UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarter ended: October 31, 2006
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 001-07763
MET-PRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 23-1683282 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
160 Cassell Road, P.O. Box 144 | ||
Harleysville, Pennsylvania | 19438 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 723-6751
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 [ X ] No [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ X ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ X ] |
As of October 31, 2006 the Registrant had 11,215,244 Common Shares, par value of $.10 per share, issued and outstanding. |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||
Financial Statements | ||||
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
(unaudited)
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||
Item 1. Financial Statements | ||||
October 31, | January 31, | |||
ASSETS | 2006 | 2006 | ||
Current assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $18,537,674 | $17,683,305 | ||
Marketable securities | 20,294 | - | ||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful | ||||
accounts of approximately $180,000 and | ||||
$247,000, respectively | 19,936,228 | 17,909,727 | ||
Inventories | 18,940,498 | 16,438,481 | ||
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets | 1,363,890 | 1,381,900 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 620,667 | 591,534 | ||
Total current assets | 59,419,251 | 54,004,947 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 16,977,419 | 13,838,221 | ||
Costs in excess of net assets of businesses acquired, net | 20,798,913 | 20,798,913 | ||
Other assets | 1,001,642 | 1,020,844 | ||
Total assets | $98,197,225 | $89,662,925 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
Current liabilities | ||||
Current portion of long-term debt | $1,943,898 | $1,689,413 | ||
Accounts payable | 6,793,015 | 5,900,281 | ||
Accrued salaries, wages and expenses | 8,462,623 | 7,150,142 | ||
Dividend payable | 757,029 | 699,819 | ||
Customers' advances | 1,081,913 | 1,703,092 | ||
Total current liabilities | 19,038,478 | 17,142,747 | ||
Long-term debt | 5,745,214 | 2,723,586 | ||
Other non-current liabilities | 44,859 | 43,211 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 2,208,638 | 2,215,143 | ||
Total liabilities | 27,037,189 | 22,124,687 | ||
Shareholders' equity | ||||
Common shares, $.10 par value; 18,000,000 shares | ||||
authorized, 12,846,608 shares issued, | ||||
of which 1,631,364 and 1,649,498 shares were reacquired | ||||
and held in treasury at the respective dates | 1,284,661 | 1,284,661 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 7,828,910 | 7,564,180 | ||
Retained earnings | 73,677,065 | 70,645,717 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (123,946 | ) | (321,821 | ) |
Treasury shares, at cost | (11,506,654 | ) | (11,634,499 | ) |
Total shareholders' equity | 71,160,036 | 67,538,238 | ||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $98,197,225 | $89,662,925 | ||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||
October 31, | October 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
Net sales | $68,881,850 | $62,492,924 | $25,323,927 | $21,918,792 | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 47,973,992 | 42,762,662 | 17,005,918 | 15,205,528 | ||||
Gross profit | 20,907,858 | 19,730,262 | 8,318,009 | 6,713,264 | ||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Selling | 6,269,844 | 5,899,709 | 2,297,478 | 1,972,308 | ||||
General and administrative | 7,162,325 | 6,617,271 | 2,622,394 | 2,256,715 | ||||
Loss on curtailment of pension benefits | 234,180 | - | 234,180 | - | ||||
13,666,349 | 12,516,980 | 5,154,052 | 4,229,023 | |||||
Income from operations | 7,241,509 | 7,213,282 | 3,163,957 | 2,484,241 | ||||
Interest expense | (256,519 | ) | (196,868 | ) | (109,205 | ) | (60,954 | ) |
Other income, net | 759,712 | 457,195 | 254,461 | 162,610 | ||||
Income before taxes | 7,744,702 | 7,473,609 | 3,309,213 | 2,585,897 | ||||
Provision for taxes | 2,555,751 | 2,316,820 | 1,136,395 | 703,875 | ||||
Net income | $5,188,951 | $5,156,789 | $2,172,818 | $1,882,022 | ||||
Earnings per share, basic (1) | $.46 | $.46 | $.19 | $.17 | ||||
Earnings per share, diluted (2) | $.46 | $.46 | $.19 | $.17 | ||||
Cash dividend per share - declared (3) | $.1925 | $.1788 | $.0675 | $.0625 | ||||
Cash dividend per share - paid (3) | $.1875 | $.1744 | $.0625 | $.0581 |
(1) | Basic earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 11,204,760 and 11,185,838 for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and 11,203,551 and 11,184,295 for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
(2) | Diluted earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 11,384,801 and 11,320,875 for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and 11,382,247 and 11,317,027 for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
(3) | The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.0625 per share payable on March 9, 2006, June 7, 2006, and September 6, 2006 to shareholders of record as of February 24, 2006, May 26, 2006, and August 24, 2006, respectively, and a quarterly dividend of $.0675 per share payable on December 14, 2006 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2006. Quarterly dividends of $.0581 per share were paid on March 8, 2005, June 8, 2005, and September 8, 2005 to shareholders of record as of February 25, 2005, May 27, 2005, and August 28, 2005, respectively, and a quarterly dividend of $.0625 per share payable on December 8, 2005 to shareholders of record as of November 25, 2005. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MET-PRO CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(unaudited)
Accumulated | |||||||||||
Additional | Other | ||||||||||
Common | Paid-in | Retained | Comprehensive | Treasury | |||||||
Shares | Capital | Earnings | Income/(Loss) | Shares | Total |
Balances, January 31, 2006 | $1,284,661 | $7,564,180 | $70,645,717 | ($321,821 | ) | ($11,634,499 | ) | $67,538,238 | |||
Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
Net income | - | - | 5,188,951 | - | - | ||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | - | 209,890 | - | ||||||
Interest rate swap, | |||||||||||
net of tax of ($4,846) | - | - | - | (10,993 | ) | - | |||||
Securities available for sale, | |||||||||||
net of tax of ($504) | - | - | - | (1,022 | ) | - | |||||
Total comprehensive income | 5,386,826 | ||||||||||
Dividends paid, $.125 per share | - | - | (1,400,574 | ) | - | - | (1,400,574 | ) | |||
Dividends declared, $.0675 per | |||||||||||
share | - | - | (757,029 | ) | - | - | (757,029 | ) | |||
Stock-based compensation | - | 245,402 | - | - | - | 245,402 | |||||
Stock option transactions | - | 19,328 | - | - | 127,845 | 147,173 | |||||
Balances, October 31, 2006 | $1,284,661 | $7,828,910 | $73,677,065 | ($123,946 | ) | ($11,506,654 | ) | $71,160,036 |
Accumulated | |||||||||||
Additional | Other | ||||||||||
Common | Paid-in | Retained | Comprehensive | Treasury | |||||||
Shares | Capital | Earnings | Income/(Loss) | Shares | Total |
Balances, January 31, 2005 | $963,496 | $7,930,646 | $66,032,446 | $100,635 | ($11,862,032 | ) | $63,165,191 | ||||
Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
Net income | - | - | 5,156,789 | - | - | ||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | - | (264,444 | ) | - | |||||
Interest rate swap, | |||||||||||
net of tax of ($38,028) | - | - | - | 71,186 | - | ||||||
Total comprehensive income | 4,963,531 | ||||||||||
Dividends paid, $.1163 per share | - | - | (1,300,374 | ) | - | - | (1,300,374 | ) | |||
Dividends declared, $.0625 per share | - | - | (699,539 | ) | - | - | (699,539 | ) | |||
Stock option transactions | - | (43,387 | ) | - | - | 367,668 | 324,281 | ||||
Purchase of 12,548 treasury shares | - | - | - | - | (140,135 | ) | (140,135 | ) | |||
Balances, October 31, 2005 | $963,496 | $7,887,259 | $69,189,322 | ($92,623 | ) | ($11,634,499 | ) | $66,312,955 | |||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
October 31, | ||||||
2006 | 2005 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
Net income | $5,188,951 | $5,156,789 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net | ||||||
cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,183,326 | 1,109,925 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | (1,659 | ) | (1,659 | ) | ||
Loss on sale of property and equipment, net | 11,754 | 8,348 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 245,402 | - | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | ( 67,424 | ) | 96,682 | |||
(Increase) decrease in operating assets: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,842,257 | ) | (2,172,567 | ) | ||
Inventories | (2,414,105 | ) | (2,638,644 | ) | ||
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets | 202 | 18,158 | ||||
Other assets | 25,421 | (6,744 | ) | |||
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,064,990 | 1,560,944 | ||||
Customers’ advances | (621,249 | ) | 380,037 | |||
Other non-current liabilities | 1,648 | 1,648 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,775,000 | 3,512,917 | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 14,310 | 31,696 | ||||
Acquisitions of property and equipment | (4,192,649 | ) | (2,093,201 | ) | ||
Securities available for sale | (21,820 | ) | - | |||
Net cash (used in) investing activities | (4,200,159 | ) | (2,061,505 | ) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
Proceeds from new borrowings | 4,306,406 | - | ||||
Reduction of debt | (1,103,380 | ) | (1,500,910 | ) | ||
Exercise of stock options | 147,173 | 324,281 | ||||
Payment of dividends | (2,100,393 | ) | (1,948,755 | ) | ||
Purchase of treasury shares | - | (140,135 | ) | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,249,806 | (3,265,519 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 29,722 | (59,026 | ) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 854,369 | (1,873,133 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1 | 17,683,305 | 20,889,476 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at October 31 | $18,537,674 | $19,016,343 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 151, "Inventory Costs". The new Statement amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing", to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material. This Statement requires that those items be recognized as current period charges and requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. This Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. SFAS No. 151 has not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”. This Statement revises SFAS No. 123 and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) requires the fair value of all stock option awards issued to employees to be recorded as an expense over the related vesting period. The Statement also requires the recognition of compensation expense for the fair value of any unvested stock option awards outstanding at the date of adoption. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) on February 1, 2006, the Company, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, provided pro forma disclosure of its compensation costs associated with the fair value of stock options that had been granted, and accordingly, no compensation costs were recognized in its consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method, and accordingly, the financial statement amounts for the prior periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have not been restated to reflect the fair value method of expensing share-based compensation. During the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) lowered net income by $164,419 and increased general and administrative expense by $245,402. The after-tax impact of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) is expected to approximate $219,000 during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2007. The adoption of this standard had no material impact on the Company's overall financial position and no impact on cash flow. See Note 4 for further information and the required disclosures under SFAS No. 123(R).
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets,” which addresses the measurement of exchanges of non-monetary assets. SFAS No. 153 eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for non-monetary exchanges of similar productive assets, which was previously provided by APB No. 29, “Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions,” and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. SFAS No. 153 specifies that a non-monetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for non-monetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. SFAS No. 153 has not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”. FIN No. 47 requires an entity to recognize a liability for a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability can be reasonably estimated. The Interpretation also clarifies that the term Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. FIN No. 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN No. 47 was effective for the Company with its fiscal year ended January 31, 2006. FIN No. 47 has not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, which replaces APB No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”. SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for accounting and reporting a change in accounting principle, and applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles, as well as changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance it does not include specific transition provisions. Specifically, SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine the period specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. When it is impracticable to determine the effects of the change, the new accounting principle must be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application is practicable and a corresponding adjustment must be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that period rather than being reported in an income statement. When it
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
is impracticable to determine the cumulative effect of the change, the new principle must be applied as if it were adopted prospectively from the earliest date practicable. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. SFAS No. 154 does not change the transition provisions of any existing pronouncements. SFAS No. 154 has not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of SFAS No. 109”, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 is effective and will be adopted by the Company on February 1, 2007. FIN No. 48 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)”. SFAS No. 158 requires an entity to recognize in its consolidated balance sheet an asset for a defined benefit postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial position, operations and cash flows.
Reclassifications: In connection with a comment letter process with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006, management undertook a review of operating segment aggregation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” and determined that, based on the current business environment in which the Company operates, the economic characteristics of its operating segments, and management’s view of the business, a revision of the aggregation of its operating segments was appropriate.
The Company has identified six operating segments and has aggregated those segments into two reportable segments and one other segment as follows: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment, Fluid Handling Equipment and Filtration and Purification (“all other”). The Filtration and Purification segment is comprised of four operating segments that do not meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in SFAS No. 131, but which can be combined due to certain quantitative thresholds listed in SFAS No. 131. The disclosures in the Business Segment Data in Note 12 have been restated to reflect two reportable segments and one other segment. The restatement has no effect upon the Company’s consolidated statement of operations, consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity or consolidated statement of cash flows for any of the affected periods. Accordingly, the Company’s historical net sales, net income, earnings per share, total assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity are unchanged by the restatement of business segment data.
Additionally, the Company has reclassified gains/(losses) on the sale of property and equipment from other income, net to general and administrative expense, in the consolidated statement of operations and the income from operations in the Business Segment Data in Note 12, for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2005, and the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.
Stock Split: On October 10, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a four-for-three stock split, effective in the form of a stock distribution, payable on November 15, 2005 to shareholders of record on November 1, 2005. The Company retained the current par value of $.10 per share for all common shares. All references in the financial statements and notes to the number of shares outstanding, per share amounts, and stock option data of the Company’s common shares have been restated to reflect the effect of the stock split for all periods presented.
Shareholders’ equity reflects the stock split by reclassifying from “Additional paid-in capital” to “Common shares” an amount equal to the par value of the additional shares arising from the split.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Marketable Securities: All of our marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of any related tax effect, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) in shareholders’ equity in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in other income, net.
NOTE 2 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mefiag B.V., Flex-Kleen Canada Inc., Strobic Air Corporation, MPC Inc., Pristine Water Solutions Inc., Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. and Met-Pro (Hong Kong) Limited Company. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2006 and the results of operations for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended. The results of operations for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006.
NOTE 4 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock Options: Effective February 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment," which revised SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and superseded APB No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". Prior to February 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation under the provisions of APB No. 25 and related interpretations. Accordingly, no compensation expense related to granting of stock options had been recognized in the financial statements prior to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) for stock options that were granted, as the grant price equaled the market price on the date of grant.
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method, and accordingly the financial statement amounts for the prior periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have not been restated to reflect the fair value method of expensing share-based compensation. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized in the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not vested as of February 1, 2006 and shared-based payments granted after February 1, 2006.
For the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2006, the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) as compared to if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25 is as follows: an increase in general and administrative expense by $245,402 and $81,801, respectively; a reduction in net income by $164,419 and $54,807, respectively; and had a de minimis effect on basic and diluted earnings per share. SFAS No. 123(R) requires the Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the compensation expense instead of recognizing these forfeitures and the resulting reduction in compensation expense as they occur. As of February 1, 2006, the cumulative after-tax effect of this change in accounting for forfeitures reduced stock-based compensation by $12,814. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the vesting period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. The adoption of this standard had no impact on net cash flows and results in the reclassification on the consolidated cash flows statement of related tax
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benefits from cash flows from operating activities to cash flows from financing activities to the extent these tax benefits exceeded the associated compensation cost recognized in the income statement.
At this time, the Company’s practice is to grant options with one-third exercisable as of the date of grant and the remaining two-thirds vesting over a two year period; provided, however, in the event of a “change of control”, any unvested portion of the option shall become immediately exercisable. The Company’s present practice is that the duration of options is for up to ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination under various conditions. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. The fair value of options was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The per share weighted-average fair value at the date of grant for stock options granted during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006 was $2.76 per option. For the nine months ended October 31, 2006, there have been no additional stock options granted. The application of this valuation model relies on the following assumptions that are judgmental and sensitive in the determination of the compensation expense:
Nine Months Ended | |||
October 31, | |||
2006 | 2005 | ||
Expected term (years) | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
Risk-free interest rate | 3.63% - 4.58% | 3.11% - 4.58% | |
Expected volatility | 30% - 32% | 30% - 32% | |
Dividend yield | 2.26% - 3.39% | 2.26% - 3.73% |
Historical information was the principal basis for the selection of the expected term and dividend yield. The expected volatility is based on a weighted-average combination of historical and implied volatilities over a time period that approximates the expected term of the option. The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon the U.S. Treasury Bill rates in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.
The following table summarizes stock option transactions for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006:
Weighted | |||||
Weighted | Average | ||||
Average | Remaining | Aggregate | |||
Shares | Exercise Price | Life (years) | Intrinsic Value | ||
Options: | |||||
Outstanding at February 1, 2006 | 810,742 | $9.8071 | 7.68 | ||
Granted | - | - | |||
Forfeited | 6,667 | 11.18 | |||
Expired | - | - | |||
Exercised | 18,134 | 8.12 | |||
Outstanding at October 31, 2006 | 785,941 | $9.8344 | 7.18 | $2,896,664 | |
Exercisable at October 31, 2006 | 619,487 | $9.4274 | 7.18 | $2,535,312 |
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 was $92,085 and $227,797, respectively. The intrinsic value of stock options is the amount by which the market price of the stock on a given date, such as at the end of the period or on the day of exercise, exceeded the market price of stock on the date of grant.
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The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding and options exercisable as of October 31, 2006:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||
Weighted Average | ||||||||||||
Remaining | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | ||||||||||
Shares | Life (years) | Exercise Price | Shares | Exercise Price | ||||||||
Range of prices: | ||||||||||||
$5.48 - 5.99 | 32,980 | 3.21 | $5.5533 | 32,980 | $5.5533 | |||||||
$6.00 - 6.99 | 64,716 | 4.39 | 6.8063 | 64,716 | 6.8063 | |||||||
$7.00 - 8.99 | 205,231 | 5.23 | 7.3740 | 205,231 | 7.3740 | |||||||
$9.00 - 11.99 | 161,340 | 7.96 | 9.8813 | 107,558 | 9.8813 | |||||||
$12.00 - 12.99 | 321,674 | 8.44 | 12.4288 | 209,002 | 12.6331 | |||||||
785,941 | 7.18 | $9.8344 | 619,487 | $9.4274 |
As of October 31, 2006, there was $373,038 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
The following table provides the pro forma net income and earnings per share for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2005 as if compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation was determined as of the grant date under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," as amended by SFAS No. 148.
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||
October 31, 2005 | October 31, 2005 | |||||
Net income, as reported | $5,156,789 | $1,882,022 | ||||
Add: | Stock-based employee compensation expense | |||||
included in reported net income, net of tax | - | - | ||||
Less: | Pro forma expense related to stock options granted, net of tax effects | (125,070 | ) | (41,690 | ) | |
Pro forma | $5,031,719 | $1,840,332 | ||||
Earnings per share, basic: | ||||||
As reported | $.46 | $.17 | ||||
Pro forma | .45 | .16 | ||||
Earnings per share, diluted: | ||||||
As reported | $.46 | $.17 | ||||
Pro forma | .44 | .16 |
For the purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the fair value of the options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES
At October 31, 2006 the Company's marketable securities had a fair market value of $20,294, which is net of a gross unrealized loss of $1,526. The marketable securities are composed of 547 shares of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (“AWI”) distributed to Met-Pro as part of Chapter 11 reorganization settlement in October of 2006.
NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
October 31, | January 31, | ||
2006 | 2006 | ||
Raw materials | $14,139,255 | $9,116,168 | |
Work in progress | 2,776,459 | 2,334,589 | |
Finished goods | 2,024,784 | 4,987,724 | |
$18,940,498 | $16,438,481 |
NOTE 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Net cash flows from operating activities reflect cash payments for interest and income taxes as follows:
Nine Months Ended | |||
October 31, | |||
2006 | 2005 | ||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||
Interest | $247,049 | $210,071 | |
Income taxes | 2,834,775 | 1,290,171 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 - DEBT
Short-term debt:
The Company and its subsidiaries have domestic and foreign unsecured lines of credit totaling $5,000,000 which can be used for working capital. As of October 31, 2006, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary borrowed $382,890 (300,000 Euro) from its available line of credit.
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
October 31, | January 31, | ||
2006 | 2006 | ||
Note payable, bank, payable in | |||
quarterly installments of $300,000, | |||
plus interest at a rate of 75 basis points | |||
over the ninety day LIBOR rate | |||
(effective interest rate of 6.42% at | |||
October 31, 2006), maturing October, 2008. | $2,700,000 | $3,600,000 | |
Note payable, bank, payable in | |||
quarterly installments of $31,908 | |||
(25,000 Euro), plus interest at a | |||
fixed rate of 3.82%, maturing | |||
January, 2016. | 1,180,624 | 379,387 | |
Line of credit, $382,890 (300,000 Euro), | |||
payable upon demand, plus | |||
interest at a rate of 70 basis points | |||
over the thirty day EURIBOR rate | |||
(effective interest rate of 4.05% at | |||
October 31, 2006). | 382,890 | 364,559 | |
Bond payable, bank, payable in | |||
quarterly installments of $58,333, | |||
plus interest at a rate of 16 basis points | |||
below the ninety day LIBOR rate | |||
(effective interest rate of 5.51% at | |||
October 31, 2006), maturing April, 2021. | 3,390,706 | 50,000 | |
7,654,220 | 4,393,946 | ||
Less current portion | 1,943,898 | 1,689,413 | |
5,710,322 | 2,704,533 | ||
Fair market value of interest rate | |||
swap liability | 34,892 | 19,053 | |
Long-term portion | $5,745,214 | $2,723,586 |
The note payables and bond payable are subject to certain covenants, including maintenance of prescribed amounts of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has two separate interest rate swap agreements to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates. Effective October 29, 1998, the Company entered into a ten-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the note payable maturing October 2008. The Company swapped the ninety day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 5.23%. As a result, the effective fixed interest rate is 5.98%. Effective April 3, 2006, the Company entered into a fifteen-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the bond payable maturing April 2021. The Company swapped the ninety day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 4.87%. As a result, the effective fixed interest rate is 4.71%. These interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges that qualify for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by SFAS 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an Amendment to FASB Statement No. 133”. There was no hedge ineffectiveness as of October 31, 2006. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements resulted in a decrease in equity of $23,378 (net of tax) for the nine-months ended October 31, 2006 and a decrease in equity of $12,385 (net of tax) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006. These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.
Maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
Year Ending | ||
January 31, | ||
2007 | $1,943,898 | |
2008 | 1,561,472 | |
2009 | 1,561,472 | |
2010 | 361,472 | |
2011 | 361,472 | |
Thereafter | 1,864,434 | |
$7,654,220 |
NOTE 9 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) consisted of the following:
October 31, | January 31, | |||
2006 | 2006 | |||
Interest rate swap, net of tax | ($23,378 | ) | ($12,385 | ) |
Unrealized loss on securities available-for sale, net of tax | (1,022 | ) | - | |
Cumulative translation of adjustment | 610,321 | 400,431 | ||
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax | (709,867 | ) | (709,867 | ) |
($123,946 | ) | ($321,821 | ) |
NOTE 10 - OTHER INCOME, NET
Other income, net was comprised of the following:
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | October 31, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Interest income | $736,050 | $426,009 | $242,066 | $168,268 | |||||
Other miscellaneous income/(expense) | 23,662 | 31,186 | 12,395 | (5,658 | ) | ||||
$759,712 | $457,195 | $254,461 | $162,610 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 11 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Pension Plans: The Company has several defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the United States. In the third quarter ended October 31, 2006, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plans to freeze the accrual of future benefits for all its salaried and non-union hourly employees, effective on December 31, 2006, which resulted in the Company recognizing a curtailment loss of $234,180. The net periodic pension cost is based on estimated values provided by independent actuaries. The following table provides the components of net periodic pension costs:
Net Periodic Pension Cost | |||||||||
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | October 31, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Service cost | $523,584 | $465,048 | $169,460 | $155,016 | |||||
Interest cost | 764,040 | 772,488 | 228,226 | 257,496 | |||||
Expected return on plan assets | (877,394 | ) | (770,700 | ) | (292,464 | ) | (256,900 | ) | |
Amortization of transition asset | (24,986 | ) | (7,887 | ) | ( 16,928 | ) | (2,629 | ) | |
Amortization of prior service cost | 62,416 | 75,888 | 13,010 | 25,296 | |||||
Recognized net actuarial loss | 63,726 | 20,727 | 12,048 | 6,909 | |||||
Curtailment loss | 234,180 | - | 234,180 | - | |||||
Net periodic pension cost | $ 745,566 | $555,564 | $347,532 | $185,188 |
The Company contributed $110,243 to the pension plans during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 and expects an additional minimum contribution of $24,870 during the three-month period ending January 31, 2007.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 - BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA
During the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006, management reviewed operating segment aggregation in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” and based upon changes beginning in February 2006 in the manner in which management manages the Company, as well as the current economic characteristics of its operating segments, management has determined that a revision of the aggregation of operating segments is appropriate. Therefore, the segment discussion outlined below represents the modified segment structure as determined by management in accordance with SFAS No. 131. All prior year amounts related to these reporting segments have been restated to conform to the new reporting segment structure.
The Company has identified six operating segments and has aggregated those segments into two reportable segments as follows: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment and one other segment (Filtration and Purification). The Filtration and Purification segment is comprised of four operating segments that do not presently meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in SFAS No. 131. However, the Company’s analysis is that SFAS No. 131 permits the aggregation of operating segments if, individually, each operating segment does not meet any of the following quantitative thresholds: (i) reported revenue is 10 percent or more of combined revenue of all reported operating segments, (ii) the absolute amount of reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amounts, of either the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss, and (iii) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. Since none of the operating segments included in the Filtration and Purification segment meets these criteria, and at least 75 percent of total consolidated revenue is included in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segments, the Company has determined the aggregation of these operating segments into this other segment is appropriate under SFAS No. 131. The disclosures in the Business Segment Data have been restated to reflect two reportable segments and one other segment.
The following is a description of each segment:
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures products for the purification of air or liquids. Many of these products are custom designed and engineered to solve a customer’s product recovery or pollution control issues. The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives. This reporting segment is comprised of the Duall, Systems, Flex-Kleen and Strobic Air business units.
Fluid Handling Equipment: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures high quality centrifugal pumps that are applied on difficult applications including pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater, high temperature liquids and a wide variety of waste liquids. A variety of pump configurations make these products adaptable to almost any pumping application. These products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of distributors. This reporting segment is comprised of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco business units.
Filtration and Purification: This other segment consists of four operating segments that produce the following products: proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems; cartridges and filter housings; filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications; and filter systems using horizontal disc technology. This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter, Pristine Water Solutions, Mefiag and Mefiag B.V. operating segments.
The accounting policies of the reporting segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates the performance of these segments based on many factors including sales, sales trends, margins and operating performance.
No significant inter-company revenue is realized in these reporting segments. Interest income and expense are not included in the measure of segment profit reviewed by management. Income taxes are also not included in the measure of segment operating profit reviewed by management.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial information for two reporting segments and one other segment is shown below:
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||
October 31, | October 31, | ||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||
Net sales | |||||||
Product recovery/pollution control equipment | $35,083,198 | $30,483,973 | $12,991,946 | $11,319,446 | |||
Fluid handling equipment | 19,440,477 | 17,279,997 | 7,416,844 | 5,733,900 | |||
Filtration and purification | 14,358,175 | 14,728,954 | 4,915,137 | 4,865,446 | |||
$68,881,850 | $62,492,924 | $25,323,927 | $21,918,792 | ||||
Income from operations | |||||||
Product recovery/pollution control equipment | $3,140,233 | $2,651,828 | $1,734,161 | $1,008,424 | |||
Fluid handling equipment | 3,054,544 | 2,751,401 | 1,320,796 | 897,015 | |||
Filtration and purification | 1,046,732 | 1,810,053 | 109,000 | 578,802 | |||
$7,241,509 | $7,213,282 | $3,163,957 | $2,484,241 |
October 31, | January 31, | ||
2006 | 2006 | ||
Identifiable assets | |||
Product recovery/pollution control equipment | $35,145,911 | $34,173,031 | |
Fluid handling equipment | 22,189,737 | 17,008,765 | |
Filtration and purification | 20,218,663 | 17,653,316 | |
77,554,311 | 68,835,112 | ||
Corporate | 20,642,914 | 20,827,813 | |
$98,197,225 | $89,662,925 |
NOTE 13 - ACCOUNTANTS’ 10-Q REVIEW
Margolis & Company P.C., the Company’s independent registered public accountants, has performed a limited review of the financial information included herein. Their report on such review accompanies this filing.
To the Board of Directors
Met-Pro Corporation
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of October 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 and shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of January 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 24, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2006 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ Margolis & Company P.C. | |
Certified Public Accountants |
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
November 20, 2006
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MET-PRO CORPORATION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006.
Results of Operations:
The following table sets forth, for the nine-month and three-month periods indicated, certain financial information derived from the Company’s consolidated statement of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales.
Nine Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
October 31, | October 31, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Net Sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
Cost of goods sold | 69.6 | % | 68.4 | % | 67.2 | % | 69.4 | % | |
Gross profit | 30.4 | % | 31.6 | % | 32.8 | % | 30.6 | % | |
Selling expenses | 9.1 | % | 9.4 | % | 9.1 | % | 9.0 | % | |
General and administrative expenses | 10.4 | % | 10.6 | % | 10.4 | % | 10.3 | % | |
Loss on the curtailment of pension benefits | .3 | % | - | .9 | % | - | |||
Income from operations | 10.6 | % | 11.6 | % | 12.4 | % | 11.3 | % | |
Interest expense | (.4 | %) | (.3 | %) | (.4 | %) | (.3 | %) | |
Other income, net | 1.1 | % | .7 | % | 1.0 | % | .7 | % | |
Income before taxes | 11.3 | % | 12.0 | % | 13.0 | % | 11.7 | % | |
Provision for taxes | 3.7 | % | 3.7 | % | 4.5 | % | 3.2 | % | |
Net income | 7.6 | % | 8.3 | % | 8.5 | % | 8.5 | % |
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2006 vs. Nine Months Ended October 31, 2005
Net sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 were $68,881,850 compared with $62,492,924 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $6,388,926 or 10.2%. Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment were $35,083,198, or $4,599,225 higher than the $30,483,973 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 15.1%. The sales increase in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our particulate collection equipment, fume and odor control equipment, and thermal oxidizer equipment. Sales in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment totaled $19,440,477, or $2,160,480 higher than the $17,279,997 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 12.5%. The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our centrifugal pumps that handle corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids. Sales in the Filtration and Purification segment were $14,358,175, or $370,779 primarily lower than the $14,728,954 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, a decrease of 2.5%. This decrease was due primarily to lower demand for our horizontal disc filter systems which are utilized in the metal finishing and plating industry.
The Company’s backlog of orders totaled $24,683,895 and $16,464,777 as of October 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase is due primarily to increased demand for products in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segments. Backlog for the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was $17,934,844 or 48.0% higher than the $12,115,463 backlog for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005. Backlog for the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment was $5,095,316 or 79.7% higher than the $2,835,323 backlog for the nine-
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month period ended October 31, 2005. The Company expects that substantially all of the backlog existing as of October 31, 2006 will be shipped during the next three-to-six-month period.
Income from operations for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 was $7,241,509 compared with $7,213,282 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $28,227 or 0.4%.
Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was $3,140,233, or $488,405 higher than the $2,651,828 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 18.4%. The increase in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was principally related to (i) higher net sales and (ii) higher gross margins earned during the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, partially offset by (i) a loss on one large Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment project in the second quarter which reduced the Company’s income from operations by approximately $388,000, (ii) lower gross margins due to product mix and higher material cost during the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, (iii) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options, and (iv) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits in the third quarter.
Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment totaled $3,054,544, or $303,143 higher than the $2,751,401 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 11.0%. The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment was principally related to higher net sales, partially offset by (i) lower gross margins due to product mix and higher material costs, (ii) non-recurring and non-capitalized expenses incurred in the first quarter resulting from the relocation of the Company’s Sethco business unit and the expansion of the Company’s Telford, Pennsylvania facility, which reduced income from operations by approximately $267,000, (iii) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options, and (iv) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits in the third quarter.
Income from operations in the Filtration and Purification segment was $1,046,732, or $763,321 lower than the $1,810,053 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, a decrease of 42.2%. This decrease was principally related to (i) lower net sales, (ii) reduced gross margins due to product mix in the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, (iii) non-recurring and non-capitalized expenses incurred in the first quarter from the relocation of the Company’s Mefiag business unit and the expansion of the Company’s Netherlands facility, which reduced income from operations by approximately $90,000, (iv) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options, and (v) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits in the third quarter.
Net income for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 was $5,188,951 compared with $5,156,789 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $32,162 or 0.6%. This increase in net income is principally related to higher sales volumes in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segments and higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment during the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, offset by the impact of (i) product mix and higher material costs in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segments for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, (ii) a loss on one large Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment project in the second quarter which reduced Company net income by approximately $264,000, (iii) non-recurring and non-capitalized expenses incurred in the first quarter resulting from the relocation of the Company’s Sethco and Mefiag business units and the expansion of the Company’s Netherlands and Telford, Pennsylvania facilities, which reduced net income in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment, and Filtration and Purification segment by approximately $179,000 and $60,000, respectively, (iv) a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits in the third quarter which reduced net income by approximately $157,000, (v) a non-cash charge for stock options which reduced Company net income by approximately $164,000 in the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, and (vi) an increase in the effective tax rate relating primarily to a reduction in expense for exercising stock options and a reduction in the tax benefit provided by the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“EIE”).
The gross margin for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 was 30.4% versus 31.6% for the same period in the prior year. This decrease in gross margin was due to (i) product mix and higher material costs in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment and Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segments for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006 and (ii) a loss on one large Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment project previously mentioned, offset by higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment during the three-month period ended October 31, 2006. Procedures have been implemented to mitigate profit erosion on all larger projects. To offset higher material costs, the Company has taken certain strategic measures to increase gross margins including selected sales price increases and improved purchasing practices. The relocation of the Company’s Sethco and Mefiag business units and the
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expansion of the Company’s Netherlands and Telford, Pennsylvania facilities are complete and are expected to promote improved operational results.
Selling expense increased $370,135 during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with the same period last year. Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 9.1% for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with 9.4% for the same period last year. The increase in absolute dollars is due primarily to the hiring of additional personnel and related costs.
General and administrative expense was $7,162,325 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with $6,617,271 for the same period last year, an increase of $545,054. This increase is in part related to non-recurring and non-capitalized expenses resulting from the relocation of our Company’s Sethco and Mefiag business units and the expansion of the Company's Netherlands and Telford, Pennsylvania facilities which occurred during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2006, combined with the impact of expensing stock options, and higher legal and personnel acquisition expenses. General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 10.4% for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, compared with 10.6% for the same period last year.
In the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, the Company incurred a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits totaling $234,180. This expense was related to freezing the Company’s defined-benefit plans for all salaried and non-union hourly employees effective December 31, 2006. The plans will be replaced with an enhanced defined-contribution plan. The Company expects to reduce subsequent fiscal years’ pension expense, net of the increase in the defined contribution expense, by approximately $500,000 ($335,000 after tax) on an annual basis, if there were no changes in any of the numerous variables affecting pension expense.
Interest expense was $256,519 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, compared with $196,868 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $59,651. This increase was due principally to an increase in long-term debt related to previously mentioned plant expansions.
Other income, net, was $759,712 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with $457,195 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $302,517. This increase is related to higher interest income earned on cash on hand during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006.
The effective tax rates for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 were 33.0% and 31.0%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate to 33.0% was due primarily to a reduction in expense for exercising stock options and a reduction in the tax benefit provided by the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“EIE”) during the third quarter.
Three Months Ended October 31, 2006 vs. Three Months Ended October 31, 2005
Net sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 were $25,323,927 compared with $21,918,792 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $3,405,135 or 15.5%. Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment were $12,991,946, or $1,672,500 higher than the $11,319,446 of sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 14.8%. The sales increase in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our particulate collection equipment, fume and odor control equipment, and thermal oxidizer equipment. Sales in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment totaled $7,416,844, or $1,682,944 higher than the $5,733,900 of sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 29.4%. The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our centrifugal pumps that handle corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids. Sales in the Filtration and Purification segment were $4,915,137, or $49,691 higher than the $4,865,446 of sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 1.0%. This slight increase was due to higher third quarter demand for our horizontal disc filter systems, which are utilized in the metal finishing and plating industry.
Income from operations for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 was $3,163,957 compared with $2,484,241 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $679,716 or 27.4%.
Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was $1,734,161, or $725,737 higher than the $1,008,424 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 72.0%. The increase in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment was principally related to (i) higher
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net sales and (ii) higher gross margins earned from certain strategic measures adopted in the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, including selected sales price increases and improved purchasing practices, partially offset by (i) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options and (ii) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits.
Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment totaled $1,320,796, or $423,781 higher than the $897,015 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of 47.2%. The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Equipment reporting segment was principally related to higher net sales, partially offset by (i) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options and (ii) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits.
Income from operations in the Filtration and Purification segment was $109,000, or $469,802 lower than the $578,802 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, a decrease of 81.2%. This decrease was principally related to (i) reduced gross margins due to product mix, (ii) the hiring of additional sales personnel and related costs, (iii) the allocation of a non-cash charge for stock options, and (iv) the allocation of a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits.
Net income for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 was $2,172,818 compared with $1,882,022 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $290,796 or 15.5%. The increase in net income was principally related to higher sales volume in the two reporting segments and one other segment, and higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment, partially offset by a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits which reduced net income by approximately $157,000, a non-cash charge for stock options which reduced net income by approximately $53,000, and a higher effective tax rate.
The gross margin for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 was 32.8% compared with 30.6% for the same period in the prior year. This increase in gross margin was due to increased gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment as a result of strategic measures taken in the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, which included selected sales price increases, procedures implemented to manage large projects and improved purchasing practices.
Selling expenses increased $325,170 during the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with the same period last year. As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses were 9.1% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, compared with 9.0% of net sales for the same period last year. This increase in absolute dollars was due primarily to the hiring of additional sales personnel and related costs.
General and administrative expense was $2,622,394 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with $2,256,715 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $365,679. The increase was in part related to higher legal and personnel expenses, and the impact of expensing stock options. General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 10.4% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, compared with 10.3% of net sales for the same period last year.
In the three-month period ended October 31, 2006, the Company incurred a one time loss on the curtailment of pension benefits totaling $234,180. This expense was related to freezing the Company’s defined-benefit plans for all salaried and non-union hourly employees effective December 31, 2006. These plans will be replaced with an enhanced defined-contribution plan. The Company expects to reduce subsequent fiscal years pension expense, net of the increase in the defined contribution expense, by approximately $500,000 ($335,000 after tax) on an annual basis, if there were no changes in any of the numerous variables affecting pension expense.
Interest expense was $109,205 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with $60,954 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $48,251. This increase was due principally to an increase in long-term debt related to previously mentioned plant expansions.
Other income, net, was $254,461 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2006 compared with $162,610 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $91,851. This increase is related to higher interest income earned on cash on hand during the three-month period ended October 31, 2006.
The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 were 34.3% and 27.2%, respectively. As previously disclosed, during the third quarter of the current fiscal year, we identified increased taxes due primarily to a reduction in expense for exercising stock options and a reduction in the tax benefit provided by the Extraterritorial Income
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Exclusion (“EIE”), and as a result we anticipate a 33.0% effective tax rate for the full fiscal year. The tax rates in the three-month period reflect an adjustment to account for the 32.0% tax rate which had been utilized in the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.
Liquidity:
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $18,537,674 on October 31, 2006 compared with $17,683,305 on January 31, 2006, an increase of $854,369. This increase is the net result of the positive cash flows provided by operating activities of $3,775,000, the proceeds from new borrowings (as discussed in the Capital Resources and Requirements section below) amounting to $4,306,406, the exercised stock options amounting to $147,173 and the proceeds from the sale of equipment amounting to $14,310, offset by payment of the quarterly cash dividends amounting to $2,100,393, payments on long-term debt totaling $1,103,380, investment in property and equipment amounting to $4,192,649 and the increase in securities available for sale totaling $21,820. The Company’s cash flows from operating activities are influenced, in part, by the timing of shipments and negotiated standard payment terms, including retention associated with major projects, as well as other factors including changes in inventories and accounts receivable balances.
Accounts receivable (net) totaled to $19,936,228 on October 31, 2006 compared with $17,909,727 on January 31, 2006, which represents an increase of $2,026,501. In addition to changes in sales volume, the timing and size of shipments and retainage on contracts, especially in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Equipment reporting segment, will, among other factors, influence accounts receivable balances at any given point in time.
Inventories were $18,940,498 on October 31, 2006 compared with $16,438,481 on January 31, 2006, an increase of $2,502,017. This increase is primarily attributable to inventory purchased in the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 for projects which are expected to ship in the next six-month period. Inventory balances fluctuate depending on market demand and the timing and size of shipments, especially when major systems and contracts are involved.
Current liabilities amounted to $19,038,478 on October 31, 2006, compared with $17,142,747 on January 31, 2006, an increase of $1,895,731. This increase is due to an increase in the current portion of long-term debt, accounts payable, and accrued salaries, wages and expenses, partially offset by a decrease in customer advance payments.
The Company has consistently maintained a high current ratio and it and its subsidiaries maintain domestic and foreign lines of credit totaling $5.0 million, all of which is available for working capital purposes except for $382,890 outstanding as of October 31, 2006 borrowed by the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary to partially finance an expansion and renovation of its facility located in The Netherlands. Cash flows, in general, have exceeded the current needs of the Company. The Company presently foresees no change in this situation in the immediate future. As of October 31, 2006 and January 31, 2006, working capital was $40,380,773 and $36,862,200, respectively, and the current ratio was 3.1 and 3.2, respectively.
Capital Resources and Requirements:
Cash flows provided by operating activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 amounted to $3,775,000 compared with $3,512,917 in the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $262,083. This increase in cash flows from operating activities was due principally to a reduction in the increase of accounts receivable and inventory, as well as an increase in accrued salaries, wages and expenses, offset by decreases in customer advances.
Cash flows used in investing activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 amounted to $4,200,159 compared with $2,061,505 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005, an increase of $2,138,654. The increase in investing activities is partially due to capital expenses incurred in connection with the expansion of the Company’s Telford, Pennsylvania facility, for which the Company incurred costs of $1,799,813 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006. This expansion was required to accommodate the relocation of the Sethco business unit from Hauppauge, New York to the Telford, Pennsylvania facility. In addition, the increase in investing activities was partially due to an expansion and renovation of our Mefiag B.V. facility in the Netherlands, for which the Company has incurred costs of $1,048,060 in the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006. This expansion was required in order to accommodate the projected growth of Mefiag B.V. The balance of the increase was due to the Company’s capital expenditures in the two reporting segments and one other segment, and in its corporate headquarters.
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During the second quarter, the Company listed for sale, its 30,000 square foot building located on four acres in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York, previously occupied by the Sethco business unit at an asking price of $4,950,000. The net book value of the land and building amounted to $812,756 as of October 31, 2006, and is included in the property, plant and equipment, net, section of the consolidated balance sheet.
Consistent with past practices, the Company intends to continue to invest in new product development programs and to make capital expenditures required to support the ongoing operations during the coming fiscal year. The Company expects to finance all routine capital expenditure requirements through cash flows generated from operations.
Financing activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006 provided $1,249,806 of available resources, compared with $3,265,519 utilized during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2005. The 2006 activity is the result of the proceeds from new borrowings of $4,306,406 and the exercise of stock options totaling $147,173, offset by the reduction of debt totaling $1,103,380, and the payment of dividends amounting to $2,100,393. During the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, the Company borrowed $3,450,000 in an industrial revenue bond financing for a total of $3,500,000 for a term of fifteen years, at a fixed interest rate swap of 4.71% in order to finance the expansion of the Telford, Pennsylvania facility. In addition, during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. business unit borrowed $856,406 (687,799 Euro) from a bank for a term of ten years, at a fixed interest rate of 3.82% for the expansion of its facility in the Netherlands.
The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.0625 payable on March 9, 2006, June 7, 2006, and September 6, 2006, to shareholders of record as of February 24, 2006, May 26, 2006, and August 24, 2006, respectively. On October 18, 2006 a quarterly dividend of $.0675 per share was declared, payable on December 14, 2006 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2006.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:
The Company recognizes revenues from product sales or services provided when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition”, provides guidance on the application of generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues. The Company has concluded that its revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and SAB No. 104.
Property, plant and equipment, intangible and certain other long-lived assets are depreciated and amortized over their useful lives. Useful lives are based on management’s estimates of the period that the assets will generate revenue. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, which supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) No. 17, “Intangible Assets”, effective February 1, 2002, the Company’s unamortized goodwill balance is not being amortized over its estimated useful life; rather, it is being assessed at least annually for impairment.
The determination of our obligation and expense for pension benefits is dependent on our selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts. These assumptions include, among others, the discount rate, expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and rates of increase in compensation. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and therefore generally affect our recognized expense and recorded obligation in such future periods. While we believe that our assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in our actual experience or significant changes in our assumptions may materially affect our pension obligations and our future expense.
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:
Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risk. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words describing our belief or expectation, such as where we say that we “believe”, “expect” or “anticipate”, or where we characterize something in a manner in which there is an express or implicit reference to the future, such as “non-recurring” or “unusual,” or where we express that our view is based upon the “current status” of a given matter, or upon facts as we know them as of the date of the statement. The content and/or context of other statements that we make may indicate that the statement is “forward-looking”. We claim the “safe harbor” provided by The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.
Results may differ materially from our current results and actual results could differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to those set forth below, other one time events, other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in Met-Pro’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following important factors, along with those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could affect our future financial condition and results of operations, and could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed in our SEC filings and in our forward-looking statements:
· | the write-down of costs in excess of net assets of businesses acquired (goodwill), as a result of the determination that the acquired business is impaired. Our Flex-Kleen business unit, which initially performed well after being acquired by Met-Pro, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 million of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment had occurred. For the nine-month period ended October 31, 2006, the actual net sales and operating profits for our Flex-Kleen business unit have exceeded the projections used in our annual impairment model, and in addition the backlog as of October 31, 2006 for the Flex-Kleen business unit totaled $6.2 million or an increase of 206% over the same period of last year. Flex-Kleen’s performance needs to continue to improve in order for us not to be required to write-off some or all of its goodwill; |
· | materially adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets served by us or in significant customers of ours; |
· | material changes in available technology; |
· | adverse developments in the asbestos cases that have been filed against the Company, including without limitation the exhaustion of insurance coverage, the insolvency of our insurance carriers, the imposition of punitive damages or other adverse developments in the availability of insurance coverage; |
· | changes in accounting rules promulgated by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, which could result in an impact on earnings; |
· | the cost of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable legal and listing requirements, and the unanticipated possibility that Met-Pro may not meet these requirements; |
· | unexpected results in our product development activities; |
· | loss of key customers; |
· | changes in product mix and the cost of materials, with effect on margins; |
· | changes in our existing management; |
· | exchange rate fluctuations; |
· | changes in federal laws, state laws and regulations; |
· | lower than anticipated return on investments in the Company’s defined benefit plans, which could affect the amount of the Company’s pension liabilities; |
· | the assertion of litigation claims that the Company’s products, including products produced by companies acquired by the Company, infringe third party patents or have caused injury, loss or damage; |
· | the effect of acquisitions and other strategic ventures; |
· | failure to properly quote and/or execute customer orders, including misspecifications, design, engineering or production errors; |
· | the cancellation or delay of purchase orders or shipments; |
· | losses related to international sales; and/or |
· | failure in execution of acquisition strategy. |
We have no disclosure to make with respect to this Item.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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 the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, are designed and functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during our most recent fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that no change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Certain of the statements made in this Item 1 (and elsewhere in this Report) are “forward-looking” statements which are subject to the considerations set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” located in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report, and we refer you to these considerations.
Beginning in 2002, the Company and/or one of its divisions began to be named as one of many defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits filed predominantly in Mississippi on a mass basis by large numbers of plaintiffs against a large number of industrial companies including in particular those in the pump and fluid handling industries. More recently, the Company and/or this division have been named as one of many pump and fluid handling defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits filed in New York and Maryland by individual plaintiffs, sometimes husband and wife. To a lesser extent, the Company and/or this division have also been named together with many other pump and fluid handling defendants in these type of cases in other states as well. The complaints filed against the Company and/or this division have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, and/or the division, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries and loss to the plaintiffs. The Company believes that it and/or the division have meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its and/or the division's products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs. The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who together with the Company are vigorously defending these cases. The Company and/or the division have been dismissed from or settled a number of these cases. The sum total of payments made through October 31, 2006 to settle these cases is $305,000, all of which has been paid by the Company’s insurers, with an average cost per settled claim of approximately $28,000. As of October 31, 2006, there were a total of 40 cases pending against the Company, as compared to 151 cases that were pending as of October 31, 2005. During the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006, four new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from or settled six cases. Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although several cases are on schedules leading to trial. The Company presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
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The Company is also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.
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 January 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, financial results or future performance. Additionally, we refer you to “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” of this report which we incorporate herein by reference.
(a) | During the third quarter ended October 31, 2006, we did not sell any of our equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. |
(b) | Not applicable |
(c) | The following table summarizes Met-Pro’s purchases of its Common Shares for the quarter ended October 31, 2006: |
Equity Securities
Total | Maximum | ||||||||
Number of | Number of | ||||||||
Shares | Shares | ||||||||
Purchased | That May | ||||||||
As Part of | Yet be | ||||||||
Total | Publicly | Purchased | |||||||
Number of | Average | Announced | Under the | ||||||
Shares | Price Paid | Plans or | Plan or | ||||||
Period | Purchased | Per Share | Programs | Programs | (1) | ||||
August 1-31, 2006 | 0 | $ - | 0 | 270,918 | |||||
September 1-30, 2006 | 0 | - | 0 | 270,918 | |||||
October 1-31, 2006 | 0 | - | 0 | 270,918 | |||||
Total | 0 | $ - | 0 | 270,918 |
(1) | On December 15, 2000, our Board of Directors authorized a Common Share repurchase program that was publicly announced on December 19, 2000, for up to 533,333 (adjusted for stock split) shares. The program has no fixed expiration date. |
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(a) | Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
* Filed herewith.
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. |
Met-Pro Corporation | |
(Registrant) | |
December 11, 2006 | /s/ Raymond J. De Hont |
Raymond J. De Hont | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive | |
Officer | |
December 11, 2006 | /s/ Gary J. Morgan |
Gary J. Morgan | |
Senior Vice President of Finance, | |
Secretary and Treasurer, Chief | |
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting | |
Officer and Director |