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Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) FY2011 results: revenue $2.1 billion, up 14.5% on the year

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) reported revenue of $2.1 billion for fiscal 2011, the year ended 31 December 2011, up 14.5% on the year before. Net income was $144 million, down 17.2%, and diluted earnings per share $1.28. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 14 February 2012.

Revenue
$2.1 billion
+14.5% on the year
FY2008FY2011
Operating margin
9.7%
10.9% a year earlier
FY2008FY2011
Net income
$144 million
-17.2% on the year
FY2008FY2011
Diluted EPS
$1.28
-22.9% on the year
FY2008FY2011

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The year in brief

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionFY2011FY2010FY2009On the yearLast 8 years
Revenue2,1351,8641,729+14.5%
Cost of revenue32.064.0n/a-50.0%
Gross profit2,1031,800n/a+16.8%
Gross margin98.5%96.6%n/a
Operating income208203211+2.4%
Operating margin9.7%10.9%12.2%
Interest expense40.834.628.5+17.9%
Pre-tax income208203211+2.4%
Income tax63.739.778.0+60.5%
Effective tax rate30.7%19.6%36.9%
Net income144174129-17.2%
Net margin6.8%9.3%7.4%
Diluted EPS$1.28$1.66$1.28-22.9%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionFY2011FY2010FY2009On the yearLast 8 years
Operating cash flow284230212+23.7%
Capital expenditure45.925.123.5+82.9%
Free cash flow238204188+16.5%
Free cash flow margin11.2%11.0%10.9%
Cash from investing-311-92.6-94.6
Cash from financing65.6-96.2-105
Depreciation and amortisation11593.185.6+23.7%
Share-based compensation14.39.09.9+58.9%
Buybacks1.20.81.0+50.0%
Dividends paid146134128+9.2%
Dividend per share$1.32$1.28$1.28+3.1%
Diluted shares, weighted112m105m100m+6.6%
Shares outstanding at period end115m108m102m+5.8%

Balance sheet

$ millionFY2011FY2010FY2009On the yearLast 8 years
Shareholders' equity1,2441,107893+12.4%
Short-term borrowings10.0n/an/a
Debt675550550+22.7%
Other liabilities2,5551,9391,807+31.7%
Total liabilities and equity4,4843,5963,250+24.7%
Fixed assets91.375.880.7+20.4%
Goodwill1,155884742+30.7%
Intangible assets562484438+16.1%
Cash and equivalents291250206+16.6%
Other assets2,3841,9031,783+25.3%
Total assets4,4843,5963,250+24.7%

10-K for the year ended 31 December 2011, filed 14 February 2012: the filing.