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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q



               Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For three months ended March 31, 1996                 Commission File No. 1-4018



                                DOVER CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                                          53-0257888
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



280 Park Avenue, New York, NY                                         10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (212) 922-1640


Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes X  No
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The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock as of the
close of the period covered by this report was 113,804,882.


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                         Part. I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.           Financial Statements


                       DOVER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                   THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995
                                 (000'S OMITTED)


1996 1995 ------------------- -------------------- Net sales $ 999,473 $ 854,129 Cost of sales 664,276 584,093 ------------------- -------------------- Gross profit 335,197 270,036 Selling and administrative expenses 206,745 176,001 ------------------- -------------------- Operating profit 128,452 94,035 ------------------- -------------------- Other deductions (income): Interest expense 11,526 8,854 Interest income (5,632) (6,216) Foreign exchange (310) 396 All other, net (1,187) (1,019) ------------------- -------------------- Total 4,397 2,015 ------------------- -------------------- Earnings before taxes on income 124,055 92,020 Federal and other taxes on income 46,310 32,221 ------------------- -------------------- Net earnings $ 77,745 $ 59,799 =================== ==================== Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period 113,746 113,358 =================== ==================== Net earnings per common share $ 0.68 $ 0.53 =================== ====================
DOVER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNINGS THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995 (000'S OMITTED)
1996 1995 ------------------- -------------------- Balance at beginning of period $1,152,187 $1,268,115 Net earnings 77,745 59,799 ------------------- -------------------- 1,229,932 1,327,914 Deduct common stock cash dividends of $.15 per share ($.13 in 1995) 17,069 14,740 ------------------- -------------------- Balance at end of period $1,212,863 $1,313,174 =================== ====================
3 DOVER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (000'S OMITTED)
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 1996 1995 --------------------- --------------------- Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 106,774 $ 121,698 Marketable securities 28,607 27,054 Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 685,155 706,889 Inventories at cost 523,315 479,327 Prepaid expenses 51,843 49,391 --------------------- --------------------- Total current assets 1,395,694 1,384,359 --------------------- --------------------- Property, plant & equipment, at cost 1,011,161 975,127 Accumulated depreciation (568,245) (551,187) --------------------- --------------------- Net property, plant & equipment 442,916 423,940 --------------------- --------------------- Intangible assets, net of amortization 844,813 811,182 Other intangible assets 10,258 10,258 Deferred charges and other assets 30,014 36,912 --------------------- --------------------- $2,723,695 $2,666,651 ===================== ===================== Liabilities Current liabilities: Notes payable $ 412,361 $ 417,478 Current maturities of long-term debt 2,166 2,502 Accounts payable 196,779 190,850 Accrued compensation & employee benefits 92,285 125,600 Accrued insurance 109,805 106,274 Other accrued expenses 212,997 209,455 Income taxes 62,586 28,888 --------------------- --------------------- Total current liabilities 1,088,979 1,081,047 Long-term debt 255,015 255,600 Deferred taxes 43,926 46,328 Deferred compensation 50,871 55,970 Stockholders' Equity: Preferred stock - - Common stock 116,719 116,563 Additional paid-in surplus 10,072 6,424 Cumulative translation adjustments (2,748) 2,268 Unrealized holding gains (losses) 2,733 3,994 Retained earnings 1,212,863 1,152,187 --------------------- --------------------- 1,339,639 1,281,436 Less: treasury stock 54,735 53,730 --------------------- --------------------- Net stockholders' equity 1,284,904 1,227,706 --------------------- --------------------- $2,723,695 $2,666,651 ===================== =====================
4 DOVER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995 (000'S OMITTED)
1996 1995 ---------------- ------------------ Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 77,745 $ 59,799 ---------------- ------------------ Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 20,543 16,012 Amortization 9,713 8,386 Net increase (decrease) in deferred taxes (4,230) (1,268) Net increase (decrease) in LIFO reserves 393 291 Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation (5,868) 221 Other, net 6,230 (7,026) Changes in assets and liabilities (excluding acquisitions): Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable 33,138 (25,199) Decrease (increase) in inventories, excluding LIFO reserve (29,993) (24,989) Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses (2,147) (6,800) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (2,504) 8,789 Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses (28,076) 15,129 Increase (decrease) in federal and other taxes on income 33,642 29,951 ---------------- ------------------ Total adjustments 30,841 13,497 ---------------- ------------------ Net cash provided by operating activities 108,586 73,296 ---------------- ------------------ Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: Net sale (purchase) of marketable securities (1,553) (2,231) Additions to property, plant & equipment (35,685) (28,056) Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents (58,849) (16,240) Purchase of treasury stock (1,005) (4,110) ---------------- ------------------ Net cash from (used in) investing activities (97,092) (50,637) ---------------- ------------------ Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: Increase (decrease) in notes payable (6,211) (14,256) Reduction of long-term debt (5,608) (242) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 2,469 1,083 Cash dividends to stockholders (17,068) (14,739) ---------------- ------------------ Net cash from (used in) financing activities (26,418) (28,154) ---------------- ------------------ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (14,924) (5,495) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 121,698 90,304 ---------------- ------------------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 106,774 $ 84,809 ================ ==================
5 DOVER CORPORATION NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 1996 NOTE A - Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results have been made. The results of operations of any interim period are subject to year-end audit and adjustments, and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the fiscal year. NOTE B - Inventory Inventories, by components, are summarized as follows:
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 1996 1995 ------------------ --------------------- Raw materials $165,162 $153,094 Work in progress 239,199 221,371 Finished goods 165,162 150,677 ------------------ --------------------- Total 569,523 525,142 Less LIFO reserve 46,208 45,815 ------------------ --------------------- Net amount per balance sheet $523,315 $479,327 ================== =====================
NOTE C - Additional Information For a more adequate understanding of the Company's financial position, operating results, business properties and other matters, reference is made to the Company's annual form 10-K which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March 1996. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (1) MATERIAL CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONDITION: The Company's liquidity remained almost flat during the first quarter of 1996 as compared to the position at December 31, 1995, despite an investment of $67 million for acquisitions during this three month period. Working capital increased from $303.3 million at the end of last year to $306.7 million at March 31, 1996. Six acquisitions were completed during this quarter which will add approximately $75 million to the Company's annual sales in 1996. Due to amortization of acquisition-related costs they negatively impacted first quarter earnings by a small amount but should be neutral to slightly positive in their impact for the full year. 6 (2) MATERIAL CHANGES IN RESULTS OF OPERATIONS: The Company earned $.68 per share in its first quarter ended March 31st, up 28% from $.53 earned in the first quarter of 1995. Sales gained 17% to $999 million. Pretax profits rose 35% to $124 million, but a higher than normal tax rate of 37.3% (versus 35% last year) reduced net income growth to 30%. All of the Company's market segments achieved sales and profit growth. DOVER TECHNOLOGIES: Profits at Dover Technologies advanced 30% on a sales gain of 36%. Most of the eight companies in this segment had higher earnings than last year, but almost all of the overall sales and earnings gains reflect the addition of companies acquired during 1995, notably Imaje. Universal Instruments continued to produce more than half of DTI's operating income. Universal's book-to-bill was .99 (.98 for DTI as a whole) with mix continuing to change in favor of surface mount assembly machines. New products shown by Universal at the important NEPCON show in February were well received, as were those of DEK and Soltec, but the market for electronic capital goods is not as robust as it was last year. Universal's backlog is 46% lower than one year ago. Consequently, Universal is expected to have negative quarterly earnings comparisons for at least the next two quarters. Growth in other DTI companies and the favorable impact of 1995 acquisitions are expected to result in a full-year earnings gain for DTI following their 75% gain in earnings in 1995. The strength of DTI's surface mount assembly products, which serve a large market with strong long-term growth potential, is very encouraging for DTI's performance beyond the current year. DOVER INDUSTRIES: Dover Industries' profits improved 22% on a 10% sales gain. The first quarter results includes a $2.6 million gain on the sale of a leasing business, without which profits would have increased 13%. Eight of Industries' 12 companies had earnings gains with Heil Environmental and Heil Tank Trailer (the two largest businesses) both ahead more than 40%. Bookings for refuse trucks continue strong at Heil Environmental adding to backlog. The tank trailer business continued to recover from its fall-off in 1994-95. Other strong earnings gains were achieved by Dieterich Standard, Rotary Lift, Texas Hydraulics, and DovaTech. The food equipment market and screw machine market, especially automotive, were weaker affecting Groen, Randell and Davenport. March sales and earnings showed their normal seasonal upturn at DII and fears of a U.S. recession are receding. Both factors bode well for Industries' goal of achieving a significant earnings gain for all of 1996. DOVER DIVERSIFIED: Dover Diversified's profits rose 35% from last year's first quarter but were below levels achieved during the second half of 1995. It's Hill Phoenix company recorded a $3.4 million cost of sales adjustment which resulted in a loss for the quarter. Manufacturing performance at Hill's case operation showed considerable improvement following its disruptive plant move last year, and the company has aggressive plans to improve customer satisfaction and operating margins during the balance of 1996. Both Belvac and Tranter continued their rapid growth as each had sales and earnings gains exceeding 25%. Together these two companies produced most of 7 Diversified's income on less than half its sales. Tranter's market for heat exchange products continued strong with orders exceeding shipments by 9%. Belvac's shipments continue to exceed bookings by a wide margin following an influx of orders in 1994-1995 for its can-necking machines, but backlog and current order rates should sustain good profitability throughout 1996. Shipments and margins improved at A-C Compressor but bookings have remained soft since this company adopted a more selective marketing approach in the second half of 1995. Dover Diversified believes it has the potential for market growth and internal margin improvement to reach its goal of a significant gain over 1995's record profits. DOVER RESOURCES: Dover Resources' earnings gained 8% on a similar sales increase with half of its 16 businesses achieving profit gains. Profits were strong, but continued slightly below prior year, at De-Sta-Co, OPW-Fueling Components, and Blackmer, due to the previously reported slowness in the vapor recovery market and lower operating margins in the De-Sta-Co industrial product group. Strong sales and earnings gains were provided by Midland (rail tank car valves), AOT (Canadian oil production equipment), Ronningen-Petter (filtration systems) and Stark (special tubing assemblies). Orders were 2% below shipments for Dover Resources as a whole as the mixed performance among its many product areas continued. Overall margin of 16.6% was in line with expectations, but below prior peak performances, representing an additional opportunity for Resources to achieve its goal of a moderate earnings increase in 1996. DOVER ELEVATOR: Following an extensive business restructuring in 1995, Dover Elevator International had its best quarter since the 1991 real-estate recession. Profits of almost $22 million were more than double those of a weak quarter last year. Operating margins exceeded 10% for the first time since 1990. Sales of $209 million were up 8% from last year's first quarter but only slightly above the 1995 average when full year operating profits were only $63 million. The margin improvement primarily reflects cost reduction from the business restructuring implemented in the third and fourth quarters of last year which involved $32 million of cost. Production has begun from DEI's "focused" hydraulic elevator factory which is expected to reduce manufacturing costs on this important product line. The U.S. hydraulic elevator market (low-rise construction) has shown improvement and DEI's bookings for this area were strong in the quarter. Total new elevator bookings exceeded shipments and were 7% above last year. DEI's first quarter profits exceeded expectation, reinforcing Dover's belief that profits for the year are likely to exceed $70 million, as suggested in Dover's recently published Annual Report. OUTLOOK The company earned a record $2.45 per share in 1995 surpassing by 38% the earnings record it had set in 1994. In its Annual Report Dover said it anticipated a good year in 1996, with EPS growth at or above the 14% annual growth rate of 1990-1995. Although future quarters in 1996 represent more difficult comparisons, especially at Universal Investments, the strong start to the year is encouraging. PART II OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K No report on Form 8-K was filed during the quarter for which this report is filed. 8 Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. DOVER CORPORATION Date: 4/26/96 /s/ John F. McNiff ---------------- ------------------------------ John F. McNiff, Vice President and Treasurer Date: 4/26/96 /s/ Alfred Suesser ---------------- ------------------------------ Alfred Suesser, Controller and Assistant Treasurer 9 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ---------- ----------- EX-27 Financial Data Schedule
 

5 1000 3-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-1-1996 MAR-31-1996 106,774 28,607 708,313 23,158 523,315 1,395,694 1,011,161 (568,245) 2,723,695 1,088,979 255,015 0 0 116,719 0 2,723,695 999,473 999,473 664,276 871,021 (1,497) 0 11,526 124,055 46,310 0 0 0 0 0 0.68 0.68