EX-99 3 salesandearnings.htm THIRD QUARTER SALES AND EARNINGS INFO Third Quarter Sales and Earnings Info
 

    

160 Cassell Road
Box 144
Harleysville, Pa 19438
(215) 723-6751
FAX (215) 723-6758
TRADED: NYSE
SYMBOL: MPR

NEWS
RELEASE


 
 date:  November 20, 2003
 for release: Immediate
 contact:  Investor Contact:
  Gary J. Morgan, Vice President of Finance, CFO
  215-723-6751, gmorgan@metpro.com
  
                
         Met-Pro Corporation Announces Its Sales and
Earnings Results for the Third Quarter Ended 10/31/2003

Quarter Net Sales Increase 19% Over Last Year
• Quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share Increase 18% Over Last Year
• Year-to-Date Diluted Earnings Per Share Increase 12% Over Last Year
• Year-to-Date Bookings Increase 12% Over Last Year
 

 
Harleysville, PA, November 20 – Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE – MPR), today announced that the third quarter sales were $19.8 million compared to $16.7 million for the same period last year, an increase of 19%. Sales for the first three quarters totaled $55.4 million compared to $51.1 million for the same period last year.

Net income for the third quarter ended October 31, 2003 totaled $1.7 million compared to $1.4 million for the same period last year, an increase of 15%.

For the third quarter, diluted earnings per share were up $.03 to $.20, an increase of 18% over the $.17 earned during the third quarter last year. Basic earnings per share for the third quarter were $.20 versus $.18. For the nine months ended October 31, 2003, diluted earnings per share were $.55 compared to $.49 for the same period last year, an increase of 12%. Basic earnings per share for the nine month period were $.55 versus $.50.

Bookings of new orders for the nine months ended October 31, 2003 totaled $59.0 million compared to $52.8 million for the same period last year, an increase of 12%.

Cash flows from operating activities increased to $7.1 million, a 61% increase over the $4.4 million reported in the nine month period ended October 31, 2002. Cash flows from operating activities per share for the nine months increased $.32 to $.85 over the $.53 earned during the nine month period ended October 31, 2002.

A four-for-three stock split was completed by the Company on October 15, 2003. All references in the financial statements to the per share amounts and number of shares outstanding have been restated to reflect the effect of the stock split. In addition Met-Pro Corporation, recently announced a 7.4% increase in its quarterly cash dividend payable December 10, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 28, 2003.

De Hont stated that "we are pleased with the results for the third quarter. This is the fifth straight quarter that Met-Pro’s sales and earnings have exceeded the results for the comparable quarter of the prior year." De Hont also stated that "the ability of our employees to deliver consistently good results along with Met-Pro’s strong bookings and current quotation activity gives us optimism about our prospects for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year."

About Met-Pro
Met-Pro Corporation, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, manufactures and sells product recovery and pollution control equipment for purification of air and liquids and fluid handling equipment for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids. With ten divisions and five subsidiaries, the Company, established in 1966, provides products to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets that include, but are not limited to, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, petrochemicals, water and aquariums. For more information, please visit www.met-pro.com.




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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
October 31,
 
October 31,
 
 
2003
 
2002
 
2003
 
2002
 








Net sales
$19,811,544
 
$16,671,696
 
$55,440,022
 
$51,143,659
 
Cost of goods sold
12,861,737
 
10,626,271
 
35,606,780
 
33,392,929
 









Gross profit    
6,949,807
 
6,045,425
 
19,833,242
 
17,750,730
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Selling    
2,093,009
 
1,821,017
 
5,903,475
 
5,464,514
 
       General and administrative
1,902,429
 
1,944,240
 
6,036,950
 
5,792,008
 









 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations    
2,954,369
 
2,280,168
 
7,892,817
 
6,494,208
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(109,071
)
(128,493
)
(336,868
)
(379,236
)
Other income/(expenses), net
(336,922
)
81,838
 
(626,168
)
201,168
 









Income before taxes
2,508,376
 
2,233,513
 
6,929,781
 
6,316,140
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for taxes
852,847
 
792,897
 
2,356,125
 
2,242,230
 









Net income
$1,655,529
 
$1,440,616
 
$4,573,656
 
$4,073,910
 









 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$.20
 
$.18
 
$.55
 
$.50
 
Diluted earnings per share
$.20
 
$.17
 
$.55
 
$.49
 









 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Basic shares    
8,290,133
 
8,215,979
 
8,291,748
 
8,224,164
 
       Diluted shares
8,363,065
 
8,274,473
 
8,371,848
 
8,280,247
 









 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(unaudited)
 

 
 
October 31,
January 31,
 
 
2003
 
 
2003
 





Assets
 
 
 
 
 
       Current assets
$46,365,597
 
 
$40,631,745
 
       Property, plant and equipment, net
11,974,939
 
 
11,950,422
 
       Costs in excess of net assets of
             businesses acquired, net
20,798,913
 
 
20,798,913
 
       Other assets
330,644
 
 
373,591
 






          Total assets
$79,470,093
 
 
$73,754,671
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
       Current liabilities
$13,635,349
 
 
$9,750,309
 
       Long-term debt
5,769,479
 
 
7,111,995
 
       Other liabilities
886,592
 
 
846,482
 






          Total liabilities
20,291,420
 
 
17,708,786
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
59,178,673
 
 
56,045,885
 






          Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$79,470,093
 
 
$73,754,671
 










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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Business Segment Data
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended October 31,
 
 
2003
 
 
2002
 






Net sales
 
 
 
 
 
       Product recovery/pollution control equipment
$37,257,235
 
 
$33,329,846
 
       Fluid handling equipment
18,182,787
 
 
17,813,813
 






 
$55,440,022
 
 
$51,143,659
 






 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
 
 
 
 
 
       Product recovery/pollution control equipment
$5,689,106
 
 
$4,134,415
 
       Fluid handling equipment
2,203,711
 
 
2,359,793
 






 
$7,892,817
 
 
$6,494,208
 






        
 
 
 
October 31,
 
 
January 31,
 
 
2003
 
 
2003
 





Identifiable assets
 
 
 
 
 
       Product recovery/pollution control equipment
$43,704,982
 
 
$41,396,626
 
       Fluid handling equipment
18,939,392
 
 
18,417,187
 






 
62,644,374
 
 
59,813,813
 
       Corporate
16,825,719
 
 
13,940,858
 






 
$79,470,093
 
 
$73,754,671
 






        



 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press 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) contains 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 of purchase orders, product development activities, 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 stock is 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 Web site at www.met-pro.com.