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Core Lab Reports Q1 2015 EPS Of $0.86, Ex-Items; Record Q1 FCF Tops $72 Million; Share Count Falls Below 44 Million, A New 17-Year Low

April 22, 2015 4:29 PM EDT

AMSTERDAM, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: "CLB US")(Euronext Amsterdam: "CLB NA") reported first quarter 2015 earnings per diluted share ("EPS") of $0.86, excluding items ("ex-items") which are primarily employee severance costs and are referenced in the non-GAAP reconciliation included in this release.  First quarter 2015 net income, ex-items, totaled $37,500,000, while revenue was $213,600,000, down 19% from first quarter 2014 levels.  Year-over-year first quarter revenue was negatively affected by approximately $8,500,000, or 4%, in foreign currency exchange rate changes versus the U.S. dollar.  Operating income, ex-items, was $50,700,000, yielding operating margins of 24%.

Free cash flow ("FCF"), defined as cash from operations... More