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Watts Water Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter 2004 Results.


NORTH ANDOVER North Andover (ăn`dōvər), town (1990 pop. 22,792), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Merrimack River, in a dairy and farm area; settled c.1644, set off from Andover and inc. 1855. , Mass. -- Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there.  Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: WTS See Windows Terminal Server. ) today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December December: see month.  31, 2004, reflecting an increase in sales of 18% over the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003. Sales were $221,406,000, an increase of $34,260,000, or 18%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income was $8,161,000, a decrease of $1,580,000, or 16%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income for the fourth quarters of 2004 and 2003 included losses from discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
 of $1,688,000 and $43,000, respectively.

Income from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $9,849,000, or $0.30 per share, an increase of $65,000, or 1%, compared to income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2003 of $9,784,000, or $0.34 per share. Income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2004 and 2003 includes costs incurred for our manufacturing restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  plan of $408,000, or $0.01 per share, and $444,000, or $0.02 per share, respectively.

The year ended December 31, 2004 reflected increases in sales and net income of 17% and 40%, respectively, over the year ended December 31, 2003. Sales were $824,558,000, an increase of $122,699,000, or 17%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2003. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2004, was $46,820,000, an increase of $13,458,000, or 40%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2003. Net income for the years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 included losses from discontinued operations of $1,918,000 and $3,057,000, respectively.

Income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $48,738,000, or $1.49 per share, an increase of $12,319,000, or 34%, compared to income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 of $36,419,000, or $1.32 per share. Income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 included net costs incurred for our manufacturing restructuring plan of $1,825,000, or $0.06 per share, and $1,084,000, or $0.04 per share, respectively.

Earnings per share for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2004 reflect an increase of 15% and 18%, respectively, in outstanding shares resulting from the Company's public offering of Class A Common Stock in December 2003.

During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company identified and corrected errors related to certain accrued expenses Accrued Expense

An accounting expense recognized in the books before it is paid for. It is a liability, usually current. These expenses are typically periodic and documented upon a company's balance sheet due to the high probability of collection.
. The after tax adjustments necessary to correct these errors amounted to $2,289,000, or $0.07 per share. The portions of these adjustments that related to the year ended December 31, 2004 and the fourth quarter of 2004 were $1,520,000, or $0.05 per share and $411,000, or $0.01 per share, respectively. The impact of the amount that related to prior periods was not material to any of the financial statements of prior periods, thus the amount related to prior periods was also recorded in the fourth quarter of 2004. The Company estimates that it will record an additional after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 charge of approximately $900,000, or $0.03 per share, for the nine months ended October October: see month.  2, 2005.

The following table illustrates the effects of the adjustments on earnings per share from continuing operations and reconciles the unadjusted earnings per share to earnings per share under generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
:
Fourth Quarter Ended      Year Ended
                             December 31, 2004    December 31, 2004
                           ------------------------------------------
As Reported                       $0.30                 $1.49
Adjustments
   Relating to 2004               $0.01                 $0.05
   Relating to earlier
    periods                       $0.06                 $0.02

        Unadjusted                $0.37                 $1.56


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 with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  of 2002, management is in the process of performing its annual assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. In the course of performing its assessment, management has identified certain significant deficiencies, including a significant deficiency that led to the above described accounting error. Management has not yet completed its assessment and has not yet determined whether these deficiencies, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a material weakness.

Patrick S. O'Keefe O'Keeffe, and Keeffe, are the anglicised versions of the Irish Ó Caoimh, from caomh, meaning "kind" or "gentle".

The original Caomh from whom the family descend lived in the early eleventh century, and was a descendant of Art, King of Munster from 742 to 762.
, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Excluding the impact of the accrual accrual,
n continually recurring short-term liabilities. Examples are accrued wages, taxes, and interest.
 adjustments, we are pleased with the results from all three of our geographic segments, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000).  and China. Our overall increase in sales was achieved by internal growth, the contribution from acquired companies, and the change in foreign exchange rates. In comparing sales from the fourth quarter of 2003 to the fourth quarter of 2004, our internal growth rate was 10% and contributed $18,791,000, the acquisitions of Orion Orion, in Greek mythology
Orion (ōrī`ən), in Greek mythology, Boeotian hunter. When Oenopion delayed giving his daughter Merope to him, Orion, when drunk, violated her.
 Enterprises, Inc, TEAM Precision Pipework, Ltd, and Flowmatic Systems, Inc. contributed $9,903,000, or 5%, and the change in foreign exchange rates contributed $5,566,000, or 3%, due primarily to the strengthening of the euro versus the U.S. dollar."

"Our North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 segment sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 increased 20% to $144,972,000 compared to $120,400,000 for the fourth quarter of 2003. This increase in North American sales was due to internal sales growth of $16,623,000, or 14%, the inclusion of $7,221,0000 in sales from Orion Enterprises, Inc., acquired on May 21, 2004, and Flowmatic Systems, Inc., acquired on January January: see month.  5, 2004 and $728,000 due to favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 foreign exchange rates associated with the strengthening of the Canadian dollar Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin"
loonie

dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
 versus the U.S. dollar."

"Internal sales growth in the North American wholesale market increased 11% over the fourth quarter of 2003. This increase was led by increased sales of backflow backflow /back·flow/ (-flo) reflux or regurgitation (1).

pyelovenous backflow  drainage from the renal pelvis into the venous system occurring under certain conditions of back pressure.
 prevention units, as well as strength in our plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum  and under-floor radiant heating radiant heating: see heating.
radiant heating

Heating system in which heat is transmitted by radiation from a heated surface. Radiant heating systems usually employ either electric-resistance wiring or hot-water heating pipes, which may embedded in
 product lines. Our internal sales growth in the North American home improvement retail market increased 21% for the fourth quarter of 2004 over the fourth quarter of 2003."

"We derived 32% of our total sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 from Europe. European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 sales increased $8,329,000, or 14%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. This increase is comprised of $4,838,000 due to favorable foreign exchange rates associated with the strengthening of the euro versus the U.S. dollar, the inclusion of $2,682,000 in sales from TEAM Precision Pipework, Ltd., acquired on April 16, 2004 and internal sales growth of $809,000. This organic growth is predominately due to market share gains in the wholesale market partially offset by a soft quarter in the O.E.M. markets."

"We are pleased with the positive operating trends in our Chinese Chinese, subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages), which is also sometimes grouped with the Tai, or Thai, languages in a Sinitic subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language stock.  subsidiaries. The plants continue to increase capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens.  and gain manufacturing efficiencies. These increased manufacturing efficiencies allowed our Chinese operations to generate a profit for the third consecutive quarter. The full year operations of China were also profitable. In addition, we believe we will be able to sustain the profitability of our Chinese operations and, as a result, in the fourth quarter of 2004 we valued a net operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 carry forward which provided a tax benefit of approximately $322,000, or $0.01 per share."

"In the fourth quarter of 2004 we recorded pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 charges of approximately $569,000 in cost of sales and $95,000 in restructuring for costs associated with our manufacturing restructuring program. Additionally, in this quarter we incurred and recorded pre-tax charges of approximately $2,973,000 for costs to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act."

"We are particularly pleased with the Company's continued strong cash generation. Since the spin off of our industrial and oil and gas businesses in October 1999, we have continually con·tin·u·al  
adj.
1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage.

2.
 generated strong levels of cash from operations. We generated $40,210,000 of net cash provided by continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2004. We had a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2004 generating $42,139,0000 of cash from continuing operations due to improved management of working capital. This strong performance in the fourth quarter resulted in $12,283,000 of free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2004. (Please refer to Table 1 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash provided by continuing operations.) The impact of this free cash flow and our financing activities in 2003, net of investments in acquired companies, results in a net debt to capitalization capitalization n. 1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and expenses as capital assets (property, equipment, fixtures) for accounting purposes. 2) the amount of anticipated net earnings which hypothetically can be used for conversion into capital assets.  ratio of 16% at December 31, 2004. (Please refer to Table 2 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of net debt to capitalization.) We are pleased that we have maintained a conservative capital structure while achieving the growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 which we have realized over the past several years. We maintain a $300,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit Revolving line of credit

A bank line of credit on which the customer pays a commitment fee and can take and repay funds at will. Normally a revolving LOC involves a firm commitment from the bank for a period of several years.
 of which $218,445,000 was unused and available at December 31, 2004."

Loss from discontinued operations for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $1,688,000, or $0.05 per share, compared to loss from discontinued operations for the fourth quarter of 2003 of $43,000, or $0.00 per share. Loss from discontinued operations for the fourth quarter of 2004 includes an after tax charge of $783,000 or $0.02 per share, for the planned divesture Di`ves´ture

n. 1. Divestiture.
 of Jameco International, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 and after tax charges of $905,000 attributable to legal fees associated with the James Jones James Jones is the name of:
  • James Jones (author) (1921–1977), novelist
  • James F. Jones, 21st President of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
  • James Earl Jones (born 1931), actor
  • Corky James "Jimbo" Jones, one of the main bullies in The Simpsons
 litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
. In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company recorded an impairment Impairment

1. A reduction in a company's stated capital.

2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock.

Notes:
1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains.

2.
 charge to write down the investment in its minority owned subsidiary, Jameco International, LLC., to an estimated fair value. Prior periods reflect Jameco International, LLC as discontinued operations.

On January 5, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Flowmatic Systems, Inc. located in Dunnellon, Florida Dunnellon is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,898 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,951. , for approximately $16,800,000 in cash. Flowmatic designs and distributes high quality reverse osmosis reverse osmosis
n.
The movement of a solvent in the opposite direction from osmosis in such a manner that the solvent moves from a solution of greater concentration through a membrane to a solution of lesser concentration.
 components and filtration filtration: see sewerage; water supply.
Filtration

The separation of solid particles from a fluidsolids suspension of which they are a part by passage of most of the fluid through a septum or membrane that retains most of the solids
 equipment. Flowmatics product lines include stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
 and plastic housings, filter cartridges
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  • List of cartridges by caliber
, storage tanks, control valves Control valves are valves used within industrial plants and elsewhere to control operating conditions such as temperature, pressure, flow, and liquid level by fully or partially opening or closing in response to signals received from controllers that compare a "setpoint" to a , as well as complete reverse osmosis systems for residential and commercial applications.

On April 16, 2004, the Company acquired 90% of the outstanding stock of TEAM Precision Pipework, Ltd., located in Ammanford Coordinates:

Ammanford (Welsh: Rhydaman) is the fourth largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales with a population 5,299 according to the 2001 census.
, West Wales West Wales is the western area of Wales bordered by South Wales to the east. The area is loosely-defined, but is generally considered to include Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, southern areas of Ceredigion, and sometimes the city of Swansea, . , United Kingdom for approximately $17,200,000 subject to final adjustments, if any, as stipulated in the purchase and sale agreement. TEAM custom designs and manufactures manipulated pipe and hose tubing assemblies, which are utilized in the heating ventilation ventilation, process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke.

Proper ventilation requires also that there be a movement or circulation of the air within the space and that the temperature and
 and air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful.  markets. TEAM is a supplier to major original equipment manufacturers of air conditioning systems and several of the major European automotive air conditioning manufacturers.

On May 21, 2004, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of McCoy Enterprises, Inc., which we subsequently renamed Orion Enterprises, Inc. located in Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County (WyCo); it is part of the "Unified Government"[2] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. , for approximately $27,900,000 in cash. Orion distributes its products under the brand names of Orion, FloSafe and Laboratory Enterprises. Orion's product lines include a complete line of acid resistant waste disposal products, double containment containment

Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II.
 piping systems, as well as, a line of high purity Purity: see Pearl, The.
Purity
See also Modesty.

almond

symbol of the Virgin Mary’s innocence. [O.T.: Numbers 17: 1–11; Art: Hall, 14]

crystal

its transparency symbolizes pureness.
 pipes, fittings and faucets.

On January 4, 2005, the Company acquired Sea Tech, Inc. located in Wilmington, North Carolina For other places with the same name, see Wilmington (disambiguation).
Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 100,000 as of 2006;[1]
 in an asset purchase transaction for approximately $10,000,000 in cash. Sea Tech, which was established in 1995, provides cost effective solutions for fluidic flu·id·ic  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.

2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics.
 connection needs. Sea Tech offers a wide range of standard and custom quick connect fittings, valves and manifolds This is a list of particular manifolds, by Wikipedia page. See also list of geometric topology topics. For categorical listings see and its subcategories. Generic families of manifolds
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 and pex tubing designed to address specific customer requirements.

On January 5, 2005, the Company acquired HF Scientific, Inc. located in Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers is the county seatGR6 and commercial center of Lee County, Florida. The population was 48,208 at the 2000 census. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau's Estimates, the city had a population of 60,531. , in a stock purchase transaction for approximately $7,800,000 in cash. HF Scientific manufactures and distributes a line of instrumentation instrumentation, in music: see orchestra and orchestration.
instrumentation

In technology, the development and use of precise measuring, analysis, and control equipment.
 equipment, test kits and chemical reagents used for monitoring water quality in a variety of applications.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. will hold a live webcast of its conference call to discuss fourth quarter results for 2004 on February 24, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This press release and the live webcast can be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company's website at www.wattswater.com. Following the webcast, an archived version of the call will be available at the same address until 2006.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. is a world leader in the manufacture of innovative products to control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within residential, commercial, and institutional applications. Its expertise in a wide variety of water technologies enables it to be a comprehensive supplier to the water industry.

To supplement our unaudited consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 presented on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
) basis, we sometimes use non-GAAP measures of net income, net income per share, income from continuing operations or income from continuing operations per share, net cash provided by continuing operations and, with respect to the effect of the adjustments made to correct the above described errors, earnings per share from continuing operations that we believe are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our historical financial performance and future prospects. The non-GAAP results, which are adjusted to exclude certain pre-tax charges, costs, expenses, gains and losses from the comparable GAAP measures, are an indication of our baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface.

baseline - released version
 performance before gains, losses or other charges that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. These non-GAAP results are among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for evaluating our financial performance as well as for forecasting future periods. For these reasons, management believes these non-GAAP measures can be useful to investors, potential investors and others. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income per share or other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

This Press Release includes statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 reflect Watts Water Technologies' current views about future results of operations and other forward-looking information. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will" and "would" or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because Watts' actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: shortages in and pricing of raw materials and supplies including price increases by suppliers of raw materials and the Company's ability to pass these costs on to customers, loss of market share through competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, pressure on prices from competitors, suppliers, and/or customers, diversion A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds.  of management's attention and costs associated with efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, failure to meet the new requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, identification and disclosure of material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, failure to expand our markets through acquisitions, failure or delay in developing new products, lack of acceptance of new products, failure to manufacture products that meet required performance and safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. , foreign exchange rate fluctuations, cyclicality of industries, such as plumbing and heating wholesalers and home improvement retailers, in which the Company markets certain of its products, economic factors, such as the levels of housing starts and remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure.

bone remodeling
, impacting the markets where the Company's products are sold, manufactured, or marketed, environmental compliance costs, product liability risks, the results and timing of the Company's manufacturing restructuring plan, changes in the status of current litigation, including the James Jones case, and other risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading "Certain Factors Affecting Future Results" in the Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and other reports Watts files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Watts does not intend to, and undertakes no duty to, update the information contained in this Press Release.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         (Amounts in thousands, except per share information)
                             (Unaudited)

                                 Fourth Quarter        Years Ended
                                      Ended
                                December  December  December  December
                                   31,       31,       31,       31,
                                  2004      2003      2004      2003
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
--------------------

Net sales                      $221,406  $187,146  $824,558  $701,859

Income from continuing
 operations                    $  9,849  $  9,784  $ 48,738  $ 36,419
Loss from discontinued
 operations                      (1,688)      (43)   (1,918)   (3,057)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income                     $  8,161  $  9,741  $ 46,820  $ 33,362
                                ========  ========  ========  ========


DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
--------------------------

Weighted Average Number of
 Common Shares & Equivalents     32,901    28,524    32,719    27,692

Earnings per Share:
     Continuing operations     $   0.30  $   0.34  $   1.49  $   1.32
     Discontinued operations      (0.05)    (0.00)    (0.06)    (0.11)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
     Net income                $   0.25  $   0.34  $   1.43  $   1.21
                                ========  ========  ========  ========


Cash dividends per share       $   0.07  $   0.07  $   0.28  $   0.25



           WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
          (Amounts in thousands, except share information)
                             (Unaudited)


                                                 December   December
                                                    31,        31,
ASSETS                                             2004       2003
                                                 ---------  ---------
CURRENT ASSETS:
   Cash and cash equivalents                    $  92,513  $ 149,001
   Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for
    doubtful accounts of
      $7,551 at Decmber 31, 2004 and $7,772 at
       December 31, 2003                          150,073    135,170
   Inventories, net:
      Raw materials                                53,942     41,998
      Work in process                              28,020     21,870
      Finished goods                              121,082     90,253
                                                 ---------  ---------
         Total Inventories                        203,044    154,121
   Prepaid expenses and other assets               14,359     10,355
   Deferred income taxes                           27,463     23,889
   Assets of discontinued operations               10,227     10,358
                                                 ---------  ---------
      Total Current Assets                        497,679    482,894
                                                 ---------  ---------
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
   Property, plant and equipment, at cost         321,655    284,087
   Accumulated depreciation                      (170,966)  (138,521)
                                                 ---------  ---------
      Property, plant and equipment, net          150,689    145,566
                                                 ---------  ---------
OTHER ASSETS:
   Goodwill                                       226,178    184,901
   Other                                           49,702     27,557
                                                 ---------  ---------
TOTAL ASSETS                                    $ 924,248  $ 840,918
                                                 =========  =========


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   Accounts payable                             $  73,606  $  73,607
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities          64,604     54,843
   Accrued compensation and benefits               29,679     18,466
   Current portion of long-term debt                4,981     11,689
   Liabilities of discontinued operations          24,303     16,031
                                                 ---------  ---------
      Total Current Liabilities                   197,173    174,636
                                                 ---------  ---------
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION            180,562    179,061
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                              19,578     15,978
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES                       26,632     25,085
MINORITY INTEREST                                   7,515      9,767
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
   Preferred Stock, $.10 par value; 5,000,000
    shares authorized; no shares issued
    or outstanding                                   -          -
   Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value;
    80,000,000 shares authorized;
    1 vote per share; issued and outstanding:
    25,049,338 shares at
    December 31, 2004 and 24,459,121 shares at
    December 31, 2003                               2,505      2,446
   Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value;
    25,000,000 shares authorized;
    10 votes per share; issued and
    outstanding: 7,343,880 shares at
    December 31, 2004 and 7,605,224 shares at
    December 31, 2003                                 734        761
   Additional paid-in capital                     139,434    132,983
   Deferred compensation                             (648)         -
   Retained earnings                              324,145    286,396
   Accumulated other comprehensive income          26,618     13,805
                                                 ---------  ---------
      Total Stockholders' Equity                  492,788    436,391
                                                 ---------  ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      $ 924,248  $ 840,918
                                                 =========  =========



           WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         (Amounts in thousands, except per share information)
                             (Unaudited)

                                 Fourth Quarter        Years Ended
                                     Ended
                                ------------------  ------------------
                                December  December  December  December
                                   31,       31,       31,       31,
                                  2004      2003      2004      2003
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
Net sales                      $221,406  $187,146  $824,558  $701,859
Cost of goods sold              145,752   120,983   533,997   461,994
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    GROSS PROFIT                 75,654    66,163   290,561   239,865
Selling, general &
 administrative expenses         60,058    46,077   207,590   169,438
Restructuring                        95       312        95       426
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    OPERATING INCOME             15,501    19,774    82,876    70,001
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
Other (income) expense:
    Interest income                (343)     (299)   (1,135)   (1,043)
    Interest expense              2,634     3,545    10,564    12,108
    Minority interest               308      (106)    1,203      (554)
    Other                            67       877      (428)      748
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
                                  2,666     4,017    10,204    11,259
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
     INCOME FROM CONTINUING
      OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME
      TAXES                      12,835    15,757    72,672    58,742
Provision for income taxes        2,986     5,973    23,934    22,323
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    INCOME  FROM CONTINUING
     OPERATIONS                   9,849     9,784    48,738    36,419
Loss from discontinued
 operations, net of taxes        (1,688)      (43)   (1,918)   (3,057)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    NET INCOME                 $  8,161  $  9,741  $ 46,820  $ 33,362
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
BASIC EPS
Income (loss) per share:
    Continuing operations      $   0.30  $   0.35  $   1.51  $   1.33
    Discontinued operations       (0.05)    (0.00)    (0.06)    (0.11)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    NET INCOME                 $   0.25  $   0.35  $   1.45  $   1.22
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average number of
 shares                          32,369    28,184    32,276    27,455
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
DILUTED EPS
Income (loss) per share:
    Continuing operations      $   0.30  $   0.34  $   1.49  $   1.32
    Discontinued operations       (0.05)    (0.00)    (0.06)    (0.11)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
    NET INCOME                 $   0.25  $   0.34  $   1.43  $   1.21
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average number of
 shares                          32,901    28,524    32,719    27,692
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
     Dividends per share       $   0.07  $   0.07  $   0.28  $   0.25
                                ========  ========  ========  ========



            WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          SEGMENT INFORMATION
                        (Amounts in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)


                               Net Sales

                                    Fourth Quarter      Years Ended
                                         Ended
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                   December December December December
                                      31,      31,      31,      31,
                                     2004     2003     2004     2003
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------

North America                      144,972  120,400  545,139  472,518
Europe                              69,834   61,505  253,234  210,614
China                                6,600    5,241   26,185   18,727
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
Total                              221,406  187,146  824,558  701,859
                                   ======== ======== ======== ========


                           Operating Income

                                    Fourth Quarter      Years Ended
                                         Ended
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                   December December December December
                                      31,      31,      31,      31,
                                     2004     2003     2004     2003
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------

North America                       13,755   17,391   68,558   64,375
Europe                               8,137    6,969   31,597   22,592
China                                  581     (980)   1,857   (3,834)
Corporate                           (6,972)  (3,606) (19,136) (13,132)
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
Total                               15,501   19,774   82,876   70,001
                                   ======== ======== ======== ========



            WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                TABLE 1
 RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FREE
                               CASH FLOW
                              (Thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                                                       Years Ended
                                                    December  December
                                                       31,       31,
                                                      2004      2003
                                                    --------  --------

Net cash provided by continuing operations         $ 40,210  $ 51,068
Less: additions to property, plant, and equipment   (20,999)  (20,030)
Plus: proceeds from the sale of property, plant,
 and equipment                                        2,143     1,765
Less: dividends                                      (9,071)   (6,859)
                                                    --------  --------
Free cash flow                                     $ 12,283  $ 25,944
                                                    ========  ========


                                TABLE 2
             RECONCILIATION OF NET DEBT TO CAPITALIZATION
                              (Thousands)
                              (Unaudited)


                                                   December  December
                                                      31,       31,
                                                     2004      2003
                                                   --------  ---------

Current portion of long-term debt                 $  4,981  $  11,689
Plus: Long-term debt, net of current portion       180,562    179,061
Less: Cash and cash equivalents                    (92,513)  (149,001)
                                                   --------  ---------
Net debt                                          $ 93,030  $  41,749
                                                   ========  =========

Net debt                                          $ 93,030  $  41,749
Plus: Total stockholders' equity                   492,788    436,391
Plus: Minority interest                              7,515      9,767
                                                   --------  ---------
Capitalization                                    $593,333  $ 487,907
                                                   ========  =========
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