Rollins Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

Author's Avatar
Feb 28, 2012
Rollins Inc. (ROL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Rollins Inc has a market cap of $3.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $20.72 with a P/E ratio of 30.4 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Rollins Inc stocks is 1.5%. Rollins Inc had an annual average earning growth of 13.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Rollins Inc the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Highlight of Business Operations:

The Company's gross margin increased slightly to 48.8% for 2011 from 48.7% in 2010. Sales, general and administrative expense decreased in 2011 to 32.3% of revenue versus 32.8% in 2010. The Company experienced a reduction in its depreciation and amortization margin to 3.1% in 2011 versus 3.2% in 2010 due to several assets being fully depreciated, partially offset by amortization of intangible assets acquired in 2010. The Company had net income of $100.7 million compared to $90.0 million in 2010, an 11.9% increase. Net profit margin improved to 8.4% in 2011 from 7.9% in 2010.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, sales, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased $15.4 million, or 4.1% compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 representing 32.3% of revenues compared to 32.8% of revenues in the prior year. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A decreased due to reductions in professional services related to the Company's 2010 pricing study and reduced salaries as a percentage of revenues as the Company continues to maximize efficiency in its workforce.

The Company's gross margin remained flat at 48.7% for 2010 and 2009. Sales, general and administrative expense showed an improvement in 2010 lowering to 32.8% of revenue versus 33.1% in 2009. The Company experienced a reduction in its depreciation and amortization margin to 3.2% in 2010 versus 3.5% in 2009, due to amortization of intangible assets of several older acquisitions being fully amortized. The Company had net income of $90.0 million compared to $84.0 million in 2009, a 7.2% increase. Net profit margin improved to 7.9% in 2010 from 7.8% in 2009.

The Company's foreign operations accounted for approximately 8% and 7% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company established new franchises in Jamaica, Ireland and Turkey for a total of sixteen international franchises at December 31, 2010. Orkin had 72 and 65 total domestic and international franchises at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, sales, general and administrative expenses increased $17.7 million, or 5.0% compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 representing 32.8% of revenues compared to 33.1% of revenues in the prior year. The increase in total dollars primarily reflects higher personnel related cost due to higher health insurance expense, employment taxes, sales cost and consulting work while advertising and promotion costs declined. Overall costs rose at a lesser rate than revenue, reducing the costs as a percent of revenue.

Read the The complete Report