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| And finally, I want to congratulate our other executives on their well-deserved promotions announced yesterday, and I and the entire Board are delighted that the same talented group of executives will continue to serve Teledyne's leadership |
| In the third quarter, as example, we achieved record operating margin and earnings per share |
| And we're projecting better earnings as we go forward |
| But that is not a big concern at the present because where we have some softness in certain markets, we are gaining traction in markets like energy, defense, healthcare, and that's why our margins are improving |
| GAAP operating margin of 18.8% was a third quarter record |
| On a non-GAAP basis, the operating margin was 22.8%, which was an all time record for any quarter |
| Likewise, GAAP earnings per share of $14.15 (sic) [$4.15] was a third quarter record and non-GAAP earnings per share of $5.05 was an all-time record for Teledyne |
| We had an inflection in the Defense businesses there in the second quarter and we have some really good new awards that makes us feel good about that domain |
| Our overall third quarter performance was led by growth in our marine, medical, aerospace and certain defense businesses, coupled with vigilant cost control |
| Nevertheless, given our focus on operational excellence, operating margins increased, both sequentially and year-over-year in Digital Imaging and Instrumentation segments, helping generate record earnings |
| And finally, we're pleased to have added Xena Networks to our test and measurement businesses which also continued to perform very well in a challenging environment |
| However, given the strong margin and earnings achieved in the third quarter, we're raising our non-GAAP earnings outlook to $19.25 at the midpoint from a prior outlook of $19.10 |
| And then we, of course, have some really good upside in things like healthcare, where markets, even in, let's say, in Q3, we had almost 12% increase in revenue in that area |
| So if all of that takes place, as I've just outlined, obviously, our margins should improve |
| I think -- we feel very good about our T&M business |
| Despite of the flat revenue, margins performance improved considerably to record levels with the FLIR businesses collectively slightly higher than segment average margins |
| It's very exciting |
| I think what we have been able to do is increase prices successfully in businesses that are doing well, like on our Aerospace and Defense businesses or certain parts of our environmental |
| And I think we're well positioned for growth once those turn a little bit |
| But having said that, coming back to the margins of -- FLIR margins have really improved this quarter, both because of the cost reduction, also because of the mix of businesses that we have and Digital Imaging as a whole, which includes DALSA and e2v |
| Demand for high-speed networking customers remains very healthy, and we see the Xena acquisition, enhancing our offerings in this market |
| Overall, Instrumentation segment operating profit increased over 20% in the third quarter with GAAP operating margins increasing 277 basis points to 26% and 253 basis points on a non-GAAP basis to 27% |
| But generally, we are successful in raising prices across the board, we have been this year versus let's say last year |
| And for example, marine where we have a really strong market at the present time, we've increased prices |
| GAAP and non-GAAP operating profit increased 11.5% with margins 81 basis points greater than last year |
| So, in conclusion, we are pleased to continue to do what we know best, grow sales and margin in businesses with favorable markets, while cutting costs and protecting margins in those businesses where market trends are more challenging |
| Third quarter sales in our Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment increased 8.1%, driven by growth both in defense electronics and aerospace -- commercial aerospace products |
| But, this was more than offset by sales of devices for wireless and video protocols as well as continued strong sales of oscilloscopes |
| So, those are very healthy growths for this environment that we're all experiencing |
| We have new leadership coming in, but we also have continuity and resilience in our programs, in our operations and our ability to meet what we say we would do in our earnings |
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| Finally, cameras and sensors for industrial automation declined compared to last year |
| Approximately half of this change in incremental -- is due to incremental currency translation headwind from July to now, and the balance being further deterioration in industrial automation and laboratory instrumentation markets mentioned earlier |
| We continue to see some softness in sales of analyzers for electronic storage and data center application |
| There was, however, some deterioration in certain end markets such as industrial automation and laboratory instrumentation |
| Finally, in the Engineering Systems segment, third quarter revenue increased 4.1%, but operating profit declined slightly, given an unfavorable product mix but also a tough comparison with the prior year period |
| Also, our surveillance program, we had to straighten out some of the issues with our gimbals and vibration and products that we inherited |
| I mean, it's such a difficult environment in some cases |
| I mean, you mentioned industrial automation and laboratory instrumentation softening |
| There's no reason that margins cannot improve and get there |
| In the other part of DI, which would be FLIR, we expect that we may have slight decline, let's say, to 1.839 -- 1.834 let’s say from 1.84 what was then 1.86 last year, which is very minor |
| If I were to add those two together, I'd say, the full year might be down 2% |
| Sales of environmental instruments decreased slightly compared to last year, with sales of air quality and gas and flame safety analyzers offsetting some decline in drug discovery and laboratory instruments |
| And machine vision, while it's getting worse at the present time, it sooner or later is going to have to come back |
| I understood part of the challenge to be that there's been volatility in defense outlays compared to what's been authorized at the end market level |
| Sales of commercial marine hardware and software were flat, but declined organically |
| I know that market may not look as exciting now that it has known before, but it is for us |
| And large -- for us things are below -- above $10 million, $20 million, for example |
| Fundamentally, we're going to have -- organically, we're going to be relatively flat in our overall Digital Imaging business, maybe a little -- a percent down, but that's partly because we're also cleaning up some stuff that are not profitable |
| And so, I was a little cautious about for next year when I was asked about the margins, and I stayed with the 22.7%, maybe 22% |
| We have -- we are a supplier, obviously, and we think that the conflict -- unfortunately, the conflict is what it is |
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