Dover Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results And Updates Full Year Guidance

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV) announced today that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, revenue was $1.7 billion, a decrease of 4% from the prior year. Organic revenue declined 7% and acquisition revenue, net of dispositions, provided 3% growth in the quarter. Earnings from continuing operations were $118.3 million, a decrease of 24% as compared to $155.6 million for the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ("EPS") for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, were $0.76, compared to $0.97 EPS in the prior year period, representing a decrease of 22%. EPS from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2016 includes discrete tax costs of approximately $0.01, deal costs of $0.02, and one-time costs of $0.04. EPS for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, also includes restructuring costs of $0.04 EPS and $0.01 EPS, respectively.

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $3.3 billion, a decrease of 5% from the prior year, reflecting an organic revenue decline of 7% and an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of 1%, offset by 3% growth from acquisition revenue, net of dispositions. Earnings from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, were $217.6 million, a decrease of 20% as compared to $272.8 million for the prior year period. Diluted EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2016, was $1.39, compared to $1.69 EPS in the prior year period, representing a decrease of 18%. EPS from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, includes discrete tax benefits of $0.04, a gain on disposition of $0.07, deal costs of $0.02, and one-time costs of $0.04. Excluding discrete tax benefits and the gain on disposition, adjusted EPS from continuing operations decreased 24% to $1.28 from a comparable EPS of $1.69 in the prior year period. EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, also includes restructuring costs of $0.11 EPS and $0.12 EPS, respectively.

Robert A. Livingston, Dover's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our second quarter results, excluding deal costs and certain one-time items, were generally in-line with our expectations, but disappointing nonetheless. These results included deal costs of approximately $5 million, or $0.02 EPS, and one-time items of approximately $7 million, or $0.04 EPS, which included costs resulting from our in-quarter decision to suspend production for two weeks at several facilities in our Energy segment, as well as other costs. In addition, our results included $9 million, or $0.04 EPS, of restructuring costs. 

"While our Energy businesses continued to be challenged by weak market dynamics, we believe the second quarter will mark the low point of our 2016 performance in our Energy segment.  The continued stabilization of North American rig count and constructive oil prices positions us for modestly improved results in the back half of 2016, and growth in 2017.

"The markets served by Engineered Systems and Refrigeration & Food Equipment remained solid, resulting in organic growth of 2% and 1%, respectively.  Our Fluids segment was impacted by direct oil & gas exposure, lower capital spending from integrated energy customers, and project timing, resulting in an organic decline of 8%.

"While there are positive indicators in several areas, we are slightly reducing our full year expectations for Refrigeration & Food Equipment and Fluids to account for project timing and continued headwinds. In Refrigeration & Food Equipment, we anticipate certain large can shaping equipment orders and shipments will slip into 2017.  Within Fluids, we expect continued softness in our oil & gas related markets.

"We now expect full year revenue to decline approximately 3% to 5% as compared to our prior forecast of a revenue decline of 2% to 5%. Within this forecast, organic revenue is expected to decline 6% to 8%, versus an organic decline of 5% to 8% in our prior forecast. Our forecast for acquisitions, net of dispositions, of 4%, and the unfavorable impact of FX of 1%, is unchanged.  In total, full year EPS is expected to be in the range of $3.35 to $3.45, as compared to the prior forecast of $3.51 to $3.66.  The reduction of $0.19, at the mid-point, is comprised of one-time items of $0.04 EPS, second quarter deal costs of $0.02 EPS, forecasted third quarter deal costs of $0.03 EPS, as well as the combined impact of lower revenue, reduced corporate expense, and a lower tax rate.  Also included in this forecast are full year restructuring costs of $0.18, the gain on a disposition of $0.07 and $0.04 of discrete tax benefits."   

Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, were $118.3 million, or $0.76 EPS, compared to net earnings of $332.4 million, or $2.07 EPS, for the same period of 2015, which included earnings from discontinued operations of $176.8 million, or $1.10 EPS. Second quarter 2015 earnings from discontinued operations included a gain of $177.8 million, or $1.11 EPS, resulting from the disposition of a business held for sale.

Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2016, were $217.6 million, or $1.39 EPS, compared to net earnings of $541.9 million, or $3.35 EPS, for the same period of 2015, which included earnings from discontinued operations of $269.1 million, or $1.66 EPS. 2015 earnings from discontinued operations included gains of $265.6 million, or $1.64 EPS, resulting from the disposition of two businesses held for sale.

Dover will host a webcast of its second quarter 2016 conference call at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time (9:00 A.M. Central Time) on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The webcast can be accessed on the Dover website at www.dovercorporation.com. The conference call will also be made available for replay on the website. Additional information on Dover's second quarter results and its operating segments can also be found on the Company's website.

About Dover:

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of approaching $7 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve.  Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 60 years, our team of 26,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible.  Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at www.dovercorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements relate to, among other things, operating and strategic plans, income, earnings, cash flows, foreign exchange, changes in operations, acquisitions, industries in which Dover businesses operate, anticipated market conditions and our positioning, global economies, and operating improvements. Forward-looking statements may be indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "suggests," "will," "plans," "should," "would," "could," and "forecast", or the use of the future tense and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations, including, but not limited to, oil and natural gas demand, production growth, and prices; changes in exploration and production spending by Dover's customers and changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development; changes in customer demand and capital spending; economic conditions generally and changes in economic conditions globally and in markets served by Dover businesses, including well activity and U.S. industrials activity; Dover's ability to achieve expected savings from integration and other cost-control initiatives, such as lean and productivity programs as well as efforts to reduce sourcing input costs; the impact of interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the ability of Dover's businesses to expand into new geographic markets; Dover's ability to identify and successfully consummate value-adding acquisition opportunities or planned divestitures; the impact of loss of a significant customer, or loss or non-renewal of significant contracts; the ability of Dover's businesses to develop and launch new products, timing of such launches and risks relating to market acceptance by customers; the relative mix of products and services which impacts margins and operating efficiencies; increased competition and pricing pressures; the impact of loss of a single-source manufacturing facility; short-term capacity constraints; increases in the cost of raw materials; domestic and foreign governmental and public policy changes or developments, including environmental regulations, conflict minerals disclosure requirements, tax policies, trade sanctions, and export/import laws; protection and validity of patent and other intellectual property rights; the impact of legal matters and legal compliance risks; conditions and events affecting domestic and global financial and capital markets; and a downgrade in Dover's credit ratings which, among other matters, could make obtaining financing more difficult and costly. Dover refers you to the documents that it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as its reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from its current expectations and from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Dover undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Disclosures
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, Management also discloses non-GAAP information that Management believes provides useful information to investors. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations, adjusted diluted earnings per common share, free cash flow and organic revenue growth are not financial measures under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for earnings from continuing operations, diluted earnings per common share, cash flows from operating activities, or revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.  Adjusted earnings from continuing operations represents earnings from continuing operations adjusted for gains or losses from discrete and other tax items and for gain on disposition of business.  Adjusted diluted earnings per common share represents adjusted earnings from continuing operations divided by average diluted shares.  Management believes this information is useful to investors to better understand the company's ongoing profitability and facilitates easier comparisons of the company's profitability to prior and future periods and to its peers.  Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures.  Management believes that free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available for mandatory payment obligations and investment opportunities, such as funding acquisitions, paying dividends, repaying debt and repurchasing our common stock.  Management believes that reporting organic revenue growth, which excludes the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions, provides a useful comparison of our revenue performance and trends between periods.

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