UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
January 27, 2014
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
 
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
 
 
 
 
1-12273
51-0263969
   
   
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
   
   
6901 PROFESSIONAL PKWY. EAST, SUITE 200, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
34240
   
 
  
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(ZIP CODE)
 
 
(941) 556-2601
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
 
(FORMER NAME OR ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
 
 
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On January 27, 2014, Roper Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release containing information about the Company's results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
 
In the press release, the Company uses several non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Net Earnings, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.

Business combination accounting rules require Roper to account for the fair value of deferred revenue assumed in connection with the Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. ("Sunquest") acquisition. The fair value is based on the assumed cost of having a third-party provide the relevant support services rather than the contracted amount under the contracts. Because the fair value is less than the contracted amount, Roper's GAAP revenues for the one year period subsequent to the acquisition did not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have otherwise been recorded by Sunquest had they remained an independent company. The Adjusted Revenue measure is intended to reflect the full amount that Sunquest would have recognized as revenue, absent the fair value adjustment.

Business combination accounting rules require Roper to account for the fair value of accounts receivable at acquisition date for revenue that was "earned but not recognized" at the date of purchase of Managed Healthcare Associates, Inc. ("MHA"). Roper's GAAP revenues for the second and third quarters of 2013 did not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have otherwise been recorded by MHA had they remained an independent company. The Adjusted Revenue measure is intended to reflect the full amount that MHA would have recognized as revenue, absent the fair value adjustment.

The Adjusted Operating Margin reflects both of these fair value adjustments and also excludes a special charge in the second quarter of 2013 related to a vendor supplied component, which is recorded as operating expense. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of its business.
EBITDA as shown in the press release is defined as net earnings plus (a) interest expense, (b) income taxes and (c) depreciation and amortization. The Company believes EBITDA is an important indicator of operational performance of the Company's business because it provides a link between profitability and operating cash flow. EBITDA as calculated by the Company is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. In addition, EBITDA: (a) does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP; (b) is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund the Company's cash flow needs; and (c) should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or the Company's other financial information determined under GAAP. The Company believes that the line on the Company's consolidated statement of operations entitled net earnings is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA.
Free Cash Flow is defined as "Cash Provided by Operating Activities" ("Operating Cash Flow") as stated in Roper's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, reduced by capital expenditures. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as a basis for comparing its performance with other companies. Roper's measure of Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
  99.1 Press Release of the Company dated January 27, 2014.



Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
      Roper Industries, Inc.        
      (Registrant)        
       
     
    BY: /s/ John Humphrey        
      John Humphrey,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		   Date: January 27, 2014    
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
     
99.1   Press Release of the Company dated January 27, 2014