{"id":43079,"date":"2023-08-01T11:42:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/margin-expansion-to-drive-johnson-controls-q3\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:42:55","slug":"margin-expansion-to-drive-johnson-controls-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=43079","title":{"rendered":"Margin Expansion To Drive Johnson Controls\u2019 Q3?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/\">Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI)<\/strong> will report its Q3 fiscal 2023 (fiscal year ends in September) results on Wednesday, Aug 2. We expect the company\u2019s revenues to come in at $7.2 billion, aligning with the consensus estimate. This would mark year-over-year growth of about 8%. Earnings will likely come in at about $1.03 on a per-share and adjusted basis, also falling in line with the consensus estimate. See our interactive dashboard analysis on<strong> <\/strong><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/no-login-required\/lSd6vao5\/Johnson-Controls-JCI-Earnings-Preview-JCI-Stock-Likely-To-Trade-Sideways-With-FY-2023Q3-Revenues-As-Well-As-Earnings-Meeting-Expectations?fromforbesandarticle=trefis230801\">Johnson Controls Earnings Preview<\/strong> for more details on how the company\u2019s revenues and earnings will likely trend for the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The company will likely continue to benefit from better price realization and strong demand trends for its commercial HVAC and fire and safety products. Looking at Q2 2023, <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/no-login-required\/P5hLHTlv\/Johnson-Controls-Revenue?fromforbesandarticle=trefis230801\">Johnson Controls\u2019 revenues<\/strong> were up 10% to $6.7 billion, driven by a 13% rise in North America sales and an 8% rise in Global Products segment sales. Global Products sales should continue to trend higher, driven by robust demand for fire detection, industrial refrigeration, and commercial HVAC products, a trend seen in the recent past.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the bottom line, Johnson Controls<fbs-ticker data-name=\"JCI\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/johnson-controls\" data-type=\"stock\"><br \/>\n  JCI<br \/>\n <\/fbs-ticker> reported $0.75 earnings per share on an adjusted basis in Q2, compared to the $0.63 figure in the prior-year quarter. The company\u2019s adjusted EBIT margins improved by 70 bps to 10.7%. Its GAAP operating margin rose 160 bps to 9.9% in Q2\u201923, aided by better price realization. Johnson Controls will likely see its operating margin improve over 100 bps in Q3. Our <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/no-login-required\/4LPjq5nr\/Johnson-Controls-JCI-Operating-Income-Comparison?fromforbesandarticle=trefis230801\">Johnson Controls\u2019 Operating Income Comparison<\/strong> dashboard has more details.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at JCI\u2019s stock price, we believe it is appropriately priced. We estimate <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/no-login-required\/R7RnJLEe\/Johnson-Controls-JCI-Valuation-Is-JCI-Stock-Expensive-Or-Cheap-?fromforbesandarticle=trefis230801\">Johnson Controls\u2019 valuation<\/strong> to be $71 per share, aligning with the current market price. Our forecast is based on a 20x P\/E multiple for JCI and expected earnings of $3.56 on a per-share and adjusted basis for the full-fiscal 2023. The 20x P\/E multiple aligns with JCI\u2019s last five-year average. The company has guided adjusted EPS to be in the range of $3.50 to $3.60 for the full-fiscal 2023. The company expects its fuel costs to be lower for the year, implying margin expansion in the coming quarters.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>While JCI stock looks like it can see higher levels, it is helpful to see how <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/JCI\/topic\/peer-comparisons\">Johnson Controls\u2019 Peers<\/strong> fare on metrics that matter. You will find other valuable comparisons for companies across industries at <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/topic\/peer-comparisons\">Peer Comparisons<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What if you\u2019re looking for a portfolio that aims for long-term growth? Here\u2019s a <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/PORTFOLIOS\/no-login-required\/wx9hwxU6\/Value-Portfolio-with-407-Return-Since-2016-vs-100-for-S-P-500?fromforbesandarticle=trefis230801\">value portfolio<\/strong> that\u2019s done much better than the market since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Invest with <strong>Trefis <\/strong><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/dashboards.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/PORTFOLIOS\/no-login-required\/M7MacZNG?fromforbes\">Market Beating Portfolios<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See all <strong>Trefis <\/strong><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/dashboards.trefis.com\/data\/price-estimates?fromforbes\">Price Estimates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/greatspeculations\/2023\/08\/01\/margin-expansion-to-drive-johnson-controls-q3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) will report its Q3 fiscal 2023 (fiscal year ends in September) results on Wednesday, Aug 2. We expect the company\u2019s revenues to come in at $7.2 billion, aligning with the consensus estimate. This would mark year-over-year growth of about 8%. Earnings will likely come in at about $1.03 on a per-share [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[241],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-43079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Margin Expansion To Drive Johnson Controls\u2019 Q3? | iFintechWorld<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) will report its Q3 fiscal 2023 (fiscal year ends in September) results on Wednesday, Aug 2. 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