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Cummins Inc. Reports Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2001.


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COLUMBUS Columbus.

1 City (1990 pop. 178,681), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc. 1828 on the site of a Creek village.
, Ind IND Investigational new drug Therapeutics A status assigned by the FDA to a drug before allowing its use in humans, exempting it from premarketing approval requirements so that experimental clinical trials may be conducted. See Phase 1.2, 3 studies, Sponsorship. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002

Cummins This article is about the diesel engine manufacturer. For other uses, see Cummins (disambiguation).
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is a maker of diesel and natural gas engines whose corporate headquarters is located in Columbus, Indiana.
 Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CUM) today reported profit after taxes of $3 million, or $.08 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
, on revenues of $1.46 billion for the fourth quarter of 2001. Earnings for the quarter are up from the fourth quarter of 2000, when the company lost $17 million, or $.45 cents per share on sales of $1.61 billion, exclusive of a pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 charge of $160 million associated with restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  actions. Including the charge, Cummins reported a loss of $120 million or $3.16 per share in the fourth quarter of 2000.

In 2001, Cummins reported a loss for the year of $18 million, or $.47 cents per share, excluding a pre-tax charge of $125 million for costs associated with restructuring in the second quarter. Including the charge, Cummins lost $102 million, or $2.66 per share for the full year 2001. Despite the loss, Cummins reported profits in each of the last three-quarters Noun 1. three-quarters - three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"
three-fourths

common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers

three-quarters npl
 of 2001 on substantially lower sales.

"2001 was a challenging year for us, yet we were able to make significant progress in improving our operations and meeting our financial commitments in the face of the most severe market conditions that I can remember," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tim Solso. "Delivering on our fourth quarter targets demonstrates the resolve that our employees and management team have to do whatever it takes to succeed in today's environment. This resolve, coupled with our restructuring actions, cost reduction efforts, and Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6.
Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications.
 programs will enable us to generate significantly higher profitability as industry conditions improve."

Power Generation

Revenues of $358 million in Power Generation dropped 2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2001 versus the fourth quarter of 2000, and market weakness is expected to continue through the first quarter of 2002. These markets are seasonally soft at this time of the year, particularly in the rental RENTAL. A roll or list of the rents of an estate containing the description of the lands let, the names of the tenants, and other particulars connected with such estate. This is the same as rent roll, from which it is said to be corrupted.  markets, but the fall-off was more dramatic than forecasted. A number of larger projects have been delayed or stopped since September September: see month.  11th, and there are fewer "hot spots hot spots

acute moist dermatitis.
" demanding generating equipment at this time.

These are not lasting declines, and Cummins expects the Power Generation Business to come back strongly in the second quarter as a number of bigger projects are completed and generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday.  set demand increases. Cummins expects the Power Generation Business to meet its goals for the full year 2002.

Filtration filtration: see sewerage; water supply.
Filtration

The separation of solid particles from a fluidsolids suspension of which they are a part by passage of most of the fluid through a septum or membrane that retains most of the solids
 Business and Other

Sales of filtration and other products of $305 million were essentially flat from the fourth quarter 2000, while earnings before interest and taxes In financial and business accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses.[1]

EBIT = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Non-operating Income
 improved by $4 million dollars. The Filtration Business continues to make progress on its cost reduction efforts and the exhaust Exhaust may refer to:

In mathematics:
  • Proof by exhaustion, proof by examining all individual cases
  • Exhaustion by compact sets, in analysis, a sequence of compact sets that converges on a given set
 business saw its first quarter on quarter increase in the sales and profits since the downturn Downturn

The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one.


downturn

A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity.
 began.

Filtration markets continue to be stable at this point, with any declines in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  sales expected to be offset by cost improvement or aftermarket Aftermarket

See: Secondary market.


aftermarket

See secondary market.
 sales.

Engine Business

Fourth quarter revenues for the Engine Business were $800 million, down 15 percent from the fourth quarter 2000. Sales of $247 million to the worldwide heavy-duty heav·y-dut·y
adj.
Made to withstand hard use or wear.


heavy-duty
Adjective

made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc.

Adj. 1.
 truck market were down 23 percent from fourth quarter 2000, reflecting a continuing softness in the market and plant shut downs at several OEMs. In the medium-duty truck and bus segment, sales of $151 million were up 2 percent from last year. Sales to the light-duty adj. 1. not designed for heavy or demanding work; as, a light-duty detergent s>. Opposite of heavy-duty nt>.

Adj. 1. light-duty - not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent"
 automotive and recreational vehicle segment were down 26 percent on sales of $139 million, primarily due to the model changeover (programming) changeover - The time when a new system has been tested successfully and replaces the old system.  in the Dodge Ram
See also Dodge Ram 50, an unrelated Mitsubishi-produced truck


The Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on
 pickup Pickup

A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup."

Notes:
When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their
. Sales of $263 million to agriculture, construction, mining, marine, and other industrial markets were down 6 percent compared to fourth quarter 2000.

Outlook

The company does not expect a significant improvement in revenue in 2002. Cummins does expect, however, to achieve a profitability improvement over 2001 through continuing cost reduction efforts.

With the further deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion
n.
The process or condition of becoming worse.
 in our Power Generation and Engine Business markets, Cummins now expects first quarter 2002 results to be a loss of around $31 million dollars, or $.80 cents per share.

The company is also lowering its guidance for the full year to $.70 to $.80 cents per share. This change is due to lower heavy-duty volumes than previously forecasted and weaker markets in the Power Generation Business in the first quarter. These will be somewhat offset by increased volumes for Chrysler Chrys·ler   , Walter Percy 1875-1940.

American automobile manufacturer who founded the Chrysler Corporation (1925).
 and additional cost reductions in our Engine Business to reflect the volume decline.

The company's conference call to discuss the earnings report will be webcast at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight For other uses, see Daylight (disambiguation).
Daylight or the light of day is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight outdoors during the daytime (and perhaps twilight).
 Time today. The webcast can be accessed through Cummins website at www.cummins.com on the investor home page.

Cummins, headquartered in Columbus, Ind., is the world's largest producer of commercial diesel engines above 50 horsepower horsepower, unit of power in the English system of units. It is equal to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 550 foot-pounds per second or approximately 746 watts. . The company provides products and services for customers in markets worldwide for engines, power generation, and filtration. In 2000, Cummins reported sales of $6.6 billion. Press releases by fax may be requested by calling News on Demand at 888-329-2305. Information provided and statements made on the webcast and in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including but not limited to general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility Volatility

1. A statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time.

2. A variable in option pricing formulas that denotes the extent to which the return of the underlying asset will fluctuate between now and the
, and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins' Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

                             CUMMINS INC.
                 (Millions, except per share amounts)

FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER ENDED              Dec. 31, 2001  Dec. 31, 2000
----------------------------              -------------  -------------

Net sales                                     $ 1,463        $ 1,608

Before special charges
 Earnings before interest and taxes                          $     -
 Net earnings (loss)                                             (17)

 Basic earnings (loss) per share                             $  (.45)
 Diluted earnings (loss) per share                              (.45)

As reported
 Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes    $    28        $  (160)
 Net earnings (loss)                                3           (120)

 Basic earnings (loss) per share              $   .08        $ (3.16)
 Diluted earnings (loss) per share                .08          (3.16)

Weighted-average number of shares
 outstanding for EPS:
   Basic                                         38.4           38.3
   Diluted                                       38.5           38.3

FOR THE YEAR ENDED                        Dec. 31, 2001  Dec. 31, 2000
------------------                        -------------  -------------

Net Sales                                     $ 5,681        $ 6,597

Before special charges
 Earnings before interest and taxes           $    83        $   249
 Net earnings (loss)                              (18)           111

 Basic earnings (loss) per share              $  (.47)       $  2.91
 Diluted earnings (loss) per share               (.47)          2.91

As reported
 Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes    $   (42)       $    89
 Net earnings (loss)                             (102)             8

 Basic earnings (loss) per share              $ (2.66)       $   .20
 Diluted earnings (loss) per share              (2.66)           .20

Weighted-average number of shares
 outstanding for EPS:
   Basic                                         38.3           38.2
   Diluted                                       38.3           38.2


                             CUMMINS INC.
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

(Millions, except per share amounts)

                           Fourth Quarter    Year Ended  Third Quarter
                           --------------    ----------  -------------
                            2001    2000    2001    2000     2001
                            ----    ----    ----    ----     ----

Net sales                  $1,463  $1,608  $5,681  $6,597   $1,408
Cost of goods sold          1,198   1,345   4,660   5,338    1,153
                           ------  ------  ------  ------   ------
Gross profit                  265     263   1,021   1,259      255
Selling and
 administrative expenses      185     197     728     776      177
Research and engineering
 expenses                      56      64     220     244       53
Net income from joint
 ventures and alliances        (3)     (2)    (10)     (9)      (2)
Interest expense               15      24      76      86       15
Other (income) expense, net    (1)      4       -      (1)      (3)
Restructuring, asset
 impairment and other
 special charges                -     160     125     160        -
                           ------  ------  ------  ------   ------
Earnings (loss) before
 income taxes                  13    (184)   (118)      3       15
Provision (benefit) for
 income taxes                   2     (67)    (42)    (19)       2
Minority interest               3       3      15      14        4
Dividends on preferred
 securities of
 subsidiary trust               5       -      11       -        6
                           ------  ------  ------  ------   ------
Net earnings (loss)        $    3  $ (120) $ (102) $    8   $    3
                           ======  ======  ======  ======   ======
Basic earnings (loss)
 per share                 $  .08  $(3.16) $(2.66) $  .20   $  .08
Diluted earnings (loss)
 per share                    .08   (3.16)  (2.66)    .20      .08
Average number of
 shares outstanding:
   Basic EPS                 38.4    38.3    38.3    38.2     38.2
   Diluted EPS               38.5    38.3    38.3    38.2     38.5

Cash dividends
 declared per share        $  .30  $  .30  $ 1.20  $ 1.20   $  .30


                             CUMMINS INC.
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Millions, except per share amounts)     Dec. 31, 2001   Dec. 31, 2000
                                         -------------   -------------

Assets
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                   $   92          $   62
 Receivables, net of
  allowance of $9 and $8                        656             724
 Inventories                                    688             770
 Other current assets                           199             274
                                             ------          ------
                                              1,635           1,830
Investments and other assets                    341             338
Property, plant and equipment
 less accumulated depreciation
 of $1,603 and $1,598                         1,405           1,598
Goodwill, net of
 amortization of $51 and $42                    343             354
Other intangibles, deferred taxes
 and deferred charges                           611             380
                                             ------          ------
Total assets                                 $4,335          $4,500
                                             ======          ======
Liabilities and Shareholders' investment
Current liabilities:
 Loans payable                               $   21          $  156
 Current maturities of long-term debt             9               8
 Accounts payable                               366             388
 Other current liabilities                      574             671
                                             ------          ------
                                                970           1,223
                                             ------          ------

Long-term debt                                  915           1,032
                                             ------          ------
Other liabilities                             1,051             837
                                             ------          ------
Minority interest                                83              72
                                             ------          ------
Cummins obligated mandatorily redeemable
 convertible preferred securities of
 subsidiary trust holding solely
 convertible subordinated debentures
 of Cummins                                     291               -
                                             ------          ------
Shareholders' investment:
 Common stock, $2.50 par value,
  48.6 shares issued                            121             122
 Additional contributed capital               1,131           1,137
 Retained earnings                              567             718
 Accumulated other comprehensive income        (326)           (167)
 Common stock in treasury,
  at cost, 7.2 shares                          (289)           (290)
 Common stock held in trust for employee
  benefit plans, 2.9 and 3.1 shares            (140)           (151)
 Unearned compensation (ESOP)                   (39)            (33)
                                             ------          ------
                                              1,025           1,336
                                             ------          ------
Total liabilities and
 shareholders' investment                    $4,335          $4,500
                                             ======          ======


                             CUMMINS INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                                 Year Ended
                                                 ----------
(Millions)                              Dec. 31, 2001   Dec. 31, 2000
                                        -------------   -------------

Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net earnings (loss)                        $ (102)         $    8
                                            ------          ------
 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
  to net cash from operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization               231             240
   Restructuring and other
    non-recurring actions                       49             132
   Accounts receivable                         202              54
   Increase (decrease) in sale
    of receivables program                    (164)            219
   Inventories                                  67               9
   Accounts payable                            (10)            (54)
   Accrued expenses                            (92)            (82)
   Income taxes payable                        (68)           (105)
   Equity in losses of joint
    ventures and alliances                       8               9
   Other                                        23             (42)
                                            ------          ------
   Total adjustments                           246             380
                                            ------          ------
 Net cash provided by operating activities     144             388
                                            ------          ------
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Property, plant and equipment:
  Additions                                   (206)           (228)
  Disposals                                     20              11
  Proceeds from sale-leasebacks                143               -
 Investments in joint ventures and alliances   (46)            (53)
 Acquisition and disposition of businesses       1             (42)
 Other                                           2               -
                                            ------          ------
 Net cash used in investing activities         (86)           (312)
                                            ------          ------

Net cash flows provided by operating
 and investing activities                       58              76
                                            ------          ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Proceeds from borrowings                        -               1
 Payments on borrowings                         (9)            (65)
 Net borrowings under credit agreements       (248)             49
 Repurchase of common stock                      -             (16)
 Dividend payments on common stock             (50)            (50)
 Issuance of preferred securities
  of subsidiary trust                          291               -
 Other                                         (11)             (5)
                                            ------          ------
 Net cash used in financing activities         (27)            (86)
                                            ------          ------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash         (1)             (2)
                                            ------          ------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents         30             (12)
Cash and cash equivalents at
 the beginning of the year                      62              74
                                            ------          ------
Cash and cash equivalents at
 the end of the year                        $   92          $   62
                                            ======          ======


                             CUMMINS INC.
                          SEGMENT INFORMATION
                               Unaudited

Operating segment information is as follows:

                                        Power     Filtration
(Millions)                    Engine  Generation  And Other    Total
                              ------  ----------  ----------   -----

Fourth Quarter Ended
December 31, 2001
--------------------
Net sales                    $   800   $   358     $   305    $ 1,463
Earnings (loss) before
 interest and income taxes       (15)       12          31         28
Net assets                       741       315         804      1,860

Fourth Quarter Ended
December 31, 2000
--------------------
Net sales                    $   936   $   364     $   308    $ 1,608
Earnings (loss) before
 interest, income taxes
 and special charges             (52)       25          27          -
Special charges                  131        19          10        160
Earnings (loss) before
 interest and income taxes      (183)        6          17       (160)
Net assets                     1,148       543         899      2,590

Year Ended
December 31, 2001
-----------------
Net sales                    $ 3,121   $ 1,422     $ 1,138    $ 5,681
Earnings (loss) before
 interest, income taxes
 and special charges             (91)       81          93         83
Special charges                  118         5           2        125
Earnings (loss) before
 interest and income taxes      (209)       76          91        (42)

Year Ended
December 31, 2000
-----------------
Net sales                    $ 4,050   $ 1,395     $ 1,152    $ 6,597
Earnings before interest,
 income taxes and
 special charges                  24       103         122        249
Special charges                  131        19          10        160
Earnings (loss) before
 interest and income taxes      (107)       84         112         89


Product Revenues as Percent of Total Sales
------------------------------------------

% of Consolidated Sales                Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4    YTD
                                       --     --     --     --    ---
2001:
 Engines                               47     46     44     43     45
 Non-Engine Products                   53     54     50     57     55

2000:
 Engines                               55     54     51     49     52
 Non-Engine Products                   45     46     49     51     48

Sales
-----

($Millions)                            Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4    YTD
                                       --     --     --     --    ---
2001:
Engine Business
 Heavy-Duty Truck                     236    235    222    247    940
 Medium Duty Truck+Bus                144    147    135    151    577
 Light Duty Auto+RV                   121    151    165    139    576
 Industrial                           267    253    245    263  1,028
   Total Engine Business              768    786    767    800  3,121
 Power Generation Business            309    384    371    358  1,422
 Filtration / Other                   272    291    270    305  1,138
 TOTAL                              1,349  1,461  1,408  1,463  5,681

2000:
Engine Business
 Heavy-Duty Truck                     415    401    306    322  1,444
 Medium Duty Truck+Bus                150    183    176    148    657
 Light Duty Auto+RV                   211    226    211    187    835
 Industrial                           269    297    269    279  1,114
   Total Engine Business            1,045  1,107    962    936  4,050
 Power Generation Business            329    368    334    364  1,395
 Filtration / Other                   274    294    276    308  1,152
 TOTAL                              1,648  1,769  1,572  1,608  6,597

Engine Shipments
----------------

Units                        Q1       Q2       Q3       Q4      YTD
-----                        --       --       --       --      ---
2001:
 Midrange                  58,300   66,500   61,500   57,200  243,500
 Heavy-duty                14,600   14,400   14,000   14,400   57,400
 High Horsepower            2,800    2,800    2,800    2,600   11,000
TOTAL                      75,700   83,700   78,300   74,200  311,900

2000:
 Midrange                  78,900   89,100   79,000   71,200  318,200
 Heavy-duty                27,400   25,800   19,600   19,100   91,900
 High Horsepower            2,500    3,000    2,800    3,400   11,700
TOTAL                     108,800  117,900  101,400   93,700  421,800
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