Financial Highlights
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(In thousands, except per share amounts and number of employees)
Year ended June 30, 1995 1994 % Increase
Revenue $ 2,893,742 $ 2,468,966 17%
Net earnings (a) $ 394,830 $ 334,120 18%
Earnings per share (a) $ 2.77 $ 2.37 17%
Cash dividends $ 89,224 $ 76,031 17%
Cash dividends per share $ .625 $ .54 16%
Average number of
common shares outstanding 142,556 140,890
Return on equity (a) 20.9% 21.0%
At year end:
Cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities $ 1,291,889 $ 1,062,190
Working capital $ 667,920 $ 507,243
Total assets $ 3,201,096 $ 2,711,751
Long-term debt $ 390,177 $ 372,959
Shareholders' equity $ 2,096,615 $ 1,691,251
Number of employees 25,000 22,000
(a) Before cumulative effect of accounting changes in 1994 (see Note
1B.).
1995 Significant Events
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We paid over 18 million wage earners on payday, and issued 33 million W-
2's to employees.
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We filed over 10.5 million quarterly payroll tax returns with 2,000
different taxing authorities, on behalf of 235,000 employers, and also
handled all of their correspondence.
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Employer Services strengthened its payroll and human resource (HR)
capabilities by acquiring The Application Group, a leading client server
and HR software implementor.
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Brokerage Services now provides market data services to 96,000
investment professionals in over 1,200 firms.
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ADP acquired Shark Information Services, a provider of market data
services to institutional users, and Wilco, a provider of multi-
currency, international clearance and settlement systems (shortly after
year-end).
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Investor Communication Services processed over 200 million shareholder
mailings, and electronically processed ballots representing 69 billion
shares.
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Dealer Services extended its European presence by acquiring Turbodata's
3,000 auto dealer clients in Benelux, France, and Germany.
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Dealer Services now has 13,000 clients with over 100,000 installed
applications and over 160,000 computer devices.
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Dealer Services introduced digitized scanning and storage to create a
paperless business office.
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Claims Services introduced PenPro, the industry's first pen-based auto
estimating system, and enhanced its parts services by acquiring the
AutoInfo salvage yard network serving 3,000 clients.
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ADP continued its unequaled growth record by reporting its 136th
consecutive quarterly double-digit increase in earnings per share.