Annual Report • Feb 2, 2023
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Ad hoc Announcement pursuant to Art. 53 Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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| CHANGE | CHANGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ Comparable1 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ Comparable1 | ||
| Orders | 7,620 | 8,257 | -8% | 2% | 33,988 | 31,868 | 7% | 16% |
| Revenues | 7,824 | 7,567 | 3% | 16% | 29,446 | 28,945 | 2% | 12% |
| Gross Profit | 2,658 | 2,397 | 11% | 9,710 | 9,467 | 3% | ||
| as % of revenues | 34.0% | 31.7% | +2.3 pts | 33.0% | 32.7% | +0.3 pts | ||
| Income from operations | 1,185 | 2,975 | -60% | 3,337 | 5,718 | -42% | ||
| Operational EBITA1 | 1,146 | 988 | 16% | 28% 3 | 4,510 | 4,122 | 9% | 18% 3 |
| as % of operational revenues1 | 14.8% | 13.1% | +1.7 pts | 15.3% | 14.2% | +1.1 pts | ||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1,168 | 2,703 | -57% | 2,637 | 4,730 | -44% | ||
| Net income attributable to ABB | 1,132 | 2,640 | -57% | 2,475 | 4,546 | -46% | ||
| Basic earnings per share (\$) | 0.61 | 1.34 | -55%2 | 1.30 | 2.27 | -43%2 | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities4 | 687 | 1,020 | -33% | 1,287 | 3,330 | -61% | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities in | ||||||||
| continuing operations | 720 | 1,033 | -30% | 1,334 | 3,338 | -60% |
1 For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, see "supplemental reconciliations and definitions" in the attached Q4 2022 Financial Information.
2 EPS growth rates are computed using unrounded amounts. 2021 numbers include the impact related to the divestment of Mechanical Power Transmission.
3 Constant currency (not adjusted for portfolio changes).
4 Amount represents total for both continuing and discontinued operations.
— "2022 was another successful year for ABB, including a further streamlining of our business portfolio and achieving our margin target earlier than expected. We have made ABB more resilient. In 2023, regardless of current market uncertainty, we want to show that we can continuously deliver an Operational EBITA margin of at least 15%."
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we improved comparable orders and revenues, we increased our Operational EBITA by 16%, raised our Operational EBITA margin by 170 basis points and lifted ROCE to 16.5% for 2022, to within our target range. All in all, this was a good achievement in my view.
Customer activity improved slightly or remained stable in most customer segments, except for declines related to residential construction and discrete manufacturing. The market outlook for discrete manufacturing remains solid, although the fourth quarter was adversely impacted by customers normalizing order patterns following a period of pre-ordering triggered by the long delivery lead times in a strained value chain. This weighed on order intake in Robotics & Discrete Automation, while the other three business areas remained stable or increased comparable orders. Revenues were strong and increased by 3% (16% comparable). The Americas region was the growth engine for orders, while Europe reversed and Asia, Middle East and Africa remained overall largely stable despite a decline in China. The escalating Covid-related situation in China somewhat slowed down local business activity towards the end of the period. Our priority is to keep our people safe.
Our strong price execution combined with increased volumes supported the higher gross margin and drove the improvement of 170 basis points in the Operational EBITA margin to 14.8%, the strongest fourth quarter margin in several years. This resulted in 2022 being a record year for ABB, in recent history, with an Operational EBITA margin of 15.3%. We achieved good price management, executed well on increased volumes with some additional support from unusually low corporate costs. I am pleased how the divisions managed challenges like supply chain constraints, a tight labor market, Covid-related lock downs in China and a high inflationary environment.
Cash flow of \$687 million in the quarter is the one area which did not quite meet our expectations as the depletion of net working capital was slower than anticipated. This will be an important focus area for us near term as we deliver against our high order backlog. As earlier announced, the finalization of the Kusile-related issues weighed on cash flow by approximately \$315 million, while the closing of the divestment of Power Grids generated a net cash contribution in investing activities of \$1.4 billion.
We remain committed to our plans to separately list our Emobility business, subject to constructive market conditions. Meanwhile, we have closed by the end of January the pre-IPO private placement of approximately CHF525 million for newly issued shares to new minority investors representing approximately 20% ownership of the E-mobility business. The proceeds will be used to capture E-mobility's growth
potential through organic and M&A investments in hardware and software.
Just after the close of the fourth quarter, we progressed with the final part of our announced divisional exits by signing an agreement to divest the Power Conversion division in the Electrification business area. From here on, we will continue to review our business portfolio on a product group level within our current divisions. One example is our decision to initiate the exit of the emergency lighting business within the Smart Buildings division in the Electrification business area during 2023.
By partnering with the Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden to build a strategic co-operation to use low carbon footprint copper in our electromagnetic stirring (EMS) equipment and high-efficiency electric motors, we took another step towards our 2030 target of having a circular approach in at least 80 percent of our products and solutions. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while driving the transition to a more circular economy.
Looking into 2023, we currently do not anticipate a major setback in demand, although the high inflationary environment adds uncertainty. Comparable order growth, at least in the first half of the year, should be somewhat hampered by last year's very high order level coupled with a normalization of customers' order pattern after a period of pre-ordering in times of a strained value chain. I expect comparable revenue growth to be above 5%, supported by backlog execution. Cash flow should benefit from us working down the net working capital, and we should also have less adverse items impacting comparability. I view 2023 as a good opportunity for ABB to prove that we can continuously deliver an annual Operational EBITA margin of at least 15%.
Considering improving performance, robust cash flow and a solid balance sheet, the Board of Directors proposes an ordinary dividend of CHF0.84 per share. Up from CHF0.82 in the previous year and in line with the long-term ambition of a rising sustainable dividend per share over time, while still prioritizing a solid balance sheet to support our growth ambitions. We plan to continue with share buybacks for full year of 2023.
Björn Rosengren CEO
In the first quarter of 2023, we anticipate double-digit comparable revenue growth to support some improvement in the Operational EBITA margin, year-on-year.
In full-year 2023, despite current market uncertainty, we anticipate comparable revenue growth to be above 5% and we expect to again achieve our long-term target of Operational EBITA margin of at least 15%.
In the fourth quarter, order intake declined by 8% (up 2% comparable) year-on-year to \$7,620 million with a favorable development in most of the process-related segments, while certain parts of the short-cycle business declined as customers normalize order patterns.
When looking through the adverse impact from changes in exchange rate, orders remained stable or increased in three out of four business areas. Robotics & Discrete Automation declined due to a normalization of customers' order patterns following a period of pre-buying due to a strained supply chain which extended delivery lead times. This was predominantly related to the machine builder segment, while robotics demand remained broadly stable year-onyear.
The automotive segment improved on EV-related investments, while softening demand was noted in the robotics consumer related segments.
In transport & infrastructure, there was a positive development in marine & ports and renewables. In buildings there was weakness in residential-related demand, while commercial construction was robust.
Demand in the process-related business was robust in refining, and held up well also for oil & gas, water & wastewater, power generation and pulp & paper.
| Change year-on-year | Q4 Orders |
Q4 Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Comparable | 2% | 16% |
| FX | -8% | -10% |
| Portfolio changes | -2% | -3% |
| Total | -8% | 3% |
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise |
CHANGE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ Comparable | |
| Europe | 2,604 | 3,138 | -17% | -5% |
| The Americas | 2,898 | 2,640 | 10% | 15% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa |
2,118 | 2,479 | -15% | -2% |
| ABB Group | 7,620 | 8,257 | -8% | 2% |
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise |
CHANGE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ Comparable | |
| Europe | 2,766 | 2,756 | 0% | 16% |
| The Americas | 2,554 | 2,198 | 16% | 22% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa |
2,504 | 2,613 | -4% | 10% |
| ABB Group | 7,824 | 7,567 | 3% | 16% |
Slightly softer momentum was noted in metals, where customers seemingly are concerned about elevated energy prices.
The strongest order momentum was reported in the Americas on an increase of 10% (15% comparable), supported by a strong development in the US in all business areas. Orders in Europe decreased by 17% (5% comparable), including a double-digit decline noted in the large German market. Asia, Middle East and Africa reported a decline of 15% (2% comparable), including a decline of 22% (12% comparable) in China. Some softening of demand in China was noted towards the end of the quarter, coinciding with the local intensifying of the Covid situation.
A strong momentum in deliveries, including a good release from the order backlog, resulted in revenues increasing by 3% (16% comparable) to \$7,824 million. Impacts from strong increases in both volume and price more than offset adverse effects from changes in exchange rates and portfolio changes, with contribution from all business areas. So far, the ABB operations in China have maintained production at close to normal level without any major impact from the intensified Covid-related situation.
Gross profit increased strongly by 11% (22% constant currency) to \$2,658 million, supported by a significant gross margin improvement of 230 basis points to 34.0%. Gross margin improved materially in all business areas.
Income from operations amounted to \$1,185 million, declining by 60% (56% constant currency). Compared with last year, earnings were significantly supported by the improved operational performance, with some additional tailwind from a net positive impact related to the non-core business. This was however more than offset by the impact of streamlining the business portfolio, as last year's period included the \$2.2 billion book gain related to the completion of the divestment of the Mechanical Power Transmission division.
Significant contribution from successful price management and good operational execution of increased volumes were key drivers to the improvement in Operational EBITA. The strong price execution more than offset inflationary impacts in commodities, freight and labor. Selling, general and administrative expenses declined in relation to revenues. The operational
improvements more than offset the adverse impact from changes in exchange rates, resulting in an Operational EBITA of \$1,146 million, an increase of 16% (28% local currency) year-on-year. Operational EBITA in Corporate and Other improved by \$36 million to -\$72 million.
Net finance expense was \$1 million compared with \$26 million a year ago. The primary driver for the unusually low quarterly amount was a reversal of interest charges related to income tax risks.
Income tax expense was \$29 million with an effective tax rate of 2.4%, including approximately 20% impact from a release of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets due mainly to an improved business performance in the US, as well as approximately 3% impact from a favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters.
Net income attributable to ABB was \$1,132 million and decreased by 57%, as the last year period included the book gain on the divestment of the Mechanical Power Transmission division. This resulted in basic earnings per share of \$0.61, a decline from \$1.34 last year.
Basic EPS
Net working capital amounted to \$3,216 million, increasing year-on-year from \$2,303 million but declining sequentially from \$3,407 million. The sequential decrease reflects the total impact from higher trade payables and other current liabilities offset by the increase in receivables triggered by high revenue growth and higher inventories. That said, inventory volumes declined sequentially, however changes in exchange rates inflated the total. Net working capital as a percentage of revenues1 was 11.1%.
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets amounted to \$259 million.
Net debt1 amounted to \$2,779 million at the end of the quarter, and increased from a net cash position of \$98 million, year-on-year. Sequentially, it declined from \$4,117 million, mainly due to the \$1.4 billion net proceeds received from the sale of our remaining 19.9% equity stake in the Hitachi Energy joint venture in December.
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) |
Dec. 31 2022 |
Dec. 31 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term debt and current maturities of long-term debt |
2,535 | 1,384 |
| Long-term debt | 5,143 | 4,177 |
| Total debt | 7,678 | 5,561 |
| Cash & equivalents | 4,156 | 4,159 |
| Restricted cash - current | 18 | 30 |
| Marketable securities and short-term investments |
725 | 1,170 |
| Restricted cash - non-current | – | 300 |
| Cash and marketable securities | 4,899 | 5,659 |
| Net debt (cash)* | 2,779 | (98) |
| Net debt (cash)* to EBITDA ratio | 0.67 | (0.01) |
| Net debt (cash)* to Equity ratio | 0.21 | (0.01) |
| * At Dec. 31, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2021, net debt(cash) excludes net pension (assets)/liabilities |
of \$(114) million and \$45 million, respectively.
Cash flow from operating activities was \$687 million and declined year-on-year from \$1,020 million. An improvement in underlying operational performance was more than offset by a lower reduction in net working capital, mainly due to the increase in trade receivables and a less favorable timing of payments of trade payables, despite stronger inventory management. In addition, the current quarter was adversely impacted by the cash outflow from the earlier announced Kusile settlement of approximately \$315 million, while the prior year included approximately \$300 million cash paid for income taxes related to the sale of the Mechanical Power Transmission business.
ABB launched a new share buyback program of up to \$3 billion on April 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, we have returned approximately \$0.5 billion (approximately 18 million shares) in excess of the planned return of the Power Grids proceeds, which were fully returned during the third quarter. During the fourth quarter, 10,320,000 shares were repurchased on the second trading line for approximately \$300 million. The total number of ABB Ltd's issued shares is 1,964,745,075, after the cancellation of 88,403,189 shares in June, as approved at ABB's 2022 AGM.
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Demand was stable or improved in most customer segments year-on-year, except for in residential building. Order intake amounted to \$3,565 million and including the adverse impact from changes in exchange rates it declined by 2% (up 6% comparable).
| Q4 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Change year-on-year | Orders | Revenues |
| Comparable | 6% | 16% |
| FX | -8% | -10% |
| Portfolio changes | 0% | 0% |
| Total | -2% | 6% |
By leveraging on high comparable growth, the Operational EBITA increased by 13%, significantly offsetting the adverse impacts from changes in exchange rates. Operational EBITA margin improved by 90 basis points to 15.7%, despite a slightly negative divisional and geographical mix in revenues.
| CHANGE | CHANGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ | Comparable | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Comparable |
| Orders | 3,565 | 3,638 | -2% | 6% | 15,901 | 14,381 | 11% | 17% |
| Order backlog | 6,933 | 5,458 | 27% | 33% | 6,933 | 5,458 | 27% | 33% |
| Revenues | 3,663 | 3,445 | 6% | 16% | 14,105 | 13,187 | 7% | 14% |
| Operational EBITA | 572 | 507 | 13% | 2,328 | 2,121 | 10% | ||
| as % of operational revenues | 15.7% | 14.8% | +0.9 pts | 16.5% | 16.1% | +0.4 pts | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 804 | 715 | 12% | 1,887 | 2,181 | -13% | ||
| No. of employees (FTE equiv.) | 52,300 | 50,800 | 3% |
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Order intake amounted to \$1,649 million and declined by 11% (0% comparable). The development was hampered by fewer project orders received, although the product business improved at a mid-single digit rate.
| Q4 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Change year-on-year | Orders | Revenues |
| Comparable | 0% | 20% |
| FX | -8% | -11% |
| Portfolio changes | -3% | -3% |
| Total | -11% | 6% |
Strong operational execution of increased volumes and pricing triggered a 130 basis point improvement in the Operational EBITA margin to 17.4%. Business performance strongly outweighed the adverse changes in exchange rates, resulting in earnings increase of 14% (26% in local currency).
| CHANGE | CHANGE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ | Comparable | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Comparable | |
| Orders | 1,649 | 1,843 | -11% | 0% | 7,896 | 7,616 | 4% | 20% | |
| Order backlog | 4,726 | 3,749 | 26% | 34% | 4,726 | 3,749 | 26% | 34% | |
| Revenues | 1,845 | 1,735 | 6% | 20% | 6,745 | 6,925 | -3% | 14% | |
| Operational EBITA | 318 | 278 | 14% | 1,163 | 1,183 | -2% | |||
| as % of operational revenues | 17.4% | 16.1% | +1.3 pts | 17.3% | 17.1% | +0.2 pts | |||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 346 | 416 | -17% | 853 | 1,362 | -37% | |||
| No. of employees (FTE equiv.) | 21,100 | 20,100 | 5% |
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Robust customer activity supported a solid order momentum in all divisions on a comparable basis, although this was more than offset by changes in exchange rates and business portfolio which resulted in a total order decline of 8% (up 11% comparable).
| Q4 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Change year-on-year | Orders | Revenues |
| Comparable | 11% | 5% |
| FX | -8% | -8% |
| Portfolio changes | -11% | -11% |
| Total | -8% | -14% |
the escalating Covid-related situation was noted towards the end of the quarter.
• There was a good flow of customer deliveries in virtually all divisions, although revenue growth declined in total by 14% (up 6% comparable) hampered by the very high base level in last year's quarter, changes in exchange rates as well as the absence of the exited Accelleron business in the fourth quarter 2022.
Through improved operational performance in virtually all divisions the business area managed to almost fully offset the adverse margin impact stemming from the exit of the high-margin Accelleron business, resulting in an Operational EBITA margin of 13.2%.
| CHANGE | CHANGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ | Comparable | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Comparable |
| Orders | 1,746 | 1,898 | -8% | 11% | 6,825 | 6,779 | 1% | 11% |
| Order backlog | 6,229 | 6,079 | 2% | 16% | 6,229 | 6,079 | 2% | 16% |
| Revenues | 1,551 | 1,805 | -14% | 6% | 6,044 | 6,259 | -3% | 7% |
| Operational EBITA | 203 | 247 | -18% | 848 | 801 | 6% | ||
| as % of operational revenues | 13.2% | 13.7% | -0.5 pts | 14.0% | 12.8% | +1.2 pts | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 205 | 370 | -45% | 675 | 1,062 | -36% | ||
| No. of employees (FTE equiv.) | 20,100 | 22,000 | -8% |
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Following a period of elevated order levels when customers pre-ordered in response to a strained supply chain, growth in the fourth quarter was impacted by a normalization of order patterns in anticipation of shorter delivery lead times. Order intake declined by 27% (19% comparable).
| Q4 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Change year-on-year | Orders | Revenues |
| Comparable | -19% | 23% |
| FX | -8% | -11% |
| Portfolio changes | 0% | 0% |
| Total | -27% | 12% |
• Improved access to components supported a release of volumes from the order backlog resulting in the high revenue growth of 12% (23% comparable), with strong contribution from both divisions. The order backlog of \$2.7 billion facilitates near-term revenue generation.
Operational EBITA doubled year-on-year and amounted to \$125 million, supported by higher production output which triggered a 590 basis point margin improvement to 14.0%.
| CHANGE | CHANGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ | Comparable | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Comparable |
| Orders | 798 | 1,100 | -27% | -19% | 4,116 | 3,844 | 7% | 15% |
| Order backlog | 2,679 | 1,919 | 40% | 48% | 2,679 | 1,919 | 40% | 48% |
| Revenues | 891 | 799 | 12% | 23% | 3,181 | 3,297 | -4% | 4% |
| Operational EBITA | 125 | 64 | 95% | 340 | 355 | -4% | ||
| as % of operational revenues | 14.0% | 8.1% | +5.9 pts | 10.7% | 10.8% | -0.1 pts | ||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 105 | 129 | -19% | 214 | 374 | -43% | ||
| No. of employees (FTE equiv.) | 10,700 | 10,600 | 0% |
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Partnership Council, which annually sponsors over 120 employees with global SWE memberships, and subsequently supports SWE's mission towards gender parity in the workplace, a goal that aligns closely with ABB's own strategy for diversity & inclusion.
• The Energy Efficiency Movement, which counts ABB as a member, published the "Industrial energy efficiency playbook" including 10 actions that a business can take to improve its energy efficiency, reduce energy costs and lower emissions. Industry is the world's largest consumer of electricity, natural gas and coal, according to the IEA, accounting for 42% of total electricity demand. This energy consumption carries high costs in the current inflationary environment. The Movement's recommendations range from carrying out energy audits to right-sizing industrial machines that are often too big for the job at hand, which wastes energy. Moving data from on-site servers and into the cloud could help save around 90% of the energy consumed by IT systems. Speeding up the transition from fossil fuels, by electrifying industrial fleets switching gas boilers to heat pumps or using well-maintained heat exchangers will also offer efficiencies.
| Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | CHANGE | 12M ROLLING | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂e own operations emissions, | ||||
| kt scope 1 and 21 | 44 | 95 | -54% | 268 |
| Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), | ||||
| frequency / 200,000 working hours | 0.10 | 0.14 | -29% | 0.14 |
| Share of females in senior management | ||||
| positions, % | 17.8 | 16.3 | +1.5 pts | 17.2 |
1 CO₂ equivalent emissions from site, energy use, SF6 and fleet, previous quarter
2 Q2 2022 emission data was restated from 88.8 to 72.6 Ktons of CO₂e to reflect the application of green energy certificates retrospectively.
In 2022, demand for ABB's offering increased strongly year-on-year, supported by most customer segments and across all regions. Orders amounted to \$33,988 million and improved by 7% (16% comparable).
Revenues amounted to \$29,446 million up by 2% (12% comparable), year-on-year. Customer deliveries were impacted by component constraints in the first half, but shortages progressively eased throughout the year. As a result, the book-to-bill ratio amounted to 1.15 in 2022.
Income from operations amounted to \$3,337 million down from \$5,718 million in the year-earlier period. Results in 2022 included a charge triggered by the exit of the legacy full-train retrofit business in non-core operations as well as a provision related to the legacy Kusile project in South Africa awarded in 2015. Results in 2021 included a book gain of \$2.2 billion related to the divestment of the Mechanical Power Transmission business.
Operational EBITA improved by 9% year-on-year to \$4,510 million and the Operational EBITA margin increased by 110 basis points to 15.3%, achieving the margin target of at least 15% already one year earlier than expected. Performance was driven by the positive impacts from strong pricing execution and higher volumes, which more than offset cost inflation in raw materials, freight and labor. Additionally, Corporate and Other Operational EBITA improved by \$169 million to -\$169 million, partly due to higher real estate gains and a better non-core result.
The net finance expenses declined \$39 million to \$58 million, roughly offsetting the decline in nonoperational pension credits of \$51 million to \$115 million compared to the same period last year.
Income tax expense was \$757 million with a tax rate of 22.3%, including approximately 3% net adverse impact primarily related to adverse impacts from nondeductible non-operational charges as well as a positive impact related to a release of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets due to the improved business performance mainly related to the US.
Net income attributable to ABB was \$2,475 million and decreased by 46%. Basic earnings per share was \$1.30 and decreased by 43%. Both measures were adversely impacted by the charges triggered by the exit of the legacy full-train retrofit business in non-core operations as well as the provision related to the legacy Kusile project and include a book gain related to the divestment of the Mechanical Power Transmission business in 2021.
| Acquisitions | Company/unit | Closing date | Revenues, \$ million1 | No. of employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||||
| Motion | PowerTech Converter business | 1-Dec | ~60 | 300 |
| Electrification | ASKI Industrie Elektronik GmbH | 3-Oct | ~2 | 16 |
| Electrification | Numocity Technologies Private Ltd. (majority stake) | 22-Jul | <1 | 20 |
| Electrification | InCharge Energy, Inc (majority stake) | 26-Jan | ~16 | 40 |
| Divestments | Company/unit | Closing date | Revenues, \$ million1 | No. of employees |
| 2022 | ||||
| Hitachi Energy JV (Power Grids, 19.9% stake) | 28-Dec |
Note: comparable growth calculation includes acquisitions and divestments with revenues of greater than \$50 million.
1 Represents the estimated revenues for the last fiscal year prior to the announcement of the respective acquisition/divestment unless otherwise stated.
| ABB Group | Q1 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2021 | FY 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA, \$ in million | 1,024 | 1,324 | 1,072 | 3,191 | 6,611 | 1,067 | 794 | 906 | 1,384 | 4,151 |
| Return on Capital Employed, % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 14.90 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 16.50 |
| Net debt/Equity | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.13 | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Net debt/ EBITDA 12M rolling | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Net working capital, % of 12M rolling revenues |
10.8% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 11.7% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Earnings per share, basic, \$ | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 1.34 | 2.27 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 1.30 |
| Earnings per share, diluted, \$ | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 1.33 | 2.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.60 | 1.30 |
| Dividend per share, CHF | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.82 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.84 * |
| Share price at the end of period, CHF1 | 27.56 | 30.30 | 30.30 | 33.68 | 33.68 | 29.12 | 24.57 | 24.90 | 28.06 | 28.06 |
| Share price at the end of period, \$1 | 28.99 | 32.33 | 31.73 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 30.76 | 25.43 | 24.41 | 30.46 | 30.46 |
| Number of employees (FTE equivalents) | 105,330 | 106,370 | 106,080 | 104,420 | 104,420 | 104,720 | 106,380 | 106,830 | 105,130 | 105,130 |
| No. of shares outstanding at end of period (in millions) |
2,024 | 2,006 | 1,993 | 1,958 | 1,958 | 1,929 | 1,892 | 1,875 | 1,865 | 1,865 |
1 Data prior to October 3, 2022, has been adjusted for the Accelleron spin-off (Source: FactSet).
* Dividend proposal subject to shareholder approval at the 2023 AGM
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise stated) | FY 20231 | Q1 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate and Other Operational EBITA | ~(300) 2 | ~(75) 2 |
| Non-operating items | ||
| Acquisition-related amortization | ~(220) | ~(55) |
| Restructuring and related3 | ~(150) | ~(40) |
| ABB Way transformation | ~(180) | ~(40) |
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise stated) | FY 2023 |
|---|---|
| Net finance expenses | ~(150) |
| Effective tax rate | ~25% 4 |
| Capital Expenditures | ~(800) |
1 Excludes one project estimated to a total of ~\$100 million, that is ongoing in the non-core business. Exact exit timing is difficult to assess due to legal proceedings etc.
2 Excludes Operational EBITA from E-mobility business.
3 Includes restructuring and restructuring-related as well as separation costs.
4 Excluding impact of acquisitions or divestments or any significant non-operational items.
This press release includes forward-looking information and statements as well as other statements concerning the outlook for our business, including those in the sections of this release titled "CEO summary," "Outlook," "Earnings," "Balance sheet & cash flow," "Robotics and Discrete Automation" and "Significant events". These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the factors that may affect our future performance, including global economic conditions, the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for ABB. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "plans," "targets," "likely" or similar expressions. However, there are many risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information and statements
made in this press release and which could affect our ability to achieve any or all of our stated targets. Some important factors that could cause such differences include, among others, business risks associated with the volatile global economic environment and political conditions, costs associated with compliance activities, market acceptance of new products and services, changes in governmental regulations and currency exchange rates and such other factors as may be discussed from time to time in ABB Ltd's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Reports on Form 20-F. Although ABB Ltd believes that its expectations reflected in any such forward looking statement are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved.
The Q4 2022 results press release and presentation slides are available on the ABB News Center at www.abb.com/news and on the Investor Relations homepage at www.abb.com/investorrelations.
A conference call and webcast for analysts and investors is scheduled to begin today at 10:00 a.m. CET.
To pre-register for the conference call or to join the webcast, please refer to the ABB website: www.abb.com/investorrelations.
The recorded session will be available after the event on ABB's website.
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ABB Ltd Affolternstrasse 44 8050 Zurich Switzerland
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company's solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 130 years of excellence, ABB's ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation.
February 2, 2023
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07 | Key Figures |
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08 ─ 34 Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited)
35 ─ 50 Supplemental Reconciliations and Definitions
| CHANGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | US\$ | Comparable(1) |
| Orders | 7,620 | 8,257 | -8% | 2% |
| Order backlog (end December) | 19,867 | 16,607 | 20% | 29% |
| Revenues | 7,824 | 7,567 | 3% | 16% |
| Gross Profit | 2,658 | 2,397 | 11% | |
| as % of revenues | 34.0% | 31.7% | +2.3 pts | |
| Income from operations | 1,185 | 2,975 | -60% | |
| Operational EBITA(1) | 1,146 | 988 | 16% | 28%(2) |
| as % of operational revenues(1) | 14.8% | 13.1% | +1.7 pts | |
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1,168 | 2,703 | -57% | |
| Net income attributable to ABB | 1,132 | 2,640 | -57% | |
| Basic earnings per share (\$) | 0.61 | 1.34 | -55%(3) | |
| Cash flow from operating activities(4) | 687 | 1,020 | -33% | |
| Cash flow from operating activities in continuing operations | 720 | 1,033 | -30% |
| CHANGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) Orders Revenues Gross Profit as % of revenues Income from operations Operational EBITA(1) as % of operational revenues(1) Income from continuing operations, net of tax Net income attributable to ABB |
FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Comparable(1) |
| 33,988 | 31,868 | 7% | 16% | |
| 29,446 | 28,945 | 2% | 12% | |
| 9,710 | 9,467 | 3% | ||
| 33.0% | 32.7% | +0.3 pts | ||
| 3,337 | 5,718 | -42% | ||
| 4,510 | 4,122 | 9% | 18%(2) | |
| 15.3% | 14.2% | +1.1 pts | ||
| 2,637 | 4,730 | -44% | ||
| 2,475 | 4,546 | -46% | ||
| Basic earnings per share (\$) | 1.30 | 2.27 | -43%(3) | |
| Cash flow from operating activities(4) | 1,287 | 3,330 | -61% | |
| Cash flow from operating activities in continuing operations | 1,334 | 3,338 | -60% |
(1) For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures see "Supplemental Reconciliations and Definitions" on page 35.
(2) Constant currency (not adjusted for portfolio changes).
(3) EPS growth rates are computed using unrounded amounts.
(4) Cash flow from operating activities includes both continuing and discontinued operations.
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) Q4 2022 Q4 2021 US\$ Local Comparable Orders ABB Group 7,620 8,257 -8% 0% 2% Electrification 3,565 3,638 -2% 6% 6% Motion 1,649 1,843 -11% -3% 0% Process Automation 1,746 1,898 -8% 0% 11% Robotics & Discrete Automation 798 1,100 -27% -19% -19% Corporate and Other (incl. intersegment eliminations) (138) (222) Order backlog (end December) ABB Group 19,867 16,607 20% 26% 29% Electrification 6,933 5,458 27% 33% 33% Motion 4,726 3,749 26% 33% 34% Process Automation 6,229 6,079 2% 8% 16% Robotics & Discrete Automation 2,679 1,919 40% 49% 48% Corporate and Other (700) (598) (incl. intersegment eliminations) Revenues ABB Group 7,824 7,567 3% 13% 16% Electrification 3,663 3,445 6% 16% 16% Motion 1,845 1,735 6% 17% 20% Process Automation 1,551 1,805 -14% -6% 6% Robotics & Discrete Automation 891 799 12% 23% 23% Corporate and Other (126) (217) (incl. intersegment eliminations) Income from operations ABB Group 1,185 2,975 Electrification 557 418 Motion 316 2,464 Process Automation 183 193 Robotics & Discrete Automation 101 45 Corporate and Other (incl. intersegment eliminations) 28 (145) Income from operations % ABB Group 15.1% 39.3% Electrification 15.2% 12.1% Motion 17.1% 142.0% Process Automation 11.8% 10.7% Robotics & Discrete Automation 11.3% 5.6% Operational EBITA ABB Group 1,146 988 16% 28% Electrification 572 507 13% 26% Motion 318 278 14% 26% Process Automation 203 247 -18% -8% Robotics & Discrete Automation 125 64 95% 117% Corporate and Other (72) (108) (incl. intersegment eliminations) Operational EBITA % ABB Group 14.8% 13.1% Electrification 15.7% 14.8% Motion 17.4% 16.1% Process Automation 13.2% 13.7% Robotics & Discrete Automation 14.0% 8.1% Cash flow from operating activities ABB Group 687 1,020 Electrification 804 715 Motion 346 416 Process Automation 205 370 Robotics & Discrete Automation 105 129 Corporate and Other (740) (597) (incl. intersegment eliminations) Discontinued operations (33) (13) |
CHANGE | |||
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| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | US\$ | Local | Comparable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orders | ABB Group | 33,988 | 31,868 | 7% | 13% | 16% |
| Electrification | 15,901 | 14,381 | 11% | 17% | 17% | |
| Motion | 7,896 | 7,616 | 4% | 11% | 20% | |
| Process Automation | 6,825 | 6,779 | 1% | 8% | 11% | |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 4,116 | 3,844 | 7% | 16% | 15% | |
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (750) | (752) | ||||
| Order backlog (end December) | ABB Group | 19,867 | 16,607 | 20% | 26% | 29% |
| Electrification | 6,933 | 5,458 | 27% | 33% | 33% | |
| Motion | 4,726 | 3,749 | 26% | 33% | 34% | |
| Process Automation | 6,229 | 6,079 | 2% | 8% | 16% | |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 2,679 | 1,919 | 40% | 49% | 48% | |
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (700) | (598) | ||||
| Revenues | ABB Group | 29,446 | 28,945 | 2% | 9% | 12% |
| Electrification | 14,105 | 13,187 | 7% | 14% | 14% | |
| Motion | 6,745 | 6,925 | -3% | 5% | 14% | |
| Process Automation | 6,044 | 6,259 | -3% | 4% | 7% | |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 3,181 | 3,297 | -4% | 5% | 4% | |
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (629) | (723) | ||||
| Income from operations | ABB Group | 3,337 | 5,718 | |||
| Electrification | 2,159 | 1,841 | ||||
| Motion | 1,092 | 3,276 | ||||
| Process Automation | 663 | 713 | ||||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 247 | 269 | ||||
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (824) | (381) | ||||
| Income from operations % | ABB Group | 11.3% | 19.8% | |||
| Electrification | 15.3% | 14.0% | ||||
| Motion | 16.2% | 47.3% | ||||
| Process Automation | 11.0% | 11.4% | ||||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 7.8% | 8.2% | ||||
| Operational EBITA | ABB Group | 4,510 | 4,122 | 9% | 18% | |
| Electrification | 2,328 | 2,121 | 10% | 20% | ||
| Motion | 1,163 | 1,183 | -2% | 6% | ||
| Process Automation | 848 | 801 | 6% | 15% | ||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 340 | 355 | -4% | 8% | ||
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (169) | (338) | ||||
| Operational EBITA % | ABB Group | 15.3% | 14.2% | |||
| Electrification | 16.5% | 16.1% | ||||
| Motion | 17.3% | 17.1% | ||||
| Process Automation | 14.0% | 12.8% | ||||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 10.7% | 10.8% | ||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | ABB Group | 1,287 | 3,330 | |||
| Electrification | 1,887 | 2,181 | ||||
| Motion | 853 | 1,362 | ||||
| Process Automation | 675 | 1,062 | ||||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 214 | 374 | ||||
| Corporate and Other | ||||||
| (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (2,295) | (1,641) | ||||
| Discontinued operations | (47) | (8) | ||||
| Process | Robotics & Discrete | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | ||||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 |
| Revenues | 7,824 | 7,567 | 3,663 | 3,445 | 1,845 | 1,735 | 1,551 | 1,805 | 891 | 799 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||||||
| differences in total revenues | (62) | (44) | (29) | (22) | (22) | (10) | (12) | (5) | 1 | (5) |
| Operational revenues | 7,762 | 7,523 | 3,634 | 3,423 | 1,823 | 1,725 | 1,539 | 1,800 | 892 | 794 |
| Income from operations | 1,185 | 2,975 | 557 | 418 | 316 | 2,464 | 183 | 193 | 101 | 45 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 55 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||||||
| implementation costs(1) | 47 | 79 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||||||
| divested businesses | (71) | (7) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | 10 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | 3 | (2,184) | – | 9 | 3 | (2,195) | – | – | – | – |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related | ||||||||||
| expenses and integration costs | 24 | 58 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | – |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | (10) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Certain other non-operational items | (28) | 40 | – | 8 | – | – | – | (2) | (9) | – |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||||||
| differences in income from operations | (69) | (32) | (40) | (25) | (17) | (9) | (16) | 3 | 9 | (3) |
| Operational EBITA | 1,146 | 988 | 572 | 507 | 318 | 278 | 203 | 247 | 125 | 64 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 14.8% | 13.1% | 15.7% | 14.8% | 17.4% | 16.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 8.1% |
| Process | Robotics & Discrete | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | ||||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 |
| Revenues | 29,446 | 28,945 | 14,105 | 13,187 | 6,745 | 6,925 | 6,044 | 6,259 | 3,181 | 3,297 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||||||
| differences in total revenues | 28 | (1) | (14) | 1 | (14) | 2 | 33 | 5 | 6 | (7) |
| Operational revenues | 29,474 | 28,944 | 14,091 | 13,188 | 6,731 | 6,927 | 6,077 | 6,264 | 3,187 | 3,290 |
| Income from operations | 3,337 | 5,718 | 2,159 | 1,841 | 1,092 | 3,276 | 663 | 713 | 247 | 269 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 229 | 250 | 116 | 117 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 83 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||||||
| implementation costs(1) | 347 | 160 | 28 | 66 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 7 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||||||
| divested businesses | (88) | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | 10 | (6) | 11 | (6) | – | – | – | – | (1) | – |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | 7 | (2,193) | (1) | 13 | 8 | (2,196) | – | (13) | – | – |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related | ||||||||||
| expenses and integration costs | 195 | 132 | 40 | 70 | 15 | 26 | 134 | 35 | 6 | 1 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | 57 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Certain other non-operational items | 385 | (18) | (24) | (5) | – | 1 | – | 1 | (7) | – |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||||||
| differences in income from operations | 31 | 36 | (2) | 25 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | (5) |
| Operational EBITA | 4,510 | 4,122 | 2,328 | 2,121 | 1,163 | 1,183 | 848 | 801 | 340 | 355 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 14.0% | 12.8% | 10.7% | 10.8% |
(1) Includes impairment of certain assets.
| Process | Robotics & Discrete | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | |||||||
| (\$ in millions) | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | |
| Depreciation | 130 | 141 | 67 | 74 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
| Amortization | 69 | 75 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | |
| including total acquisition-related amortization of: | 55 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Process | Robotics & Discrete | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | |||||||
| (\$ in millions) | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | FY 22 | FY 21 | |
| Depreciation | 531 | 575 | 265 | 276 | 105 | 123 | 64 | 72 | 62 | 59 | |
| Amortization | 283 | 318 | 141 | 149 | 36 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 85 | |
| including total acquisition-related amortization of: | 229 | 250 | 116 | 117 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 83 |
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Orders received | CHANGE | Revenues | CHANGE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Com- | Com | |||||||||
| Q4 22 | Q4 21 | US\$ | Local | parable | Q4 22 | Q4 21 | US\$ | Local | parable | |
| Europe | 2,604 | 3,138 | -17% | -5% | -5% | 2,766 | 2,756 | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| The Americas | 2,898 | 2,640 | 10% | 11% | 15% | 2,554 | 2,198 | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| of which United States | 2,167 | 1,995 | 9% | 9% | 13% | 1,898 | 1,579 | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 2,118 | 2,479 | -15% | -5% | -2% | 2,504 | 2,613 | -4% | 7% | 10% |
| of which China | 976 | 1,255 | -22% | -13% | -12% | 1,133 | 1,234 | -8% | 2% | 5% |
| ABB Group | 7,620 | 8,257 | -8% | 0% | 2% | 7,824 | 7,567 | 3% | 13% | 16% |
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Orders received CHANGE |
Revenues | CHANGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Com- | Com | |||||||||
| FY 22 | FY 21 | US\$ | Local | parable | FY 22 | FY 21 | US\$ | Local | parable | |
| Europe | 11,778 | 11,857 | -1% | 13% | 13% | 10,286 | 10,529 | -2% | 12% | 12% |
| The Americas | 11,825 | 9,940 | 19% | 20% | 28% | 9,572 | 8,686 | 10% | 11% | 19% |
| of which United States | 8,920 | 7,453 | 20% | 20% | 29% | 7,021 | 6,397 | 10% | 10% | 19% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 10,385 | 10,071 | 3% | 9% | 10% | 9,588 | 9,730 | -1% | 5% | 6% |
| of which China | 5,087 | 5,036 | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4,696 | 4,932 | -5% | 0% | 0% |
| ABB Group | 33,988 | 31,868 | 7% | 13% | 16% | 29,446 | 28,945 | 2% | 9% | 12% |
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| Year ended | Three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, except per share data in \$) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Sales of products | 24,471 | 23,745 | 6,525 | 6,101 |
| Sales of services and other | 4,975 | 5,200 | 1,299 | 1,466 |
| Total revenues | 29,446 | 28,945 | 7,824 | 7,567 |
| Cost of sales of products | (16,804) | (16,364) | (4,365) | (4,275) |
| Cost of services and other | (2,932) | (3,114) | (801) | (895) |
| Total cost of sales | (19,736) | (19,478) | (5,166) | (5,170) |
| Gross profit | 9,710 | 9,467 | 2,658 | 2,397 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (5,132) | (5,162) | (1,299) | (1,354) |
| Non-order related research and development expenses | (1,166) | (1,219) | (322) | (322) |
| Other income (expense), net | (75) | 2,632 | 148 | 2,254 |
| Income from operations | 3,337 | 5,718 | 1,185 | 2,975 |
| Interest and dividend income | 72 | 51 | 22 | 14 |
| Interest and other finance expense | (130) | (148) | (23) | (40) |
| Non-operational pension (cost) credit | 115 | 166 | 13 | 36 |
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | 3,394 | 5,787 | 1,197 | 2,985 |
| Income tax expense | (757) | (1,057) | (29) | (282) |
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 2,637 | 4,730 | 1,168 | 2,703 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (43) | (80) | (7) | (35) |
| Net income | 2,594 | 4,650 | 1,161 | 2,668 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and | ||||
| redeemable noncontrolling interests | (119) | (104) | (29) | (28) |
| Net income attributable to ABB | 2,475 | 4,546 | 1,132 | 2,640 |
| Amounts attributable to ABB shareholders: | ||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 2,517 | 4,625 | 1,138 | 2,674 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (42) | (79) | (6) | (34) |
| Net income | 2,475 | 4,546 | 1,132 | 2,640 |
| Basic earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders: | ||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1.33 | 2.31 | 0.61 | 1.35 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.02) | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.02) |
| Net income | 1.30 | 2.27 | 0.61 | 1.34 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders: | ||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1.32 | 2.29 | 0.60 | 1.34 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.02) | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.02) |
| Net income | 1.30 | 2.25 | 0.60 | 1.33 |
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) used to compute: | ||||
| Basic earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders | 1,899 | 2,001 | 1,870 | 1,974 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders | 1,910 | 2,019 | 1,881 | 1,991 |
| Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided. |
| Year ended | Three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Total comprehensive income, net of tax | 2,189 | 4,567 | 1,414 | 2,845 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and | ||||
| redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of tax | (87) | (108) | (29) | (27) |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to ABB shareholders, net of tax | 2,102 | 4,459 | 1,385 | 2,818 |
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
| (\$ in millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 4,156 | 4,159 |
| Restricted cash | 18 | 30 |
| Marketable securities and short-term investments | 725 | 1,170 |
| Receivables, net | 6,858 | 6,551 |
| Contract assets | 954 | 990 |
| Inventories, net | 6,028 | 4,880 |
| Prepaid expenses | 230 | 206 |
| Other current assets | 505 | 573 |
| Current assets held for sale and in discontinued operations | 96 | 136 |
| Total current assets | 19,570 | 18,695 |
| Restricted cash, non-current | – | 300 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,911 | 4,045 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 841 | 895 |
| Investments in equity-accounted companies | 130 | 1,670 |
| Prepaid pension and other employee benefits | 916 | 892 |
| Intangible assets, net | 1,406 | 1,561 |
| Goodwill | 10,511 | 10,482 |
| Deferred taxes | 1,396 | 1,177 |
| Other non-current assets | 467 | 543 |
| Total assets | 39,148 | 40,260 |
| Accounts payable, trade | 4,904 | 4,921 |
| Contract liabilities | 2,216 | 1,894 |
| Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt | 2,535 | 1,384 |
| Current operating leases | 220 | 230 |
| Provisions for warranties | 1,028 | 1,005 |
| Other provisions | 1,171 | 1,386 |
| Other current liabilities | 4,323 | 4,367 |
| Current liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations | 132 | 381 |
| Total current liabilities | 16,529 | 15,568 |
| Long-term debt | 5,143 | 4,177 |
| Non-current operating leases | 651 | 689 |
| Pension and other employee benefits | 719 | 1,025 |
| Deferred taxes | 729 | 685 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 2,085 | 2,116 |
| Non-current liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations | 20 | 43 |
| Total liabilities | 25,876 | 24,303 |
| Commitments and contingencies | ||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 85 | – |
| Stockholders' equity: | ||
| Common stock, CHF 0.12 par value | ||
| (1,965 million and 2,053 million shares issued at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively) | 171 | 178 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 141 | 22 |
| Retained earnings | 20,082 | 22,477 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,556) | (4,088) |
| Treasury stock, at cost | ||
| (100 million and 95 million shares at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively) | (3,061) | (3,010) |
| Total ABB stockholders' equity | 12,777 | 15,579 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 410 | 378 |
| Total stockholders' equity | 13,187 | 15,957 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 39,148 | 40,260 |
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
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| Year ended | Three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Operating activities: | ||||
| Net income | 2,594 | 4,650 | 1,161 | 2,668 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | 43 | 80 | 7 | 35 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to | ||||
| net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 814 | 893 | 199 | 216 |
| Changes in fair values of investments | (33) | (123) | 6 | (9) |
| Pension and other employee benefits | (125) | (216) | (18) | (57) |
| Deferred taxes | (348) | (289) | (165) | (371) |
| Loss from equity-accounted companies | 102 | 100 | 2 | 17 |
| Net loss (gain) from derivatives and foreign exchange | (23) | 49 | (67) | (50) |
| Net loss (gain) from sale of property, plant and equipment | (84) | (38) | (20) | (16) |
| Net loss (gain) from sale of businesses | 7 | (2,193) | 3 | (2,184) |
| Other | 70 | 117 | 9 | 47 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Trade receivables, net | (831) | (142) | (174) | 40 |
| Contract assets and liabilities | 416 | 29 | 63 | 102 |
| Inventories, net | (1,599) | (771) | 68 | (79) |
| Accounts payable, trade | 395 | 659 | 5 | 298 |
| Accrued liabilities | 136 | 454 | 84 | 118 |
| Provisions, net | (70) | (48) | (382) | 31 |
| Income taxes payable and receivable | (94) | 117 | (113) | 209 |
| Other assets and liabilities, net | (36) | 10 | 52 | 18 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations | 1,334 | 3,338 | 720 | 1,033 |
| Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations | (47) | (8) | (33) | (13) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,287 | 3,330 | 687 | 1,020 |
| Investing activities: | ||||
| Purchases of investments | (321) | (1,528) | (50) | (1,114) |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (762) | (820) | (259) | (361) |
| Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired) | ||||
| and increases in cost- and equity-accounted companies | (288) | (241) | (62) | (14) |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 697 | 2,272 | 43 | 633 |
| Proceeds from maturity of investments | 73 | 81 | 73 | 1 |
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment | 127 | 93 | 42 | 57 |
| Proceeds from sales of businesses (net of transaction costs | ||||
| and cash disposed) and cost- and equity-accounted companies | 1,541 | 2,958 | 1,549 | 2,865 |
| Net cash from settlement of foreign currency derivatives | (166) | (121) | (12) | (46) |
| Changes in loans receivable, net | 320 | (19) | 309 | 6 |
| Other investing activities | (14) | (4) | (4) | (4) |
| Net cash provided by investing activities – continuing operations | 1,207 | 2,671 | 1,629 | 2,023 |
| Net cash used in investing activities – discontinued operations | (226) | (364) | (135) | (281) |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 981 | 2,307 | 1,494 | 1,742 |
| Financing activities: | ||||
| Net changes in debt with original maturities of 90 days or less | 1,366 | (83) | (109) | (296) |
| Increase in debt | 3,849 | 1,400 | 295 | 22 |
| Repayment of debt | (2,703) | (1,538) | (678) | (775) |
| Delivery of shares | 394 | 826 | 5 | 40 |
| Purchase of treasury stock | (3,553) | (3,708) | (302) | (1,267) |
| Dividends paid | (1,698) | (1,726) | – | – |
| Cash associated with the spin-off of the Turbocharging Division | (172) | – | (172) | – |
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders | (99) | (98) | (16) | (7) |
| Proceeds from issuance of subsidiary shares | 216 | – | 216 | – |
| Other financing activities | 6 | (41) | 64 | (24) |
| Net cash used in financing activities – continuing operations | (2,394) | (4,968) | (697) | (2,307) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities – discontinued operations | – | – | – | – |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (2,394) | (4,968) | (697) | (2,307) |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents and restricted cash | (189) | (81) | 2 | (6) |
| Net change in cash and equivalents and restricted cash | (315) | 588 | 1,486 | 449 |
| Cash and equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 4,489 | 3,901 | 2,688 | 4,040 |
| Cash and equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | 4,174 | 4,489 | 4,174 | 4,489 |
| Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||
| Interest paid | 90 | 132 | 43 | 57 |
| Income taxes paid | 1,188 | 1,292 | 281 | 499 |
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
| (\$ in millions) | Common stock |
Additional paid-in capital |
Retained earnings |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
Treasury stock |
Total ABB stockholders' equity |
Non controlling interests |
Total stockholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, 2021 | 188 | 83 | 22,946 | (4,002) | (3,530) | 15,685 | 314 | 15,999 |
| Net income | 4,546 | 4,546 | 104 | 4,650 | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | ||||||||
| adjustments, net of tax of \$0 | (534) | (534) | 4 | (530) | ||||
| Effect of change in fair value of | ||||||||
| available-for-sale securities, | ||||||||
| net of tax of \$(4) | (15) | (15) | (15) | |||||
| Unrecognized income (expense) | ||||||||
| related to pensions and other | ||||||||
| postretirement plans, | ||||||||
| net of tax of \$22 | 467 | 467 | 467 | |||||
| Change in derivative instruments | ||||||||
| and hedges, net of tax of \$(1) | (5) | (5) | (5) | |||||
| Changes in noncontrolling interests | (37) | (20) | (57) | 55 | (2) | |||
| Dividends to | ||||||||
| noncontrolling shareholders | – | (98) | (98) | |||||
| Dividends to shareholders | (1,730) | (1,730) | (1,730) | |||||
| Cancellation of treasury shares | (10) | (17) | (3,130) | 3,157 | – | – | ||
| Share-based payment arrangements | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | (3,682) | (3,682) | (3,682) | |||||
| Delivery of shares | (84) | (136) | 1,046 | 826 | 826 | |||
| Other Balance at December 31, 2021 |
178 | 16 22 |
22,477 | (4,088) | (3,010) | 16 15,579 |
378 | 16 15,957 |
| Balance at January 1, 2022 | 178 | 22 | 22,477 | (4,088) | (3,010) | 15,579 | 378 | 15,957 |
| Net income(1) | 2,475 | 2,475 | 124 | 2,599 | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | ||||||||
| adjustments, net of tax of \$0 | (608) | (608) | (31) | (639) | ||||
| Effect of change in fair value of | ||||||||
| available-for-sale securities, | ||||||||
| net of tax of \$(5) | (21) | (21) | (21) | |||||
| Unrecognized income (expense) | ||||||||
| related to pensions and other | ||||||||
| postretirement plans, | ||||||||
| net of tax of \$86 | 256 | 256 | (1) | 255 | ||||
| Change in derivative instruments and hedges, net of tax of \$2 |
– | – | – | |||||
| Issuance of subsidiary shares | 120 | 120 | 86 | 206 | ||||
| Other changes in | ||||||||
| noncontrolling interests | 10 | 10 | (34) | (24) | ||||
| Dividends to | ||||||||
| noncontrolling shareholders | – | (100) | (100) | |||||
| Dividends to shareholders | (1,700) | (1,700) | (1,700) | |||||
| Spin-off of the Turbocharging Division | (177) | (95) | (272) | (12) | (284) | |||
| Cancellation of treasury shares | (8) | (4) | (2,864) | 2,876 | – | – | ||
| Share-based payment arrangements | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | (3,502) | (3,502) | (3,502) | |||||
| Delivery of shares | (51) | (130) | 575 | 394 | 394 | |||
| Other | 2 | 2 | 2 |
(1) Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2022, exclude net losses of \$5 million related to redeemable noncontrolling interests, which are reported in the mezzanine equity section on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 4 for details.
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Information
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ABB Ltd and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) together form a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The Company's solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated.
The Company's Consolidated Financial Information is prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial reporting. As such, the Consolidated Financial Information does not include all the information and notes required under U.S. GAAP for annual consolidated financial statements. Therefore, such financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The preparation of financial information in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates that directly affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Information. These accounting assumptions and estimates include:
The actual results and outcomes may differ from the Company's estimates and assumptions.
A portion of the Company's activities (primarily long-term construction activities) has an operating cycle that exceeds one year. For classification of current assets and liabilities related to such activities, the Company elected to use the duration of the individual contracts as its operating cycle. Accordingly, there are accounts receivable, contract assets, inventories and provisions related to these contracts which will not be realized within one year that have been classified as current.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited Consolidated Financial Information contains all necessary adjustments to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the reported periods. Management considers all such adjustments to be of a normal recurring nature. The Consolidated Financial Information is presented in United States dollars (\$) unless otherwise stated. Due to rounding, numbers presented in the Consolidated Financial Information may not add to the totals provided.
Business Combinations — Accounting for contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers
In January 2022, the Company early adopted a new accounting standard update, which provides guidance on the accounting for revenue contracts acquired in a business combination. The update requires contract assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured at the date of acquisition in accordance with the principles for recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. The Company has applied this accounting standard update prospectively starting with acquisitions closing after January 1, 2022.
In January 2022, the Company adopted a new accounting standard update, which requires entities to disclose certain types of government assistance. Under the update, the Company is required to annually disclose (i) the type of the assistance received, including any significant terms and conditions, (ii) its related accounting policy, and (iii) the effect such transactions have on its financial statements. The Company has applied this accounting standard update prospectively. This update does not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, an accounting standard update was issued which provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This update, along with clarifications outlined in subsequent updates issued during January 2021 and December 2022, can be adopted and applied no later than December 31, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt this update during the second half of 2023 and does not expect this update to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2022, an accounting standard update was issued which requires entities to disclose information related to supplier finance programs. Under the update, the Company is required to annually disclose (i) the key terms of the program, (ii) the amount of the supplier finance obligations outstanding and where those obligations are presented in the balance sheet at the reporting date, and (iii) a rollforward of the supplier finance obligation program within the reporting period. This update is effective for the Company retrospectively for all in-scope transactions for annual periods beginning January 1, 2023, with the exception of the rollforward disclosures, which are effective prospectively for annual periods beginning January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this update to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. The total outstanding supplier finance obligation included in "Accounts payable, trade" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022, amounted to \$477 million.
On July 1, 2020, the Company completed the sale of 80.1 percent of its Power Grids business to Hitachi Ltd (Hitachi). The transaction was executed through the sale of 80.1 percent of the shares of Hitachi Energy Ltd, formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd ("Hitachi Energy"). Cash consideration received at the closing date was \$9,241 million net of cash disposed. Further, for accounting purposes, the 19.9 percent ownership interest retained by the Company was deemed to have been both divested and reacquired at its fair value on July 1, 2020. The Company also obtained a put option, exercisable with three-months' notice commencing in April 2023. The combined fair value of the retained investment and the related put option amounted to \$1,779 million and was recorded as both an equity-method investment and as part of the proceeds for the sale of the entire Power Grids business (see Note 4).
In connection with the divestment, the Company recorded liabilities in discontinued operations for estimated future costs and other cash payments of \$487 million for various contractual items relating to the sale of the business, including required future cost reimbursements payable to Hitachi Energy, costs to be incurred by the Company for the direct benefit of Hitachi Energy and an amount due to Hitachi Ltd in connection with the expected purchase price finalization of the closing debt and working capital balances. In October 2021, the Company and Hitachi concluded an agreement to settle the various amounts owing by the Company. The net difference between the agreed amounts and the amounts initially estimated by the Company was recorded in 2021 in discontinued operations as an adjustment to "Change to net gain recognized on sale of the Power Grids business" in the table below. During the year and three months ended December 31, 2022, total cash payments of \$102 million (excluding payments related to the guarantees, see Note 10), and \$11 million, respectively, were made in connection with these liabilities. During the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, total cash payments (including the amounts paid under the settlement agreement) of \$364 million and \$281 million, respectively, were made in connection with these liabilities. At December 31, 2022, the remaining amount recorded was \$53 million.
Upon closing of the sale, the Company entered into various transition services agreements (TSAs). Pursuant to these TSAs, the Company and Hitachi Energy provide to each other, on an interim, transitional basis, various services. The services provided by the Company primarily include finance, information technology, human resources and certain other administrative services. Under the current terms, the TSAs will continue for up to 3 years, and can only be extended on an exceptional basis for business-critical services for an additional period which is reasonably necessary to avoid a material adverse impact on the business. In the year and three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company has recognized within its continuing operations, general and administrative expenses incurred to perform the TSAs, offset by \$162 million and \$47 million, respectively, in TSA-related income for such services that is reported in Other income (expense), net. In the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, Other income (expense) included \$173 million and \$46 million, respectively, of TSA-related income for such services.
As a result of the sale of the Power Grids business, substantially all Power Grids-related assets and liabilities have been sold. As this divestment represented a strategic shift that would have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results, the results of operations for this business have been presented as discontinued operations and the assets and liabilities are presented as held for sale and in discontinued operations for all periods presented. Certain of the business contracts in the Power Grids business continue to be executed by subsidiaries of the Company for the benefit/risk of Hitachi Energy. Assets and liabilities relating to, as well as the net financial results of, these contracts will continue to be included in discontinued operations until they have been completed or otherwise transferred to Hitachi Energy.
Amounts recorded in discontinued operations were as follows:
| Year ended | Three months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
| Expenses | (38) | (18) | (13) | (5) | |
| Change to net gain recognized on sale of the Power Grids business | (10) | (65) | 1 | (33) | |
| Loss from operations | (48) | (83) | (12) | (38) | |
| Net interest income and other finance expense | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations before taxes | (48) | (81) | (12) | (36) | |
| Income tax | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (43) | (80) | (7) | (35) |
Of the total Loss from discontinued operations before taxes in the table above, \$(47) million and \$(80) million in the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and \$(11) million and \$(35) million in the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, are attributable to the Company, while the remainder is attributable to noncontrolling interests.
In addition, the Company also has retained obligations (primarily for environmental and taxes) related to other businesses disposed or otherwise exited that qualified as discontinued operations. Changes to these retained obligations are also included in Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, above.
The major components of assets and liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets are summarized as follows:
| (\$ in millions) | Dec. 31, 2022(1) | Dec. 31, 2021(1) |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables, net | 92 | 131 |
| Other current assets | 4 | 5 |
| Current assets held for sale and in discontinued operations | 96 | 136 |
| Accounts payable, trade | 44 | 71 |
| Other liabilities | 88 | 310 |
| Current liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations | 132 | 381 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 20 | 43 |
| Non-current liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations | 20 | 43 |
(1) At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balances reported as held for sale and in discontinued operations pertain to Power Grids activities and other obligations which will remain with the Company until such time as the obligation is settled or the activities are fully wound down.
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Acquisition of controlling interests
Acquisitions of controlling interests were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, except number of acquired businesses) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Purchase price for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)(1) | 195 | 212 | 46 | (3) | |
| Aggregate excess of purchase price | |||||
| over fair value of net assets acquired(2) | 229 | 161 | 24 | 2 | |
| Number of acquired businesses | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
(1) Excluding changes in cost- and equity-accounted companies.
(2) Recorded as goodwill.
In the table above, the "Purchase price for acquisitions" and "Aggregate excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired" amounts for the year ended December 31, 2022, relate primarily to the acquisition of InCharge Energy, Inc. (In-Charge) and in the year ended December 31, 2021, relate primarily to the acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI).
Acquisitions of controlling interests have been accounted for under the acquisition method and have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.
On January 26, 2022, the Company increased its ownership in In-Charge to a 60 percent controlling interest through a stock purchase agreement. In-Charge is headquartered in Santa Monica, USA, and is a provider of turn-key commercial electric vehicle charging hardware and software solutions. The resulting cash outflows for the Company amounted to \$134 million (net of cash acquired of \$4 million). The acquisition expands the market presence of the E-mobility Division of its Electrification operating segment, particularly in the North American market. In connection with the acquisition, the Company's pre-existing 13.2 percent ownership of In-Charge was revalued to fair value and a gain of \$32 million was recorded in "Other income (expense), net" in the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company entered into an agreement with the remaining noncontrolling shareholders allowing either party to put or call the remaining 40 percent of the shares until 2027. The amount for which either party can exercise their option is dependent on a formula based on revenues and thus, the amount is subject to change. As a result of this agreement, the noncontrolling interest is classified as Redeemable noncontrolling interest (i.e. mezzanine equity) in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and was initially recognized at fair value.
On August 2, 2021, the Company acquired the shares of ASTI. ASTI is headquartered in Burgos, Spain, and is a global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer. The resulting cash outflows for the Company amounted to \$186 million (net of cash acquired). The acquisition expands the Company's robotics and automation offering in its Robotics & Discrete Automation operating segment.
While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions as part of the purchase price allocation process to value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, the purchase price allocation for acquisitions is preliminary for up to 12 months after the acquisition date and is subject to refinement as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair values of the assets and liabilities becomes available.
On September 7, 2022, the shareholders approved the spin-off of the Company's Turbocharging Division into an independent, publicly traded company, Accelleron Industries AG (Accelleron), which was completed through the distribution of common stock of Accelleron to the stockholders of ABB on October 3, 2022. As a result of the spin-off of this Division, the Company distributed net assets of \$272 million, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of \$12 million, which was reflected as a reduction in Retained earnings. In addition, total accumulated comprehensive income of \$95 million, including the cumulative translation adjustment, was reclassified to Retained earnings. Cash and cash equivalents distributed with Accelleron was \$172 million.
The results of operations of the Turbocharging Division, are included in the continuing operations of the Process Automation operating segment for all periods presented through to the spin-off date. In the year and three months ended December 31, 2022, "Income continuing operations before taxes", included income of \$134 million and \$1 million, respectively, from this Division. In the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, "Income continuing operations before taxes", included income of \$186 million and \$53 million, respectively, from this Division. In anticipation of the spin-off, the Company granted to a subsidiary of Accelleron access to funds in the form of a short-term intercompany loan. At the spin-off date, this loan, having a principal amount of 300 million Swiss francs (\$306 million at the date of spin-off), was due to ABB and subsequently collected in October 2022.
In the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, the Company received proceeds (net of transactions costs and cash disposed) of \$2,958 million and \$2,865 million, respectively, relating to divestments of consolidated businesses and recorded gains of \$2,193 million and \$2,184 million, respectively in "Other income (expense), net" on the sales of such businesses. These are primarily due to the divestment of the Company's Mechanical Power Transmission Division (Dodge) to RBC Bearings Inc. Certain amounts included in the net gain for the sale of the Dodge business are estimated or otherwise subject to change in value and, as a result, the Company may record additional adjustments to the gain in future periods which are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, "Income from continuing operations before taxes", included net income of \$115 million and \$9 million, respectively, from the Dodge business which, prior to its sale was part of the Company's Motion operating segment.
In connection with the divestment of its Power Grids business to Hitachi in 2020 (see Note 3), the Company retained a 19.9 percent interest in the business. For accounting purposes the 19.9 percent interest was deemed to have been both divested and reacquired, with a fair value at the transaction date of \$1,661 million. The fair value was based on a discounted cash flow model considering the expected results of the future business operations of Hitachi Energy and using relevant market inputs including a risk-adjusted weighted-average cost of capital.
The Company also obtained an option, exercisable with three-months' notice commencing April 2023, granting it the right to require Hitachi to purchase this investment at fair value, subject to a minimum floor price equivalent to a 10 percent discount compared to the price paid for the initial 80.1 percent. This option was initially valued at \$118 million using a standard option pricing model with inputs considering the nature of the investment and the expected period until option exercise. As this option is not separable from the investment the value has been combined with the value of the underlying investment and is accounted for together. Hitachi also received a call option requiring the Company to sell the remaining 19.9 percent interest in Hitachi Energy at any time at a price consistent with what was paid by Hitachi to acquire the initial 80.1 percent or at fair value, if higher.
In September 2022, the Company and Hitachi agreed terms to sell the Company's remaining investment in Hitachi Energy to Hitachi and simultaneously settle certain outstanding contractual obligations relating to the initial sale of the Power Grids business, including certain indemnification guarantees (see Note 10). The sale of the remaining investment was completed in December 2022, resulting in net cash proceeds of \$1,552 million and a gain of \$43 million which was recorded in "Other income (expense), net".
In July 2020, the Company concluded that based on its continuing involvement with the Power Grids business, including the membership in its governing board of directors, it had significant influence over Hitachi Energy. As a result, the investment (including the value of the option) was accounted for using the equity method through the date of its sale in December 2022.
The carrying value of the Company's investments in equity-accounted companies and respective percentage of ownership is as follows:
| Ownership as of | Carrying value at | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, except ownership share in %) | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
| Hitachi Energy Ltd | 19.9% | – | 1,609 |
| Others | 130 | 61 | |
| Total | 130 | 1,670 |
In the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded its share of the earnings of investees accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Other income (expense), net, as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Income (loss) from equity-accounted companies, net of taxes | (22) | 38 | 12 | 27 | |
| Basis difference amortization (net of deferred income tax benefit) | (80) | (138) | (14) | (44) | |
| Loss from equity-accounted companies | (102) | (100) | (2) | (17) |
Subsequent event
On January 19, 2023, the Company reached an agreement to sell its Power Conversion Division to AcBel Polytech Inc. for \$505 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023.
Cash and equivalents, marketable securities and short-term investments consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and | Marketable | |||||
| Gross | Gross | equivalents | securities | |||
| unrealized | unrealized | and restricted | and short-term | |||
| (\$ in millions) | Cost basis | gains | losses | Fair value | cash | investments |
| Changes in fair value | ||||||
| recorded in net income | ||||||
| Cash | 1,715 | 1,715 | 1,715 | |||
| Time deposits | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | |||
| Equity securities | 345 | 10 | 355 | 355 | ||
| 4,519 | 10 | 4,529 | 4,174 | 355 | ||
| Changes in fair value recorded | ||||||
| in other comprehensive income | ||||||
| Debt securities available-for-sale: | ||||||
| U.S. government obligations | 269 | 1 | (15) | 255 | 255 | |
| Other government obligations | 58 | 58 | 58 | |||
| Corporate | 64 | (7) | 57 | 57 | ||
| 391 | 1 | (22) | 370 | 370 | ||
| Total | 4,910 | 11 | (22) | 4,899 | 4,174 | 725 |
| Of which: | ||||||
| Restricted cash, current | 18 |
| December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and | Marketable | |||||||
| Gross | Gross | equivalents | securities | |||||
| unrealized | unrealized | and restricted | and short-term | |||||
| (\$ in millions) | Cost basis | gains | losses | Fair value | cash | investments | ||
| Changes in fair value | ||||||||
| recorded in net income | ||||||||
| Cash | 2,752 | 2,752 | 2,752 | |||||
| Time deposits | 2,037 | 2,037 | 1,737 | 300 | ||||
| Equity securities | 569 | 18 | 587 | 587 | ||||
| 5,358 | 18 | – | 5,376 | 4,489 | 887 | |||
| Changes in fair value recorded | ||||||||
| in other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Debt securities available-for-sale: | ||||||||
| U.S. government obligations | 203 | 7 | (1) | 209 | 209 | |||
| Corporate | 74 | 1 | (1) | 74 | 74 | |||
| 277 | 8 | (2) | 283 | – | 283 | |||
| Total | 5,635 | 26 | (2) | 5,659 | 4,489 | 1,170 | ||
| Of which: | ||||||||
| Restricted cash, current | 30 | |||||||
| Restricted cash, non-current | 300 |
The Company is exposed to certain currency, commodity, interest rate and equity risks arising from its global operating, financing and investing activities. The Company uses derivative instruments to reduce and manage the economic impact of these exposures.
Due to the global nature of the Company's operations, many of its subsidiaries are exposed to currency risk in their operating activities from entering into transactions in currencies other than their functional currency. To manage such currency risks, the Company's policies require its subsidiaries to hedge their foreign currency exposures from binding sales and purchase contracts denominated in foreign currencies. For forecasted foreign currency denominated sales of standard products and the related foreign currency denominated purchases, the Company's policy is to hedge up to a maximum of 100 percent of the forecasted foreign currency denominated exposures, depending on the length of the forecasted exposures. Forecasted exposures greater than 12 months are not hedged. Forward foreign exchange contracts are the main instrument used to protect the Company against the volatility of future cash flows (caused by changes in exchange rates) of contracted and forecasted sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, within its treasury operations, the Company primarily uses foreign exchange swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts to manage the currency and timing mismatches arising in its liquidity management activities.
Various commodity products are used in the Company's manufacturing activities. Consequently it is exposed to volatility in future cash flows arising from changes in commodity prices. To manage the price risk of commodities, the Company's policies require that its subsidiaries hedge the commodity price risk exposures from binding contracts, as well as at least 50 percent (up to a maximum of 100 percent) of the forecasted commodity exposure over the next 12 months or longer (up to a maximum of 18 months). Primarily swap contracts are used to manage the associated price risks of commodities.
The Company has issued bonds at fixed rates. Interest rate swaps and cross-currency interest rate swaps are used to manage the interest rate and foreign currency risk associated with certain debt and generally such swaps are designated as fair value hedges. In addition, from time to time, the Company uses instruments such as interest rate swaps, interest rate futures, bond futures or forward rate agreements to manage interest rate risk arising from the Company's balance sheet structure but does not designate such instruments as hedges.
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in the fair value of its warrant appreciation rights (WARs) issued under its management incentive plan. A WAR gives its holder the right to receive cash equal to the market price of an equivalent listed warrant on the date of exercise. To eliminate such risk, the Company has purchased cash-settled call options, indexed to the shares of the Company, which entitle the Company to receive amounts equivalent to its obligations under the outstanding WARs.
In general, while the Company's primary objective in its use of derivatives is to minimize exposures arising from its business, certain derivatives are designated and qualify for hedge accounting treatment while others either are not designated or do not qualify for hedge accounting.
The gross notional amounts of outstanding foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives (whether designated as hedges or not) were as follows:
| Type of derivative | Total notional amounts at | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||
| Foreign exchange contracts | 13,509 | 11,276 | ||
| Embedded foreign exchange derivatives | 933 | 815 | ||
| Cross-currency interest rate swaps | 855 | 906 | ||
| Interest rate contracts | 2,830 | 3,541 |
The Company uses derivatives to hedge its direct or indirect exposure to the movement in the prices of commodities which are primarily copper, silver and aluminum. The following table shows the notional amounts of outstanding derivatives (whether designated as hedges or not), on a net basis, to reflect the Company's requirements for these commodities:
| Type of derivative | Unit | Total notional amounts at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||
| Copper swaps | metric tonnes | 29,281 | 36,017 |
| Silver swaps | ounces | 2,012,213 | 2,842,533 |
| Aluminum swaps | metric tonnes | 6,825 | 7,125 |
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company held 8 million and 9 million cash-settled call options indexed to ABB Ltd shares (conversion ratio 5:1) with a total fair value of \$15 million and \$29 million, respectively.
As noted above, the Company mainly uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk of its operations, commodity swaps to manage its commodity risks and cash-settled call options to hedge its WAR liabilities. The Company applies cash flow hedge accounting in only limited cases. In these cases, the effective portion of the changes in their fair value is recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line item and in the same period as the underlying hedged transaction affects earnings. For the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no significant amounts recorded for cash flow hedge accounting activities.
To reduce its interest rate exposure arising primarily from its debt issuance activities, the Company uses interest rate swaps and cross-currency interest rate swaps. Where such instruments are designated as fair value hedges, the changes in the fair value of these instruments, as well as the changes in the fair value of the risk component of the underlying debt being hedged, are recorded as offsetting gains and losses in "Interest and other finance expense".
The effect of derivative instruments, designated and qualifying as fair value hedges, on the Consolidated Income Statements was as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Gains (losses) recognized in Interest and other finance expense: | |||||
| Interest rate contracts | Designated as fair value hedges | (91) | (55) | (8) | (15) |
| Hedged item | 93 | 56 | 8 | 15 | |
| Cross-currency interest rate swaps | Designated as fair value hedges | (134) | (37) | (9) | (10) |
| Hedged item | 135 | 34 | 16 | 9 |
Derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges or do not qualify as either cash flow or fair value hedges are economic hedges used for risk management purposes. Gains and losses from changes in the fair values of such derivatives are recognized in the same line in the income statement as the economically hedged transaction.
Furthermore, under certain circumstances, the Company is required to split and account separately for foreign currency derivatives that are embedded within certain binding sales or purchase contracts denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the subsidiary and the counterparty.
The gains (losses) recognized in the Consolidated Income Statements on derivatives not designated in hedging relationships were as follows:
| Type of derivative not | Gains (losses) recognized in income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| designated as a hedge | Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||||
| (\$ in millions) | Location | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Foreign exchange contracts | Total revenues | (56) | 3 | 145 | 52 | ||
| Total cost of sales | 21 | (53) | (36) | (29) | |||
| SG&A expenses(1) | 27 | 11 | (8) | 5 | |||
| Non-order related research | |||||||
| and development | – | (2) | (2) | – | |||
| Interest and other finance expense | (128) | (173) | 11 | (52) | |||
| Embedded foreign exchange | Total revenues | (3) | (7) | (15) | 7 | ||
| contracts | Total cost of sales | (11) | (2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Commodity contracts | Total cost of sales | (47) | 78 | 25 | 31 | ||
| Other | Interest and other finance expense | 4 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | (193) | (145) | 121 | 15 |
(1) SG&A expenses represent "Selling, general and administrative expenses".
The fair values of derivatives included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivative assets | Derivative liabilities | |||||
| Current in | Non-current in | Current in | Non-current in | |||
| "Other current | "Other non-current | "Other current | "Other non-current | |||
| (\$ in millions) | assets" | assets" | liabilities" | liabilities" | ||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | – | – | 4 | 4 | ||
| Interest rate contracts | – | – | 5 | 57 | ||
| Cross-currency interest rate swaps | – | – | – | 288 | ||
| Cash-settled call options | 15 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 15 | – | 9 | 349 | ||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | 140 | 21 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Commodity contracts | 13 | – | 12 | – | ||
| Interest rate contracts | 5 | – | 3 | – | ||
| Embedded foreign exchange derivatives | 11 | 6 | 17 | 13 | ||
| Total | 169 | 27 | 112 | 18 | ||
| Total fair value | 184 | 27 | 121 | 367 |
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivative assets | Derivative liabilities | ||||||
| Current in | Non-current in | Current in | Non-current in | ||||
| "Other current | "Other non-current | "Other current | "Other non-current | ||||
| (\$ in millions) | assets" | assets" | liabilities" | liabilities" | |||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | – | – | 3 | 5 | |||
| Interest rate contracts | 9 | 20 | – | – | |||
| Cross-currency interest rate swaps | – | – | – | 109 | |||
| Cash-settled call options | 29 | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 38 | 20 | 3 | 114 | |||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | 108 | 14 | 107 | 7 | |||
| Commodity contracts | 19 | – | 5 | – | |||
| Interest rate contracts | 1 | – | 2 | – | |||
| Embedded foreign exchange derivatives | 10 | 7 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Total | 138 | 21 | 130 | 17 | |||
| Total fair value | 176 | 41 | 133 | 131 |
Close-out netting agreements provide for the termination, valuation and net settlement of some or all outstanding transactions between two counterparties on the occurrence of one or more pre-defined trigger events.
Although the Company is party to close-out netting agreements with most derivative counterparties, the fair values in the tables above and in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, have been presented on a gross basis.
The Company's netting agreements and other similar arrangements allow net settlements under certain conditions. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, information related to these offsetting arrangements was as follows:
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross amount | Derivative liabilities | Cash | Non-cash | |||
| Type of agreement or | of recognized | eligible for set-off | collateral | collateral | Net asset | |
| similar arrangement | assets | in case of default | received | received | exposure | |
| Derivatives | 194 | (96) | – | – | 98 | |
| Total | 194 | (96) | – | – | 98 | |
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | |||||
| Gross amount | Derivative liabilities | Cash | Non-cash | |||
| Type of agreement or | of recognized | eligible for set-off | collateral | collateral | Net liability | |
| similar arrangement | liabilities | in case of default | pledged | pledged | exposure | |
| Derivatives | 458 | (96) | – | – | 362 | |
| Total | 458 | (96) | – | – | 362 | |
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2021 | |||||
| Gross amount | Derivative liabilities | Cash | Non-cash | |||
| Type of agreement or | of recognized | eligible for set-off | collateral | collateral | Net asset | |
| similar arrangement | assets | in case of default | received | received | exposure | |
| Derivatives | 200 | (104) | – | – | 96 | |
| Total | 200 | (104) | – | – | 96 | |
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2021 |
| Gross amount | Derivative liabilities | Cash | Non-cash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of agreement or | of recognized | eligible for set-off | collateral | collateral | Net liability | ||
| similar arrangement | liabilities | in case of default | pledged | pledged | exposure | ||
| Derivatives | 238 | (104) | – | – | 134 | ||
| Total | 238 | (104) | – | – | 134 |
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The Company uses fair value measurement principles to record certain financial assets and liabilities on a recurring basis and, when necessary, to record certain non-financial assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis, as well as to determine fair value disclosures for certain financial instruments carried at amortized cost in the financial statements. Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include foreign currency, commodity and interest rate derivatives, as well as cash-settled call options and available-for-sale securities. Non-financial assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis include long-lived assets that are reduced to their estimated fair value due to impairments.
Fair value is the price that would be received when selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company uses various valuation techniques including the market approach (using observable market data for identical or similar assets and liabilities), the income approach (discounted cash flow models) and the cost approach (using costs a market participant would incur to develop a comparable asset). Inputs used to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities are defined by a three-level hierarchy, depending on the nature of those inputs. The Company has categorized its financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets measured at fair value within this hierarchy based on whether the inputs to the valuation technique are observable or unobservable. An observable input is based on market data obtained from independent sources, while an unobservable input reflects the Company's assumptions about market data.
The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 3: Valuation inputs are based on the Company's assumptions of relevant market data (unobservable input).
Whenever quoted prices involve bid-ask spreads, the Company ordinarily determines fair values based on mid-market quotes. However, for the purpose of determining the fair value of cash-settled call options serving as hedges of the Company's management incentive plan, bid prices are used.
When determining fair values based on quoted prices in an active market, the Company considers if the level of transaction activity for the financial instrument has significantly decreased or would not be considered orderly. In such cases, the resulting changes in valuation techniques would be disclosed. If the market is considered disorderly or if quoted prices are not available, the Company is required to use another valuation technique, such as an income approach.
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total fair value |
| Assets | ||||
| Securities in "Marketable securities and short-term investments": | ||||
| Equity securities | 355 | 355 | ||
| Debt securities—U.S. government obligations | 255 | 255 | ||
| Debt securities—Other government obligations | 58 | 58 | ||
| Debt securities—Corporate | 57 | 57 | ||
| Derivative assets—current in "Other current assets" | 184 | 184 | ||
| Derivative assets—non-current in "Other non-current assets" | 27 | 27 | ||
| Total | 255 | 681 | – | 936 |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Derivative liabilities—current in "Other current liabilities" | 121 | 121 | ||
| Derivative liabilities—non-current in "Other non-current liabilities" | 367 | 367 | ||
| Total | – | 488 | – | 488 |
| December 31, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total fair value |
| Assets | ||||
| Securities in "Marketable securities and short-term investments": | ||||
| Equity securities | 587 | 587 | ||
| Debt securities—U.S. government obligations | 209 | 209 | ||
| Debt securities—Corporate | 74 | 74 | ||
| Derivative assets—current in "Other current assets" | 176 | 176 | ||
| Derivative assets—non-current in "Other non-current assets" | 41 | 41 | ||
| Total | 209 | 878 | – | 1,087 |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Derivative liabilities—current in "Other current liabilities" | 133 | 133 | ||
| Derivative liabilities—non-current in "Other non-current liabilities" | 131 | 131 | ||
| Total | – | 264 | – | 264 |
The Company uses the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair values of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
The Company elects to record private equity investments without readily determinable fair values at cost, less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. The Company reassesses at each reporting period whether these investments continue to qualify for this treatment. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized, in "Other income (expense), net", net fair value gains of \$52 million and \$108 million, respectively, related to certain of its private equity investments based on observable market price changes for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer of which net loss of \$4 million and net gain of \$2 million were recognized in the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The fair values were determined using Level 2 inputs. The carrying values of these investments, carried at fair value on a non-recurring basis, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, totaled \$106 million and \$169 million, respectively.
Apart from the transactions above, there were no additional significant non-recurring fair value measurements during the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The fair values of financial instruments carried on a cost basis were as follows:
| (\$ in millions) | Carrying value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Cash and equivalents (excluding securities with original | |||||
| maturities up to 3 months): | |||||
| Cash | 1,697 | 1,697 | 1,697 | ||
| Time deposits | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | ||
| Restricted cash | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt | |||||
| (excluding finance lease obligations) | 2,500 | 1,068 | 1,432 | 2,500 | |
| Long-term debt (excluding finance lease obligations) | 4,976 | 4,813 | 30 | 4,843 |
| December 31, 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Carrying value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total fair value |
| Assets | |||||
| Cash and equivalents (excluding securities with original | |||||
| maturities up to 3 months): | |||||
| Cash | 2,422 | 2,422 | 2,422 | ||
| Time deposits | 1,737 | 1,737 | 1,737 | ||
| Restricted cash | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Marketable securities and short-term investments | |||||
| (excluding securities): | |||||
| Time deposits | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||
| Restricted cash, non-current | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt | |||||
| (excluding finance lease obligations) | 1,357 | 1,288 | 69 | 1,357 | |
| Long-term debt (excluding finance lease obligations) | 4,043 | 4,234 | 58 | 4,292 |
The Company uses the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair values of financial instruments carried on a cost basis:
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The following table provides information about Contract assets and Contract liabilities:
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract assets | 954 | 990 | 985 |
| Contract liabilities | 2,216 | 1,894 | 1,903 |
Contract assets primarily relate to the Company's right to receive consideration for work completed but for which no invoice has been issued at the reporting date. Contract assets are transferred to receivables when rights to receive payment become unconditional. Management expects that the majority of the amounts will be collected within one year of the respective balance sheet date.
Contract liabilities primarily relate to up-front advances received on orders from customers as well as amounts invoiced to customers in excess of revenues recognized predominantly on long-term projects. Contract liabilities are reduced as work is performed and as revenues are recognized. In addition to the amounts presented as Contract liabilities in the table above, \$59 million are non-current and are included in Other non-current liabilities in the Balance Sheet.
The significant changes in the Contract assets and Contract liabilities balances were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| Contract | Contract | Contract | Contract | ||
| (\$ in millions) | assets | liabilities | assets | liabilities | |
| Revenue recognized, which was included in the Contract liabilities balance at Jan 1, 2022/2021 | (1,043) | (1,086) | |||
| Additions to Contract liabilities - excluding amounts recognized as revenue during the period | 1,481 | 1,136 | |||
| Receivables recognized that were included in the Contract assets balance at Jan 1, 2022/2021 | (591) | (566) |
The Company considers its order backlog to represent its unsatisfied performance obligations. At December 31, 2022, the Company had unsatisfied performance obligations totaling \$19,867 million and, of this amount, the Company expects to fulfill approximately 77 percent of the obligations in 2023, approximately 13 percent of the obligations in 2024 and the balance thereafter.
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Debt
The Company's total debt at December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounted to \$7,678 million and \$5,561 million, respectively.
The Company's "Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt" consisted of the following:
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term debt | 1,448 | 78 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 1,087 | 1,306 |
| Total | 2,535 | 1,384 |
Short-term debt primarily represented issued commercial paper and short-term bank borrowings from various banks. At December 31, 2022, \$1,383 million was outstanding under the \$2 billion Euro-commercial paper program. At December 31, 2021, no amount was outstanding under this program.
On May 9, 2022, the Company repaid on maturity its USD 1,250 million 2.875% Notes.
The Company's long-term debt at December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounted to \$5,143 million and \$4,177 million, respectively.
Outstanding bonds (including maturities within the next 12 months) were as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | Nominal outstanding | Carrying value(1) | Nominal outstanding | Carrying value(1) | ||||
| Bonds: | ||||||||
| 2.875% USD Notes, due 2022 | USD | 1,250 | \$ | 1,258 | ||||
| 0.625% EUR Instruments, due 2023 | EUR | 700 | \$ | 742 | EUR | 700 | \$ | 800 |
| 0% CHF Bonds, due 2023 | CHF | 275 | \$ | 298 | – | |||
| 0.625% EUR Instruments, due 2024 | EUR | 700 | \$ | 720 | – | |||
| Floating Rate EUR Instruments, due 2024 | EUR | 500 | \$ | 536 | – | |||
| 0.75% EUR Instruments, due 2024 | EUR | 750 | \$ | 769 | EUR | 750 | \$ | 860 |
| 0.3% CHF Bonds, due 2024 | CHF | 280 | \$ | 303 | CHF | 280 | \$ | 306 |
| 2.1% CHF Bonds, due 2025 | CHF | 150 | \$ | 162 | – | |||
| 0.75% CHF Bonds, due 2027 | CHF | 425 | \$ | 460 | – | |||
| 3.8% USD Notes, due 2028(2) | USD | 383 | \$ | 381 | USD | 383 | \$ | 381 |
| 1.0% CHF Bonds, due 2029 | CHF | 170 | \$ | 184 | CHF | 170 | \$ | 186 |
| 0% EUR Notes, due 2030 | EUR | 800 | \$ | 677 | EUR | 800 | \$ | 862 |
| 2.375% CHF Bonds, due 2030 | CHF | 150 | \$ | 162 | – | |||
| 4.375% USD Notes, due 2042(2) | USD | 609 | \$ | 590 | USD | 609 | \$ | 589 |
| Total | \$ | 5,984 | \$ | 5,242 |
(1) USD carrying values include unamortized debt issuance costs, bond discounts or premiums, as well as adjustments for fair value hedge accounting, where appropriate.
(2) Prior to completing a cash tender offer in November 2020, the original principal amount outstanding, on each of the 3.8% USD Notes, due 2028, and the 4.375% USD Notes, due 2042, was USD 750 million.
In March 2022, the Company issued the following CHF bonds: (i) CHF 275 million of zero interest bonds, due 2023, and (ii) CHF 425 million of bonds, due 2027 with a coupon of 0.75 percent payable annually in arrears. The aggregate net proceeds of these CHF bond issues, after discount and fees, amounted to CHF 699 million (equivalent to approximately \$751 million on the date of issuance).
Also in March 2022, the Company issued the following EUR Instruments, both due in 2024, (i) EUR 700 million, paying interest annually in arrears at a fixed rate of 0.625 percent per annum, and (ii) EUR 500 million floating rate notes, paying interest quarterly in arrears at a variable rate of 70 basis points above the 3-month EURIBOR. In relation to these EUR Instruments, the Company recorded net proceeds (after the respective discount and premium, as well as fees) of EUR 1,203 million (equivalent to \$1,335 million on the date of issuance). Interest rate swaps have been used to modify the characteristics of the EUR 700 million Instruments, due 2024. After considering the impact of these interest rate swaps, these Instruments effectively become floating rate obligations.
In October 2022, the Company issued the following CHF bonds: (i) CHF 150 million of 2.1 percent bonds, due 2025, and (ii) CHF 150 million of 2.375 percent bonds, due 2030 with interest payable annually in arrears. The aggregate net proceeds of these CHF bond issues, after discount and fees, amounted to CHF 299 million (equivalent to approximately \$304 million on date of issuance).
On January 16, 2023, the Company issued the following EUR Instruments: (i) EUR 500 million of 3.25 percent notes, due 2027, and (ii) EUR 750 million of 3.375 percent notes, due 2031, both paying interest annually in arrears. The aggregate net proceeds of these EUR Instruments, after discount and fees, amounted to EUR 1,235 million (equivalent to approximately \$1,338 million on date of issuance).
As of February 1, 2023, the Company has repaid substantially all amounts previously outstanding at December 31, 2022, under the \$2 billion Eurocommercial paper program.
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As a result of an internal investigation, the Company self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) in the United States as well as to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the United Kingdom concerning certain of its past dealings with Unaoil and its subsidiaries, including alleged improper payments made by these entities to third parties. In May 2020, the SFO closed its investigation, which it originally announced in February 2017, as the case did not meet the relevant test for prosecution and in December 2022 this matter was closed without action by the DOJ as part of the Kusile settlement.
Based on findings during an internal investigation, the Company self-reported to the SEC and the DoJ, in the United States, to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in South Africa as well as to various authorities in other countries potential suspect payments and other compliance concerns in connection with some of the Company's dealings with Eskom and related persons. Many of those parties have expressed an interest in, or commenced an investigation into, these matters and the Company is cooperating fully with them. The Company paid \$104 million to Eskom in December 2020 as part of a full and final settlement with Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit relating to improper payments and other compliance issues associated with the Controls and Instrumentation Contract, and its Variation Orders for Units 1 and 2 at Kusile. The Company made a provision of approximately \$325 million which was recorded in Other income (expense), net, during the third quarter of 2022. In December 2022, the Company settled with the SEC and DOJ as well as the authorities in South Africa and Switzerland. The matter is still pending with the authorities in Germany, but the Company does not believe that it will need to record any additional provisions for this matter.
The Company is aware of proceedings, or the threat of proceedings, against it and others in respect of private claims by customers and other third parties with regard to certain actual or alleged anticompetitive practices. Also, the Company is subject to other claims and legal proceedings, as well as investigations carried out by various law enforcement authorities. With respect to the above-mentioned claims, regulatory matters, and any related proceedings, the Company will bear the related costs, including costs necessary to resolve them.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had aggregate liabilities of \$86 million and \$104 million, respectively, included in "Other provisions" and "Other non‑current liabilities", for the above regulatory, compliance and legal contingencies, and none of the individual liabilities recognized was significant. As it is not possible to make an informed judgment on, or reasonably predict, the outcome of certain matters and as it is not possible, based on information currently available to management, to estimate the maximum potential liability on other matters, there could be adverse outcomes beyond the amounts accrued.
The following table provides quantitative data regarding the Company's third-party guarantees. The maximum potential payments represent a "worst-case scenario", and do not reflect management's expected outcomes.
| Maximum potential payments (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance guarantees | 4,300 | 4,540 |
| Financial guarantees | 96 | 52 |
| Indemnification guarantees(1) | – | 136 |
| Total(2) | 4,396 | 4,728 |
(1) Certain indemnifications provided to Hitachi in connection with the divestment of Power Grids were without limit.
(2) Maximum potential payments include amounts in both continuing and discontinued operations.
The carrying amount of liabilities recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflects the Company's best estimate of future payments, which it may incur as part of fulfilling its guarantee obligations. In respect of the above guarantees, the carrying amounts of liabilities at December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounted to \$1 million and \$156 million, respectively, the majority of which is included in discontinued operations.
The Company is party to various guarantees providing financial or performance assurances to certain third parties. These guarantees, which have various maturities up to 2035, mainly consist of performance guarantees whereby (i) the Company guarantees the performance of a third party's product or service according to the terms of a contract and (ii) as member of a consortium/joint-venture that includes third parties, the Company guarantees not only its own performance but also the work of third parties. Such guarantees may include guarantees that a project will be completed within a specified time. If the third party does not fulfill the obligation, the Company will compensate the guaranteed party in cash or in kind. The original maturity dates for the majority of these performance guarantees range from one to ten years.
In conjunction with the divestment of the high-voltage cable and cables accessories businesses, the Company has entered into various performance guarantees with other parties with respect to certain liabilities of the divested business. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the maximum potential payable under these guarantees amounts to \$843 million and \$911 million, respectively, and these guarantees have various maturities ranging from five to ten years.
The Company retained obligations for financial, performance and indemnification guarantees related to the sale of the Power Grids business (see Note 3 for details). The performance and financial guarantees have been indemnified by Hitachi at the same proportion of its ownership in Hitachi Energy Ltd, (increasing from 80.1 percent at December 31, 2021, to 100 percent at December 31, 2022). These guarantees, which have various maturities up to 2035, primarily consist of bank guarantees, standby letters of credit, business performance guarantees and other trade-related guarantees, the majority of which have original maturity dates ranging from one to ten years. The maximum amount payable under these guarantees at December 31, 2022 and 2021, is approximately \$3.0 billion and \$3.2 billion, respectively. On completing the sale of the Company's remaining 19.9 percent interest in Hitachi Energy to Hitachi, the Company also settled certain existing indemnification guarantees that were due to be settled concurrent with such transaction. As a result, in the year and three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded \$136 million of cash outflows for the settlement of these liabilities (recorded in discontinued operations).
In addition, in the normal course of bidding for and executing certain projects, the Company has entered into standby letters of credit, bid/performance bonds and surety bonds (collectively "performance bonds") with various financial institutions. Customers can draw on such performance bonds in the event that the Company does not fulfill its contractual obligations. The Company would then have an obligation to reimburse the financial institution for amounts paid under the performance bonds. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the total outstanding performance bonds aggregated to \$2.9 billion and \$3.6 billion, respectively, of each of these amounts \$0.1 billion relates to discontinued operations. There have been no significant amounts reimbursed to financial institutions under these types of arrangements in the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The Company calculates its provision for product warranties based on historical claims experience and specific review of certain contracts. The reconciliation of the "Provisions for warranties", including guarantees of product performance, was as follows:
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, | 1,005 | 1,035 |
| Net change in warranties due to acquisitions, divestments, spin-offs and liabilities held for | (24) | 1 |
| sale Claims paid in cash or in kind |
(157) | (222) |
| Net increase in provision for changes in estimates, warranties issued and warranties expired | 252 | 226 |
| Exchange rate differences | (48) | (35) |
| Balance at December 31, | 1,028 | 1,005 |
During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company reversed a provision of \$61 million it had previously recorded relating to one of its divested businesses based on a settlement proposal issued by the ruling court. As the provision related to a customer contractual obligation, the adjustment was reported as an increase in Sales of products and resulted in an increase in earnings per share (basic and diluted) of \$0.03 for both the year and three months ended December 31, 2022. In addition, as this amount relates to a divested business, it has been excluded from the Company's primary measure of segment performance, Operational EBITA (See Note 17).
The effective tax rate of 22.3 percent in year ended December 31, 2022, was higher than the effective tax rate of 18.3 percent in the same period in 2021, primarily because 2021 includes a non-taxable gain in connection with the sale of the Dodge business while 2022 included impacts of changes in valuation allowances primarily a positive impact from a reversal of a valuation allowance in the Americas for \$208 million (recorded in the fourth quarter) offset partially by the negative impact of non-deductible regulatory penalties in connection with the Kusile project.
The Company operates defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution pension plans, and termination indemnity plans, in accordance with local regulations and practices. At December 31, 2022, the Company's most significant defined benefit pension plans are in Switzerland as well as in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These plans cover a large portion of the Company's employees and provide benefits to employees in the event of death, disability, retirement, or termination of employment. Certain of these plans are multi-employer plans. The Company also operates other postretirement benefit plans including postretirement health care benefits and other employee-related benefits for active employees including longservice award plans. The measurement date used for the Company's employee benefit plans is December 31. The funding policies of the Company's plans are consistent with the local government and tax requirements.
Net periodic benefit cost of the Company's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following:
| (\$ in millions) | Defined pension benefits | Other postretirement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | International | benefits | |||||
| Year ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Operational pension cost: | |||||||
| Service cost | 50 | 61 | 38 | 47 | – | 1 | |
| Operational pension cost | 50 | 61 | 38 | 47 | – | 1 | |
| Non-operational pension cost (credit): | |||||||
| Interest cost | 13 | (5) | 87 | 72 | 1 | 2 | |
| Expected return on plan assets | (116) | (116) | (153) | (178) | – | – | |
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | (9) | (9) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (3) | |
| Amortization of net actuarial loss | – | – | 58 | 67 | (3) | (2) | |
| Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | – | – | |
| Non-operational pension cost (credit) | (108) | (129) | (3) | (34) | (4) | (3) | |
| Net periodic benefit cost (credit) | (58) | (68) | 35 | 13 | (4) | (2) |
| (\$ in millions) | Defined pension benefits | Other postretirement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland International |
benefits | |||||
| Three months ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Operational pension cost: | ||||||
| Service cost | 10 | 16 | 12 | 16 | – | 1 |
| Operational pension cost | 10 | 16 | 12 | 16 | – | 1 |
| Non-operational pension cost (credit): | ||||||
| Interest cost | 11 | (2) | 26 | 20 | – | 1 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (29) | (28) | (40) | (45) | – | – |
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | (4) | (3) | – | – | (1) | (2) |
| Amortization of net actuarial loss | – | – | 14 | 14 | (1) | – |
| Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | – | – |
| Non-operational pension cost (credit) | (18) | (32) | 7 | (3) | (2) | (1) |
| Net periodic benefit cost (credit) | (8) | (16) | 19 | 13 | (2) | – |
The components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component are included in the line "Non-operational pension (cost) credit" in the income statement.
Employer contributions were as follows:
| (\$ in millions) | Defined pension benefits | Other postretirement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | International | benefits | ||||
| Year ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions to defined benefit pension and | ||||||
| other postretirement benefit plans | 37 | 63 | 58 | 124 | 7 | 9 |
| Of which, discretionary contributions to defined benefit | ||||||
| pension plans | – | – | 18 | 61 | – | – |
| (\$ in millions) | Defined pension benefits | Other postretirement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland International |
benefits | |||||
| Three months ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions to defined benefit pension and | ||||||
| other postretirement benefit plans | 4 | 17 | 34 | 82 | 2 | 1 |
| Of which, discretionary contributions to defined benefit | ||||||
| pension plans | – | – | 18 | 50 | – | – |
During the year and three months ended December 31, 2022, total contributions included non-cash contributions of marketable debt securities having a fair value at the contribution date of \$12 million. These non-cash contributions were made to certain of the Company's pension plans in Germany during the three months ended December 31, 2022. During the year and three months ended December 31, 2021, total contributions included non-cash contributions of marketable debt securities having a fair value at the contribution date of \$53 million. These non-cash contributions were made to certain of the Company's pension plans in Germany and the United Kingdom during the three months ended December 31, 2021.
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At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on March 24, 2022, shareholders approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to distribute 0.82 Swiss francs per share to shareholders. The declared dividend amounted to \$1,700 million, with the Company disbursing a portion in March and the remaining amounts in April.
In March 2022, the Company completed the share buyback program that was launched in April 2021. This program was executed on a second trading line on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Through this program, the Company purchased a total of 90 million shares for approximately \$3.1 billion, of which 31 million shares were purchased in the first quarter of 2022 (resulting in an increase in Treasury stock of \$1,089 million). At the 2022 AGM, shareholders approved the cancellation of 88 million shares which had been purchased under the share buyback programs launched in July 2020 and April 2021. The cancellation was completed in the second quarter of 2022, resulting in a decrease in Treasury stock of \$2,876 million and a corresponding total decrease in Capital stock, Additional paid-in capital and Retained Earnings.
Also in March 2022, the Company announced a new share buyback program of up to \$3 billion. This program, which was launched in April 2022, is being executed on a second trading line on the SIX Swiss Exchange and is planned to run until the Company's 2023 AGM. Through this program, the Company purchased, from the program's launch in April 2022 to December 31, 2022, 60 million shares, resulting in an increase in Treasury stock of \$1,753 million.
In addition to the share buyback programs, the Company purchased 20 million of its own shares on the open market in 2022, mainly for use in connection with its employee share plans, resulting in an increase in Treasury stock of \$660 million.
In 2022, the Company delivered, out of treasury stock, 16 million shares in connection with its Management Incentive Plan.
In November 2022, the Company received gross proceeds of 203 million Swiss francs (\$216 million) through a private placement of shares in its ABB E-Mobility subsidiary, ABB E-mobility Holding Ltd (ABB E-Mobility), reducing the Company's beneficial ownership in the subsidiary from 100 percent to 92 percent. This resulted in an increase in Additional paid-in capital of \$120 million.
In January 2023, the Company signed an agreement to increase the amount of funding raised through the private placement of shares in ABB E-mobility, increasing the total funding by an additional 325 million Swiss francs. The transaction is scheduled to be closed in the beginning of February 2023 and, after completion of this transaction, the Company will have a beneficial ownership in ABB E-Mobility of 81 percent.
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Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period, assuming that all potentially dilutive securities were exercised, if dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities comprise outstanding written call options, and outstanding options and shares granted subject to certain conditions under the Company's share-based payment arrangements.
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, except per share data in \$) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Amounts attributable to ABB shareholders: | ||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 2,517 | 4,625 | 1,138 | 2,674 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (42) | (79) | (6) | (34) |
| Net income | 2,475 | 4,546 | 1,132 | 2,640 |
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) | 1,899 | 2,001 | 1,870 | 1,974 |
| Basic earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders: | ||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1.33 | 2.31 | 0.61 | 1.35 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.02) | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.02) |
| Net income | 1.30 | 2.27 | 0.61 | 1.34 |
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, except per share data in \$) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Amounts attributable to ABB shareholders: | |||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 2,517 | 4,625 | 1,138 | 2,674 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (42) | (79) | (6) | (34) | |
| Net income | 2,475 | 4,546 | 1,132 | 2,640 | |
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) | 1,899 | 2,001 | 1,870 | 1,974 | |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||
| Call options and shares | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 | |
| Adjusted weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) | 1,910 | 2,019 | 1,881 | 1,991 | |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to ABB shareholders: | |||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1.32 | 2.29 | 0.60 | 1.34 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.02) | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.02) | |
| Net income | 1.30 | 2.25 | 0.60 | 1.33 |
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The following table shows changes in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" (OCI) attributable to ABB, by component, net of tax:
| Unrealized gains | Pension and | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency | (losses) on | other | Derivative | ||
| translation | available-for-sale | postretirement | instruments | ||
| (\$ in millions) | adjustments | securities | plan adjustments | and hedges | Total OCI |
| Balance at January 1, 2021 | (2,460) | 17 | (1,556) | (3) | (4,002) |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | |||||
| before reclassifications | (521) | (10) | 411 | 8 | (112) |
| Amounts reclassified from OCI | (9) | (5) | 56 | (13) | 29 |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income | (530) | (15) | 467 | (5) | (83) |
| Less: | |||||
| Amounts attributable to | |||||
| noncontrolling interests | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Balance at December 31, 2021(1) | (2,993) | 2 | (1,089) | (8) | (4,088) |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | |||||
| before reclassifications | (685) | (23) | 226 | (12) | (494) |
| Amounts reclassified from OCI | 46 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 89 |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income | (639) | (21) | 255 | – | (405) |
| Spin-off of the Turbocharging Division | (93) | – | (5) | – | (98) |
| Less: | |||||
| Amounts attributable to | |||||
| noncontrolling interests and | |||||
| redeemable noncontrolling interests | (34) | – | (1) | – | (35) |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | (3,691) | (19) | (838) | (8) | (4,556) |
(1) Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
The following table reflects amounts reclassified out of OCI in respect of Pension and other postretirement plan adjustments:
| Year ended | Three months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | Location of (gains) losses | December 31, | December 31, | ||
| Details about OCI components | reclassified from OCI | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | |||||
| Changes attributable to divestments | Other income (expense), net | 41 | (9) | 41 | (9) |
| Net loss on complete or substantially complete | |||||
| liquidations of foreign subsidiaries | Other income (expense), net | 5 | – | – | – |
| Amounts reclassified from OCI | 46 | (9) | 41 | (9) | |
| Pension and other postretirement plan adjustments: | |||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | Non-operational pension (cost) credit(1) | (13) | (14) | (5) | (5) |
| Amortization of net actuarial loss | Non-operational pension (cost) credit(1) | 55 | 65 | 13 | 14 |
| Net gain (loss) from settlements and curtailments | Non-operational pension (cost) credit(1) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Changes attributable to divestments | Other income (expense), net | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) |
| Total before tax | 45 | 50 | 11 | 9 | |
| Tax | Income tax expense | (16) | 4 | (6) | (5) |
| Changes attributable to divestments | Other income (expense), net | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Amounts reclassified from OCI | 29 | 56 | 5 | 6 |
The amounts in respect of Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and Derivative instruments and hedges were not significant for the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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In the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company executed various other restructuring-related activities and incurred the following expenses:
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Employee severance costs | 81 | 101 | 17 | 57 |
| Estimated contract settlement, loss order and other costs | 209 | 31 | 4 | 16 |
| Inventory and long-lived asset impairments | 7 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 297 | 156 | 23 | 80 |
Expenses associated with these activities are recorded in the following line items in the Consolidated Income Statements:
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total cost of sales | 24 | 71 | 11 | 35 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 40 | 21 | 1 | 11 |
| Non-order related research and development expenses | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
| Other income (expense), net | 231 | 62 | 11 | 32 |
| Total | 297 | 156 | 23 | 80 |
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company completed a plan (initiated in 2021) to fully exit its full train retrofit business by transferring the remaining contracts to a third party. The Company recorded \$195 million of restructuring expenses in connection with this business exit primarily for contract settlement costs. Prior to exiting this business, the business was reported as part of the Company's non-core business activities within Corporate and Other.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, \$198 million and \$212 million, respectively, was recorded for other restructuring-related liabilities and is included primarily in Other provisions.
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The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM allocates resources to and assesses the performance of each operating segment using the information outlined below. The Company is organized into the following segments, based on products and services: Electrification, Motion, Process Automation and Robotics & Discrete Automation. The remaining operations of the Company are included in Corporate and Other.
A description of the types of products and services provided by each reportable segment is as follows:
Motion: designs, manufactures, and sells drives, motors, generators and traction converters that are driving the low-carbon future for industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation. These products, digital technology and related services enable industrial customers to increase energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability, and achieve precise control of their processes. Building on over 130 years of cumulative experience in electric powertrains, the Business Area combines domain expertise and technology to deliver the optimum solution for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. In addition, the Business Area, along with its partners, has a leading global service presence. These products and services are delivered through seven operating Divisions: Large Motors and Generators, IEC LV Motors, NEMA Motors, Drive Products, System Drives, Service and Traction, as well as, prior to its sale in November 2021, the Mechanical Power Transmission Division.
Process Automation: develops and sells a broad range of industry-specific, integrated automation, electrification and digital systems and solutions, as well as digital solutions, lifecycle services, advanced industrial analytics and artificial intelligence applications and suites for the process, marine and hybrid industries. Products and solutions include control technologies, advanced process control software and manufacturing execution systems, sensing, measurement and analytical instrumentation, marine propulsion systems and turbochargers. In addition, the Business Area offers a comprehensive range of services ranging from repair to advanced services such as remote monitoring, preventive maintenance, asset performance management, emission monitoring and cybersecurity services. The products, systems and services are delivered through five operating Divisions: Energy Industries, Process Industries, Marine & Ports and Measurement & Analytics, as well as, prior to its spin-off in October 2022, the Turbocharging Division (Accelleron).
Corporate and Other: includes headquarter costs, the Company's corporate real estate activities, Corporate Treasury Operations, historical operating activities of certain divested businesses and other non-core operating activities.
The primary measure of profitability on which the operating segments are evaluated is Operational EBITA, which represents income from operations excluding:
Certain other non-operational items generally includes certain regulatory, compliance and legal costs, certain asset write downs/impairments and certain other fair value changes, as well as other items which are determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
The CODM primarily reviews the results of each segment on a basis that is before the elimination of profits made on inventory sales between segments. Segment results below are presented before these eliminations, with a total deduction for intersegment profits to arrive at the Company's consolidated Operational EBITA. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted for as if the sales and transfers were to third parties, at current market prices.
The following tables present disaggregated segment revenues from contracts with customers, Operational EBITA, and the reconciliations of consolidated Operational EBITA to Income from continuing operations before taxes for the year and three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as total assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||||||
| (\$ in millions) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Total | ||||
| Geographical markets | ||||||||||
| Europe | 4,449 | 2,031 | 2,248 | 1,494 | 63 | 10,285 | ||||
| The Americas | 5,332 | 2,148 | 1,566 | 524 | 3 | 9,573 | ||||
| of which: United States | 3,918 | 1,787 | 943 | 373 | 2 | 7,023 | ||||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 4,123 | 2,101 | 2,199 | 1,155 | 10 | 9,588 | ||||
| of which: China | 1,984 | 1,147 | 666 | 897 | 2 | 4,696 | ||||
| 13,904 | 6,280 | 6,013 | 3,173 | 76 | 29,446 | |||||
| Product type | ||||||||||
| Products | 12,179 | 5,380 | 1,337 | 1,863 | 7 | 20,766 | ||||
| Systems | 830 | – | 1,974 | 832 | 69 | 3,705 | ||||
| Services and other | 895 | 900 | 2,702 | 478 | – | 4,975 | ||||
| 13,904 | 6,280 | 6,013 | 3,173 | 76 | 29,446 | |||||
| Third-party revenues | 13,904 | 6,280 | 6,013 | 3,173 | 76 | 29,446 | ||||
| Intersegment revenues | 201 | 465 | 31 | 8 | (705) | – | ||||
| Total revenues(1) | 14,105 | 6,745 | 6,044 | 3,181 | (629) | 29,446 |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||||||
| (\$ in millions) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Total | ||||
| Geographical markets | ||||||||||
| Europe | 4,517 | 2,015 | 2,416 | 1,578 | 3 | 10,529 | ||||
| The Americas | 4,465 | 2,346 | 1,431 | 439 | 5 | 8,686 | ||||
| of which: United States | 3,304 | 1,952 | 833 | 308 | – | 6,397 | ||||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 3,975 | 2,111 | 2,367 | 1,270 | 7 | 9,730 | ||||
| of which: China | 2,087 | 1,156 | 740 | 949 | – | 4,932 | ||||
| 12,957 | 6,472 | 6,214 | 3,287 | 15 | 28,945 | |||||
| Product type | ||||||||||
| Products | 10,706 | 5,555 | 1,496 | 2,159 | 4 | 19,920 | ||||
| Systems | 1,367 | – | 1,802 | 645 | 11 | 3,825 | ||||
| Services and other | 884 | 917 | 2,916 | 483 | – | 5,200 | ||||
| 12,957 | 6,472 | 6,214 | 3,287 | 15 | 28,945 | |||||
| Third-party revenues | 12,957 | 6,472 | 6,214 | 3,287 | 15 | 28,945 | ||||
| Intersegment revenues | 230 | 453 | 45 | 10 | (738) | – | ||||
| Total revenues(1) | 13,187 | 6,925 | 6,259 | 3,297 | (723) | 28,945 |
| Three months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||||||
| (\$ in millions) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Total | ||||
| Geographical markets | ||||||||||
| Europe | 1,158 | 601 | 522 | 424 | 60 | 2,765 | ||||
| The Americas | 1,403 | 574 | 431 | 147 | – | 2,555 | ||||
| of which: United States | 1,048 | 480 | 262 | 106 | 2 | 1,898 | ||||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 1,057 | 537 | 592 | 317 | 1 | 2,504 | ||||
| of which: China | 454 | 259 | 168 | 251 | 1 | 1,133 | ||||
| 3,618 | 1,712 | 1,545 | 888 | 61 | 7,824 | |||||
| Product type | ||||||||||
| Products | 3,146 | 1,449 | 292 | 526 | (2) | 5,411 | ||||
| Systems | 218 | – | 599 | 234 | 63 | 1,114 | ||||
| Services and other | 254 | 263 | 654 | 128 | – | 1,299 | ||||
| 3,618 | 1,712 | 1,545 | 888 | 61 | 7,824 | |||||
| Third-party revenues | 3,618 | 1,712 | 1,545 | 888 | 61 | 7,824 | ||||
| Intersegment revenues | 45 | 133 | 6 | 3 | (187) | – | ||||
| Total revenues(1) | 3,663 | 1,845 | 1,551 | 891 | (126) | 7,824 |
| Three months ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||||||
| (\$ in millions) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Total | ||||
| Geographical markets | ||||||||||
| Europe | 1,160 | 532 | 700 | 377 | (13) | 2,756 | ||||
| The Americas | 1,153 | 514 | 421 | 108 | 2 | 2,198 | ||||
| of which: United States | 839 | 412 | 256 | 72 | – | 1,579 | ||||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 1,070 | 557 | 673 | 313 | – | 2,613 | ||||
| of which: China | 510 | 295 | 193 | 235 | – | 1,233 | ||||
| 3,383 | 1,603 | 1,794 | 798 | (11) | 7,567 | |||||
| Product type | ||||||||||
| Products | 2,600 | 1,353 | 399 | 520 | (11) | 4,861 | ||||
| Systems | 543 | – | 544 | 153 | – | 1,240 | ||||
| Services and other | 240 | 250 | 851 | 125 | – | 1,466 | ||||
| 3,383 | 1,603 | 1,794 | 798 | (11) | 7,567 | |||||
| Third-party revenues | 3,383 | 1,603 | 1,794 | 798 | (11) | 7,567 | ||||
| Intersegment revenues Total revenues(1) |
62 3,445 |
132 1,735 |
11 1,805 |
1 799 |
(206) (217) |
– 7,567 |
(1) Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add to the totals provided.
| Year ended | Three months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Operational EBITA: | |||||
| Electrification | 2,328 | 2,121 | 572 | 507 | |
| Motion | 1,163 | 1,183 | 318 | 278 | |
| Process Automation | 848 | 801 | 203 | 247 | |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 340 | 355 | 125 | 64 | |
| Corporate and Other | |||||
| ‒ Non-core and divested businesses | 5 | (39) | (3) | – | |
| ‒ Corporate costs and Other Intersegment elimination | (174) | (299) | (69) | (108) | |
| Total | 4,510 | 4,122 | 1,146 | 988 | |
| Acquisition-related amortization | (229) | (250) | (55) | (59) | |
| Restructuring, related and implementation costs(1) | (347) | (160) | (47) | (79) | |
| Changes in obligations related to divested businesses | 88 | (9) | 71 | 7 | |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | (10) | 6 | (10) | – | |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | (7) | 2,193 | (3) | 2,184 | |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses and integration costs | (195) | (132) | (24) | (58) | |
| Other income/expense relating to the Power Grids joint venture | (57) | (34) | 10 | – | |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing differences in income from operations: | |||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives (foreign exchange, | |||||
| commodities, embedded derivatives) | 32 | (54) | 139 | 52 | |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives where the underlying hedged | |||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | (48) | (2) | – | (7) | |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements on receivables/payables (and | |||||
| related assets/liabilities) | (15) | 20 | (70) | (13) | |
| Certain other non-operational items: | |||||
| Regulatory, compliance and legal costs | (317) | – | 16 | 3 | |
| Business transformation costs(2) | (152) | (92) | (38) | (33) | |
| Favorable resolution of an uncertain purchase price adjustment | 15 | 6 | 15 | 1 | |
| Gains and losses from sale of investments in | |||||
| equity-accounted companies | 43 | – | 43 | – | |
| Certain other fair value changes, including asset impairments | 45 | 119 | (13) | 1 | |
| Other non-operational items | (19) | (15) | 5 | (12) | |
| Income from operations | 3,337 | 5,718 | 1,185 | 2,975 | |
| Interest and dividend income | 72 | 51 | 22 | 14 | |
| Interest and other finance expense | (130) | (148) | (23) | (40) | |
| Non-operational pension (cost) credit | 115 | 166 | 13 | 36 | |
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | 3,394 | 5,787 | 1,197 | 2,985 |
(1) Includes impairment of certain assets.
(2) Amount includes ABB Way process transformation costs of \$131 million and \$80 million for year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and \$33 million and \$28 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
| Total assets(1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||
| Electrification | 13,992 | 12,831 | ||
| Motion | 6,565 | 5,936 | ||
| Process Automation | 4,598 | 5,009 | ||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 4,901 | 4,860 | ||
| Corporate and Other(2) | 9,092 | 11,624 | ||
| Consolidated | 39,148 | 40,260 |
(1) Total assets are after intersegment eliminations and therefore reflect third-party assets only.
(2) At December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, Corporate and Other includes \$96 million and \$136 million of assets in the Power Grids business which is reported as discontinued operations (see Note 3). In addition, at December 31, 2021, Corporate and Other included \$1,609 million, related to the equity investment in Hitachi Energy Ltd, which was subsequently sold in December 2022 (see Note 4).
Commencing in January 2023, the E-mobility Division is no longer managed within the Electrification Business Area and has become an independent Division and a separate operating segment. The Division does not currently meet any of the size thresholds to be considered a reportable segment and will be presented within Corporate and Other.
The following reconciliations and definitions include measures which ABB uses to supplement its Consolidated Financial Inform ation (unaudited) which is prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). Certain of these financial measures are, or may be, considered non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
While ABB's management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures herein are useful in evaluating ABB's operating resul ts, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in acco rdance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore these measures should not be viewed in isolation but considered together with the Consolidated Financial Info rmation (unaudited) prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of and for the year and three months ended December 31, 2022.
Growth rates for certain key figures may be presented and discussed on a "comparable" basis. The comparable growth rate measures growth on a constant currency basis. Since we are a global company, the comparability of our operating results reported in U.S. dollars is affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We calculate the impacts from foreign currency fluctuations by translating the current-year periods' reported key figures into U.S. dollar amounts using the exchange rates in effect for the comparable periods in the previous year.
Comparable growth rates are also adjusted for changes in our business portfolio. Adjustments to our business portfolio occur due to acquisitions, divestments, or by exiting specific business activities or customer markets. The adjustment for portfolio changes is calculated as follows: where the results of any business acquired or divested have not been consolidated and reported for the entire duration of both the current and comparable periods, the reported key figures of such business are adjusted to exclude the relevant key figures of any corresponding quarters which are not comparable when computing the comparable growth rate. Certain portfolio changes which do not qualify as divestments under U.S. GAAP have been treated in a similar manner to divestments. Changes in our portfolio where we have exited certain business activities or customer markets are adjusted as if the relevant business was divested in the period when the decision to cease business activities was taken. We do not adjust for portfolio changes where the relevant business has annualized revenues of less than \$50 million.
The following tables provide reconciliations of reported growth rates of certain key figures to their respective comparable growth rate.
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | ||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | ||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | ||||
| Business Area | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | |
| Electrification | -2% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 16% | |
| Motion | -11% | 8% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 20% | |
| Process Automation | -8% | 8% | 11% | 11% | -14% | 8% | 11% | 5% | |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | -27% | 8% | 0% | -19% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 23% | |
| ABB Group | -8% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 16% |
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Business Area | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Electrification | 11% | 6% | 0% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 14% |
| Motion | 4% | 7% | 9% | 20% | -3% | 8% | 9% | 14% |
| Process Automation | 1% | 7% | 3% | 11% | -3% | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 7% | 9% | -1% | 15% | -4% | 9% | -1% | 4% |
| ABB Group | 7% | 6% | 3% | 16% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 12% |
Regional comparable growth rate reconciliation for ABB Group - Quarter
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Europe | -17% | 12% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 15% | 1% | 16% |
| The Americas | 10% | 1% | 4% | 15% | 16% | 1% | 5% | 22% |
| of which: United States | 9% | 0% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 0% | 6% | 26% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | -15% | 10% | 3% | -2% | -4% | 11% | 3% | 10% |
| of which: China | -22% | 9% | 1% | -12% | -8% | 10% | 3% | 5% |
| ABB Group | -8% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 16% |
Regional comparable growth rate reconciliation by Business Area - Quarter
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | Foreign | ||||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | ||
| Europe | -17% | 13% | 0% | -4% | -1% | 16% | 0% | 15% | ||
| The Americas | 20% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 0% | 22% | ||
| of which: United States | 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% | ||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | -14% | 10% | 0% | -4% | -2% | 12% | 0% | 10% | ||
| of which: China | -15% | 10% | 0% | -5% | -12% | 10% | 0% | -2% | ||
| Electrification | -2% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 16% |
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | ||||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | ||
| Europe | -26% | 11% | 0% | -15% | 9% | 17% | 0% | 26% | ||
| The Americas | -7% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 1% | 12% | 25% | ||
| of which: United States | -9% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 16% | 1% | 13% | 30% | ||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 5% | 11% | 0% | 16% | -2% | 12% | 0% | 10% | ||
| of which: China | -8% | 11% | 0% | 3% | -9% | 10% | 0% | 1% | ||
| Motion | -11% | 8% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 20% |
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | ||
| Europe | -9% | 12% | 12% | 15% | -25% | 10% | 11% | -4% | ||
| The Americas | 11% | 2% | 9% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 12% | 16% | ||
| of which: United States | 0% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 16% | ||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | -21% | 9% | 10% | -2% | -12% | 8% | 13% | 9% | ||
| of which: China | -42% | 7% | 5% | -30% | -13% | 9% | 17% | 13% | ||
| Process Automation | -8% | 8% | 11% | 11% | -14% | 8% | 11% | 5% |
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | ||
| Europe | -28% | 10% | 0% | -18% | 13% | 16% | 0% | 29% | ||
| The Americas | -13% | 1% | 0% | -12% | 36% | -1% | 0% | 35% | ||
| of which: United States | -34% | 0% | 0% | -34% | 49% | 0% | 0% | 49% | ||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | -33% | 8% | 0% | -25% | 2% | 11% | 0% | 13% | ||
| of which: China | -35% | 8% | 0% | -27% | 7% | 13% | 0% | 20% | ||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | -27% | 8% | 0% | -19% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 23% |
Regional comparable growth rate reconciliation for ABB Group – Year to date
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | ||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | ||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | ||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | |
| Europe | -1% | 14% | 0% | 13% | -2% | 14% | 0% | 12% | |
| The Americas | 19% | 1% | 8% | 28% | 10% | 1% | 8% | 19% | |
| of which: United States | 20% | 0% | 9% | 29% | 10% | 0% | 9% | 19% | |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 3% | 6% | 1% | 10% | -1% | 6% | 1% | 6% | |
| of which: China | 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | -5% | 4% | 1% | 0% | |
| ABB Group | 7% | 6% | 3% | 16% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 12% |
Regional comparable growth rate reconciliation by Business Area – Year to date
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | ||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Europe | -1% | 14% | 0% | 13% | -2% | 15% | 0% | 13% |
| The Americas | 30% | 1% | 0% | 31% | 19% | 1% | 0% | 20% |
| of which: United States | 36% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 0% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 10% |
| of which: China | -5% | 4% | 0% | -1% | -5% | 4% | 0% | -1% |
| Electrification | 11% | 6% | 0% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 14% |
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | ||||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | ||||||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | ||||||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | |||
| Europe | 4% | 14% | 0% | 18% | 1% | 15% | 0% | 16% | |||
| The Americas | -4% | 2% | 25% | 23% | -8% | 1% | 26% | 19% | |||
| of which: United States | -3% | 0% | 29% | 26% | -8% | 1% | 28% | 21% | |||
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 12% | 6% | 1% | 19% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 7% | |||
| of which: China | 7% | 4% | 1% | 12% | -1% | 5% | 0% | 4% | |||
| Motion | 4% | 7% | 9% | 20% | -3% | 8% | 9% | 14% |
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | ||||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Europe | -10% | 12% | 3% | 5% | -7% | 12% | 3% | 8% |
| The Americas | 21% | 2% | 3% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| of which: United States | 15% | 0% | 3% | 18% | 13% | 1% | 4% | 18% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | -2% | 7% | 3% | 8% | -7% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| of which: China | -9% | 4% | 2% | -3% | -10% | 5% | 3% | -2% |
| Process Automation | 1% | 7% | 3% | 11% | -3% | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order growth rate | Revenue growth rate | |||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Region | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Europe | 3% | 13% | -1% | 15% | -5% | 13% | -1% | 7% |
| The Americas | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 19% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| of which: United States | 9% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| Asia, Middle East and Africa | 10% | 5% | 0% | 15% | -9% | 5% | 0% | -4% |
| of which: China | 18% | 4% | 0% | 22% | -5% | 4% | 0% | -1% |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 7% | 9% | -1% | 15% | -4% | 9% | -1% | 4% |
| December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US\$ | Foreign | |||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | ||
| Business Area | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Electrification | 27% | 6% | 0% | 33% |
| Motion | 26% | 8% | 0% | 34% |
| Process Automation | 2% | 6% | 8% | 16% |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 40% | 9% | -1% | 48% |
| ABB Group | 20% | 6% | 3% | 29% |
| Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service orders growth rate | Services revenues growth rate | |||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Business Area | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Electrification | 6% | 7% | 0% | 13% | 5% | 10% | 0% | 15% |
| Motion | -2% | 10% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 11% | 0% | 16% |
| Process Automation | -21% | 7% | 18% | 4% | -23% | 6% | 18% | 1% |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 4% | 10% | 0% | 14% | 4% | 10% | 0% | 14% |
| ABB Group | -11% | 7% | 11% | 7% | -11% | 8% | 11% | 8% |
| FY 2022 compared to FY 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service orders growth rate | Services revenues growth rate | |||||||
| US\$ | Foreign | US\$ | Foreign | |||||
| (as | exchange | Portfolio | (as | exchange | Portfolio | |||
| Business Area | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable | reported) | impact | changes | Comparable |
| Electrification | 6% | 8% | 0% | 14% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 9% |
| Motion | 7% | 8% | 0% | 15% | -2% | 9% | 0% | 7% |
| Process Automation | -2% | 7% | 5% | 10% | -7% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 4% | 9% | 0% | 13% | -1% | 9% | 0% | 8% |
| ABB Group | 1% | 8% | 3% | 12% | -4% | 7% | 3% | 6% |
Operational EBITA margin
Operational EBITA margin is Operational EBITA as a percentage of operational revenues.
Operational earnings before interest, taxes and acquisition-related amortization (Operational EBITA) represents Income from operations excluding:
Certain other non-operational items generally includes certain regulatory, compliance and legal costs, certain asset write downs/impairments and certain other fair value changes, as well as other items which are determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
Operational EBITA is our measure of segment profit but is also used by management to evaluate the profitability of the Company as a whole.
Amortization expense on intangibles arising upon acquisitions.
Restructuring, related and implementation costs consists of restructuring and other related expenses, as well as internal and external costs relating to the implementation of group-wide restructuring programs.
Other income/expense relating to the Power Grids joint venture consists of amounts recorded in Income from continuing operations before taxes relating to the divested Power Grids business including the income/loss under the equity method for the investment in Hitachi Energy Ltd. (Hitachi Energy), amortization of deferred brand income as well as changes in value of other obligations relating to the divestment.
The Company presents operational revenues solely for the purpose of allowing the computation of Operational EBITA margin. Operational revenues are Total revenues adjusted for foreign exchange/commodity timing differences in total revenues of: (i) unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, (ii) realized gains and losses on derivatives where the underlying hedged transaction has not yet been realized, and (iii) unrealized foreign exchange movements on receivables (and related assets). Operational revenues are not intended to be an alternative measure to Total revenues, which represent our revenues measured in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The following tables provide reconciliations of consolidated Operational EBITA to Net Income and Operational EBITA Margin by business.
Reconciliation of consolidated Operational EBITA to Net Income
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Operational EBITA | 4,510 | 4,122 | 1,146 | 988 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | (229) | (250) | (55) | (59) |
| Restructuring, related and implementation costs(1) | (347) | (160) | (47) | (79) |
| Changes in obligations related to divested businesses | 88 | (9) | 71 | 7 |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | (10) | 6 | (10) | – |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | (7) | 2,193 | (3) | 2,184 |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses and integration costs | (195) | (132) | (24) | (58) |
| Other income/expense relating to the Power Grids joint venture | (57) | (34) | 10 | – |
| Certain other non-operational items | (385) | 18 | 28 | (40) |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing differences in income from operations | (31) | (36) | 69 | 32 |
| Income from operations | 3,337 | 5,718 | 1,185 | 2,975 |
| Interest and dividend income | 72 | 51 | 22 | 14 |
| Interest and other finance expense | (130) | (148) | (23) | (40) |
| Non-operational pension (cost) credit | 115 | 166 | 13 | 36 |
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | 3,394 | 5,787 | 1,197 | 2,985 |
| Income tax expense | (757) | (1,057) | (29) | (282) |
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 2,637 | 4,730 | 1,168 | 2,703 |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (43) | (80) | (7) | (35) |
| Net income | 2,594 | 4,650 | 1,161 | 2,668 |
(1) Includes impairment of certain assets.
| Reconciliation of Operational EBITA margin by business | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Three months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 3,663 | 1,845 | 1,551 | 891 | (126) | 7,824 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | (74) | (35) | (25) | (10) | (5) | (149) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 1 | (2) | (1) | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | 44 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 85 |
| Operational revenues | 3,634 | 1,823 | 1,539 | 892 | (126) | 7,762 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 557 | 316 | 183 | 101 | 28 | 1,185 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 27 | 8 | 1 | 19 | – | 55 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs | 10 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 47 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | 1 | – | – | – | (72) | (71) |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | 10 |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | (1) | 24 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | – | – | – | – | (10) | (10) |
| Certain other non-operational items | – | – | – | (9) | (19) | (28) |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | (86) | (27) | (21) | 1 | (6) | (139) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 2 | (1) | (2) | 1 | – | – |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | 44 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 70 |
| Operational EBITA | 572 | 318 | 203 | 125 | (72) | 1,146 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 15.7% | 17.4% | 13.2% | 14.0% | n.a. | 14.8% |
In the three months ended December 31, 2022, certain other non-operational items in the table above includes the following:
| Three months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Consolidated |
| Certain other non-operational items: | ||||||
| Regulatory, compliance and legal costs | – | – | – | – | (16) | (16) |
| Certain other fair values changes, | ||||||
| including asset impairments | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Business transformation costs(1) | 5 | – | – | – | 33 | 38 |
| Favorable resolution of an uncertain | ||||||
| purchase price adjustment | – | – | – | (15) | – | (15) |
| Gains and losses from sale of investments | ||||||
| in equity-accounted companies | – | – | – | – | (43) | (43) |
| Other non-operational items | (5) | – | – | (2) | 2 | (5) |
| Total | – | – | – | (9) | (19) | (28) |
(1) Amounts include ABB Way process transformation costs of \$33 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022.
| Three months ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 3,445 | 1,735 | 1,805 | 799 | (217) | 7,567 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | (20) | (13) | (10) | (4) | (7) | (54) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 1 | – | 4 | (1) | 2 | 6 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | (3) | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 |
| Operational revenues | 3,423 | 1,725 | 1,800 | 794 | (219) | 7,523 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 418 | 2,464 | 193 | 45 | (145) | 2,975 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 29 | 7 | 2 | 21 | – | 59 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs | 34 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 79 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | – | – | – | – | (7) | (7) |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | 9 | (2,195) | – | – | 2 | (2,184) |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 34 | 7 | 18 | – | (1) | 58 |
| Certain other non-operational items | 8 | – | (2) | – | 34 | 40 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | (30) | (12) | (2) | (3) | (5) | (52) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | 4 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 13 |
| Operational EBITA | 507 | 278 | 247 | 64 | (108) | 988 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 14.8% | 16.1% | 13.7% | 8.1% | n.a. | 13.1% |
In the three months ended December 31, 2021, certain other non-operational items in the table above includes the following:
| Three months ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Consolidated |
| Certain other non-operational items: | ||||||
| Regulatory, compliance and legal costs | – | – | – | – | (3) | (3) |
| Certain other fair values changes, | ||||||
| including asset impairments | 1 | – | – | – | (2) | (1) |
| Business transformation costs(1) | 10 | – | – | – | 23 | 33 |
| Favorable resolution of an uncertain | ||||||
| purchase price adjustment | – | – | (1) | – | – | (1) |
| Other non-operational items | (3) | – | (1) | – | 16 | 12 |
| Total | 8 | – | (2) | – | 34 | 40 |
(1) Amounts include ABB Way process transformation costs of \$28 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 14,105 | 6,745 | 6,044 | 3,181 | (629) | 29,446 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | (38) | (18) | 25 | 4 | – | (27) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 14 | – | 10 | 1 | 30 | 55 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | 10 | 4 | (2) | 1 | (13) | – |
| Operational revenues | 14,091 | 6,731 | 6,077 | 3,187 | (612) | 29,474 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 2,159 | 1,092 | 663 | 247 | (824) | 3,337 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 116 | 31 | 4 | 78 | – | 229 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs(1) | 28 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 263 | 347 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | 1 | – | – | – | (89) | (88) |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | 11 | – | – | (1) | – | 10 |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | (1) | 8 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 40 | 15 | 134 | 6 | – | 195 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | – | – | – | – | 57 | 57 |
| Certain other non-operational items | (24) | – | – | (7) | 416 | 385 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | (32) | (5) | 6 | 4 | (5) | (32) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 13 | – | 9 | 1 | 25 | 48 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | (12) | 15 |
| Operational EBITA | 2,328 | 1,163 | 848 | 340 | (169) | 4,510 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 16.5% | 17.3% | 14.0% | 10.7% | n.a. | 15.3% |
(1) Includes impairment of certain assets.
In the year ended December 31, 2022, certain other non-operational items in the table above includes the following:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | ||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Consolidated |
| Certain other non-operational items: | ||||||
| Regulatory, compliance and legal costs | – | – | – | – | 317 | 317 |
| Certain other fair values changes, | ||||||
| including asset impairments | (57) | – | – | 8 | 4 | (45) |
| Business transformation costs(1) | 20 | – | – | – | 132 | 152 |
| Favorable resolution of an uncertain | ||||||
| purchase price adjustment | – | – | – | (15) | – | (15) |
| Gains and losses from sale of investments | ||||||
| in equity-accounted companies | – | – | – | – | (43) | (43) |
| Other non-operational items | 13 | – | – | – | 6 | 19 |
| Total | (24) | – | – | (7) | 416 | 385 |
(1) Amounts include ABB Way process transformation costs of \$131 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 13,187 | 6,925 | 6,259 | 3,297 | (723) | 28,945 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | (4) | 27 |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 3 | 1 | 2 | (2) | – | 4 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | (19) | (3) | (6) | (6) | 2 | (32) |
| Operational revenues | 13,188 | 6,927 | 6,264 | 3,290 | (725) | 28,944 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 1,841 | 3,276 | 713 | 269 | (381) | 5,718 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 117 | 43 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 250 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs | 66 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 17 | 160 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | (6) | – | – | – | – | (6) |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | 13 | (2,196) | (13) | – | 3 | (2,193) |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 70 | 26 | 35 | 1 | – | 132 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | – | – | – | – | 34 | 34 |
| Certain other non-operational items | (5) | 1 | 1 | – | (15) | (18) |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | 33 | 14 | 15 | (2) | (6) | 54 |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 1 | – | 4 | (1) | (2) | 2 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | (9) | (3) | (7) | (2) | 1 | (20) |
| Operational EBITA | 2,121 | 1,183 | 801 | 355 | (338) | 4,122 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 16.1% | 17.1% | 12.8% | 10.8% | n.a. | 14.2% |
In the year ended December 31, 2021, certain other non-operational items in the table above includes the following:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & | |||||||
| Process | Discrete | Corporate | |||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | and Other | Consolidated | |
| Certain other non-operational items: | |||||||
| Certain other fair values changes, | |||||||
| including asset impairments | (15) | – | – | – | (104) | (119) | |
| Business transformation costs | 17 | – | – | – | 75 | 92 | |
| Favorable resolution of an uncertain | |||||||
| purchase price adjustment | (5) | – | (1) | – | – | (6) | |
| Other non-operational items | (2) | 1 | 2 | – | 14 | 15 | |
| Total | (5) | 1 | 1 | – | (15) | (18) |
(1) Amounts include ABB Way process transformation costs of \$80 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Net debt
Net debt is defined as Total debt less Cash and marketable securities.
Total debt is the sum of Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt, and Long-term debt.
Cash and marketable securities
Cash and marketable securities is the sum of Cash and equivalents, Restricted cash (current and non-current) and Marketable securities and short-term investments.
| December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt | 2,535 | 1,384 | 1,293 | |
| Long-term debt | 5,143 | 4,177 | 4,828 | |
| Total debt | 7,678 | 5,561 | 6,121 | |
| Cash and equivalents | 4,156 | 4,159 | 3,278 | |
| Restricted cash - current | 18 | 30 | 323 | |
| Marketable securities and short-term investments | 725 | 1,170 | 2108 | |
| Restricted cash - non-current | – | 300 | 300 | |
| Cash and marketable securities | 4,899 | 5,659 | 6,009 | |
| Net debt (cash) | 2,779 | (98) | 112 |
Net debt/Equity ratio Net debt/Equity ratio is defined as Net debt divided by Equity.
Equity
Equity is defined as Total stockholders' equity.
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Total stockholders' equity | 13,187 | 15,957 |
| Net debt (cash) (as defined above) | 2,779 | (98) |
| Net debt (cash) / Equity ratio | 0.21 | -0.01 |
Net debt/EBITDA ratio
Net debt/EBITDA ratio is defined as Net debt divided by EBITDA.
EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as Income from operations for the trailing twelve months preceding the balance sheet date before depreciation and amortization for the same trailing twelve-month period.
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Income from operations | 3,337 | 5,718 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 814 | 893 |
| EBITDA | 4,151 | 6,611 |
| Net debt (cash) (as defined above) | 2,779 | (98) |
| Net debt (cash) / EBITDA | 0.67 | -0.01 |
Net working capital as a percentage of revenues is calculated as Net working capital divided by Adjusted revenues for the trailing twelve months.
Net working capital is the sum of (i) receivables, net, (ii) contract assets, (iii) inventories, net, and (iv) prepaid expenses; less (v) accounts payable, trade, (vi) contract liabilities (including non-current amounts) and (vii) other current liabilities (excluding primarily: (a) income taxes payable, (b) current derivative liabilities, (c) pension and other employee benefits, (d) payables under the share buyback program, (e) liabilities related to certain other restructuring-related activities and (f) liabilities related to the divestment of the Power Grids business); and including the amounts related to these accounts which have been presented as either assets or liabilities held for sale but excluding any amounts included in discontinued operations.
Adjusted revenues for the trailing twelve months includes total revenues recorded by ABB in the twelve months preceding the relevant balance sheet date adjusted to eliminate revenues of divested businesses and the estimated impact of annualizing revenues of certain acquisitions which were completed in the same trailing twelve-month period.
| Reconciliation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | ||||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Net working capital: | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 6,858 | 6,551 | 6,820 | |||
| Contract assets | 954 | 990 | 985 | |||
| Inventories, net | 6,028 | 4,880 | 4,469 | |||
| Prepaid expenses | 230 | 206 | 201 | |||
| Accounts payable, trade | (4,904) | (4,921) | (4,571) | |||
| Contract liabilities(1) | (2,275) | (1,894) | (1,903) | |||
| Other current liabilities(2) | (3,675) | (3,509) | (3,283) | |||
| Net working capital | 3,216 | 2,303 | 2,718 | |||
| Total revenues for the twelve months ended | 29,446 | 28,945 | 26,134 | |||
| Adjustment to annualize/eliminate revenues of certain acquisitions/divestments | (513) | (517) | (167) | |||
| Adjusted revenues for the trailing twelve months | 28,933 | 28,428 | 25,967 | |||
| Net working capital as a percentage of revenues (%) | 11.1% | 8.1% | 10.5% |
(1) Amount includes certain amounts relating to contract liabilities that are presented in other non-current liabilities.
(2) Amounts exclude \$648 million, \$858 million and \$898 million at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related primarily to (a) income taxes payable, (b) current derivative liabilities, (c) pension and other employee benefits, (d) payables under the share buyback program and (e) liabilities related to the divestment of the Power Grids business.
Free cash flow conversion to net income
Free cash flow conversion to net income is calculated as free cash flow divided by Adjusted net income attributable to ABB.
Adjusted net income attributable to ABB is calculated as net income attributable to ABB adjusted for: (i) impairment of goodwill, (ii) losses from extinguishment of debt, and (iii) gains arising on the sale of the equity-accounted investment in Hitachi Energy Ltd., the Mechanical Power Transmission Division (Dodge) and the Power Grids business, the latter being included in discontinued operations.
Free cash flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for: (i) purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and (ii) proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment.
| Twelve months to | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations | 1,334 | 3,338 | |||
| Adjusted for the effects of continuing operations: | |||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (762) | (820) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 127 | 93 | |||
| Free cash flow from continuing operations | 699 | 2,611 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations | (47) | (8) | |||
| Free cash flow | 652 | 2,603 | |||
| Adjusted net income attributable to ABB(1) | 2,442 | 2,416 | |||
| Free cash flow conversion to net income | 27% | 108% |
(1) Adjusted net income attributable to ABB for the year ended December 31, 2022, is adjusted to exclude the gain on the sale of Hitachi Energy Joint Venture of \$43 million and reductions to the gain on the sale of Power Grids of \$10 million. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Adjusted net income attributable to ABB is adjusted to exclude the gain on the sale of Dodge of \$2,195 million and reductions to the gain on the sale of Power Grids of \$65 million.
Net finance expenses is calculated as Interest and dividend income less Interest and other finance expense.
| Year ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Interest and dividend income | 72 | 51 | 22 | 14 | |
| Interest and other finance expense | (130) | (148) | (23) | (40) | |
| Net finance expenses | (58) | (97) | (1) | (26) |
Definition
Book-to-bill ratio is calculated as Orders received divided by Total revenues.
| Reconciliation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (\$ in millions, except Book-to-bill presented as a ratio) | Orders | Revenues | Book-to-bill | Orders | Revenues | Book-to-bill | ||
| Electrification | 15,901 | 14,105 | 1.13 | 14,381 | 13,187 | 1.09 | ||
| Motion | 7,896 | 6,745 | 1.17 | 7,616 | 6,925 | 1.10 | ||
| Process Automation | 6,825 | 6,044 | 1.13 | 6,779 | 6,259 | 1.08 | ||
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 4,116 | 3,181 | 1.29 | 3,844 | 3,297 | 1.17 | ||
| Corporate and Other (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (750) | (629) | n.a. | (752) | (723) | n.a. | ||
| ABB Group | 33,988 | 29,446 | 1.15 | 31,868 | 28,945 | 1.10 |
| Three months ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
| (\$ in millions, except Book-to-bill presented as a ratio) | Orders | Revenues | Book-to-bill | Orders | Revenues | Book-to-bill |
| Electrification | 3,565 | 3,663 | 0.97 | 3,638 | 3,445 | 1.06 |
| Motion | 1,649 | 1,845 | 0.89 | 1,843 | 1,735 | 1.06 |
| Process Automation | 1,746 | 1,551 | 1.13 | 1,898 | 1,805 | 1.05 |
| Robotics & Discrete Automation | 798 | 891 | 0.90 | 1,100 | 799 | 1.38 |
| Corporate and Other (incl. intersegment eliminations) | (138) | (126) | n.a. | (222) | (217) | n.a. |
| ABB Group | 7,620 | 7,824 | 0.97 | 8,257 | 7,567 | 1.09 |
Return on Capital employed is calculated as Operational EBITA after tax, divided by the average of the period's opening and closing Capital employed, adjusted to reflect impacts from the timing of significant acquisitions/divestments occurring during the period.
Capital employed is calculated as the sum of Adjusted total fixed assets and Net working capital (as defined above).
Adjusted total fixed assets is the sum of (i) property, plant and equipment, net, (ii) goodwill, (iii) other intangible assets, net, (iv) investments in equity-accounted companies, and (v) operating lease right-of-use assets, less (vi) deferred tax liabilities recognized in certain acquisitions.
The Notional tax on Operational EBITA is computed using the adjusted group effective tax rate multiplied by Operational EBITA.
The Adjusted Group effective tax rate is computed by dividing an adjusted income tax expense by an adjusted pre-tax income. Certain amounts recorded in income before taxes and the related income tax expense (primarily due to gains and losses from sale of businesses and in 2022, regulatory penalties in connection with the Kusile project) are removed from the reported amounts when computing these adjusted amounts. Certain other amounts recorded in income tax expense are also excluded from the computation to determine the Adjusted Group effective tax rate.
| Reconciliation |
|---|
| ---------------- |
| December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Adjusted total fixed assets: | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,911 | 4,045 | 4,174 | ||
| Goodwill | 10,511 | 10,482 | 10,850 | ||
| Other intangible assets, net | 1,406 | 1,561 | 2,078 | ||
| Investments in equity-accounted companies | 130 | 1,670 | 1,784 | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 841 | 895 | 969 | ||
| Total fixed assets | 16,799 | 18,653 | 19,855 | ||
| Less: Deferred taxes recognized in certain acquisitions(1) | (358) | (417) | (597) | ||
| Adjusted total fixed assets | 16,441 | 18,236 | 19,258 | ||
| Net working capital - (as defined above) | 3,216 | 2,303 | 2,718 | ||
| Capital employed | 19,657 | 20,539 | 21,976 | ||
| Average Capital employed: | |||||
| Capital employed at the end of the previous year | 20,539 | 21,976 | 20,141(2) | ||
| Capital employed at the end of the current year | 19,657 | 20,539 | 21,976 | ||
| 20,098 | 21,258 | 21,059 | |||
| Adjusted for timing of acquisitions/divestments | 948 | 224 | – | ||
| Average Capital employed | 21,046 | 21,482 | 21,059 | ||
| Operational EBITA for the year ended | 4,510 | 4,122 | 2,899 | ||
| Notional tax on Operational EBITA | (1,037) | (929) | (731) | ||
| Operational EBITA after tax | 3,473 | 3,193 | 2,168 | ||
| Return on Capital employed (ROCE) | 16.5% | 14.9% | 10.3% |
(1) Amount relates to GEIS acquired in 2018, B&R acquired in 2017, Power-One acquired in 2013, Thomas & Betts acquired in 2012 and Baldor acquired in 2011.
(2) Adjusted to include \$1,196 million of operating lease right-of-use assets, recorded on adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019.
Commencing in January 2023, the E-mobility Division is no longer managed within the Electrification Business Area and has become an independent Division and a separate operating segment. The Division does not currently meet any of the size thresholds to be considered a reportable segment and will be presented within Corporate and Other. The tables below present Operational EBITA and Operational EBITA margin for 2022 and 2021, restated to reflect the new structure.
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 13,619 | 6,745 | 6,044 | 3,181 | (143) | 29,446 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | (37) | (18) | 25 | 4 | (1) | (27) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 11 | – | 10 | 1 | 33 | 55 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | 6 | 4 | (2) | 1 | (9) | – |
| Operational revenues | 13,599 | 6,731 | 6,077 | 3,187 | (120) | 29,474 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 2,140 | 1,092 | 663 | 247 | (805) | 3,337 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 104 | 31 | 4 | 78 | 12 | 229 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs(1) | 28 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 263 | 347 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | 1 | – | – | – | (89) | (88) |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | 11 | – | – | (1) | – | 10 |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | (1) | 8 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 36 | 15 | 134 | 6 | 4 | 195 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | – | – | – | – | 57 | 57 |
| Certain other non-operational items | 30 | – | – | (7) | 362 | 385 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | (30) | (5) | 6 | 4 | (7) | (32) |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 10 | – | 9 | 1 | 28 | 48 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | (9) | 15 |
| Operational EBITA | 1,163 | 848 | 340 | (184) | 4,510 | |
| 2,343 |
(1) Includes impairment of certain assets.
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate and | ||||||
| Robotics & | Other and | |||||
| Process | Discrete | Intersegment | ||||
| (\$ in millions, unless otherwise indicated) | Electrification | Motion | Automation | Automation | elimination | Consolidated |
| Total revenues | 12,894 | 6,925 | 6,259 | 3,297 | (430) | 28,945 |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in total revenues: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses | ||||||
| on derivatives | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | (2) | 27 |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 3 | 1 | 2 | (2) | – | 4 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables (and related assets) | (18) | (3) | (6) | (6) | 1 | (32) |
| Operational revenues | 12,894 | 6,927 | 6,264 | 3,290 | (431) | 28,944 |
| Income (loss) from operations | 1,827 | 3,276 | 713 | 269 | (367) | 5,718 |
| Acquisition-related amortization | 115 | 43 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 250 |
| Restructuring, related and | ||||||
| implementation costs | 66 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 17 | 160 |
| Changes in obligations related to | ||||||
| divested businesses | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 |
| Changes in pre-acquisition estimates | (6) | – | – | – | – | (6) |
| Gains and losses from sale of businesses | 13 | (2,196) | (13) | – | 3 | (2,193) |
| Acquisition- and divestment-related expenses | ||||||
| and integration costs | 69 | 26 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| Other income/expense relating to the | ||||||
| Power Grids joint venture | – | – | – | – | 34 | 34 |
| Certain other non-operational items | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | (33) | (18) |
| Foreign exchange/commodity timing | ||||||
| differences in income from operations: | ||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| (foreign exchange, commodities, | ||||||
| embedded derivatives) | 30 | 14 | 15 | (2) | (3) | 54 |
| Realized gains and losses on derivatives | ||||||
| where the underlying hedged | ||||||
| transaction has not yet been realized | 1 | – | 4 | (1) | (2) | 2 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange movements | ||||||
| on receivables/payables | ||||||
| (and related assets/liabilities) | (8) | (3) | (7) | (2) | – | (20) |
| Operational EBITA | 2,120 | 1,183 | 801 | 355 | (337) | 4,122 |
| Operational EBITA margin (%) | 16.4% | 17.1% | 12.8% | 10.8% | n.a. | 14.2% |
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