The bottom line.

The Bottom Line

Data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar amounts in millions.

Company                          Period    Ended      Sales    Chg.

Alpha M.O.S.                         4Q   30-Sep       $2.2   17.4%
Alpha M O S.                        FYE   30-Sep      $57.0   -9.1%
Alpha M O.S.                         1Q   31-Dec       $1.8   37.9%
BiohitOyj                           FYE   31-Dec      $44.9   14.3%
Bruker BioSciences                   4Q   31-Dec     $343.1   31.2%
Bruker BioSciences                  FYE   31-Dec   $1,032.4   21.3%
Bruker BioSciences (AXS)            FYE   31-Dec     $244.0   35.9%
Bruker BioSciences (Daltonics)      FYE   31-Dec     $188.6   18.1%
Bruker BioSciences (Optics)         FYE   31-Dec     $122.5   16.1%
Bruker BioSpin Group                FYE   31-Dec     $523.4   17.1%
FOSS A/S                            FYE   31-Dec     $262.3   14.2%
Helicos Biosciences                  4Q   31-Dec       $0.1     N/A
Helicos Biosciences                 FYE   31-Dec       $0.6     N/A
IDEX (Health & Science)              4Q   31-Dec      $80.8    1.9%
IDEX (Health & Science)             FYE   31-Dec     $327.2    7.3%
Kewaunee Scientific                  3Q   31-Jan      $21.9   21.3%
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology          FYE   31-Dec     $263.0   17.2%
Roper Industries                     4Q   31-Dec     $560.1   20.3%
Roper Industries                    FYE   31-Dec   $2,102.0   23.6%
Smiths Group (Detection)           6 Mo   31-Dec     $453.1   30.7%
Symyx Technologies                   4Q   31-Dec      $48.5   21.6%
Symyx Technologies                  FYE   31-Dec     $125.1    0.1%
Tepnel                              FYE   31-Dec      $36.7   22.6%
Tepnel Research                     FYE   31-Dec      $15.1   11.9%

                                    Op.                 Net
Company                            Prof.      Chg.     Prof.       Chg.

Alpha M.O.S.                           N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A
Alpha M O S.                        ($0.5)      N/A     ($0.6)      N/A
Alpha M O.S.                           N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A
BiohitOyj                           ($0.6)       NM     ($2.1)      N/A
Bruker BioSciences                   $61.2    24.6%      $37.0     3.8%
Bruker BioSciences                  $135.1    26.2%      $97.2    30.0%
Bruker BioSciences (AXS)               N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A
Bruker BioSciences (Daltonics)         N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A
Bruker BioSciences (Optics)            N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A
Bruker BioSpin Group                 $86.8    13.2%     $667.0    18.0%
FOSS A/S                             $37.7      N/A     $281.0    -2.7%
Helicos Biosciences                ($10.9)       NM    ($10.4)       NM
HelicosBiosciences                 ($38.5)       NM    ($36.8)       NM
IDEX (Health & Science)              $15.2   -10.4%        N/A      N/A
IDEX (Health & Science)              $60.9     4.6%        N/A      N/A
Kewaunee Scientific                   $1.5    91.9%       $0.8   149.8%
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology           $72.3    28.6%      $74.6    35.2%
Roper Industries                    $123.8    27.3%      $72.2    27.3%
Roper Industries                  $4,384.0    29.8%     $250.0    29.3%
Smiths Group (Detection)             $63.3    23.0%        N/A      N/A
Symyx Technologies                 ($47.0)       NM     ($3.3)       NM
Symyx Technologies                 ($16.7)       NM   $1,881.0   126.8%
Tepnel                                $2.5   393.6%       $2.5   265.1%
Tepnel Research                        N/A      N/A        N/A      N/A

N/A=not available NM=not meaningful