FLIR Systems' (Wilsonville, OR, USA) president Earl Lewis announced that he was disappointed with the second quarter performance of the company, as preliminary revenue and earnings per share results were disclosed this week.
FLIR expects to post revenues of approximately $338 million and earnings per share of approximately $0.26 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Excluding the net after tax impact of severance costs, earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2012 is expected to be approximately $0.30.
The company's second quarter performance reflected in the preliminary results was negatively impacted by weakness in several markets including the predictive maintenance and building market and the recreational marine market, particularly in Europe.
The management of the company has now re-evaluated its previously announced revenue and earnings outlook for 2012 and now expects revenue to be in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion, a decrease of approximately 3 per cent to 9 per cent compared to 2011, and net income to be in the range of $1.40 to $1.50 per diluted share, an increase of approximately 1 per cent to 9 per cent compared to 2011.
On a positive note, Lewis said that he was confident that the second half of the year would be significantly better than the first.
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-- Dave Wilson, Senior Editor, Vision Systems Design
