Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Contact: | Harvey Kamil | Carl Hymans |
| NBTY, Inc. | G.S. Schwartz & Co. |
| President & Chief Financial Officer | 212-725-4500 |
| 631-200-2020 | carlh@schwartz.com |
NBTY ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS FOR MAY
2007
BOHEMIA, N.Y. - June 13, 2007 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com). a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of May 2007 by segment:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
($ In Millions)
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| % Change |
| |||
Wholesale / US Nutrition |
| $ | 76 |
| $ | 78 |
| -2 | % |
North American Retail |
| $ | 19 |
| $ | 19 |
| -1 | % |
European Retail |
| $ | 53 |
| $ | 49 |
| 8 | % |
Direct Response/ E-commerce |
| $ | 17 |
| $ | 18 |
| -5 | % |
Total |
| $ | 166 |
| $ | 164 |
| 1 | % |
European Retail net sales in local currency increased 2% for May 2007. North American Retail same store sales increased 3% in May 2007.
NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months April and May 2007 by segment are as follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE TWO MONTHS APRIL AND MAY
($ In Millions)
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| % Change |
| |||
Wholesale / US Nutrition |
| $ | 159 |
| $ | 156 |
| 1 | % |
North American Retail |
| $ | 37 |
| $ | 40 |
| -6 | % |
European Retail |
| $ | 102 |
| $ | 91 |
| 12 | % |
Direct Response/ E-commerce |
| $ | 31 |
| $ | 33 |
| -6 | % |
Total |
| $ | 329 |
| $ | 320 |
| 3 | % |
European Retail net sales in local currency increased 3% for the two month period of April and May 2007. North American Retail same store sales decreased 2% for the two month period of April and May 2007.
ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the Company’s Nature’s Bounty® (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World® (www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan’s Pride® (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett® (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall® (www.RexallSundown.com), Sundown® (www.RexallSundown.com), MET-Rx® (www.MetRX.com), WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition® (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health® (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)® (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen® (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com). SISU® (www.SISU.com), Solgar® (www.Solgar.com) and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.