Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) (NYSE: FTV) today announced results for
the second quarter 2017, and that it has signed a definitive agreement
to acquire Industrial Scientific Corporation, a leading provider of
portable gas detection equipment and a safety-as-a-service pioneer.
For the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, net earnings were $240.1
million. For the same period, non-GAAP adjusted net earnings were $249.9
million. Diluted net earnings per share for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2017 were $0.68. For the same period, non-GAAP adjusted diluted
net earnings per share were $0.71.
For the second quarter of 2017, GAAP revenues increased 4.7%
year-over-year to $1.6 billion, with core revenue growth of 5.4%.
James A. Lico, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our
second quarter results reflect our strong execution and focus on
continuous improvement, as we delivered 13% adjusted earnings growth and
grew core revenue in-line with our expectations of mid-single-digits. We
just celebrated our first anniversary as a public company and are
pleased with our progress to strengthen our market-leading positions,
enhance our portfolio, and deliver shareholder returns.”
For the third quarter of 2017, Fortive anticipates diluted net earnings
per share to be in the range of $0.66 to $0.70 and the non-GAAP adjusted
diluted net earnings per share to be in the range of $0.69 to $0.73. For
the full year 2017, Fortive expects diluted net earnings per share to be
in the range of $2.61 to $2.69 and non-GAAP adjusted diluted net
earnings per share to be in the range of $2.72 to $2.80.
Mr. Lico added, “We look forward to welcoming the Industrial Scientific
employees to the Fortive team. The addition of Industrial Scientific
accelerates our digital strategy and creates a stronger platform for
connected solutions for critical applications in maintenance and safety.”
The transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing and is
expected to close before the end of 2017.
Prior to July 2, 2016, Fortive operated as part of Danaher Corporation
(“Danaher”) and the historical financial measures presented in this
announcement for periods prior to July 2, 2016 were derived from
Danaher’s accounting records and are presented on a carved-out basis.
Fortive will discuss results and outlook during its quarterly investor
conference call today starting at 5:30 p.m. ET. The call and an
accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors”
section of the website, www.fortive.com,
under “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be
available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the
presentation and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings
call.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 844-443-2871 within the
U.S. or by dialing 213-660-0916 outside the U.S. a few minutes before
5:30 p.m. ET and notifying the operator that you are dialing in for
Fortive’s earnings conference call (access code 44244131). A replay of
the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of
the call until Thursday, August 10, 2017. Once available, you can access
the conference call replay by dialing 800-585-8367 within the U.S. or
404-537-3406 outside the U.S. (access code 44244131) or visit the
“Investors” section of the website under “Events & Presentations”.
ABOUT FORTIVE
Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of
Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that
are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2016 revenues of $6.2
billion, Fortive’s well-known brands hold leading positions in field
instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization,
automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is
headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than
24,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution,
service and administrative employees in more than 40 countries around
the world. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of
our company’s operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more
information please visit: www.fortive.com.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release
also references “adjusted net earnings,” “adjusted diluted net earnings
per share,” and “core revenue,” which are non-GAAP financial measures.
The reasons why we believe these measures, when used in conjunction with
the GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors,
how management uses such non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation
of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and
other information relating to these measures are included in the
supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. The non-GAAP financial
measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
the GAAP financial measures, but should instead be read in conjunction
with the GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures used
by Fortive in this release may be different from similarly-titled
non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, statements
regarding Fortive’s anticipated earnings, business and acquisition
opportunities, anticipated revenue growth, anticipated operating margin
expansion, anticipated cash flow, economic conditions, future prospects,
and any other statements identified by their use of words like
“anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or “will” or
other words of similar meaning are “forward-looking” statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of
important factors that could cause actual results, developments and
business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or
indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place
undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, among other things: deterioration of or instability in the
economy, the markets we serve and the financial markets, contractions or
lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition,
changes in industry standards and governmental regulations, our ability
to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the
anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete
divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and
successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into
new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents
or business partners, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions
and divestitures, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations
and changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to
international economic, political, legal, compliance and business
factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in
our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt
obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent
liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health
and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual
property rights, risks relating to product, service or software defects,
product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing,
our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners,
commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and
manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole
sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our
information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring
activities, labor matters, disruptions relating to man-made and natural
disasters, impact of our separation from Danaher on our operations or
financial results, and impact of our indemnification obligation to
Danaher. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking
statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Fortive does
not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and
developments or otherwise.
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FORTIVE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
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($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
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(unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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Sales
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$
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1,628.8
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$
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1,555.1
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$
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3,164.0
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$
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3,029.8
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Cost of sales
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(823.7
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(787.0
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(1,614.9
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(1,566.5
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Gross profit
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805.1
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768.1
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1,549.1
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1,463.3
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Operating costs:
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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(357.7
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(349.3
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(710.6
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(687.8
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Research and development expenses
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(99.1
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(96.7
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(195.3
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(190.4
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Operating profit
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348.3
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322.1
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643.2
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585.1
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Nonoperating expense:
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Interest expense
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(22.7
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(2.7
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(45.3
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(2.7
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Earnings before income taxes
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325.6
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319.4
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597.9
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582.4
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Income taxes
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(85.5
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(80.5
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(158.1
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(161.5
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Net earnings
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$
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240.1
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$
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238.9
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$
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439.8
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$
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420.9
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Net earnings per share:
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Basic
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$
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0.69
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$
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0.69
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$
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1.27
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$
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1.22
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Diluted
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$
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0.68
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$
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0.69
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$
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1.25
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$
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1.22
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Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
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Basic
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347.2
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345.2
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347.1
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345.2
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Diluted
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352.2
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345.2
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351.8
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345.2
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This information is for reference only. A complete copy of Fortive’s
Form 10-Q financial statements is available on the Company’s website (
www.fortive.com
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FORTIVE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF
GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings per Share
We disclose the non-GAAP measures of historical adjusted net earnings
and historical and forecasted adjusted diluted net earnings per share,
which make the following adjustments to GAAP net earnings and GAAP
diluted net earnings per share:
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Excluding on a pretax basis amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets;
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Excluding the tax effect of the adjustment noted above as well as for
the Additional Interest Expense (described below). The tax effect of
such adjustments was calculated by applying our overall estimated
effective tax rate to the pretax amount of each adjustment (unless the
nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has
been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax
treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by
applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment). We expect to apply
our overall estimated effective tax rate to each adjustment going
forward, and, as such, we are applying the estimated effective tax
rate to each adjustment for the forecasted periods to facilitate
comparisons in future periods; and
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With respect to the historical adjusted net earnings and historical
adjusted diluted net earnings per share for the three and six month
periods ended July 1, 2016, increasing income taxes to exclude the
discrete tax benefit incurred during such period in connection with
the final outcome of worldwide uncertain tax position (“Additional
Income Tax Adjustment”).
While we have a history of acquisition activity, we do not acquire
businesses on a predictable cycle, and the amount of an acquisition’s
purchase price allocated to intangible assets and related amortization
term are unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from
acquisition to acquisition. We believe however that it is important for
investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to
revenue generation and that intangible assets related to past
acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets
have been fully amortized. Furthermore, the forecasted adjusted diluted
net earnings per share does not reflect certain adjustments that are
inherently difficult to predict or estimate due to their unknown timing,
effect and/or significance.
In addition, because we were part of Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”) for
the three and six month periods ended July 1, 2016, we are also making
the following adjustments to the corresponding historical GAAP net
earnings as if our separation from Danaher (“the Separation”) had been
effectuated at the beginning of the relevant period:
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Adding interest expenses on a pretax basis (based on the assumed
borrowing cost of approximately 2.8% per annum) as if the outstanding
indebtedness incurred in connection with the Separation had been
incurred at the beginning of such period net of interest expense
actually recorded following the issuance of the outstanding
indebtedness on or after June 20, 2016 (“Additional Interest Expense”).
Management believes that the Additional Interest Expense, when
considered together with the corresponding carved-out GAAP financial
measures, provide useful information to investors by helping to identify
certain types or levels of additional expenses incurred as a
stand-alone, publicly traded company after the Separation that may not
have been allocated or reflected in the historical carved-out GAAP
financial measures for periods in which we were part of Danaher. We
believe that such adjustments, when presented with the corresponding
carved-out GAAP measures, may assist in assessing the business trends
and making comparisons of long-term performance before and after the
Separation.
Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide
useful information to investors by reflecting additional ways of viewing
aspects of Fortive’s operations that, when reconciled to the
corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to understand the
long-term profitability trends of our business, and facilitate
comparisons of our profitability to prior and future periods and to our
peers. The items described above have been excluded from, or added to,
these measures because items of this nature and/or size occur with
inconsistent frequency or occur for reasons that may be unrelated to our
commercial performance during the period and/or because we believe the
corresponding adjustments are useful in assessing our potential ongoing
operating costs or gains in a given period.
We deem acquisition-related transaction costs incurred in a given period
to be significant (generally relating to our larger acquisitions) if we
determine that such costs exceed the range of our typical
acquisition-related transaction costs in a given period.
These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as
a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures, and may
not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
Core Revenue
We use the term “core revenue” when referring to a corresponding GAAP
revenue measure, excluding (1) the impact from acquired businesses, (2)
the impact from the Separation and (3) the impact of currency
translation. References to sales attributable to acquisitions or
acquired businesses refer to GAAP sales from acquired businesses
recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition less the
amount of sales attributable to certain divested businesses or product
lines not considered discontinued operations prior to the first
anniversary of the divestiture. The impact from the Separation refers to
the impact from sales to or from Danaher made under agreements entered
into, or terminated, in connection with the Separation prior to the
first anniversary of the Separation. The portion of sales attributable
to the impact of currency translation is calculated as the difference
between (a) the period-to-period change in sales (excluding sales impact
from acquired businesses or the Separation) and (b) the period-to-period
change in sales (excluding sales impact from acquired businesses or the
Separation) after applying the current period foreign exchange rates to
the prior year period. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in
addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable
GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
reported by other companies.
Management believes that this non-GAAP measure provides useful
information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in
our business and facilitating comparisons of our revenue performance
with prior and future periods and to our peers. We exclude the effect of
acquisitions and divestiture related items because the nature, size and
number of such transactions can vary dramatically from period to period
and between us and our peers. In addition, we exclude the impact of
agreements that were terminated, or entered into, in connection with the
Separation because we believe that excluding such impact may be useful
to investors in assessing our operational performance independent of the
impact on sales to or from Danaher resulting primarily from the
Separation. We exclude the effect of currency translation from sales
measures because currency translation is not under management’s control
and is subject to volatility. We believe that such exclusions, when
presented with the corresponding GAAP measures, may assist in assessing
the business trends and making comparisons of long-term performance.
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Adjusted Net Earnings
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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($ in millions)
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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Net Earnings (GAAP)
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$
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240.1
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$
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238.9
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$
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439.8
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$
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420.9
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Pretax amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the
three months ($13 million pretax, $10 million after tax) and six
months ($27 million pretax, $20 million after tax) ended June 30,
2017, and in the three months ($22 million pretax, $15 million after
tax) and six months ($45 million pretax, $31 million after tax)
ended July 1, 2016
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13.3
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22.3
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26.6
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44.7
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Pretax Additional Interest Expense in the three months ($20 million
pretax, $14 million after tax) and six months ($42 million pretax,
$29 million after tax) ended July 1, 2016
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—
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(19.8
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(42.3
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Tax effect of all adjustments reflected above
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(3.5
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(0.8
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(7.1
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(0.8
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Additional Income Tax Adjustment in the three and six months ended
July 1, 2016 ($20 million after tax)
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—
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(19.8
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—
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(19.8
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Adjusted Net Earnings (Non-GAAP)
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$
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249.9
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$
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220.8
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$
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459.3
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$
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402.7
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Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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June 30, 2017
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July 1, 2016
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Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (GAAP)
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$
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0.68
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$
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0.69
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$
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1.25
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$
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1.22
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Pretax amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the
three months ($13 million pretax, $10 million after tax) and six
months ($27 million pretax, $20 million after tax) ended June 30,
2017, and in the three months ($22 million pretax, $15 million after
tax) and six months ($45 million pretax, $31 million after tax)
ended July 1, 2016
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0.04
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0.06
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0.08
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0.13
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Pretax Additional Interest Expense in the three months ($20 million
pretax, $14 million after tax) and six months ($42 million pretax,
$29 million after tax) ended July 1, 2016
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—
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(0.06
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—
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(0.12
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Tax effect of the adjustments reflected above
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(0.01
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—
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(0.02
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—
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Additional Income Tax Adjustment in the three and six months ended
July 1, 2016 ($20 million after tax)
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—
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(0.06
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—
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(0.06
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Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)*
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$
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0.71
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$
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0.64
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$
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1.31
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$
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1.17
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* The sum of the components of Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per
Share may not equal the total amount due to rounding.
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Core Revenue Growth
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% Change
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2017 vs.
Comparable 2016
Period
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% Change
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
vs.
Comparable 2016
Period
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Total Revenue Growth (GAAP)
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4.7%
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4.4%
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Core (Non-GAAP)
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5.4%
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5.2%
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Acquisitions * (Non-GAAP)
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0.4%
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0.3%
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Impact of currency translation (Non-GAAP)
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(1.1)%
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(1.1)%
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* Includes the impact from both acquisitions and the Separation
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Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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Three Months Ending
September 29, 2017
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Year Ending
December 31, 2017
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Low End
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High End
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Low End
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High End
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Forecasted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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$
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0.66
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$
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0.70
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$
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2.61
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$
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2.69
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Pretax amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the
three months ending September 29, 2017 ($13 million pretax, $10
million after-tax) and for the year ending December 31, 2017 ($53
million pretax, $39 million after-tax)
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0.04
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0.04
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0.15
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0.15
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Tax effect of the adjustment reflected above
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(0.01
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(0.01
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(0.04
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(0.04
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Forecasted Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share
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|
$
|
0.69
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|
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$
|
0.73
|
|
|
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$
|
2.72
|
|
|
|
$
|
2.80
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|
Fortive Corporation
Lisa Curran, 425-446-5000
Vice President, Investor Relations
6920 Seaway Boulevard
Everett, WA 98203