METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

ý		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2011, OR
o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____________ TO ________________

Commission File Number: 1-13595

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		13-3668641
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

1900 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio 43240
and
Im Langacher, P.O. Box MT-100
CH 8606 Greifensee, Switzerland
(Zip Code)

1-614-438-4511 and +41-44-944-22-11

not applicable

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X    No ___

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web-site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes   X    No ___

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer.   X   Accelerated filer __Non-accelerated filer __ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company __

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ___  No   X  

The Registrant had 32,143,475 shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 31, 2011.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.		Financial Statements (Unaudited)
		Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements:
		Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010			3
		Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010			4
		Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and twelve months ended December 31, 2010			5
		Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010			6
		Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements at March 31, 2011			7
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			19
Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			28
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures			28
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings			29
Item 1A.		Risk Factors			29
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			29
Item 3.		Defaults upon Senior Securities			29
Item 5.		Other Information			29
Item 6.		Exhibits			30
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Net sales
Products		$	387,074			$	313,404
Service			111,692				103,247
Total net sales			498,766				416,651
Cost of sales
Products			167,713				134,331
Service			69,546				64,394
Gross profit			261,507				217,926
Research and development			26,351				22,465
Selling, general and administrative			161,378				135,014
Amortization			3,622				3,381
Interest expense			5,711				5,254
Restructuring charges			498				384
Other charges (income), net			669				254
Earnings before taxes			63,278				51,174
Provision for taxes			16,451				13,306
Net earnings		$	46,827			$	37,868
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings		$	1.45			$	1.12
Weighted average number of common shares			32,290,595				33,757,175
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings		$	1.41			$	1.10
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares			33,291,632				34,533,067

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

		March 31,				December 31,
		2011				2010
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	388,102			$	447,577
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $12,364 at March 31, 2011 and $11,536 at December 31, 2010			365,578				368,936
Inventories			247,190				217,104
Current deferred tax assets, net			51,755				44,548
Other current assets and prepaid expenses			64,572				66,730
Total current assets			1,117,197				1,144,895
Property, plant and equipment, net			380,743				364,472
Goodwill			444,181				434,699
Other intangible assets, net			113,223				104,372
Non-current deferred tax assets, net			97,001				95,996
Other non-current assets			146,501				138,629
Total assets		$	2,298,846			$	2,283,063
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable		$	134,257			$	138,105
Accrued and other liabilities			100,532				100,793
Accrued compensation and related items			94,580				138,358
Deferred revenue and customer prepayments			103,380				86,746
Taxes payable			51,745				49,577
Current deferred tax liabilities			17,336				17,705
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt			22,583				10,902
Total current liabilities			524,413				542,186
Long-term debt			677,833				670,301
Non-current deferred tax liabilities			126,664				124,523
Other non-current liabilities			180,959				174,469
Total liabilities			1,509,869				1,511,479
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares			-				-
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 125,000,000 shares; issued 44,786,011 and 44,786,011 shares; outstanding 32,143,475 and 32,425,315 shares at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively			448				448
Additional paid-in capital			602,961				597,195
Treasury stock at cost (12,642,536 shares at March 31, 2011 and 12,360,696 shares at December 31, 2010)			(1,108,874	)			(1,057,390	)
Retained earnings			1,267,325				1,223,130
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			27,117				8,201
Total shareholders’ equity			788,977				771,584
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	2,298,846			$	2,283,063

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three months ended March 31, 2011 and twelve months ended December 31, 2010
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

																						Accumulated
		Common Stock								Additional												Other
										Paid-in								Retained				Comprehensive
		Shares				Amount				Capital				Treasury Stock				Earnings				Income (Loss)				Total
Balance at December 31, 2009			33,851,124			$	448			$	574,034			$	(857,130	)		$	1,009,995			$	(16,209	)		$	711,138
Exercise of stock options and restricted stock units			527,276				-				-				39,555				(19,100	)			-				20,455
Other treasury stock issuances			2,549				-				-				183				87				-				270
Repurchases of common stock			(1,955,634	)			-				-				(239,998	)			-				-				(239,998	)
Tax benefit resulting from exercise of certain employee stock options			-				-				10,776				-				-				-				10,776
Share-based compensation			-				-				12,385				-				-				-				12,385
Comprehensive income:
Net earnings			-				-				-				-				232,148				-				232,148
Net unrealized loss on cash flow hedging arrangements, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				(6,410	)			(6,410	)
Change in currency translation adjustment, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				31,647				31,647
Pension adjustment, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				(827	)			(827	)
Total comprehensive income																											256,558
Balance at December 31, 2010			32,425,315			$	448			$	597,195			$	(1,057,390	)		$	1,223,130			$	8,201			$	771,584
Exercise of stock options and restricted stock units			72,160				-				-				5,695				(2,632	)			-				3,063
Repurchases of common stock			(354,000	)			-				-				(57,179	)			-				-				(57,179	)
Tax benefit resulting from exercise of certain employee stock options			-				-				2,579				-				-				-				2,579
Share-based compensation			-				-				3,187				-				-				-				3,187
Comprehensive income:
Net earnings			-				-				-				-				46,827				-				46,827
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedging arrangements, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				627				627
Change in currency translation adjustment, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				19,325				19,325
Pension adjustment, net of tax			-				-				-				-				-				(1,036	)			(1,036	)
Total comprehensive income (a)																											65,743
Balance at March 31, 2011			32,143,475			$	448			$	602,961			$	(1,108,874	)		$	1,267,325			$	27,117			$	788,977

(a)

Total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $22,388.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		$	46,827			$	37,868
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			7,383				7,447
Amortization			3,622				3,381
Deferred tax provision			(6,593	)			(1,806	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements			(2,347	)			(920	)
Share-based compensation			3,187				3,015
Other			(27	)			29
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
Trade accounts receivable, net			14,604				3,949
Inventories			(22,238	)			(11,023	)
Other current assets			425				(2,007	)
Trade accounts payable			(6,457	)			(2,134	)
Taxes payable			923				3,142
Accruals and other			(32,785	)			3,553
Net cash provided by operating activities			6,524				44,494
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			48				37
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(17,559	)			(10,461	)
Acquisitions			(14,532	)			(12,528	)
Other investing activities			(902	)			-
Net cash used in investing activities			(32,945	)			(22,952	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings			28,784				23,851
Repayments of borrowings			(11,488	)			(19,199	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises			3,063				3,005
Repurchases of common stock			(57,179	)			(29,181	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements			2,347				920
Other financing activities			(87	)			191
Net cash used in financing activities			(34,560	)			(20,413	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			1,506				(277	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(59,475	)			852
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period			447,577				85,031
End of period		$	388,102			$	85,883

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

            Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (“Mettler-Toledo” or the “Company”) is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The Company manufactures weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial, packaging, logistics and food retailing applications. The Company also manufactures several related analytical instruments and provides automated chemistry solutions used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the Company manufactures metal detection and other end-of-line inspection systems used in production and packaging and provides solutions for use in certain process analytics applications. The Company’s primary manufacturing facilities are located in China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Company’s principal executive offices are located in Columbus, Ohio and Greifensee, Switzerland.

            The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include all entities in which the Company has control, which are its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The interim consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2011 and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

            The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011.

            The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from those estimates. A discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

            All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

            Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Trade Accounts Receivable

            Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company’s best estimate of probable credit losses in its existing trade accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based upon a review of both specific accounts for collection and the age of the accounts receivable portfolio.

Inventories

            Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost, which includes direct materials, labor and overhead, is generally determined using the first in, first out (FIFO) method. The estimated net realizable value is based on assumptions for future demand and related pricing. Adjustments to the cost basis of the Company’s inventory are made for excess and obsolete items based on usage, orders and technological obsolescence. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, reductions in the value of inventory may be required.

            Inventories consisted of the following:

		March 31,				December 31,
		2011				2010
Raw materials and parts		$	111,874			$	101,660
Work-in-progress			43,764				36,615
Finished goods			91,552				78,829
		$	247,190			$	217,104

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

            Goodwill, representing the excess of purchase price over the net asset value of companies acquired, and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment annually in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset might be impaired. The annual evaluation is based on valuation models that estimate fair value based on expected future cash flows and profitability projections.

            Other intangible assets include indefinite-lived assets and assets subject to amortization. Where applicable, amortization is charged on a straight-line basis over the expected period to be benefited. The straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the cost of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained by the Company in each reporting period.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

The Company assesses the initial acquisition of intangible assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and the continued accounting for previously recognized intangible assets and goodwill in accordance with the provisions of ASC 350 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” and ASC 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment.”

            Other intangible assets consist of the following:

		March 31, 2011								December 31, 2010
		Gross				Accumulated				Gross				Accumulated
		Amount				Amortization				Amount				Amortization
Customer relationships		$	86,874			$	(16,614	)		$	80,674			$	(15,968	)
Proven technology and patents			38,956				(23,173	)			36,262				(22,298	)
Tradename (finite life)			3,993				(829	)			2,420				(760	)
Tradename (indefinite life)			23,634				-				23,634				-
Other			510				(128	)			510				(102	)
		$	153,967			$	(40,744	)		$	143,500			$	(39,128	)

            The annual aggregate amortization expense based on the current balance of other intangible assets is estimated at $6.5 million for 2011, $6.4 million for 2012, $5.0 million for 2013, $4.9 million for 2014 and $4.2 million for 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense associated with the above intangible assets of $1.5 million and $1.6 million was recognized, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, purchased intangible amortization, net of tax was $0.9 million in each period.

            In addition to the above amortization, the Company recorded amortization expense associated with capitalized software of $2.1 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

            Revenue is recognized when title to a product has transferred and any significant customer obligations have been fulfilled. Standard shipping terms are generally FOB shipping point in most countries and, accordingly, title and risk of loss transfers upon shipment. In countries where title cannot legally transfer before delivery, the Company defers revenue recognition until delivery has occurred. The Company generally maintains the right to accept or reject a product return in its terms and conditions and also maintains appropriate accruals for outstanding credits. Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are included in total net sales and the associated expense is recorded in cost of sales for all periods presented. Other than a few small software applications, the Company does not sell software products without the related hardware instrument as the software is embedded in the instrument. The Company’s products typically require no significant production, modification or customization of the hardware or software that is essential to the functionality of the products. To the extent the Company’s solutions have a post-shipment obligation, such as customer acceptance, revenue is deferred until the obligation has been completed. The Company defers product revenue where installation is required, unless such installation is deemed perfunctory. The Company also sometimes enters into certain arrangements that require the separate delivery of multiple goods and/or services. These deliverables are accounted for separately if the deliverables have standalone value and the performance of undelivered items is probable and within the

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

Company’s control. The allocation of revenue between the separate deliverables is typically based on the relative selling price at the time of the sale in accordance with a number of factors including service technician billing rates, time to install and geographic location. The adoption of the recently issued multiple-element arrangement guidance on January 1, 2011, has not and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

            Further, certain products are also sold through indirect distribution channels whereby the distributor assumes any further obligations to the customer upon title transfer. Revenue is recognized on these products upon transfer of title and risk of loss to its distributors. Distributor discounts are offset against revenue at the time such revenue is recognized.

            Service revenue not under contract is recognized upon the completion of the service performed. Spare parts sold on a stand-alone basis are recognized upon title and risk of loss transfer which is generally at the time of shipment. Revenues from service contracts are recognized ratably over the contract period. These contracts represent an obligation to perform repair and other services including regulatory compliance qualification, calibration, certification and preventative maintenance on a customer’s pre-defined equipment over the contract period. Service contracts are separately priced and payment is typically received from the customer at the beginning of the contract period.

Warranty

            The Company generally offers one-year warranties on most of its products. Product warranties are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. While the Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, its warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, material usage and service costs incurred in correcting a product failure.

            The Company’s accrual for product warranties is included in accrued and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Changes to the Company’s accrual for product warranties for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:

		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Balance at beginning of period		$	15,680			$	15,856
Accruals for warranties			3,666				2,807
Foreign currency translation			445				(439	)
Payments/utilizations			(3,130	)			(4,468	)
Balance at end of period		$	16,661			$	13,756

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

Employee Termination Benefits

            In situations where contractual termination benefits exist, the Company records accruals for employee termination benefits when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability is reasonably estimable. All other employee termination arrangements are recognized and measured at their fair value at the communication date unless the employee is required to render additional service beyond the legal notification period, in which case the liability is recognized ratably over the future service period.

Share-Based Compensation

            The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative in the consolidated statement of operations with a corresponding offset to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company recorded $3.2 million and $3.0 million of share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Research and Development

            Research and development costs primarily consist of salaries, consulting and other costs. The Company expenses these costs as incurred.

3.         ACQUISITIONS

            In March 2011, the Company completed acquisitions totaling $15.4 million, of which $12.0 million related to an X-ray inspection solutions business that will be integrated into the Company’s product inspection product offering. Goodwill recorded in connection with these acquisitions totaled $4.4 million, of which $1.9 million is included in the Company’s U.S. Operations segment and $2.5 million is included in the Company’s Swiss Operations segment. The Company also recorded $9.9 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename, customer relationships and technology. The weighted average amortization periods are 15 years for both tradename and customer relationships and 10 years for technology.

            In January 2010, the Company acquired a pipette distributor located in the United Kingdom for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.5 million. Goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition totaled $7.4 million, which is included in the Company’s Western European Operations segment. The Company also recorded $4.5 million of identified intangibles pertaining to tradename and customer relationships. The weighted average amortization periods are 7 years for tradename and 30 years for customer relationships.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

4.         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

            As more fully described below, the Company enters into certain interest rate swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. The amount of the Company’s fixed obligation interest payments may change based upon the expiration dates of its interest rate swap agreements and the level and composition of its debt. The Company also enters into certain foreign currency forward contracts to limit the Company’s exposure to currency fluctuations on the respective hedged items. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. For additional disclosures on the fair value of financial instruments, also see Note 5 to the interim consolidated financial statements.

            Cash Flow Hedge

            The Company has an interest rate swap agreement, designated as a cash flow hedge. The agreement is a forward-starting swap which changed the floating rate LIBOR-based interest payments associated with $100 million in forecasted borrowings under the Company’s credit facility to a fixed obligation of 3.24% beginning in October 2010. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company settled $100 million of its original $200 million arrangement, resulting in expense of $0.6 million being reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense. The forward starting swap is recorded in other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at its fair value at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 of $4.9 million and $5.8 million, respectively. The effective portion of the loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and March 31 2010 was $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The amount recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 was a gain of $1.0 million and a loss of $4.1 million, respectively. A net after tax derivative loss of $1.9 million based upon interest rates at March 31, 2011, is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings in the next twelve months. Through March 31, 2011 no hedge ineffectiveness has occurred in relation to this hedge.

            Other Derivatives

            The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts in order to economically hedge short-term intercompany balances largely denominated in Swiss franc and other major European currencies with its foreign businesses. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, these contracts are considered “derivatives not designated as hedging instruments”. Gains or losses on these instruments are reported in current earnings. The foreign currency forward contracts were reported at their fair value in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 in other current assets of $0.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively and other liabilities of $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The net gain/loss recognized in other charges (income), net during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 was insignificant. The net loss recognized in other charges (income), net during the three month period ended March 31, 2010 was $1.6 million. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, these contracts had a notional value of $111.2 million and $99.3 million, respectively.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

5.         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

            At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had derivative assets totaling $0.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and derivative liabilities totaling $5.3 million and $6.1 million, respectively. The fair values of the interest rate swap agreement and foreign currency forward contracts that economically hedge short-term intercompany balances are estimated based upon inputs from current valuation information obtained from dealer quotes and priced with observable market assumptions and appropriate valuation adjustments for credit risk. The Company has evaluated the valuation methodologies used to develop the fair values by dealers in order to determine whether such valuations are representative of an exit price in the Company’s principal market. In addition, the Company uses an internally developed model to perform testing on the valuations received from brokers. The Company has also considered both its own credit risk and counterparty credit risk in determining fair value and determined these adjustments were insignificant at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

            At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $197.8 million and $243.5 million of cash equivalents, respectively, the fair value of which is determined through quoted and corroborated prices in active markets. The fair value of cash equivalents approximates cost.

            The difference between the fair value and carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt is not material.

            Under U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement consists of observable and unobservable inputs that reflect the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability.

            A fair value hierarchy has been established that categorizes these inputs into three levels:

Level 1:		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
Level 2:		Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
Level 3:		Unobservable inputs

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

            The following table presents for each of these hierarchy levels, the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

		March 31, 2011																December 31, 2010
		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Assets:
Cash equivalents		$	197,807			$	185,002			$	12,805			$	-			$	243,514			$	230,000			$	13,514			$	-
Foreign currency forward contracts			341				-				341				-				1,763				-				1,763				-
Total		$	198,148			$	185,002			$	13,146			$	-			$	245,277			$	230,000			$	15,277			$	-
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap agreement		$	4,854			$	-			$	4,854			$	-			$	5,842			$	-			$	5,842			$	-
Foreign currency forward contracts			453				-				453				-				305				-				305				-
Total		$	5,307			$	-			$	5,307			$	-			$	6,147			$	-			$	6,147			$	-

6.         INCOME TAXES

            The provision for taxes is based upon the Company’s projected annual effective tax rate of 26% for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.

7.         DEBT

            Debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2011:

		March 31, 2011
						Other Principal
						Trading
		U.S. Dollar				Currencies				Total
6.30% $100 million Senior Notes		$	100,000			$	-			$	100,000
Credit facility			496,000				67,676				563,676
Other local arrangements			-				36,740				36,740
Total debt			596,000				104,416				700,416
Less: current portion			-				(22,583	)			(22,583	)
Total long-term debt		$	596,000			$	81,833			$	677,833

            As of March 31, 2011, the Company had $380.8 million of availability remaining under the credit facility.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

8.         SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM AND TREASURY STOCK

            The Company has a $2.25 billion share repurchase program, of which there is $863.4 million remaining to repurchase common shares as of March 31, 2011. The share repurchases are expected to be funded from cash balances, borrowings and cash generated from operating activities. Repurchases will be made through open market transactions, and the amount and timing of purchases will depend on business and market conditions, the stock price, trading restrictions, the level of acquisition activity and other factors. The Company has purchased 17.6 million shares since the inception of the program through March 31, 2011.

            During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company spent $57.2 million and $29.2 million on the repurchase of 354,000 shares and 284,999 shares at an average price per share of $161.50 and $102.37, respectively. The Company reissued 72,160 shares and 76,112 shares held in treasury for the exercise of stock options and restricted stock units during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company also reissued 2,549 shares held in treasury during the three months ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to its 2007 Share Plan which extends certain eligible employees the option to receive a percentage of their annual cash incentive in shares of the Company’s stock. There were no shares reissued related to the 2007 Share Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

9.         EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

            In accordance with the treasury stock method, the Company has included the following common equivalent shares in the calculation of diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, solely relating to outstanding stock options and restricted stock units.

		2011				2010
Three months ended		1,001,037				775,892

            Outstanding options and restricted stock units to purchase or receive 171,854 shares and 723,123 shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares as such options and restricted stock units would be anti-dilutive.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

10.       NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST

            Net periodic cost for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and U.S. post-retirement medical plan includes the following components for the three months ended March 31:

																		Other U.S.
		U.S. Pension Benefits								Non-U.S. Pension Benefits								Post-retirement benefits
		2011				2010				2011				2010				2011				2010
Service cost, net		$	83			$	66			$	3,357			$	3,290			$	76			$	74
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations			1,606				1,610				5,914				5,632				183				189
Expected return on plan assets			(1,875	)			(1,727	)			(8,148	)			(7,266	)			-				-
Net amortization and deferral			-				-				(349	)			(313	)			-				(168	)
Recognition of actuarial losses/(gains)			1,276				1,324				285				270				(173	)			(184	)
Net periodic pension cost/(credit)		$	1,090			$	1,273			$	1,059			$	1,613			$	86			$	(89	)

            As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company expects to make employer pension contributions of approximately $19.1 million to its non-U.S. pension plans and employer contributions of approximately $1.4 million to its U.S. post-retirement medical plan during the year ended December 31, 2011. These estimates may change based upon several factors, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, actual returns on plan assets and changes in legal requirements.

11.       RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

            During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company initiated a global cost reduction program which has substantially been completed. Charges under the program primarily comprise severance costs. A rollforward of the Company’s accrual for restructuring activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is as follows:

		Employee				Lease
		Related				Termination				Other				Total
Balance at December 31, 2010		$	7,721			$	4			$	131			$	7,856
Restructuring charges			412				-				86				498
Cash payments			(1,255	)			(4	)			(154	)			(1,413	)
Impact of foreign currency			289				-				-				289
Balance at March 31, 2011		$	7,167			$	-			$	63			$	7,230

12.       OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

            Other charges (income), net consists primarily of interest income, (gains) losses from foreign currency transactions and other items.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

13.       SEGMENT REPORTING

            As disclosed in Note 18 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company has determined there are five reportable segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations and Other.

            The Company evaluates segment performance based on segment profit for segment reporting (gross profit less research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses, before amortization, interest expense, restructuring charges, other charges (income), net and taxes).

            The following tables show the operations of the Company’s operating segments:

		Net Sales to				Net Sales to
For the three months ended		External				Other				Total Net				Segment
March 31, 2011		Customers				Segments				Sales				Profit				Goodwill (c)
U.S. Operations		$	148,212			$	18,688			$	166,900			$	22,330			$	308,220
Swiss Operations			31,645				101,262				132,907				29,080				23,550
Western European Operations			152,860				25,588				178,448				18,467				97,525
Chinese Operations			74,837				30,337				105,174				20,689				683
Other (a)			91,212				809				92,021				9,467				14,203
Eliminations and Corporate (b)			-				(176,684	)			(176,684	)			(26,255	)			-
Total		$	498,766			$	-			$	498,766			$	73,778			$	444,181
		Net Sales to				Net Sales to
For the three months ended		External				Other				Total Net				Segment
March 31, 2010		Customers				Segments				Sales				Profit				Goodwill (c)
U.S. Operations		$	133,552			$	14,045			$	147,597			$	23,392			$	319,139
Swiss Operations			22,504				72,969				95,473				17,949				18,204
Western European Operations			136,758				19,643				156,401				15,072				91,618
Chinese Operations			54,751				20,820				75,571				14,836				650
Other (a)			69,086				798				69,884				4,245				12,917
Eliminations and Corporate (b)			-				(128,275	)			(128,275	)			(15,047	)			-
Total		$	416,651			$	-			$	416,651			$	60,447			$	442,528

(a)		Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and other countries.
(b)		Eliminations and Corporate includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions as well as certain corporate expenses and intercompany investments, which are not included in the Company’s operating segments.
(c)		Goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2011 includes additions of $1.9 in U.S. Operations and $2.5 in Swiss Operations related to acquisitions. See Note 3 for additional information. Goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2010 includes an addition of $7.4 million in Western European Operations related to our acquisition of a pipette distributor. Other goodwill changes are primarily related to foreign currency fluctuations.

METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At March 31, 2011 – Unaudited (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data, unless otherwise stated)

            A reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit for the three months ended March 31 follows:

		Three months ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Earnings before taxes		$	63,278			$	51,174
Amortization			3,622				3,381
Interest expense			5,711				5,254
Restructuring charges			498				384
Other charges (income), net			669				254
Segment profit		$	73,778			$	60,447

            During the three months ended March 31, 2011, restructuring charges of $0.5 million were recognized, of which $0.3 million and $0.2 million related to the Company’s U.S. and Swiss operations, respectively. Restructuring charges of $0.4 million were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2010, of which $0.1 million, $0.2 million, $0.1 million related to the Company’s U.S., Western European, and Chinese operations, respectively.

14.       CONTINGENCIES

            The Company is party to various legal proceedings, including certain environmental matters, incidental to the normal course of business. Management does not expect that any of such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

            The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

General

            Our interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011.

            Local currency changes exclude the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Local currency amounts are determined by translating current and previous year consolidated financial information at an index utilizing historical currency exchange rates. We believe local currency information provides a helpful assessment of business performance and a useful measure of results between periods. We do not, nor do we suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. We present non-GAAP financial measures in reporting our financial results to provide investors with an additional analytical tool to evaluate our operating results.

Results of Operations – Consolidated

            The following tables set forth certain items from our interim consolidated statements of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands).

		Three months ended March 31,
		2011								2010
		(unaudited)				%				(unaudited)				%
Net sales		$	498,766				100.0			$	416,651				100.0
Cost of sales			237,259				47.6				198,725				47.7
Gross profit			261,507				52.4				217,926				52.3
Research and development			26,351				5.3				22,465				5.4
Selling, general and administrative			161,378				32.4				135,014				32.4
Amortization			3,622				0.7				3,381				0.8
Interest expense			5,711				1.1				5,254				1.3
Restructuring charges			498				0.1				384				0.1
Other charges (income), net			669				0.1				254				-
Earnings before taxes			63,278				12.7				51,174				12.3
Provision for taxes			16,451				3.3				13,306				3.2
Net earnings		$	46,827				9.4			$	37,868				9.1

            Net sales

            Net sales were $498.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $416.7 million for the corresponding period in 2010. This represents an increase in U.S. dollars of 20%. Excluding the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations, or in local currencies, net sales increased 17% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

            Our net sales by geographic destination for the three months ended March 31, 2011 in U.S. dollars increased 13% in the Americas, 18% in Europe and 32% in Asia/Rest of World. In local currencies, our net sales by geographic destination increased 12% in the Americas, 16% in Europe and 25% in Asia/Rest of World. A discussion of sales by operating segment is included below.

            As described in Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, our net sales comprise product sales of precision instruments and related services. Service revenues are primarily derived from repair and other services, including regulatory compliance qualification, calibration, certification, preventative maintenance and spare parts.

            Net sales of products increased 24% in U.S. dollars during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding prior period and increased 20% in local currencies. Service revenue (including spare parts) increased 8% in U.S. dollars during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010 and increased 6% in local currencies.

            Net sales for our laboratory-related products, which represented approximately 46% of our total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011, increased 20% in U.S. dollars and increased 16% in local currencies during the three months ended March 31, 2011, principally driven by strong growth in our analytical instruments, laboratory balances and process analytics product categories across most geographies.

            Net sales of our industrial-related products, which represented approximately 44% of our total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011, increased 23% in U.S. dollars and increased 21% in local currencies for the three months ended March 31, 2011. We experienced strong sales growth across most product categories and geographies.

            Net sales in our food retailing markets, which represented approximately 10% of our total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011, increased 6% in U.S. dollars and increased 5% in local currencies during the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to sales growth in Europe related to increased project activity, offset in part by decreased sales in the U.S. Food retailing sales were reduced by approximately 5% due to product line exits.

            Gross profit

            Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 52.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 52.3% for the corresponding period in 2010.

            Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for products was 56.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 57.1% for the corresponding period in 2010.

            Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for services (including spare parts) was 37.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 37.6% for the corresponding period in 2010.

            The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales reflects benefits from increased sales volume and operating efficiencies, as well as pricing. These results were partly offset by unfavorable currency, as well as increased material costs.

            Research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses

            Research and development expenses as a percentage of net sales were 5.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to 5.4% for the corresponding period in 2010. Research and development expenses increased 17% in U.S. dollars and increased 11%, in local currencies, during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010 relating to the timing of research and development project activity.

            Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were 32.4% for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 20% in U.S. dollars and increased 16%, in local currencies, during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding periods in 2010. The increase is primarily due to increased performance-related compensation costs, sales and marketing investments, particularly in emerging markets and non-capitalizable expenses related to our Blue Ocean multi-year program of information technology investment.

            Interest expense, other charges (income), net and taxes

            Interest expense was $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $5.3 million for the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in interest expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 is primarily a result of additional borrowings during the fourth quarter of 2010, in order to facilitate foreign earnings repatriation.

            Other charges (income), net consists primarily of interest income, (gains) losses from foreign currency transactions and other items. The increase in other charges (income), net of $0.4 million compared to the prior year is primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations.

            The provision for taxes is based upon our projected annual effective tax rate of 26% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Our consolidated income tax rate is lower than the U.S. statutory rate primarily because of benefits from lower-taxed non-U.S. operations. The most significant of these lower-taxed operations are in Switzerland and China.

Results of Operations – by Operating Segment

            The following is a discussion of the financial results of our operating segments. We currently have five reportable segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations and Other. A more detailed description of these segments is outlined in Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

            U.S. Operations (amounts in thousands)

		Three months ended March 31
			2011				2010			%		1)
Total net sales		$	166,900			$	147,597				13	%
Net sales to external customers		$	148,212			$	133,552				11	%
Segment profit		$	22,330			$	23,392				-5	%

     ¹⁾ Represents U.S. dollar growth (decline) for net sales and segment profit.

            The increase in total net sales and net sales to external customers for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflect strong increases in most product categories, particularly analytical instruments and product inspection products. Net sales in our U.S. operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were reduced by approximately 1% from product line exits.

            Segment profit decreased $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease in segment profit was primarily due to investments in sales and marketing, higher performance-related compensation costs, non-capitalizable expenses related to our Blue Ocean program and increased product costs, partially offset by increased sales volume.

            Swiss Operations (amounts in thousands)

		Three months ended March 31
			2011				2010			%		1)
Total net sales		$	132,907			$	95,473				39	%
Net sales to external customers		$	31,645			$	22,504				41	%
Segment profit		$	29,080			$	17,949				62	%

     ¹⁾ Represents U.S. dollar growth (decline) for net sales and segment profit.

            Total net sales increased 39% in U.S. dollars and 23% in local currency for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. Net sales to external customers increased 41% in U.S. dollars and 25% in local currencies for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in net sales and net sales to external customers reflects strong growth in most product categories, particularly laboratory balances and core-industrial products.

            Segment profit increased $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in segment profit is primarily due to increased sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable currency translation fluctuations.

            Western European Operations (amounts in thousands)

		Three months ended March 31
			2011				2010			%		1)
Total net sales		$	178,448			$	156,401				14	%
Net sales to external customers		$	152,860			$	136,758				12	%
Segment profit		$	18,467			$	15,072				23	%

     ¹⁾ Represents U.S. dollar growth (decline) for net sales and segment profit.

            Total net sales increased 14% in U.S. dollars and 13% in local currency for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. Net sales to external customers increased 12% in U.S. dollars and 11% in local currency for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in net sales and net sales to external customers reflects increased sales across most product categories, particularly increased food retailing project activity, as well as strong results in analytical instruments and process analytics.

            Segment profit increased $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in segment profit resulted primarily from increases in sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable product mix and unfavorable currency translation fluctuations.

            Chinese Operations (amounts in thousands)

		Three months ended March 31
			2011				2010			%		1)
Total net sales		$	105,174			$	75,571				39	%
Net sales to external customers		$	74,837			$	54,751				37	%
Segment profit		$	20,689			$	14,836				39	%

     ¹⁾ Represents U.S. dollar growth (decline) for net sales and segment profit.

            Total net sales increased 39% in U.S. dollars and 34% in local currency for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. Net sales to external customers increased 37% in U.S. dollars and 32% local currency for the three month period compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in net sales and net sales to external customers is due primarily to strong sales growth in most product categories, especially industrial products and laboratory balances.

            Segment profit increased $5.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in segment profit is primarily due to increased sales volume.

            Other (amounts in thousands)

		Three months ended March 31
			2011				2010			%		1)
Total net sales		$	92,021			$	69,884				32	%
Net sales to external customers		$	91,212			$	69,086				32	%
Segment profit		$	9,467			$	4,245				123	%

     ¹⁾ Represents U.S. dollar growth (decline) for net sales and segment profit.

            Total net sales and net sales to external customers increased 32% in U.S. dollars and 25% in local currency for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in net sales and net sales to external customers reflects strong sales growth across most geographies, especially Eastern Europe, Latin America and India.

            During March 2011, Japan was struck by major earthquakes. Japan accounts for approximately 3% of our consolidated total net sales. Net sales to external customers in Japan were flat during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the prior comparable period. Japan is also an important source of many electronic components within our global supply chain. The impact of the earthquakes on the Japanese economic environment is uncertain and it is difficult to predict the extent to which our results may be adversely affected.

            Segment profit increased $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010. Segment profit increased during the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily due to increased sales volume.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

            Liquidity is our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities to meet our obligations and commitments. In addition, liquidity includes the ability to obtain appropriate financing. Currently, our financing requirements are primarily driven by working capital requirements, capital expenditures, share repurchases and acquisitions.

            Cash provided by operating activities totaled $6.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $44.5 million in the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease in 2011 resulted principally from increased incentive payments of approximately $39 million related to previous year performance-related compensation incentives, as well as increased inventory balances and the timing of tax payments, partially offset by increased net earnings and increased cash receipts.

            Capital expenditures are made primarily for investments in information systems and technology, machinery, equipment and the purchase and expansion of facilities. Our capital expenditures totaled $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $10.5 million in the corresponding period in 2010. Our first quarter 2011 capital expenditures included approximately $11.1 million of investments related to our Blue Ocean multi-year program of information technology investment, as compared with $6.3 million during the prior year comparable period.

            We continue to explore potential acquisitions. In connection with any acquisition, we may incur additional indebtedness. During the first quarter 2011, we completed acquisitions totaling $15.4 million, of which $12 million related to an X-ray inspection solutions business that will be integrated into the Company’s product inspection product offering. We paid approximately $14.5 million for these acquisitions during the first quarter 2011. During the first quarter of 2010 we spent approximately $12.5 million related to the acquisition of our pipette distributor in the United Kingdom.

            We plan to repatriate earnings from China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and certain other countries in future years and expect the only additional cost associated with the repatriation of such foreign earnings will be withholding taxes. All other undistributed earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested. As of March 31, 2011, we had an immaterial amount of cash and cash equivalents in foreign subsidiaries where undistributed earnings are considered permanently reinvested. Accordingly, we believe the tax impact associated with repatriating our undistributed foreign earnings will not have a material effect on our liquidity.

            Senior Notes and Credit Facility Agreement

            Our debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2011:

		March 31, 2011
						Other Principal
						Trading
		U.S. Dollar				Currencies				Total
6.30% $100 million Senior Notes		$	100,000			$	-			$	100,000
Credit facility			496,000				67,676				563,676
Other local arrangements			-				36,740				36,740
Total debt			596,000				104,416				700,416
Less: current portion			-				(22,583	)			(22,583	)
Total long-term debt		$	596,000			$	81,833			$	677,833

            As of March 31, 2011, approximately $380.8 million was available under our credit facility. Changes in exchange rates between the currencies in which we generate cash flows and the currencies in which our borrowings are denominated affect our liquidity. In addition, because we borrow in a variety of currencies, our debt balances fluctuate due to changes in exchange rates.

            We currently believe that cash flow from operating activities, together with liquidity available under our credit facility and local working capital facilities, will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital needs and capital spending requirements for at least the foreseeable future.

            We continue to explore potential acquisitions. In connection with any acquisition, we may incur additional indebtedness.

            Share Repurchase Program

            We have a $2.25 billion share repurchase program, of which there is $863.4 million remaining to repurchase common shares as of March 31, 2011. The share repurchases are expected to be funded from cash balances, borrowings and cash generated from operating activities. Repurchases will be made through open market transactions and the amount and timing of purchases will depend on business and market conditions, the stock price, trading restrictions, the level of acquisition activity and other factors. We have purchased 17.6 million shares since the inception of the program through March 31, 2011.

            During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, we spent $57.2 million and $29.2 million on the repurchase of 354,000 and 284,999 shares at an average price per share of $161.50 and $102.37, respectively. We reissued 72,160 shares and 76,112 shares held in treasury for the exercise of stock options and restricted stock units during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively. We also reissued 2,549 shares held in treasury during the three months ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to our 2007 Share Plan which extends certain eligible employees the option to receive a percentage of their annual cash incentive in shares of the Company’s stock. There were no shares reissued related to the 2007 Share Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Effect of Currency on Results of Operations

            Because we conduct operations in many countries, our operating income can be significantly affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Swiss franc-denominated expenses represent a much greater percentage of our total operating expenses than Swiss franc-denominated sales represent of our total net sales. In part, this is because most of our manufacturing costs in Switzerland relate to products that are sold outside Switzerland. In addition, we have a number of corporate functions located in Switzerland. Therefore, if the Swiss franc strengthens against all or most of our major trading currencies (e.g., the U.S. dollar, the euro, other major European currencies, the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen), our operating profit is reduced. We also have significantly more sales in euro than we have expenses. Therefore, when the euro weakens against the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc, it also decreases our operating profits. Accordingly, the Swiss franc exchange rate to the euro is an important cross-rate that we monitor. We have seen higher volatility in exchange rates generally than in the past, and recently the Swiss franc has strengthened against the euro. The exchange rate between the Swiss franc and the euro was 1.29 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to 1.46 for the prior corresponding period reflecting a 12% strengthening of the Swiss franc against the euro. The current exchange rate for the Swiss franc to the euro is 1.28 as of May 2, 2011, which compares to 1.41 and 1.36 during the periods April 1 to June 30, 2010, and April 1 to December 31, 2010,

respectively, reflecting a 9% and 6% strengthening of the Swiss franc against the euro, respectively. We estimate that a 1% strengthening of the Swiss franc against the euro would result in a decrease in our earnings before tax of $1.5 million to $1.9 million on an annual basis. In addition to the Swiss franc and major European currencies, we also conduct business in many geographies throughout the world, including Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Canada. Fluctuations in these currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar can also affect our operating results. In addition to the effects of exchange rate movements on operating profits, our debt levels can fluctuate due to changes in exchange rates, particularly between the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc. Based on our outstanding debt at March 31, 2011, we estimate that a 10% weakening of the U.S. dollar against the currencies in which our debt is denominated would result in an increase of approximately $11.6 million in the reported U.S. dollar value of the debt.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

           In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance impacting two areas of revenue recognition. First, the guidance revises previous criteria for separating deliverables and allocating consideration to units of accounting in multiple deliverable arrangements. Arrangement consideration under the new guidance is allocated on the basis of “relative selling price” rather than fair value. The guidance establishes a hierarchy for determining relative selling price requiring first the use of vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if it exists, then the use of third party evidence. If neither VSOE nor third party evidence exists, estimated selling price may be used. In addition, the guidance no longer permits the use of the residual method of allocation. Secondly, guidance was issued excluding software components essential to the functionality of tangible products from the scope of software revenue recognition. This new authoritative guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures and became effective for the Company on January 1, 2011. The adoption of this guidance has not and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position in periods after initial adoption.

         Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer

  Some of the statements in this quarterly report and in documents incorporated by reference constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, including, but not limited to, the following: projected earnings and sales growth in U.S. dollars and local currencies, projected earnings per share, strategic plans and contingency plans, potential growth opportunities or economic downturns in both developed markets and emerging markets, including China, factors influencing growth in our laboratory, industrial and food retail markets, our expectations in respect of the impact of general economic conditions on our business, our projections for growth in certain markets or industries, our capability to respond to future changes in market conditions, impact of inflation, currency and interest rate fluctuations, our ability to maintain a leading position in our key markets, our expected market share, our ability to leverage our market-leading position and diverse product offering to weather an economic downturn, the effectiveness of our “Spinnaker” initiatives relating to sales and marketing, planned research and development efforts, product introductions and innovation, manufacturing capacity, adequacy of facilities, access to and the costs of raw materials, shipping and supplier costs, expanding our operating margins, anticipated gross margins, anticipated customer spending patterns and levels, expected customer demand, meeting customer expectations, warranty claim levels, anticipated growth in service revenues, anticipated pricing, our ability to realize planned price increases, planned operational changes and productivity improvements, effect of changes in internal control over financial reporting, research and development expenditures, competitors’ product development, levels of competitive pressure, our future position vis-à-vis competitors, expected capital expenditures, the timing, impact, cost, benefits from and effectiveness of our cost reduction programs, future cash sources and requirements, cash flow targets, liquidity, value of inventories, impact of long-term incentive plans, continuation of our stock repurchase program and the related impact on cash flow, expected pension and other benefit contributions and payments, expected tax treatment and assessment, impact of taxes and changes in tax benefits, the need to take additional restructuring charges, expected compliance with laws, changes in laws and regulations, impact of environmental costs, expected trading volume and value of stocks and options, impact of issuance of preferred stock, expected cost savings, impact of legal proceedings, satisfaction of contractual obligations by counterparties, timeliness of payments by our customers, the adequacy of reserves for bad debts against our accounts receivable, benefits and other effects of completed or future acquisitions.

  These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our businesses’ actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially because of market conditions in our industries or other factors. Moreover, we do not, nor does any other person, assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of those statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, we disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report to conform them to actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under the captions “Factors affecting our future operating results” in the “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part I, Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which describe risks and factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in those forward-looking statements.

  We caution the reader that the above list of risks and factors that may affect results addressed in the forward-looking statements may not be exhaustive. Other sections of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011 and other documents incorporated by reference may describe additional risks or factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. We operate in a

continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of these new risk factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

          As of March 31, 2011, there was no material change in the information provided under Item 7A in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

          Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.  None

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

          For the three months ended March 31, 2011 there were no material changes from risk factors as disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

          Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

				(a)					(b)					(c)					(d)
														Total Number of
														Shares					Approximate Dollar
														Purchased as					Value (in thousands)
				Total Number					Average					Part of Publicly					of Shares that may
				of Shares					Price Paid per					Announced					yet be Purchased
				Purchased					Share					Program					under the Program
	January 1 to January 31, 2011				102,000				$	151.18					102,000				$	905,180
	February 1 to February 28, 2011				114,000					159.51					114,000					866,994
	March 1 to March 31, 2011				138,000					170.78					138,000					863,424
	Total				354,000				$	161.50					354,000				$	863,424

          We have a share repurchase program, of which there is $863.4 million remaining to repurchase common shares as of March 31, 2011. We have purchased 17.6 million shares since the inception of the program through March 31, 2011.

          During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we spent $57.2 million and $29.2 million on the repurchase of 354,000 and 284,999 shares at an average price per share of $161.50 and $102.37, respectively. We reissued 72,160 shares and 76,112 shares held in treasury for the exercise of stock options and restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We also reissued 2,549 shares held in treasury during the three months ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to our 2007 Share Plan which extends certain eligible employees the option to receive a percentage of their annual cash incentive in shares of the Company’s stock. There were no shares reissued related to the 2007 Share Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.  None

Item 5.  Other information.  None

Item 6.  Exhibits. See Exhibit Index below.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
Date: May 5, 2011		By:		/s/ William P. Donnelly
				William P. Donnelly
				Group Vice President and
				Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
	31.1*		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002
	31.2*		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002
	32*		Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002