Watsco Inc (WSO) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Monday, December 31, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

Watsco Sets New Records In 2012 for Sales, Net Income & Cash Flow

International Market Expands, HVAC Equipment Sales Grow and

Operating Efficiencies Improve

MIAMI, Florida – (BUSINESS WIRE), February 14, 2013 – Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO) today reported results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. Record results were achieved for revenues, net income, earnings per share (adjusted for one-time items) and cash flow.

Full Year Results

Earnings per share for 2012, on an adjusted basis, increased 11% to $3.03 per diluted share ($2.70 on a GAAP basis) compared to $2.74 per diluted share for 2011, and net income increased 14% to a record $103 million. Operating income increased 13% to a record $225 million with an operating margin of 6.5%. Same-store operating profit increased 1% to $201 million with an operating margin of 6.6%.

Revenues increased 15% to a record $3.43 billion and increased 4% on same-store basis, reflecting a 5% increase in sales of HVAC equipment (63% of sales), a 2% decline in sales of other HVAC products (33% of sales) and a 21% increase in sales of commercial refrigeration products (4% of sales).

Gross profit increased 12% to a record $814 million with gross margin declining 80 basis-points to 23.7%. On a same-store basis, gross profit was flat and gross margin decreased 90 basis-points to 23.6%. Selling, general & administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 11% to $589 million and as a percentage of sales declined 60 basis-points to a record low of 17.2%. SG&A excluding new locations decreased 1% to $523 million and, as a percentage of sales, declined 80 basis-points to a record low of 17.0%.

Albert Nahmad, Watsco’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated: “2012 was an excellent year for Watsco. We continued our expansion into international markets, which now account for 16% of sales and we believe represent an important source of growth for Watsco in the future. Domestically, we generated sales growth and gained market share in both residential and commercial HVAC equipment markets and began to see a lift in sales of HVAC supplies as residential new construction is emerging in our markets. We expect 2013 to be another record year.”

Results include 35 new locations from a joint venture formed in 2012 with Carrier Corporation in Canada, which Watsco owns 60% and Carrier owns 40%. The results also reflect a 10% greater ownership interest in Carrier Enterprise LLC, a U.S. joint venture formed with Carrier in 2009. On July 2, 2012, the Company exercised an option to purchase an additional 10% ownership interest in Carrier Enterprise for cash consideration of $52 million.

Fourth Quarter Results

Earnings per share, on an adjusted basis, increased 5% to 41 cents per diluted share (4 cents on a GAAP basis) compared to 39 cents per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2011, and net income increased 10% to a record $15 million in 2012. Operating income increased 3% to a record $33 million with an operating margin of 4.4%. Same-store operating profit was $29 million with an operating margin of 4.2%.

Revenues increased 19% to a record $766 million and increased 7% on a same-store basis, reflecting a 5% increase in sales of HVAC equipment (62% of sales), a 6% increase in sales of other HVAC products (33% of sales) and a 31% increase in sales of commercial refrigeration products (5% of sales).