IDEX CORP /DE/ - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K

 

FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Commission file number 1-10235

IDEX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number:

(847) 498-7070

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

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The aggregate market value of the voting stock (based on the June 30, 2009 closing price of $36.84) held by non-affiliates of IDEX Corporation was $1,953,103,845.

 

The number of shares outstanding of IDEX Corporation’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), as of February 18, 2010 was 81,000,451 (net of treasury shares).

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the 2009 Annual Report to stockholders of IDEX Corporation (“the 2009 Annual Report”) are incorporated by reference in Part II of this Form 10-K and portions of the Proxy Statement of IDEX Corporation (the “2010 Proxy Statement”) with respect to the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

IDEX Corporation (“IDEX” or the “Company”) is a Delaware Corporation incorporated on September 24, 1987. The Company is an applied solutions business that sells an extensive array of pumps, flow meters and other fluidics systems and components and engineered products to customers in a variety of markets around the world. All of the Company’s business activities are carried out through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

IDEX has four reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment, and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Reporting units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment include Banjo, Energy (Corken, Faure Herman, Liquid Controls, S.A.M.P.I., Sponsler and Toptech products), Industrial Process Technology, (IDEX AODD (Pumper Parts, Versa-Matic and Warren Rupp products), Richter, Sanitary (Knight, Quadro and Wright Flow products), and Viking (Blagdon and Viking products)) and Water (ADS, IETG, iPEK, and Pulsafeeder products). Reporting units in the Health & Science Technologies segment include Health & Science Technologies (“HST”) Core (Eastern Plastics, Innovadyne, Isolation Technologies, Rheodyne, Sapphire Engineering, Semrock, Systec and Upchurch Scientific products), Gast (Gast and Jun-Air products), and Micropump (Ismatec, Micropump and Trebor products). The Dispensing Equipment segment is a reporting unit and includes FAST & Fluid Management and Fluid Management products. Reporting units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment include Fire Suppression (Class 1, Godiva and Hale products), Rescue Tools (Dinglee, Hurst, Lukas and Vetter products) and Band-It.

 

IDEX believes that each of its reporting units is a leader in its product and service areas. The Company also believes that its strong financial performance has been attributable to its ability to design and engineer specialized quality products, coupled with its ability to identify and successfully consummate and integrate strategic acquisitions.

 

FLUID & METERING TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

 

The Fluid & Metering Technologies segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for water and wastewater. Fluid & Metering Technologies application-specific pump and metering solutions serve a diverse range of end markets, including industrial infrastructure (fossil fuels, refined & alternative fuels, and water & wastewater), chemical processing, agricultural, food & beverage, pulp & paper, transportation, plastics & resins, electronics & electrical, construction & mining, pharmaceutical & bio-pharmaceutical, machinery and numerous other specialty niche markets. Fluid & Metering Technologies accounted for 48% of IDEX’s sales and 44% of IDEX’s operating income in 2009, with approximately 46% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

 

Banjo.  Banjo is a provider of special purpose, severe-duty pumps, valves, fittings and systems used in liquid handling. Banjo is based in Crawfordsville, Indiana and its products are used in agricultural and industrial applications. Approximately 11% of Banjo’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Energy.  Energy includes the Company’s Corken, Faure Herman, Liquid Controls, S.A.M.P.I., Sponsler and Toptech businesses. Energy is a leading supplier of flow meters, electronic registration and control products, rotary vane and turbine pumps, reciprocating piston compressors, and terminal automation control systems. Headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois (Liquid Controls and Sponsler products), Energy has additional facilities in Longwood, Florida and Zwijndrech Belgium (Toptech products); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Corken products); La Ferté Bernard, France and Houston, Texas (Faure Herman products); Vadodara, Gujarat, India (Liquid Controls products); and Altopascio, Italy (S.A.M.P.I. products). Applications for Liquid Controls and S.A.M.P.I. positive displacement flow meters, electronic, registration and control products include mobile and stationary metering installations for wholesale and retail distribution of petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas, aviation refueling, and industrial metering and dispensing of liquids and gases. Corken products consist of positive-displacement rotary vane pumps, single and multistage regenerative turbine pumps, and small horsepower reciprocating piston compressors, while Sponsler products consist of precision turbine flow meters to meet all flow applications, including low-flow applications where viscosity, corrosive media, extreme temperature or hazardous materials are

factors. Toptech supplies terminal automation hardware and software to control and manage inventories, as well as transactional data and invoicing, to customers in the oil, gas and refined-fuels markets. In February 2007, IDEX acquired Faure Herman, a leading supplier of ultrasonic and helical turbine flow meters used in the custody transfer and control of high value fluids and gases. Approximately 54% of Energy’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Industrial Process Technologies.  Industrial Process Technologies (“IPT”) includes the Company’s IDEX AODD, Richter, Sanitary and Viking businesses. IPT is a leading producer of air-operated and motor-driven double-diaphragm pumps and replacement parts; a leading provider of premium quality lined pumps, valves and control equipment for the chemical, fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries; a leading manufacturer of pumps and dispensing equipment for industrial laundries, commercial dishwashing and chemical metering; and a leading provider of particle control solutions for the pharmaceutical & bio-pharmaceutical markets. IDEX AODD products (which include Pumper Parts, Versa-Matic and Warren Rupp products) are used for abrasive and semisolid materials as well as for applications where product degradation is a concern or where electricity is not available or should not be used. Market’s served by IDEX AODD products include chemical, paint, food processing, electronics, construction, utilities, mining and industrial maintenance. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products offer superior solutions for demanding applications in the process industry. Sanitary’s products (which include Knight, Quadro and Wright Flow products) consist of rotary lobe pumps, stainless-steel centrifugal and positive displacement pumps and pump replacement parts for the beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and other industries that require sanitary processing as well as products for fine milling, emulsification and special handling of liquid and solid particulates for laboratory, pilot phase and production scale processing. Viking’s products consist of external gear pumps, strainers and reducers, and related controls used for transferring and metering thin and viscous liquids sold under the Viking^® brand and air-operated double-diaphragm pumps sold under the Blagdon^® brand. Markets served by Viking products include chemical, petroleum, pulp & paper, plastics, paints, inks, tanker trucks, compressor, construction, food & beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and biotech. IPT maintains operations in Mansfield, Ohio (IDEX AODD); Kampen, Germany, Nanjing, China, and Coimbatore, India (Richter); Lake Forest, California, Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, Muskego, Wisconsin and Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Sanitary); and Cedar Falls, Iowa (Richter, Sanitary and Viking). IPT uses primarily independent distributors to sell and market its products. Approximately 53% of IPT’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Water and Waste Water (“Water”).  Water includes the Company’s ADS, IETG, iPEK and Pulsafeeder businesses. Water is a leading provider of metering technology & flow monitoring products and underground surveillance services for water and wastewater markets as well a leading manufacturer of metering pumps, special-purpose rotary pumps, peristaltic pumps, fully integrated pump and metering systems, custom chemical-feed systems, electronic controls and dispensing equipment. ADS products and services provide comprehensive integrated solutions that enable industry, municipalities and government agencies to analyze and measure the capacity, quality and integrity of wastewater collection systems. IETG products and services enable water companies to effectively manage their water distribution and sewerage networks, while its surveillance service specializes in underground asset detection and mapping for utilities and other private companies. iPEK supplies remote controlled systems used for infrastructure inspection. Pulsafeeder products are used to introduce precise amounts of fluids into processes to manage water quality and chemical composition, and its markets include water & wastewater treatment, power generation, pulp & paper, chemical & hydrocarbon processing, and swimming pools. Water maintains operations in Huntsville, Alabama, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand (ADS), Leeds, England (IETG), Hirschegg, Austria (iPEK) and Rochester, New York, and Punta Gorda, Florida (Pulsafeeder). Approximately 37% of Water’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

HEALTH & SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

 

The Health & Science Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, and precision gear

and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting OEM specifications. The segment accounted for 23% of both IDEX’s sales and operating income in 2009, with approximately 39% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

 

HST Core.  HST Core consists of the IDEX Health & Science (“IHS”) and Semrock business units. IHS is a consolidation of the Company’s Eastern Plastics, Innovadyne, Isolation Technologies, Rheodyne, Sapphire Engineering, Systec and Upchurch Scientific businesses and has facilities in Rohnert Park, California (Innovadyne, Rheodyne and Systec products); Bristol, Connecticut (Eastern Plastics products); Middleboro, Massachusetts (Isolation Technologies and Sapphire Engineering products); and Oak Harbor, Washington (Upchurch Scientific products). Rheodyne and Systec products include injectors, valves, fittings and accessories for the analytical instrumentation market. Rheodyne and Systec products are used by manufacturers of high pressure liquid chromatography equipment servicing the pharmaceutical, biotech, life science, food & beverage, and chemical markets. Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific products include fluidic components and systems for the analytical, biotech and diagnostic instrumentation markets, such as fittings, precision-dispensing pumps and valves, tubing and integrated tubing assemblies, filter sensors and other micro-fluidic and nano-fluidic components. Markets for Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific products include pharmaceutical, drug discovery, chemical, biochemical processing, genomics/proteomics research, environmental labs, food/agriculture, medical lab, personal care, and plastics/polymer/rubber production. Eastern Plastics products, which consist of high-precision integrated fluidics and associated engineered plastics solutions. Eastern Plastics products are used in a broad set of end markets including medical diagnostics, analytical instrumentation, and laboratory automation. In October 2007, the Company acquired Isolation Technologies, a leading developer of advanced column hardware and accessories for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) market. HPLC instruments are used in a variety of analytical chemistry applications, with primary commercial applications including drug discovery and quality control measurements for pharmaceutical and food/beverage testing. Semrock, which was acquired in October 2008, is a provider of optical filters for biotech and analytical instrumentation in the life sciences markets. Semrock’s optical filters are produced using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which enable it to offer its customers significant improvements in instrument performance and reliability. Semrock is located in Rochester, New York. Approximately 35% of HST Core’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Gast.  Gast includes the Company’s Gast and Jun-Air businesses. The Gast business is a leading manufacturer of air-moving products, including air motors, low-range and medium-range vacuum pumps, vacuum generators, regenerative blowers and fractional horsepower compressors. Gast products are used in a variety of long-life applications requiring a quiet, clean source of moderate vacuum or pressure. Markets served by Gast products include medical equipment, environmental equipment, computers & electronics, printing machinery, paint mixing machinery, packaging machinery, graphic arts, and industrial manufacturing. Based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Gast also has a facility in Redditch, England. Jun-Air is a provider of low-decibel, ultra-quiet vacuum compressors suitable for medical, dental and laboratory applications. Based in Norresundby, Denmark, Jun-Air has additional operations in Lyon, France, and Dankeryd, The Netherlands. Approximately 32% of Gast’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Micropump.  Micropump includes the Company’s Ismatec, Micropump and Trebor businesses. Micropump, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, is a leader in small, precision-engineered, magnetically and electromagnetically driven rotary gear, piston and centrifugal pumps. Micropump products are used in low-flow abrasive and corrosive applications. Markets served by Micropump products include printing machinery, medical equipment, paints & inks, chemical processing, pharmaceutical, refining, laboratory, electronics, pulp & paper, water treatment, textiles, peristaltic metering pumps, analytical process controllers and sample preparation systems. Ismatec, a leading manufacturer of peristaltic metering pumps, analytical process controllers, and sample preparation systems, has facilities in Glattbrugg, Switzerland and Wertheim-Mondfeld, Germany. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Trebor business is a leader in high-purity fluid handling products, including air-operated diaphragm pumps and deionized water-heating systems. Trebor products are used in manufacturing of semiconductors, disk drives and flat panel displays. Approximately 67% of Micropump’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

DISPENSING EQUIPMENT SEGMENT

 

The Dispensing Equipment Segment produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants, paints, and hair colorants and other personal care products used in a variety of retail and commercial

businesses around the world. The segment accounted for 9% of IDEX’s sales and 7% of IDEX’s operating income in 2009, with approximately 64% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

 

Dispensing Equipment is a leading American, European and Asian supplier of precision-designed tinting, mixing, dispensing and measuring equipment for auto refinishing, architectural paints and personal care products. Dispensing Equipment equipment is used in retail and commercial stores, hardware stores, home centers, department stores, automotive body shops as well as point-of-purchase dispensers and mixing equipment for the personal care and health and beauty industry. Dispensing Equipment is currently pursuing opportunities to use its precision mixing, dispensing and measuring expertise in the food and beverage areas. Dispensing Equipment is headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, with additional operations in Sassenheim, The Netherlands, Unanderra, Australia; Gennevilliers, France; Milan, Italy; Torun, Poland; Barcelona, Spain; and Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Approximately 64% of Dispensing Equipment’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

FIRE & SAFETY/DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS SEGMENT

 

The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, and engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications. The segment accounted for 20% of IDEX’s sales and 26% of IDEX’s operating income in 2009, with approximately 53% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

 

Fire Suppression.  Fire Suppression includes the Company’s Class 1, Hale and Godiva businesses, which produce truck-mounted and portable fire pumps, stainless steel valves, foam and compressed air foam systems, pump modules and pump kits, electronic controls and information systems, conventional and networked electrical systems, and mechanical components for the fire, rescue and specialty vehicle markets. Fire Suppression’s customers are primarily OEMs. Fire Suppression is headquartered in Ocala, Florida (Class 1 products), with additional facilities located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (Hale products); Neenah, Wisconsin (Class 1 products); and Warwick, England (Godiva products). Approximately 34% of Fire Suppression’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Rescue Tools.  Rescue tools includes the Company’s Dinglee, Hurst, Lukas and Vetter businesses, which produce hydraulic, battery, gas and electric-operated rescue equipment, hydraulic re-railing equipment, hydraulic tools for industrial applications, recycling cutters, pneumatic lifting and sealing bags for vehicle and aircraft rescue, environmental protection and disaster control, and shoring equipment for vehicular or structural collapse. Markets served by Rescue Tools products include public and private fire and rescue organizations. Rescue Tools has facilities in Shelby, North Carolina (Hurst products); Tianjin, China (Dinglee products); Erlangen, Germany (Lukas products); and Zulpich, Germany (Vetter products). Approximately 77% of Rescue Tools’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

Band-It.  Band-It is a leading producer of high-quality stainless steel banding, buckles and clamping systems. The BAND-IT^® brand is highly recognized worldwide. Band-It products are used for securing exhaust system heat and sound shields, industrial hose fittings, traffic signs and signals, electrical cable shielding, identification and bundling, and numerous other industrial and commercial applications. Markets for Band-It products include transportation equipment, oil & gas, general industrial maintenance, electronics, electrical, communications, aerospace, utility, municipal and subsea marine. Band-It is based in Denver, Colorado, with additional operations in Staveley Near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, and Singapore. Approximately 42% of Band-It’s 2009 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

 

GENERAL ASPECTS APPLICABLE TO THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

Competitors

 

The Company’s businesses participate in highly competitive markets. IDEX believes that the principal points of competition are product quality, price, design and engineering capabilities, product development, conformity to customer specifications, quality of post-sale support, timeliness of delivery, and effectiveness of our distribution channels.

Principal competitors of the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment are the Pump Solutions Group (Blackmer and Wilden products) of Dover Corporation (with respect to pumps and small horsepower compressors used in liquified petroleum gas distribution facilities, rotary gear pumps, and air-operated double-diaphragm pumps); the Milton Roy unit of United Technologies Corporation (with respect to metering pumps and controls); and Tuthill Corporation (with respect to rotary gear pumps).

 

Principal competitors of the Health & Science Technologies Segment are the Thomas division of Gardner Denver, Inc. (with respect to vacuum pumps and compressors); and Valco Instruments Co., Inc. (with respect to fluid injectors and valves).

 

The principal competitor of the Dispensing Equipment Segment is CPS Color Group Oy, which is owned by Nordic Capital (with respect to dispensing and mixing equipment for the paint industry).

 

The principal competitors of the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment are Waterous Company, a unit of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (with respect to truck-mounted firefighting pumps), Holmatro, Inc. (with respect to rescue tools), and Panduit Corporation (with respect to stainless steel bands, buckles and tools).

 

Employees

 

At December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately 5,300 employees. Approximately 8% were represented by labor unions with various contracts expiring through February 2012. Management believes that the Company’s relationship with their employees is good. The Company historically has been able to satisfactorily renegotiate its collective bargaining agreements, with its last work stoppage in March 1993.

 

Suppliers

 

The Company manufactures many of the parts and components used in its products. Substantially all materials, parts and components purchased by the Company are available from multiple sources.

 

Inventory and Backlog

 

The Company regularly and systematically adjusts production schedules and quantities based on the flow of incoming orders. Backlogs typically are limited to 1 to 11/2 months of production. While total inventory levels also may be affected by changes in orders, the Company generally tries to maintain relatively stable inventory levels based on its assessment of the requirements of the various industries served.

 

Shared Services

 

The Company has two production facilities in Suzhou, China, that support multiple IDEX business units. IDEX also has personnel in China, India and Singapore that provide sales and marketing, product design and engineering, and sourcing support to IDEX business units, as well as personnel in various locations in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Japan to support sales and marketing efforts of IDEX businesses in those regions.

 

Segment Information

 

For segment financial information for the years 2009, 2008, and 2007, see the table titled “Company and Business Segment Financial Information” presented on page 17 in Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 13 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” on page 48 in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

The following table sets forth the names of the executive officers of the Company, their ages, years of service, the positions held by them, and their business experience during the past 5 years.

 

 

Mr. Kingsley has been Chairman of the Board since April  2006. He was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005. Mr. Kingsley was hired as Chief Operating Officer in August 2004.

 

Mr. Romeo has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2004.

 

Mr. Morgan has been Vice President-Human Resources of the Company since June 2008. From February 2003 to June 2008, Mr. Morgan was Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Bally Total Fitness Corporation.

 

Mr. McMurray has been Vice President-Group Executive Process Technologies since August 2003. In February  2010, IDEX announced that Mr. McMurray will be retiring in April 2011. He will remain a corporate officer through his retirement with responsibilities for operational excellence, supply chain and environment, health and safety through his retirement date.

 

Mr. Mitts has been Vice President-Corporate Finance since September 2005. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Mitts was Chief Financial Officer of PerkinElmer’s Asia operations, based out of Singapore, from February 2002 to September 2005.

 

Mr. Notaro has served as Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary since March 1998.

 

Mr. Salliotte has been Vice President-Strategy and Business Development of the Company since October 2004.

 

Mr. Yates was appointed Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer in February  2010. Mr. Yates was hired as Vice President-Controller in October 2005. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Yates was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from November 1999 to October 2005.

 

Mr. Hostetler was appointed Vice President, Group Executive Fluid and Metering Technologies in February 2010. Mr. Hostetler joined IDEX in July 2005 as President of the Liquid Controls Group and was then appointed Vice President, Group Executive and President Energy and Water and IDEX Asia in December 2008. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Hostetler was General Manager, Assembly Solutions at Ingersoll-Rand.

Mr. Silvernail was appointed Vice President, Group Executive Health and Science Technologies and Global Dispensing in February 2010. From January 2009 to February 2010, Mr. Silvernail was Vice President, Group Executive Health and Science Technologies. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Silvernail served as Group President at Rexnord Industries from April 2005 to August 2008 and Group Vice President of Business Development at Newell Rubbermaid from September 2002 to February 2005.

 

The Company’s executive officers are elected at a meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders, and they serve until the next annual meeting of the Board, or until their successors are duly elected.

 

Public Filings

 

Copies of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are made available free of charge at www.idexcorp.com as soon as reasonably practicable after being filed electronically with the SEC. Our reports are also available free of charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

 

 

For an enterprise as diverse and complex as the Company, a wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to the factors affecting specific business operations identified in connection with the description of these operations and the financial results of these operations elsewhere in this report, the most significant factors affecting our operations include the following:

 

THE RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS AND CURRENT UNCERTAINTY IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR CASH FLOWS.

 

The recent financial crisis affecting the banking system and financial markets and the current uncertainty in global economic conditions have resulted in a tightening in the credit markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets, and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed income markets. There could be a number of follow-on effects from these economic developments on our business, including insolvency of key suppliers resulting in product delays; inability of customers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products and/or customer insolvencies; decreased customer confidence; and decreased customer demand, including order delays or cancellations.

 

CHANGES IN U.S. OR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PROFITABILITY OF ANY OF OUR BUSINESSES.

 

In 2009, 53% of the Company’s revenue was derived from domestic operations while 47% was international. The Company’s largest markets include life sciences & medical technologies, fire and rescue, petroleum LPG, paint and coatings, chemical processing and water & wastewater treatment. A slowdown in the economy and in particular any of these specific end markets could directly affect the Company’s revenue stream and profitability.

 

POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.

 

In 2009, approximately 47% of our total sales were to customers outside the U.S. We expect international operations and export sales to continue to contribute to earnings for the foreseeable future. Both the sales from international operations and export sales are subject in varying degrees to risks inherent in doing business outside the United States. Such risks include the following:

 

• possibility of unfavorable circumstances arising from host country laws or regulations;

 

• risks of economic instability;

 

• currency exchange rate fluctuations and restrictions on currency repatriation;

• potential negative consequences from changes to taxation policies;

 

• the disruption of operations from labor and political disturbances;

 

• changes in tariff and trade barriers and import or export licensing requirements; and,

 

• insurrection or war.

 

We cannot predict the impact such future, largely unforeseeable events might have on the Company’s operations.

 

AN INABILITY TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS CAN LIMIT THE COMPANY’S REVENUE AND PROFITABILITY.

 

The Company’s organic growth was down 14% in 2009 and flat in 2008. Approximately 20% of our revenue was derived from new products developed over the past three years. Our ability to continue to grow organically is tied to our ability to continue to develop new products.

 

OUR GROWTH STRATEGY INCLUDES ACQUISITIONS AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ACQUISITIONS OF SUITABLE CANDIDATES OR INTEGRATE ACQUISITIONS SUCCESSFULLY.

 

Our historical growth has included, and our future growth is likely to continue to include, in large part our acquisition strategy and the successful integration of acquired businesses into our existing operations.

 

We intend to continue to seek additional acquisition opportunities both to expand into new markets and to enhance our position in existing markets throughout the world. We cannot be assured, however, that we will be able to successfully identify suitable candidates, negotiate appropriate acquisition terms, obtain financing which may be needed to consummate such acquisitions, complete proposed acquisitions, successfully integrate acquired businesses into our existing operations or expand into new markets. In addition, we cannot assure you that any acquisition, once successfully integrated, will perform as planned, be accretive to earnings, or prove to be beneficial to our operations and cash flow.

 

Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies, services and products of the acquired companies and the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. In addition, prior acquisitions have resulted, and future acquisitions could result, in the incurrence of substantial additional indebtedness and other expenses. Once integrated, acquired operations may not achieve levels of revenues, profitability or productivity comparable with those achieved by our existing operations, or otherwise perform as expected.

 

THE MARKETS WE SERVE ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. THIS COMPETITION COULD LIMIT THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL AND REDUCE OUR OPERATING MARGINS.

 

Most of our products are sold in competitive markets. We believe that the principal points of competition in our markets are product quality, price, design and engineering capabilities, product development, conformity to customer specifications, quality of post-sale support, timeliness of delivery, and effectiveness of our distribution channels. Maintaining and improving our competitive position will require continued investment by us in manufacturing, engineering, quality standards, marketing, customer service and support, and our distribution networks. We cannot be assured that we will be successful in maintaining our competitive position. Our competitors may develop products that are superior to our products, or may develop methods of more efficiently and effectively providing products and services or may adapt more quickly than us to new technologies or evolving customer requirements. Pricing pressures also could cause us to adjust the prices of certain of our products to stay competitive. We cannot be assured that we will be able to compete successfully with our existing competitors or with new competitors. Failure to continue competing successfully could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS USED IN OUR PRODUCTS.

 

While we manufacture many of the parts and components used in our products, we require substantial amounts of raw materials and purchase some parts and components from suppliers. The availability and prices for raw materials, parts and components may be subject to curtailment or change due to, among other things, suppliers’ allocations to other purchasers, interruptions in production by suppliers, changes in exchange rates and prevailing price levels. Any change in the supply of, or price for, these raw materials or parts and components could materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES MAY HARM OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS.

 

We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound and Chinese Renminbi. Any significant change in the value of the currencies of the countries in which we do business against the U.S. Dollar could affect our ability to sell products competitively and control our cost structure, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. For additional detail related to this risk, see Part II. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

 

AN UNFAVORABLE OUTCOME WITH REGARDS TO ANY OF OUR PENDING CONTINGENCIES OR LITIGATION COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOW.

 

We currently are involved in certain legal and regulatory proceedings. Where it is reasonably possible to do so, we accrue estimates of the probable costs for the resolution of these matters. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future operating results for any particular quarter or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings. For additional detail related to this risk, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

WE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY RAPID CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES.

 

Our profitability may be adversely affected during any period of an unexpected or rapid increase in interest rates. The Company’s interest rate exposure was primarily related to the $400.1 million of total debt outstanding at December 31, 2009. The majority of the debt is priced at interest rates that float with the market. In order to mitigate this interest exposure, the Company entered into interest rate exchange agreements that effectively converted $345.0 million of our floating-rate debt to a fixed rate. A 50 basis point movement in the interest rate on the remaining $55.1 million floating-rate debt would result in an approximate $0.3 million annualized increase or decrease in interest expense and cash flow. For additional detail related to this risk, see Part II. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

 

OUR INTANGIBLE ASSETS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR TOTAL ASSETS AND A WRITE-OFF OF OUR INTANGIBLE ASSETS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE COMPANY’S NET WORTH.

 

Our total assets reflect substantial intangible assets, primarily goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. At December 31, 2009, goodwill and intangible assets totaled $1,180.4 million and $281.4 million, respectively. These goodwill and intangible assets result from our acquisitions, representing the excess of cost over the fair value of the tangible assets we have acquired. Annually, or when certain events occur that require a more current valuation, we assess whether there has been an impairment in the value of our goodwill or intangible assets. If future operating performance at one or more of our reporting units were to fall significantly below forecast levels, we could reflect, under current applicable accounting rules, a non-cash charge to operating income for an impairment. Any determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion of the goodwill or intangible assets could have a material negative effect on our results of operations and total capitalization. In accordance with Accounting

Standards Codification (“ASC”), 350, “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other”, the Company concluded that events had occurred and circumstances had changed in 2008 which required the Company to record a goodwill impairment of $30.1 million at Fluid Management, a reporting unit within the Company’s Dispensing Equipment Segment. See Note 5 in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further discussion on goodwill and intangible assets.

 

 

The Company has received no written comments regarding its periodic or current reports from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of its 2009 calendar year and that remain unresolved.

 

 

The Company’s principal plants and offices have an aggregate floor space area of approximately 4.0 million square feet, of which 2.5 million square feet (62%) is located in the U.S. and approximately 1.5 million square feet (38%) is located outside the U.S., primarily in Germany (8%), Italy (7%), the U.K. (6%) and Australia (4%). These facilities are considered to be suitable and adequate for their operations. Management believes we can meet the expected demand increase over the near term with our existing facilities, especially given our operational improvement initiatives that usually increase capacity. The Company’s executive office occupies approximately 26,000 square feet of leased space in Northbrook, Illinois.

 

Approximately 2.8 million square feet (69%) of the principal plant and office floor area is owned by the Company, and the balance is held under lease. Approximately 1.8 million square feet (44%) of the principal plant and office floor area is held by business units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment; 0.8 million square feet (19%) is held by business units in the Health & Science Technologies Segment; 0.6 million square feet (16%) is held by business units in the Dispensing Equipment Segment; and 0.7 million square feet (18%) is held by business units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment.

 

 

The Company and six of its subsidiaries are presently named as defendants in a number of lawsuits claiming various asbestos-related personal injuries, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos. Such components were acquired from third party suppliers, and were not manufactured by any of the subsidiaries. To date, the majority of the Company’s settlements and legal costs, except for costs of coordination, administration, insurance investigation and a portion of defense costs, have been covered in full by insurance subject to applicable deductibles. However, the Company cannot predict whether and to what extent insurance will be available to continue to cover such settlements and legal costs, or how insurers may respond to claims that are tendered to them.

 

Claims have been filed in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Most of the claims resolved to date have been dismissed without payment. The balance have been settled for various insignificant amounts. Only one case has been tried, resulting in a verdict for the Company’s business unit.

 

No provision has been made in the financial statements of the Company, other than for insurance deductibles in the ordinary course, and the Company does not currently believe the asbestos-related claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

The Company is also party to various other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

 

 

 

Information regarding the prices of, and dividends on, the Common Stock, and certain related matters, is incorporated herein by reference to “Shareholder Information” on the inner back cover of the 2009 Annual Report.

 

The principal market for the Common Stock is the New York Stock Exchange, but the Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange. As of February 18, 2010, Common Stock was held by approximately 7,000 shareholders and there were 81,000,451 shares of Common Stock outstanding, net of treasury shares.

 

For information pertaining to issuable securities under equity compensation plans and the related weighted average exercise price, see Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters”.

 

The following table provides information about Company purchases of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended December 31, 2009:

 

 

 

The following table compares total shareholder returns over the last five years to the Standard & Poor’s (the “S&P”) 500 Index, the S&P 600 Small Cap Industrial Machinery Index and the Russell 2000 Index assuming the value of the investment in IDEX Common Stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2004. Total return values for IDEX Common Stock, the S&P 500 Index, S&P 600 Small Cap Industrial Machinery Index and the Russell 2000 Index were calculated on cumulative total return values assuming reinvestment of dividends. The shareholder return shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

 

The “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this management’s discussion and analysis of our operations contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may relate to, among other things, capital expenditures, cost reductions, cash flow, and operating improvements and are indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “management believes,” “the Company believes,” “we believe,” “the Company intends” and similar words or phrases. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the date of this filing. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: economic and political consequences resulting from terrorist attacks and wars; levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and other countries around the world; pricing pressures and other competitive factors, and levels of capital spending in certain industries — all of which could have a material impact on our order rates and results, particularly in light of the low levels of order backlogs we typically maintain; our ability to make acquisitions and to integrate and operate acquired businesses on a profitable basis; the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies and its impact on pricing and cost competitiveness; political and economic conditions in foreign countries in which we operate; interest rates; capacity utilization and the effect this has on costs; labor markets; market conditions and material costs; and developments with respect to contingencies, such as litigation and environmental matters. The forward-looking statements included here are only made as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented here.

 

Historical Overview

 

IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ specifications. Our products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. Accordingly, our businesses are affected by levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and in other countries where we do business and by the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies. Levels of capacity utilization and capital spending in certain industries and overall industrial activity are among the factors that influence the demand for our products.

 

The Company consists of four reporting segments:  Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.

 

The Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for water and wastewater. The Health & Science Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting OEM specifications. The Dispensing Equipment Segment produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants, paints, and hair colorants and other personal care products used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, and engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications.

 

Results of Operations

 

On July 1, 2009 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC became the authoritative source of accounting principals to be applied to financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. In accordance with the ASC, citations to accounting literature in this report are to the relevant topic of the ASC or are presented in plain English.

The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial position and results of operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. For purposes of this discussion and analysis section, reference is made to the table on page 17 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data on page 28. We changed our method of accounting for inventory from the LIFO method to the FIFO method effective January 1, 2009 and applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein (see Note 2 in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data).

 

Performance in 2009 Compared with 2008

 

Sales in 2009 of $1,329.7 million were 11% lower than the $1,489.5 million recorded a year ago. This decrease reflects a 14% decrease in organic sales and 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 5% increase from four acquisitions (Richter — October 2008, iPEK — October 2008, IETG — October 2008 and Semrock — October 2008). Organic sales decreased in all four of the Company’s reporting segments. Domestic organic sales were down 13% versus the prior year, while international organic sales were down 15% in 2009. Sales to customers outside the U.S. represented 47% of total sales in both 2009 and 2008.

 

In 2009, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 48% of sales and 44% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 23% of both sales and operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 9% of sales and 7% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 20% of sales and 26% of operating income.

 

Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $641.1 million in 2009 decreased $56.6 million, or 8%, compared with 2008. This reflects a 16% decline in organic sales and 1% of unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 9% increase for acquisitions (Richter, iPEK and IETG). The decrease in organic growth was driven by weakness in chemical, energy, water and wastewater markets. In 2009, organic sales declined approximately 16% both domestically and internationally. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 46% of total segment sales in 2009 and 41% in 2008.

 

Health & Science Technologies sales of $304.3 million decreased $27.3 million, or 8%, in 2009 compared with last year. This change represents a 12% decrease in organic volume and 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 5% increase from the acquisition of Semrock. The decrease in organic sales reflects market softness in both core and non-core Health & Science Technologies businesses. In 2009, organic sales decreased 13% domestically and 10% internationally. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 39% of total segment sales in both 2009 and 2008.

 

Dispensing Equipment sales of $127.3 million decreased $36.6 million, or 22%, in 2009 compared with the prior year. Organic sales decreased 18%, while foreign currency translation accounted for 4% of the decrease. The decrease in organic growth was due to continued deterioration in capital spending in the European and North American markets. Organic domestic sales increased 8% compared with 2008, while organic international sales decreased 27%. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were 64% of total segment sales in 2009, down from 74% in 2008.

 

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $262.8 million decreased $37.7 million, or 13%, in 2009 compared with 2008. Organic sales activity decreased 9%, while foreign currency translation accounted for 4% of the decrease. The decrease in organic business growth was driven by lower demand for engineered band clamping systems and lower levels of municipal spending. In 2009, organic sales decreased 12% domestically and 7% internationally. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were 53% of total segment sales in 2009 and 54% in 2008.

 

Gross profit of $522.4 million in 2009 was $75.0 million, or 13%, lower than 2008. As a percent of sales, gross profit was 39.3% in 2009, which represented an 80 basis-point decrease from 40.1% in 2008. The decrease in gross margin primarily reflects lower volume and product mix.

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased to $325.5 million in 2009 from $343.4 million in 2008. The $17.9 million decrease reflects approximately $40.7 million for restructuring related savings and volume related expenses, partially offset by a $22.8 million increase for incremental costs associated with recently acquired businesses. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 24.5% for 2009 and 23.1% in 2008.

In 2009, the Company concluded that the fair value of each of its reporting units was in excess of its carrying value as of October 31, 2009, and thus no goodwill impairment was identified. However, a 10% decrease in fair value of the Banjo or the Water reporting units within the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment could potentially result in a goodwill impairment charge at these reporting units. The total goodwill balance for these two reporting units as of October 31, 2009 was $288.7 million. In 2008, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $30.1 million. The Company concluded in accordance with ASC 350 that events had occurred and circumstances had changed which required the Company to perform an interim period goodwill impairment test at Fluid Management, a reporting unit within the Company’s Dispensing Equipment Segment. Fluid Management had experienced a downturn in capital spending by its customer base and the loss of market share. The Company performed an impairment test and compared the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. It was determined that the fair value of Fluid Management was less than the carrying value of the net assets. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. The Company’s analysis resulted in an implied fair value of goodwill of $21.2 million.

 

In 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $12.1 million and $18.0 million, respectively, for employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas and facility closures resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives. These initiatives included severance benefits for 478 employees in 2009 and 380 in 2008. The Company is anticipating the employee reductions to be completed by mid 2010 with an expected additional total cost of $4.0 — $5.0 million in 2010, with severance payments expected to be fully paid by the end of 2011 using cash from operations.

 

Operating income decreased $21.1 million, or 10%, to $184.9 million in 2009 from $206.0 million in 2008. This decrease primarily reflects a decrease in volume, partially offset by the goodwill impairment charge in 2008 and the impact from acquisitions. Operating margins in 2009 were 13.9% of sales compared with 13.8% recorded in 2008.

 

In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $100.3 million and operating margins of 15.6% in 2009 were down from the $123.8 million and 17.7% recorded in 2008 principally due to lower sales. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $51.7 million and operating margins of 17.0% in 2009 were down from the $58.3 million and 17.6% recorded in 2008 due to lower volume. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, operating income of $15.1 million and operating margins of 11.9% in 2009 were up from the $10.7 million of operating loss recorded in 2008, due to the goodwill impairment charge in 2008, partially offset by continued deterioration in the North American and European markets. Operating income and operating margins in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $59.9 million and 22.8%, respectively, were lower than the $74.3 million and 24.7% recorded in 2008, due primarily to lower volume and unfavorable product mix.

Company and Business Segment Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Other income of $1.2 million in 2009 was $3.9 million lower than the $5.1 million in 2008, due to unfavorable foreign currency translation and lower interest income.

 

Interest expense decreased to $17.2 million in 2009 from $18.9 million in 2008. The decrease was due to a lower interest rate environment, the retirement of the $150.0 million senior notes to a lower interest rate in February 2008 and the conversion of $350.0 million floating-rate debt into fixed-rates.

 

The provision for income taxes decreased to $55.4 million in 2009 from $65.2 million in 2008. The effective tax rate decreased to 32.8% in 2009 from 33.9% in 2008, due to changes in the mix of global pre-tax income among taxing jurisdictions.

 

Net income for 2009 was $113.4 million, 11% lower than the $127.0 million earned in the same period of 2008. Diluted earnings per share in 2009 of $1.40 decreased $0.13, or 8%, compared with the same period last year.

 

Performance in 2008 Compared with 2007

 

Sales in 2008 of $1,489.5 million were 10% higher than the $1,358.6 million recorded in 2007. Seven acquisitions (Quadro — June 2007, Isolation Technologies — October 2007, ADS — January 2008, Richter — October 2008, iPEK — October 2008, IETG — October 2008 and Semrock — October 2008) completed since 2007 accounted for an improvement of 9%, foreign currency translation accounted for 1%, while organic sales were flat. Organic sales increased in the Fluid & Metering Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segments, but were down in the Health & Science Technologies and Dispensing Equipment segments. Domestic organic sales were down 3% versus the prior year, while international organic sales were up 4% over the prior year. Sales to customers outside the U.S. represented 47% of total sales in 2008 and 46% in 2007.

 

In 2008, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 47% of sales and 50% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 22% of sales and 24% of operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 11% of sales and (4)% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 20% of sales and 30% of operating income.

 

Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $697.7 million in 2008 rose $127.4 million, or 22%, compared with 2007. The acquisition of Quadro, ADS, Richter, iPEK and IETG accounted for 18% of the increase, while organic growth increased 4%. In 2008, organic sales grew approximately 2% domestically and 6% internationally. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 41% of total segment sales in 2008 and 42% in 2007.

 

Health & Science Technologies sales of $331.6 million increased $4.4 million, or 1%, in 2008 compared with last year. The acquisition of Isolation Technologies and Semrock accounted for 4% of the increase partially offset by a 3% decrease in organic volume. In 2008, organic sales decreased 2% domestically and 5% internationally. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 39% of total segment sales in 2008 and 2007.

 

Dispensing Equipment sales of $163.9 million decreased $14.1 million, or 8%, in 2008 compared with the prior year. Organic sales decreased 13%, while foreign currency translation accounted for an increase of 5%. Organic domestic sales decreased 35% compared with 2007, while organic international sales were essentially flat. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were 74% of total segment sales in 2008, up from 63% in 2007.

 

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $300.5 million increased $12.0 million, or 4%, in 2008 compared with 2007. Organic sales activity increased 3%, while foreign currency translation accounted for 1%. In 2008, organic sales decreased 4% domestically, while organic international sales increased 11%. Sales to customers outside the U.S. were 54% of total segment sales in 2008 and 49% in 2007.

 

Gross profit of $597.4 million in 2008 was $31.3 million, or 6%, higher than 2007. As a percent of sales, gross profit was 40.1% in 2008, which represented a 160 basis-point decrease from 41.7% in 2007. The decrease in gross margin primarily reflects product mix, inventory fair value expense, higher material costs and the effect from recent acquisitions.

 

SG&A expenses increased to $343.4 million in 2008 from $313.4 million in 2007. This increase primarily relates to our recent acquisitions. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 23.1% for both 2008 and 2007.

In 2008 the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $30.1 million. The Company concluded in accordance with ASC 350 that events had occurred and circumstances had changed which required the Company to perform an interim period goodwill impairment test at Fluid Management, a reporting unit within the Company’s Dispensing Equipment Segment. Fluid Management had experienced a downturn in capital spending by its customer base and the loss of market share. The Company performed an impairment test and compared the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. It was determined that the fair value of Fluid Management was less than the carrying value of the net assets. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. The Company’s analysis resulted in an implied fair value of goodwill of $21.2 million.

 

In October 2008, the date of our annual impairment test, the Company updated certain forecasts to reflect, among other things, the global economic downturn and other considerations. Because of these changes in circumstances, as of December 31, 2008 the Company reassessed the likelihood of any further impairment of our reporting units. No goodwill impairments were identified. However, further changes in our forecasts or changes in key assumptions could cause book values of certain reporting units to exceed their fair values which could have resulted in goodwill impairment charges in future periods. Except for two of our reporting units within the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment, a 10% decrease in the fair value of our reporting units did not result in goodwill impairment based on carrying values at December 31, 2008. The two reporting units which could have potentially resulted in a goodwill impairment if a 10% decrease in fair value were realized had a total goodwill balance of $204.2 million.

 

In 2008, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $18.0 million. These restructuring expenses were related to the Company’s restructuring program, which includes the previously announced cessation of manufacturing operations in its Dispensing Equipment segment’s Milan, Italy facility. The expenses recorded in 2008 included costs related to involuntary terminations and other direct costs associated with implementing these initiatives.

 

Operating income decreased $46.8 million, or 19%, to $206.0 million in 2008 from $252.8 million in 2007. This decrease consists of $18.0 million for restructuring-related charges, $30.1 million for a goodwill impairment charge, $10.6 million from the effect of the 2008 acquisitions and $4.1 million for the acquisition related inventory fair value expense, partially offset by $16.0 million in savings attributable to strategic sourcing and other operational excellence initiatives. Operating margins in 2008 were 13.8% of sales compared with 18.6% in 2007. The decrease in operating margins was primarily due to the impact of the restructuring-related and goodwill impairment charges, as well as expenses associated with recent acquisitions, partially offset by an increase in volume.

 

In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $123.8 million in 2008 was up from the $119.1 million recorded in 2007 principally due to increased volume, partially offset by the restructuring-related charges. Operating margins for Fluid & Metering Technologies of 17.7% in 2008 were down from 20.9% in 2007, primarily due to the impact of acquisitions and the restructuring-related charges. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $58.3 million and operating margins of 17.6% in 2008 were down from the $61.5 million and 18.8% recorded in 2007, principally due to recent acquisitions and the restructuring-related charges. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, an operating loss of $10.7 million and operating margins of (6.6)% in 2008 were down from the $39.2 million and 22.0% recorded in 2007, due to lower volume as a result of continued deterioration in capital spending for both North American and European markets, the restructuring-related and goodwill impairment charges and selective material cost increases. Operating income and operating margins in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $74.3 million and 24.7%, respectively, were higher than the $66.3 million and 23.0% recorded in 2007, due primarily to favorable product mix, partially offset by restructuring-related charges.

 

Other income of $5.1 million in 2008 was $1.7 million higher than the $3.4 million in 2007, due to favorable foreign currency translation and higher interest income.

 

Interest expense decreased to $18.9 million in 2008 from $23.4 million in 2007. The decrease was due to a lower interest rate environment, the retirement of the $150.0 million senior notes to a lower interest rate and the conversion of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt.

The provision for income taxes decreased to $65.2 million in 2008 from $78.5 million in 2007. The effective tax rate increased to 33.9% in 2008 from 33.7% in 2007, due to changes in the mix of global pre-tax income among taxing jurisdictions.

 

Income from continuing operations in 2008 was $127.0 million, 18% lower than the $154.4 million earned in 2007. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations in 2008 of $1.53 decreased $0.35, or 19%, compared with the same period of 2007.

 

Loss from discontinued operations in 2007 was $0.7 million or $0.01 per share, which resulted from the operations for Halox. The 2007 loss includes $0.7 million loss from operations and a $0.1 million loss from the sale of Halox, offset by a $0.1 million income adjustment from the sale of Lubriquip.

 

Net income for 2008 was $127.0 million, 17% lower than the $153.7 million earned in the same period of 2007. Diluted earnings per share in 2008 of $1.53 decreased $0.34, or 18%, compared with the same period last year.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 2009, working capital was $262.0 million and the Company’s current ratio was 2.4 to 1. Cash flows from operating activities decreased $10.5 million, or 5%, to $212.5 million in 2009.

 

Cash flows from operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $25.5 million and $28.4 million in 2009 and 2008, respectively. Capital expenditures were generally for machinery and equipment that improved productivity and tooling to support the global sourcing initiatives, although a portion was for business system technology and replacement of equipment and facilities. Management believes that the Company has ample capacity in its plants and equipment to meet expected needs for future growth in the intermediate term.

 

The Company acquired ADS in January 2008 for cash consideration of $156.1 million, Richter in October 2008 for cash consideration of $93.3 million and the assumption of approximately $8.7 million in debt related items, iPEK in October 2008 for cash consideration of $43.1 million and the assumption of approximately $1.4 million in debt related items, IETG in October 2008 for cash consideration of $35.0 million and the assumption of approximately $1.9 million in debt related items, Semrock in October 2008 for cash consideration of $60.6 million and Innovadyne Technologies, Inc (“Innovadyne”) for cash consideration of $3.3 million. Approximately $155.0 million of the cash payment for ADS was financed by borrowings under the Company’s credit facility, of which $140.0 million was reflected as restricted cash at December 31, 2007. Approximately $63.7 million, $33.2 million, $20.5 million, $60.0 million and $3.3 million of the cash payments for the acquisitions of Richter, iPEK, IETG, Semrock and Innovadyne, respectively, were financed by borrowings under the Company’s credit facility.

 

The Company maintains a $600.0 million unsecured domestic, multi-currency bank revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), which expires on December 21, 2011. At December 31, 2009 there was $298.7 million outstanding under the Credit Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaled approximately $7.1 million. The net available borrowing under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009, was approximately $294.2 million. Interest is payable quarterly on the outstanding borrowings at the bank agent’s reference rate. Interest on borrowings based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin is payable on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 24 basis points to 50 basis points. Based on the Company’s BBB rating at December 31, 2009, the applicable margin was 40 basis points. An annual Credit Facility fee, also based on the Company’s credit rating, is currently 10 basis points and is payable quarterly.

 

At December 31, 2009 the Company had one interest rate exchange agreement related to the Credit Facility. The interest rate exchange agreement, expiring in January 2011, effectively converted $250.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.25%. The fixed rate noted above is comprised of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 40 basis points on the Credit Facility.

 

There are two financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Credit Facility and Term Loan. As defined in the agreement, the minimum interest coverage ratio (operating cash flow to

interest) is 3.0 to 1 and the maximum leverage ratio (outstanding debt to operating cash flow) is 3.25 to 1. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants.

 

On April 18, 2008, the Company completed a $100.0 million unsecured senior bank term loan agreement (“Term Loan”), with covenants consistent with the existing Credit Facility and a maturity on December 21, 2011. At December 31, 2009, there was $95.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan with $5.0 million included within short term borrowings. Interest under the Term Loan is based on the bank agent’s reference rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin and is payable at the end of the selected interest period, but at least quarterly. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 45 to 100 basis points. Based on the Company’s current debt rating, the applicable margin is 80 basis points. The Term Loan requires repayments of $5.0 million and $7.5 million in April of 2010 and 2011, respectively, with the remaining balance due on December 21, 2011. The Company used the proceeds from the Term Loan to pay down existing debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Company currently maintains an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan which expires in December 2011. With a current notional amount of $95.0 million, the agreement effectively converted $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate is comprised of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 80 basis points on the Term Loan.

 

On April 21, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of its outstanding common shares. Repurchases under the new program will be funded with cash flow generation, and made from time to time in either the open market or through private transactions. The timing, volume, and nature of share repurchases will be at the discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, other priorities for cash investment, applicable securities laws, and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. In 2008, 2.3 million shares were purchased at a cost of $50.0 million; no shares were purchased in 2009.

 

Despite the downturn in global financial markets during 2008 and 2009, the Company has not experienced any liquidity issues and we continue to expect that our current liquidity, notwithstanding these adverse market conditions, will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements, interest on all borrowings, required debt repayments, any authorized share repurchases, planned capital expenditures, and annual dividend payments to holders of common stock during the next twelve months. In the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon terms acceptable to the Board of Directors, we may obtain all or a portion of the financing for the acquisitions through the incurrence of additional long-term borrowings. However, in light of recent adverse events in global financial and economic conditions, we cannot be certain that additional financing will be available on satisfactory terms, if at all.

 

Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments include pension and postretirement medical benefit plans, rental payments under operating leases, payments under capital leases, and other long-term obligations arising in the ordinary course of business. There are no identifiable events or uncertainties, including the lowering of our credit rating that would accelerate payment or maturity of any of these commitments or obligations.

 

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commercial commitments at December 31, 2009, and the future periods in which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash. In addition, the table reflects the timing of principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Additional detail

regarding these obligations is provided in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, as referenced in the table:

 

 

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We believe that the application of the following accounting policies, which are important to our financial position and results of operations, requires significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. For a summary of all of our accounting policies, including the accounting policies discussed below, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Revenue recognition — The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured. For product sales, delivery does not occur until the products have been shipped and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer. Revenue from services is recognized when the services are provided or ratably over the contract term. Some arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including the combination of products and services. In such cases, the Company has identified these as separate elements in accordance with ASC 985-65-25 “Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element Arrangements-Recognition” and recognizes revenue consistent with the policy for each separate element based on the fair value of each accounting unit. Revenues from certain long-term contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted long-term contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is reasonably possible that completion costs, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, will be revised in the near-term. Such revisions to costs and income are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

 

The Company records allowances for discounts, product returns and customer incentives at the time of sale as a reduction of revenue as such allowances can be reliably estimated based on historical experience and known trends. The Company also offers product warranties and accrues its estimated exposure for warranty claims at the time of sale based upon the length of the warranty period, warranty costs incurred and any other related information known to the Company.

 

Share-based compensation — The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation under the fair value recognition and measurement provisions of ASC Topic 718 “Compensation — Stock Compensation” and

applies the Binomial lattice option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options. The Binomial lattice option-pricing model incorporates certain assumptions, such as the expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected forfeiture rate and expected life of options, in order to arrive at a fair value estimate. As a result, share-based compensation expense, as calculated and recorded under ASC 718 could have been impacted if other assumptions were used. Furthermore, if the Company used different assumptions in future periods, share-based compensation expense could be impacted in future periods. See Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for additional information.

 

Inventory — The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor, and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis. We changed our method of accounting for inventory from the LIFO method to the FIFO method effective January 1, 2009 and applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein (see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data). We make adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence or impaired balances. Factors influencing these adjustments include changes in market demand, product life cycle and engineering changes.

 

Goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets — The Company evaluates the recoverability of certain noncurrent assets utilizing various estimation processes. An impairment of a long-lived asset exists when the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, and is recorded when the carrying amount is not recoverable through future operations. An intangible asset or goodwill impairment exists when the carrying amount of intangible assets and goodwill exceeds its fair value. Assessments of possible impairments of goodwill, long-lived or intangible assets are made when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable through future operations. Additionally, testing for possible impairment of recorded goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset balances is performed annually. The amount and timing of impairment charges for these assets require the estimation of future cash flows and the fair value of the related assets.

 

The Company’s business acquisitions result in recording goodwill and other intangible assets, which affect the amount of amortization expense and possible impairment expense that the Company will incur in future periods. The Company follows the guidance prescribed in ASC 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” to test goodwill and intangible assets for impairment. Annually, on October 31st, or more frequently if triggering events occur, the Company compares the fair value of their reporting units to the carrying value of each reporting unit to determine if a goodwill impairment exists.

 

The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit utilizing an income approach (discounted cash flows) weighted 50% and a market approach consisting of a comparable public company EBITDA multiples methodology weighted 50%. To determine the reasonableness of the calculated fair values, the Company reviews the assumptions to ensure that neither the income approach nor the market approach yielded significantly different valuations.

 

The key assumptions are updated each year for each reporting unit for the income and market methodology used to determine fair value. Various assumptions are utilized including forecasted operating results, annual operating plans, strategic plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, the weighted average cost of capital, comparable transactions, market data and EBITDA multiples. The assumptions that have the most significant effect on the fair value calculation are the weighted average cost of capital, the EBITDA multiples and terminal growth rates. The 2009 and 2008 ranges for these three assumptions utilized by the Company are as follows:

 

 

The Company concluded that the fair value of each of its reporting units was in excess of its carrying value as of October 31, 2009, and thus no goodwill impairment was identified. However, a 10% decrease in fair value of the

Banjo or the Water reporting units within the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment could potentially result in a goodwill impairment charge at these reporting units. The total goodwill balance for these two reporting units as of October 31, 2009 was $288.7 million.

 

Income taxes — The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 — “Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities based on currently enacted tax laws. The Company’s tax balances are based on management’s interpretation of the tax regulations and rulings in numerous taxing jurisdictions. Future tax authority rulings and changes in tax laws and future tax planning strategies could affect the actual effective tax rate and tax balances recorded by the Company.

 

Contingencies and litigation — We are currently involved in certain legal and regulatory proceedings and, as required and where it is reasonably possible to do so, we accrue estimates of the probable costs for the resolution of these matters. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future operating results for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.

 

Defined benefit retirement plans — The plan obligations and related assets of the defined benefit retirement plans are presented in Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Plan assets, which consist primarily of marketable equity and debt instruments, are valued using market quotations. Plan obligations and the annual pension expense are determined by consulting with actuaries using a number of assumptions provided by the Company. Key assumptions in the determination of the annual pension expense include the discount rate, the rate of salary increases, and the estimated future return on plan assets. To the extent actual amounts differ from these assumptions and estimated amounts, results could be adversely affected.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”. ASU 2009-05 provides clarification regarding valuation techniques when a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available in addition to treatment of the existence of restrictions that prevent the transfer of a liability. ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for an identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market (when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required) are Level 1 fair value measurements. This standard is effective for the first reporting period, including interim periods, beginning after issuance. Adoption of ASU 2009-05 did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

 

In July 2009, the ASC became the authoritative source of accounting principals to be applied to financial statements prepared in accordance with principles generally accepted in the U.S. In accordance with the ASC, citations to accounting literature in this report are to the relevant topic of the ASC or are presented in plain English. This standard is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard on its effective date.

 

In May 2009, the FASB issued an update to ASC 855 “Subsequent Events.” This standard establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued or available to be issued (“subsequent events”). This standard requires disclosure of the date through which the entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date. For public entities, this is the date the financial statements are issued. This standard does not apply to subsequent events or transactions that are within the scope of other principles generally accepted in the U.S. and will not result in significant changes in the subsequent events reported by the Company. This standard is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard on its effective date.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued an update to ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and ASC 270 “Interim Reporting.” This standard requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim and

annual financial statements. This standard is effective for periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard on its effective date.

 

In December 2008, the FASB issued ASC 715 “Compensation-Retirement Benefits.” This standard provides additional guidance on employers’ disclosures about the plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. ASC 715 requires disclosures about how investment allocation decisions are made, the fair value of each major category of plan assets, valuation techniques used to develop fair value measurements of plan assets, the impact of measurements on changes in plan assets when using significant unobservable inputs and significant concentrations of risk in the plan assets. These disclosures are required for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. The Company adopted this standard on its effective date.

 

In June 2008, the FASB issued an update to ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share.” This standard addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the allocation in computing earnings per share under the two-class method described in ASC 260. The FASB concluded that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. If awards are considered participating securities, the Company is required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The Company determined that its outstanding unvested shares are participating securities. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2009, earnings per common share are computed using the two-class method prescribed by ASC 260. All previously reported earnings per common share data has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the new computation method (see EPS in Note 1).

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued an update to ASC 805 “Business Combinations.” The objective of the standard is to establish principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any controlling interest; recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This standard is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008. Upon adoption, ASC 805 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. However, depending on the nature of an acquisition or the quantity of acquisitions entered into after the adoption, ASC 805 may significantly impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows when compared to acquisitions accounted for under prior U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and result in more earnings volatility and generally lower earnings due to, among other items, the expensing of deal costs and restructuring costs of acquired companies.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) — Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements.” ASU No. 2009-13 addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit. This guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which is based on: (a) vendor-specific objective evidence; (b) third-party evidence; or (c) estimates. This guidance also eliminates the residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. In addition, this guidance significantly expands required disclosures related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. ASU No. 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and early adoption is permitted. A company may elect, but will not be required, to adopt the amendments in ASU No. 2009-13 retrospectively for all prior periods. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU No. 2009-13 and has not yet determined the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company is subject to market risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate exchange agreements on our debt when we believe there is a financial advantage in doing so. A treasury risk management policy, adopted by the Board of Directors, describes the procedures and controls over derivative financial and commodity instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps. Under the policy, we do not use derivative financial or commodity instruments for trading purposes, and the use of these instruments is subject to strict approvals by senior officers. Typically, the use of derivative instruments is limited to foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate exchange agreements on the Company’s outstanding long-term debt. The Company’s exposure related to derivative instruments is, in the aggregate, not material to its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk is limited principally to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound and Chinese Renminbi. We manage our foreign exchange risk principally through invoicing our customers in the same currency as the source of our products. The effect of transaction gains and losses is reported within “Other income-net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

The Company’s interest rate exposure is primarily related to the $400.1 million of total debt outstanding at December 31, 2009. The majority of the debt is priced at interest rates that float with the market. In order to mitigate this interest exposure, the Company entered into interest rate exchange agreements that effectively converted $345.0 million of our floating-rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2009 to a fixed-rate. A 50-basis point movement in the interest rate on the remaining $55.1 million floating-rate debt would result in an approximate $0.3 million annualized increase or decrease in interest expense and cash flows.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS