Exhibit 99.1 [Angelica logo] PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER, 2004 [Angelica logo] SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which reflect Angelica Corporation's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these statements. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Angelica Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [Angelica logo] OUR VISION Angelica's objective is to be the leading provider of linen management services to the U.S. healthcare market, using its scale, quality and service to differentiate its services. [Angelica logo] EQUITY SNAPSHOT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o EXCHANGE/SYMBOL NYSE: AGL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o SHARE PRICE AS OF 09/01/04 $23.25 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o MARKET CAPITALIZATION $209M - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o SHARES OUTSTANDING 8.97M - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o PRICE/REVENUES (TTM) 0.68 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ o DIVIDEND/YIELD $0.44/1.89% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Angelica logo] ANGELICA'S HISTORY o Founded in 1878 as uniform manufacturing business o IPO in 1958; listed on NYSE in 1972 o Expanded business to three divisions in 1960's: Manufacturing, Textile Services and Retail o Sold Manufacturing Division in 2002 o Completed Retail division sale in July, 2004 [Angelica logo] ANGELICA'S FUTURE o Positioned to focus solely on the Healthcare Services Industry o Since September, 2003, have reduced Corporate overhead from 50 people to 15 people, as part of company refocus o Consolidating large fragmented market through both organic growth and acquisitions o Improving efficiency of operations and refining cost structure [Angelica logo] EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o STEVE O'HARA, CEO AGGRESSIVE NEW LEADER, WITH 25 YEARS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o JIM SHAFFER, CFO CPA WITH 28 YEARS FINANCE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING OVER 5 YEARS WITH ANGELICA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o STEVE FREY, GENERAL COUNSEL PRIVATE PRACTICE AND REGULATORY EXPERIENCE. OVER 5 YEARS WITH ANGELICA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o PAUL ANDEREGG, PRESIDENT ATS 25+ YEARS IN REGIONAL SERVICE BUSINESSES, 11 YEARS WITH TRU GREEN COMPANIES. LAST 3 YEARS WITH ANGELICA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o RUSSELL WATSON, ATS VP OPS 3 YEARS WITH ATS, AFTER 12 YEARS WITH NATIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o RICH FIORILLO, ATS CFO CPA WITH 23 YEARS FINANCE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 3 YEARS WITH ATS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o STEVE LANG, VP SALES & MARKETING RECENTLY JOINED ANGELICA, AFTER 8 YEARS WITH NOVARTIS OPHTHALMICS AND 16 YEARS WITH ALLERGAN, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Angelica logo] ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICES (ATS) o Delivers linen management solutions everyday o 28 plants located in U.S. Antioch, CA Colton, CA Fresno, CA Las Vegas, NV Depot Long Beach, CA Los Angeles, CA Orange, CA Phoenix, AZ Pomona, CA Rio Vista, CA San Fernando, CA Stockton, CA San Diego, CA Vallejo, CA Dallas, TX Houston, TX Chicago, IL Columbia, IL Lorain, OH Ballston Spa, NY Batavia, NY Pawtucket, RI Edison, NJ Durham, NC Columbia, SC Rockmart, GA Ootewah, TN Holly Hill, FL Tampa, FL [map of United States] [Angelica logo] PARTICIPANT IN LARGE AND GROWING MARKET o ATS serves approx. half of healthcare market o Current market share in markets served o Hospitals -26% o Clinics -1% o Long-Term Care -3% U.S. HEALTHCARE LINEN MARKET ---------------------------- ESTIMATED AT $5.3 BILLION [graph] HOSPITALS CLINICS LONG-TERM CARE $1.8B $2.4B $1.1B [Angelica logo] INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT o Favorable demographic trends support future increase in product demand o Highly fragmented o Only two national competitors (Crothall Services and Sodexho Laundry Services) o Approx. 13 mid-size regional providers o Approx. number of other providers: 1,469 hospital on-premise laundries (OPLs) 335 hospital laundry coops 200 single operation providers ----- 2,004 [Angelica logo] SIGNIFICANT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ACUTE CARE MARKETS IN WHICH - --------------------------- AGL PARTICIPATES ---------------- [graph] ON-PREMISE LAUNDRIES COOPS COMPETITORS ANGELICA 24% 6% 44% 26% UNTAPPED ACUTE CARE ------------------- MARKETS ------- [graph] ON-PREMISE LAUNDRIES COOPS COMPETITORS 34% 7% 59% [Angelica logo] GROWTH STRATEGY o Continue to provide superior service and competitive pricing for organic growth o Expand into high growth clinic and long-term care markets o Target on-premise laundry conversions o Pursue complementary and accretive acquisitions o Improve efficiency of operations and refine cost structure via facility rationalization and investment [Angelica logo] RECENT ACQUISITIONS DATE TRANSACTION BENEFIT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY 2004 PURCHASED NEW ENGLAND STRENGTHENED NEW ENGLAND HEALTHCARE BUSINESS OF TARTAN POSITION TEXTILE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL 2004 DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM EXAMPLE OF HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAUNDRY IN DURHAM, NC OUTSOURCING LINEN MANAGEMENT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL 2004 TWO ON-PREMISE LAUNDRY (OPL) STRENGTHENED REGIONAL FACILITIES AT HOSPITALS LOCATED POSITION IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER 2003 NATIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES' ENABLED AGL TO SERVE 75% OF HEALTHCARE LAUNDRY PLANT AND FLORIDA MARKET BUSINESS LOCATED IN SAFETY HARBOR, FL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER 2003 CUSTOMER CONTRACTS AND SELECTED STRENGTHENED REGIONAL ASSETS OF TENNEY LAUNDRY POSITION SERVICES IN BATAVIA, NY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Angelica logo] FINANCIAL REVIEW [Angelica logo] STEADY ANNUAL ATS REVENUE GROWTH [graph] IN $ MILLIONS FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 $242.6 $259.1 $271.3 $291.5 [Angelica logo] IMPROVING ANNUAL PRETAX INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS [graph] IN $ MILLIONS FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 $2.1 $6.8 $13.2 $15.3 <FN> NOTE: FY02 is before $6.8 loss on early extinguishment of debt [Angelica logo] REVENUE AND INCOME FOR FIRST 6 MONTHS OF FY 2004 ATS REVENUE PRETAX INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS [graph] [graph] 6 MO. FY03 6 MO. FY 04 6 MO. FY 03 6 MO. FY 04 $142.4 $156.0 $8.5 $7.0 IN $ MILLIONS [Angelica logo] STRONG BALANCE SHEET CONDENSED AND UNAUDITED AS OF JULY 31, 2004 ($000) ASSETS LIABILITIES AND EQUITY - ------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- CASH $ 9,961 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE $ 18,289 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (NET) 37,763 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 31,352 LINENS IN SERVICE 36,039 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 8,700 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (NET) 91,839 LONG-TERM DEBT 20,441 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 15,303 OTHER ASSETS 48,118 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 147,035 -------- -------- TOTAL ASSETS $232,420 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $232,420 A/R DAYS OUTSTANDING 42 PERCENT DEBT TO TOTAL CAPITALIZATION 12% [Angelica logo] GUIDANCE o Forecasting: o 5% organic healthcare revenue growth, offset slightly by divestitures of non-healthcare business o 5%-15% top-line growth from acquisitions o Fully Diluted EPS of $1.15-$1.30 in FY 2004, assuming no major impact from acquisitions or divestitures [Angelica logo] ANGELICA ADVANTAGES o Market leader in healthcare textile services o Extensive national reach, with regional focus o Scalable operations o Strong, experienced management team o Strong balance sheet to facilitate growth, as well as continue dividend policy, currently at $0.11 per share quarterly [Angelica logo] SUMMARY By pursuing its stated growth initiatives, Angelica will be the leading provider of linen management services to the U.S. healthcare market and, as a result, will maximize earnings and cash flow and generate superior returns for its shareholders. 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