SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE [ X ] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarter ended September 27, 1996 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 1-8089 DANAHER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 59-1995548 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification number) 1250 24th Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20037 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 202-828-0850 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No The number of shares of common stock outstanding at October 17, 1996 was 58,478,218. DANAHER CORPORATION INDEX FORM 10-Q PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page Item 1. Financial Statements Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at September 27, 1996 and December 31, 1995 . . . . . 1 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three months and nine months ended September 27, 1996 and September 29, 1995. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 27, 1996 and September 29, 1995 . . . . . 3 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Liquidity and Capital Resources. . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Item 2. Change in Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities . . . . . . 7 Item 4. Submission of matters to a vote of Security Holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Item 5. Other Information . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 7 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . 7 DANAHER CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (000's omitted) September 27, December 31, 1996 1995 (NOTE 1) ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents . . . $ 21,949 $ 7,938 Accounts receivable, net . . . 294,259 224,652 Inventories: Finished goods . . . . . . . 108,297 89,932 Work in process . . . . . . . 49,602 51,904 Raw material and supplies . . 71,900 60,054 Total inventories. . . . 229,799 201,890 Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . 44,992 31,990 Total current assets . . 590,999 466,470 Property, plant and equipment, net of depreciation of $211,355 and $168,566 respectively . . . . . . 310,939 291,937 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,296 119,444 Excess of cost over net assets of acquired companies, net . . . . . 791,469 608,140 Total assets . . . . . . . $1,792,703 $1,485,991 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt . . . $ 16,558 $ 14,970 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . 110,260 92,290 Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . 380,769 296,878 Total current liabilities . 507,587 404,138 Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . 265,716 226,925 Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . 268,710 268,617 Stockholders' equity: Common stock - $.01 par value . . . 637 634 Additional paid-in capital . . . . . 325,881 315,205 Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . 473,432 304,363 Cumulative foreign translation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 3,598 Treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . (49,599) (37,489) Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . 750,690 586,311 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity . . $ 1,792,703 $ 1,485,991 See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements. DANAHER CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (000's omitted except per share amounts) (unaudited) Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended Sept. 27, Sept. 29, Sept 27, Sept. 29, 1996 1995 1996 1995 Net revenues $ 470,787 $ 368,724 $ 1,315,241 $1,056,597 Operating costs and expenses: Cost of sales 321,766 257,614 903,939 740,813 Selling, general and administrative expenses 83,266 60,400 233,072 175,514 Goodwill and other amortization 5,462 3,616 14,507 10,629 Total operating costs and expenses 410,494 321,630 1,151,518 926,956 Operating profit 60,293 47,094 163,723 129,641 Interest expense, net 5,248 1,384 11,212 3,900 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 55,045 45,710 152,511 125,741 Income taxes 21,468 17,362 59,481 49,341 Earnings from continuing operations $ 33,577 $ 28,348 $ 93,030 $ 76,400 Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes of $ -0-, $290, $ -0-, and $940 -- 452 79,811 1,468 Net Earnings $ 33,577 $ 28,800 $172,841 $ 77,868 Per Share: From continuing operations $ .56 $ .47 $ 1.55 $1.28 From discontinued operations -- .01 $ 1.33 .02 Net earnings $ .56 $ .48 $ 2.88 $1.30 Average common stock and equivalent shares outstanding 60,045,807 59,922,535 59,970,139 59,849,641 See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements. DANAHER CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (000's omitted except per share amounts) (unaudited) Nine Months Ended Sept. 27, 1996 Sept. 29, 1995 Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings from operations $ 93,030 $ 77,868 Noncash items, depreciation and amortization 51,325 48,899 Increase in accounts receivable (44,174) (49,142) (Increase) decrease in inventories 9,147 (29,074) Increase in accounts payable 11,466 4,111 Change in other assets and liabilities 26,085 20,230 Total operating cash flows 146,879 72,892 Cash flows from investing activities: Sale of Fayette Tubular Products 155,000 -- Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment, net (38,731) (53,143) Cash paid for acquisitions (235,503) (142,912) Net cash used in investing activities (119,234) (196,055) Cash flow from financing activities: Acquisition of Treasury Stock (12,110) -- Proceeds from issuance of common stock 1,796 3,100 Borrowings of debt 534 131,864 Payment of dividends (3,772) (3,500) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (13,562) 131,464 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (82) 211 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 14,011 8,512 Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents 7,938 1,978 Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents $ 21,949 $ 10,490 Supplemental disclosures: Cash interest payments $ 11,659 $ 7,967 Cash income tax payments $ 52,588 $ 48,503 See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements. DANAHER CORPORATION NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 (unaudited) NOTE 1. GENERAL The consolidated condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Danaher Corporation (the Company) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the registrant, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at September 27, 1996 and December 31, 1995, its results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 27, 1996 and September 29, 1995, and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 27, 1996 and September 29, 1995. NOTE 2. ACQUISITION OF JOSLYN CORPORATION AND ACME- CLEVELAND CORPORATION The Company obtained control of Joslyn Corporation (Joslyn) as of September 1, 1995 when Joslyn's shareholders tendered approximately 75% of the outstanding shares to Danaher for $34 per share in cash. The remaining 25% was acquired on October 31, 1995. Total consideration for Joslyn was approximately $245 million. The fair value of assets acquired is approximately $345 million and approximately $100 million of liabilities were assumed. The transaction has been accounted for as a purchase. The Company obtained control of Acme-Cleveland Corporation (Acme) as of July 2, 1996. Total consideration for Acme was approximately $200 million. The fair value of assets acquired is approximately $240 million and approximately $40 million of liabilities were assumed. The transaction is being accounted for as a purchase. The purchase price allocations have been completed on a preliminary basis, subject to adjustment should new or additional facts about the business become known. The unaudited pro forma information for the period set forth below gives effect to the transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of each period. The pro forma information is presented for information purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of that time (unaudited, 000's omitted): Year Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, September 29, September 27, 1995 1995 1996 Net Sales $ 1,767,154 $1,304,528 $1,389,063 Net Earnings 111,838 80,404 94,268 Earnings per $ 1.87 $ 1.34 $1.57 Share NOTE 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS In January, 1996, the Company sold its Fayette Tubular Products subsidiary for $155 million cash. A gain of $79.8 million was recognized in the first quarter of 1996. As the company no longer operates in the transportation business segment, amounts for 1995 have been restated to reflect Fayette as a discontinued operation. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Results of Operations Net revenues for the 1996 quarter and nine-month period were 28% and 24% higher compared to the corresponding periods in 1995. Customer demand was higher in all business segments. Acquisitions accounted for approximately 24% and 21% of sales growth in the quarter and the nine-month period. Gross profit margins for the 1996 third quarter and nine-month period, as a percentage of sales, were approximately 31.7% and 31.3%, respectively. For the quarter and nine-month period, gross profit margins are up 1.5 and 1.4 percentage points because the acquired companies provide a higher gross margin and productivity improvements within the existing business units were experienced. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the 1996 third quarter as a percentage of sales were approximately 1.3 percentage points higher than the 1995 level. For the 1996 nine-month period, these costs as a percentage of sales are also higher principally due to the higher overall selling expense structure of the acquired businesses. Interest expense for the 1996 quarter and nine-month period was 279% and 187% higher than the 1995 levels due to higher average debt levels, principally due to acquisitions made in 1996 and September, 1995. The effective tax rate for the nine-month period is lower in 1996 than in 1995. This reflects principally the lesser impact of nondeductible goodwill amortization given higher pretax earnings and a lower income tax expense for certain foreign operations. Liquidity and Capital Resources Total debt increased $145 million from the second quarter to $285 million. This reflects the financing of the Acme- Cleveland acquisition and increased working capital offset by net earnings. Increased accounts receivable were largely related to the consumer hand tool business which had just entered its peak selling season. The Company anticipates reductions in working capital levels in the fourth quarter. The Company's regular quarterly dividend of $.025 per share was declared for holders of record on September 26, 1996, payable on October 25, 1996. The Company's cash provided from operations, as well as credit facilities available, should provide sufficient available funds to meet anticipated working capital requirements, capital expenditures, dividends and scheduled debt repayments. PART II ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings None ITEM 2. Change in Securities None ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities None ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders None ITEM 5. Other Information None ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits: (27) Financial Data Schedules (b) Reports on Form 8-K: None SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. DANAHER CORPORATION: Date: October 17, 1996 By: /s/ Patrick W. Allender Patrick W. Allender Chief Financial Officer Date: October 17, 1996 By: /s/ C. Scott Brannan C. Scott Brannan Controller