• Sales of $1.4 billion, down 7 percent from a year ago
• GAAP earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations* of $0.30
• Non-GAAP** EPS from continuing operations of $0.47
• Generated $118 million in operating cash flow
• Repurchased $416 million in shares; recently announced 10 percent increase to quarterly cash dividend
• Cost-reduction target increased from $200 million to approximately $300 million by end of 2015

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Aug. 5, 2014 – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) today reported its earnings results for the second quarter of 2014. Click here for a printable news release and financial tables.

Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business now is reflected in discontinued operations for both the current quarter and prior periods due to its planned divestiture by the end of 2014. All financials cited reflect the company’s ongoing operations, including iDEN, with its new reporting segments: Products and Services.

REVENUE

Sales declined 7 percent to $1.4 billion primarily reflecting lower sales in North America state and local markets as well as in Asia Pacific & the Middle East. Europe & Africa and Latin America sales grew double-digits. Product sales declined 10 percent driven primarily by lower subscriber and systems revenues, while Services declined 1 percent.

SUPPORTING QUOTE

“Second quarter results were in line with our expectations. Additionally, we made significant progress toward simplifying our operations and accelerating our cost reduction efforts,” said Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions. “We believe our continued focus on execution, targeted investments and capital return positions us well to grow and create long-term value for our shareholders.”

KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS

Non-GAAP financial information excludes after-tax charges of approximately $0.17 per diluted share related to share-based compensation and highlighted items. Details on these non-GAAP adjustments and the use of non-GAAP measures are included later in this news release.

OTHER SELECTED FINANCIAL RESULTS

• Operating margin — GAAP operating margin was 9.9 percent of sales; non-GAAP operating margin was 14.4 percent. These results include $49 million in lower operating expenses compared with the second quarter of 2013 primarily due to ongoing cost-reduction initiatives. In the second quarter, the company achieved $75 million in cost reductions.
• Taxes — The 2014 GAAP effective tax rate was 20 percent compared with a negative effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2013. The 2014 non-GAAP effective tax rate was 25 percent compared with a negative tax rate in the second quarter of 2013. The GAAP and non-GAAP effective tax rates in the second quarter of 2013 were favorably impacted by benefits largely associated with excess foreign tax credits on undistributed foreign earnings in that quarter.
• Cash flow — The company generated $118 million in operating cash flow from continuing operations during the quarter. This is a $140 million improvement from the second quarter of 2013 primarily driven by improved collections and other improvements in working capital account.
• Cash and cash equivalents — The company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $2.9 billion while returning $495 million to shareholders through share repurchases and cash dividends. The company repurchased $416 million of its common stock in the second quarter, reflecting only two months of repurchase. On July 31, the company announced it would increase its quarterly cash dividend by 10 percent to 34 cents per share. The next quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on Oct. 15, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15, 2014.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Secured significant Product wins such as a $23 million contract with the Ecuador Ministry of Interior for its nationwide public safety system, a $10 million system contract with Denton County in Texas and a $10 million system contract with Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery
• Continued progress in Services with multiyear lifecycle support wins including a $19 million contract with Montgomery County in Maryland and a $19 million contract with Butler County in Ohio, as well as an $8 million multiyear managed services contract with Queensland Gas Company in Australia
• Launched the Intelligent Data Portal, which gives first responders in the field instant access to enhanced situational awareness through mobile apps

BUSINESS OUTLOOK***

• Third quarter 2014 — Motorola Solutions expects a revenue decline of 7 to 9 percent compared with the third quarter of 2013, with non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations in the range of $0.35 to $0.41 per share.
• Full year 2014 — The company still expects a revenue decline of low- to mid- single digits, excluding IDEN, with non-GAAP operating margins from continuing operations of approximately 18.5 percent of sales, consistent with the previous outlook.
• The company has increased its target for cost reductions from $200 million to approximately $300 million by the end of 2015. This will result in a total reduction in operating expenses from $2 billion in 2013 to approximately $1.7 billion for 2015.

RESULTS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On April 15, Motorola Solutions announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise business to Zebra Technologies in a $3.45 billion all-cash transaction, subject to customary closing conditions. The Enterprise business is reflected as discontinued operations.

Sales from discontinued operations were $560 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared with $610 million in the year-ago quarter. The sales decline reflects some supply chain and IT execution issues related to transitioning business processes as well as weaker demand in Asia.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

Motorola Solutions will host its quarterly conference call beginning at 7 a.m. U.S. Central Daylight Time (8 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time) Tuesday, Aug. 5. The conference call will be webcast live with audio and slides at www.motorolasolutions.com/investor.

CONSOLIDATED GAAP RESULTS

A comparison of results from operations is as follows:

HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE

The table below includes highlighted items and share-based compensation expense for the second quarter of 2014.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to the GAAP results included in this presentation, Motorola Solutions also has included non-GAAP measurements of results. 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 operating performance to its competitors. Among other things, management uses these operating results, excluding the identified items, to evaluate performance of the businesses and to evaluate results relative to certain incentive compensation targets. Management uses operating results excluding these items because it believes this measurement enables it to make better period-to-period evaluations of the financial performance of 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, measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Highlighted items: The company has excluded the effects of highlighted items (and any reversals of highlighted items recorded in prior periods) 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.

Share-based compensation expense: The company has excluded share-based compensation expense 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 expense primarily because it represents a significant non-cash expense. Share-based compensation expense 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 significant 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 can be 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.

DEFINITIONS

* Amounts attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc. common shareholders.
** Non-GAAP financial information excludes from GAAP results the effects of share-based compensation expense, intangible assets amortization expense and highlighted items.
*** Business outlook excludes share-based compensation, intangible amortization and charges associated with items typically highlighted by the company in its quarterly earnings releases.

ABOUT MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS

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