$GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC Stock $gtls

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000089255314000010 Filed on February 25, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$303.8M	$303.9M	$254.2M
YoY Change	-0.03%	38.35%	20.32%
Cost Of Revenue	$209.9M	$218.4M	$176.2M
YoY Change	-3.89%	40.36%	21.81%
Gross Profit	$93.82M	$85.47M	$78.01M
YoY Change	9.78%	33.54%	17.08%
Gross Profit Margin	30.89%	28.13%	30.68%
Selling, General & Admin	$49.50M	$53.30M	$42.17M
YoY Change	-7.13%	42.9%	23.57%
% of Gross Profit	52.76%	62.36%	54.06%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$10.20M	$9.400M	$8.200M
YoY Change	8.51%	25.33%	17.14%
% of Gross Profit	10.87%	11.0%	10.51%
Operating Expenses	$54.10M	$52.60M	$45.98M
YoY Change	2.85%	35.92%	22.33%
Operating Profit	$39.78M	$32.84M	$32.03M
YoY Change	21.15%	30.54%	10.29%
Interest Expense	-$4.200M	-$4.000M	-$4.800M
YoY Change	5.0%	-71.63%	9.09%
% of Operating Profit	-10.56%	-12.18%	-14.99%
Other Income/Expense, Net			-$4.793M
YoY Change			8.54%
Pretax Income	$35.60M	$28.90M	$27.24M
YoY Change	23.18%	160.36%	10.61%
Income Tax	$9.800M	$7.700M	$8.354M
% Of Pretax Income	27.53%	26.64%	30.67%
Net Earnings	$23.20M	$20.76M	$18.52M
YoY Change	11.73%	146.7%	5.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.64%	6.83%	7.28%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.76	$0.69	$0.62
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.71	$0.69	$0.61
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	30.38M shares	30.02M shares	29.84M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			30.24M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$137.3M	$141.5M	$105.8M
YoY Change	-2.97%	-44.92%	-72.3%
Cash & Equivalents	$137.3M	$141.5M	$105.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$16.07M	$15.99M	$11.96M
YoY Change	0.54%	25.84%	-61.79%
Inventory	$213.0M	$196.5M	$204.8M
Prepaid Expenses	$12.26M	$11.56M	$13.40M
Receivables	$224.1M	$150.3M	$181.2M
Other Receivables	$15.17M	$15.09M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$649.4M	$556.4M	$571.9M
YoY Change	16.72%	-6.89%	-18.05%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$224.2M	$169.8M	$158.7M
YoY Change	32.06%	23.65%	15.23%
Goodwill	$398.9M	$398.9M	$387.2M
YoY Change	-0.01%	38.15%
Intangibles	$172.1M	$189.5M	$194.6M
YoY Change	-9.14%	34.8%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$16.94M	$13.24M	$10.82M
YoY Change	27.94%	29.5%	-19.25%
Total Long-Term Assets	$812.2M	$771.4M	$751.4M
YoY Change	5.29%	33.73%	28.88%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$649.4M	$556.4M	$571.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$812.2M	$771.4M	$751.4M
Total Assets	$1.462B	$1.328B	$1.323B
YoY Change	10.08%	13.06%	3.31%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$101.8M	$100.5M	$85.42M
YoY Change	1.27%	19.25%	12.39%
Accrued Expenses	$40.00M	$30.80M	$27.20M
YoY Change	29.87%	5.84%	-57.17%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$3.280M	$0.00	$23.16M
YoY Change		-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.750M	$3.750M	$3.750M
YoY Change	0.0%	-42.31%	-97.79%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$499.3M	$273.8M	$294.3M
YoY Change	82.38%	3.12%	-23.72%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$64.69M	$252.0M	$250.6M
YoY Change	-74.33%	12.9%	12.55%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$9.360M	$11.30M	$17.00M
YoY Change	-17.13%	-8.59%	-75.25%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$74.05M	$263.3M	$267.6M
YoY Change	-71.88%	11.77%	-8.15%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$499.3M	$273.8M	$294.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$74.05M	$263.3M	$267.6M
Total Liabilities	$643.0M	$628.1M	$562.0M
YoY Change	2.39%	25.34%	-17.34%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$429.2M	$346.0M	$325.3M
YoY Change	24.04%	25.95%
Common Stock	$304.0K	$300.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	1.33%	1.35%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$754.8M	$696.5M	$675.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.462B	$1.328B	$1.323B
YoY Change	10.08%	13.06%	3.31%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$23.20M	$20.76M	$18.52M
YoY Change	11.73%	146.7%	5.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$10.20M	$9.400M	$8.200M
YoY Change	8.51%	25.33%	17.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$40.30M	$73.10M	$19.40M
YoY Change	-44.87%	63.53%	-62.55%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$21.80M	-$14.70M	-$12.20M
YoY Change	48.3%	104.17%	154.17%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$500.0K	$100.0K	-$180.8M
YoY Change	400.0%		400.83%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.30M	-$14.60M	-$192.9M
YoY Change	45.89%	102.78%	372.79%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-33.30M	-22.80M	19.10M
YoY Change	46.05%	-85.93%	-91.42%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	40.30M	73.10M	19.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	-21.30M	-14.60M	-192.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-33.30M	-22.80M	19.10M
Net Change In Cash	-14.30M	35.70M	-154.4M
YoY Change	-140.06%	-128.65%	-166.1%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$40.30M	$73.10M	$19.40M
Capital Expenditures	-$21.80M	-$14.70M	-$12.20M
Free Cash Flow	$62.10M	$87.80M	$31.60M
YoY Change	-29.27%	69.17%	-44.17%

Facts In Submission

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CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	757000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-28000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-663000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-138000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	31628000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	12679000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	-23371000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	16608000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	69830000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	196501000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	6556000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	643047000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	499304000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	2423000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	3750000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Multiemployer Plan Period Contributions MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions	760000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	83176000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	121813000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	135997000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	16935000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	-2327000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	10829000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-3048000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	-9317000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	16090000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	1575000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-2169000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	4362000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	1572000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	4218000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-1349000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-6684000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	11825000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	-7148000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax	-4623000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-7513000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Net Unamortized Gain Loss Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	10380000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	-4265000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	1699000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Gain Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossNetOfTax	975000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans For Net Gain Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossNetOfTax	852000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	30470000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	11295000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	9360000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-4514000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	536000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-6165000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-18707000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-27020000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-17339000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Receivables Net Current OtherReceivablesNetCurrent	15091000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-388000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	1099000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	2002000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	1369000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	7277000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	1445000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	37680000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	182450000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	72585000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	43685000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	22380000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	43685000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	22380000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	72585000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	7719000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	11560000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	12257000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Convertible Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	0	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
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