9 Reconciliations We make reference to “segment operating income,” “adjusted segment operating income,” “adjusted segment operating margin,” “adjusted operating income,” adjusted operating margin,” “adjusted net earnings,” and “adjusted diluted earnings per share.” Segment operating income is defined as operating income before net pension and post-retirement benefits adjustment and deferred state income taxes. Adjusted segment operating income is defined as segment operating income as adjusted for the impact of the goodwill impairment charge, and adjusted segment operating margin is defined as adjusted segment operating income as a percentage of segment sales and service revenues. Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income adjusted for the impact of the goodwill impairment charge, and adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income as a percentage of total sales and service revenues. Adjusted net earnings is defined as net income adjusted for the impact of the goodwill impairment charge. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is defined as diluted earnings per share adjusted for the impact of the goodwill impairment charge. Segment operating income is one of the key metrics we use to evaluate operating performance because it excludes items that do not affect segment performance. We believe adjusted segment operating income, adjusted segment operating margin, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful because they exclude the goodwill impairment charge, a non-recurring item that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. Therefore, we believe it is appropriate to disclose these measures to help investors analyze our operating performance. However, these measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and may not be defined or calculated by other companies in the same manner. |