Management said both fourth-quarter sales and adjusted earnings per share exceeded the high end of the company’s guidance, while orders reached a new high. Fourth-quarter sales increased 44% in U.S. dollars and 29% organically; sales rose 16% sequentially, ahead of management’s mid-single-digit growth expectations. Fourth-quarter sales increased 44% in U.S. dollars and 29% organically; sales rose 16% sequentially, ahead of management’s mid-single-digit growth expectations. Fourth-quarter sales rose 12% in U.S. dollars and 9% organically; full-year sales grew 8% in U.S. dollars and 7% organically. Fourth-quarter sales rose 12% in U.S. dollars and 9% organically; full-year sales grew 8% in U.S. dollars and 7% organically.