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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2018-- Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights (all comparisons to 2017 second quarter, unless otherwise noted)

• Reported Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.10 and Adjusted EPS^[1] of $0.41
  • Reported EPS includes pre-tax adjusted items of approximately $47 million, primarily related to realignment expenses, an asset impairment charge associated with an expected divestiture, transformation costs and below-the-line foreign exchange impacts
• Sales were $973 million, up 10.9%, or 9.0% on a constant currency basis and included approximately 1.0% negative impact related to divested businesses
  • Aftermarket sales were $488 million, up 12.4%, or 10.2% on a constant currency basis
  • Original equipment sales were $485 million, up 9.5%, or 7.9% constant currency
• Reported gross and operating margins of 29.4% and 4.8%
  • Adjusted gross and operating margins^[2] increased 40 and 110 basis points to 31.9% and 9.3%, respectively
• Total bookings were over $1.0 billion, up 6.8%, or 5.0% on a constant currency basis, and included approximately 1.0% negative impact related to divested businesses
  • Aftermarket bookings were $504 million, or 49% of total bookings, up 10.2%, or 8.1% on a constant currency basis
• Backlog at June 30, 2018 was $1.8 billion, essentially flat with March 31, 2018 backlog

“We delivered solid results in the second quarter, highlighted by total bookings over $1 billion and a double-digit percentage increase in revenues, while also delivering improvement in our adjusted profit margins and reducing past due backlog,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve’s president and chief executive officer. “We continue to execute on our multi-year Flowserve 2.0 transformation strategy to drive operational excellence, reduce complexity, accelerate growth and better leverage our global platform. While we have more work ahead on our initiatives, Flowserve remains well-positioned to profitably capture opportunities as our markets continue to improve.”

“Based on our first half 2018 financial performance and outlook for the remainder of the year, Flowserve today reaffirmed its full year guidance, including its Adjusted EPS^[3] target range of $1.50 to $1.70, which includes expected revenue growth of approximately 3 to 6 percent and an adjusted tax rate of 27 to 28 percent,” added Lee Eckert, Flowserve’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Rowe concluded, “As we look ahead, we continue to believe there is significant opportunity available within our business and I am pleased with the progress made to date. Importantly, as we further implement our Flowserve 2.0 strategies, we believe the Company will deliver enhanced long-term value for our customers, employees and shareholders.”

Second Quarter 2018 Results Conference Call

Flowserve will host its conference call with the financial community on Thursday, August 9^th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Scott Rowe, president and chief executive officer, as well as other members of the management team will be presenting. The call can be accessed by shareholders and other interested parties at www.flowserve.com under the “Investor Relations” section.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corp. is one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 50 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company’s Web site at www.flowserve.com.

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The forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on our current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what is forecast in such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation, the following: a portion of our bookings may not lead to completed sales, and our ability to convert bookings into revenues at acceptable profit margins; changes in global economic conditions and the potential for unexpected cancellations or delays of customer orders in our reported backlog; our dependence on our customers’ ability to make required capital investment and maintenance expenditures; risks associated with cost overruns on fixed-fee projects and in taking customer orders for large complex custom engineered products; the substantial dependence of our sales on the success of the oil and gas, chemical, power generation and water management industries; the adverse impact of volatile raw materials prices on our products and operating margins; economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations, including military actions or trade embargoes that could affect customer markets, particularly North African, Russian and Middle Eastern markets and global oil and gas producers, and non-compliance with U.S. export/re-export control, foreign corrupt practice laws, economic sanctions and import laws and regulations; increased aging and slower collection of receivables, particularly in Latin America and other emerging markets; our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, including in hyperinflationary countries such as Venezuela and Argentina; our furnishing of products and services to nuclear power plant facilities and other critical processes; potential adverse consequences resulting from litigation to which we are a party, such as litigation involving asbestos-containing material claims; a foreign government investigation regarding our participation in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program; expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; our relative geographical profitability and its impact on our utilization of deferred tax assets, including foreign tax credits; the potential adverse impact of an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets; our dependence upon third-party suppliers whose failure to perform timely could adversely affect our business operations; the highly competitive nature of the markets in which we operate; environmental compliance costs and liabilities; potential work stoppages and other labor matters; access to public and private sources of debt financing; our inability to protect our intellectual property in the U.S., as well as in foreign countries; obligations under our defined benefit pension plans; our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud; the recording of increased deferred tax asset valuation allowances in the future or the impact of tax law changes on such deferred tax assets could affect our operating results; if we are not able to successfully execute and realize the expected financial benefits from our strategic realignment and other cost-savings initiatives, our business could be adversely affected; ineffective internal controls could impact the accuracy and timely reporting of our business and financial results; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Throughout our materials we refer to non-GAAP measures as “Adjusted.” Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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