Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corporation (UTX) company, has helped position a spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft is meant for the U.S. government and the company is playing a major role to augment national security.
The space shuttle is powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 booster engine and the Centaur upper stage is powered by the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RL10 engine.
United Technologies has strong market positions in aerospace/defense and global infrastructure with a portfolio that includes: Carrier, Otis, Hamilton Sundstrand, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky and Fire & Security. The company invests in game-changing technology across the business, with its Aerospace companies continuing to make progress on their key development programs.
For example, the Pratt GTF core has accumulated more than 260 hours, validating the performance expectations, and Sikorsky's Canadian Maritime helicopter continues its successful flight testing with first deliveries scheduled for the end of the year.
The company is expected to deliver double-digit earnings growth in FY10, given restructuring savings and an improving end-market environment. Emerging markets continued to do well, with particular strength in India and Brazil.
In addition to restructuring savings, the company is also seeing the benefits of other cost reduction actions in areas such as travel, furloughs and E&D employee attrition. The company’s cost reduction initiatives have led to a year-over-year increase in its consolidated and segment margins and have also expanded earnings.
The company’s most significant actions were at Carrier, related to ongoing portfolio transformation initiatives in overhead cost reduction projects, and at Hamilton Sundstrand, which continued to advance the low-cost sourcing strategy.
The financial performance of the company depends on conditions in the construction and aerospace industries. The company is also highly dependent on the U.S. government’s budgetary allocation for defense.
A reduction in capital spending in the commercial aviation or defense industries could have a significant effect on demand for UTX’s products, which could have an adverse effect on its financial performance or its results of operations. Its business may also be affected by government contracting risks.
Pratt & Whitney segment supplies aircraft engines for the commercial, military, business jet and general aviation markets. It also manufactures aerospace propulsion systems for the U.S. space shuttle program.
United Technologies Corporation provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. Growth is attributable to acquisitions and organic growth.
Otis, Carrier and UTC Fire & Security (collectively referred to as the commercial businesses) serve customers in the commercial and residential property industries worldwide. Carrier also serves commercial, industrial, transport refrigeration and food service equipment customers.
Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky (collectively referred to as the aerospace businesses) primarily serve commercial and government customers in both the original equipment and aftermarket parts and services markets of the aerospace industry. Hamilton Sundstrand and Pratt & Whitney also serve customers in certain industrial markets. Honeywell International Inc (HON) is a major competitor.
We currently have a Neutral recommendation on United Technologies Corporation.
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