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METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2015 RESULTS - - Strong Margin Expansion - - COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA

Key Takeaway: METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2015 RESULTS - - Strong Margin Expansion - - COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA - November 5, 2015 - Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) today announced third quarter results for 2015. Provided below are the highlights: Third

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METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. REPORTS
THIRD QUARTER 2015 RESULTS
- - Strong Margin Expansion - -
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA - November 5, 2015 - Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) today announced third quarter results for 2015. Provided below are the highlights:
Third Quarter Results
Olivier Filliol, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Sales growth in the Americas was very strong with broad-based growth in most product lines. Europe came in as expected and we continue to execute well in this region. We continued to experience sales declines in China, Russia and Brazil, however our other emerging markets businesses performed well in the quarter. We had very good margin expansion in the quarter and, despite currency headwinds, achieved solid EPS growth."
EPS in the quarter was $3.16, compared with the prior-year amount of $2.89. Adjusted EPS was $3.26, an increase of 11% over the prior-year amount of $2.95.
Sales were $604.2 million, a 3% increase in local currency sales, compared with $629.1 million in the prior-year quarter. Reported sales decreased 4% as currency reduced sales growth by 7% in the quarter. By region, local currency sales increased 10% in the Americas, 1% in Europe and declined 1% in Asia / Rest of World as compared to the prior-year period. Adjusted operating income amounted to $134.3 million, a 6% increase from the prior-year amount of $126.7 million. Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure, and a reconciliation to earnings before taxes is provided in the attached schedules.
Cash flow from operations was $126.0 million, compared with $127.3 million in the prior-year quarter.
EPS for the nine months was $8.07, compared with the prior-year amount of $7.30. Adjusted EPS was $8.31, an increase of 11% over the prior-year amount of $7.51.
Sales were $1.722 billion, a 4% increase in local currency sales, compared with $1.789 billion in the prior-year period. Reported sales decreased 4% as currency reduced sales growth by 8% in the period. By region, local currency sales increased 7% in the Americas, 3% in Europe and 1% in Asia / Rest of World as compared to the prior-year period. Adjusted operating income amounted to $349.9 million, a 6% increase from the prior-year amount of $330.6 million. Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure, and a reconciliation to earnings before taxes is provided in the attached schedules.
Cash flow from operations was $289.8 million, compared with $278.2 million in the prior-year period.
Share Repurchase Authorization
The Company has a $3.0 billion stock repurchase program of which $2.9 billion has been utilized. The Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized an additional $1.5 billion to the share repurchase program. Any amount remaining under the existing program will be incorporated into the new authorization. Filliol commented, "The additional authorization allows us to continue the share repurchase program which has provided strong returns for our shareholders over many years. We are confident in our future growth prospects and our balance sheet and cash flow generation remain very strong." The Company expects the additional authorization will be utilized over the next several years. The Company added that the repurchases will be made through open market transactions, and the amount and timing will depend on business and market conditions, stock price, trading restrictions, the level of acquisition activity and other factors.
The Company updated its outlook and noted that forecasting remains challenging. In particular, weak demand in Brazil, Russia and China remains and the timing of a recovery is uncertain. Weak economic activity in those markets may also impact demand in other markets. Foreign exchange rates also represent a headwind and greater volatility in rates may continue.
Based on today's assessment, management anticipates that local currency sales growth in the fourth quarter 2015 will be approximately 2% and Adjusted EPS is forecasted to be in the range of $4.58 to $4.63, an increase of 8% to 9%.
For the full year 2015, local currency sales growth is expected to be approximately 3% and Adjusted EPS in the range of $12.85 to $12.90, an increase of approximately 10%. This compares to previous guidance of Adjusted EPS of $12.75 to $12.90.
The Company said that based on its assessment of market conditions today, management anticipates local currency sales growth in 2016 will be in the range of 3% to 4%. This sales growth is expected to result in Adjusted EPS in the range of $14.10 to $14.30, an increase of 9% to 11%.
Adjusted EPS excludes purchased intangible amortization, discrete tax items, restructuring charges and other one-time items. While the Company has provided an outlook for Adjusted EPS, it has not provided an outlook for EPS as it would require an estimate of non-recurring items, which are not yet known.
Filliol concluded, "We remain cautious on China, Brazil and Russia as market conditions are challenging and a recovery is not yet visible. These countries represent less than 20% of our total sales and our focus for those markets is to protect our operating margins and ensure our resources are targeted to long-term growth opportunities. Our business in the developed world and in other emerging markets is performing well. We are capitalizing on our strong product pipeline, best-in-class sales and marketing programs and our investment in additional field resources. Our margin enhancement and productivity initiatives are well on track and allow us to make these investments despite weak demand in the previously-mentioned countries and adverse foreign exchange rates."
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its quarterly results today (Thursday, November 5) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To hear a live webcast or replay of the call, visit the investor relations page on the Company's website at www.mt.com/investors. The presentation referenced in the conference call will be located on the website prior to the call.
METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The Company has strong leadership positions in all businesses and believes it holds global number-one market positions in a majority of them. Specifically, METTLER TOLEDO is the largest provider of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The Company is also a leading provider in analytical instruments for use in life science, reaction engineering and real-time analytic systems used in drug and chemical compound development and process analytics instruments used for in-line measurement in production processes. In addition, METTLER TOLEDO is the largest supplier of end-
of-line inspection systems used in production and packaging for food, pharmaceutical and other industries. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found at www.mt.com/investors.
Statements in this press release which are not historical facts 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 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. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please see the discussion on forward-looking statements in our current report on Form 8-K to which this release has been furnished as an exhibit. 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" and in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of our annual report on Form 10-K for the most recently completed fiscal year, which describe risks and factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in those forward-looking statements.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (amounts in thousands except share data) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015 % of sales September 30, 2014 % of sales
Net sales $ 604,154 (a) 100.0 $ 629,100 100.0
Cost of sales 264,625 43.8 285,549 45.4
Gross profit 339,529 56.2 343,551 54.6
Research and development 29,711 4.9 30,352 4.8
Selling, general and administrative 175,546 29.1 186,499 29.6
Amortization 7,767 1.3 7,198 1.1
Interest expense 7,029 1.1 5,991 1.0
Restructuring charges 2,561 0.4 1,050 0.2
Other charges (income), net (8 ) (0.0) 625 0.1
Earnings before taxes 116,923 19.4 111,836 17.8
Provision for taxes 28,062 4.7 26,840 4.3
Net earnings $ 88,861 14.7 $ 84,996 13.5
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings $ 3.23 $ 2.96
Weighted average number of common shares 27,547,734 28,732,152
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings $ 3.16 $ 2.89
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares 28,113,287 29,408,614
Note:
(a) Local currency sales increased 3% as compared to the same period in 2014.
RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015 % of sales September 30, 2014 % of sales
Earnings before taxes $ 116,923 $ 111,836
Amortization 7,767 7,198
Interest expense 7,029 5,991
Restructuring charges 2,561 1,050
Other charges (income), net (8 ) 625
Adjusted operating income $ 134,272 (b) 22.2 $ 126,700 20.1
Note:
(b) Adjusted operating income increased 6% as compared to the same period in 2014.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (amounts in thousands except share data) (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015 % of sales September 30, 2014 % of sales
Net sales $ 1,721,912 (a) 100.0 $ 1,788,555 100.0
Cost of sales 760,666 44.2 824,187 46.1
Gross profit 961,246 55.8 964,368 53.9
Research and development 87,966 5.1 91,974 5.1
Selling, general and administrative 523,392 30.4 541,793 30.3
Amortization 22,929 1.3 21,575 1.2
Interest expense 20,696 1.2 17,613 1.0
Restructuring charges 5,188 0.3 4,447 0.2
Other charges (income), net (858 ) (0.0) 1,348 0.1
Earnings before taxes 301,933 17.5 285,618 16.0
Provision for taxes 72,464 4.2 68,549 3.9
Net earnings $ 229,469 13.3 $ 217,069 12.1
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings $ 8.24 $ 7.47
Weighted average number of common shares 27,833,541 29,056,663
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings $ 8.07 $ 7.30
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares 28,443,478 29,747,321
Note:
(a) Local currency sales increased 4% as compared to the same period in 2014.
RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME
Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015 % of sales September 30, 2014 % of sales
Earnings before taxes $ 301,933 $ 285,618
Amortization 22,929 21,575
Interest expense 20,696 17,613
Restructuring charges 5,188 4,447
Other charges (income), net (858 ) 1,348
Adjusted operating income $ 349,888 (b) 20.3 $ 330,601 18.5
Note:
(b) Adjusted operating income increased 6% as compared to the same period in 2014.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (amounts in thousands) (unaudited)
September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123,299 $ 85,263
Accounts receivable, net 390,540 435,648
Inventories 225,542 204,531
Other current assets and prepaid expenses 128,934 123,988
Total current assets 868,315 849,430
Property, plant and equipment, net 513,568 511,462
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 562,697 556,869
Other non-current assets 108,966 91,349
Total assets $ 2,053,546 $ 2,009,110
Short-term borrowings and maturities of long-term debt $ 21,061 $ 116,164
Trade accounts payable 136,565 145,896
Accrued and other current liabilities 435,789 416,830
Total current liabilities 593,415 678,890
Long-term debt 601,731 335,790
Other non-current liabilities 272,048 274,835
Total liabilities 1,467,194 1,289,515
Shareholders' equity 586,352 719,595
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,053,546 $ 2,009,110
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (amounts in thousands) (unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 88,861 $ 84,996 $ 229,469 $ 217,069
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 8,320 8,595 24,978 25,469
Amortization 7,767 7,198 22,929 21,575
Deferred tax benefit (564 ) (2,660 ) (3,245 ) (6,102 )
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements (140 ) (890 ) (1,418 ) (10,459 )
Other 3,443 3,306 10,513 9,883
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in
operating assets and liabilities 18,354 26,716 6,600 20,803
Net cash provided by operating activities 126,041 127,261 289,826 278,238
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 154 137 281 433
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (20,833 ) (24,288 ) (56,756 ) (61,408 )
Acquisitions (10,669 ) (130 ) (10,969 ) (3,385 )
Net hedging settlements on intercompany loans 7,248 236 (5,563 ) 182
Net cash used in investing activities (24,100 ) (24,045 ) (73,007 ) (64,178 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings 56,552 202,959 550,002 512,977
Repayments of borrowings (60,968 ) (181,918 ) (374,891 ) (438,529 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 4,096 5,013 21,834 14,045
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements 140 890 1,418 10,459
Repurchases of common stock (123,750 ) (112,498 ) (371,223 ) (296,476 )
Acquisitions contingent consideration paid (150 ) - (572 ) -
Debt issuance costs - (914 ) (432 ) (941 )
Net cash used in financing activities (124,080 ) (86,468 ) (173,864 ) (198,465 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3,871 ) (1,449 ) (4,919 ) (1,158 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (26,010 ) 15,299 38,036 14,437
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period 149,309 111,012 85,263 111,874
End of period $ 123,299 $ 126,311 $ 123,299 $ 126,311
RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 126,041 $ 127,261 $ 289,826 $ 278,238
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements 140 890 1,418 10,459
Payments in respect of restructuring activities 1,580 2,019 3,602 7,977
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 154 137 281 433
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (20,833 ) (24,288 ) (56,756 ) (61,408 )
Free cash flow $ 107,082 $ 106,019 $ 238,371 $ 235,699
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. OTHER OPERATING STATISTICS
SALES GROWTH BY DESTINATION
(unaudited)
Europe Americas Asia/RoW Total
U.S. Dollar Sales Growth (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (13 )% 8 % (8 )% (4 )%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (13 )% 6 % (4 )% (4 )%
Local Currency Sales Growth (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 1 % 10 % (1 )% 3 %
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 3 % 7 % 1 % 4 %
RECONCILIATION OF DILUTED EPS AS REPORTED TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 % Growth 2015 2014 % Growth
EPS as reported, diluted $ 3.16 $ 2.89 9% $ 8.07 $ 7.30 11%
Restructuring charges, net of tax 0.07 (a) 0.03 (a) 0.14 (a) 0.11 (a)
Purchased intangible amortization, net of tax 0.03 (b) 0.03 (b) 0.10 (b) 0.10 (b)
Adjusted EPS, diluted $ 3.26 $ 2.95 11% $ 8.31 $ 7.51 11%
Notes:
(a) Represents the EPS impact of restructuring charges of $2.6 million ($1.9 million after tax) and $1.1 million ($0.8 million after tax) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $5.2 million ($3.9 million after tax) and $4.4 million ($3.4 million after tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which primarily include employee related costs.
(b) Represents the EPS impact of purchased intangibles amortization, net of tax, of $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $2.9 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Last updated: Nov 5, 2015