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Roper Industries Announces Record First Quarter Results
Net Earnings Increase 49% to $89 Million; Orders Increase 24% to $702 Million; Sales Increase 21%; Guidance Raised
Sarasota, Florida, April 26, 2011 ... Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.91, as net earnings for the first quarter reached $89 million, a 49% increase over the first quarter of 2010. Sales increased 21% to $645 million and orders increased 24% to an all-time record of $702 million.
Operating income was $142 million, representing 22% of sales, an increase of 320 basis points over the prior year. EBITDA reached $177 million and EBITDA margin expanded 310 basis points to a record 27.4% of sales.
“Roper is off to a great start in 2011 with organic sales growth of 16% and orders that exceeded our expectations,” said Brian Jellison, Roper’s Chairman, President and CEO. “We are encouraged by broad-based strength across all four of our segments, as each posted double-digit sales and orders growth. As a result of strong operating leverage and exceptional execution by our businesses, we were able to expand both gross margin by 200 basis points and operating margin by 320 basis points in the quarter.”
“With another solid quarter of cash generation, we reduced our outstanding debt by nearly $100 million, bringing net-debt-to-net capitalization to 25% and providing the Company with over $800 million in available liquidity. Our acquisition pipeline is full and we see interesting opportunities for the remainder of the year,” Mr. Jellison continued.
2011 Outlook and Guidance
“We are well positioned for the balance of 2011 with a record backlog of $851 million and a first quarter book-to-bill ratio of 1.09,” said Mr. Jellison.
Roper is increasing its full year DEPS guidance to $3.97 - $4.12 from $3.82 - $4.02, and establishing second quarter DEPS guidance of $0.95 - $1.00. The Company’s guidance excludes future acquisitions.
Table 1: Sales Growth
| | Q1 2011 |
| Total Sales Growth | 21% |
| Acquisitions / Divestitures | 4% |
| Foreign Currency | 1% |
| Organic | 16% |
Table 2: EBITDA and EBITDA Margin
| | Q1 2011 | | Q1 2010 | |
| Net Earnings | $89.0 | | $59.7 | |
| Add: Interest Expense | 16.7 | | 16.2 | |
| Add: Income Taxes | 37.0 | | 25.3 | |
| Add: Depreciation & Amortization | 34.3 | | 28.5 | |
| EBITDA (A) | $177.0 | | $129.7 | |
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| Revenue (B) | $645.3 | | $534.4 | |
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| EBITDA Margin (A)/(B) | 27.4% | | 24.3% | |
Conference Call to be Held at 8:00 AM (ET) Today
A conference call to discuss these results has been scheduled for 8:00 AM ET on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The call can be accessed via webcast or by dialing +1 800-967-7134 (US/Canada) or +1 719-457-2639, using confirmation code 5338709. Webcast information and conference call materials will be made available in the Investors section of Roper’s website (www.roperind.com) prior to the start of the call. Telephonic replays will be available for up to two weeks by calling +1 (719) 457-0820 and using the access code 5338709.
About Roper Industries
Roper Industries is a market-driven, diversified growth company and is a constituent of the S&P 500, Fortune 1000, and the Russell 1000 indices. Roper provides engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, radio frequency and research/medical applications. Additional information about Roper Industries is available on the Company’s website at www.roperind.com.
The information provided in this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward looking statements include, among others, statements regarding operating results, the success of our internal operating plans, and the prospects for newly acquired businesses to be integrated and contribute to future growth and profit expectations. Forward looking statements may be indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "plans," "expects," "projects," "should," "will," "believes" or "intends" and similar words and phrases. These statements reflect management's current beliefs and are not guarantees of future performance. They involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include our ability to integrate our acquisitions and realize expected synergies. We also face other general risks, including our ability to realize cost savings from our operating initiatives, general economic conditions, unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates, difficulties associated with exports, risks associated with our international operations, difficulties in making and integrating acquisitions, risks associated with newly acquired businesses, increased product liability and insurance costs, increased warranty exposure, future competition, changes in the supply of, or price for, parts and components, environmental compliance costs and liabilities, risks and cost associated with asbestos related litigation and potential write-offs of our substantial intangible assets, and risks associated with obtaining governmental approvals and maintaining regulatory compliance for new and existing products. Important risks may be discussed in current and subsequent filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.
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