In the press release, the Company uses several non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow.

Business combination accounting rules require Roper to account for the fair value of deferred revenue assumed in connection with the Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. ("Sunquest") acquisition. The fair value is based on the assumed cost of having a third-party provide the relevant support services rather than the contracted amount under the contracts. Because the fair value is less than the contracted amount, Roper's GAAP revenues for the one year period subsequent to the acquisition will not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have otherwise been recorded by Sunquest had they remained an independent company. The Adjusted Revenue measure is intended to reflect the full amount that Sunquest would have recognized as revenue, absent the fair value adjustment.

Business combination accounting rules require Roper to account for the fair value of accounts receivable at acquisition date for revenue that was "earned but not recognized" at the date of purchase of Managed Healthcare Associates, Inc. ("MHA").  Roper's GAAP revenues for the one year period subsequent to the acquisition will not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have otherwise been recorded by MHA had they remained an independent company.  The Adjusted Revenue measure is intended to reflect the full amount that MHA would have recognized as revenue, absent the fair value adjustment.

The Adjusted Operating Margin reflects both of these fair value adjustments and also excludes a special charge related to a vendor supplied component, which is recorded as operating expense. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of its business.