Sigma Aldrich Corp (SIAL) 10-Q Quarterly Report May 2015


•	Reported sales were $676 million compared to $689 million in the first quarter of 2014. Sales grew organically by 5%. Recent acquisitions increased sales by 1%. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates decreased sales by 8%.


•	By business unit, organic sales growth was 3% in Research, 6% in Applied and 10% in SAFC Commercial.

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Reported diluted EPS was $1.04 compared to $1.05 in the first quarter of 2014. Adjusted diluted EPS (excluding $3 million of pre-tax merger-related costs) was $1.06, the same as in the first quarter of 2014. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates reduced first quarter 2015 adjusted EPS by $0.13. Excluding this impact, adjusted diluted EPS would have been $1.19, an increase of 12% from the same period last year.

Quarterly Dividend


•	On May 5, the Company’s Board of Directors conditionally approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share to shareholders of record on June 1, 2015. Payment of that dividend will be made on June 15, 2015 so long as the transaction by which Merck KGaA is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company has not closed prior to that date.

CEO’s STATEMENT:

Commenting on performance in the first quarter of 2015, President and CEO Rakesh Sachdev said, “I am pleased to report that our teams delivered solid organic sales growth with contribution from all business units and major geographies. Despite a significant negative sales impact from unfavorable year-over-year changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company expanded adjusted operating margin and grew adjusted operating income.

Our Research business unit had growth contribution from all segments and geographies, continuing a trend that began in the second half of last year. Our Applied business unit was led by double-digit growth in the Diagnostics and Testing segment. Our SAFC Commercial business unit was led by the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit organic sales growth in the Life Sciences Services segment and solid growth in the Life

The following information was filed by Sigma Aldrich Corp (SIAL) on Thursday, May 7, 2015 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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Ticker: SIAL
CIK: 90185
Form Type: 10-Q Quarterly Report
Accession Number: 0000090185-15-000070
Submitted to the SEC: Thu May 07 2015 9:48:19 AM EST
Accepted by the SEC: Thu May 07 2015
Period: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Industry: Wholesale Chemicals And Allied Products