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Investor Contact:
 
Media Contact:
Paul Goldberg
 
Adrian Sakowicz
Vice President - Investor Relations
 
Vice President - Communications
(212) 922-1640
 
(630) 743-5039
peg@dovercorp.com
 
asakowicz@dovercorp.com

DOVER REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2017 RESULTS AND RAISES FULL YEAR REVENUE AND EPS GUIDANCE

Reports quarterly revenue of $2.0 billion, an increase of 18% from the prior year
Delivers quarterly diluted net earnings per share of $1.04, up 37%
Increases full year revenue growth forecast; now expected to be 12% to 14%
Raises 2017 full year diluted earnings per share guidance to now be in the range of $4.23 to $4.33, an increase of $0.15 at the mid-point of guidance

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 20, 2017 — Dover (NYSE: DOV) announced today that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, revenue was $2.0 billion, an increase of 18% from the prior year. The increase in the quarter was driven by organic growth of 10% and acquisition growth of 12%, partially offset by a 3% impact from dispositions and an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange ("FX") of 1%. Net earnings were $164.1 million, an increase of 39% as compared to $118.3 million for the prior year period. Diluted net earnings per share ("EPS") for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, were $1.04, compared to $0.76 EPS in the prior year period, representing an increase of 37%. EPS for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2016, include restructuring costs of $0.01 EPS and $0.04 EPS, respectively.

Dover’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert A. Livingston, said, “The second quarter reflected the continuation of a trend that began to develop late last year, namely improving global markets and strong results reflecting solid execution by our teams. In all, we achieved revenue growth and margin expansion that exceeded our forecasts.

“All of our segments posted sequential increases in revenue and margin, which was most notable in Refrigeration & Food Equipment and Fluids. In addition, we benefited from strong broad-based activity in Engineered Systems, and also from higher than expected U.S. rig count and increased well completions, which resulted in significant growth in Energy.

“As a result of our strong second quarter performance and increased confidence in the back half of the year, we are raising our full year guidance for revenue and EPS. Our revised guidance is based on full year revenue growth of 12% to 14% versus our prior forecast of 11% to 13%, and includes organic growth of 5% to 7%, which has been increased one percentage point. Our revenue forecast also includes acquisition growth of 10%, a 2% impact from dispositions, and a 1% headwind from FX, all of which remain unchanged from our prior forecast. Lastly, we now expect full year diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.23 to $4.33, versus our prior guidance of $4.05 to $4.20.”






Dover will host a webcast of its second quarter 2017 conference call at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time (9:00 A.M. Central Time) on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The webcast can be accessed on the Dover website at 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 be found on the Company’s website.

About Dover:

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue exceeding $7 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, consumable supplies, software and digital solutions, and support services through four operating segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, Refrigeration & Food Equipment, and Energy. 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 29,000 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 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 concern future events and 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 address matters that are uncertain, including, by way of example only: operating and strategic plans, future sales, earnings, cash flows, margins, organic growth, growth from acquisitions, restructuring charges, cost structure, capital expenditures, capital allocation, capital structure, dividends, cash flows, exchange rates, tax rates, interest rates, interest expense, changes in operations and trends in industries in which our businesses operate, anticipated market conditions and our positioning, global economies, and operating improvements. 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, economic conditions generally and changes in economic conditions globally and in the markets and industries served by our businesses, including oil and gas activity and U.S. industrials activity; conditions and events affecting domestic and global financial and capital markets; oil and natural gas demand, production growth, and prices; changes in exploration and production spending by our customers and changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development; changes in customer demand and capital spending; risks related to our international operations and the ability of our businesses to expand into new geographic markets; the impact of interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; increased competition and pricing pressures; the impact of loss of a significant customer, or loss or non-renewal of significant contracts; the ability of our businesses to adapt to technological developments; the ability of our 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; the impact of loss of a single-source manufacturing facility; short-term capacity constraints; domestic and foreign governmental and public policy changes or developments, including import/export laws and sanctions, tax policies, environmental regulations and conflict minerals disclosure requirements; increases in the cost of raw materials; our ability to identify and successfully consummate value-adding acquisition opportunities or planned divestitures, and to realize anticipated earnings and synergies from acquired businesses and joint ventures; our 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 legal compliance risks and litigation, including product recalls; indemnification obligations related to acquired or divested businesses; cybersecurity and privacy risks; protection and validity of patent





and other intellectual property rights; goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges; a downgrade in our credit ratings which, among other matters, could make obtaining financing more difficult and costly; and work stoppages, union and works council campaigns and other labor disputes which could impact our productivity. 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.







INVESTOR SUPPLEMENT - SECOND QUARTER 2017

DOVER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)(in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenue
$
1,993,351

 
$
1,686,345

 
$
3,806,723

 
$
3,308,618

Cost of goods and services
1,243,905

 
1,055,132

 
2,396,103

 
2,088,141

Gross profit
749,446

 
631,213

 
1,410,620

 
1,220,477

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
484,046

 
437,411

 
969,336

 
880,859

Operating earnings
265,400

 
193,802

 
441,284

 
339,618

Interest expense
36,932

 
33,779

 
73,341

 
67,097

Interest income
(2,338
)
 
(1,622
)
 
(4,918
)
 
(3,226
)
Gain on sale of businesses

 
(801
)
 
(90,093
)
 
(12,029
)
Other expense (income), net
15

 
(2,053
)
 
191

 
(4,347
)
Earnings before provision for income taxes
230,791

 
164,499

 
462,763

 
292,123

Provision for income taxes
66,733

 
46,209

 
126,458

 
74,477

Net earnings
$
164,058

 
$
118,290

 
$
336,305

 
$
217,646

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.05

 
$
0.76

 
$
2.16

 
$
1.40

Diluted
$
1.04

 
$
0.76

 
$
2.14

 
$
1.39

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
155,703

 
155,180
 
155,622
 
155,122
Diluted
157,513

 
156,595

 
157,457

 
156,414

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid per common share
$
0.44

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






DOVER CORPORATION
QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION
(unaudited)(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Printing & Identification
$
249,238

$
278,220

$
527,458

 
$
239,681

$
263,648

$
503,329

$
253,091

$
266,082

$
1,022,502

Industrials
358,397

377,210

735,607

 
337,314

328,784

666,098

317,471

360,212

1,343,781

 
607,635

655,430

1,263,065

 
576,995

592,432

1,169,427

570,562

626,294

2,366,283

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluids
525,195

553,259

1,078,454

 
399,062

405,838

804,900

412,822

482,852

1,700,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
356,834

426,304

783,138

 
363,252

429,386

792,638

451,328

376,373

1,620,339

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
324,088

359,168

683,256

 
283,230

259,008

542,238

273,248

292,952

1,108,438

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intra-segment eliminations
(380
)
(810
)
(1,190
)
 
(266
)
(319
)
(585
)
(197
)
(510
)
(1,292
)
Total consolidated revenue
$
1,813,372

$
1,993,351

$
3,806,723

 
$
1,622,273

$
1,686,345

$
3,308,618

$
1,707,763

$
1,777,961

$
6,794,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
$
174,398

$
106,820

$
281,218

 
$
93,748

$
104,034

$
197,782

$
97,240

$
96,807

$
391,829

Fluids
52,639

73,558

126,197

 
46,047

54,033

100,080

66,178

34,663

200,921

Refrigeration & Food Equipment
33,562

65,829

99,391

 
38,161

63,230

101,391

64,111

118,126

283,628

Energy
41,691

53,368

95,059

 
11,244

(75
)
11,169

13,279

30,888

55,336

Total segments
302,290

299,575

601,865

 
189,200

221,222

410,422

240,808

280,484

931,714

Corporate expense / other
36,489

34,190

70,679

 
29,862

24,566

54,428

26,638

31,674

112,740

Interest expense
36,409

36,932

73,341

 
33,318

33,779

67,097

33,789

35,515

136,401

Interest income
(2,580
)
(2,338
)
(4,918
)
 
(1,604
)
(1,622
)
(3,226
)
(795
)
(2,738
)
(6,759
)
Earnings before provision for income taxes
231,972

230,791

462,763

 
127,624

164,499

292,123

181,176

216,033

689,332

Provision for income taxes
59,725

66,733

126,458

 
28,268

46,209

74,477

51,092

54,871

180,440

Net earnings
$
172,247

$
164,058

$
336,305

 
$
99,356

$
118,290

$
217,646

$
130,084

$
161,162

$
508,892

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SEGMENT MARGIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
28.7
%
16.3
%
22.3
%
 
16.2
%
17.6
 %
16.9
%
17.0
%
15.5
%
16.6
%
Fluids
10.0
%
13.3
%
11.7
%
 
11.5
%
13.3
 %
12.4
%
16.0
%
7.2
%
11.8
%
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
9.4
%
15.4
%
12.7
%
 
10.5
%
14.7
 %
12.8
%
14.2
%
31.4
%
17.5
%
Energy
12.9
%
14.9
%
13.9
%
 
4.0
%
 %
2.1
%
4.9
%
10.5
%
5.0
%
Total segment operating margin
16.7
%
15.0
%
15.8
%
 
11.7
%
13.1
 %
12.4
%
14.1
%
15.8
%
13.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
$
19,575

$
20,259

$
39,834

 
$
16,036

$
16,075

$
32,111

$
16,238

$
25,597

$
73,946

Fluids
28,503

29,473

57,976

 
20,511

20,981

41,492

20,833

22,899

85,224

Refrigeration & Food Equipment
15,035

14,522

29,557

 
16,728

16,881

33,609

16,146

15,263

65,018

Energy
31,365

32,000

63,365

 
34,160

33,289

67,449

32,605

31,366

131,420

Corporate
1,120

1,164

2,284

 
1,169

868

2,037

901

2,193

5,131

Total depreciation and amortization expense
$
95,598

$
97,418

$
193,016

 
$
88,604

$
88,094

$
176,698

$
86,723

$
97,318

$
360,739

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





DOVER CORPORATION
QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION
(continued)
(unaudited)(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
BOOKINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Printing & Identification
$
256,665

$
282,157

$
538,822

 
$
242,569

$
266,490

$
509,059

$
248,443

$
268,951

$
1,026,453

Industrials
419,455

367,352

786,807

 
329,957

304,345

634,302

331,435

374,073

1,339,810

 
676,120

649,509

1,325,629

 
572,526

570,835

1,143,361

579,878

643,024

2,366,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluids
565,987

554,656

1,120,643

 
418,345

413,767

832,112

413,535

457,283

1,702,930

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
438,576

466,276

904,852

 
411,367

468,661

880,028

429,134

336,645

1,645,807

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
348,317

352,617

700,934

 
273,445

246,021

519,466

270,685

299,771

1,089,922

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intra-segment eliminations
(1,149
)
(529
)
(1,678
)
 
(90
)
(944
)
(1,034
)
(245
)
(308
)
(1,587
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consolidated bookings
$
2,027,851

$
2,022,529

$
4,050,380

 
$
1,675,593

$
1,698,340

$
3,373,933

$
1,692,987

$
1,736,415

$
6,803,335

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BACKLOG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineered Systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Printing & Identification
$
109,347

$
115,763

 
 
$
102,640

$
104,509

 
$
101,190

$
98,924

 
Industrials
310,008

301,474

 
 
235,384

210,646

 
224,892

252,780

 
 
419,355

417,237

 
 
338,024

315,155

 
326,082

351,704

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluids
371,717

378,774

 
 
286,457

315,786

 
318,246

331,238

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
341,530

382,598

 
 
303,479

332,312

 
309,462

258,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
156,255

147,568

 
 
144,828

129,873

 
$
126,519

$
134,181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intra-segment eliminations
(729
)
(378
)
 
 
(36
)
(265
)

(252
)
(102
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consolidated backlog
$
1,288,128

$
1,325,799

 
 
$
1,072,752

$
1,092,861

 
$
1,080,057

$
1,075,350

 







DOVER CORPORATION
QUARTERLY EARNINGS PER SHARE
(unaudited)(in thousands, except per share data*)
Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
Net earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.11

$
1.05

$
2.16

 
$
0.64

$
0.76

$
1.40

$
0.84

$
1.04

$
3.28

Diluted
$
1.09

$
1.04

$
2.14

 
$
0.64

$
0.76

$
1.39

$
0.83

$
1.03

$
3.25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings and weighted average shares used in calculated earnings per share amounts are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
172,247

$
164,058

$
336,305

 
$
99,356

$
118,290

$
217,646

$
130,084

$
161,162

$
508,892

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
155,540

155,703

155,622

 
155,064

155,180

155,122

155,300

155,376

155,231

Diluted
157,399

157,513

157,457

 
156,161

156,595

156,414

156,798

156,816

156,636


Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings are adjusted by gains on disposition of businesses and a product recall charge to derive adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per common share as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
Adjusted net earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
172,247

$
164,058

$
336,305

 
$
99,356

$
118,290

$
217,646

$
130,084

$
161,162

$
508,892

Gain on dispositions, pre-tax
(88,402
)

(88,402
)
 
(11,853
)

(11,853
)

(85,035
)
(96,888
)
Gain on dispositions, tax impact 1
26,682


26,682

 
625


625


28,060

28,685

Product recall charge, pre-tax



 




23,150

23,150

Product recall charge, tax impact 1



 




(8,913
)
(8,913
)
Adjusted net earnings
$
110,527

$
164,058

$
274,585

 
$
88,128

$
118,290

$
206,418

$
130,084

$
118,424

$
454,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
1.09

$
1.04

$
2.14

 
$
0.64

$
0.76

$
1.39

$
0.83

$
1.03

$
3.25

Gain on dispositions, pre-tax
(0.56
)

(0.56
)
 
(0.08
)

(0.08
)

(0.54
)
(0.62
)
Gain on dispositions, tax impact
0.17


0.17

 




0.18

0.18

Product recall charge, pre-tax



 




0.15

0.15

Product recall charge, tax impact



 




(0.06
)
(0.06
)
Adjusted net earnings
$
0.70

$
1.04

$
1.75

 
$
0.56

$
0.76

$
1.31

$
0.83

$
0.76

$
2.90

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Gain on dispositions and the product recall charge were tax effected using the statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Per share data may be impacted by rounding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








DOVER CORPORATION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)(in thousands)

Quarterly Cash Flow
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
78,071

$
155,877

$
233,948

 
$
133,413

$
207,868

$
341,281

$
231,665

$
289,029

$
861,975

Investing activities
81,780

(51,137
)
30,643

 
(425,857
)
(69,415
)
(495,272
)
(66,110
)
(942,461
)
(1,503,843
)
Financing activities
(93,293
)
(216,273
)
(309,566
)
 
178,507

(127,678
)
50,829

98,491

484,288

633,608


Quarterly Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
 
Q1
Q2
Q2 YTD
Q3
Q4
FY 2016
Cash flow from operating activities
$
78,071

$
155,877

$
233,948

 
$
133,413

$
207,868

$
341,281

$
231,665

$
289,029

$
861,975

Less: Capital expenditures
(42,259
)
(48,335
)
(90,594
)
 
(37,230
)
(35,422
)
(72,652
)
(43,116
)
(49,437
)
(165,205
)
Plus: Cash taxes paid for gains on dispositions1

42,955

42,955

 

435

435

217

217

869

Free cash flow
$
35,812

$
150,497

$
186,309

 
$
96,183

$
172,881

$
269,064

$
188,766

$
239,809

$
697,639

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
2.0
%
7.5
%
4.9
%
 
5.9
%
10.3
%
8.1
%
11.1
%
13.5
%
10.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free cash flow as a percentage of net earnings
20.8
%
91.7
%
55.4
%
 
96.8
%
146.2
%
123.6
%
145.1
%
148.8
%
137.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Federal and state tax payments related to the gains on the dispositions of Performance Motorsports in 2017 and Tipper Tie and Texas Hydraulics in 2016.

Revenue Growth Factors
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Engineered Systems
 
Fluids
 
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
 
Energy
 
Total
Organic
5
 %
 
4
 %
 
5
 %
 
39
 %
 
10
 %
Acquisitions
10
 %
 
34
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
12
 %
Dispositions
(4
)%
 
 %
 
(6
)%
 
 %
 
(3
)%
Currency translation
(1
)%
 
(2
)%
 
 %
 
(1
)%
 
(1
)%
Total *
11
 %
 
36
 %
 
(1
)%
 
39
 %
 
18
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Totals may be impacted by rounding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Engineered Systems
 
Fluids
 
Refrigeration & Food Equipment
 
Energy
 
Total
Organic
4
 %
 
1
 %
 
5
 %
 
39
 %
 
7
 %
Acquisitions
9
 %
 
35
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
12
 %
Dispositions
(4
)%
 
 %
 
(6
)%
 
 %
 
(3
)%
Currency translation
(1
)%
 
(2
)%
 
 %
 
(1
)%
 
(1
)%
Total *
8
 %
 
34
 %
 
(1
)%
 
26
 %
 
15
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Totals may be impacted by rounding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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 net earnings, 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 net earnings, 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 net earnings represents net earnings adjusted for gains on disposition of businesses and a product recall charge. Adjusted diluted earnings per common share represents adjusted net earnings 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, plus the add back of cash taxes paid for gains on dispositions (which reflect tax payments on disposition-related investing activities). 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 and dispositions, provides a useful comparison of our revenue performance and trends between periods.