“(Reuters) – Honeywell International Inc posted fourth-quarter earnings just above Wall Street estimates, reflecting the diversified U.S. manufacturer’s campaign to boost profit margins in the face of sluggish sales growth.
The maker of cockpit electronics and systems to manage the climate and security of large buildings said on Friday that earnings came to $251 million, or 32 cents per share. For the year-earlier period, the company booked a loss of $310 million, or 40 cents per share.
Factoring out accounting items related to the company’s pension plan, the profit was $1.10 per share, topping the analysts’ average forecast of $1.09, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Overall profit margins rose to 15.6 percent of sales from 15.1 percent a year earlier as Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote has been pushing to boost productivity across the company’s four divisions, including consolidating businesses into fewer locations.
Revenue rose 1 percent to $9.58 billion from $9.47 billion a year earlier….”
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