JCI to Shut 10 Units; Cut Workforce – Zacks Tale of the Tape
Source: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/18610/JCI+to+Shut+10+Units%3B+Cut+Workforce++-+Zacks+Tale+of+the+TapePosted on Friday, March 27th, 2009 | In Stocks to Watch
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) will close 10 manufacturing facilities and further reduce its workforce as it copes with a worsening downturn in the auto industry.
The stock is down more than 2% amid low volume.
The maker of automotive interiors has neither specified which plants will be closed nor the number of employees that will be fired.
JCI is expected to incur a pre-tax expense of $200 million to $215 million for this restructuring initiative during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2009.
“While we don’t expect near-term recoveries in our markets, we believe we can manage through this environment from a position of strength and enhance our ability to gain further market share while improving our margins,” said chief executive Stephen Roell.
Analysts have pulled back on estimates for this Zacks #3 Rank (”Hold”) stock. Earnings estimates for fiscal 2009 have been reduced by 21 cents over the past month and by 41 cents over the past 60 days.
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