The following table presents selected consolidated financial data that is derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and that should be read in conjunction with our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included herein. The Company’s acquisitions during the five-year period below may affect the comparability of results. Our consolidated financial information may not be indicative of our future performance.
(dollars and shares
in millions, except per share data)
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Operations
Net sales
$
8,202.0
$
7,011.3
$
6,286.4
$
5,568.7
$
5,345.5
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation
1,205.0
(1)
650.5
(2)
822.9
(3)
763.5
(4)
709.1
(5)
Net income per common share—Diluted
3.85
(1)
2.06
(2)
2.61
(3)
2.41
(4)
2.21
(5)
Financial Condition
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
$
1,291.7
$
1,753.7
$
1,173.2
$
1,760.4
$
1,329.6
Working capital
2,120.3
3,076.6
1,956.0
2,841.6
2,406.6
Total assets
10,044.9
10,003.9
8,498.7
7,458.4
6,985.9
Long-term debt, including current portion
3,570.7
3,542.6
3,010.7
2,813.5
2,656.2
Shareholders’ equity attributable to Amphenol Corporation
4,017.0
3,989.8
3,674.9
3,238.5
2,907.4
Weighted average shares outstanding—Diluted
312.6
316.5
315.2
316.5
320.4
Cash dividends declared per share
$
0.88
$
0.70
$
0.58
$
0.53
$
0.45
(1)
Includes (a) an income tax benefit of $14.5 recorded in 2018 related to the completion of the accounting associated with the provisional income tax charge recorded in 2017 related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and (b) excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation of $19.8 resulting from stock option exercises, partially offset by (c) acquisition-related expenses of $8.5 ($7.2 after-tax) primarily relating to external transaction costs. These items had the aggregate effect of increasing Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income per common share-Diluted by $27.1 and $0.08 per share, respectively. Excluding the effect of these items, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS, both non-GAAP financial measures defined in Part II, Item 7 herein, were $1,177.9 and $3.77 per share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(2)
Includes (a) an income tax charge of $398.5 related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which represented our estimate of taxes arising from the implementation of a modified territorial tax regime and the deemed and intended repatriation of prior unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries, partially offset by the tax benefit associated with the remeasurement of the Company’s U.S. net deferred tax liabilities due to the U.S. federal corporate tax rate reduction and (b) acquisition-related expenses of $4.0 ($3.7 after-tax) primarily relating to external transaction costs associated with 2017 acquisitions, partially offset by (c) excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation of $66.6 resulting from stock option exercises. These items had the aggregate effect of decreasing Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income per common share-Diluted by $335.6 and $1.06 per share, respectively. Excluding the effect of these items, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS were $986.1 and $3.12 per share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(3)
Includes acquisition-related expenses of $36.6 ($33.1 after-tax) primarily relating to the FCI Asia Pte. Ltd. (“FCI”) and other 2016 acquisitions, including external transaction costs, amortization related to the value associated with acquired backlog and restructuring charges. These items had the aggregate effect of decreasing Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income per common share-Diluted by $33.1 and $0.11 per share, respectively. Excluding the effect of these items, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS were $856.0 and $2.72 per share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(4)
Includes acquisition-related expenses of $5.7 ($5.7 after-tax) relating to acquisitions closed and announced in 2015. These acquisition-related expenses had the effect of decreasing Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income per common share-Diluted by $5.7 and $0.02 per share, respectively. Excluding the effect of this item, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS were $769.2 and $2.43 per share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015.
(5)
Includes acquisition-related expenses of (a) $4.3 ($4.1 after-tax) relating to 2014 acquisitions and (b) $9.8 ($6.2 after-tax) relating to amortization of the acquired backlogs of completed acquisitions. These items had the aggregate effect of decreasing Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Net income per common share-Diluted by $10.3 and $0.04 per share, respectively. Excluding the effect of these items, Adjusted Net Income attributable to Amphenol Corporation and Adjusted Diluted EPS were $719.4 and $2.25 per share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2014.