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AMETEK INC/

(AME)

CIK 1037868 · SEC filings only

Not gradedDividend record
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3 dividend record entries

Dividend record — shown as history, not graded

A declared dividend is a reported fact, not a promise we grade. Here's the record — raises, holds, and cuts — each linked to its source filing.

Dividend record

3 declarations · 1 raised · 0 held · 0 cut · 1-quarter raise streak

  1. RAISED$0.1800/shperiod ended 2020-12-31Filing ↗
  2. INITIATED$0.1400/shperiod ended 2019-12-31Filing ↗
  3. INITIATED$0.0900/shperiod ended 2017-12-31Filing ↗
Descriptive dividend record — every entry links to its source filing. Not graded (a declared dividend is a reported fact, not a promise). Full methodology →
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3 resolved promises

Sector median (Industrial Applications and Services): B+ across 28 graded companies

Not enough comparable guidance to grade

3 of the 4 resolved guidance promises needed to publish a reliability grade. Some of this company’s guidance has no reported figure we can compare it with. It is shown below, never scored; the line under each statement says why. Here's what we're tracking — we never show a grade we can't back with receipts.

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Guidance by basis

8 of 11 guidance figures that were graded or dropped for basis could not be graded on the same basis (73%). Guidance marked “not judged” is in neither number.

Guidance typeSaidGradedDroppedOther
Revenue · basis not stated141013
EPS · GAAP2200
EPS · non-GAAPcannot be graded12075
EPS · basis not statedcannot be graded3012

Said counts every revenue and EPS guidance figure on record. Dropped counts figures whose period was reported but which have no comparable GAAP actual in SEC XBRL. Other covers open, superseded, withdrawn and otherwise unresolved figures. The coverage note below counts every figure shown but not graded, including figures whose period has not been reported, so it can be larger.

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Guidance shown, not graded (15)

We show what was said — with its source filing — but never score it. The line under each statement says why.

  1. eps guidance fy · May 5, 2020
    AMETEK’s objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share over the business cycle
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  2. eps guidance fy · Feb 5, 2020
    Adjusted earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $4.24 to $4.38
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  3. eps guidance q · Feb 5, 2020
    Adjusted earnings for the first quarter are anticipated to be in the range of $1.01 to $1.04 per share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  4. eps guidance q · Jul 30, 2019
    Adjusted earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.02
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  5. eps guidance fy · Jul 30, 2019
    We now expect adjusted earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $4.04 to $4.10
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  6. eps guidance q · May 1, 2019
    Adjusted earnings are expected to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.02 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  7. eps guidance fy · May 1, 2019
    Adjusted earnings are now expected to be in the range of $3.98 to $4.08 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  8. eps guidance fy · Feb 5, 2019
    Adjusted earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $3.95 to $4.05
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  9. eps guidance q · Feb 5, 2019
    Adjusted earnings per diluted share are anticipated to be in the range of $0.95 to $0.97
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  10. eps guidance fy · Nov 2, 2018
    We now expect earnings per diluted share for the year to be in the range of $3.25 to $3.27
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  11. eps guidance q · Nov 2, 2018
    Fourth quarter earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.82 to $0.84 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  12. eps guidance fy · May 2, 2018
    We are increasing our 2018 earnings guidance range to $3.06 to $3.12 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  13. eps guidance q · May 2, 2018
    We expect second quarter earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.76 to $0.78
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  14. eps guidance q · Nov 2, 2017
    We estimate fourth quarter earnings to be approximately $0.66 to $0.67 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  15. eps guidance fy · Nov 2, 2017
    We are increasing our 2017 earnings guidance range to $2.57 to $2.58 per diluted share
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗

Open promises (8) · 3 superseded

Open · revenue guidance q

Fourth quarter 2017 sales are expected to be up low-double digits on a percentage basis compared to the same period last year

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

We now expect 2017 sales to increase approximately low-double digits on a percentage basis compared to 2016

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

We expect overall sales for the year to be up low double digits on a percentage basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

For the first quarter of 2019, sales are expected to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to the prior-year

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Overall sales in the second quarter are expected to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to the same quarter of 2018

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Overall sales in the third quarter are expected to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to the third quarter of 2018

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

For all of 2019, we continue to expect overall sales to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to 2018

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

For the first quarter of 2020, overall sales are expected to be up low single digits versus the first quarter of 2019.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

For 2019, we continue to expect overall sales to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to 2018

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

In 2019, we expect overall sales to be up high single digits on a percentage basis compared to 2018

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

We now expect overall sales in 2018 to increase low-double digits on a percentage basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)

Credibility timeline

ABOVE · Aug 2, 2018UNRESOLVABLE · Nov 2, 2018ABOVE · May 2, 2019ABOVE · Feb 20, 2020WITHDRAWN · May 5, 2020WITHDRAWN · May 5, 2020
20182020
Timeline as a list
  • Aug 2, 2018ABOVEOverall sales in the second quarter of 2018 are expected to be up approximately 10%
  • Nov 2, 2018UNRESOLVABLEOverall sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 are expected to be up approximately 10%
  • May 2, 2019ABOVEOn a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $0.84 to $0.86
  • Feb 20, 2020ABOVEOn a GAAP basis, full year earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $3.52 to $3.62
  • May 5, 2020WITHDRAWNwe previously withdrew our full year financial guidance provided on February 5, 2020
  • May 5, 2020WITHDRAWNFor 2020, we expect overall sales to be up low single digits on a percentage basis compared to 2019.
3 resolved guidance promises · 16 not graded (no comparable reported figure) · resolver resolver-v5 · score score-v1. Every verdict links to its source filing. Full methodology →