Textron Inc (TXT) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Saturday, September 29, 2018

Exhibit 99.1

Corporate Communications Department

              NEWS Release

Textron Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results; Narrows Full-Year EPS and Cash Guidance

·                  $468 million returned to shareholders through share repurchases

·                  Completed sale of Tools & Test product line

·                  Full-year adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $3.20 - $3.30 per share

·                  Full-year cash flow guidance reaffirmed at $750 - $850 million

Providence, Rhode Island — October 18, 2018 —

“Revenues were lower in the quarter, largely reflecting declines at Industrial and Textron Systems,” said Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly. “Operationally, we achieved margin improvements at Aviation and Bell, reflecting strong execution within those segments.”

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations of the manufacturing group for the third quarter totaled $319 million, compared to $79 million in last year’s third quarter. Manufacturing cash flow before pension contributions, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, totaled $259 million compared to $281 million during last year’s third quarter.

In the quarter, Textron returned $468 million to shareholders through share repurchases, compared to $122 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Outlook

Textron now expects full-year 2018 GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations will be in the range of $4.81 to $4.91, or $3.20 to $3.30 on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), which is reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release.

The company reaffirms full-year manufacturing cash flow before pension contributions (a non-GAAP measure) to be in a range of $750 to $850 million.