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Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In

In this article, we discuss the top 10 financial stocks to invest in. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to the Top 5 Financial Stocks To Invest In.

One of the main drivers of the global economy, the financial sector, consisting of banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and fintech corporations, has seen massive changes in the past few years and is already evaluating the economic changes brought about by COVID-19 and their impact on the post-pandemic world. According to the Financial Services Global Market Report 2021, the financial services market is likely to reach $22.5 trillion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} from the previous year, and further expected to reach $28.5 trillion by 2025. With global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expected to reach $93 trillion in 2021, financial services comprise about 24{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the world’s economy.

As such, a number of investors have decided to benefit from exposure to the economic recovery. With over $32 billion having been poured into the broad financial stocks by investors looking to make a hefty profit, opinions around investing in banking and finance are becoming more optimistic, with some investors looking for short-term gains, while others are choosing to stay for the long run.

Some of the best financial stocks on the market to watch out for in this regard include Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), among others discussed in detail below.

Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In

Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In

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Our Methodology

Let us now analyze our list of the top 10 financial stocks to invest in. For our list, we made use of hedge fund sentiment, positive analysts’ ratings, and fundamentals while choosing these stocks, ranking them according to the number of hedge funds that held stakes in the companies as of the end of the second quarter.

Why should we pay attention to hedge fund sentiment while choosing stocks? Insider Monkey’s research was able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the S&P 500 ETFs by more than 86 percentage points since March 2017. Between March 2017 and July 2021, our monthly newsletter’s stock picks returned 186.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, vs. 100.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). Our stock picks outperformed the market by more than 86 percentage points (see the details here). That’s why we believe hedge fund sentiment is an extremely useful indicator that investors should pay attention to. You can subscribe to our free newsletter on our homepage to receive our stories in your inbox.

Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In

10. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 66

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) operates as a markets payments technology and software solutions company based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Of the 873 elite funds being tracked by Insider Monkey, 66 reported holding stakes in Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) at the end of the second quarter of 2021, up from 62 funds in the preceding quarter. Alexander Becker of Codex Capital is the leading stakeholder in the company, with 24,900 shares worth more than $4.66 billion.

On September 9, BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham raised his price target on Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) to $217 from $206, and kept an Outperform rating on the shares of the company.

In its Q2 2021 investor letter, Carillon Tower Advisers mentioned Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN). Here is what the fund said:

“Global Payments is a payments technology company delivering innovative payments and software solutions that allow customers to operate their businesses more efficiently. Investors have been disappointed at the pace of the revenue acceleration given the uneven nature of the reopening globally. The U.S. is doing well with issues, but Europe and Asia remain in various stages of reopening and lockdowns and thus, spending has been curtailed. However, we believe that the U.S. is leading the way and as vaccines are rolled out worldwide, Global Payments stands to benefit in the second half of this year and into 2022.”

9. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 69

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a multinational investment banking and financial services company based in New York. The company provides its financial products and services to a range of customers across the globe.

By the end of the second quarter of 2021, 69 hedge funds out of the 873 tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) worth roughly $5.34 billion.

Out of the hedge fund’s being tracked by Insider Monkey, Boykin Curry’s Eagle Capital Management was the biggest stakeholder in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) at the end of the second quarter, with over 15.4 million shares worth more than $1.42 billion.

On October 18, Citi analyst Keith Horowitz raised the price target on Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to $105 from $100, and kept a Neutral rating on its shares, following what he deemed another “strong” quarter for the company.

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, mentioned Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) in its Q2 2021 investor letter. Here is what the fund said:

“The Strategy also benefited from strong showings from financials holdings such as recent addition Morgan Stanley, a leading bank holding company offering a variety of financial services worldwide, and one of the largest broker-dealers, investment banks and wealth managers in the U.S. Morgan Stanley has been a leader in helping direct capital to address global sustainability challenges. Its sustainability efforts include capital markets actions such as issuing green bonds and it was early in its support for sustainability in investing and its concern for the environment. Morgan Stanley reported a great quarter with record revenues and strength across the businesses as it works to integrate and find synergies with recent acquisition E*TRADE. Following stress tests for banks, Morgan Stanley increased its dividend and share repurchase plan more than expected.”

8. The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 72

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is a multinational financial services company that offers commercial banking, asset management and wealth management services. Shares of the company have doubled over the past 12 months.

By the end of the second quarter of 2021, 72 hedge funds out of the 873 tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) worth roughly $4.85 billion.

On October 26, Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys raised the price target on The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) to $115 from $97, and kept an Overweight rating on the shares of the company.

Robert Koehn of Ivy Lane Capital is the biggest stakeholder in The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW), with 164,000 shares worth more than $11.9 billion.

Lakehouse Capital, an investment management firm, releases its Q2 2021 investor letter and mentioned The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) in it. Here is what the firm has to say:

“Charles Schwab is not a household name in Australia but it is in the US where it is the largest discount broker with more than 32 million brokerage accounts, 2 million corporate retirement plans, and total client assets of US$7.4 trillion. Schwab’s shares performed extremely well during the year thanks to a confluence of factors including a strong stock market with the S&P 500 up 39{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} year-on-year, the company’s recent merger with industry heavyweight TD Ameritrade, and expectations that interest rate income would grow as the US economy gained steam.

Two other important contributors to Schwab’s year, which were a mix of cyclical and structural, were an increase in net new accounts and increased trading activity. We view these as cyclical in the sense that markets are performing very well and that retail investors have been bored and emboldened during the American lockdowns, however, also structural because Schwab’s shift to $0 commissions on equity trades has permanently reduced a barrier to trading for investors with smaller accounts. We also note that, while brokerage activity is cyclical, the average brokerage account itself is very sticky — we estimate normalised annual retention rates for accounts of better than 93{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} — and that the average client assets per account grow over time thanks to asset growth and clients collectively being net savers.

Schwab makes for an excellent natural hedge for the Fund as Schwab tends to perform well when interest rates increase, which is generally negative for the rest of the portfolio. And the position did its job for us by increasing during a rising interest rate environment, enabling us to harvest much of our gains from Schwab and redeploy them to shares of other growth companies that had gotten cheaper in response to higher rates. We’re mindful of the run in the shares and the cyclical nature of the business but comfortable keeping a small position for now given Schwab’s natural hedging dynamics, extremely loyal customers, and an industry-leading position in a growing market.”

7. Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 87

Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) is a New York-based multinational investment banking and financial services corporation that operates in the diversified banks and financial services industry.

On October 15, BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham raised his price target on Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) to $86 from $84, and kept an Outperform rating on the shares of the company.

Irving Kahn of Kahn Brothers is one of the biggest stakeholders of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) as of the end of the second quarter, according to the data tracked by Insider Monkey. Overall, 87 funds were bullish on the company by the end of the June quarter, compared to 90 in the previous quarter.

Besides Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) is a decent stock to invest in.

6. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 87

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is a multinational bank and financial services holding company based in North Carolina. The company’s shares climbed 2.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} following the release of its Q3 earnings report.

At the end of the second quarter of 2021, 87 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $46 billion in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC).

On October 25, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo raised the price target on Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) to $60 from $55, and maintained an Overweight rating on the company’s shares.

Oakmark Funds, in its Bill Nygren third-quarter 2021 market commentary, mentioned Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC). Here is what the fund had to say:

“Earlier this year, one of our holdings, Bank of America, announced that it was raising its minimum hourly wage from $15 to $20 and would increase it to $25 by 2025. The company received great press for placing the well-being of its employees above profits. But was it really either/or? Bank of America’s chief human resources officer spoke to the bigger picture: “A core tenet of responsible growth is our commitment to being a great place to work…that includes providing strong pay and competitive benefits to help them and their families, so that we continue to attract and retain the best talent.” Bank of America understood that engaged, high-caliber employees are more productive, less prone to turnover and, therefore, less expensive in the long run. Increasing the pay for employees wasn’t elevating employees above shareholders; it was the right thing to do for employees and for shareholders.

If an increase to $20 was good, why stop there? Why not $50 per hour? Because the benefits the business receives at $50 don’t justify the expense. The bank would no longer be able to price its products competitively and would lose business. The employees would “win” in the short term, but eventually the lost business would lead to job cuts, meaning both employees and shareholders would lose. The negative effects of stakeholder overreach are no different than when CEOs overreach to inflate short-term profits. Both hurt shareholders and stakeholders.”

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Financial Analysts – Form 8-K

Financial Analysts – Form 8-K
Financial Analysts –
Robin J. Davenport, Vice President, Corporate Finance 216-896-2265
rjdavenport@parker.com
Stock Symbol: PH – NYSE

Parker Reports Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results

– First quarter records for sales, segment operating margins, net income and EPS

– Sales increased 17{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $3.76 billion, organic sales increased 16{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}

– Segment operating margin was 19.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as reported, or 22.0{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} adjusted

– Net income was $451.2 million; EPS was $3.45 as reported, or $4.26 adjusted

– EBITDA margin was 20.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as reported, or 22.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} adjusted

– Company increases fiscal 2022 EPS guidance

CLEVELAND, November 4, 2021 — Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today reported results for the fiscal 2022 first quarter ended September 30, 2021. Fiscal 2022 first quarter sales were a first quarter record at $3.76 billion, an increase of 17{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} compared with $3.23 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Net income was also a first quarter record at $451.2 million, an increase of 41{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} compared with $319.8 million in the prior year quarter. Fiscal 2022 first quarter earnings per share were also a first quarter record at $3.45, an increase of 41{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} compared with $2.45 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Adjusted earnings per share increased 40{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $4.26 compared with adjusted earnings per share of $3.05 in the prior year quarter. Fiscal year-to-date cash flow from operations was $424.4 million, or 11.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of sales, compared with $737.4 million in the prior year period. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures is included in the financial tables of this press release, Home Decoration.

“We delivered impressive results in the quarter,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Williams. “Our performance demonstrated operational discipline and agility in a challenging manufacturing environment that coupled increased demand with labor and supply chain constraints. We achieved first quarter records for sales, segment operating margins, net income and earnings per share. Adjusted total segment operating margin and adjusted EBITDA margin both increased 210 basis points as a result of The Win Strategy™ 3.0, portfolio enhancements and the excellent efforts from our global team.”

Segment Results

Diversified Industrial Segment: North American first quarter sales increased 17{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $1.79 billion and operating income was $333.7 million compared with $268.8 million in the same period a year ago. International first quarter sales increased 22{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $1.38 billion and operating income was $291.2 million compared with $186.9 million in the same period a year ago.

Aerospace Systems Segment: First quarter sales increased 3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $592.7 million and operating income was $118.3 million compared with $86.8 million in the same period a year ago.

Parker reported the following orders for the quarter ending September 30, 2021, compared with the same quarter a year ago:

· Orders increased 26{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} for total Parker

· Orders increased 32{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the Diversified Industrial North America businesses

· Orders increased 25{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the Diversified Industrial International businesses

· Orders increased 16{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the Aerospace Systems Segment on a rolling 12-month average basis

Offer to Acquire Meggitt PLC

As previously announced on August 2, 2021, the company has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Meggitt PLC. The acquisition was approved by Meggitt shareholders on September 21, 2021. The transaction remains subject to satisfaction of the conditions set out in the scheme document, including regulatory clearances. Under the UK Companies Act, the Scheme of Arrangement further requires the sanction of the Court, currently expected during the third quarter of calendar year 2022. For copies of all announcements and further information, please visit the dedicated transaction microsite at www.aerospacegrowth.com.

Outlook

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the company has increased guidance for earnings per share to the range of $14.52 to $15.22, or $16.95 to $17.65 on an adjusted basis. Guidance assumes organic sales growth of approximately 7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to 10{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} compared with the prior year. Fiscal year 2022 guidance is adjusted on a pre-tax basis for acquisition-related expenses of $52 million and expected business realignment expenses of approximately $35 million, LORD costs to achieve of approximately $7 million and acquisition-related intangible asset amortization of approximately $320 million. A reconciliation of forecasted earnings per share to adjusted forecasted earnings per share is included in the financial tables of this press release.

Williams added, “Robust demand trends continue across nearly all of our end markets reinforcing our positive outlook for sales and earnings per share for this fiscal year. The transformation of our portfolio and the Win Strategy 3.0 continue to position us to deliver sustainable long-term growth and top quartile performance.”

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL:Parker Hannifin’s conference call and slide presentation to discuss its fiscal 2022 first quarter results are available to all interested parties via live webcast today at 11:00 a.m. ET, at www.phstock.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the site approximately one hour after the completion of the call and will remain available for one year. To register for e-mail notification of future events please visit www.phstock.com.

About Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Parker has increased its annual dividend per share paid to shareholders for 65 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

Note on Orders

Orders provide near-term perspective on the company’s outlook, particularly when viewed in the context of prior and future quarterly order rates. However, orders are not in themselves an indication of future performance. All comparisons are at constant currency exchange rates, with the prior year restated to the current-year rates. All exclude acquisitions until they can be reflected in both the numerator and denominator. Aerospace comparisons are rolling 12-month average computations. The total Parker orders number is derived from a weighted average of the year-over-year quarterly {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} change in orders for Diversified Industrial North America and Diversified Industrial International, and the year-over-year 12-month rolling average of orders for the Aerospace Systems Segment.

Note on Net Income

Net income referenced in this press release is equal to net income attributable to common shareholders.

Note on Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains references to non-GAAP financial information including (a) adjusted earnings per share; (b) adjusted total segment operating margin; (c) EBITDA margin; and (d) adjusted EBITDA margin. The adjusted earnings per share and total segment operating margin measures are presented to allow investors and the company to meaningfully evaluate changes in earnings per share and total segment operating margin on a comparable basis from period to period. This press release also contains references to EBITDA, EBITDA margin and adjusted EBITDA margin. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Although EBITDA, EBITDA margin and adjusted EBITDA margin are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP,

we believe that they are useful to an investor in evaluating the results of this quarter versus the prior period. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures is included in the financial tables of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements contained in this and other written and oral reports are made based on known events and circumstances at the time of release, and as such, are subject in the future to unforeseen uncertainties and risks. Often but not always, these statements may be identified from the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continues,” “plans,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “would,” “intends,” “expects,” “targets,” “is likely,” “will,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, and include all statements regarding future performance, earnings projections, events or developments. Neither Parker nor any of its respective associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this press release will actually occur. Parker cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. It is possible that the future performance and earnings projections of the company, including its individual segments, may differ materially from past performance or current expectations, depending on economic conditions within its mobile, industrial and aerospace markets, and the company’s ability to maintain and achieve anticipated benefits associated with announced realignment activities, strategic initiatives to improve operating margins, actions taken to combat the effects of the current economic environment, and growth, innovation and global diversification initiatives. Additionally, the actual impact of changes in tax laws in the United States and foreign jurisdictions and any judicial or regulatory interpretation thereof on future performance and earnings projections may impact the company’s tax calculations. A change in the economic conditions in individual markets may have a particularly volatile effect on segment performance.

The risks and uncertainties in connection with such forward-looking statements related to the proposed acquisition of Meggitt include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the closing of the proposed acquisition; the possibility of non-consummation of the proposed Acquisition; the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the proposed acquisition (including the satisfaction of the conditions detailed in the Rule 2.7 announcement); the possibility that a governmental entity may prohibit the consummation of the proposed acquisition or may delay or refuse to grant a necessary regulatory approval in connection with the proposed acquisition, or that in order for the parties to obtain any such regulatory approvals, conditions are imposed that adversely affect the anticipated benefits from the proposed acquisition or cause the parties to abandon the proposed acquisition; adverse effects on Parker’s common stock because of the failure to complete the proposed acquisition; Parker’s business experiencing disruptions due to acquisition-related uncertainty or other factors making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, business partners or governmental entities; the possibility that the expected synergies and value creation from the proposed acquisition will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the parties being unable to successfully implement integration strategies; and significant transaction costs related to the proposed acquisition. Readers should consider these forward-looking statements in light of risk factors discussed in Parker’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and other periodic filings made with the SEC.

Among other factors which may affect future performance are: the impact of the global outbreak of COVID-19 and governmental and other actions taken in response; changes in business relationships with and purchases by or from major customers, suppliers or distributors, including delays or cancellations in shipments; disputes regarding contract terms or significant changes in financial condition, changes in contract cost and revenue estimates for new development programs and changes in product mix; ability to identify acceptable strategic acquisition targets; uncertainties surrounding timing, successful completion or integration of acquisitions and similar transactions, including the integration of LORD Corporation or Exotic Metals; the ability to successfully divest businesses planned for divestiture and realize the anticipated benefits of such divestitures; the determination to undertake business realignment activities and the expected costs thereof and, if undertaken, the ability to complete such activities and realize the anticipated cost savings from such activities; ability to implement successfully capital allocation initiatives, including timing, price and execution of share

repurchases; availability, limitations or cost increases of raw materials, component products and/or commodities that cannot be recovered in product pricing; ability to manage costs related to insurance and employee retirement and health care benefits; legal and regulatory developments and changes; compliance costs associated with environmental laws and regulations; potential supply chain and labor disruptions, including as a result of labor shortages; threats associated with and efforts to combat terrorism and cyber-security risks; uncertainties surrounding the ultimate resolution of outstanding legal proceedings, including the outcome of any appeals; global competitive market conditions, including global reactions to U.S. trade policies, and resulting effects on sales and pricing; and global economic factors, including manufacturing activity, air travel trends, currency exchange rates, difficulties entering new markets and general economic conditions such as inflation, deflation, interest rates and credit availability; local and global political and economic conditions; inability to obtain, or meet conditions imposed for, required governmental and regulatory approvals; changes in consumer habits and preferences; foreign exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate fluctuations (including those from any potential credit rating decline); government actions and natural phenomena such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and pandemics; and success of business and operating initiatives.

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PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2021 2020*
Net sales $ 3,762,809 $ 3,230,540
Cost of sales 2,713,897 2,386,449
Selling, general and administrative expenses 407,765 369,851
Interest expense 59,350 65,958
Other expense (income), net 10,052 (4,892)
Income before income taxes 571,745 413,174
Income taxes 120,282 93,063
Net income 451,463 320,111
Less: Noncontrolling interests 306 308
Net income attributable to common shareholders $ 451,157 $ 319,803
Earnings per share attributable to common shareholders:
Basic earnings per share $ 3.50 $ 2.48
Diluted earnings per share $ 3.45 $ 2.45
Average shares outstanding during period – Basic 128,726,721 128,707,745
Average shares outstanding during period – Diluted 130,827,971 130,294,223
CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Amounts in dollars) 2021 2020
Cash dividends per common share $ 1.03 $ 0.88
RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Amounts in dollars) 2021 2020*
Earnings per diluted share $ 3.45 $ 2.45
Adjustments:
Acquired intangible asset amortization expense 0.61 0.63
Business realignment charges 0.02 0.12
Integration costs to achieve 0.01 0.03
Acquisition-related expenses 0.40 –
Tax effect of adjustments1 (0.23) (0.18)
Adjusted earnings per diluted share $ 4.26 $ 3.05
*Prior period has been adjusted to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in the Company’s fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
1This line item reflects the aggregate tax effect of all non-tax adjustments reflected in the preceding line items of the table. We estimate the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying our overall effective tax rate for continuing operations to the pre-tax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment.
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2021 2020*
Net sales $ 3,762,809 $ 3,230,540
Net income $ 451,463 $ 320,111
Income taxes 120,282 93,063
Depreciation and amortization 145,522 148,442
Interest expense 59,350 65,958
EBITDA 776,617 627,574
Adjustments:
Business realignment charges 3,014 15,701
Integration costs to achieve 1,202 3,947
Acquisition-related expenses 52,199 –
Adjusted EBITDA $ 833,032 $ 647,222
EBITDA margin 20.6 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} 19.4 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Adjusted EBITDA margin 22.1 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} 20.0 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
*Prior period has been adjusted to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in the Company’s fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2021 2020*
Net sales
Diversified Industrial:
North America $ 1,793,715 $ 1,528,111
International 1,376,436 1,129,251
Aerospace Systems 592,658 573,178
Total net sales $ 3,762,809 $ 3,230,540
Segment operating income
Diversified Industrial:
North America $ 333,702 $ 268,833
International 291,176 186,901
Aerospace Systems 118,251 86,766
Total segment operating income 743,129 542,500
Corporate general and administrative expenses 49,072 36,735
Income before interest expense and other expense 694,057 505,765
Interest expense 59,350 65,958
Other expense 62,962 26,633
Income before income taxes $ 571,745 $ 413,174
*Prior period has been adjusted to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in the Company’s fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL SEGMENT OPERATING MARGIN TO ADJUSTED TOTAL SEGMENT OPERATING MARGIN
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Operating income Operating margin Operating income Operating margin
Total segment operating income $ 743,129 19.7 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} $ 542,500 16.8 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
Adjustments:
Acquired intangible asset amortization expense 79,771 81,703
Business realignment charges 3,014 14,523
Integration costs to achieve 1,202 3,947
Adjusted total segment operating income $ 827,116 22.0 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} $ 642,673 19.9 {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited) September 30, June 30, September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2021 2021 2020*
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 478,582 $ 733,117 $ 742,394
Marketable securities and other investments 40,160 39,116 33,463
Trade accounts receivable, net 2,109,648 2,183,594 1,860,324
Non-trade and notes receivable 315,571 326,315 273,991
Inventories 2,264,725 2,090,642 1,943,222
Prepaid expenses and other 422,588 243,966 163,533
Total current assets 5,631,274 5,616,750 5,016,927
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,223,534 2,266,476 2,292,880
Deferred income taxes 145,972 104,251 129,751
Investments and other assets 800,211 774,239 778,591
Intangible assets, net 3,426,540 3,519,797 3,743,314
Goodwill 8,009,340 8,059,687 7,971,897
Total assets $ 20,236,871 $ 20,341,200 $ 19,933,360
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and long-term debt payable within one year $ 302,309 $ 2,824 $ 884,450
Accounts payable, trade 1,636,272 1,667,878 1,264,991
Accrued payrolls and other compensation 341,355 507,027 332,110
Accrued domestic and foreign taxes 279,173 236,384 196,429
Other accrued liabilities 724,134 682,390 650,243
Total current liabilities 3,283,243 3,096,503 3,328,223
Long-term debt 6,263,941 6,582,053 7,057,723
Pensions and other postretirement benefits 997,392 1,055,638 1,864,506
Deferred income taxes 568,369 553,981 449,699
Other liabilities 618,081 639,355 577,325
Shareholders’ equity 8,490,781 8,398,307 6,640,599
Noncontrolling interests 15,064 15,363 15,285
Total liabilities and equity $ 20,236,871 $ 20,341,200 $ 19,933,360
*Prior period has been adjusted to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in the Company’s fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2021 2020*
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 451,463 $ 320,111
Depreciation and amortization 145,522 148,442
Share incentive plan compensation 57,666 58,461
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (30) (498)
Loss (gain) on marketable securities 804 (340)
Gain on investments (200) (970)
Net change in receivables, inventories and trade payables (137,074) 196,471
Net change in other assets and liabilities (87,118) 4,207
Other, net (6,674) 11,490
Net cash provided by operating activities 424,359 737,374
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (48,203) (42,117)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 7,751 6,590
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (7,456) (10,726)
Maturities and sales of marketable securities and other investments 5,312 49,107
Other 649 1,054
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (41,947) 3,908
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payments for common stock activity (244,731) (21,750)
Net payments for debt (595) (557,442)
Financing fees paid (42,703) –
Dividends paid (132,921) (113,542)
Net cash (used in) financing activities (420,950) (692,734)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (997) 8,332
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (39,535) 56,880
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 733,117 685,514
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 693,582 $ 742,394
*Prior period has been adjusted to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in the Company’s fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
RECONCILIATION OF FORECASTED EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE TO ADJUSTED FORECASTED EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in dollars) Fiscal Year 2022
Forecasted earnings per diluted share $14.52 to $15.22
Adjustments:
Business realignment charges 0.27
Costs to achieve 0.05
Acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense 2.44
Acquisition-related expenses 0.40
Tax effect of adjustments1 (0.73)
Adjusted forecasted earnings per diluted share $16.95 to $17.65
1This line item reflects the aggregate tax effect of all non-tax adjustments reflected in the preceding line items of the table. We estimate the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying our overall effective tax rate for continuing operations to the pre-tax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment.

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Zoe Financial Announces Its Partnership With Wealth Management Firm Mercer Advisors

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These looking for a fiduciary advisor specialized in in depth wealth administration and money organizing will now be in a position to match with Mercer Advisors through the Zoe Network. Mercer Advisors, dependent in Denver, was started in 1985 with the purpose to make clients’ life greater through fiduciary economic setting up relationships. Mercer Advisors aims to help their clientele through every single of life’s phases, from making wealth to enjoying retirement, and even creating methods to proceed one’s legacy.

With in excess of 55 places, 160+ advisors, and $33.5 billion in AUM, Mercer Advisors was awarded the Finest Non-public Wealth Supervisor for companies with in excess of $5 billion dollars in assets under management in 2019 by the distinguished Private Asset Management (PAM) Award.* “Partnering with Zoe makes sense for the reason that we each believe in personalization and transparency as the foundational things of a profitable monetary setting up connection,” explained Gary Foodim, Main Advertising and marketing Officer at Mercer Advisors.

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*2019 Personal Asset Administration (PAM), Mercer Advisors was awarded the Most effective Non-public Wealth Supervisor for firms with more than $5 billion dollars in property under management. Mercer Advisors was chosen as the winner from amongst 8 shortlisted entrants. The PAM Awards, organized by Personal Asset Administration journal, are designed for financial investment pros and wealth advisors, running in just the private asset administration market and are held annually. Candidates are invited to post responses in numerous categories to exhibit developments to their small business model, economical progress in enterprise overall performance and assistance of choices. Variety is determined by development in clientele and workers, customer gratification, and item Innovation more than the program of the prior 12 months. Winners are identified by an impartial panel of sector professionals and the PAM editorial team. Awards need to not be construed by clientele or prospective clients as a ensure that they will practical experience a certain level of outcomes if Mercer Advisors is engaged, or carries on to be engaged, to deliver financial investment advisory solutions, nor must it be construed as a present-day or previous endorsement of Mercer Advisors by any of its purchasers.

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Air Force Financial Management developing new acquisition strategy as part of IT modernization push

The Air Force’s Business office of the Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Administration and Comptroller (FM) wishes to get absent from paying all the IT contract provider fees it currently pays to the Standard Services Administration. Jeanette Duncan, chief details officer for FM, explained it’s the following huge drive in the IT modernization tactic she’s been overseeing given that she took more than as CIO of the place of work.

“I’ve used the last, I want to say, four months — it feels almost certainly longer — accumulating the details points for exactly where we as an FM neighborhood are shelling out our dollars on it,” Duncan said during an Oct 29 AFCEA Luncheon. “My hope and target is to acquire an acquisition tactic and perform with [the Air Force District of Washington] to go ahead, to have a auto that it can leverage as just one group. But it will not be tomorrow, and it won’t be quickly, since almost nothing goes as fast as I ever want it to.”

Duncan reported her system has been taking part in out correctly so much although. It targeted on four core regions:

  1. Electronic transformation
  2. Techniques rationalization
  3. Modernizing enduring methods
  4. Supporting audit readiness

To complete these tasks, Duncan claimed FM is on the lookout at making use of simplified smart methods, to contain standardizing business enterprise tactics and applying robotic automation. In point, she claimed FM is now an Air Force Middle of Excellence for robotics and artificial intelligence.

A person area the place Duncan explained her business office has manufactured a large amount of development in the previous 12 months by implementing intelligent automation is on its knowledge strategy.

“We’ve finished a large amount with robotics. We’re operating on an AI capacity. But this was the region where we worked on an audit, and we experienced a great yr, we experienced projected our figures and the 12 months just before, when I 1st arrived on board, 80{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of our caps bought shut,” she said. “This 12 months, 87{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of all the IT caps shut for the Air Drive, 87{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of what was submitted was shut. We exceeded our objectives for submission by 151{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. Every single just one of the metrics that I experienced set for this year, we exceeded by everywhere from 15-to-233{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.”

Duncan also explained the office employed its first at any time chief facts officer.

One particular of the largest troubles Duncan said her place of work faces now is bettering its id manage and obtain administration (ICAM). In simple fact, she said “access controls, our segregation of duties and configuration administration, make up 83{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the audit results for FM’s IT, and 59{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of that is ICAM.”

“So we’ve been participating with [the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Information Systems Agency] on a pilot for their new stack to tackle ICAM,” she stated. “The Air Drive also has its own stack for the enterprise side of matters that it’s been shifting ahead with. The architecture will transform a tiny bit about the subsequent pair of yrs due to the fact they’re setting up with resources that they have or that they experienced made investments in, and then they are likely to evolve it to be far more federated and intertwined a small little bit much more with what OSD stack appears like. But this is where by we’re starting off.”

Duncan’s goal is to align with DoD’s total plans, which implies 33{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of units working with ICAM by the fourth quarter of FY 2023, and 50{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} a single 12 months later on.

Duncan claimed her place of work is also in advance of a Authorities Accountability Place of work audit, which claimed it wanted a workforce review to determine irrespective of whether the capabilities and instruction of her staff matched the needs to increase on its targets. But Duncan stated she’d currently instituted just that type of review.

“We had already began earlier this calendar year, performing an evaluation as to what techniques do we want,” she explained. “So the subsequent phase in this procedure is likely to be seeking at the folks that we at present have on hand and indicating, ‘Okay, do we have all those gaps? Or do we have those people folks that have these abilities so we can plug them in? Or do we require to make some additional investments in schooling? Do we need to have to build and search for cross practical alternatives, where by we can deliver our men and women out to do this work with other people?’ So then they bring back again all those classes acquired and that knowledge back household to us. So that is ramping up.”

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How to improve the patient financial experience and revenue cycle process

Affected person economical administration is no lengthier just a post-encounter, again-business hard work.

Present day affected person economical administration requires providers engage and teach sufferers about charge anticipations as perfectly as payment and financing alternatives.

For the duration of a virtual roundtable dialogue sponsored by CommerceHealthcare® as portion of Becker’s 6th Annual Well being IT + Earnings Cycle Convention, attendees reviewed troubles and experiences with bettering the individual money encounter. The roundtable highlighted panelists from CommerceHealthcare®, such as Ward Svarvari, vice president and nationwide healthcare govt.

Three learnings:

1. Health care providers are making use of numerous technological know-how and nontechnology channels to engage clients. Numerous roundtable attendees are using digital know-how attributes, like health care portals, email messages and text messaging to have interaction clients, and are attempting to offer access throughout seller options. “We are seeking to have a single interface with a individual and encourage them to use that platform with every vendor underneath that system, so it appears seamless to the individual,” a earnings cycle functions government from a Midwest health and fitness technique claimed.

At the similar time, hospitals realize that some sufferers do not have access to these technologies or prefer the additional personalized touches afforded by mobile phone phone calls and in-human being interactions. Vendors need to take care of interaction choices by means of numerous modes to be certain that patients are engaged and content.

2. Acquiring a regular, standardized patient practical experience is tough. Integrating facts from multiple health care details system suppliers into a single portal individuals can accessibility is a significant challenge. Some are also obtaining it tricky to create a standard method throughout the procedure, specifically when several hospitals throughout distinct city and rural locations are involved. One particular Pacific Northwest health method is consolidating many healthcare clinics, with a focus on developing consistency. “They operated in pretty diverse cultures,” the health system’s senior director of profits cycle said. Focusing on the financial good results of these individual suppliers, he included, “Their capability and results at gathering copays was all in excess of the board.”

3. Vendors want to help clients comprehend their bills and provide obtain to payment and funding solutions. Hospitals are schooling both normal and monetarily focused consumer provider associates to enable clients fully grasp the price tag of treatment and help them recognize their payment options and financing programs. A person smaller Southern clinic works with an outside husband or wife to open up traces of credit score for skilled clients. “By acquiring that open line of credit score, they had a larger likelihood of displaying up for put up-treatment solutions, like stick to-up care and bodily therapy,” the hospital’s director of affected person fiscal navigation explained.

Thank you to CommerceHealthcare® for sponsoring this digital roundtable dialogue as section of Becker’s 6th Once-a-year Overall health IT + Income Cycle Convention.  CommerceHealthcare® specializes in economical solutions for the healthcare business. A specialty division in just Commerce Bank, the 16th premier U.S. financial institution, CommerceHealthcare® provides hospitals options to guidance client engagement, receivables administration, accounts payable and investments. CommerceHealthcare® has partnered with additional than 500 hospitals and well being systems across 47 states and has financed 1 billion dollars in affected person financial loans because 2013.

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Companies Should Quantify Employees’ ‘True’ Value On Financial Statements

Main Solutions Architect for Visibility Corporation. Ex-CFO, now helping Engineer-to-Buy organizations understand about Visibility’s ERP process. 

Men and women usually assert that workforce are a company’s most-valued assets, and I concur. Having said that, why really don’t equilibrium sheets mirror that? I was in the viewers when this stage was reviewed at FInEx Summit 2021 by author and company valuation expert Dave Bookbinder, in his talk “Human Capital — Evaluating Our Most Useful Means.”

Throughout his converse, Bookbinder mentioned that how organizations worth human funds does not explain to the total tale as the widespread methodology for valuing personnel is primarily based on how substantially it would value to substitute them. He mentioned that this turns personnel into commodities, fairly than people, from an accounting place of check out.

Personnel wage fees, such as fringe benefits, are shown on a profit and loss (P&L) assertion as fees and are generally a company’s greatest price. U.S. generally recognized accounting ideas are in conflict with the plan that employees are intangible firm belongings.

In gentle of the “Great Resignation,” numerous workforce experience undervalued. There is a trend of staff searching for employee-oriented, favourable do the job environments. As a future employee appears for this metric, it would be nice for them to see it in a economic statement.

I attempted to set a succession program with each other at a previous employer to discover and reward workforce who were being witnessed as important to the company. This is a tactic to reduce resignations, but having a powerful staff-supportive tradition is a lot more essential.

Layoffs are usually a chilly mathematical physical exercise merged with a biased projection of a potential employee’s truly worth to the organization by men and women with a fastened state of mind. Maybe the business enterprise design altered, perhaps the total corporation fails if staff payment is too high, it’s possible not. I have had to lay off personnel ahead of, and it is the most challenging undertaking I experienced to total as a servant chief and another person who genuinely cares about people today. I see layoffs as a organization failure that typically could have been averted. Staff count on firms, and firms depend on personnel. Both sides make investments in means to continue to keep the normal harmony of this romantic relationship. Numerous occasions, there is an psychological bond involving a supervisor and the workers customers who are being asked to obtain other implies of monetary help. Superior personnel generally voluntarily go away their companies, which may also upset this stability.

How can you quantify the price workforce provide to your enterprise? One way would be to rating employees on attributes this kind of as empathy, consumer support (inside/external), constructive frame of mind, problem-resolving, society adoption, item knowledge, relationship constructing, believe in, respect, management, accountability, how effectively they do the job with others, etcetera. You could then price workforce with these features better since other personnel may possibly want to do the job with them extra, consumers may possibly want to obtain from them more, banks may perhaps want to lend to them more, and many others. This does indicate there would be bias and subjective grading for this intangible asset. You could use income and gains as a baseline money regular for all workforce, change up or down based mostly on the grading of the characteristics above, and then assign a value.

Just because it is tricky to quantify worker worth does not signify you shouldn’t test to. The reason of financial statements is to show the real worth of a organization. Are you deceptive the men and women who read through your economical statements by hiding the intangible asset benefit of your staff members?

I applaud the UN Sustainability Goals for supporting a global work to assist address earth complications such as poverty, hunger, ocean air pollution, unclean drinking water, and so on. I have observed corporations consider motion and improve their money reporting to incorporate how they are supporting these efforts. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a new reporting craze as people today who read economical statements want to know whether or not a corporation is supporting societal aims. Reporting a metric of staff really worth, on a organization stability sheet, should be the upcoming improve.

Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only business for executives in productive accounting, economical preparing and prosperity management companies. Do I qualify?