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      Mohawk Industries Record 4th Quarter Earnings


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      Mohawk Industries, Inc.

      25 Feb, 2016, 21:03 GMT

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      - Q4 Adjusted EPS Up 24%

      - 7th Consecutive Quarter with Record Adjusted EPS

      - 2015 FY Adjusted EPS Up 25%

      CALHOUN, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced 2015 fourth quarter net earnings of $192 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.57. Excluding restructuring, acquisition and other charges, net earnings were $210 million and EPS was $2.82, a 24% increase over last year's fourth quarter adjusted EPS. Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $2.0 billion, up 2% versus the prior year's fourth quarter with four less shipping days or a 13% increase on a constant days and currency exchange rate basis. For the fourth quarter of 2014, net sales were $1.95 billion, net earnings were $147 million and EPS was $2.00; excluding restructuring, acquisition and other charges, net earnings were $167 million and EPS was $2.27.

      For the twelve months ending December 31, 2015, net sales were $8.1 billion, an increase of approximately 3% versus prior year or an increase of approximately 10% on a constant currency exchange rate basis. Net earnings and EPS for the twelve month period were $615 million and $8.31, respectively. Net earnings excluding restructuring, acquisition and other charges were $756 million and EPS was $10.20, an increase of 25% over the twelve month period adjusted EPS result in 2014. For the twelve months ending December 31, 2014, net sales were $7.8 billion, net earnings were $532 million and EPS was $7.25; excluding restructuring, acquisition and other charges, net earnings and EPS were $598 million and $8.15.

      Commenting on Mohawk Industries' full year and fourth quarter performance, Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum, Chairman and CEO, stated, "Our strong performance during 2015 was the result of our aggressive growth strategy and targeted investments we began in 2013 as the economic recovery gained momentum. Since that time, we have invested almost $5 billion, approximately $3.5 billion in nine acquisitions to expand our product offerings, geographies and market share and approximately $1.5 billion in our existing business to introduce innovative products, enhance manufacturing efficiencies and expand our capacity. While making these investments for future growth, we strengthened our balance sheet and reduced our leverage, enabling us to continue optimizing our shareholder returns. We remain optimistic about 2016, and this year we will invest an additional $600 to $650 million in internal projects, which include increased ceramic capacity and upgrades in the U.S, Mexico, Europe and Russia, process improvements in carpet manufacturing, additional LVT manufacturing in the U.S. and Europe, increased wood production in U.S. and Europe and installation of advanced technology in our U.S. and European laminate businesses. Last year, we achieved record results in every quarter with about 30% of our business outside the U.S., where we faced significant foreign exchange translation headwinds. If adjusted for exchange rate changes, our 2015 net sales would have been $490 million higher -- an impact of approximately 6% -- and our operating income would have been $74 million greater, a 9% impact.

      "Our fourth quarter performance represents our 7th consecutive period with record adjusted EPS. Our adjusted quarterly operating income margin rose to 14% of sales, an increase of 260 basis points due to productivity, volume and lower costs. Every segment delivered sales growth on a comparable basis while also expanding margins.

      "For the quarter, our Global Ceramic segment sales were down 4% as reported. On a constant days and exchange rate basis, sales grew 7% and adjusted operating income rose 14% versus prior year with adjusted operating margin increasing to 13% as a result of improved price and mix, productivity, volume, input costs and the KAI acquisition. In the U.S., we increased our sales investments to improve our market position by increasing service centers, expanding our sales personnel and upgrading our distribution. Our new Tennessee porcelain plant is in the final stages of construction and should start up within the quarter. We have dramatically expanded our product offering in Mexico at all price points and have improved our margin and mix with plans to double the size of our Salamanca plant. We have improved the capacity and cost structures of our recently acquired ceramic plant in Western Mexico. Our European ceramic sales have been growing in a lackluster market. We anticipate completing the second phase of our Italian equipment upgrades by the second quarter, which will further enhance our product offering and improve our cost structure, and we will continue the optimization of our Bulgarian ceramic operations. During the period, we had a good performance in Russia, gaining market share as the economy continues to decline.

      "During the quarter, our Flooring North America segment's sales were flat versus last year as reported, or increased 6% on a constant day's basis with adjusted operating income increasing 31%. The adjusted operating margin increased to 14% due to improved productivity, volume, input costs and the IVC acquisition partially offset by price and mix. The Flooring North America segment has made progress in expanding our brands and customer relationships, enhancing our style and design, transferring innovative manufacturing practices and utilizing the Mohawk distribution system for all products. Sales of our premium carpet products, including our luxury Karastan brand and SmartStrand product collections, grew during the period. In commercial carpet, our margins continued to improve as a result of our new product introductions, streamlined manufacturing and plant consolidations. Our rug business continues to outperform the overall segment with fashionable new accent rugs made with our exclusive fibers providing softer characteristics and greater value. We are expanding our new Impressive laminate collection, which provides stylized looks not achievable in natural wood. Our vinyl sales are performing as planned and our new LVT plant continues to improve its performance with increased production levels. We continue to ramp up our Mohawk branded LVT and sheet vinyl sales in the builder, multi-family and retail markets, and we are developing new products to extend our sheet vinyl further into commercial channels.

      "For the quarter, our Flooring Rest of the World segment's sales rose 22% as reported or 41% on a constant days and exchange rate basis with adjusted operating income improving 59% over the prior year. The adjusted operating margin increased to 16% due to improved volume, input costs and the IVC acquisition. Our laminate and wood business in Europe outperformed the market as a result of our focus on differentiated products at mid to high-end price points. We continue to expand our latest laminate embossing technology, which creates more realistic visuals. Our European wood sales are growing quickly, supplied from our Czech wood plant with the balance coming from our Malaysian facility. The IVC vinyl sales increased but were constrained by capacity limitations. Our new LVT plant in Belgium is operating well, and sales are developing better than planned. The plant is constrained by manufacturing limitations, and equipment additions in the middle of the year will increase our capacity about 50%. Our insulation products had record sales this year, and we have expanded our offering and our geographical footprint with recently acquired plants in Ireland, the U.K. and Belgium. Our other board product sales were up slightly and margins improved from mix, asset upgrades and plant consolidations.

      "2015 was the best year in Mohawk's history, and we expect the momentum to continue this year. We anticipate that the demand trends in our U.S. and international markets will remain consistent with what we have been experiencing. Although growth in Europe is limited and negative in Russia, our international businesses are delivering solid results on a local basis. Our sales and margins should continue to improve over last year as a result of our continued innovations, process improvements and disciplined execution. Our recent acquisitions are progressing with operational and market synergies that we anticipated. This year we will increase investments in our existing businesses to improve our long-term performance. Taking all these factors into account, our guidance for the first quarter is $2.24 - $2.33 per share, which would be a 32 -37% increase over 2015, excluding any restructuring, acquisition and other charges."

      ABOUT MOHAWK INDUSTRIES
      Mohawk Industries is the leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk's vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Bigelow, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Lees, Marazzi, Mohawk, Pergo, Unilin and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world's largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

      Certain of the statements in the immediately preceding paragraphs, particularly anticipating future performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters and those that include the words "could," "should," "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and "estimates," or similar expressions constitute "forward-looking statements." For those statements, Mohawk claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements will be accurate because they are based on many assumptions, which involve risks and uncertainties. The following important factors could cause future results to differ: changes in economic or industry conditions; competition; inflation and deflation in raw material prices and other input costs; inflation and deflation in consumer markets; energy costs and supply; timing and level of capital expenditures; timing and implementation of price increases for the Company's products; impairment charges; integration of acquisitions; international operations; introduction of new products; rationalization of operations; tax, product and other claims; litigation; and other risks identified in Mohawk's SEC reports and public announcements.

      Conference call Friday, February 26, 2016, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time

      The telephone number is 1-800-603-9255 for US/Canada and 1-706-634-2294 for International/Local. Conference ID # 24993589. A replay will be available until Friday, March 25, 2016, by dialing 855-859-2056 for US/local calls and 404-537-3406 for International/Local calls and entering Conference ID # 24993589.

      MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES









      (Unaudited)









      Consolidated Statement of Operations


      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended

      (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014










      Net sales


      $                     1,997,997


      1,951,446


      8,071,563


      7,803,446

      Cost of sales


      1,375,787


      1,409,843


      5,660,877


      5,649,254

          Gross profit


      622,210


      541,603


      2,410,686


      2,154,192

      Selling, general and administrative expenses


      372,968


      335,483


      1,573,120


      1,381,396

      Operating income


      249,242


      206,120


      837,566


      772,796

      Interest expense


      18,480


      20,623


      71,086


      98,207

      Other expense (income), net


      11,525


      9,737


      17,619


      10,698

          Earnings before income taxes


      219,237


      175,760


      748,861


      663,891

      Income tax expense


      27,232


      28,680


      131,875


      131,637

              Net earnings including noncontrolling interest


      192,005


      147,080


      616,986


      532,254

      Net earnings (loss)  attributable to noncontrolling interest


      446


      212


      1,684


      289

      Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.


      $                       191,559


      146,868


      615,302


      531,965










      Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.









      Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.


      $                             2.59


      2.01


      8.37


      7.30

      Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic


      73,924


      72,905


      73,516


      72,837










      Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.









      Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.


      $                              2.57


      2.00


      8.31


      7.25

      Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted


      74,475


      73,452


      74,043


      73,363




























      Other Financial Information









      (Amounts in thousands)









      Depreciation and amortization


      $                          94,025


      95,665


      362,647


      345,570

      Capital expenditures


      $                        151,587


      170,224


      503,657


      561,804










      Consolidated Balance Sheet Data









      (Amounts in thousands)















      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014

      ASSETS









      Current assets:









          Cash and cash equivalents






      $                          81,692


      97,877

          Receivables, net






      1,257,505


      1,081,963

          Inventories






      1,607,256


      1,543,313

          Prepaid expenses and other current assets






      303,519


      257,333

              Total current assets






      3,249,972


      2,980,486

      Property, plant and equipment, net






      3,147,118


      2,703,210

      Goodwill






      2,293,365


      1,604,352

      Intangible assets, net






      936,541


      702,009

      Deferred income taxes and other non-current assets






      315,368


      295,487

          Total assets






      $                     9,942,364


      8,285,544

      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY









      Current liabilities:









      Current portion of long-term debt and commercial paper






      $                     2,003,003


      851,305

      Accounts payable and accrued expenses






      1,256,025


      1,095,419

              Total current liabilities






      3,259,028


      1,946,724

      Long-term debt, less current portion






      1,196,928


      1,402,135

      Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities






      603,593


      513,872

              Total liabilities






      5,059,549


      3,862,731

      Redeemable noncontrolling interest






      21,952


      -

      Total stockholders' equity






      4,860,863


      4,422,813

          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity






      $                     9,942,364


      8,285,544










      Segment Information (a)


      Three Months Ended


      As of or for the Twelve Months Ended

      (Amounts in thousands)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014










      Net sales:









          Global Ceramic


      $                         711,691


      743,619


      3,012,859


      3,015,279

          Flooring NA


      879,765


      878,458


      3,602,112


      3,441,018

          Flooring ROW


      406,508


      332,068


      1,456,898


      1,354,018

          Intersegment sales


      33


      (2,699)


      (306)


      (6,869)

              Consolidated net sales


      $                      1,997,997


      1,951,446


      8,071,563


      7,803,446










      Operating income (loss):









          Global Ceramic


      $                           87,583


      82,793


      414,154


      351,113

          Flooring NA


      118,410


      92,414


      264,271


      299,992

          Flooring ROW


      50,206


      37,618


      203,370


      151,528

          Corporate and eliminations


      (6,957)


      (6,705)


      (44,229)


      (29,837)

              Consolidated operating income


      $                         249,242


      206,120


      837,566


      772,796










      Assets:









          Global Ceramic






      $                  3,846,133


      3,542,594

          Flooring NA






      3,164,525


      2,587,151

          Flooring ROW






      2,805,246


      1,909,487

          Corporate and eliminations






      126,460


      246,311

              Consolidated assets






      $                  9,942,364


      8,285,544

      Reconciliation of Net Earnings Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. to Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.

      (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)















      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended





      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014

      Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.




      $                       191,559


      146,868


      615,302


      531,965

      Adjusting items:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs and disposal of subsidiary




      30,820


      26,649


      74,604


      63,556

      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)




      21


      -


      13,337


      -

      Legal settlement and reserves




      (2,520)


      -


      124,480


      10,000

      Release of indemnification asset




      11,180


      -


      11,180


      -

      Bond redemption




      -


      3,472


      -


      18,922

      Deferred loan costs




      -


      -


      651


      1,080

      Income taxes - reversal of uncertain tax position




      (11,180)


      -


      (11,180)


      -

      Income taxes 




      (9,889)


      (10,444)


      (72,872)


      (27,856)

      Adjusted net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.




      $                       209,991


      166,545


      755,502


      597,667












      Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. 


      $                                2.82


      2.27


      10.20


      8.15

      Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted




      74,475


      73,452


      74,043


      73,363


































      Reconciliation of Total Debt to Net Debt











      (Amounts in thousands)













      December 31, 2015









      Current portion of long-term debt and commercial paper


      $                  2,003,003









      Long-term debt, less current portion


      1,196,928









      Less: Cash and cash equivalents


      81,692









      Net Debt


      $                  3,118,239




















      Reconciliation of Operating Income to Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA











      (Amounts in thousands)










      Trailing Twelve



      Three Months Ended


      Months Ended



      April 4, 2015


      July 4, 2015


      October 3, 2015


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2015

      Operating income


      $                          43,774


      255,816


      288,734


      249,242


      837,566

      Other (expense) income


      1,083


      (2,928)


      (4,249)


      (11,525)


      (17,619)

      Net (earnings) loss attributable to non-controlling interest


      (158)


      (282)


      (798)


      (446)


      (1,684)

      Depreciation and amortization


      85,656


      88,011


      94,955


      94,025


      362,647

      EBITDA


      130,355


      340,617


      378,642


      331,296


      1,180,910

      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      8,169


      15,275


      11,690


      30,820


      65,954

      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      -


      6,156


      7,160


      21


      13,337

      Legal settlement and reserves


      125,000


      2,000


      -


      (2,520)


      124,480

      Release of indemnification asset


      -


      -


      -


      11,180


      11,180

       Acquisitions EBITDA


      45,470


      28,010


      -


      -


      73,480

       Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA 


      $                       308,994


      392,058


      397,492


      370,797


      1,469,341












      Net Debt to Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA










      2.1












      Reconciliation of Net Sales to Net Sales on a Constant Exchange Rate and Constant Shipping days











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended





      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014



      Net sales


      $                  1,997,997


      1,951,446


      8,071,563


      7,803,446



      Adjustment to net sales on  constant shipping days


      112,093


      -


      -


      -



      Adjustment to net sales on a constant exchange rate


      86,190


      -


      490,090


      -



      Net sales on a constant exchange rate and constant shipping days


      $                  2,196,280


      1,951,446


      8,561,653


      7,803,446

























      Reconciliation of 2015 Net Sales to Net Sales on a Constant Exchange Rate and Constant Shipping Days Excluding 2015 Q4 Acquisition Volume







      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended









      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Net sales


      $                  1,997,997


      1,951,446







      Adjustment to net sales on  constant shipping days


      112,093


      -







      Adjustment to net sales on a constant exchange rate


      86,190


      -







      Less: 2015 Q4  impact of acquisition volume


      (162,849)


      -







      2015 net sales on a constant exchange rate and constant shipping days excluding acquisition volume


      $                  2,033,431


      1,951,446


















      Reconciliation of Segment Net Sales to Segment Net Sales on a Constant Exchange Rate and Constant Shipping Days









      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Global Ceramic


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Net sales


      $                       711,691


      743,619







      Adjustment to net sales on  constant shipping days


      37,599


      -







      Adjustment to segment net sales on a constant exchange rate


      44,508


      -







      2015 Segment net sales on a constant exchange rate and constant shipping days


      $                       793,798


      743,619


















      Reconciliation of 2015 Segment Net Sales to Segment  Net Sales on Constant Shipping Days











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Flooring NA (a)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Net sales


      $                       879,765


      878,458







      Adjustment to net sales on  constant shipping days


      54,059


      -







      2015 segment net sales on  constant shipping days


      $                       933,824


      878,458


















      Reconciliation of 2015 Segment Net Sales to Segment Net Sales on a Constant Exchange Rate and Constant Shipping Days









      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Flooring ROW (a)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Net sales


      $                       406,508


      332,068







      Adjustment to net sales on  constant shipping days


      20,435


      -







      Adjustment to segment net sales on a constant exchange rate


      41,660


      -







      2015 Segment net sales on a constant exchange rate and constant shipping days


      $                       468,603


      332,068








































      Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended









      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Gross Profit


      $                       622,210


      541,603







      Adjustments to gross profit:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      15,945


      11,568







      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -







        Adjusted gross profit


      $                       638,176


      553,171







         Adjusted gross profit as a percent of net sales


      31.9%


      28.3%





























      Reconciliation of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses to Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses









      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended









      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Selling, general and administrative expenses


      $                       372,968


      335,483







      Adjustments to selling, general and administrative expenses:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      (14,875)


      (3,127)







      Legal settlement and reserves


      2,520


      -







        Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses


      $                       360,613


      332,356







      Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales

      18.0%


      17.0%





























      Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended





      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014



      Operating income


      $                       249,242


      206,120


      837,566


      772,796



      Adjustments to operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      30,820


      14,695


      74,604


      51,602



      Legal settlement and reserves


      (2,520)


      -


      124,480


      10,000



      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -


      13,337


      -



        Adjusted operating income


      $                       277,563


      220,815


      1,049,987


      834,398



         Adjusted operating income as a percent of net sales


      13.9%


      11.3%


      13.0%


      10.7%














      Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income on a Constant Exchange Rate











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended





      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014



      Operating income


      $                       249,242


      206,120


      837,566


      772,796



      Adjustments to operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      30,820


      14,695


      74,604


      51,602



      Legal settlement and reserves


      (2,520)


      -


      124,480


      10,000



      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -


      13,337


      -



          Adjustments to operating income on a constant exchange rate


      12,132


      -


      74,232


      -



        Adjusted operating income on constant exchange rate


      $                       289,695


      220,815


      1,124,219


      834,398














      Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted Segment Operating Income 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Global Ceramic


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Operating income


      $                          87,583


      82,793







      Adjustment to segment operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      4,872


      2,905







        Adjusted segment operating income


      $                          92,455


      85,698







         Adjusted operating income as a percent of net sales


      13.0%


      11.5%


















      Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted Segment Operating Income on a Constant Exchange Rate









      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Global Ceramic


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Operating income


      $                          87,583


      82,793







      Adjustments to segment operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      4,872


      2,905







      Adjustments to operating income on a constant exchange rate


      4,909


      -







        Adjusted  segment operating income on constant exchange rate


      $                          97,364


      85,698





























      Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted Segment Operating Income 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Flooring NA (a)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Operating income


      $                       118,410


      92,414







      Adjustments to segment operating income:











      Legal settlement and reserves


      (2,520)


      -







      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      8,852


      2,594







        Adjusted segment operating income


      $                       124,742


      95,008







         Adjusted operating income as a percent of net sales


      14.2%


      10.8%





























      Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted Segment Operating Income 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Flooring ROW (a)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Operating income


      $                          50,206


      37,618







      Adjustments to segment operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      16,254


      8,829







      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -







        Adjusted segment operating income


      $                          66,481


      46,447







         Adjusted operating income as a percent of net sales


      16.4%


      14.0%


















      Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted Segment Operating Income on a Constant Exchange Rate









      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended







      Flooring ROW (a)


      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Operating income


      $                          50,206


      37,618







      Adjustments to segment operating income:











      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      16,254


      8,829







      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -







      Adjustments to operating income on a constant exchange rate


      7,222


      -







        Adjusted segment operating income on constant exchange rate


      $                          73,703


      46,447





























      Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations incl Non Controlling Interest Before Income Taxes to Adjusted Earnings from Continuing Operations incl Non Controlling Interest Before Income Taxes

      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended









      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes


      $                       219,237


      175,760







      Noncontrolling interest


      (446)


      (212)







      Adjustments to earnings from continuing operations incl non controlling interest before income taxes:










      Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related and other costs 


      30,820


      26,649







      Acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up)


      21


      -







      Legal settlement and reserves


      (2,520)


      -







      Release of indemnification asset


      11,180


      -







      Bond redemption


      -


      3,472







       Adjusted Earnings from Continuing Operations incl Non Controlling Interest Before Income Taxes


      $                       258,292


      205,669





























      Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense to Adjusted Income Tax Expense 











      (Amounts in thousands)













      Three Months Ended









      December 31, 2015


      December 31, 2014







      Income tax expense 


      $                          27,232


      28,680







       Income taxes - reversal of uncertain tax position 


      11,180


      -







      Income tax effect of adjusting items


      9,889


      10,444







        Adjusted income tax expense


      $                          48,301


      39,124


















      Adjusted income tax rate


      18.7%


      19.0%



















































      (a)  Prior year segment data adjusted to reflect the second quarter 2015 segment realignment

































      The Company believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP and the above non-GAAP measures in order to assess the performance of the Company's business for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods.  In particular, the Company believes excluding the impact of restructuring, acquisition, integration-related and other costs, legal settlement and reserves and acquisitions purchase accounting (inventory step-up) is useful because it allows investors to evaluate our performance for different periods on a more comparable basis.



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