Lincoln Electric reports 1Q'11 Sales increase of 27.2%; 1Q Operating income increase of 71.1%; 1Q EPS of $1.11 or $1.00, as adjusted
CLEVELAND, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
First Quarter 2011 Highlights
- Sales were $599.2 million, an increase of 27.2% from the First Quarter 2010
- Operating income increased 71.1% to $59.5 million from $34.8 million in the First Quarter 2010
- Net income increased 97.7% to $46.9 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, from $23.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in the First Quarter 2010
- Excluding special items, adjusted net income increased 71.0% to $42.3 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, from $24.8 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, in the First Quarter 2010
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: LECO) today reported first quarter 2011 net income of $46.9 million, or $1.11 per diluted share. Sales were $599.2 million in the first quarter 2011 versus $471.0 million in the comparable 2010 period, an increase of 27.2%. Operating income for the first quarter increased $24.7 million to $59.5 million, or 9.9% of sales, from $34.8 million, or 7.4% of sales, in the comparable 2010 period. Adjusted operating income in the quarter was $59.8 million, or 10.0% of sales.
Net income for the first quarter 2011 was $46.9 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, compared with net income of $23.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2010. Adjusted net income was $42.3 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared with $24.8 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2010. The effective tax rate for the first quarter 2011 was 22.5%, or 30.4% as adjusted, compared with 31.6% in 2010. In the first quarter 2011, the Company recorded a $4.8 million favorable adjustment for tax audit settlements.
"We are very pleased with our operating results for the first quarter 2011," said John M. Stropki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The significant increase in sales and operating profits in the quarter provide a strong start and encouraging outlook for 2011.
"Current demand levels remain positive and we are seeing improvement in most market segments and geographic regions. Our focus on new products, which provide growth through market share gains, played an important role on the sales increase during the quarter. Our continued attention to productivity improvements and related operating leverage will continue to provide us the flexibility to execute our long-term strategic objectives to the benefit of our customers, shareholders and employees."
Net cash provided by operating activities was $16.7 million in the first quarter compared with $15.6 million for the comparable period in 2010. The Company returned $13.0 million to shareholders through the payment of dividends during 2011.
The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share, which was paid on April 15, 2011 to holders of record as of March 31, 2011.
Financial results for the first quarter 2011 can also be obtained at http://www.lincolnelectric.com/InvestorNews.
A conference call to discuss the first quarter 2011 financial results is scheduled for today, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. An audio webcast of the call is accessible through the Company's website at http://www.lincolnelectric.com/InvestorWebcasts/.
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. will be held at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Marriott Cleveland East, 26300 Harvard Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
Adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are important to investors to evaluate and compare the Company's financial performance from period to period. Management uses this information in assessing and evaluating the Company's underlying operating performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, as non-GAAP measures are a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the attached schedule for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures.
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 41 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the Company's website at http://www.lincolnelectric.com.
The Company's expectations and beliefs concerning the future contained in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management's current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect the Company's operating results. The factors include, but are not limited to: general economic and market conditions; the effectiveness of operating initiatives; currency exchange and interest rates; adverse outcome of pending or potential litigation; possible acquisitions; market risks and price fluctuations related to the purchase of commodities and energy; global regulatory complexity; and the possible effects of events beyond our control, such as political unrest, acts of terror and natural disasters, on the Company or its customers, suppliers and the economy in general. For additional discussion, see "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Financial Highlights (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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Consolidated Statements of Income |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
Fav (Unfav) to Prior Year |
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2011 |
% of Sales |
2010 |
% of Sales |
$ |
% |
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Net sales |
$ 599,179 |
100.0% |
$ 470,958 |
100.0% |
$ 128,221 |
27.2% |
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Cost of goods sold |
437,741 |
73.1% |
347,625 |
73.8% |
(90,116) |
(25.9%) |
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Gross profit |
161,438 |
26.9% |
123,333 |
26.2% |
38,105 |
30.9% |
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Selling, general & administrative expenses |
101,619 |
17.0% |
87,775 |
18.6% |
(13,844) |
(15.8%) |
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Rationalization and asset impairment charges |
357 |
0.1% |
801 |
0.2% |
444 |
55.4% |
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Operating income |
59,462 |
9.9% |
34,757 |
7.4% |
24,705 |
71.1% |
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Interest income |
608 |
0.1% |
635 |
0.1% |
(27) |
(4.3%) |
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Equity earnings in affiliates |
830 |
0.1% |
430 |
0.1% |
400 |
93.0% |
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Other income |
1,295 |
0.2% |
433 |
0.1% |
862 |
199.1% |
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Interest expense |
(1,658) |
(0.3%) |
(1,514) |
(0.3%) |
(144) |
(9.5%) |
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Income before income taxes |
60,537 |
10.1% |
34,741 |
7.4% |
25,796 |
74.3% |
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Income taxes |
13,595 |
2.3% |
10,975 |
2.3% |
(2,620) |
(23.9%) |
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Effective tax rate |
22.5% |
31.6% |
9.1% |
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Net income including noncontrolling interests |
46,942 |
7.8% |
23,766 |
5.0% |
23,176 |
97.5% |
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Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries' earnings |
32 |
- |
38 |
- |
6 |
15.8% |
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Net income |
$ 46,910 |
7.8% |
$ 23,728 |
5.0% |
$ 23,182 |
97.7% |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ 1.12 |
$ 0.56 |
$ 0.56 |
100.0% |
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Diluted earnings per share |
$ 1.11 |
$ 0.55 |
$ 0.56 |
101.8% |
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Weighted average shares (basic) |
41,895 |
42,404 |
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Weighted average shares (diluted) |
42,439 |
42,764 |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Financial Highlights (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2011 |
2010 |
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Operating income as reported |
$ 59,462 |
$ 34,757 |
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Special items (pre-tax): |
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Rationalization and asset impairment charges (1) |
357 |
801 |
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Venezuela - functional currency change and devaluation (2) |
- |
(11) |
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Adjusted operating income (4) |
$ 59,819 |
$ 35,547 |
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Net income as reported |
$ 46,910 |
$ 23,728 |
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Special items (after-tax): |
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Rationalization and asset impairment charges (1) |
281 |
612 |
||
Venezuela - functional currency change and devaluation (2) |
- |
426 |
||
Adjustment for tax audit settlements (3) |
(4,844) |
- |
||
Adjusted net income (4) |
$ 42,347 |
$ 24,766 |
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Diluted earnings per share as reported |
$ 1.11 |
$ 0.55 |
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Special items |
(0.11) |
0.03 |
||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (4) |
$ 1.00 |
$ 0.58 |
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Weighted average shares (diluted) |
42,439 |
42,764 |
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(1) The three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 includes charges associated with the severance and other costs associated with the consolidation of manufacturing operations initiated in 2009. (2) Represents the impact of the change in the functional currency of the Company's Venezuelan operation to the U.S. dollar and the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency. (3) Represents a favorable adjustment for tax audit settlements. (4) Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are important to investors to evaluate and compare the Company's financial performance from period to period. Management uses this information in assessing and evaluating the Company's underlying operating performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, as non-GAAP measures are a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. |
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Financial Highlights |
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(In thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Balance Sheet Highlights |
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
2011 |
2010 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 341,415 |
$ 366,193 |
||
Total current assets |
1,195,205 |
1,082,512 |
||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
489,820 |
478,566 |
||
Total assets |
1,913,570 |
1,783,788 |
||
Total current liabilities |
494,869 |
335,592 |
||
Short-term debt |
95,373 |
13,078 |
||
Long-term debt |
1,818 |
84,627 |
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Total equity |
1,211,991 |
1,149,478 |
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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Net Operating Working Capital |
2011 |
2010 |
||
Accounts receivable |
$ 376,857 |
$ 321,948 |
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Inventory |
368,954 |
291,730 |
||
Trade accounts payable |
215,495 |
147,111 |
||
Net operating working capital |
$ 530,316 |
$ 466,567 |
||
Net operating working capital to net sales (1) |
22.1% |
20.7% |
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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Invested Capital |
2011 |
2010 |
||
Short-term debt |
$ 95,373 |
$ 13,078 |
||
Long-term debt |
1,818 |
84,627 |
||
Total debt |
97,191 |
97,705 |
||
Total equity |
1,211,991 |
1,149,478 |
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Invested capital |
$ 1,309,182 |
$ 1,247,183 |
||
Total debt / invested capital |
7.4% |
7.8% |
||
Return on invested capital (2) |
11.9% |
10.7% |
||
(1) Net operating working capital to net sales is defined as net operating working capital divided by annualized rolling three months of sales. (2) Return on invested capital is defined as rolling 12 months of earnings excluding tax-effected interest divided by invested capital. |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Financial Highlights (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2011 |
2010 |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
$ 46,910 |
$ 23,728 |
||
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries' earnings |
32 |
38 |
||
Net income including noncontrolling interests |
46,942 |
23,766 |
||
Adjustments to reconcile Net income including noncontrolling interests to Net |
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cash provided by operating activities: |
||||
Rationalization and asset impairment charges |
227 |
- |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
15,206 |
14,237 |
||
Equity earnings in affiliates, net |
(362) |
(168) |
||
Other non-cash items, net |
18,840 |
(3,625) |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: |
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Increase in accounts receivable |
(43,324) |
(40,279) |
||
Increase in inventories |
(62,064) |
(23,017) |
||
Increase in trade accounts payable |
55,553 |
38,316 |
||
Decrease in accrued pensions |
(7,404) |
(7,582) |
||
Net change in other current assets and liabilities |
(4,430) |
13,428 |
||
Net change in other long-term assets and liabilities |
(2,446) |
520 |
||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
16,738 |
15,596 |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Capital expenditures |
(15,503) |
(9,771) |
||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
(17,881) |
- |
||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
142 |
42 |
||
NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
(33,242) |
(9,729) |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net change in borrowings |
(1,319) |
(2,000) |
||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
2,864 |
196 |
||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
715 |
78 |
||
Purchase of shares for treasury |
(905) |
(2,869) |
||
Cash dividends paid to shareholders |
(12,987) |
(11,885) |
||
NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
(11,632) |
(16,480) |
||
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents |
3,358 |
(915) |
||
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
(24,778) |
(11,528) |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
366,193 |
388,136 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ 341,415 |
$ 376,608 |
||
Cash dividends paid per share |
$ 0.31 |
$ 0.28 |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. |
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Segment Highlights |
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(In thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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North |
South |
The Harris |
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America |
Europe |
Asia Pacific |
America |
Products |
Corporate / |
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Welding |
Welding |
Welding |
Welding |
Group |
Eliminations |
Consolidated |
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Three months ended |
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Net sales |
$ 280,757 |
$ 114,208 |
$ 87,560 |
$ 34,073 |
$ 82,581 |
$ - |
$ 599,179 |
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Inter-segment sales |
35,127 |
3,835 |
3,213 |
- |
2,233 |
(44,408) |
- |
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Total |
$ 315,884 |
$ 118,043 |
$ 90,773 |
$ 34,073 |
$ 84,814 |
$ (44,408) |
$ 599,179 |
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EBIT (1) |
$ 46,636 |
$ 5,554 |
$ 127 |
$ 2,048 |
$ 6,543 |
$ 679 |
$ 61,587 |
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As a percent of total |
14.8% |
4.7% |
0.1% |
6.0% |
7.7% |
10.3% |
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Special items charge |
$ - |
$ 358 |
$ (1) |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 357 |
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EBIT, as adjusted (3) |
$ 46,636 |
$ 5,912 |
$ 126 |
$ 2,048 |
$ 6,543 |
$ 679 |
$ 61,944 |
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As a percent of total |
14.8% |
5.0% |
0.1% |
6.0% |
7.7% |
10.3% |
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Three months ended |
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Net sales |
$ 231,335 |
$ 84,676 |
$ 71,945 |
$ 22,748 |
$ 60,254 |
$ - |
$ 470,958 |
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Inter-segment sales |
24,908 |
3,558 |
2,501 |
194 |
1,731 |
(32,892) |
- |
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Total |
$ 256,243 |
$ 88,234 |
$ 74,446 |
$ 22,942 |
$ 61,985 |
$ (32,892) |
$ 470,958 |
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EBIT (1) |
$ 30,996 |
$ 558 |
$ 721 |
$ 1,346 |
$ 2,741 |
$ (742) |
$ 35,620 |
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As a percent of total |
12.1% |
0.6% |
1.0% |
5.9% |
4.4% |
7.6% |
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Special items charge |
$ - |
$ 540 |
$ 261 |
$ (11) |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 790 |
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EBIT, as adjusted (3) |
$ 30,996 |
$ 1,098 |
$ 982 |
$ 1,335 |
$ 2,741 |
$ (742) |
$ 36,410 |
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As a percent of total |
12.1% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
5.8% |
4.4% |
7.7% |
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(1) EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Equity earnings in affiliates and Other income. (2) Special items include rationalization and asset impairment charges. (3) The primary profit measure used by management to assess segment performance is EBIT, as adjusted. EBIT for each operating segment is adjusted for special items to derive EBIT, as adjusted. (4) Special items include rationalization charges and the impact of the change in the functional currency of the Company's Venezuelan operation to the U.S. dollar and the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency. |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Change in Net Sales by Segment (In thousands) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended March 31st Change in Net Sales by Segment |
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Change in Net Sales due to: |
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Net Sales |
Foreign |
Net Sales |
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2010 |
Volume |
Acquisitions |
Price |
Exchange |
2011 |
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Operating Segments |
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North America Welding |
$ 231,335 |
$ 40,386 |
$ 448 |
$ 6,124 |
$ 2,464 |
$ 280,757 |
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Europe Welding |
84,676 |
14,750 |
8,022 |
5,150 |
1,610 |
114,208 |
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Asia Pacific Welding |
71,945 |
9,258 |
- |
1,775 |
4,582 |
87,560 |
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South America Welding |
22,748 |
7,711 |
- |
2,387 |
1,227 |
34,073 |
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The Harris Products Group |
60,254 |
6,526 |
- |
14,943 |
858 |
82,581 |
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Consolidated |
$ 470,958 |
$ 78,631 |
$ 8,470 |
$ 30,379 |
$ 10,741 |
$ 599,179 |
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% Change |
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North America Welding |
17.5% |
0.2% |
2.6% |
1.1% |
21.4% |
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Europe Welding |
17.4% |
9.5% |
6.1% |
1.9% |
34.9% |
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Asia Pacific Welding |
12.9% |
- |
2.5% |
6.4% |
21.7% |
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South America Welding |
33.9% |
- |
10.5% |
5.4% |
49.8% |
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The Harris Products Group |
10.8% |
- |
24.8% |
1.4% |
37.1% |
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Consolidated |
16.7% |
1.8% |
6.5% |
2.3% |
27.2% |
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SOURCE Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
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