Exhibit 99.1
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 2008
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — June 10, 2008 - 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 2008 by segment:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
($ In Millions)
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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Wholesale / US Nutrition |
| $ | 96 |
| $ | 76 |
| 27 | % |
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North American Retail |
| $ | 18 |
| $ | 19 |
| –7 | % |
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European Retail |
| $ | 51 |
| $ | 53 |
| –4 | % |
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Direct Response / E-Commerce |
| $ | 19 |
| $ | 17 |
| 9 | % |
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Total |
| $ | 184 |
| $ | 166 |
| 11 | % |
European Retail net sales in local currency decreased 3% for May 2008. North American Retail same store sales decreased 4% in May 2008.
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE TWO MONTHS APRIL AND MAY
($ In Millions)
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| % Change |
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Wholesale / US Nutrition |
| $ | 201 |
| $ | 158 |
| 27 | % |
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North American Retail |
| $ | 35 |
| $ | 37 |
| –7 | % |
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European Retail |
| $ | 100 |
| $ | 102 |
| –2 | % |
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Direct Response / E-Commerce |
| $ | 37 |
| $ | 31 |
| 19 | % |
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Total |
| $ | 373 |
| $ | 329 |
| 13 | % |
European Retail net sales in local currency decreased 1% for the two month period of April and May 2008. North American Retail same store sales decreased 4% for the two month period of April and May 2008.
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.Rexall.com), Sundown® (www.SundownNutrition.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), Good ‘n’ Natural® (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™ (www.homehealthus.com) and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.