HISTORICAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (Three-Year Review)
Years ended December 31 (Dollars in millions, except percentages; unaudited)
Performance1 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
Net Sales |
$2,411.8 |
$2,271.0 |
$2,108.9 |
Operating Income |
$373.6 |
$325.1 |
$296.5 |
Operating Margin |
15.5% |
14.3% |
14.1% |
Net Earnings |
$275.7 |
$214.9 |
$189.4 |
Earnings Per Share1 |
Basic |
$6.28 |
$4.86 |
$4.27 |
Diluted |
$6.22 |
$4.80 |
$4.20 |
Dividends Per Share |
$0.60 |
$0.56 |
$0.52 |
Year-end Financial Position |
Return on Invested Capital2 |
14.9% |
13.6% |
12.0% |
New Orders |
$2,426.7 |
$2,290.2 |
$2,149.2 |
Backlog |
$2,032.5 |
$2,011.1 |
$1,950.8 |
Working Capital as % of Sales3 |
19.4% |
18.5% |
21.0% |
Total Assets |
$3,255.4 |
$3,236.3 |
$3,037.8 |
Total Debt |
$762.6 |
$814.1 |
$966.3 |
Stockholder’s Equity |
$1,530.8 |
$1,527.8 |
$1,291.2 |
Other Year-end Data |
Cash Flow from Operations |
$336.3 |
$388.7 |
$423.2 |
Capital Expenditures |
$53.4 |
$52.7 |
$46.8 |
Free Cash Flow4 |
$282.9 |
$336.0 |
$376.4 |
EBITDA |
$476.6 |
$425.1 |
$392.5 |
Depreciation & Amortization |
$102.9 |
$100.0 |
$96.0 |
Shares of Stock Outstanding at December 31 |
42.8 |
44.1 |
44.2 |
Number of Registered Shareholders5 |
3,220 |
3,532 |
3,770 |
Number of Employees5 |
9,002 |
8,626 |
7,946 |
- Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
- 1 Reported on a continuing operations basis.
- 2 Return on invested capital is equal to net operating profit after-tax over two-year average net debt plus equity and excludes equity from discontinued operations.
- 3 Working capital is equal to accounts receivable plus inventory minus accounts payable, deferred income and deferred development costs, and excludes first year impact from acquisitions.
- 4 Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.
- 5 Actual number, not in millions.