EX-99.1 2 mpr20100604pr.htm RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED APRIL 30, 2010 mpr20100604pr.htm

 
Date:
June 4, 2010
 
For Release:
Immediate
 
Contact:
Investor Contact:
 
 
Gary J. Morgan,
Joseph Hassett, VP
 
Senior Vice President of Finance, CFO
Gregory FCA Communications
 
215-723-6751
610-228-2110
 
Met-Pro Corporation Announces First Quarter Financial Results
 
 
 
·   Net Sales up 13% Versus Last Year’s First Quarter
 
 
·   Net Income up 48% Versus Last Year’s First Quarter
 
Harleysville, PA, June 4, 2010 – Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR), today announced the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2010.
 
Net sales for the first quarter ended April 30, 2010 were $22.3 million, the second highest first quarter net sales in the Company’s history, and up 13% from $19.6 million for the same quarter last year. Net income totaled $1.4 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.10 for the first quarter, compared with net income of $1.0 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.07 for the same period last year, increases of 48% and 43%, respectively.
 
New order bookings for the first quarter were up 17% to $22.2 million compared with $18.9 million for the first quarter last year. As a result, the Company’s backlog of orders as of April 30, 2010 totaled $17.3 million compared with $14.5 million last year, an increase of 19%. Substantially all of the April 30, 2010 backlog is expected to be shipped during the current fiscal year.
 
“We are encouraged by the growth achieved in our solid first quarter results,” stated De Hont. “Demand for Met-Pro’s products continues to improve as evidenced by the 17% increase in first quarter new order bookings, which follows a 13% increase in new order bookings during the second half of last fiscal year when compared with the first half. Our gross margin for the first quarter came in at approximately 36%, which is up slightly from last year’s first quarter. Cash flows from operating activities totaled $2.3 million, which increased our cash position at April 30, 2010 to $32.5 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, further solidifying our already strong balance sheet.  The momentum in new order bookings, in combination with our steady quotation activity, gives us continued optimism about our future prospects.”
 
On March 12, 2010, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2010. In addition, the Board of Directors, at their meeting on March 29, 2010, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share payable June 11, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 28, 2010. This is the thirty-fifth consecutive year that Met-Pro Corporation has paid either a cash or stock dividend.
 
Mr. De Hont and Gary J. Morgan, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will hold a conference call for investors today, June 4, 2010, at 11:00 AM (Eastern). Met-Pro’s earnings release and the accompanying financial supplement, which includes significant financial information to be discussed during the conference call, will be available on Met-Pro’s Investor Relations website at www.met-pro.com/html/invrel.htm prior to the beginning of the conference call.
 
Interested persons who wish to hear the live webcast should go to the Met-Pro Corporation website prior to the starting time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
 
You may also participate by calling the US/Canada Dial-In # 877-818-7738 or the International Dial-In # 706-643-9333 (conference ID 74942496) at 10:55 AM (Eastern) today. A taped replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and until June 18, 2010. To access the taped replay, call the US/Canada Dial-In # 800-642-1687 or the International Dial-In # 706-645-9291 and enter conference ID 74942496.
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About Met-Pro
 
Met-Pro Corporation, with headquarters at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, is a leading niche-oriented global provider of product recovery, pollution control and fluid handling solutions. The Company’s diverse and synergistic solutions and products address the world’s growing need to meet more stringent emission regulations, reduce energy consumption and employ green technology. Through its global sales organization, internationally recognized brands, and operations in the United States, Canada, Europe and The People's Republic of China, Met-Pro’s solutions, products and systems are sold to a well-diversified cross-section of customers and markets around the world. For more information, please visit www.met-pro.com.
 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this news release, and other materials filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as well as information included in oral or other written statements made or to be made by the Company), contain statements that are forward-looking. Such statements may relate to plans for future expansion, business development activities, capital spending, financing, the effects of regulation and competition, or anticipated sales or earnings results. Such information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to, the cancellation or delay of purchase orders and shipments, product development activities, goodwill impairment, computer systems implementation, dependence on existing management, the continuation of effective cost and quality control measures, retention of customers, global economic and market conditions, and changes in federal or state laws.

 
Met-Pro common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol MPR.
 
To obtain an Annual Report or additional information on the Company, please call 215-723-6751 and ask for the Investor Relations Department, or visit the Company’s website at www.met-pro.com.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Income
(unaudited)
 
         
Three Months Ended
 
         
April 30,
 
         
2010
 
2009
 
 
Net sales
     
$22,277,077
 
$19,641,008
 
 
Cost of goods sold
     
14,295,538
 
12,628,040
 
 
Gross profit
     
7,981,539
 
7,012,968
 
                 
 
Operating expenses
             
 
Selling
     
2,932,897
 
2,528,532
 
 
General and administrative
     
2,945,602
 
3,012,327
 
         
5,878,499
 
5,540,859
 
 
Income from operations
     
2,103,040
 
1,472,109
 
                 
 
Interest expense
     
(82,510
)
(53,823
)
 
Other income, net
 
 
 
117,468
 
13,965
 
 
Income before taxes
     
2,137,998
 
1,432,251
 
                 
 
Provision for taxes
     
726,920
 
479,802
 
                 
 
Net income
     
$1,411,078
 
$952,449
 
                 
 
Basic earnings per share
     
$.10
 
$.07
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
     
$.10
 
$.07
 
                 
 
Average common shares outstanding:
             
 
Basic shares
     
14,619,000
 
14,600,109
 
 
Diluted shares
     
14,693,035
 
14,645,792
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
      April 30,
 
January 31,
 
     
2010
 
2010
 
 
Assets
 
(unaudited)
     
 
Current assets
         
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$32,456,543
 
$31,387,108
 
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
         
 
doubtful accounts of approximately
         
 
$185,000 and $204,000, respectively
 
15,592,477
 
14,011,950
 
 
Inventories
 
15,680,708
 
16,136,521
 
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
 
1,418,008
 
1,709,664
 
 
Total current assets
 
65,147,736
 
63,245,243
 
             
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
19,500,572
 
19,860,751
 
 
Goodwill
 
20,798,913
 
20,798,913
 
 
Other assets
 
730,367
 
703,452
 
 
Total assets
 
$106,177,588
 
$104,608,359
 
             
             
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
         
 
Current liabilities
         
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$528,761
 
$534,251
 
 
Accounts payable
 
5,263,975
 
4,297,936
 
 
Accrued salaries, wages and expenses
 
4,064,286
 
3,425,691
 
 
Dividend payable
 
877,200
 
876,279
 
 
Customers’ advances
 
371,787
 
882,637
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
181,253
 
181,253
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
11,287,262
 
10,198,047
 
             
 
Long-term debt
 
3,375,093
 
3,536,755
 
 
Other non-current liabilities
 
8,292,854
 
8,179,410
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
1,712,508
 
1,716,563
 
 
Total liabilities
 
24,667,717
 
23,630,775
 
             
 
Shareholders’ equity
         
 
Common shares, $.10 par value; 36,000,000 shares
         
 
authorized, 15,928,679 shares issued, of which
         
 
1,308,687 and 1,311,664 shares were reacquired
         
 
and held in treasury at the respective dates
 
1,592,868
 
1,592,868
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
3,154,348
 
2,988,950
 
 
Retained earnings
 
91,195,957
 
90,662,820
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(3,828,041
)
(3,679,641
)
 
Treasury shares, at cost
 
(10,605,261
)
(10,587,413
)
 
Total shareholders’ equity
 
81,509,871
 
80,977,584
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$106,177,588
 
$104,608,359
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Business Segment Data
(unaudited)
 
     
Three Months Ended April 30,
 
     
2010
 
2009
 
 
Net sales
         
 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
 
$11,013,225
 
$7,569,982
 
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
 
6,530,571
 
6,978,462
 
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
 
2,434,249
 
2,487,250
 
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
 
2,299,032
 
2,605,314
 
     
$22,277,077
 
$19,641,008
 
             
 
Income (loss) from operations
         
 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
 
$516,161
 
$145,203
 
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
 
1,288,796
 
1,306,005
 
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
 
206,519
 
(15,403
)
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
 
91,564
 
36,304
 
     
$2,103,040
 
$1,472,109
 
             
     
April 30,
 
January 31,
 
     
2010
 
2010
 
 
Identifiable assets
         
 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
 
$35,322,331
 
$34,466,168
 
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
 
17,555,792
 
18,068,428
 
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
 
12,531,954
 
12,257,281
 
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
 
8,211,089
 
8,257,837
 
     
73,621,166
 
73,049,714
 
 
Corporate
 
32,556,422
 
31,558,645
 
     
$106,177,588
 
$104,608,359
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended April 30,
     
2010
 
2009
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
         
 
Net income
 
$1,411,078
 
$952,449
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
  cash provided by operating activities:
         
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
445,252
 
480,672
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
(597
)
(597
)
 
(Gain) on sales of property and equipment, net
 
 
(12,195
)
 
Stock-based compensation
 
161,472
 
164,876
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(18,557
)
42,941
 
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         
 
Accounts receivable
 
(1,556,207
)
5,695,089
 
 
Inventories
 
395,944
 
(381,726
)
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets
 
250,155
 
274,636
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
1,608,371
 
(1,378,851
)
 
Customers’ advances
 
(511,077
)
27,013
 
 
Other non-current liabilities
 
113,443
 
84,276
 
             
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
2,299,277
 
5,948,583
 
             
 
Cash flows from investing activities
         
 
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
 
 
18,882
 
 
Acquisitions of property and equipment
 
(210,475
)
(797,497
)
             
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(210,475
)
(778,615
)
             
 
Cash flows from financing activities
         
 
Proceeds from new borrowings
 
 
485,336
 
 
Reduction of debt
 
(132,845
)
(104,440
)
 
Exercise of stock options
 
212,744
 
 
 
Payment of dividends
 
(877,021
)
(876,007
)
 
Purchase of treasury shares
 
(226,666
)
 
             
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(1,023,788
)
(495,111
)
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 
4,421
 
22,207
 
             
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
1,069,435
 
4,697,064
 
             
 
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1
 
31,387,108
 
21,749,653
 
             
 
Cash and cash equivalents at April 30
 
$32,456,543
 
$26,446,717
 
 
 
 
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