An operating lease is treated like a rental contract. Neither the leased asset nor the associated liability is reported on the lessee balance sheet, but the rights may be very similar to the rights of an owner. The lessee only records the lease payments as a rental expense in income statement.

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases
Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Adjusted Debt to Equity
Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)

Johnson Controls International plc, adjustments to financial statements

US$ in millions

	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
Adjustment to Total Assets
Total assets (as reported)	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	42,287)	48,797)
Add: Operating lease right-of-use asset (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)¹	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,085)	1,096)
Total assets (adjusted)	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	43,372)	49,893)
Adjustment to Total Debt
Total debt (as reported)	8,848)	8,960)	7,740)	7,819)	7,219)	10,995)
Add: Operating lease liability (before adoption of FASB Topic 842)²	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,085)	1,096)
Add: Operating lease liabilities, current (included in Other current liabilities)	318)	280)	319)	332)	—)	—)
Add: Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent (included in Other noncurrent liabilities)	1,086)	987)	1,055)	875)	—)	—)
Total debt (adjusted)	10,252)	10,227)	9,114)	9,026)	8,304)	12,091)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

^{1, 2} Equal to total present value of future operating lease payments.

Johnson Controls International plc, Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

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Johnson Controls International plc, adjusted financial ratios

	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
Total Asset Turnover¹
Reported total asset turnover	0.63	0.60	0.57	0.55	0.57	0.64
Adjusted total asset turnover	0.63	0.60	0.57	0.55	0.55	0.63
Debt to Equity²
Reported debt to equity	0.53	0.55	0.44	0.45	0.37	0.52
Adjusted debt to equity	0.62	0.63	0.52	0.52	0.42	0.57
Return on Assets³ (ROA)
Reported ROA	4.38%	3.63%	3.91%	1.55%	13.42%	4.43%
Adjusted ROA	4.38%	3.63%	3.91%	1.55%	13.08%	4.33%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

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Financial ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Adjusted debt to equity	A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted ROA deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Johnson Controls International plc, Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

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	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales	26,793)	25,299)	23,668)	22,317)	23,968)	31,400)
Total assets	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	42,287)	48,797)
Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover¹	0.63	0.60	0.57	0.55	0.57	0.64
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net sales	26,793)	25,299)	23,668)	22,317)	23,968)	31,400)
Adjusted total assets	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	43,372)	49,893)
Activity Ratio
Adjusted total asset turnover²	0.63	0.60	0.57	0.55	0.55	0.63

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ Total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Total assets
= 26,793 ÷ 42,242 = 0.63

² Adjusted total asset turnover = Net sales ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 26,793 ÷ 42,242 = 0.63

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Activity ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total debt	8,848)	8,960)	7,740)	7,819)	7,219)	10,995)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Johnson Controls	16,545)	16,268)	17,562)	17,447)	19,766)	21,164)
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity¹	0.53	0.55	0.44	0.45	0.37	0.52
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Adjusted total debt	10,252)	10,227)	9,114)	9,026)	8,304)	12,091)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Johnson Controls	16,545)	16,268)	17,562)	17,447)	19,766)	21,164)
Solvency Ratio
Adjusted debt to equity²	0.62	0.63	0.52	0.52	0.42	0.57

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to Johnson Controls
= 8,848 ÷ 16,545 = 0.53

² Adjusted debt to equity = Adjusted total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to Johnson Controls
= 10,252 ÷ 16,545 = 0.62

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Solvency ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted debt-to-equity	A solvency ratio calculated as adjusted total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted debt-to-equity ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly improved from 2022 to 2023.

	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2018
As Reported
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Johnson Controls	1,849)	1,532)	1,637)	631)	5,674)	2,162)
Total assets	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	42,287)	48,797)
Profitability Ratio
ROA¹	4.38%	3.63%	3.91%	1.55%	13.42%	4.43%
Adjusted for Operating Leases
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Johnson Controls	1,849)	1,532)	1,637)	631)	5,674)	2,162)
Adjusted total assets	42,242)	42,158)	41,890)	40,815)	43,372)	49,893)
Profitability Ratio
Adjusted ROA²	4.38%	3.63%	3.91%	1.55%	13.08%	4.33%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

2023 Calculations

¹ ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Johnson Controls ÷ Total assets
= 100 × 1,849 ÷ 42,242 = 4.38%

² Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Johnson Controls ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × 1,849 ÷ 42,242 = 4.38%

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Profitability ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Johnson Controls International plc adjusted ROA deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI)

Analysis of Operating Leases

Adjustments to Financial Statements for Operating Leases

Johnson Controls International plc, Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Financial Ratios for Operating Leases (Summary)

Johnson Controls International plc, Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Total Asset Turnover

Adjusted Debt to Equity

Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)