Johnson Controls' Growing Service Business Is a Margin Expansion Opportunity

Before 2016, the market had mostly viewed Johnson Controls as an automotive-parts company because about two thirds of its sales came from automakers. However, after merging with Tyco and spinning off its automotive seating business, now known as Adient, in late 2016, Johnson Controls has become a more profitable and less cyclical pure-play building technology firm that manufactures HVAC systems and controls, fire and security products, and building automation solutions.