Roper Industries Q4 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Roper Industries Inc. (ROP), a diversified growth company, reported that its fourth-quarter net earnings increased to $165.70 million or $1.65 per share, from $143.53 million or $1.44 per share in the same quarter last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $1.60 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Net sales for the quarter rose to $889.17 million from $809.91 million in the prior year quarter. Eight analysts had consensus revenue estimate of $881.37 million for the quarter.

The company projects earnings per share to be between $1.30 and $1.35 first quarter. Analysts project first-quarter earnings of $1.38 per share.

The company expects 2014 full year earnings per share to be in the range of $6.05 and $6.25. Analysts project annual earnings per share of $6.28.