Roper Industries is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. Roper provides a wide range of products and services to customers in over 100 countries. The company has four main business lines: Industrial Technology, Radio Frequency Technology, Scientific and Industrial Imaging and Energy Systems and Controls. The company states that it is entrepreneurial yet highly disciplined, and plans to accelerate its growth by using strong cash flow to fund internal expansion and acquisitions. Roper... joined the Russell 1000 index in 2004, and has annual revenues of more than US$1.7 billion, as of 2006. George D. Roper founded the company in the late 19th century, primarily as a manufacturer of home appliances, pumps and other industrial products. Roper initiated a corporate acquisition program, supported by an initial public offering, in 1992. In 2001, Brian Jellison, a former executive of General Electric and Ingersoll-Rand, joined Roper as Chief Executive Officer.
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| NYSE symbol: | ROP |
| Headquarters: | Duluth, Georgia |
| Annual revenue: | $2,306,370,000 |
| Net income: | $286,510,000 |
| Operating income: | $419,700,000 |
| Market cap: | $5,500,000,000 |
| Industries: | Manufacturing, Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, Computer software, Conglomerate |