Dover Corporation - 10-Q quarterly report FY2011 Q1

 

 

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The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock as of April 15, 2011 was 186,579,104.

 

 

(All other schedules are not required and have been omitted.)

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts used in computing earnings per share:

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Preferred Stock; $100 par value per share; 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued.

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The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules for interim periods, do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Dover Corporation (“Dover” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s accounting policies, financial position, operating results, business properties and other matters. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements. It is the opinion of management that these financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.

The following table details the acquisitions made during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The Company acquired these businesses in four separate transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $423,998, net of cash acquired. The 2011 acquisitions are wholly-owned, with the exception of TAGC Limited LLC in which the Company acquired a 60% controlling interest. The non-controlling interest in TAGC Limited LLC is not material. The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations includes the results of these businesses from the dates of acquisition. The aggregate revenue of the 2011 acquisitions included in the Company’s consolidated revenue totaled $43,254 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The Company has substantially finalized its appraisals of tangible and intangible assets and its evaluation of the purchase price allocations for the 2011 acquisitions, with the exception of certain inventory valuations relating to the Harbison-Fischer acquisition. Accordingly, management has used its best estimates for the purchase price allocations as of the date of these financial statements and any subsequent revisions during the measurement period are not expected to be significant.

The following presents the allocation of the acquisition cost to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values:

As a result of these acquisitions, the Company recorded approximately $178,271 of customer-related intangible assets (weighted average lives of 12 years), $8,535 of trademarks (weighted average lives of 11 years), and $3,744 of other

intangibles (weighted average lives of 7 years). The 2011 acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill totaling $234,962, of which $3,856 is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Each of the businesses acquired in 2011 manufacture products and/or provide services in the energy and fluid solutions markets, each growth areas for the Company. These businesses were acquired to complement and expand upon existing operations within the Fluid Management segment. As such, the goodwill identified by the acquisitions reflects the benefits expected to be derived from product line expansion and operational synergies.

In accordance with ASU 2010-29, “Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations,” the following unaudited pro forma information illustrates the effect on the Company’s revenue and net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, assuming that the 2011 acquisitions had taken place at the beginning of 2010. As a result, the supplemental pro forma net earnings reflect adjustments to the net earnings as reported in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to exclude $1,691 of nonrecurring expense (after-tax) related to the fair value adjustments to acquisition-date inventory. The supplemental pro forma earnings for the comparable 2010 period were adjusted to include these charges. The 2011 and 2010 supplemental pro forma earnings are also adjusted to reflect the comparable impact of additional depreciation and amortization expense (net of tax) resulting from the fair value measurement of tangible and intangible assets relating to 2011 and 2010 acquisitions.

These pro forma results of operations have been prepared for comparative purposes only, and they do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the acquisitions occurred on the dates indicated or that may result in the future.

As previously disclosed, the Company signed a definitive agreement in December 2010 to acquire the Sound Solutions business of NXP Semiconductors N.V. for approximately $855 million. The Company had announced its expectation that the transaction would close around the end of the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2011, subject to customary regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other normal customary closing conditions. A non-US antitrust regulatory agency has requested additional briefings in connection with its review of the transaction. As a result, the Company currently anticipates a closing no earlier than mid-second quarter of 2011, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Sound Solutions is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dynamic speakers and receivers for cell phones and other consumer electronics. The business will be incorporated into the Knowles business within the Dover Electronic Technologies segment, which will enhance the segment’s product offerings serving the high growth handset market.

The following table reflects the components of inventory:

The following table details the components of property, plant and equipment, net:

The Company is exposed to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the global nature of its operations. In order to manage this risk the Company has hedged portions of its forecasted sales and purchases, which occur within the next twelve months and are denominated in non-functional currencies, with currency forward or collar contracts designated as cash flow hedges. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had contracts with U.S. dollar equivalent notional amounts of $48,830 and $63,935, respectively, to exchange foreign currencies, principally the U.S. dollar, British pound, Singapore dollar, Chinese yuan and Malaysian ringgit. The Company believes it is probable that all forecasted cash flow transactions will occur.

The Company has an outstanding floating-to-floating cross currency swap agreement for a total notional amount of $50,000 in exchange for CHF 65,100. In February 2011, the Company amended and restated the terms of the arrangement to extend its maturity date to October 15, 2015. This transaction continues to hedge a portion of the Company’s net investment in CHF-denominated operations. The agreement qualifies as a net investment hedge and the effective portion of the change in fair value is reported within the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income. The fair values at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 reflected losses of $22,771 and $19,774, respectively, due to the strengthening of the Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of the arrangement.

In January 2011, the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts to purchase $350,000 for €258,719, which were designated as hedging an equivalent amount of the Company’s euro denominated net investment. The agreements qualify as net investment hedges with the changes in fair value being reported within the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income. These arrangements, which had fair values reflecting losses of $17,086 at March 31, 2011, were settled on April 4, 2011.

The following table sets forth the fair values of derivative instruments held by the Company as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the balance sheet lines in which they are recorded:

The amount of gains or losses from hedging activity recorded in earnings is not significant and the amount of unrealized gains and losses from cash flow hedges which are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months is not significant; therefore, additional tabular disclosures are not presented. There are no amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and there are no credit risk related contingent features in the Company’s derivative instruments.

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to the financial instrument contracts held by the Company; however, nonperformance by these counterparties is considered unlikely as the Company’s policy is to contract with highly-rated, diversified counterparties.

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 inputs include inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of assets or liabilities.

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

Short-term investments consist of investment grade time deposits with original maturities between three months and one year and are included in current assets in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Short-term investments are measured at fair value using quoted market prices. The derivative contracts are measured at fair value using models based on observable market inputs such as foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; therefore, they are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

In addition to fair value disclosure requirements related to financial instruments carried at fair value, accounting standards require interim disclosures regarding the fair value of all of the Company’s financial instruments.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $2,380,995 and $1,961,697, respectively, compared to the carrying value of $2,187,594 and $1,792,811. The carrying value includes the portion that is due and payable in less than one year of $1,603 and $1,925 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The estimated fair value of the long-term debt is based on quoted market prices for similar instruments. The fair value of short-term loans, principally commercial paper at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, approximates carrying value.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable, notes payable, and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of their fair values as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

The following table provides the changes in carrying value of goodwill by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:

Amortization expense totaled $31,014 and $25,764 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Borrowings consist of the following:

On February 22, 2011, the Company issued $450 million of 4.30% Notes due 2021 and $350 million of 5.375% Notes due 2041. The proceeds of $788,971 from the sale of the notes, net of discounts and issuance costs, were used to repay commercial paper, including commercial paper issued to repay the Company’s $400 million of 6.50% notes, which matured February 15, 2011, and for other general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Harbison-Fischer. The new notes are redeemable at the option of Dover in whole or in part at any time at a redemption price that includes a make-whole premium, with accrued interest to the redemption date.

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet included commercial paper of $38,000 and $15,000, respectively.

The Company maintains a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility which expires on November 9, 2012. The Company primarily uses this facility as liquidity back-up for its commercial paper program and has not drawn down any loans under the $1 billion facility and does not anticipate doing so. The Company generally uses commercial paper borrowings for general corporate purposes, including the funding of potential acquisitions and the repurchases of its common stock.

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $31,060 and $28,846, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $2,774 and $1,677, respectively.

The Company’s provision for income taxes for continuing operations in interim periods is computed by applying its estimated annual effective tax rate against earnings before income tax expense for the period. In addition, non-recurring or discrete items are recorded during the period in which they occur. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 23.9% compared to the prior year rate of 31.4%. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was favorably impacted by net discrete items totaling $8,016, arising principally from settlements with state taxing authorities. Excluding discrete items, the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 27.2%, which is lower than the effective rate in the first quarter of 2010 primarily due to a more favorable mix of non-U.S. earnings in 2011. The Company believes additional uncertain tax positions will be settled during 2011; however, an estimate cannot be made due to the uncertainties associated with the resolution of these matters.

Summarized results of the Company’s discontinued operations are as follows:

The Company currently has no businesses held for sale in discontinued operations. The gain from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflects the tax benefit resulting primarily from discrete tax items settled during the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the loss from discontinued operations, net of tax reflects the sale of Triton, an operating company that had been reclassified from the Engineered Services segment to discontinued operations in 2008.

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the assets and liabilities of discontinued operations primarily represent residual amounts for deferred tax assets, short and long-term reserves, and contingencies related to businesses previously sold.

Additional detail related to the assets and liabilities of the Company’s discontinued operations is as follows:

A few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings relating to the cleanup of waste disposal sites identified under federal and state statutes which provide for the allocation of such costs among “potentially responsible parties.” In each instance, the extent of the Company’s liability appears to be very small in relation to the total projected expenditures and the number of other “potentially responsible parties” involved and is anticipated to be immaterial to the Company. In addition, a few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in ongoing remedial activities at certain current and former plant sites, in cooperation with regulatory agencies, and appropriate reserves have been established.

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are also parties to a number of other legal proceedings incidental to their businesses. These proceedings primarily involve claims by private parties alleging injury arising out of use of the Company’s products, exposure to hazardous substances, patent infringement, employment matters and commercial disputes. Management and legal counsel, at least quarterly, review the probable outcome of such proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred and currently accrued to-date, and the availability and extent of insurance coverage. While it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of these legal actions, in the opinion of management, based on these reviews, it is unlikely that the disposition of the lawsuits and the other matters mentioned above will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.

Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

As of March 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $72,015 outstanding in letters of credit with financial institutions, which expire at various dates in 2011 through 2016. These letters of credit are primarily maintained as security for insurance, warranty and other performance obligations.

From time to time, the Company will initiate various restructuring programs at its operating companies and incur severance and other restructuring costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, restructuring charges of $87 and $1,393 were recorded in cost of goods and services and selling and administrative expenses, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, restructuring charges of $11 and $2,040 and were recorded in cost of goods and services and selling and administrative expenses, respectively.

The following table details the Company’s severance and other restructuring reserve activity:

The following table details restructuring charges incurred by segment for the periods presented:

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s net periodic expense relating to retirement and post-retirement benefit plans:

Comprehensive earnings were as follows:

For management reporting and performance evaluation purposes, the Company categorizes its operating companies into four distinct reportable segments. Segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated results follows:

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, which amended existing guidance for identifying separate deliverables in a revenue-generating transaction where multiple deliverables exist and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of an arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. The ASU also establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which includes: 1) vendor-specific objective evidence if available, 2) third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, and 3) estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific nor third-party evidence is available.

The majority of the Company’s businesses generate revenue through the manufacture and sale of a broad range of specialized products and components, with revenue recognized upon transfer of title and risk of loss, which is generally upon shipment. When the Company has multiple deliverables in its sales arrangements, they are typically separate units of accounting with vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price. The Company adopted the requirements of ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis, effective January 1, 2011. The requirements of ASU 2009-13 did not significantly change the Company’s units of accounting or how the Company allocates arrangement consideration to various units of accounting. Therefore, the adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a material effect on the Company’s statement of position or results of operations.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14 which eliminates tangible products containing both software and non-software components that operate together to deliver a product’s functionality from the scope of then-current generally accepted accounting principles for software. The Company adopted ASU 2009-14 on a prospective basis, effective January 1, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) covering 1,524,329 shares and 44,751 performance shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued SARs covering 2,306,440 shares and 68,446 performance shares.

The fair value of each SAR grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The performance share awards are market condition awards and have been assessed at fair value on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The following assumptions were used in determining the fair value of the SARs and performance shares awarded during the respective periods:

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, after-tax stock-based compensation expense totaled $5,373 and $4,564, respectively. Stock-based compensation is reported within selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In May 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10,000,000 shares through May 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 450,000 shares of its common stock in the open market at an average price of $64.92 per share. Treasury shares increased to 63,335,348 at March 31, 2011 from a balance of 62,885,348 at December 31, 2010.

The Company assessed events occurring subsequent to March 31, 2011 for potential recognition and disclosure in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. No events have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Refer to the section below entitled “Special Notes Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements contained below and throughout this quarterly report.

Dover Corporation (“Dover” or the “Company”) is a global manufacturer of innovative components and equipment, specialty systems and support services for a variety of applications in the industrial products, engineered systems, fluid management and electronic technologies markets. Dover discusses its operations at the platform level within the Industrial Products, Engineered Systems and Fluid Management segments, which contain two platforms each. Electronic Technologies’ results are discussed at the segment level.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company continued to experience strong demand across most end-markets, with sequential and year-over-growth in bookings and backlog. As a result, the Company generated revenue of $2.0 billion during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 24% compared to the prior year. Gross profit grew $136.7 million or 22% on the strength of increased volume. The Company continues to focus on the execution of its strategies around product innovation, global expansion, leveraging its scale and disciplined capital allocation.

Given its strong performance in the quarter and its solid level of bookings and backlog, the Company estimates that its 2011 full year organic revenue growth will be in the range of 9% to 11% (assuming a negligible impact from foreign currency) and acquisition related growth to be approximately 3% for transactions completed in 2010 and through the first quarter of 2011. Based on these assumptions, the Company has projected that its continuing diluted earnings per share for 2011 will be in the range of $4.30 to $4.45. If the global or domestic economic conditions accelerate or deteriorate, Dover’s operating results for 2011 could be materially different than currently projected.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2011 increased $375.8 million or 24% from the comparable 2010 quarter reflecting organic revenue growth of 19%, growth of 4% related to acquisitions, and a 1% favorable impact from foreign exchange. The organic growth reflects volume increases across all of the Company’s segments, driven by continued higher demand in the majority of the Company’s end-markets, with particular strength in the energy market and end-markets served by material handling industrial products.

Gross profit increased $136.7 million or 22% compared to the prior year quarter reflecting the increased sales volumes and benefits from pricing actions and productivity initiatives, which more than offset increased material costs. Gross profit margin decreased 50 basis points to 38.2% in the first quarter of 2011 as a result of higher raw material costs that have yet to be recovered by selling price increases as well as a higher proportion of revenue generated by lower margin industrial products businesses.

Selling and administrative expenses increased $69.4 million or 17% compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to general increases across the segments in support of higher volumes. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses declined to 24.4% compared to 25.8% in the prior year quarter. This 140 basis point improvement reflects leverage from the higher revenue levels.

Net interest expense for the first quarter of 2011 increased by $1.1 million or 4% compared to the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to higher average outstanding debt balances in the 2011 period compared to the prior year. As discussed in Note 7 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company’s total debt increased approximately $400 million during the quarter, as the Company issued $800 million in new notes, approximately half of which repaid outstanding commercial paper balances.

Other expense (income), net primarily reflects the impact of net losses from foreign exchange fluctuations on assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency, coupled with other miscellaneous non-operating gains and losses, none of which were individually, or in the aggregate, significant.

The effective tax rate for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 23.9% compared to the prior period rate of 31.4%. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was favorably impacted by net discrete items totaling $8.0 million, arising principally from first quarter settlements with state taxing authorities. Excluding discrete items, the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 27.2%, which is lower than the effective rate in the first quarter of 2010 primarily due to a more favorable mix of non-U.S. earnings in 2011. While the Company believes additional uncertain tax positions will be settled during 2011, an estimate cannot be made due to the uncertainties associated with the resolution of these matters.

Earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter increased 51% to $183.3 million, or $0.96 diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), compared to $121.5 million, or $0.65 diluted EPS, in the prior year first quarter. Net earnings for the first quarter were $194.9 million or $1.03 diluted EPS including a gain from discontinued operations of $11.6 million or $0.06 EPS, compared to net earnings of $108.1 million or $0.58 diluted EPS for the 2010 first quarter, including a loss from discontinued operations of $13.4 million or $0.07 EPS. These increases were primarily a result of end-market improvements across all of the Company’s segments driving increased sales volume, coupled with the first quarter tax benefit noted above.

The gain from discontinued operations, net of tax for the first quarter of 2011 reflects a tax benefit resulting primarily from discrete tax items settled during the period. For the first quarter of 2010, the loss from discontinued operations, net of tax related primarily to the loss generated by the sale of a business that had been previously reflected as a discontinued operation.

The Company does not have any significant restructuring activities underway, but in both 2011 and 2010 initiated a few targeted facility consolidations at its operating companies. As a result, the Company incurred restructuring charges totaling $1.5 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company does not expect to incur significant restructuring charges over the remainder of 2011, but will continue to monitor business activity across its end markets served and adjust capacity as necessary depending on the economic climate.

Starting with the first quarter of 2011, the Company changed its segment presentation of depreciation and amortization expense to show total depreciation and amortization expense relating to each respective segment’s operations. Prior to 2011, the Company had presented only the depreciation and amortization of acquisition-related accounting write-ups to reflect the fair value of inventory, property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets. The amounts of depreciation and amortization expense presented for 2010 herein have been conformed to the current year presentation.

The Industrial Products segment provides material handling products and services that improve its customers’ productivity, as well as products used in various mobile equipment applications, primarily in the transportation equipment, vehicle service and solid waste management markets. The primary products and services provided by each of the segment’s two platforms are as follows:

Material Handling — Industrial and recreational winches, utility, construction and demolition machinery attachments, hydraulic parts, industrial automation tools, four-wheel-drive and all-wheel drive powertrain systems, accessories for off-road vehicles and operator cabs and rollover structures.

Mobile Equipment — Primarily refuse truck bodies, tank trailers, compactors, balers, vehicle service lifts and collision equipment, car wash systems, internal engine components, fluid control assemblies and various aerospace components.

Industrial Products 2011 first quarter revenue and earnings increased by 21% and 26%, respectively, from the first quarter of the prior year primarily due to broad-based volume growth in most of the segments businesses. The revenue increase was attributed to growth in core business revenue of 20%, coupled with growth of 1% from Gear Products, a 2010 acquisition made by the Tulsa Winch business in its Material Handling platform. Earnings and margin in the first quarter of 2011 were favorably impacted by increased volume, particularly in infrastructure and energy markets, and the benefits associated with productivity initiatives, offset in part by additional selling and administrative investments necessary to support the segment’s growth initiatives.

Material Handling revenue increased 34%, when compared to the prior year first quarter, while earnings increased 45%. Higher sales volumes drove organic revenue growth of 31%, with the remaining 3% growth due to the acquisition of Gear Products noted above. Revenue improvements resulted from increased activity across most end-markets, including infrastructure and energy. Earnings and operating margin improved due to increased sales volume, offset in part by additional selling and administrative investments necessary to support the segment’s growth initiatives and lower margin product mix.

Mobile Equipment revenue increased 11% while earnings increased 4% compared to the prior year first quarter. The revenue growth was attributed to higher demand for crude oil and dry bulk commercial trailers and vehicle service offerings, offset in part by lower defense revenues and softness in refuse vehicle markets due to municipality budgetary constraints. Earnings increased as a result of the higher volumes, but margins decreased 100 basis points, primarily reflecting changes in product mix on lower defense and refuse vehicle revenue.

The Engineered Systems segment provides products and services for the refrigeration, storage, packaging and preparation of food products, as well as industrial marking and coding systems for various markets. The primary products and services provided by each of the segment’s two platforms are as follows:

Engineered Products - Refrigeration systems, refrigeration display cases, walk-in coolers, foodservice equipment, commercial kitchen air and ventilation systems, heat transfer equipment, and food and beverage packaging machines.

Product Identification - Industrial marking and coding systems used to code information (i.e. dates and serial numbers) on consumer products, printing products for cartons used in warehouse logistics operations, bar code printers and portable printers.

Engineered Systems 2011 first quarter revenue and earnings increased by 16% and 23%, respectively, from the first quarter of the prior year. The increase in revenue was supported by organic revenue growth of 14%, a 2% favorable foreign currency impact and a negligible increase from the acquisitions completed in 2010. The revenue and earnings increase was substantially driven by volume growth in refrigeration and heat transfer systems and food and beverage packaging machines, coupled with the benefits from pricing actions and productivity initiatives, which partially offset material cost escalation during the period.

Engineered Products first quarter revenue increased 23% while earnings increased by 46%. Core business revenue increased 22% driven by volume growth in refrigeration and heat transfer systems and food and beverage packaging machines. Growth from the Intek acquisition completed in 2010 and favorable foreign currency positively impacted revenues by 1%. The platform’s earnings and operating margin were favorably impacted by the higher core sales volume, benefits from pricing actions and productivity initiatives, which helped to offset higher material costs.

Product Identification revenue and earnings increased 7%, driven by organic growth of 5% in the direct coding business, coupled with a 2% favorable foreign currency impact. Platform earnings increased 5% as a result of the increased volume, but operating margin decreased 30 basis points, primarily due to new product introduction costs and increased investment in emerging markets.

The Fluid Management segment provides products and services for end-to-end stewardship of its customers’critical fluids including liquids, gases, powders and other solutions that are hazardous, valuable or process-critical. Through its Fluid Solutions platform, the segment provides highly engineered, cost-saving technologies that help contain, control, move, measure and monitor these critical fluids. The Energy platform serves the oil, gas and power generation industries. Its products promote the efficient and cost-effective extraction, storage and movement of oil and gas products, or constitute critical components for power generation equipment. The primary products and services provided by each of the segment’s two platforms are as follows:

Energy - Market production and distribution products such as sucker rods, downhole rod pumps, drill bit inserts for oil and gas exploration, gas well production control devices, control valves, piston and seal rings, control instrumentation, remote data collection and transfer devices, and components for compressors, turbo machinery, motors and generators.

Fluid Solutions - Nozzles, swivels and breakaways used to deliver various types of fuel, suction system equipment, unattended fuel management systems, integrated tank monitoring, pumps used in fluid transfer applications, quick disconnect couplings used in a wide variety of biomedical and commercial applications, and chemical proportioning and dispensing systems.

Fluid Management 2011 first quarter revenue and earnings increased by 34% and 31%, respectively, over the prior year first quarter. The improvement in revenue was driven by a 20% increase in core business revenue and a 13% increase from acquisitions completed in 2010 and 2011, with minimal foreign currency impact. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to continued strength in the oil and gas markets served by the Energy platform as well as in the industrial markets served by the Fluid Solutions platform, along with positive price recovery and market share gains at select operating companies. The increase in segment earnings reflects the benefit of higher sales volumes, pricing actions and productivity

improvements, while the slight decline in operating margin resulted primarily from one-time acquisition related costs of $5.4 million. Adjusting for these one-time costs, segment margin was 23.4%, a 60 basis point improvement over the 2010 period.

Energy revenue and earnings increased over the prior year quarter by 48% and 45%, respectively. Organic revenue growth of 23% was driven by higher demand and market share gains in the oil and gas sector, while acquisitions completed in 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 contributed revenue growth of 24% and foreign currency had a favorable impact of 1%. The earnings improvement was driven by the significantly higher volumes and productivity improvements, while operating margin decreased 70 basis points due to one-time acquisition related costs.

Fluid Solutions revenue and earnings increased over the prior year quarter by 17% and 22%, respectively. Organic revenue growth of 16% was driven by broad-based growth across many end-markets, including chemical, food and beverage and transportation, while acquisitions completed in 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 contributed revenue growth of 1%. Earnings were favorably impacted by the increased volumes and productivity improvements, which also drove an 80 basis point improvement in operating margin.

The Electronic Technologies segment designs and manufactures electronic technology equipment and devices/components such as advanced micro-component products for the hearing aid, mobile phone and consumer electronics industries, high frequency capacitors, microwave electromagnetic switches, radio frequency and microwave filters, electromagnetic products, frequency control/select components and sophisticated automated assembly and testing equipment.

Electronic Technologies 2011 first quarter revenue and earnings increased 28% and 33%, respectively, over the prior year first quarter. The increase in revenue was supported by organic revenue growth of 27%, growth from acquisitions of 1% and a negligible impact from foreign exchange rates. The organic revenue growth was primarily driven by continued strong demand for electronic assembly, test and solar manufacturing equipment, Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) microphones, and telecom infrastructure related products. Revenue from the electronic assembly and test equipment companies increased 62% compared to prior year period due to increased demand for board test and solar products, while the communication components companies’ revenue increased 10% due to strong growth in MEMS microphones. Earnings for the quarter were favorably impacted by higher sales volume and productivity improvements, which more than offset negative impacts of higher material costs and product mix.

Management assesses Dover’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash and access capital markets to fund its operating, investing and financing activities. Significant factors affecting liquidity are: cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dispositions, dividends, repurchase of outstanding shares, adequacy of commercial paper and available bank lines of credit, and the ability to attract long-term capital with satisfactory terms. The Company generates substantial cash from operations and remains in a strong financial position, maintaining enough liquidity for reinvestment in existing businesses and strategic acquisitions while managing its capital structure on a short and long-term basis.

The following table is derived from the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 increased $46 million from the prior year period, primarily due to increased net earnings during the 2011 period. In addition, the Company’s use of working capital in the 2011 period was approximately $53 million less than in the 2010 period, at which time the Company was building up working capital to support the ramp up of activity after the economic slowdown experienced through much of 2009. The increased cash flow generated by higher earnings and the lower use of working capital was offset in part by higher payouts of accrued expenses such as employee incentive accruals.

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $344 million compared to $148 million for the same period of 2010. In the 2011 period, the Company used $424 million to acquire four businesses in the Fluid Management segment, while the Company made no acquisitions in the first quarter of 2010. In addition, the Company’s capital expenditures were $13 million higher in the 2011 period, reflecting increased investment in capacity expansion within the Company’s high-growth businesses. The increased spending on acquisitions and capital expenditures in the 2011 period was offset in part by $242 higher net proceeds from the sale and purchase of short-term investments. The Company expects full year 2011 capital expenditures to approximate 2.8% to 3.0% of revenue. The Company currently anticipates that additional capital expenditures and any acquisitions made during the remainder of the year will be funded from available cash and internally generated funds and, if necessary, through the issuance of commercial paper, use of established lines of credit or public debt markets.

Financing activities provided cash of $351 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $70 million in the 2010 period. The increase in cash provided in the 2011 period was primarily due to the $789 million of net proceeds realized from the 4.3% 10-year Notes due 2021 and 5.375% 30-year Notes due 2041 issued in February, partially offset by the net repayment of $400 million of other borrowings, principally commercial paper used to repay the 6.50% 10-year Notes which came due earlier in February 2011. This compares to net proceeds of $127 million from commercial paper issued in the 2010 period to finance the Company’s short term liquidity needs at that time. Cash flows from financing activities also consist of repurchases of common stock, proceeds from the issuance of common stock and payment of dividends to shareholders.

Adjusted Working Capital (a non-GAAP measure calculated as accounts receivable, plus inventory, less accounts payable) increased from December 31, 2010 by $134 million, or 10%, to $1.5 billion which reflected an increase in receivables of $126 million, an increase in inventory of $131 million and an increase in accounts payable of $123 million generally due to higher order and sales volume. Excluding acquisitions and the effects of foreign exchange translation, Adjusted Working Capital would have increased by $42 million, or 3%.

In addition to measuring its cash flow generation and usage based upon the operating, investing and financing classifications included in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the Company also measures free cash flow (a non-GAAP measure). Management believes that free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides both management and investors a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available to fund acquisitions, pay dividends, repay debt and repurchase Dover’s common stock. The Company’s free cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2011 increased $32 million compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the higher earnings and lower investment in working capital, offset in part by the increase in capital expenditures during the period.

The following table is a reconciliation of free cash flow to cash flow provided by operating activities: