes: Share-based compensation expenses Cost of sales, SG&A and R&D

 

61

 

 

52

 

 

180

 

 

160

 

Intangible assets amortization expense Intangibles amortization

 

38

 

 

39

 

 

114

 

 

137

 

Reorganization of business charges Cost of sales and Other charges (income)

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

Hytera-related legal expenses SG&A

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 

13

 

Acquisition-related transaction fees Other charges (income)

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

11

 

 

3

 

Assessments of uncertain tax positions Interest income, net, Other (income) expense

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

22

 

 

—

 

Legal settlements Other charges (income)

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

Operating lease asset impairments Other charges (income)

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

5

 

 

4

 

Fair value adjustments to equity investments Other (income) expense

 

(9

)

 

7

 

 

4

 

 

(12

)

Loss from the extinguishment of Silver Lake Convertible Debt Other (income) expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

585

 

 

—

 

Investment impairments Other (income) expense

 

—

 

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

16

 

Environmental reserve expense Other charges (income)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

15

 

Fixed asset impairments Other charges (income)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

3

 

Loss on sales of investments (Gain) or loss on sales of investments and businesses, net

 

—

 

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Total Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes

$

111

 

$

117

 

$

966

 

$

362

 

Income tax expense on Non-GAAP adjustments

 

34

 

 

34

 

 

259

 

 

86

 

Total Non-GAAP adjustments after income taxes

 

77

 

 

83

 

 

707

 

 

276

 

Non-GAAP Net earnings attributable to MSI

$

639

 

$

547

 

$

1,673

 

$

1,389

 

 

  Calculation of Non-GAAP Tax Rate (In millions)   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 28,2024 September 30,2023 September 28,2024 September 30,2023 Net earnings before income taxes

$

695

 

$

592

 

$

1,184

 

$

1,438

 

Total Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes*

 

111

 

 

117

 

 

966

 

 

362

 

Non-GAAP Net earnings before income taxes

 

806

 

 

709

 

$

2,150

 

$

1,800

 

Income tax expense

 

132

 

 

127

 

 

214

 

 

321

 

Income tax expense on Non-GAAP adjustments**

 

34

 

 

34

 

 

259

 

 

86

 

Total Non-GAAP Income tax expense

 

166

 

 

161

 

 

473

 

 

407

 

Non-GAAP Tax rate

 

20.6

%

 

22.7

%

 

22.0

%

 

22.6

%

  *See reconciliation on Non-GAAP-2 table above for detail on Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes **Income tax impact of highlighted items   Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share to Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share*   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Statement Line September 28,2024 September 30,2023 September 28,2024 September 30,2023 Net earnings attributable to MSI

$

3.29

 

$

2.70

 

$

5.66

 

$

6.46

 

Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes: Share-based compensation expenses Cost of sales, SG&A and R&D

 

0.35

 

 

0.30

 

 

1.05

 

 

0.92

 

Intangible assets amortization expense Intangibles amortization

 

0.22

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.79

 

Reorganization of business charges Cost of sales and Other charges (income)

 

0.04

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.13

 

Hytera-related legal expenses SG&A

 

0.04

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.08

 

Acquisition-related transaction fees Other charges (income)

 

0.02

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.02

 

Assessments of uncertain tax positions Interest income, net, Other (income) expense

 

0.01

 

 

—

 

 

0.13

 

 

—

 

Legal settlements Other charges (income)

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.01

 

Operating lease asset impairments Other charges (income)

 

0.01

 

 

—

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.02

 

Fair value adjustments to equity investments Other (income) expense

 

(0.05

)

 

0.04

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.07

)

Loss from the extinguishment of Silver Lake Convertible Debt Other (income) expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

3.42

 

 

—

 

Investment impairments Other (income) expense

 

—

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.09

 

Environmental reserve expense Other charges (income)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

0.09

 

Fixed asset impairments Other charges (income)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

0.02

 

Loss on sales of investments (Gain) or loss on sales of investments and businesses, net

 

—

 

 

0.01

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Total Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes

$

0.65

 

$

0.68

 

$

5.65

 

$

2.10

 

Income tax expense on Non-GAAP adjustments

 

0.20

 

 

0.19

 

 

1.52

 

 

0.50

 

Total Non-GAAP adjustments after income taxes

 

0.45

 

 

0.49

 

 

4.13

 

 

1.60

 

Non-GAAP Net earnings attributable to MSI

$

3.74

 

$

3.19

 

$

9.79

 

$

8.06

 

  GAAP Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares

 

170.9

 

 

171.7

 

 

170.6

 

 

172.2

 

Adjusted for dilutive shares outstanding**

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

0.3

 

 

—

 

Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares

 

170.9

 

 

171.7

 

 

170.9

 

 

172.2

 

*Indicates Non-GAAP Diluted EPS ** Under U.S. GAAP, the Silver Lake shares were considered anti-dilutive to earnings per share for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and were excluded from the computation of GAAP diluted weighted average common shares and diluted earnings per share. The shares are considered dilutive for non-GAAP earnings per share for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and an adjustment is reflected to include these shares for non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. Non-GAAP-3 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliations of Operating Earnings to Non-GAAP Operating Earnings and Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin (In millions)   Three Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Products andSystems Integration Software andServices Total Products andSystems Integration Software andServices Total Net sales

$

1,784

 

$

1,006

 

$

2,790

 

$

1,612

 

$

944

 

$

2,556

 

Operating earnings ("OE")

 

446

 

 

265

 

 

711

 

 

364

 

 

275

 

 

639

 

Above OE non-GAAP adjustments: Share-based compensation expenses

 

43

 

 

18

 

 

61

 

 

38

 

 

14

 

 

52

 

Intangible assets amortization expense

 

18

 

 

20

 

 

38

 

 

9

 

 

30

 

 

39

 

Reorganization of business charges

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

 

5

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

Hytera-related legal expenses

 

7

 

 

—

 

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

—

 

 

3

 

Acquisition-related transaction fees

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

—

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Legal settlements

 

—

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

1

 

Operating lease asset impairments

 

—

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Total above-OE non-GAAP adjustments

 

76

 

 

43

 

 

119

 

 

56

 

 

46

 

 

102

 

Operating earnings after non-GAAP adjustments

$

522

 

$

308

 

$

830

 

$

420

 

$

321

 

$

741

 

  Operating earnings as a percentage of net sales - GAAP

 

25.0

%

 

26.3

%

 

25.5

%

 

22.6

%

 

29.1

%

 

25.0

%

Operating earnings as a percentage of net sales - after non-GAAP adjustments

 

29.3

%

 

30.6

%

 

29.7

%

 

26.1

%

 

34.0

%

 

29.0

%

Non-GAAP-4 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliations of Operating Earnings to Non-GAAP Operating Earnings and Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin (In millions)   Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 Products andSystems Integration Software andServices Total Products andSystems Integration Software andServices Total Net sales

$

4,933

 

$

2,873

 

$

7,806

 

$

4,352

 

$

2,777

 

$

7,129

 

Operating earnings ("OE")

 

1,135

 

 

739

 

 

1,874

 

 

752

 

 

804

 

 

1,556

 

Above OE non-GAAP adjustments: Share-based compensation expenses

 

126

 

 

54

 

 

180

 

 

116

 

 

44

 

 

160

 

Intangible assets amortization expense

 

35

 

 

79

 

 

114

 

 

32

 

 

105

 

 

137

 

Reorganization of business charges

 

20

 

 

1

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

—

 

 

22

 

Hytera-related legal expenses

 

14

 

 

—

 

 

14

 

 

13

 

 

—

 

 

13

 

Acquisition-related transaction fees

 

3

 

 

8

 

 

11

 

 

—

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

Legal settlements

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

1

 

Operating lease asset impairments

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

4

 

Environmental reserve expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

10

 

 

5

 

 

15

 

Fixed asset impairments

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

Total above-OE non-GAAP adjustments

 

202

 

 

150

 

 

352

 

 

199

 

 

159

 

 

358

 

Operating earnings after non-GAAP adjustments

$

1,337

 

$

889

 

$

2,226

 

$

951

 

$

963

 

$

1,914

 

  Operating earnings as a percentage of net sales - GAAP

 

23.0

%

 

25.7

%

 

24.0

%

 

17.3

%

 

29.0

%

 

21.8

%

Operating earnings as a percentage of net sales - after non-GAAP adjustments

 

27.1

%

 

30.9

%

 

28.5

%

 

21.9

%

 

34.7

%

 

26.8

%

Non-GAAP-5 Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Revenue to Non-GAAP Organic Revenue (In millions)   Three Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 % Change Net sales

$

2,790

$

2,556

9

%

Non-GAAP adjustments: Sales from acquisitions

 

36

 

 

—

 

Organic revenue

$

2,754

 

$

2,556

 

8

%

  Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 % Change Net sales

$

7,806

 

$

7,129

 

9

%

Non-GAAP adjustments: Sales from acquisitions

 

58

 

 

—

 

Organic revenue

$

7,748

 

$

7,129

 

9

%

Non-GAAP-6

Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Net Sales to Net Sales Adjusted for the U.K. Home Office (In millions)       Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 28,2024 September 30,2023 % Change September 28,2024 September 30,2023 % Change Software and Services net sales

$

1,006

 

$

944

 

7

%

$

2,873

 

$

2,777

 

3

%

U.K. Home Office net sales

 

(92

)

 

(138

)

 

(286

)

 

(471

)

Software and Services net sales adjusted for the U.K. Home Office

$

914

 

$

806

 

13

%

$

2,587

 

$

2,306

 

12

%

  Net sales

$

2,790

 

$

2,556

 

9

%

$

7,806

 

$

7,129

 

9

%

U.K. Home Office net sales

 

(92

)

 

(138

)

 

(286

)

 

(471

)

Net sales adjusted for the U.K. Home Office

$

2,698

 

$

2,418

 

12

%

$

7,520

 

$

6,658

 

13

%

 

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