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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     
Contacts:  
Jerry W. Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO — (770) 612-2048
Sidney G. Jones, Vice President-Investor Relations — (770) 818-4628

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS

Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 2011 — Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) reports sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Thomas C. Gallagher, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that record sales totaling $3.0 billion were up 14% compared to the first quarter of 2010. Net income for the quarter was $126.5 million, an increase of 26% over $100.6 million recorded in the same period of the previous year. Earnings per share on a diluted basis were 80 cents, up 27% compared to 63 cents for the first quarter last year.

Mr. Gallagher stated, “We are pleased to report another period of solid sales and earnings growth for the Company and are especially encouraged by the positive sales momentum in all four of our business units. Our Automotive Group produced a 9% sales increase for the second consecutive quarter, which reflects the solid execution of our sales initiatives combined with the positive fundamentals of the aftermarket. Our Industrial and Electrical businesses continue to turn in the strongest results among our four business segments. Sales for Motion Industries, our Industrial Group, were up 24% in the quarter, and EIS, our Electrical Group, generated a 39% increase. Both Motion Industries and EIS sell into the manufacturing sector of the economy, which began its recovery in 2010 and continues to perform well today. S.P. Richards, our Office Products Group, showed a 5% sales increase for the quarter, marking their second consecutive period of sales growth and up sequentially from a 3% increase in the fourth quarter of 2010.”

Mr. Gallagher concluded, “We feel good about the sales and earnings growth achieved in the first quarter and are optimistic that our businesses will show continued progress over the balance of the year. Our management team remains committed to sustaining good revenue growth, further improving operating margins, generating solid cash flows and maintaining a strong balance sheet.”
Conference Call

Genuine Parts Company will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the results of the quarter and the future outlook. Interested parties may listen to the call on the Company’s website, www.genpt.com, by clicking “Investor Services”, or by dialing 1-866-777-9139, conference ID 55843045. A replay will also be available on the Company’s website or at 1-800-642-1687, conference ID 55843045, two hours after the completion of the call until 12:00 a.m. EDT on April 30, 2011.

Forward Looking Statements

Some statements in this report, as well as in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or otherwise release to the public and in materials that we make available on our website, constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Senior officers may also make verbal statements to analysts, investors, the media and others that are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may relate, for example, to future operations, prospects, strategies, financial condition, economic performance (including growth and earnings), industry conditions and demand for our products and services. The Company cautions that its forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and while we believe that our expectations for the future are reasonable in view of currently available information, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events may differ materially from those indicated as a result of various important factors. Such factors may include, among other things, slowing demand for the Company’s products, changes in general economic conditions, including, unemployment, inflation or deflation, high energy costs, uncertain credit markets and other macro-economic conditions, the ability to maintain favorable vendor arrangements and relationships, disruptions in our vendors’ operations, competitive product, service and pricing pressures, the Company’s ability to successfully implement its business initiatives in each of its four business segments, the uncertainties and costs of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2010 and from time to time in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Forms 10-K, 10-Q, Form 8-K and other reports to the SEC.

About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S.P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products nationwide in the U.S. and Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2011   2010
    (Unaudited)
    (in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
  $ 2,974,198   $ 2,602,115
Cost of goods sold
  2,125,404   1,841,640
 
               
Gross profit
  848,794   760,475
Operating expenses:
               
Selling, administrative & other expenses
  634,269   576,217
Depreciation and amortization
  22,545   22,143
 
               
 
  656,814   598,360
Income before income taxes
  191,980   162,115
Income taxes
  65,465   61,506
 
               
Net income
  $ 126,515   $ 100,609
 
               
Basic net income per common share
  $ .80   $ .63
Diluted net income per common share
  $ .80   $ .63
Weighted average common shares outstanding
  157,633   158,771
Dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards
  1,023   408
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution
  158,656   159,179
 
               

   

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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY and SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2011   2010
    (Unaudited)
    (in thousands)
Net sales:
               
Automotive
  $ 1,404,865   $ 1,290,401
Industrial
  999,771   803,302
Office Products
  432,666   410,511
Electrical/Electronic Materials
  139,814   100,298
Other (1)
  (2,918 )   (2,397 )
 
               
Total net sales
  $ 2,974,198   $ 2,602,115
 
               
Operating profit:
               
Automotive
  $ 97,899   $ 88,905
Industrial
  66,009   48,846
Office Products
  37,404   36,559
Electrical/Electronic Materials
  10,070   6,815
 
               
Total operating profit
  211,382   181,125
Interest expense, net
  (6,500 )   (6,733 )
Other, net
  (12,902 )   (12,277 )
 
               
Income before income taxes
  $ 191,980   $ 162,115
 
               
Capital expenditures
  $ 14,534   $ 9,850
 
               
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 22,545   $ 22,143
 
               

  (1)   Represents the net effect of discounts, incentives and freight billed reported as a component of net sales.

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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                 
    March 31,   March 31,
    2011   2010
    (Unaudited)
    (in thousands)
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 465,882   $ 333,537
Trade accounts receivable, net
  1,490,744   1,323,980
Merchandise inventories, net
  2,236,758   2,211,457
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  301,845   277,257
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
  4,495,229   4,146,231
Goodwill and other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
  229,276   204,907
Deferred tax asset
  155,543   167,632
Other assets
  209,656   172,723
Net property, plant and equipment
  479,816   477,269
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 5,569,520   $ 5,168,762
 
               
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Trade accounts payable
  $ 1,369,542   $ 1,185,177
Current portion of debt
  250,000  
Income taxes payable
  74,661   78,609
Dividends payable
  70,950   65,083
Other current liabilities
  238,483   185,260
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
  2,003,636   1,514,129
Long-term debt
  250,000   500,000
Retirement and other post-retirement benefit liabilities
  252,432   299,567
Other long-term liabilities
  184,584   169,500
 
               
Common stock
  157,543   158,792
Retained earnings and other
  2,982,748   2,802,369
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (270,029 )   (283,579 )
 
               
TOTAL PARENT EQUITY
  2,870,262   2,677,582
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
  8,606   7,984
 
               
TOTAL EQUITY
  2,878,868   2,685,566
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  $ 5,569,520   $ 5,168,762
 
               

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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                 
    Three Months
    Ended March 31,
    2011   2010
    (Unaudited)
    (in thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net income
  $ 126,515   $ 100,609
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
  22,545   22,143
Share-based compensation
  512   1,091
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
  (529 )  
Other
  85   19
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
  (95,717 )   15,783
 
               
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  53,411   139,645
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
  (14,534 )   (9,850 )
Acquisitions and other
  (33,903 )   (65,772 )
 
               
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  (48,437 )   (75,622 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Stock options exercised
  609   2,581
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
  529  
Dividends paid
  (64,600 )   (63,544 )
Purchase of stock
  (9,095 )   (9,306 )
 
               
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  (72,557 )   (70,269 )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
  3,497   2,980
 
               
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  (64,086 )   (3,266 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
  529,968   336,803
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 465,882   $ 333,537
 
               

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