Bruker BioSciences Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Feb 29, 2012
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (BRKR, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Bruker Corp has a market cap of $2.7 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.08 with a P/E ratio of 19.8 and P/S ratio of 1.6. Bruker Corp had an annual average earning growth of 45.9% over the past 5 years.

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For the year ended December 31, 2011, our revenue increased by $346.8 million, or 26.6%, to $1,651.7 million, compared to $1,304.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Included in this change in revenue is an increase of approximately $78.9 million from the impact of foreign exchange due to the weakening of the U.S. Dollar versus the Euro, Swiss Franc and other foreign currencies and an increase of approximately $148.5 million attributable to recent acquisitions. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange and our recent acquisitions, revenue increased by $119.4 million, or 9.2%. The increase in revenue on an adjusted basis is attributable to both the Scientific Instruments segment, which increased by $105.8 million, or 8.6%, and the Energy & Supercon Technologies segment, which increased by $17.9 million, or 19.8%.

Scientific Instruments segment revenue increased by $329.0 million, or 26.9%, to $1,554.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $1,225.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Included in this change in revenue is an increase of approximately $74.7 million from the impact of foreign exchange due to the weakening of the U.S. Dollar versus the Euro and other foreign currencies and an increase of approximately $148.5 million attributable to our recent acquisitions. Excluding the effect of foreign exchange and the acquisitions, revenue increased by $105.8 million, or 8.6%. The increase in revenue, on an adjusted basis, is attributable to an increase in many of our core technologies, particularly in X-ray and elemental analysis, magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry and molecular spectroscopy. The mix of products sold in the Scientific Instruments segment in 2011 reflects increased demand from academic, government and industrial customers.

Scientific Instruments income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $162.8 million, resulting in an operating margin of 10.5%, compared to income from operations of $160.5 million, resulting in an operating margin of 13.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Income from operations includes $36.8 million and $21.9 million in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of various charges to inventory, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and other charges. Excluding these costs, income from operations in Scientific Instruments segment would have been $199.6 million and $182.4 million, resulting in operating margins of 12.8% and 14.9%, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Operating margins decreased, despite the increase in revenue, because of lower gross profit margins and increases in operating expenses.

Scientific Instruments segment revenue increased by $162.4 million, or 15.3%, to $1,225.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to $1,062.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Included in this change in revenue is a reduction of approximately $13.2 million from the impact of foreign exchange due to the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar versus the Euro and other foreign currencies and an increase of approximately $60.3 million attributable the acquisitions of the nano surfaces and chemical analysis businesses. Excluding the effect of foreign exchange and the acquisitions, revenue increased by $115.3 million, or 10.8%. The increase in revenue, on an adjusted basis, is attributable to an increase in sales of all our core technologies, particularly in magnetic resonance, X-ray and mass spectrometry. The mix of products sold in the Scientific Instruments segment in 2010 reflects increased demand from academic, government and industrial customers. We attribute the increase in sales of magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry products and spending by academic and government customers to our new product introductions and to stimulus packages implemented by governments of various countries, including the U.S., Germany, Japan and China. Demand from our industrial customers also increased as economic conditions improved.

Scientific Instruments segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $160.5 million, resulting in an operating margin of 13.1%, compared to income from operations of $141.7 million, resulting in an operating margin of 13.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2009. Income from operations in 2010 includes $21.9 million of charges related primarily to the acquisition of the nano surfaces and chemical analysis businesses. These charges include $7.2 million recorded in cost of revenue that represents the difference between the fair value and historical costs of inventories acquired in the acquisitions and sold during 2010 and $4.6 million of acquisition-related costs. The remaining charge relates to $5.5 million recorded in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and $3.4 million of inventory provisions for the rework of certain specialty magnets that did not meet customer specifications. Excluding these costs, income from operations in Scientific Instruments segment would have been $182.4 million, or an operating margin of 14.9%. Income from operations, on an adjusted basis, improved as a result of the higher revenues described above and an improvement in gross profit margins.

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