Exhibit 99
Pall Corporation First Quarter Earnings up 19%
East Hills, NY (December 9, 2008) — Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended October 31, 2008.
Sales and Earnings Overview
Net earnings were $43.1 million, compared to $36.1 million, an increase of 19.3% over the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $0.36, up from $0.29 a year earlier. Pro forma EPS, excluding restructuring and other charges as well as non-recurring favorable tax items, were $0.40 versus last year’s $0.36, an increase of 11.1%.
As previously reported, first quarter sales grew to $578 million, a 3% increase over the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Sales in local currency (“LC”) increased $24 million, or 4.3%, in the quarter. Foreign currency translation reduced reported sales by $7 million or 1.3% in the quarter and had no material impact on EPS.
Eric Krasnoff, Chairman and CEO, stated, “We are pleased with this result particularly given the turbulent macroeconomic environment. Our ongoing productivity improvement and cost reduction initiatives have provided the foundation to deliver gross margin improvement of 170 basis points over last year and operating margin of 13.8%, a 70 basis point improvement.”
Industrial — First Quarter Highlights
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OCT. 31, 2008 | % CHANGE | % CHANGE IN LC | ||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||
Energy, Water & Process Technologies (a) | $ | 217,599 | 4.3 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Aerospace & Transportation | 72,695 | 9.7 | 12.1 | |||||||||
Microelectronics | 67,399 | (5.7 | ) | (6.7 | ) | |||||||
Total Industrial segment | $ | 357,693 | 3.3 | 4.4 | ||||||||
% OF SALES | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 164,872 | 46.1 | |||||||||
Operating profit | $ | 55,106 | 15.4 |
(a) | Formerly General Industrial. |
Energy, Water & Process Technologies grew 5.7% overall, with both consumables and systems contributing to the growth in the quarter. Sales to the Municipal Water and Food & Beverage markets in the Western Hemisphere and Asia were particularly strong.
In Aerospace & Transportation, Military sales increased 37.6% (in LC) while Commercial Aerospace declined 7.5% (in LC).
Microelectronics sales decreased reflecting growing weakness in the semiconductor and consumer electronics markets.
Operating profit increased in the quarter 22.2% to $55.1 million. Operating profit margin improved to 15.4% driven by gross margin improvement of 270 basis points while SG&A as a percentage of sales held steady.
Life Sciences — First Quarter Highlights
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
OCT. 31, 2008 | % CHANGE | % CHANGE IN LC | ||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||
Medical (a) | $ | 92,406 | (1.9 | ) | (0.9 | ) | ||||||
BioPharmaceuticals (a) | 127,923 | 6.3 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Total Life Sciences segment | $ | 220,329 | 2.7 | 4.1 | ||||||||
% OF SALES | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 114,519 | 52.0 | |||||||||
Operating profit | $ | 41,868 | 19.0 |
(a) | The BioPharmaceuticals market includes the Laboratory market previously reported in Medical. The amounts above reflect this change with the restatement for the four quarters of fiscal year 2008 included in the appendix to the release. |
BioPharmaceuticals sales increased 8.1% in the quarter driven by growth in both the Laboratory and Pharmaceuticals markets, particularly in Europe and Asia. The U.S. Pharmaceuticals market remains weak. Global systems sales increased 13% (in LC) in the quarter as Pall continues to win business on new drug production platforms.
Medical sales decreased 0.9% in the quarter, reflecting lower Blood Filtration sales in the Western Hemisphere. The Hospital, Cell Therapy and OEM markets within Medical each grew.
Operating profit for Life Sciences increased in the quarter 5.2% to $41.9 million. Operating profit margin improved 50 basis points to 19% with pricing and improvement in SG&A contributing.
Conclusion/Outlook
Mr. Krasnoff concluded, “Pall’s market diversity and strength across the globe should help mitigate the impact of economic turmoil. We maintain a strong balance sheet, solid liquidity and are well positioned for the long term. Yet we are not immune to recessionary pressure. Our expectation is that revenue growth will not exceed 4% (in LC) for this fiscal year. Our established business improvement initiatives provide strong levers to achieve our goals. Coupled with additional measures to manage costs, we maintain our EPS guidance for the year.”
Conference Call
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at 8:30 am ET, Pall Corporation will host a conference call to review these results. The call will be webcast and individuals can access it atwww.pall.com/investor. Listening to the webcast requires audio speakers and Microsoft Windows Media Player software. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.
About Pall Corporation
Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing field of filtration, separation and purification. Pall is organized into two businesses: Life Sciences and Industrial. These businesses provide leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, transfusion medicine, energy, electronics, water purification, aerospace, transportation and broad industrial markets. Total revenues for fiscal year 2008 were $2.6 billion. The Company is headquartered in East Hills, New York and has extensive operations around the world. For more information visit Pall athttp://www.pall.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The matters discussed in this release contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current Company expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Statements about future performance, earnings projections, earnings guidance, management’s expectations about its future cash needs and effective tax rate, and other future events or developments are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that use terms such as “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” or similar expressions about matters that are not historical facts. Such risks and uncertainties include those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, among others, the impact of the current economic environment, including the current credit market crisis, volatility in currency and energy costs and other macro-economic challenges currently affecting the Company, our customers and vendors and the economy of the United States and other parts of the world.
Management uses certain non-GAAP measurements to assess the Company’s current and future financial performance. The non-GAAP measurements do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results. These measurements provide supplemental information to assist management in analyzing the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to facilitate meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of ongoing operations.
PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Amounts in Thousands)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Amounts in Thousands)
OCT. 31, 2008 | JULY 31, 2008 | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 266,303 | $ | 454,065 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 520,317 | 617,079 | ||||||
Inventories | 469,971 | 492,977 | ||||||
Other current assets | 160,817 | 95,518 | ||||||
Total current assets | 1,417,408 | 1,659,639 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 619,307 | 662,985 | ||||||
Other assets | 552,915 | 634,122 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,589,630 | $ | 2,956,746 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 40,236 | $ | 29,314 | ||||
Accounts payable, income taxes and other current liabilities | 541,281 | 544,649 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 581,517 | 573,963 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 619,759 | 747,051 | ||||||
Deferred taxes and other non-current liabilities | 368,335 | 496,497 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,569,611 | 1,817,511 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity | 1,020,019 | 1,139,235 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,589,630 | $ | 2,956,746 | ||||
PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
FIRST QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||
OCT. 31, 2008 | OCT. 31, 2007 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 578,022 | $ | 561,007 | ||||
Cost of sales | 298,631 | 299,691 | ||||||
Gross profit | 279,391 | 261,316 | ||||||
% of sales | 48.3 | % | 46.6 | % | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 180,506 | 170,987 | ||||||
% of sales | 31.2 | % | 30.5 | % | ||||
Research and development | 18,933 | 16,895 | ||||||
Earnings before restructuring and other charges/(gains), net (“ROTC”), interest expense, net, and income taxes | 79,952 | 73,434 | ||||||
% of sales | 13.8 | % | 13.1 | % | ||||
ROTC | 8,175 | (a) | 8,769 | (b) | ||||
Interest expense, net | 9,426 | 7,721 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 62,351 | 56,944 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 19,264 | (a) | 20,842 | (b) | ||||
Net earnings | $ | 43,087 | $ | 36,102 | ||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.29 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.29 | ||||
Average shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 119,363 | 123,167 | ||||||
Diluted | 120,520 | 124,360 | ||||||
Net earnings as reported | $ | 43,087 | $ | 36,102 | ||||
ROTC after pro forma tax effect | 6,694 | (a) | 6,096 | (b) | ||||
Tax adjustments | (1,426 | ) (a) | 2,435 | (b) | ||||
Pro forma earnings | $ | 48,355 | $ | 44,633 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share as reported | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.29 | ||||
ROTC after pro forma tax effect | 0.05 | (a) | 0.05 | (b) | ||||
Tax adjustments | (0.01 | ) (a) | 0.02 | (b) | ||||
Pro forma diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.36 | ||||
(a) | ROTC in the quarter includes charges of $4,455 (3 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of severance and other costs related to the Company’s cost reduction programs, legal and other professional fees related to the previously reported matters that were under inquiry by the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors and an increase to previously established environmental reserves. Furthermore, ROTC includes a charge of $1,977 (1 cent per share, after pro forma tax effect) for the impairment of equity and debt investments held by the Company’s benefits protection trust and $1,743 (1 cent per share, after pro forma tax effect) to write-off in-process research and development acquired in the acquisition of GeneSystems, SA. | |
Provision for income taxes includes a benefit of $1,426 (1 cent per share) in the quarter primarily resulting from an adjustment to the net tax cost of the repatriation of foreign earnings and newly enacted tax legislation. Pro forma earnings excludes these items as they are deemed to be non-recurring in nature. | ||
(b) | ROTC in the quarter includes charges of $5,003 (3 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of severance and other costs related to the Company’s cost reduction programs. ROTC in the quarter also includes $3,766 (2 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of legal and other professional fees related to the previously reported matters that were under inquiry by the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors. | |
Provision for income taxes includes a charge of $2,435 (2 cents per share) in the quarter resulting from newly enacted tax legislation in a foreign tax jurisdiction. Pro forma earnings excludes this item as it is deemed to be non-recurring in nature. |
PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||
OCT. 31, 2008 | OCT. 31, 2007 | |||||||
Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities | $ | 50,854 | $ | (125,806 | ) | |||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (36,832 | ) | — | |||||
Disposals of long-lived assets | 2,053 | 2,682 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (26,287 | ) | (23,586 | ) | ||||
Other | (1,976 | ) | (1,631 | ) | ||||
Net cash used by investing activities | (63,042 | ) | (22,535 | ) | ||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Dividends paid | (15,501 | ) | (14,715 | ) | ||||
Notes payable and long-term borrowings | (83,045 | ) | 108,781 | |||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (49,894 | ) | — | |||||
Other | 7,433 | 7,776 | ||||||
Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities | (141,007 | ) | 101,842 | |||||
Cash flow for period | (153,195 | ) | (46,499 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 454,065 | 443,036 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (34,567 | ) | 11,240 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 266,303 | $ | 407,777 | ||||
Free cash flow: | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 50,854 | $ | (125,806 | ) | |||
Less capital expenditures | 26,287 | 23,586 | ||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 24,567 | $ | (149,392 | ) | |||
PALL CORPORATION
SUMMARY OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT
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SUMMARY OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT
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FIRST QUARTER ENDED | ||||||||
OCT. 31, 2008 | OCT. 31, 2007 | |||||||
Industrial | ||||||||
Sales | $ | 357,693 | $ | 346,393 | ||||
Cost of sales | 192,821 | 196,225 | ||||||
Gross profit | 164,872 | 150,168 | ||||||
% of sales | 46.1 | % | 43.4 | % | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 101,100 | 97,814 | ||||||
% of sales | 28.3 | % | 28.2 | % | ||||
Research and development | 8,666 | 7,277 | ||||||
Operating profit | $ | 55,106 | $ | 45,077 | ||||
% of sales | 15.4 | % | 13.0 | % | ||||
Life Sciences | ||||||||
Sales | $ | 220,329 | $ | 214,614 | ||||
Cost of sales | 105,810 | 103,466 | ||||||
Gross profit | 114,519 | 111,148 | ||||||
% of sales | 52.0 | % | 51.8 | % | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 62,384 | 61,747 | ||||||
% of sales | 28.3 | % | 28.8 | % | ||||
Research and development | 10,267 | 9,618 | ||||||
Operating profit | $ | 41,868 | $ | 39,783 | ||||
% of sales | 19.0 | % | 18.5 | % | ||||
CONSOLIDATED: | ||||||||
Operating profit | $ | 96,974 | $ | 84,860 | ||||
General corporate expenses | 17,022 | 11,426 | ||||||
Earnings before ROTC, interest and income taxes | 79,952 | 73,434 | ||||||
ROTC | 8,175 | 8,769 | ||||||
Interest expense, net | 9,426 | 7,721 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 62,351 | $ | 56,944 | ||||
PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
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SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
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EXCHANGE | % CHANGE | |||||||||||||||||||
RATE | IN LOCAL | |||||||||||||||||||
FIRST QUARTER ENDED | OCT. 31, 2008 | OCT. 31, 2007 | % CHANGE | IMPACT | CURRENCY | |||||||||||||||
[--------------------------------Increase/(Decrease)--------------------------------] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||
By Market: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Energy, Water & Process Technologies (a) | $ | 217,599 | $ | 208,689 | 4.3 | $ | (2,994 | ) | 5.7 | |||||||||||
Aerospace & Transportation | 72,695 | 66,259 | 9.7 | (1,552 | ) | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||
Microelectronics | 67,399 | 71,445 | (5.7 | ) | 720 | (6.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Industrial | $ | 357,693 | $ | 346,393 | 3.3 | $ | (3,826 | ) | 4.4 | |||||||||||
By Geography: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Western Hemisphere | $ | 101,899 | $ | 96,933 | 5.1 | $ | (923 | ) | 6.1 | |||||||||||
Europe | 132,097 | 132,459 | (0.3 | ) | (3,353 | ) | 2.3 | |||||||||||||
Asia | 123,697 | 117,001 | 5.7 | 450 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||
Total Industrial | $ | 357,693 | $ | 346,393 | 3.3 | $ | (3,826 | ) | 4.4 | |||||||||||
Life Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
By Market: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medical (b) | $ | 92,406 | $ | 94,242 | (1.9 | ) | $ | (958 | ) | (0.9 | ) | |||||||||
BioPharmaceuticals (b) | 127,923 | 120,372 | 6.3 | (2,216 | ) | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||
Total Life Sciences | $ | 220,329 | $ | 214,614 | 2.7 | $ | (3,174 | ) | 4.1 | |||||||||||
By Geography: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Western Hemisphere | $ | 81,316 | $ | 87,002 | (6.5 | ) | $ | (261 | ) | (6.2 | ) | |||||||||
Europe | 109,458 | 101,022 | 8.4 | (3,083 | ) | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||
Asia | 29,555 | 26,590 | 11.2 | 170 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||
Total Life Sciences | $ | 220,329 | $ | 214,614 | 2.7 | $ | (3,174 | ) | 4.1 | |||||||||||
(a) | Formerly General Industrial. | |
(b) | The BioPharmaceuticals market includes the Laboratory market previously reported in Medical. The amounts in this table reflect this change with the restatement for the four quarters of fiscal year 2008 included in the appendix to the release. |
APPENDIX
PALL CORPORATION
LIFE SCIENCES SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET
Restated Fiscal Year 2008 By Quarter
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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
LIFE SCIENCES SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET
Restated Fiscal Year 2008 By Quarter
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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||||
OCT. 31, 2007 | JAN. 31, 2008 | APRIL 30, 2008 | JULY 31, 2008 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
Life Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
By Market: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medical | $ | 94,242 | $ | 106,432 | $ | 102,245 | $ | 107,497 | $ | 410,416 | ||||||||||
BioPharmaceuticals | 120,372 | 138,048 | 150,751 | 155,644 | 564,815 | |||||||||||||||
Total Life Sciences | $ | 214,614 | $ | 244,480 | $ | 252,996 | $ | 263,141 | $ | 975,231 | ||||||||||
Contact:
Pall Corporation
Patricia Iannucci
V.P. Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone: 516-801-9848
Email: piannucci@pall.com
Pall Corporation
Patricia Iannucci
V.P. Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone: 516-801-9848
Email: piannucci@pall.com