date:May 07, 2014
ints to 20.6% from 19.1% in the prior year. The results of Aromor were not significant to the consolidated financial results of the Company for the first quarter of 2014.
Excluding items impacting comparability, the adjusted effective tax rate was 25.5%, or 150 basis points higher than the prior year adjusted effective tax rate of 24.0%. The increase in the adjusted effective tax rate was primarily driven by the absence of the U.S. RD tax credit in the current quarter.
Cash flow from operation