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HIGH: $400.00
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MEDIAN: $350.00
CONSENSUS: $350.00
UPSIDE: 18.40%
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Revenue
Revenue 1,095.4 919.1 855.8 857.5 715.4 730.5 726.0 683.6 685.7 571.5 537.3 531.1 490.1 478.7 450.8 607.5 619.1 613.6 444.7 382.4 429.1 422.1 396.7 316.6 298.3 300.2 416.1 365.1 378.5 438.5 441 473.9 459.7
Cost of Revenue 634.3 530.6 502.7 525.5 445.0 458.3 438.0 419.7 436.9 350.8 334.9 323.9 295.9 294.7 273.8 361.9 372.4 368.0 282.6 239.2 281.7 282.4 271.2 214.3 204.5 194.1 304.6 252.4 272.4 353.2 330.8 359.9 343.3
Gross Profit 461.1 388.6 353.1 332.0 270.4 272.2 288.0 263.9 248.8 220.7 202.4 207.2 194.2 184.0 177.0 245.6 246.7 245.6 162.1 143.2 147.5 139.7 125.5 102.3 93.8 106.1 111.5 112.7 106.1 85.3 110.2 114 116.4
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 234.6 208.2 203.5 195.1 167.5 159.5 162.7 153.1 148.4 131.5 130.2 134.9 129.8 128.2 123.3 157.3 152.4 147.3 111.6 95.9 84.2 77.3 73.2 65.1 59.2 61.8 74.4 68.3 64.1 70.5 74.2 76 76.6
Other Expenses 53.3 32.8 29.0 25.9 20.8 112.7 18.5 17.3 16.3 11.6 8.8 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.0 14.6 19.2 17.0 10.2 6.4 2.0 2.1 0 0 0 14.2 17 17.5 14.4 13.5 14 13.7 19.9
Operating Expenses 288.0 241.0 232.4 221.1 188.4 272.2 181.2 170.3 164.8 143.1 139.0 141.6 136.0 133.8 128.3 171.9 171.6 164.4 121.9 102.3 86.2 79.4 73.2 65.1 59.2 76.0 91.4 85.8 78.5 84 88.2 89.7 96.5
Operating Income
Operating Income 173.1 147.6 120.7 111.0 82.0 0 106.8 93.6 84.1 77.5 63.4 65.5 58.2 50.2 48.7 73.6 75.1 81.2 40.3 40.8 61.2 60.3 52.3 37.2 34.6 30.1 20.1 26.9 27.6 1.3 22 24.3 19.9
Interest Expense 17.5 15.2 8.8 4.9 2.3 6.7 8.1 8.8 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.6 2.7 2.5 2.5 4.0 7.5 9.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 245.4 198.4 166.8 159.6 125.0 84.5 142.0 123.6 117.0 93.3 80.9 80.1 67.1 69.1 70.0 95.8 100.9 108.7 56.7 52.6 73.4 72.2 65.8 47.6 47.6 44.3 37.1 44.4 42 14.8 36 38 39.8
EBIT 170.4 146.2 119.1 111.3 82.9 43.1 106.0 89.9 84.7 69.7 62.3 63.8 52.3 54.7 56.5 73.6 70.6 81.1 40.3 40.8 61.2 60.3 52.3 37.2 34.6 30.1 20.1 26.9 27.6 1.3 22 24.3 19.9
Income Before Tax 152.9 131.0 110.4 106.4 80.7 36.4 97.9 81.1 80.2 68.4 61.5 62.2 49.6 52.2 54.0 69.7 63.2 71.3 38.0 44.4 63.9 60.6 43.4 36.7 27.7 24.7 63.5 16.4 17.9 14.7 (29.5) 12.6 6.4
Income Tax Expense 36.6 28.3 24.7 24.1 17.2 13.5 20.4 (5.2) 26.4 22.5 19.8 19.6 18.3 17.4 16.9 24.8 13.9 23.7 7.6 15.2 20.4 22.7 16.6 13.4 (3.4) 7.9 13 5.1 6.1 (11.4) 0.8 4.3 1.2
Net Income 299.2 101.9 92.5 82.3 63.5 99.4 81.0 92.1 53.7 45.9 42.5 0.4 (25.6) 46.9 52.5 44.8 49.4 46.7 33.7 31.3 43.5 35.7 (41.1) 21.8 30.1 16.8 25.5 11.3 11.8 26.1 (30.3) 8.3 5.2
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 11.55 3.96 3.59 3.17 2.44 0.88 3.12 3.56 2.08 1.78 1.65 0.02 1.18 1.76 1.97 1.70 1.88 1.80 1.30 1.22 1.71 1.38 -1.62 0.87 1.22 0.69 1.03 0.47 0.50 1.13 -1.38 0.36 0.24
EPS (Diluted) 11.55 3.94 3.58 3.16 2.42 0.88 3.11 3.54 2.07 1.77 1.62 0.02 1.17 1.73 1.95 1.68 1.86 1.78 1.28 1.19 1.66 1.34 -1.57 0.84 1.18 0.67 1.01 0.45 0.48 1.13 -1.38 0.36 0.23
Shares Outstanding 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.9 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.8 25.7 25.8 26.2 26.4 26.7 26.6 26.4 26.2 25.9 25.9 25.7 25.5 25.8 25.4 25.0 24.7 24.6 24.7 24.0 23.6 23.1 22.0 23.1 22.1
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 101.3 66.0 41.9 97.7 56.2 52.6 61.8 30.5 45.5 53.8 44.6 28.7 72.3 31.3 24.9 14.5 5.6 87.7 4.2 5.8 22.2 0.3 2.7 10.6
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 344.3 288.8 337.2 289.8 240.1 238.4 268.9 216.8 207.9 150.2 119.4 144.5 80.2 74.0 70.3 68.0 59.0 38.7 78.5 103.2 86.2 100.1 94.2 33.5
Inventory 217.8 195.5 184.1 162.4 147.1 135.3 128.8 135.4 124.5 105.5 82.0 67.0 44.3 48.4 52.6 48.2 44.5 39.5 81.6 45.1 51.2 107.4 85.6 89.7
Other Current Assets 25.1 118.4 18.0 22.7 22.7 17.1 35.6 13.4 14.9 13.9 34.2 30.5 36.8 52.4 34.9 20.8 9.2 7.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 4.1 6.6 52.2
Total Current Assets 688.5 668.6 581.1 572.6 466.2 443.3 495.2 396.0 392.8 323.5 280.2 270.6 233.5 206.1 181.4 151.4 118.2 173.5 167.1 157 162.7 211.9 189.1 186
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 220.2 186.7 195.3 185.1 186.1 161.3 161.5 135.0 132.7 92.4 69.5 72.6 69.1 71.2 68.5 65.0 62.6 71.3 98 96.5 54 91.5 93.1 92.3
Goodwill 761.9 529.9 503.2 492.7 504.9 408.1 409.2 381.7 377.9 323.6 330.7 328.9 0 0 0 102.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 724.0 403.5 392.1 394.5 409.2 346.6 393.0 345.4 351.1 231.8 221.6 238.2 68.9 68.7 103.3 0 91.0 69 72.5 55 20.4 20.5 20.3 16.7
Long-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 15.8 49.8 11.5 9.5 11.0 10.9 7.8 7.1 5.9 7.1 21.6 17.7 20.8 30.8 27.5 18.4 59.4 64.6 71.7 69.7 70.7 54.1 45 40.3
Total Non-Current Assets 1,721.9 1,170.0 1,102.1 1,081.8 1,111.2 926.9 971.5 869.1 867.7 654.9 643.5 657.4 168.9 187.2 226.3 224.1 212.9 204.9 242.2 221.2 145.1 166.1 158.4 149.3
Total Assets 2,410.4 1,838.6 1,683.2 1,654.5 1,577.3 1,370.2 1,466.7 1,265.1 1,260.4 978.4 923.7 928.1 402.4 393.4 407.7 375.6 331.1 378.4 409.3 378.2 307.8 378 347.5 335.3
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 96.5 88.9 87.0 78.7 56.7 50.5 63.8 63.0 54.8 42.1 47.2 49.3 32.5 34.9 38.4 35.2 31.2 26.3 39.9 38.2 40.1 42.3 33.9 41.8
Short-Term Debt 20 20 20 20 20 22.4 21.8 20 20 20 50 50 0.2 10.1 0.1 0.1 4.1 20.6 30.1 25.5 1.3 39 19.6 15.1
Deferred Revenue 216.6 80.8 112.3 125.0 106.0 100.6 81.2 29.6 28.6 27.2 20.2 18.9 31.4 30.0 26.8 27.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 0 62.5 0 0 0 0 47.1 0 0 0 0 7.5 19.4 10.5 4.0 1.5 27.1 31.3 36.8 31 35.1 59.2 49 52.3
Total Current Liabilities 508.1 349.9 314.7 318.1 275.0 255.5 251.6 200.5 195.0 158.1 164.0 168.7 68.3 85.6 68.8 64.1 62.5 78.2 106.8 94.7 76.5 140.5 102.5 109.2
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 166 102 82 133 134 40 265 200 255 90 130.5 183.7 0.4 0.5 8.3 8.3 0.6 41.9 50.1 50 11.4 23.5 25.1 8.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities 112.4 72.6 75.5 82.0 73.6 60.7 60.9 64.8 86.4 69.6 78.5 83.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 38.6 42.0 43.3 48.3 47.1 38.2 33.0 40.4 52.2 45.6 33.4 24.0 26.1 31.9 24.3 15.9 8.6 9.6 28.3 28.5 28.8 31.7 32.5 43.9
Total Non-Current Liabilities 361.4 251.4 237.4 288.2 282.7 155.7 388.9 305.2 393.6 205.2 242.4 291.2 26.5 32.4 32.6 24.2 9.2 51.5 78.4 78.5 40.2 55.2 57.6 52
Total Liabilities 869.5 601.3 552.1 606.3 557.6 411.2 640.5 505.7 588.5 363.3 406.3 459.8 94.8 118.0 101.4 88.3 71.7 129.7 185.2 173.2 116.7 195.7 160.1 161.2
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 1,373.9 1,083.0 989.3 905.0 831.0 775.8 684.7 606.8 516.7 471.3 322.9 273.5 116.0 80.3 121.4 99.6 69.5 52.7 27.3 16 4.2 (22) 8.3 0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (2.5) (10.8) (24.0) (31.8) (2.2) (3.7) (44.0) (31.5) (27.3) (39.3) (11.6) 0.6 (3.7) (5.0) (9.5) (6.5) (4.8) (1.9) (52.3) (38.5) (26.3) (24.7) (12.1) (112.9)
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,540.9 1,237.3 1,131.1 1,048.2 1,019.7 959.0 826.2 759.4 671.9 615.1 517.3 468.2 307.6 275.4 306.3 287.3 259.4 248.7 224.1 205 191.1 182.3 187.4 174.1
Total Liabilities & Equity 2,410.4 1,838.6 1,683.2 1,654.5 1,577.3 1,370.2 1,466.7 1,265.1 1,260.4 978.4 923.7 928.1 402.4 393.4 407.7 375.6 331.1 378.4 409.3 378.2 307.8 378 347.5 335.3
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 230.4 156.8 138.6 177.9 182.0 79.2 286.3 220 275 110 180.5 233.7 0.5 10.6 8.4 8.5 4.7 62.5 80.2 75.5 12.7 62.5 44.7 23.2
Net Debt 129.1 90.8 96.7 80.1 125.8 26.6 224.5 189.5 229.5 56.2 135.8 205.0 (71.8) (20.7) (16.5) (6.0) (0.9) (25.2) 76 69.7 (9.5) 62.2 42 12.6
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Operating Activities
Net Income 299.2 101.9 92.5 82.3 63.5 99.4 81.0 92.1 53.7 45.9 43.5 35.7 (41.1) 21.8 30.1 16.8 50.5 11.3 11.8 26.1 (30.3) 8.3 5.2
Depreciation & Amortization 75.0 52.2 47.7 48.3 42.0 41.3 36.0 33.7 32.2 23.6 12.2 11.9 13.5 10.4 13.0 14.2 17 17.5 14.4 13.5 14 13.7 19.9
Stock-Based Compensation 10.7 8.6 8.9 7.3 6.9 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.4 4.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 9.4 (33.4) (56.1) (11.7) 15.7 26.6 (6.6) (9.6) (17.9) 1.7 (4.6) (2.3) (15.7) (12.8) (12.3) (20.5) 11.3 (8.6) (2.7) 5.8 19.7 0 0
Other Non-Cash Items (141.4) 6.7 (10.7) 0 (1.9) (87.8) (10.4) (7.0) (7.5) 1.0 2.2 1.8 72.3 7.4 8.2 3.3 (64.5) (6) (3) (31.8) (11.5) (33.4) (14.7)
Operating Cash Flow 241.9 127.5 76.9 135.3 123.1 82.3 105.1 93.3 67.3 73.9 68.6 61.0 39.0 35.0 33.0 20.0 25.9 20.3 25.3 1 (8.1) (11.4) 10.4
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (52.2) (40.2) (29.9) (45.0) (35.5) (41.1) (32.6) (24.8) (38.7) (22.5) (8.8) (12.2) (14.1) (9.6) (9.5) (10.4) (8.3) (24.2) (10.5) (8.6) (11.1) (10.1) (9.9)
Acquisitions (472.0) (56.4) (17.7) (10.9) (168.9) 0 (95.8) (9.8) (198.6) (82.1) 0 (0.3) (5.4) (9.5) (13.6) (30.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities 268.4 (8.1) (4.8) 0 1.9 182.1 3.3 (7.0) 3.5 0 (8.3) 17.1 5.0 (3.6) (2.4) 0 85 0 (93.2) 110 (1.6) (7.7) (1.9)
Investing Cash Flow (255.8) (104.6) (52.5) (55.9) (202.4) 141.0 (125.1) (41.6) (233.9) (104.6) (17.2) 4.6 (14.5) (22.7) (25.4) (40.4) 76.7 (24.2) (103.7) 101.4 (12.7) (17.8) (11.8)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 64 20 (51) (1) 91.6 (222.6) 65 (55) 165 60 (0.5) (19.2) (22.3) (0.1) 2.6 (57.7) (17.7) 3 62.8 (48.4) 17.8 21.5 11.5
Stock Repurchased 0 (8.0) (12.4) (19.9) 0 0 0 0 0 (4.3) (24.9) (10.0) (1.4) (3.4) (1.7) (6.2) (1.6) (0.7) 0 (35.5) 0 (0.8) (1.8)
Dividends Paid (8.3) (8.2) (8.3) (8.3) (8.3) (8.3) (8.3) (8.3) (8.3) (8.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (6.2) (4.5) (6.7) (3.0) (1.8) (5.3) (3.2) (5) 0.0 (1.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 (0.8) 3.4 0.7 0.7 0.6
Financing Cash Flow 49.5 (0.8) (78.3) (32.1) 81.5 (236.2) 53.5 (66.4) 156.8 46.2 (19.2) (24.6) (18.2) (1.9) 1.3 (61.7) (19.1) 2.3 62 (80.5) 18.5 21.4 10.3
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 35.4 24.1 (55.9) 41.5 3.7 (9.2) 31.3 (15.0) (8.3) 14.4 32.2 41.0 6.4 10.4 8.9 (82.1) 83.5 2.3 62 (80.5) 18.5 21.4 10.3
Cash at Beginning 66.0 41.9 97.7 56.2 52.6 61.8 30.5 45.5 53.8 39.4 72.3 31.3 24.9 14.5 5.6 87.7 4.2 5.8 22.2 0.3 2.7 10.5 1.6
Cash at End 101.3 66.0 41.9 97.7 56.2 52.6 61.8 30.5 45.5 53.8 104.5 72.3 31.3 24.9 14.5 5.6 87.7 8.1 84.2 (80.2) 21.2 31.9 11.9
Free Cash Flow 189.8 87.4 47.0 90.3 87.7 41.1 72.5 68.4 28.6 51.4 59.7 48.8 24.9 25.4 23.5 9.6 17.6 (3.9) 14.8 (7.6) (19.2) (21.5) 0.5
Key Metrics 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Income Statement
Revenue 1,095.4 919.1 855.8 857.5 715.4 730.5 726.0 683.6 685.7 571.5 537.3 531.1 490.1 478.7 450.8 607.5 619.1 613.6 444.7 382.4 429.1 422.1 396.7 316.6 298.3 300.2 416.1 365.1 378.5 438.5 441 473.9 459.7
Gross Profit 461.1 388.6 353.1 332.0 270.4 272.2 288.0 263.9 248.8 220.7 202.4 207.2 194.2 184.0 177.0 245.6 246.7 245.6 162.1 143.2 147.5 139.7 125.5 102.3 93.8 106.1 111.5 112.7 106.1 85.3 110.2 114 116.4
Operating Income 173.1 147.6 120.7 111.0 82.0 0 106.8 93.6 84.1 77.5 63.4 65.5 58.2 50.2 48.7 73.6 75.1 81.2 40.3 40.8 61.2 60.3 52.3 37.2 34.6 30.1 20.1 26.9 27.6 1.3 22 24.3 19.9
Net Income 299.2 101.9 92.5 82.3 63.5 99.4 81.0 92.1 53.7 45.9 42.5 0.4 (25.6) 46.9 52.5 44.8 49.4 46.7 33.7 31.3 43.5 35.7 (41.1) 21.8 30.1 16.8 25.5 11.3 11.8 26.1 (30.3) 8.3 5.2
EPS (Diluted) 11.55 3.94 3.58 3.16 2.42 0.88 3.11 3.54 2.07 1.77 1.62 0.02 1.17 1.73 1.95 1.68 1.86 1.78 1.28 1.19 1.66 1.34 -1.57 0.84 1.18 0.67 1.01 0.45 0.48 1.13 -1.38 0.36 0.23
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 101.3 66.0 41.9 97.7 56.2 52.6 61.8 30.5 45.5 53.8 44.6 28.7 72.3 31.3 24.9 14.5 5.6 87.7 4.2 5.8 22.2 0.3 2.7 10.6
Total Assets 2,410.4 1,838.6 1,683.2 1,654.5 1,577.3 1,370.2 1,466.7 1,265.1 1,260.4 978.4 923.7 928.1 402.4 393.4 407.7 375.6 331.1 378.4 409.3 378.2 307.8 378 347.5 335.3
Total Debt 230.4 156.8 138.6 177.9 182.0 79.2 286.3 220 275 110 180.5 233.7 0.5 10.6 8.4 8.5 4.7 62.5 80.2 75.5 12.7 62.5 44.7 23.2
Stockholders' Equity 1,540.9 1,237.3 1,131.1 1,048.2 1,019.7 959.0 826.2 759.4 671.9 615.1 517.3 468.2 307.6 275.4 306.3 287.3 259.4 248.7 224.1 205 191.1 182.3 187.4 174.1
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 241.9 127.5 76.9 135.3 123.1 82.3 105.1 93.3 67.3 73.9 68.6 61.0 39.0 35.0 33.0 20.0 25.9 20.3 25.3 1 (8.1) (11.4) 10.4
Capital Expenditure (52.2) (40.2) (29.9) (45.0) (35.5) (41.1) (32.6) (24.8) (38.7) (22.5) (8.8) (12.2) (14.1) (9.6) (9.5) (10.4) (8.3) (24.2) (10.5) (8.6) (11.1) (10.1) (9.9)
Free Cash Flow 189.8 87.4 47.0 90.3 87.7 41.1 72.5 68.4 28.6 51.4 59.7 48.8 24.9 25.4 23.5 9.6 17.6 (3.9) 14.8 (7.6) (19.2) (21.5) 0.5