Tag: HVAC
Carrier tightens portfolio amid turbulence
December 17, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.— Carrier Global’s recent sale of its commercial and residential fire business is a move calculated to simplify the company’s portfolio and refocus its efforts at a time of international turbulence.
Other companies inside and outside of the security industry have been similarly streamlining their portfolios. ADT sold its commercial business in 2023 and closed its solar division the following year to focus on its residential security business.
Similarly,...
'We will be a simpler, higher-growth company' - Johnson Controls divests businesses as Oliver bows out
August 5, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
CORK, Ireland — Johnson Controls’ sales in the third quarter were steady as the company continues to transform its business, including through divestitures, to better fit a leaner and more competitive industrial market.
The company reported sales of $7.2 billion, a 1% increase year over year. GAAP net income was $975 million. Adjusted net income was $769 million. The company also reported 10% growth to its backlog in the quarter, which Chairman and CEO George Oliver said increases...
Q2 sales flat for Johnson Controls, may be eyeing sale of ADT alarms business
May 3, 2024SSN Staff
CORK, Ireland – Johnson Controls International (JCI) plc has reported its fiscal second quarter (Q2) 2024 results, and the company may be looking to divest itself of one of its non-core businesses.
GAAP earnings per share (“EPS”) of $(0.41). Excluding special items, adjusted EPS was $0.78 (see attached footnotes for non-GAAP reconciliation). Sales in the quarter of $6.7 billion were flat compared to the prior year on an as reported basis and increased 1% organically. GAAP...
Ken Porpora departs ADT as CFO
January 5, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT’s Ken Porpora, executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), has stepped down from his role to become the chief executive officer of a privately held HVAC and plumbing services provider as of the beginning of January.
ADT made the announcement of Porpora’s departure in late December. For now, Jeff Likosar, president, corporate development and chief transformation officer, will serve as the interim CFO. Likosar previously served as the company’s...
Johnson Controls Q1 results “Solid,” growth in service-based businesses
February 1, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
CORK, Ireland – Johnson Controls is off to a strong start in the initial quarter of 2023 according to its first earnings call of the year on Feb. 1.
The company highlighted a strong performance in its service orders, EBIT Margin Expansion, and adjusted EPS growth. At a glance the company achieved a 9 percent increase in organic sales growth, with sales in the quarter of $6.1 billion increased 4 percent over the prior year. The company showed an EBIT of $237 million with...
Alarm.com introduces Smart Thermostat HD
September 15, 2022SSN Staff
TYSONS, Va. – Alarm.com has introduced its new Smart Thermostat HD.
The company says its product is fully integrated into smart home security systems and is Energy Star certified. “This newest connected thermostat offers end users next-level comfort and control, plus the ability to monitor the health of the heating and cooling systems to optimize performance and avoid costly repairs. The Smart Thermostat HD is a top-of-the-line solution with its sleek form...
Open standards lag, but access control to grow to $2.3 billion in 2013
July 10, 2013SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—The drive for open standards in the access control market continues to trail a similar push in video surveillance, potentially limiting growth, but global access-control revenues are still expected to rise from $2.1 billion in 2011 to $2.3 billion by the end of 2013, according to a new report by IMS Research.IMS said that in most cases the primary benefit of open standards is not to reduce “vendor lock,” in which customers can't switch to a new supplier because they...
Proprietary 'smart home' systems losing ground to open standards
March 6, 2013Rich Miller
Annual shipments of proprietary wireless technologies for home automation are expected to double by 2017, but proportionately their deployment in “smart homes” will be cut in half as service providers including ADT and AT&T drive a move toward open standards, according to a new report by IMS Research.IMS projects that shipments of proprietary wireless technologies will grow from less than 3 million nodes in 2012 to 6 million in 2017, primarily due to high-end automation suppliers maintaining...