Flowserve Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2017-- Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Third Quarter 2017 Highlights (all comparisons to 2016 third quarter, unless otherwise noted)

• Reported Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.36 and Adjusted EPS^[1] of $0.37
  • Both Reported & Adjusted EPS include $0.04 of certain discrete inventory and accounts receivable reserves
• Sales were $883 million, down 6.6%, including an approximately 2% negative impact related to divested businesses
  • Aftermarket sales were $439 million, up 6.4%, or 5.1% on a constant currency basis
• Reported gross and operating margins of 30.3% and 8.4%
  • Adjusted gross and operating margins^[2] were 31.9% and 9.3%
• Total bookings were $893 million, down 6.9%, or 8.6% on a constant currency basis, and included approximately 2% negative impact related to divested businesses
  • Aftermarket bookings were $454 million, or 51% of total bookings, up 0.5%, or down 0.8% on a constant currency basis
  • Total book-to-bill was 1.01
• Backlog at September 30, 2017 was $2.1 billion, up 12.5% versus 2016 year-end

“Flowserve’s third quarter results were largely in-line with our expectations for the period, although our results were impacted by natural disasters, working capital reserves and bookings headwinds from ongoing delays in customer final investment decisions,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve’s president and chief executive officer. “Our aftermarket business remained resilient, delivering solid revenue growth and bookings stability in the quarter. While the Industrial Product Division (IPD) segment’s turnaround effort is progressing slower than we would like, we are confident that the new IPD team is driving the necessary actions to deliver future results. Looking ahead, we continue to expect seasonal improvement in the fourth quarter, including potentially increased Gulf Coast activity as customers address hurricane damage.”

Rowe added, “We are well positioned to pursue operational improvements throughout the company as part of the developing Flowserve 2.0 strategy. We believe our markets are at, or near, the bottom of the cycle, and that Flowserve will be better positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities as market conditions improve. We remain focused on our strategic approach to simplify our business model, be market led and customer focused, while driving an efficient, flexible cost structure and delivering value to our customers and shareholders throughout market cycles.”

Full Year 2017 Guidance

Flowserve narrowed its 2017 guidance ranges and now expects Reported and Adjusted^[3] EPS target ranges of $1.05 to $1.15 and $1.30 to $1.40, respectively. Both EPS target ranges are based on an expected 7 to 9 percent decline in revenues year-over-year. Adjusted EPS guidance also anticipates a fourth quarter tax rate, of approximately 30%, and excludes expected realignment expense, as well as the potential impact of below-the-line foreign currency effects and certain other discrete items.

Third Quarter 2017 Results Conference Call

Flowserve will host its conference call with the financial community on Thursday, November 2nd at 11:00 AM Eastern. Scott Rowe, president and chief executive officer, as well as other members of the management team will be presenting. The call can be accessed by shareholders and other interested parties at www.flowserve.com under the “Investor Relations” section.

^[1] See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures table for detailed reconciliation of reported results to adjusted measures.

^[2] Adjusted gross and operating margins are calculated by dividing adjusted gross profit and operating income, respectively, by revenues. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income are derived by excluding the adjusted items. See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures table for detailed reconciliation.

^[3] Adjusted 2017 EPS will exclude the Company’s realignment expenses, the impact from other specific one-time events and below-the-line foreign currency effects and utilizes year-end 2016 FX rates and approximately 131 million fully diluted shares.

^_ FX headwind is calculated by comparing the difference between the actual average FX rates of 2016 and the year-end 2016 spot rates both as applied to our 2017 expectations, divided by the number of shares expected for 2017.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corp. is one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company’s Web site at www.flowserve.com.

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The forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on our current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what is forecast in such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation, the following: a portion of our bookings may not lead to completed sales, and our ability to convert bookings into revenues at acceptable profit margins; changes in global economic conditions and the potential for unexpected cancellations or delays of customer orders in our reported backlog; our dependence on our customers’ ability to make required capital investment and maintenance expenditures; risks associated with cost overruns on fixed-fee projects and in taking customer orders for large complex custom engineered products; the substantial dependence of our sales on the success of the oil and gas, chemical, power generation and water management industries; the adverse impact of volatile raw materials prices on our products and operating margins; our ability to execute and realize the expected financial benefits from our strategic manufacturing optimization and realignment initiatives; economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations, including military actions or trade embargoes that could affect customer markets, particularly North African, Russian and Middle Eastern markets and global oil and gas producers, and non-compliance with U.S. export/re-export control, foreign corrupt practice laws, economic sanctions and import laws and regulations; increased aging and slower collection of receivables, particularly in Latin America and other emerging markets; our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, including in hyperinflationary countries such as Venezuela; our furnishing of products and services to nuclear power plant facilities and other critical processes; potential adverse consequences resulting from litigation to which we are a party, such as litigation involving asbestos-containing material claims; a foreign government investigation regarding our participation in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program; expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; our ability to anticipate and manage cybersecurity risk, including the risk of potential business disruptions or financial losses; our relative geographical profitability and its impact on our utilization of deferred tax assets, including foreign tax credits; the potential adverse impact of an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets; our dependence upon third-party suppliers whose failure to perform timely could adversely affect our business operations; the highly competitive nature of the markets in which we operate; environmental compliance costs and liabilities; potential work stoppages and other labor matters; our inability to protect our intellectual property in the U.S., as well as in foreign countries; obligations under our defined benefit pension plans; our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Throughout our materials we refer to non-GAAP measures as “Adjusted.” Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

* Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin exclude realignment charges, below-the-line FX impacts and other specific discrete items

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