BRUKER CORP — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Aug 5, 2021

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 000-30833

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	04-3110160
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

40 Manning Road , Billerica , MA 01821

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 978 ) 663-3660

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BRKR	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at July 28, 2021
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	151,019,998 shares

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BRUKER CORPORATION

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2021

Index

Part I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1:	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	3
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	3
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	4
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	5
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2 3
Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35
Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	3 7
Part II	OTHER INFORMATION	37
Item 1:	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 1A:	Risk Factors	37
Item 2:	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 6:	Exhibits	39
	Signatures	40

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BRUKER CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share and per share data)

	June 30, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 608.1	$	681.8
Short-term investments	97.9		50.0
Accounts receivable, net	337.0		335.3
Inventories	730.2		692.3
Other current assets	195.0		165.6
Total current assets	1,968.2		1,925.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	398.0		395.5
Goodwill	314.9		320.4
Intangible assets, net	205.9		229.1
Other long-term assets	200.0		179.0
Total assets	$ 3,087.0	$	3,049.0
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 108.2	$	2.2
Accounts payable	142.6		134.6
Customer advances	192.9		189.2
Other current liabilities	510.9		465.9
Total current liabilities	954.6		791.9
Long-term debt	721.1		842.3
Other long-term liabilities	395.6		440.5
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0.3		—
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $ 0.01 par value 260,000,000 shares authorized, 174,199,306 and 174,045,610 shares issued and 151,054,472 and 151,987,081 shares outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	1.7		1.7
Treasury stock, at cost, 23,144,834 and 22,058,529 shares at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	( 738.1	)	( 667.0	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	4.3		3.7
Other shareholders’ equity	1,734.1		1,622.8
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Bruker Corporation	1,002.0		961.2
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	13.4		13.1
Total shareholders’ equity	1,015.4		974.3
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,087.0	$	3,049.0

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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BRUKER CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		2021		2020
Product revenue	$ 474.3	$	347.0	$	932.9	$	692.0
Service revenue	94.7		76.1		188.8		154.3
Other revenue	1.8		1.5		3.8		2.3
Total revenue	570.8		424.6		1,125.5		848.6
Cost of product revenue	236.0		193.3		456.9		373.8
Cost of service revenue	54.1		44.7		108.8		95.8
Cost of other revenue	0.1		0.4		0.5		0.5
Total cost of revenue	290.2		238.4		566.2		470.1
Gross profit	280.6		186.2		559.3		378.5
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	134.8		102.4		266.6		223.6
Research and development	55.8		44.1		110.6		92.6
Other charges, net	4.4		1.8		7.4		8.0
Total operating expenses	195.0		148.3		384.6		324.2
Operating income	85.6		37.9		174.7		54.3
Interest and other income (expense), net	( 5.6	)	( 6.6	)	( 9.4	)	( 9.5	)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	80.0		31.3		165.3		44.8
Income tax provision	21.3		7.1		48.8		10.0
Consolidated net income	58.7		24.2		116.5		34.8
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	1.1		0.1		2.2		0.2
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 57.6	$	24.1	$	114.3	$	34.6
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.38	$	0.16	$	0.75	$	0.22
Diluted	$ 0.38	$	0.16	$	0.75	$	0.22
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	151.3		153.6		151.6		153.9
Diluted	152.9		154.7		153.0		155.1
Comprehensive income	$ 73.4	$	34.2	$	115.0	$	46.2
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	( 0.7	)	0.3		0.2		0.2
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		( 0.5	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 74.1	$	33.9	$	114.8	$	46.5

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRUKER CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in millions, except per share data)

Balance at December 31, 2020	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — $ —	151,987,081	$ 1.7	22,058,529	Treasury Stock Amount — $ ( 667.0	)	Additional Paid-In Capital — $ 216.3	$ 1,406.5	$ 3.7		Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Bruker Corporation — $ 961.2	$	13.1	$	974.3
Stock options exercised		65,312	—				1.2				1.2				1.2
Restricted stock units vested		21,821	—				( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)
Stock based compensation							3.4				3.4				3.4
Shares purchased		( 530,729	)	530,729	( 32.8	)					( 32.8	)			( 32.8	)
Dividends declared to common stockholders ($ 0.04 per share)								( 6.1	)		( 6.1	)			( 6.1	)
Consolidated net income								56.7			56.7		1.1		57.8
Other comprehensive income (loss)									( 15.8	)	( 15.8	)	( 0.2	)	( 16.0	)
Balance at March 31, 2021	$ —	151,543,485	$ 1.7	22,589,258	$ ( 699.8	)	$ 220.8	$ 1,457.1	$ ( 12.1	)	$ 967.7	$	14.0	$	981.7
Stock options exercised		64,783	—				1.0				1.0				1.0
Restricted stock units vested		1,780	—				—				—				—
Stock based compensation							3.6				3.6				3.6
Shares purchased		( 555,576	)	555,576	( 38.3	)					( 38.3	)			( 38.3	)
Dividends declared to common stockholders ($ 0.04 per share)								( 6.0	)		( 6.0	)			( 6.0	)
Formation of Acuity Spatial Genomics Inc.	0.3										—				—
Consolidated net income	—							57.6			57.6		1.1		58.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)									16.4		16.4		( 1.7	)	14.7
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 0.3	151,054,472	$ 1.7	23,144,834	$ ( 738.1	)	$ 225.4	$ 1,508.7	$ 4.3		$ 1,002.0	$	13.4	$	1,015.4

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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BRUKER CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in millions, except per share data)

Balance at December 31, 2019	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — $ 21.1	154,155,798	$ 1.7	19,346,577	Treasury Stock Amount — $ ( 543.8	)	Additional Paid-In Capital — $ 199.7	$ 1,274.7	$ ( 25.5	)	Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Bruker Corporation — $ 906.8	$	10.3	$	917.1
Stock options exercised		30,182	—				0.7				0.7				0.7
Restricted stock units vested		40,516	—				( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)
Stock based compensation							3.0				3.0				3.0
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders ($ 0.04 per share)	—							( 6.2	)		( 6.2	)	( 1.2	)	( 7.4	)
Acquired remaining 20 % interest in Hain LifeScience GmbH	( 20.6	)						( 1.3	)		( 1.3	)			( 1.3	)
Consolidated net income	—							10.5			10.5		0.1		10.6
Other comprehensive income (loss)	( 0.5	)							2.2		2.2		( 0.2	)	2.0
Balance at March 31, 2020	$ —	154,226,496	$ 1.7	19,346,577	$ ( 543.8	)	$ 203.3	$ 1,277.7	$ ( 23.3	)	$ 915.6	$	9.0	$	924.6
Stock options exercised		61,968	—				1.3				1.3				1.3
Restricted stock units vested		3,510	—				( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)			( 0.1	)
Stock based compensation							2.8				2.8				2.8
Shares Repurchased		( 1,214,282	)	1,214,282	( 50.0	)					( 50.0	)			( 50.0	)
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders ($ 0.04 per share)								( 6.1	)		( 6.1	)			( 6.1	)
Consolidated net income								24.1			24.1		0.1		24.2
Other comprehensive income									9.8		9.8		0.1		9.9
Balance at June 30, 2020	$ —	153,077,692	$ 1.7	20,560,859	$ ( 593.8	)	$ 207.3	$ 1,295.7	$ ( 13.5	)	$ 897.4	$	9.2	$	906.6

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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BRUKER CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net income	$ 116.5	$	34.8
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	43.9		38.2
Stock-based compensation expense	7.7		6.4
Deferred income taxes	( 3.8	)	( 1.1	)
Other non-cash expenses, net	20.8		19.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	( 8.5	)	34.3
Inventories	( 68.3	)	( 97.0	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	13.0		( 16.1	)
Income taxes payable, net	7.0		( 3.1	)
Deferred revenue	20.0		19.6
Customer advances	1.8		21.8
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net	( 30.2	)	( 10.2	)
Net cash provided by operating activities	119.9		46.8
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments	( 48.0	)	( 50.0	)
Maturity of short-term investments	—		6.1
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	( 4.0	)	( 24.6	)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	( 47.3	)	( 50.8	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	2.4		0.1
Net proceeds from cross currency swap agreements	1.5		3.5
Net cash used in investing activities	( 95.4	)	( 115.7	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of revolving lines of credit	—		( 96.6	)
Proceeds from revolving lines of credit	—		297.5
Repayment of other debt	( 1.7	)	( 0.3	)
Proceeds from other debt	0.1		0.5
Payment of deferred financing costs	—		( 0.1	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	2.2		1.9
Payment of contingent consideration	( 0.4	)	( 1.2	)
Payment of dividends to common stockholders	( 12.1	)	( 12.3	)
Purchases of common stock	( 71.1	)	( 50.0	)
Cash payments to noncontrolling interest	—		( 1.2	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	( 83.0	)	138.2
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	( 15.3	)	( 0.8	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	( 73.8	)	68.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	685.5		681.9
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$ 611.7	$	750.4
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Restricted cash period beginning balance	$ 3.7	$	3.6
Restricted cash period ending balance	$ 3.6	$	3.6

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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BRUKER CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2021

1. Description of Business

Bruker Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (Bruker or the Company), develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostic solutions that enable its customers to explore life and materials at microscopic, molecular and cellular levels. Many of the Company’s products a r e used to detect, measure and visualize structural characteristics of chemical, biological and industrial material samples. The Company’s products address the rapidly evolving needs of a diverse array o f customers in life science research, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, applied markets, cell biology, clinical research, microbiology, in vitro diagnostics, nanotechnology and materials science research.

The Company has four operating segments, Bruker BioSpin Group, Bruker CALID Group, Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) Nano Group and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) . The Company has three reportable segments, BSI Life Science Segment, BSI NANO Segment and BEST .

For financial reporting purposes, the Bruker BioSpin Group and Bruker CALID Group operating segments are aggregated into the reportable BSI Life Science Segment because each has similar economic characteristics, production processes, service offerings, types and classes of customers, methods of distribution and regulatory environments.

Bruker BioSpin — The Bruker BioSpin Group designs, manufactures and distributes enabling life science tools based on magnetic resonance technology. Bruker BioSpin Group’s revenues are generated by academic and government research customers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and nonprofit laboratories, as well as chemical, food and beverage, clinical and other industrial companies.

Bruker CALID (Chemicals, Applied Markets, Life Science, In Vitro Diagnostics, Detection) — The Bruker CALID Group designs, manufactures and distributes life science mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry solutions, analytical and process analysis instruments and solutions based on infrared and Raman molecular spectroscopy technologies and radiological/nuclear detectors for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) detection. Customers of the Bruker CALID Group include: academic institutions and medical schools; pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics companies; contract research organizations; nonprofit and for-profit forensics laboratories; agriculture, food and beverage safety laboratories; environmental and clinical microbiology laboratories; hospitals and government departments and agencies.

The BSI NANO Segment designs, manufactures and distributes advanced X-ray instruments; atomic force microscopy instrumentation; advanced fluorescence optical microscopy instruments; analytical tools for electron microscopes and X-ray metrology; defect-detection equipment for semiconductor process control; handheld, portable and mobile X-ray fluorescence spectrometry instruments; spark optical emission spectroscopy systems; chip cytometry products and services for targeted spatial proteomics, multi-omic services, and products and services for spatial genomics research. Customers of the BSI NANO Segment include academic institutions, governmental customers, nanotechnology companies, semiconductor companies, raw material manufacturers, industrial companies, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and other businesses involved in materials research and life science research analysis.

The BEST reportable segment develops and manufactures superconducting and non-superconducting materials and devices for use in healthcare, renewable energy, energy infrastructure and “big science” research. The segment focuses on metallic low temperature superconductors for use in magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance, fusion energy research and other applications.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements represent the consolidated accounts of the Company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, the financial information presented herein does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any other interim period or the full year.

At June 30, 2021, the Company’s significant accounting policies, which are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, have not changed.

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Risks & Uncertainties

The Company is subject to risks common to its industry including, but not limited to, global economic conditions, rapid technological change, government and academic funding levels, the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, changes in commodity prices, spending patterns of its customers, protection of its intellectual property, availability of key raw materials and components, compliance with existing and future regulation by government agencies and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

The impact of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has been and will likely continue to be extensive in certain geographies and aspects of society. The pandemic has resulted in and will likely continue to result in significant disruptions to the global economy, global supply chains, as well as businesses and capital markets around the world.

Impacts to the Company’s business included temporary closures in 2020 of many of the Company’s government and university customers and suppliers, disruptions or restrictions on employees’ and customers’ ability to travel, and delays in product installations or shipments to and from affected countries. In an effort to halt the outbreak of COVID-19, a number of countries, including the United States, have implemented and some continue to implement significant restrictions on travel, shelter in place or stay at home orders, and business closures. While some of these restrictions are loosening in certain jurisdictions, some markets have returned to restrictions in the face of increases in new COVID-19 cases or new strains of the virus. A number of states, including California, Massachusetts and New Jersey where the Company has significant operations have implemented re-opening policies as vaccines to protect against the virus continue to be administered. However, many of the Company’s employees in these areas continue to work remotely, and any re-openings may be delayed or pulled back if the virus continues to spread or as new strains of the virus emerge, in particular if existing vaccines are determined to be less effective against these new strains than against earlier strains. In addition, while some parts of the world are beginning to resume pre-pandemic business operations, certain Asia Pacific geographies where the Company operates are continuing to experience significant COVID-19 disruptions. Much of the commercial activity in sales and marketing, and customer demonstrations and applications training, is still either being conducted remotely or postponed. Customer purchasing departments could operate at reduced capacity and customers could delay or cut capital expenditures and operating budgets due to pandemic-related concerns. Even where customers have re-opened their sites, some still operate at productivity levels that are below pre-pandemic levels in an effort to accommodate safety protocols and as a result of pandemic-related supply chain disruptions. Any resurgence of the virus or the emergence of new strains of the virus, particularly any new strains which are resistant to existing vaccines, may require the Company or its customers to close or partially close operations once again. These travel restrictions, business closures and operating reductions at Bruker, customers, distributors, and/or suppliers have in the past adversely impacted and may continue to adversely impact the Company’s operations worldwide, including the ability to manufacture, sell or distribute products, as well as cause temporary closures of foreign distributors, or the facilities of suppliers or customers. Global supply chains, including for semiconductor chips, components and raw materials such as copper, have been disrupted, causing shortages, which could impact the Company’s ability to manufacture or supply its products. The Company could also experience increased compensation expenses associated with employee recruiting and employee retention to the extent employment opportunities start multiplying post-pandemic, causing the search for and retention of talent to become more competitive. This disruption of the Company’s employees, distributors, suppliers and customers has historically impacted and may continue to impact the Company’s global sales and operating results.

The Company is continuing to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial operations in 2021. However, the Company cannot at this time accurately predict what effects these conditions will ultimately have on future operations due to uncertainties relating to the severity of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, including the impact of any resurgence of the virus or the continued emergence of new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of vaccines, (including to protect against any new strains of the virus), the willingness of individuals to receive vaccines, and the length or severity of the travel restrictions, business closures, and other safety and precautionary measures imposed by the governments of impacted countries. The pandemic has also adversely affected the economies and financial markets of many countries, which has affected and likely will continue to affect demand for the Company’s products and its operating results.

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis the Company evaluates estimates, judgments and methodologies. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. The Company bases estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that they believe are reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities and equity and the amount of revenues and expenses. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact future business, results of operations and financial condition, including sales, expenses, reserves and allowances, manufacturing, research and development costs and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19, new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of COVID-19 vaccines or individuals’ willingness to receive vaccines, and the actions

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taken to contain or treat the virus, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international customers and markets. The Company has made estimates of the impact of COVID-19 within the financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Actual results may differ from management’s estimates if these results differ from historical experience.

1. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. These transactions include: contract modifications, hedging relationships, and sale or transfer of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) : Scope, to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions under the reference rate reform guidance for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by t he discounting transition. Specifically, certain provisions in the reference rate reform guidance, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. This temporary guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company may elect to apply this guidance for all contract modifications or eligible hedging relationships during that time period subject to certain criteria. The Company is still evaluating the impact of reference rate reform and whether this guidance will be adopted.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes . The guidance simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions within the current guidance; including the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The amendment also improves consistent application by clarifying and amending existing guidance related to aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020 and early adoption was permitted. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

1. Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues by Group and End Customer Geography (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		2021		2020
Revenue by Group:
Bruker BioSpin	$ 148.5	$	125.1	$	307.9	$	246.0
Bruker CALID	193.3		132.7		385.7		273.2
Bruker Nano	175.3		125.5		329.7		245.6
BEST	56.6		44.8		109.0		91.0
Eliminations	( 2.9	)	( 3.5	)	( 6.8	)	( 7.2	)
Total revenue	$ 570.8	$	424.6	$	1,125.5	$	848.6
	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021	2020		2021		2020
Revenue by End Customer Geography:
United States	$ 159.8	$	102.6	$	278.8	$	212.0
Germany	60.8		43.6		130.9		84.5
Rest of Europe	154.7		110.8		304.5		214.8
Asia Pacific	153.7		136.1		334.2		273.3
Other	41.8		31.5		77.1		64.0
Total revenue	$ 570.8	$	424.6	$	1,125.5	$	848.6

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Revenue for the Company recognized at a point in time versus over time is as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Revenue recognized at a point in time	$ 492.2	$ 364.1	$ 972.2	$ 731.8
Revenue recognized over time	78.6	60.5	153.3	116.8
Total revenue	$ 570.8	$ 424.6	$ 1,125.5	$ 848.6

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate transaction price allocated to a promise to transfer a good or service that is fully or partially unsatisfied at the end of the period. As of June 30, 2021, remaining performance obligations were approximately $ 1,969.9 million. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately 64.9 % of the remaining performance obligations over the next twelve months and the remaining performance obligations primarily within on e to three years .

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets) and deferred revenue, customer deposits and billings in excess of revenue recognized (contract liabilities) on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract assets— Most of the Company’s long-term contracts are billed as work progresses in accordance with the contract terms and conditions, either at periodic intervals or upon achievement of certain milestones. Billing often occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. Contract assets are generally classified as other current assets in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balance of contract assets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $ 53.4 million and $ 41.8 million, respectively.

Contract liabilities— The Company often receives cash payments from customers in advance of the Company’s performance, resulting in contract liabilities. These contract liabilities are classified as either current or long-term in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets based on the timing of when revenue recognition is expected. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the contract liabilities were $ 415.2 million and $ 399.4 million, respectively. The increase in the contract liability balance during the six months ended June 30, 2021 is primarily the result of new performance obligations entered into during the period in addition to delays in instrument installations due to customer facility closures or reduced operations as a result of COVID-19. Approximately $ 195.4 million of the contract liability balance on December 31, 2020 was recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

1. Acquisitions

The impact of all acquisitions and investments in other entities during the six months ended June 30, 2021, individually and collectively, on revenues, net income and total assets was not material and accordingly, pro forma financial information reflecting all acquisitions has not been presented.

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2021

In the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made investments in businesses complementary to its own portfolio. The following table reflects the consideration transferred and the respective reporting segment for these investments (in millions):

Name — Glycopath Inc.	Investment	February 18, 2021	BSI Life Science	Consideration — $ 2.0	Cash Consideration — $ 2.0
IonPath Inc	Investment	March 18, 2021	BSI Life Science	2.0	2.0
Acuity Spatial Genomics, Inc.	Investment	February 24, 2021	BSI Nano	4.5	4.5
				$ 8.5	$ 8.5

1. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2021	December 31, 2020
Raw materials	$ 206.9	$ 198.8
Work-in-process	265.3	245.7
Finished goods	161.7	152.1
Demonstration units	96.3	95.7
Inventories	$ 730.2	$ 692.3

Finished goods include in-transit systems that have been shipped to the Company’s customers for which control has not passed to the customers. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the value of inventory-in-transit was $ 60.5 million and $ 67.8 million, respectively.

1. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2020	Total — $ 320.4
Current period additions	( 0.3	)
Foreign currency impact	( 5.2	)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 314.9

Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of intangible assets, excluding goodwill (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2021 — Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount	December 31, 2020 — Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Existing technology and related patents	$ 300.9	$ ( 198.4	)	$ 102.5	$ 309.8	$ ( 194.6	)	$ 115.2
Customer relationships	145.3	( 51.8	)	93.5	148.3	( 45.4	)	102.9
Trade names	14.9	( 5.1	)	9.8	15.2	( 4.4	)	10.8
Other	0.3	( 0.2	)	0.1	0.3	( 0.1	)	0.2
Intangible assets	$ 461.4	$ ( 255.5	)	$ 205.9	$ 473.6	$ ( 244.5	)	$ 229.1

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For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization expense of $ 9.1 million and $ 9.0 million, respectively, related to intangible assets subject to amortization. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization expense of $ 18.0 million and $ 17.7 million, respectively, related to intangible assets subject to amortization.

1. Debt

The Company’s debt obligations consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

US Dollar notes under the 2012 Note Purchase Agreement	June 30, 2021 — $ 205.0	$	205.0
CHF notes (in dollars) under the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement	320.9		335.5
US Dollar notes under the 2019 Term Loan	300.0		300.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs	( 2.2	)	( 2.4	)
Finance lease obligations and other loans	5.6		6.4
Total debt	829.3		844.5
Current portion of long-term debt	( 108.2	)	( 2.2	)
Total long-term debt, less current portion	$ 721.1	$	842.3

The following is a summary of the maximum commitments and the net amounts available to the Company under its credit agreements and other lines of credit with various financial institutions located primarily in Germany and Switzerland that are unsecured and typically due upon demand with interest payable monthly, at June 30, 2021 (in millions):

		Total Amount Committed by Lenders	Outstanding Borrowings	Outstanding Letters of Credit	Total Amount Available
2019 Credit Agreement	1.3 %	$ 600.0	$ —	$ 0.1	$ 599.9
Bank guarantees and working capital line	varies	122.0	—	122.0	—
Total revolving lines of credit		$ 722.0	$ —	$ 122.1	$ 599.9

As of June 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants of all debt agreements.

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had several cross-currency and interest rate swap agreements with a notional value of $ 150.0 million of U.S. to Swiss Franc and a notional value of $ 355.0 million of U.S. to Euro to hedge the variability in the movement of foreign currency exchange rates on portions of our Euro and Swiss Franc denominated net asset investments. These agreements qualify for hedge accounting and accordingly the changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income as part of foreign currency translation adjustments and remain in accumulated comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bruker Corporation in shareholders’ equity until the sale or substantial liquidation of the foreign operation. The difference between the interest rate received and paid under the interest rate and cross-currency swap agreements is recorded in interest and other income (expenses) in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. As a result of entering into these agreements, the Company lowered net interest expense by $ 1.3 million and $ 1.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and by $ 2.7 million and $ 4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company presents the cross-currency swap periodic settlements in investing activities and the interest rate swap periodic settlements in operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

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1. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and present them within the fair value hierarchy using the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (dollars in millions):

June 30, 2021	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets Available (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Time deposits and money market funds	$ 33.6	$ —	$ 33.6	$ —
Short-term investments	97.9	—	97.9	—
Interest rate and cross currency swap agreements	6.6	—	6.6	—
Fixed price commodity contracts	2.2	—	2.2	—
Debt securities available for sale	1.2	—	—	1.2
Total assets recorded at fair value	$ 141.5	$ —	$ 140.3	$ 1.2
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$ 3.7	$ —	$ —	$ 3.7
Hybrid instrument liability	14.3	—	—	14.3
Interest rate and cross currency swap agreements	39.4	—	39.4	—
Embedded derivatives in purchase and delivery contracts	0.3	—	0.3	—
Forward currency contracts	0.6	—	0.6	—
Total liabilities recorded at fair value	$ 58.3	$ —	$ 40.3	$ 18.0
December 31, 2020	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets Available (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Time deposits and money market funds	$ 183.2	$ —	$ 183.2	$ —
Short-term investments	50.0	—	50.0	—
Interest rate and cross currency swap agreements	7.6	—	7.6	—
Forward currency contracts	2.1	—	2.1	—
Embedded derivatives in purchase and delivery contracts	0.1	—	0.1	—
Fixed price commodity contracts	3.1	—	3.1	—
Debt securities available for sale	1.2	—	—	1.2
Total assets recorded at fair value	$ 247.3	$ —	$ 246.1	$ 1.2
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$ 4.3	$ —	$ —	$ 4.3
Hybrid instrument liability	13.9	—	—	13.9
Interest rate and cross currency swap agreements	61.5	—	61.5	—
Forward currency contracts	0.4	—	0.4	—
Total liabilities recorded at fair value	$ 80.1	$ —	$ 61.9	$ 18.2

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash, derivative instruments consisting of forward foreign exchange contracts, cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, commodity contracts, derivatives embedded in certain purchase and sale contracts, derivatives embedded within noncontrolling interests, accounts receivable, accounts payable, contingent consideration and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash, accounts receivable, borrowings under a revolving credit agreement and accounts payable approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. Derivative assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company’s long-term debt consists principally of a note purchase agreement entered into in 2012 and a revolving credit agreement, long term loan agreement and note purchase agreement entered into in 2019.

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The Company has evaluated the estimated fair value of financial instruments using available market information and management’s estimates. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a significant effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Fair value treatment may be elected either upon initial recognition of an eligible asset or liability or, for an existing asset or liability, if an event triggers a new basis of accounting. The Company did not elect to remeasure any of its existing financial assets or liabilities and did not elect the fair value option for any financial assets or liabilities which originated during the six months ended June 30, 2021 or 2020.

The fair value of the long-term fixed interest rate debt, which has been classified as Level 2, was $ 538.1 million and $ 549.8 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, based on market and observable sources with similar maturity dates. The carrying value of our variable rate debt approximates its fair value at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its short-term investments to determine if there have been any events that could create an impairment. None were noted for the six months ended June 30, 2021 or 2020.

Contingent consideration recorded within other current liabilities represents the estimated fair value of future payments to the former shareholders as part of certain acquisitions. The contingent consideration is primarily based on the applicable acquired company achieving annual revenue and gross margin targets in certain years as specified in the relevant purchase and sale agreement. The Company initially values the contingent consideration on the acquisition date by using a Monte Carlo simulation or an income approach method. The Monte Carlo method models future revenue and costs of goods sold projections and discounts the average results to present value. The income approach method involves calculating the earnout payment based on the forecasted cash flows, adjusting the future earnout payment for the risk of reaching the projected financials, and then discounting the future payments to present value by the counterparty risk. The counterparty risk considers the risk of the buyer having the cash to make the earnout payments and is commensurate with a cost of debt over an appropriate term.

The following table sets forth the changes in contingent consideration liabilities (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2020	$
Current period additions	—
Current period adjustments	( 0.1	)
Current period settlements	( 0.4	)
Foreign currency effect	( 0.1	)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 3.7

As part of the Mestrelab Research, S.L. (“Mestrelab”) acquisition, the Company entered into an agreement with the noncontrolling interest holders that provides the Company with the right to purchase, and the noncontrolling interest holders with the right to sell, the remaining 49 % of Mestrelab for cash at a contractually defined redemption value. These rights (an embedded derivative) are exercisable beginning in 2022 and can be accelerated, at a discounted redemption value, upon certain events related to post combination services. As the option is tied to continued employment, the Company classified the hybrid instrument (noncontrolling interest with an embedded derivative) as a long-term liability on the consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to the acquisition, the carrying value of the hybrid instrument is remeasured to fair value with changes recorded to stock-based compensation expense in proportion to the requisite service period vested. The hybrid instrument is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following table sets forth the changes in hybrid instrument liability (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2020	$
Current period adjustments	0.8
Foreign currency effect	( 0.4	)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 14.3

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1. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Commodity Price Risk Management

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had fixed price commodity contracts with notional amounts aggregating $ 3.8 million and $ 8.8 million, respectively. As commodity contracts settle, gains (losses) as a result of changes in fair values are adjusted to the contracts with the customers through revenue.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Management

The Company had notional amounts outstanding under forward currency contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap agreements as of (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2021 — Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars	Fair Value		December 31, 2020 — Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars	Fair Value
Forward currency contracts (1):
Assets	$ 23.5	$ —		$ 175.8	$ 2.1
Liabilities	111.0	( 0.6	)	102.5	( 0.4	)
Cross-currency and interest rate swap agreements (2):
Liabilities	505.0	( 32.8	)	505.0	( 53.9	)
Long-term debt
Liabilities	320.9	( 23.0	)	335.5	( 37.6	)
Total	$ 960.4	$ ( 56.4	)	$ 1,118.8	$ ( 89.8	)

(1) Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges.

(2) Derivatives designated as accounting hedges.

In addition, the Company periodically enters into purchase and sales contracts denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the parties to the transaction. The Company accounts for these transactions separately valuing the “embedded derivative” component of these contracts. The contracts, denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the transacting parties, amounted to $ 6.2 million for the delivery of products and $ 5.7 million for the purchase of products at June 30, 2021 and $ 7.5 million for the delivery of products and $ 4.8 million for the purchase of products at December 31, 2020. The changes in the fair value of these embedded derivatives are recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss).

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The derivative instruments described above are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods ended as follows (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate cross-currency swap agreements
Other current assets	$ 6.6		$ 7.6
Other current liabilities	( 11.0	)	( 4.3	)
Other long-term li a bilities	( 28.4	)	( 57.2	)
	( 32.8	)	( 53.9	)
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	( 23.0	)	( 37.6	)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	( 55.8	)	( 91.5	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Forward currency contracts
Other current assets	$ —		$ 2.1
Other current liabilities	( 0.6	)	( 0.4	)
Embedded derivatives in purchase and delivery contracts
Other current assets	—		0.1
Other current liabilities	( 0.3	)	—
Fixed price commodity contracts
Other current assets	2.2		3.1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	1.3		4.9
Total derivatives	$ ( 54.5	)	$ ( 86.6	)

The following is a summary of the activity included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income related to the derivative instruments described above (in millions):

		Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	Financial Statement Classification	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Forward currency contracts	Interest and other income (expense), net	$ 1.1		$ 0.3		$ ( 3.9	)	$ ( 0.2	)
Embedded derivatives in purchase and delivery contracts	Interest and other income (expense), net	—		0.3		( 0.4	)	0.9
		1.1		0.6		( 4.3	)	0.7
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments
Interest rate cross-currency swap agreements	Interest and other income (expense), net	$ ( 1.2	)	$ ( 0.8	)	$ ( 2.3	)	$ ( 0.8	)
Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments
Interest rate cross-currency swap agreements	Interest and other income (expense), net	$ 2.5		$ 2.6		$ 5.0		$ 5.2
		1.3		1.8		2.7		4.4
Total		$ 2.4		$ 2.4		$ ( 1.6	)	$ 5.1
		Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on contracts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	Financial Statement Classification	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments
Interest rate cross-currency swap agreements	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	0.7		( 2.9	)	10.6		( 21.9	)
		0.7		( 2.9	)	10.6		( 21.9	)
Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments
Interest rate cross-currency swap agreements	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	0.4		( 8.3	)	18.2		21.6
Long-term debt	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	( 0.7	)	( 6.2	)	20.0		( 7.0	)
		( 0.3	)	( 14.5	)	38.2		14.6
Total		0.4		( 17.4	)	48.8		( 7.3	)

1. Provision for Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the financial statement basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities,

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The income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $ 21.3 million and $ 7.1 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 26.6 % and 22.7 %, respectively. The income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $ 48.8 million and $ 10.0 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 29.5 % and 22.3 %, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate may change over time as the amount or mix of income and tax changes among the jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to tax. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the overall increase in profit before income tax and the jurisdictional profit mix.

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding penalties and interest, of approximately $ 26.2 million and $ 22.7 million, respectively, which, if recognized, would result in a reduction of the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognizes penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately $ 2.1 million and $ 1.8 million, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions was included in other long-term liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Penalties and interest of $ 0.2 million and $ 0.1 million were recorded in the provision for income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits during both the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Penalties and interest of $ 0.3 million was recorded in the provision for income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits during both the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company files tax returns in the United States, which includes federal, state and local jurisdictions, and many foreign jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The Company considers Germany, the United States and Switzerland to be its significant tax jurisdictions. The majority of the Company’s earnings are derived in Germany and Switzerland. Accounting for the various federal and local taxing authorities, the statutory rates for 2021 are approximately 30.0 % and 20.0 % for Germany and Switzerland, respectively. The mix of earnings in those two jurisdictions resulted in an increase of 5.0 % from the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0 % in the six months ended June 30, 2021.

1. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding and net income per common share attributable to Bruker shareholders (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation, as reported	$ 57.6	$ 24.1	$ 114.3	$ 34.6
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic	151.3	153.6	151.6	153.9
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock awards and units	1.6	1.1	1.4	1.2
	152.9	154.7	153.0	155.1
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.38	$ 0.16	$ 0.75	$ 0.22
Diluted	$ 0.38	$ 0.16	$ 0.75	$ 0.22

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The following common share equivalents have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive (amounts in millions of shares):

2021	2020	2021	2020
Stock options	—	0.1	—	0.1
Unvested restricted stock units	—	—	—	—

1. Shareholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

In May 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan (the “2019 Repurchase Program”) authorizing the purchase of common stock in the amount of up to $ 300.0 million from time to time, in amounts, at prices, and at such times as management deems appropriate, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other considerations. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company purchased a total of 24,873 shares at an aggregate cost of $ 1.7 million under the 2019 Repurchase Program. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company repurchased a total of 555,602 shares at an aggregate cost of $ 34.5 million under the 2019 Repurchase Program. We completed the 2019 Repurchase Program in April 2021, after reaching the maximum cumulative spend.

In May 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan (the “2021 Repurchase Program”) authorizing the purchase of common stock in the amount of up to $ 500.0 million from time to time over a two-year period, in amounts, at prices, and at such times as management deems appropriate, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other considerations. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company purchased a total of 530,703 shares at an aggregate cost of $ 36.6 million under the 2021 Repurchase Program. At June 30, 2021, $ 463.4 million remained available for future purchases under the 2021 Repurchase Program.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following is a summary of comprehensive income (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		2021		2020
Consolidated net income	$ 58.7	$	24.2	$	116.5	$	34.8
Foreign currency translation adjustments	14.3		27.1		( 53.6	)	3.9
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments, net of tax	0.4		( 17.4	)	48.8		( 7.3	)
Pension liability adjustments, net of tax	—		0.3		3.3		14.8
Net comprehensive income	73.4		34.2		115.0		46.2
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	( 0.7	)	0.3		0.2		0.2
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		( 0.5	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 74.1	$	33.9	$	114.8	$	46.5

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The following is a summary of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2020	Foreign Currency Translation — $ 140.9	$	( 91.5	)	Pension Liability Adjustment — $ ( 45.7	)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) — $ 3.7
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax	( 51.5	)	48.8		1.7		( 1.0	)
Realized loss on amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—		—		1.6		1.6
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	( 51.5	)	48.8		3.3		0.6
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 89.4	$	( 42.7	)	$ ( 42.4	)	$ 4.3

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense as follows in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Costs of product revenue	$ 0.5	$ 0.4	$ 1.0	$ 0.9
Selling, general and administrative	2.6	2.0	5.0	4.0
Research and development	0.5	0.4	1.0	0.9
Total stock-based compensation	$ 3.6	$ 2.8	$ 7.0	$ 5.8

In addition to the awards above, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense within other charges, net of $ 0.4 million and $ 0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $ 0.8 million and $ 0.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to the 2018 acquisition of Mestrelab.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had $ 20.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to employees and directors’ unvested stock units and stock options that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining service period of 2.1 years.

1. Other Charges, Net

The components of other charges, net were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		2021		2020
Information technology transformation costs	$ 0.8	$	0.4	$	1.5	$ 1.3
Professional fees incurred in connection with investigation matters	( 0.1	)	1.1		—	4.5
Restructuring charges	1.4		1.2		2.7	2.7
Acquisition-related charges	2.3		( 0.8	)	3.2	( 1.9	)
Long-lived asset impairments	—		—		—	1.2
Other	—		( 0.1	)	—	0.2
Other charges, net	$ 4.4	$	1.8	$	7.4	$ 8.0

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Restructuring Initiatives

Restructuring charges include charges for various programs that were recorded in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The following table sets forth the restructuring charges (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Cost of revenues	$ 0.2	$ 0.3	$ 1.3	$ 1.1
Other charges, net	1.4	1.2	2.7	2.7
	$ 1.6	$ 1.5	$ 4.0	$ 3.8

The following table sets forth the changes in restructuring reserves (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2020	Total — $ 9.8	$	7.6	$	0.8	$	1.4
Restructuring charges	4.0		3.6		0.4		—
Cash payments	( 9.2	)	( 8.6	)	( 0.6	)	—
Other, non-cash adjustments and foreign currency effect	( 0.1	)	0.1		( 0.1	)	( 0.1	)
Balance at June 30, 2021	$ 4.5	$	2.7	$	0.5	$	1.3

1. Commitments and Contingencies

In accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, the Company accrues anticipated costs of settlement, damages or other costs to the extent specific losses are probable and estimable.

Litigation and Related Contingencies

Lawsuits, claims and proceedings of a nature considered normal to its businesses may be pending from time to time against the Company. Third parties might allege that the Company or its collaborators are infringing their patent rights or that the Company is otherwise violating their intellectual property rights. Loss contingency provisions are recorded if the potential loss from any claim, asserted or unasserted, or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated or a range of loss can be determined. These accruals represent management’s best estimate of probable loss. Disclosure is also provided when it is reasonably possible that a loss will be incurred or when it is reasonably possible that the amount of a loss will exceed the recorded provision. The Company believes the outcome of pending proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

On September 25, 2019, in a complaint filed in the Düsseldorf, Germany, District Court, Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG (Zeiss), sued Luxendo GmbH (Luxendo), a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation, for infringement of a recently registered German utility model patent licensed to Zeiss pertaining to one specific Luxendo product category. The Company is vigorously defending against this claim.

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, no material accruals have been recorded for potential contingencies.

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1. Business Segment Information

The Company has three reportable segments, BSI Life Science, BSI NANO and BEST, as discussed in Note 1 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue and operating income by reportable segment are presented below (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		2021		2020
Revenue:
BSI Life Science	$ 341.8	$	257.8	$	693.6	$	519.2
BSI NANO	175.3		125.5		329.7		245.6
BEST	56.6		44.8		109.0		91.0
Eliminations (a)	( 2.9	)	( 3.5	)	( 6.8	)	( 7.2	)
Total revenue	$ 570.8	$	424.6	$	1,125.5	$	848.6
Operating Income (loss)
BSI Life Science	$ 73.6	$	38.6	$	162.5	$	78.1
BSI NANO	21.0		5.0		33.3		( 3.0	)
BEST	6.8		2.3		10.9		4.0
Corporate, eliminations and other (b)	( 15.8	)	( 8.0	)	( 32.0	)	( 24.8	)
Total operating income	$ 85.6	$	37.9	$	174.7	$	54.3

(a) Represents product and service revenue between reportable segments.

(b) Represents corporate costs and eliminations not allocated to the reportable segments.

Total assets by reportable segment are as follows (dollars in millions):

	June 30, 2021
Assets:
BSI Life Science, BSI NANO & Corporate	$ 2,993.3	$	2,964.5
BEST	98.6		88.7
Eliminations and other (a)	( 4.9	)	( 4.2	)
Total assets	$ 3,087.0	$	3,049.0

(a) Assets not allocated to the reportable segments and eliminations of intercompany transactions.

The Company is unable, without unreasonable effort or expense to disclose the amount of total assets by BSI Life Science and BSI NANO Segments as well as the Corporate function and further, the Company’s chief operating decision maker does not receive any asset information by operating segment.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Statements contained in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which express that we “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “estimate,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations, and supply chain, including our implementation of certain cost cutting measures and their impact, expectations regarding the global economy, our intentions regarding our intellectual property, the impact of government contracts and government regulation, our working capital requirements and sufficiency of cash, our competition, the seasonality of our business, the sufficiency of our facilities, our employee relations, the impact of legal or intellectual property proceedings, the impact of changes to tax and accounting rules and changes in law, our anticipated tax rate, our expectations regarding cash dividends, share repurchases, interest expense, interest rate swap agreements, expenses and capital expenditures, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and changes in commodity prices, the impact of our restructuring initiatives, our expectations regarding backlog and revenue and other risk factors discussed herein and from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent filings. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements other than as required by law.

Non-GAAP Measures

Although our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), we believe describing revenue and expenses, excluding the effects of foreign currency, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as certain other charges, net, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. We rely internally on certain measures that are not calculated according to GAAP. These measures are organic revenue, free cash flow, non-GAAP gross profit margin and non-GAAP operating margin. Our management believes that these financial measures provide relevant and useful information that is widely used by equity analysts, investors and competitors in our industry, as well as by our management, in assessing both consolidated and business unit performance. We define the term organic revenue as GAAP revenue excluding the effect of foreign currency translation changes and the effect of acquisitions and divestitures. We define the term non-GAAP gross profit margin as GAAP gross profit margin with certain non-GAAP measures excluded and non-GAAP operating margin as GAAP operating margin with certain non-GAAP measures excluded. These non-GAAP measures exclude costs related to restructuring actions, acquisition and related integration expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets, costs associated with our global information technology transition initiative, and other non-operational costs and we believe these are useful measures to evaluate our continuing business.

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less additions to property, plant, and equipment. We believe free cash flow is a useful measure to evaluate our business as it indicates the amount of cash generated after additions to property, plant, and equipment which is available for, among other things, investments in our business, acquisitions, share repurchases, dividends and repayment of debt. We regularly use these non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage, and evaluate our business results and make operating decisions. We also measure our employees and compensate them, in part, based on such non-GAAP measures and use this information for our planning and forecasting activities. These measures may also be useful to investors in evaluating the underlying operating performance of our business. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and therefore, may not be comparable among companies.

OVERVIEW

We are a developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostic solutions that enable our customers to explore life and materials at microscopic, molecular and cellular levels. Our corporate headquarters are located in Billerica, Massachusetts. We maintain major technical and manufacturing centers in Europe, Asia and North America and we have sales offices located throughout the world. Bruker is organized into three reportable segments: the BSI Life Science Segment (comprised of the Bruker BioSpin Group and the Bruker CALID Group), the BSI NANO Segment and the Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) Segment.

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $146.2 million, or 34.4%, to $570.8 million, compared to $424.6 million for the comparable period in 2020. Included in revenue was an increase of approximately $28.7 million from foreign currency translation and an increase of $1.8 million from acquisitions. Excluding the effects of foreign currency translation and our recent acquisitions, our organic revenue, a non-GAAP measure, increased $115.7 million. Revenue increases were driven by strong demand for our products and solutions, as well as a strong business and end market recovery compared to the same period in 2020.

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Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $276.9 million, or 32.6%, to $1,125.5 million, compared to $848.6 million for the comparable period in 2020. Included in revenue was an increase of approximately $55.5 million from foreign currency translation and an increase of $5.0 million from acquisitions. Excluding the effects of foreign currency translation and our recent acquisitions, our organic revenue, a non-GAAP measure, increased $216.4 million. Revenue increases were driven by strong demand for our products and solutions, and the business and end market recovery compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Our gross profit margin increased to 49.2% during the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to 43.9% in the same period in 2020, the result of higher revenue and volume leverage.

Our gross profit margin increased to 49.7% during the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to 44.6% in the same period in 2020, the result of higher revenue, volume leverage and favorable mix.

Our income tax provision in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $21.3 million and $7.1 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 26.6% and 22.7%, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the overall increase in profit before income tax and the jurisdictional profit mix.

Our income tax provision in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $48.8 million and $10.0 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 29.5% and 22.3%, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the overall increase in profit before income tax and the jurisdictional profit mix, as well as the impact of unfavorable discrete items in the period.

Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $0.38, an increase of $0.22 compared to $0.16 per share in the same period in 2020. Diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $0.75, an increase of $0.53 compared to $0.22 per share in the same period in 2020. The increase in net income and earnings per diluted share in both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily driven by higher revenue, gross profit and operating profit.

The following table presents a reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities, which is the most directly comparable GAAP operating financial measure, to free cash flow as used by management (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 119.9	$	46.8
Less: purchases of property, plant and equipment	(47.3	)	(50.8	)
Free cash flow	$ 72.6	$	(4.0	)

The following table presents reconciliations from gross profit and gross profit margin, which are the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measures, to non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross profit margin as used by management (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021				2020		2021			2020
Gross profit	$ 280.6		49.2	%	$ 186.2	43.9 %	$ 559.3		49.7 %	$ 378.5	44.6 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Restructuring costs	0.3		—		0.3	0.1 %	1.4		0.1 %	1.1	0.1 %
Purchased intangible amortization	5.2		0.9	%	5.2	1.1 %	9.7		0.8 %	10.1	1.2 %
Other costs	(0.5	)	(0.1	%)	—	—	(0.5	)	—	0.1	—
Non-GAAP gross profit	$ 285.6		50.0	%	$ 191.7	45.1 %	$ 569.9		50.6 %	$ 389.8	45.9 %

Our non-GAAP gross profit margin was 50.0% and 45.1% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our non-GAAP gross profit margin was 50.6% and 45.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increases in our non-GAAP gross profit margins in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were driven by higher revenue and volume leverage, compared to 2020 which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributions from higher margin products also favorably impacted our gross profit margin in the six months ended June 30, 2021.

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The following table presents reconciliations from operating income and operating margin, which are the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measures, to non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin as used by management (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020				2021		2020
Operating income	$ 85.6	15.0 %	$ 37.9		8.9	%	$ 174.7	15.5 %	$ 54.3		6.4	%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Restructuring costs	1.7	0.3 %	1.5		0.4	%	4.1	0.4 %	3.8		0.4	%
Acquisition-related costs	2.3	0.4 %	(0.8	)	(0.2	%)	3.2	0.3 %	(1.9	)	(0.2	%)
Purchased intangible amortization	9.0	1.6 %	9.0		2.1	%	18.0	1.6 %	17.7		2.1	%
Other costs	0.2	—	1.4		0.3	%	1.0	0.1 %	7.3		0.9	%
Non-GAAP operating income	$ 98.8	17.3 %	$ 49.0		11.5	%	$ 201.0	17.9 %	$ 81.2		9.6	%

Our non-GAAP operating margin was 17.3% and 11.5% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our non-GAAP operating margin was 17.9% and 9.6% in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our non-GAAP operating margin increased in 2021 due to higher revenue, volume and operating leverage in 2021, as compared to 2020.

We can experience quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in our operating results as a result of various factors, some of which are outside our control, such as:

• the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our customers, supply chain or manufacturing capabilities;

• the impact of certain weather-related disruptions, such as the recent flooding in Germany and other parts of Europe;

• the timing of governmental stimulus programs and academic research budgets;

• the time it takes between the date customer orders and deposits are received, systems are shipped and accepted by our customers and full payment is received;

• foreign currency exchange rates;

• the time it takes for us to receive critical materials to manufacture our products;

• general economic conditions, including the impact of COVID-19 or other factors on the global economy;

• the time it takes to satisfy local customs requirements and other export/import requirements;

• the time it takes for customers to construct or prepare their facilities for our products; and

• the time required to obtain governmental licenses.

Several of these factors have in the past affected the amount and timing of revenue recognized on sales of our products and receipt of related payments and will likely continue to do so in the future. Accordingly, our operating results in any particular quarter may not necessarily be an indication of any future quarter’s operating performance. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a challenging operating environment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been focused on and continue to focus on four key priorities: the health and safety of our employees, customers and partners; maintaining business continuity and service levels for our customers; executing prudent temporary cost reductions during periods of reduced demand in 2020; and delivering enabling research and diagnostic products to help fight the pandemic, and to support other essential priorities of our society.

Health and safety of our valued employees, customers and partners

We have implemented strict social distancing, enhanced cleaning protocols and other preventative measures, such as company-issued face coverings and mandatory mask protocols for unvaccinated employees, in our major facilities. While many of our office colleagues are working remotely, we are placing enhanced focus on our service organization and factory employees for whom work from home is not feasible. Where customer sites are accessible and open, our field service organizations operate under social distancing protocols with proper face coverings to ensure the safety of customer sites, when our employees need to be on site. Many of our facilities have begun to plan for employees who have been working remotely during the pandemic to gradually return to the office. Employee and visitor health and safety will remain our paramount concern.

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Maintaining business continuity and service levels to our customers

Ensuring our ability to supply our enabling technologies and solutions and maintaining high service levels for our customers is another top priority for Bruker. In late March and during parts of April 2020, several of our manufacturing sites underwent temporary controlled shutdowns or were operating at reduced capacity to implement new safety protocols, comply with local rules, and manage cost and inventory levels. These sites thereafter ramped back up with expanding capacity and productivity levels. However, with any resurgence of the virus or the emergence of additional strains of the virus, particularly any new strains of the virus that are more resistant to existing vaccines, we may again need to consider temporary controlled shutdowns or reduced capacity measures. In addition, we are continuing capital investments in production facilities for efficiencies and expansion. We continue to manage supply chain risks, more recently associated with the economic recovery from the pandemic, like the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips, components and raw materials, such as copper.

Executing prudent temporary cost reductions

During a period of reduced demand due to COVID-19 in 2020, we implemented temporary cost reduction measures in an effort to mitigate the negative impacts on our business of COVID-19 and the related slowdown in the global economy. These temporary measures included short-time work for many of our European operations, temporary tiered salary reductions for our board of directors, global leadership team and workforce, one-to two-week closures of select manufacturing locations, selective product manufacturing reductions, a hiring freeze, and curtailment of non-strategic discretionary spending. At the same time, we looked to minimize the disruption for our employees and preserve our ability to ramp up again with our highly trained and loyal work force. While pursuing cost savings throughout the business, we have maintained our important investments in key strategic initiatives. These cost reduction measures have since been relaxed, as our revenue has recovered. We could in fact experience increased compensation expenses associated with employee recruiting and employee retention to the extent employment opportunities start multiplying post-pandemic, causing the search for and retention of talent to become more competitive.

Delivering enabling research and diagnostic products to help fight the pandemic and to support other essential priorities of our society

Bruker is providing critical technologies and solutions to help combat the COVID-19 crisis, most notably our Microbiology and infectious disease diagnostics portfolio, to which we have added SARS-COV-2 PCR tests, and our nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry systems which are used in critical disease, therapeutic and vaccine research.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has driven volatility and uncertainty in global markets and has in the past affected our operations significantly. We continue to work to manage the impact of COVID-19 on our operations; however, the full extent to which any resurgence of the virus, the emergence of any new strains of the virus, or the availability and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines will impact our business, directly or indirectly, cannot accurately be predicted at this time. As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, we continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our business and our supply chain and respond accordingly. For additional information on the various risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors included in this report.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to: revenue recognition; stock-based compensation expense; restructuring and other related charges; income taxes, including the recoverability of deferred tax assets; allowances for doubtful accounts; inventory reductions for excess and obsolete inventories; estimated fair values of long-lived assets used to measure the recoverability of long-lived assets; intangible assets and goodwill; expected future cash flows used to measure the recoverability of intangible assets and long-lived assets; warranty costs; derivative financial instruments; and contingent liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on our historical experience, current market and economic conditions, industry trends, and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable and form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

We believe the following critical accounting policies and estimates to be both those most important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and those that require the most estimation and subjective judgment:

• Revenue recognition;

• Income taxes;

• Inventories;

• Goodwill, other intangible assets and other long-lived assets; and

• Business combinations.

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For a further discussion of our critical accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

Consolidated Results

The following table presents our results (dollars in millions, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		Dollar Change		Percentage Change
Product revenue	$ 474.3	$	347.0	$	127.3		36.7	%
Service revenue	94.7		76.1		18.6		24.4	%
Other revenue	1.8		1.5		0.3		20.0	%
Total revenue	570.8		424.6		146.2		34.4	%
Cost of product revenue	236.0		193.3		42.7		22.1	%
Cost of service revenue	54.1		44.7		9.4		21.0	%
Cost of other revenue	0.1		0.4		(0.3	)	*NM
Total cost of revenue	290.2		238.4		51.8		21.7	%
Gross profit	280.6		186.2		94.4		50.7	%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	134.8		102.4		32.4		31.6	%
Research and development	55.8		44.1		11.7		26.5	%
Other charges, net	4.4		1.8		2.6		144.4	%
Total operating expenses	195.0		148.3		46.7		31.5	%
Operating income	85.6		37.9		47.7		125.9	%
Interest and other income (expense), net	(5.6	)	(6.6	)	1.0		(15.2	)%
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	80.0		31.3		48.7		155.6	%
Income tax provision	21.3		7.1		14.2		200.0	%
Consolidated net income	58.7		24.2		34.5		142.6	%
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	1.1		0.1		1.0		*NM
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 57.6	$	24.1	$	33.5		139.0	%
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic and diluted	$ 0.38	$	0.16	$	0.22		137.5	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	151.3		153.6
Diluted	152.9		154.7

• NM not meaningful

Revenue

Revenue increases were driven by strong demand for our products and solutions, as well as a strong business and end market recovery as compared to the same period in 2020.

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Gross Profit

The increase in gross profit in the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was a result of higher revenue and volume leverage.

Selling, General and Administrative

Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 decreased to 23.6% of total revenue, from 24.1% of total revenue for the comparable period in 2020. The decrease as a percentage of revenue was a result of the increase in revenue period over period.

Research and Development

Our research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 decreased to 9.8% of total revenue from 10.4% of total revenue for the comparable period in 2020. The decrease as a percentage of revenue was a result of the increase in revenue period over period.

Other Charges, Net

Other charges, net recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021 consisted of $2.3 million of acquisition-related charges related to acquisitions completed in 2021 and 2020, $1.4 million of restructuring costs, $0.8 million of costs associated with our global information technology (IT) transformation activities offset by a $0.1 million adjustment regarding professional fees incurred in connection with investigation matters.

Other charges, net for the three months ended June 30, 2020 consisted primarily of $1.2 million of restructuring costs related to closing facilities and implementing outsourcing and other restructuring initiatives, $1.1 million of professional fees incurred in connection with investigation matters and $0.4 million of costs associated with our global IT transformation initiative offset by a benefit of $0.8 million related to previous acquisitions.

Operating Income

The increase in operating income was due to higher revenue, gross profit and favorable operating leverage in the three months ended June 30, 2021 as our business and end markets rebounded, as compared to the same period in 2020 which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic slowdown.

Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

The decline in net interest and other expense in the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020 was mainly due to a smaller loss on foreign currency denominated transactions, partially offset by an increase in interest expense on our debt obligations.

Income Tax Provision

The 2021 and 2020 effective tax rates were estimated using projected annual pre-tax income on a jurisdictional basis. Expected tax benefits, including tax credits and incentives, the impact of changes to valuation allowances and the effect of jurisdictional differences in statutory tax rates were also considered in the calculation.

The effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 26.6% and 22.7%, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the overall increase in profit before income tax and the jurisdictional profit mix.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

The net income attributable to noncontrolling interests represented the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net income recorded by our majority-owned subsidiaries.

Net Income Attributable to Bruker Corporation

The increase in net income and earnings per diluted share in the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily driven by higher revenue, gross profit and operating profit as a result of the strengthened demand and recovery in our business and end markets.

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Reportable Segment Revenue

The following table presents revenue, change in revenue and revenue growth by reportable segment (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		Dollar Change	Change
BSI Life Science	$ 341.8	$	257.8	$	84.0	32.6 %
BSI NANO	175.3		125.5		49.8	39.7 %
BEST	56.6		44.8		11.8	26.3 %
Eliminations (a)	(2.9	)	(3.5	)	0.6
	$ 570.8	$	424.6	$	146.2	34.4 %

(a) Represents product and service revenue between reportable segments.

For financial reporting purposes, we aggregate the Bruker BioSpin Group and Bruker CALID Group as the BSI Life Science Segment. This aggregation reflects the similar economic characteristics, production processes, customer services provided, types and classes of customers, methods of distribution and regulatory environments.

The increase in revenue for the BSI Life Science Segment in the three months ended June 30, 2021 was due to strong demand, business and end market recovery, and was led by growth in mass spectrometry, infrared and Raman, microbiology and preclinical imaging products. The increase in revenue for the BSI NANO segment was driven by a rebound in industrial research and academic market demand and continued strong demand from semiconductor and microelectronics customers. The increase in revenue for the BEST segment resulted from higher “big science” project revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Operating Income

The following table presents operating income and operating margins on revenue by reportable segment (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, — 2021		2020
	Operating Income (Loss)	Percentage of Segment Revenue	Operating Income (Loss)	Percentage of Segment Revenue
BSI Life Science	$ 73.6	21.5 %	$ 38.6	15.0 %
BSI NANO	21.0	12.0 %	5.0	4.0 %
BEST	6.8	12.0 %	2.3	5.1 %
Corporate, eliminations and other (a)	(15.8	)	(8.0	)
Total operating income	$ 85.6	15.0 %	$ 37.9	8.9 %

(a) Represents corporate costs and eliminations not allocated to the reportable segments.

The operating margin increases in the BSI Life Science and BSI NANO Segments resulted from higher revenue, volume and operating leverage. The operating margin increase in the BEST segment resulted from higher revenue and favorable mix.

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Consolidated Results

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

The following table presents our results (dollars in millions, except per share data):

	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		Dollar Change		Percentage Change
Product revenue	$ 932.9	$	692.0	$	240.9		34.8	%
Service revenue	188.8		154.3		34.5		22.4	%
Other revenue	3.8		2.3		1.5		65.2	%
Total revenue	1,125.5		848.6		276.9		32.6	%
Cost of product revenue	456.9		373.8		83.1		22.2	%
Cost of service revenue	108.8		95.8		13.0		13.6	%
Cost of other revenue	0.5		0.5		—		—
Total cost of revenue	566.2		470.1		96.1		20.4	%
Gross profit	559.3		378.5		180.8		47.8	%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	266.6		223.6		43.0		19.2	%
Research and development	110.6		92.6		18.0		19.4	%
Other charges, net	7.4		8.0		(0.6	)	(7.5	)%
Total operating expenses	384.6		324.2		60.4		18.6	%
Operating income	174.7		54.3		120.4		221.7	%
Interest and other income (expense), net	(9.4	)	(9.5	)	0.1		(1.1	)%
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	165.3		44.8		120.5		269.0	%
Income tax provision	48.8		10.0		38.8		388.0	%
Consolidated net income	116.5		34.8		81.7		234.8	%
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2.2		0.2		2.0		*NM
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 114.3	$	34.6	$	79.7		230.3	%
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic and diluted	$ 0.75	$	0.22	$	0.53		240.9	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	151.6		153.9
Diluted	153.0		155.1

• NM not meaningful

Revenue

Revenue increases were driven by strong demand for our products and solutions, and the business and end market recovery as compared to the same period in 2020.

Gross Profit

The increase in gross profit in the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was a result of higher revenue, volume leverage and favorable mix.

Selling, General and Administrative

Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 decreased to 23.7% of total revenue, from 26.3% of total revenue for the comparable period in 2020. The decrease as a percentage of revenue was a result of the increase in revenue period over period.

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Research and Development

Our research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 decreased to 9.8% of total revenue from 10.9% of total revenue for the comparable period in 2020. The decrease as a percentage of revenue was a result of the increase in revenue period over period.

Other Charges, Net

Other charges, net recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2021 consisted of $3.2 million of acquisition-related charges related to acquisitions completed in 2021 and 2020, $2.7 million of restructuring costs and $1.5 million of costs associated with our global IT transformation activities.

Other charges, net recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted primarily of $4.5 million of professional fees incurred in connection with investigation matters, $2.7 million of restructuring costs related to closing facilities and implementing outsourcing and other restructuring initiatives, $1.2 million related to long-lived asset impairments, and $1.3 million of costs associated with our global IT transformation initiative offset by a benefit of $1.9 million related to previous acquisitions.

Operating Income

The increase in operating income was due to higher revenue, volume and operating leverage in the six months ended June 30, 2021 as our business and end markets rebounded, as compared to the same period in 2020 which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic slowdown.

Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

Net interest expense was consistent in the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020 and primarily includes interest expense on our debt obligations.

Income Tax Provision

The 2021 and 2020 effective tax rates were estimated using projected annual pre-tax income on a jurisdictional basis. Expected tax benefits, including tax credits and incentives, the impact of changes to valuation allowances and the effect of jurisdictional differences in statutory tax rates were also considered in the calculation.

The effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 29.5% and 22.3%, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the overall increase in profit before income tax and the jurisdictional profit mix, as well as the impact of unfavorable discrete items in the period.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

The net income attributable to noncontrolling interests represented the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net income recorded by our majority-owned subsidiaries.

Net Income Attributable to Bruker Corporation

The increase in net income and earnings per diluted share in the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily driven by the increase in revenue, gross profit and operating profit as a result of strengthened demand and recovery in our business and end markets.

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Reportable Segment Revenue

The following table presents revenue, change in revenue and revenue growth by reportable segment (dollars in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021	2020		Dollar Change
BSI Life Science	$ 693.6	$	519.2	$	174.4	33.6 %
BSI NANO	329.7		245.6		84.1	34.2 %
BEST	109.0		91.0		18.0	19.8 %
Eliminations (a)	(6.8	)	(7.2	)	0.4
	$ 1,125.5	$	848.6	$	276.9	32.6 %

(a) Represents product and service revenue between reportable segments.

The increase in revenue for the BSI Life Science Segment in the six months ended June 30, 2021 was due to strong demand and business and end market recovery across the segment’s major product lines, including mass spectrometry, infrared, Raman, miobiology and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) products, and included customer acceptance of two GHz-class NMR systems. The increase in revenue for the BSI NANO segment was driven by a rebound in industrial research and academic market demand and continued strong demand from semiconductor and microelectronics customers. The increase in BEST segment resulted from higher “big science” project revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Operating Income

The following table presents operating income and operating margins on revenue by reportable segment (dollars in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
	Operating Income (Loss)	Percentage of Segment Revenue	Operating Income (Loss)	Percentage of Segment Revenue
BSI Life Science	$ 162.5	23.4 %	$ 78.1		15.0	%
BSI NANO	33.3	10.1 %	(3.0	)	(1.2	)%
BEST	10.9	10.0 %	4.0		4.4	%
Corporate, eliminations and other (a)	(32.0	)	(24.8	)
Total operating income	$ 174.7	15.5 %	$ 54.3		6.4	%

(a) Represents corporate costs and eliminations not allocated to the reportable segments.

The operating margin increases in the BSI Life Science and BSI NANO Segments resulted from higher revenue, volume and operating leverage. The operating margin increase in the BEST segment resulted from higher revenue and favorable mix.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We anticipate that our existing cash and credit facilities will be sufficient to support our operating and investing needs for at least the next twelve months. Our future cash requirements could be affected by acquisitions that we may complete, purchases of our common stock or the payment of dividends in the future. Historically, we have financed our growth and liquidity needs through cash flow generation and a combination of debt financings and issuances of common stock. In the future, there are no assurances that we will continue to generate cash flow from operations or that additional financing alternatives will be available to us, if required, or if available, will be obtained on terms favorable to us.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 totaled $706.0 million and $731.8 million, respectively, of which $583.2 million and $514.9 million, respectively, related to cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments held outside of the U.S. in our foreign subsidiaries, most significantly in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Hong Kong.

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The following table presents our cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the periods presented (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30, — 2021		2020
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 119.9		$ 46.8
Net cash used in investing activities	(95.4	)	(115.7	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(83.0	)	138.2
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(15.3	)	(0.8	)
Total (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	$ (73.8	)	$ 68.5

Cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 resulted from consolidated net income adjusted for non-cash items of $185.1 million, partially offset by a change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures of $65.2 million. The primary increase is a result of increased net income driven by the increase in revenue, gross profit and operating profit as a result of the rebounding in our business and end markets. The decrease in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily due to improved inventory management, higher payables and accrued liabilities partially offset by a decrease in cash received from customers due to timing of payments as compared to the same period in the prior year. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, net cash provided by operating activities resulted from consolidated net income adjusted for non-cash items of $97.5 million, partially offset by a change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures of $50.7 million. The increase in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily caused by an increase in cash received from customers offset by purchases of inventory for orders in 2020.

Cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 resulted mainly purchases of property, plant and equipment of $47.3 million, purchases of short-term investments of $48.0 million and acquisitions of $4.0 million. Cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily attributed to cash paid for purchases of property, of plant and equipment of $50.8 million, purchases of short-term investments of $50.0 million and acquisitions of $24.6 million offset by $6.1 million of maturities in short-term investments.

Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily from cash paid for purchases of common stock under our repurchase program of $71.1 million and $12.1 million for the payment of dividends. Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to $200.9 million in net proceeds from borrowings under the 2019 Revolving Credit Agreement offset in part by $12.3 million for the payment of dividends and $50.0 million of repurchases of common stock under our repurchase program.

Share Repurchase Program

In May 2019, our Board of Directors approved our share repurchase program (the “2019 Repurchase Program”) under which repurchases of common stock in the amount of up to $300.0 million were authorized to occur from time to time, in amounts, at prices, and at such times as we deem appropriate, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other considerations. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we purchased 24,873 shares of common stock with an aggregate cost of approximately $1.7 million under the 2019 Repurchase Program. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we repurchased a total of 555,602 shares at an aggregate cost of $34.5 million under the 2019 Repurchase Program. We completed the 2019 Repurchase Program in April 2021, after reaching the maximum cumulative spend.

In May 2021, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program (the “2021 Repurchase Program”) authorizing the purchase of up to $500.0 million of our common stock over a two-year period from time to time, in amounts, at prices, and at such times as we deem appropriate, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other considerations. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we purchased 530,703 shares of common stock with an aggregate cost of approximately $36.6 million under the 2021 Repurchase Program. At June 30, 2021, $463.4 million remained for future purchase under the 2021 Repurchase Program. We intend to fund any additional repurchases from cash on hand, future cash flows from operations and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The purchased shares are reflected within Treasury stock in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Income Taxes

At December 31, 2020 and in accordance with the tax reform legislation signed by the president of the United States on December 22, 2017, or the 2017 Tax Act, we recorded state and foreign withholding taxes, as well as subsequent foreign currency translations on these withholding taxes as they are an obligation of the parent company, on the cash and liquid assets portion of the

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unremitted earnings and profits (E&P) of foreign subsidiaries expected to be repatriated from our foreign subsidiaries to the United States. We continue to be indefinitely reinvested in the amount of $436 million of non-cash E&P that is subject to the 2017 Tax Act deemed repatriation. If this E&P is ultimately distributed to the United States in the form of dividends or otherwise we would likely be subject to additional withholding tax. We will continue to evaluate our assertions on the cumulative historical outside basis differences in our foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020. The amount of unrecognized deferred withholding taxes on the undistributed E&P was $63 million at December 31, 2020.

As of June 30, 2021, we had approximately $66.0 million of net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce state taxable income that are expected to expire at various times beginning in 2021; approximately $108.0 million of net operating losses available to reduce German federal income and trade taxes that are carried forward indefinitely and $12.5 million of other foreign net operating losses that are expected to expire at various times beginning in 2021. We also had U.S. state research and development tax credits of $7.1 million. Utilization of these credits and state net operating losses may be subject to annual limitations due to the ownership percentage change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 and similar state provisions. In the event of a deemed change in control under Internal Revenue Code Section 382, an annual limitation on the utilization of net operating losses and credits may result in the expiration of all or a portion of the net operating loss and credit carryforwards.

Uncertain tax contingencies are positions taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return that may result in additional payments to tax authorities. If a tax authority agrees with the tax position taken or expected to be taken or the applicable statute of limitations expires, then additional payments will not be necessary.

Credit Facilities

On December 11, 2019, we entered into (1) a new revolving credit agreement to establish a new revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million; (2) a term loan agreement to establish a new term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $300 million; and (3) a note purchase agreement to issue and sell CHF 297 million aggregate principal amount of 1.01% senior notes due December 11, 2029. Floating interest rates under the term loan were simultaneously fixed through cross-currency and interest rate swap agreements into Euro ($150 million) and Swiss Franc ($150 million) rates carrying average effective interest rates of 0.94% and hedge our net investment in our Euro and Swiss Franc denominated net assets. The new revolving credit agreement replaced our $500 million five-year revolving credit agreement established on October 27, 2015, that was terminated on December 11, 2019. In addition, we designated our CHF 297 million senior notes as a hedge in our net investment in our Swiss Franc denominated net assets. Proceeds from this financing were used to repay the outstanding borrowings under our prior 2015 revolving credit facility and we intend to use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes and to support corporate strategic objectives. During December 2019, we entered into U.S. Dollar to Euro cross-currency swaps on our existing 2012 private placement notes of $105 million of 4.31% Series 2012A Senior Notes, Tranche C, due January 18, 2022, and the existing $100 million of 4.46% Series 2012A Senior Notes, Tranche D, due January 18, 2024, resulting in an average effective interest rate of 2.25% on these instruments. The cross-currency swaps hedge our net investment in our Euro denominated net assets. As a result of entering into these interest rate and cross currency swap agreements, we reduced our interest expense by $1.3 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively and by $2.7 million and $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We anticipate these swap agreements will lower net interest expense in future years.

We had the following debt outstanding (dollars in millions):

US Dollar notes under the 2012 Note Purchase Agreement	June 30, 2021 — $ 205.0	$	205.0
CHF notes (in dollars) under the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement	320.9		335.5
US Dollar notes under the 2019 Term Loan	300.0		300.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2.2	)	(2.4	)
Finance lease obligations and other loans	5.6		6.4
Total debt	829.3		844.5
Current portion of long-term debt	(108.2	)	(2.2	)
Total long-term debt, less current portion	$ 721.1	$	842.3

As of June 30, 2021, there are no material changes to our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

As of June 30, 2021, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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The following is a summary of the maximum commitments and the net amounts available to us under the 2019 Credit Agreement and other lines of credit with various financial institutions located primarily in Germany and Switzerland that are unsecured and typically due upon demand with interest payable monthly, at June 30, 2021 (dollars in millions):

		Total Amount Committed by Lenders	Outstanding Borrowings	Outstanding Letters of Credit	Total Committed Amounts Available
2019 Credit Agreement	1.3 %	$ 600.0	$ —	$ 0.1	$ 599.9
Bank guarantees and working capital line	varies	122.0	—	122.0	—
Total revolving lines of credit		$ 722.0	$ —	$ 122.1	$ 599.9

As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of these debt agreements.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Information regarding recent accounting standard changes and developments is incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 1, Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, of this document and should be considered an integral part of this Item 2. See Note 2 in the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for recently adopted and issued accounting standards.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are potentially exposed to market risks associated with changes in foreign currency translation rates, interest rates and commodity prices. We selectively use financial instruments to reduce these risks. All transactions related to risk management techniques are authorized and executed pursuant to our policies and procedures. Analytical techniques used to manage and monitor foreign currency translation and interest rate risk include market valuations and sensitivity analysis.

Foreign Currency Risk

We generate a substantial portion of our revenues in international markets, principally Germany and other countries in the European Union, Switzerland and Japan, which exposes our operations to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. The impact of currency exchange rate movement can be positive or negative in any period. Our costs related to sales in foreign currencies are largely denominated in the same respective currencies, reducing our transaction risk exposure. However, for foreign currency denominated sales in certain regions, such as Japan, where we do not incur significant costs denominated in Japanese Yen, we are more exposed to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

For sales not denominated in U.S. dollars, if there is an increase in the rate at which a foreign currency is exchanged for U.S. dollars, it will require more of the foreign currency to equal a specified amount of U.S. dollars than before the rate increase. In such cases, if we price our products in the foreign currency, we will receive less in U.S. dollars than we would have received before the rate increase went into effect. If we price our products in U.S. dollars and competitors price their products in local currency, an increase in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar could result in our prices not being competitive in a market where business is transacted in the local currency. For example, if the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Japanese Yen, our Japanese-based competitors would have a greater pricing advantage over us.

Changes in foreign currency translation rates increased our revenue by 6.8% and decreased our revenue by 1.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Changes in foreign currency translation rates increased our revenue by 6.5% and decreased our revenue by 1.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries, where the functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates. Revenues and expenses of foreign subsidiaries are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the year. Adjustments resulting from financial statement translations are included as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net gains from currency translation adjustments of $14.3 million and $27.1 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net losses from foreign currency translation of $53.6 million and net gains of $3.9 million, respectively. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are reported in interest and other income (expense), net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

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We periodically enter into forward currency contracts in order to minimize the volatility that fluctuations in currency translation have on our monetary transactions. Under these arrangements, we typically agree to purchase a fixed amount of a foreign currency in exchange for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or other currencies on specified dates with maturities of less than twelve months, with some agreements extending to longer periods. These transactions do not qualify for hedge accounting and, accordingly, the instrument is recorded at fair value with the corresponding gains and losses recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

As of June 30, 2021, we have several cross-currency and interest rate swap agreements with a notional value of $150.0 million of U.S. dollar to Swiss Franc and a notional value of $355.0 million of U.S. dollar to Euro to hedge the variability in the movement of foreign currency exchange rates on portions of our Euro and Swiss Franc denominated net asset investments. Under the GAAP hedge accounting guidance, changes in fair value of the derivative that relates to changes in the foreign currency spot rate are recorded in the currency translation adjustment in comprehensive income (loss) and remain in accumulated comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity until the sale or substantial liquidation of the foreign operation. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net gains from the changes in fair value of the derivatives of $1.1 million and net losses of $11.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net gains from the changes in fair value of the derivatives of $28.8 million and net losses of $0.3 million, respectively.

On December 11, 2019, we entered into a note purchase agreement, referred to as the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement, with a group of institutional accredited investors. Pursuant to the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement, we issued and sold CHF 297 million aggregate principal amount of 1.01% senior notes due December 11, 2029. We designated our CHF 297 million senior notes as a hedge in our net investment in our Swiss Franc denominated net assets. Accordingly, the change in fair value of the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement is recorded in other comprehensive income within derivatives designated as hedging instruments, net of tax. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net losses from the changes in fair value of the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement of $0.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net gains from the changes in fair value of the 2019 Note Purchase Agreement of $20.0 million and net losses of $7.0 million, respectively.

From time to time, we have entered into forward exchange contracts designed to minimize the volatility that fluctuations in foreign currency have on our cash flows related to purchases and sales denominated in foreign currencies. Under these arrangements, we agree to purchase a fixed amount of a foreign currency in exchange for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or other currencies on specified dates typically with maturities of less than twelve months with some agreements extending to longer periods. These transactions are recorded at fair value with the corresponding gains and losses recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had foreign exchange contracts with notional amounts aggregating $134.5 million and $278.3 million, respectively. We will continue to evaluate our currency risks and in the future may utilize foreign currency contracts more frequently.

Interest Rate Risk

We regularly invest excess cash in short-term investments that are subject to changes in interest rates. We believe that the market risk arising from holding these financial instruments is minimal because of our policy of investing in short-term financial instruments issued by highly rated financial institutions.

Our exposure related to adverse movements in interest rates is derived primarily from outstanding floating rate debt instruments that are indexed to short-term market rates. We currently have a higher level of fixed rate debt than variable rate debt, which limits the exposure to adverse movements in interest rates.

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to certain commodity risks associated with prices for various raw materials. The prices of copper and certain other raw materials, particularly niobium-tin, used to manufacture superconductors, have increased significantly over the last decade. Copper and niobium-tin are the main components of low temperature superconductors and continued commodity price increases for copper and niobium, as well as other raw materials, may negatively affect our profitability. Periodically, we enter into commodity forward purchase contracts to minimize the volatility that fluctuations in the price of copper have on our sales of these products. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had fixed price commodity contracts with notional amounts aggregating $3.8 million and $8.8 million, respectively. The fair value of the fixed price commodity contracts at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $2.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively. As commodity contracts settle, gains (losses) as a result of changes in fair values are adjusted to the contracts with the customers through revenues. We will continue to evaluate our commodity risks and may utilize commodity forward purchase contracts more frequently in the future.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe inflation had a material impact on our business or operating results during any of the periods presented.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) by others within our organization. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2021. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2021.

Management concluded that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, including, but not limited to, patent and commercial matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. There are no such matters pending that we currently believe are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our business or to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 25, 2019, in a complaint filed in the Düsseldorf, Germany, District Court, Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG (Zeiss), sued Luxendo GmbH (Luxendo), a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation, for infringement of a recently registered German utility model patent licensed to Zeiss pertaining to one specific Luxendo product category. We are vigorously defending against this claim.

In addition, we are subject to regulation by national, state and local government agencies in the United States and other countries in which we operate. From time to time, we are the subject of governmental investigations often involving regulatory, marketing and other business practices. These governmental investigations may result in the commencement of civil and criminal proceedings, fines, penalties and administrative remedies which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and/or liquidity.

ITEM IA. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal 2021 may be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has been and will likely continue to be extensive in many geographies and aspects of society. The pandemic has resulted in and will likely continue to result in disruptions to the global economy, as well as businesses, supply chains and capital markets around the world.

Impacts to our business included temporary closures in 2020 of many of our government and university customers and our suppliers, disruptions or restrictions on our employees’ and customers’ ability to travel, and delays in product installations or shipments to and from affected countries. In an effort to halt the outbreak of COVID-19, a number of countries, including the United States, have implemented and some continue to implement significant restrictions on travel, shelter in place or stay at home orders, and business closures. While some of these restrictions are loosening in certain jurisdictions, some markets have returned to restrictions in the face of increases in new COVID-19 cases or new strains of the virus. A number of states, including California, Massachusetts and New Jersey where we have significant operations, have implemented re-opening policies as vaccines to protect against the virus continue to be administered. However, many of our employees in these areas continue to work remotely, and any re-openings may be delayed or pulled back if the virus continues to spread or as new strains of the virus emerge, in particular if existing vaccines are determined to be less effective against these new strains than against earlier strains. In addition, while some parts of the world are beginning to resume pre-pandemic business operations, certain Asia Pacific geographies where we operate are continuing to experience significant disruptions relating to COVID-19. Much of the commercial activity in sales and marketing, and customer demonstrations and applications training, is still either being conducted remotely or postponed. Customer purchasing departments could operate at reduced capacity and customers could delay or cut capital expenditures and operating budgets due to ongoing pandemic-related concerns. Even where customers have re-opened their sites, some still operate at productivity levels

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that are below pre-pandemic levels in an effort to accommodate safety protocols and as a result of pandemic-related supply chain disruptions. Any resurgence of the virus or the emergence of new strains of the virus, particularly any new strains which are resistant to existing vaccines, may require us or our customers to close or partially close operations once again. These travel restrictions, business closures and operating reductions at Bruker, our customers, our distributors, and/or our suppliers have in the past adversely impacted and may continue to adversely impact our operations worldwide, including our ability to manufacture, sell or distribute our products, as well as cause temporary closures of our foreign distributors, or the facilities of suppliers or customers. Global supply chains, including for semiconductor chips, components and raw materials such as copper, have been disrupted, causing shortages, which could impact our ability to manufacture or supply our products. We could also experience increased compensation expenses associated with employee recruiting and employee retention to the extent employment opportunities start multiplying post-pandemic, causing the search for and retention of talent to become more competitive. This disruption of our employees, distributors, suppliers and customers has historically impacted and may continue to impact our global sales and future operating results.

We are continuing to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our commercial operations in 2021. However, we cannot at this time accurately predict what effects these conditions will ultimately have on our operations due to uncertainties relating to the severity of the disease, including the impact of any resurgence of the virus, the continued emergence of new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of vaccines, the willingness of individuals to receive vaccines, (including to protect against any new strains of the virus), and the length or severity of travel restrictions, business closures, and other safety and precautionary measures imposed by the governments of impacted countries. The pandemic has also adversely affected the economies and financial markets of many countries, which has affected and likely may continue to affect demand for the Company’s products and its operating results.

There have been no other material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table sets forth all purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 of shares of our common stock.

Period — April 1 - April 30, 2021 (1)	24,873	Average Price Paid per Share — $ 68.01	24,873	Maximum Number of Shares (or approximate dollar value) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs — $ —
May 1 - May 31, 2021 (2)	465,503	$ 68.86	465,503	$ 467,943,143
June 1 - June 30, 2021 (2)	65,200	$ 69.98	65,200	$ 463,380,168
	555,576	$ 68.96	555,576

(1) The Company purchased shares of common stock in accordance with its share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors and announced on May 10, 2019. The shares were purchased on the open market at prevailing prices. We completed the share purchase program in April 2021, after reaching the maximum cumulative spend.

(2) The Company purchased shares of common stock in accordance with its share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors and announced on May 12, 2021, which permits the purchase of up to $500 million of its common stock over a two-year period. The shares were purchased on the open market at prevailing prices.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1*	First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement
31.1*	Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*	Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*	The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 has been formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)

• Filed or furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 5, 2021	BRUKER CORPORATION — By:	/s/ FRANK H. LAUKIEN, PH.D.
		Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.
		President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 5, 2021	By:	/s/ GERALD N. HERMAN
		Gerald N. Herman
		Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
		(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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