EX-99.1 2 mprpr20070522.htm FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS mprpr20070522.htm

Date:
May 22, 2007
For Release:
Immediate
Contact:
Investor Contact:
 
Gary J. Morgan, Senior Vice President of Finance, CFO
 
215-723-6751, gmorgan@met-pro.com
 
 
Met-Pro Corporation Announces Financial Results
for the First Quarter Ended 4/30/2007
 
• Core Earnings Up – Profitable Property Sale Reached in First Quarter
 
Harleysville, PA, May 22– 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, 2007.
 
Sales for the first quarter ended April 30, 2007 were $21.9 million, which was 11% above last year’s first quarter sales of $19.8 million.
 
Net income for the first quarter ended April 30, 2007 totaled $3.9 million compared with $1.2 million for the same period last year. Excluding the net gain of approximately $2.2 million on the sale of property previously associated with the Company’s Sethco business unit in Hauppauge, New York, Met-Pro’s adjusted net income was $1.7 million in the first quarter ended April 30, 2007, an increase of 38% over the first quarter of last year. 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter ended April 30, 2007 were $0.35 and $0.34, respectively, compared with $0.11 earned during last year’s first quarter. Excluding the net gain on the sale of property, Met-Pro’s adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share were each $0.15 compared with $0.11 for the first quarter of last year, an increase of 36%.
 
The Company’s backlog of orders as of April 30,2007 totaled a record high $30.0 million compared with $21.5 million as of April 30, 2006, an increase of 40%. Substantially the entire backlog that existed as of April 30, 2007 is expected to be shipped during the current fiscal year.
 
“We are pleased with the results for the first quarter,” said De Hont. “Our quotation activity remains high and we continue to achieve solid bookings. The record high $30.0 million backlog at the end of the first quarter serves as a solid base for future sales growth. The combination of a strong quality backlog and continued steady quotation activity gives us confidence regarding our prospects for the second quarter and the full fiscal year.”
 
The Board of Directors, at their meeting on April 4, 2007, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0675 per share payable June 12, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2007. This represents an 8.0% increase over the same period last year. This is the thirty-second consecutive year the Company has paid a cash or stock dividend.
 
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Included at the end of this press release is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as well as certain Regulation G disclosures.
 
About Met-Pro
 
Met-Pro Corporation, with headquarters at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, was recently recognized as one of America’s “200 Best Small Companies” by Forbes magazine. Through its divisions and subsidiaries, in four states, Canada, Europe and The People's Republic of China, a wide range of products and services are offered for industrial, commercial, and residential markets. These include Product Recovery and Pollution Control Technologies for purification of air and liquids; Fluid Handling Technologies for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids; and Filtration and Purification Technologies including proprietary water treatment chemicals and filter products. For more information, please visit www.met-pro.com.
 
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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) 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, 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 Web site at www.met-pro.com.
 


 

 

Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(unaudited)
     
Three Months Ended
     
 April 30,
     
2007     
 
2006     
 
Net sales
   
$21,916,609
 
$19,779,041
 
Cost of goods sold
   
14,997,082
 
13,923,682
 
Gross profit
   
6,919,527
 
5,855,359
 
             
Operating expenses (income)
           
    Selling
   
2,069,877
 
1,896,179
 
General and administrative
   
2,483,853
 
2,358,513
 
    Gain on sale of building
   
(3,513,940
)
 
     
1,039,790
 
4,254,692
 
Income from operations
   
5,879,737
 
1,600,667
 
             
Interest expense
   
(80,152
)
(59,805
)
Other income, net
 
  
217,306
 
 234,798
 
Income before taxes
   
6,016,891
 
1,775,660
 
             
Provision for taxes
   
2,138,648
 
 568,212
 
             
Net income
   
$3,878,243
 
$1,207,448
 
             
Basic earnings per share
   
$.35
 
$.11
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
$.34
 
$.11
 
             
Average common shares outstanding:
           
Basic shares
   
11,220,577
 
11,199,599
 
Diluted shares
   
11,468,767
 
11,439,813
 
 
 

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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(unaudited)

 
April 30,  
 
January 31,
 
 
2007     
 
2007     
    
Assets
       
Current assets
       
Cash and cash equivalents
$24,354,204
 
$17,322,194
 
Marketable securities
27,897
 
24,090
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
       
accounts of approximately $156,000 and
       
$133,000, respectively
20,197,550
 
20,837,589
 
Inventories
20,613,149
 
19,296,279
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
1,717,692
 
1,748,130
 
Total current assets
66,910,492
 
59,228,282
 
         
Property, plant and equipment, net
16,114,947
 
16,832,988
 
Costs in excess of net assets of business acquired, net
20,798,913
 
20,798,913
 
Other assets
300,022
 
306,403
 
Total assets
$104,124,374
 
$97,166,586
 
         
         
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
       
Current liabilities
       
Current portion of long-term debt
$1,979,722
 
$1,955,202
 
Accounts payable
6,699,695
 
6,450,813
 
Accrued salaries, wages and expenses
4,909,644
 
4,135,342
 
Dividend payable
757,389
 
757,029
 
Customers’ advances
2,892,004
 
981,680
 
Deferred income taxes
242,457
 
245,231
 
Total current liabilities
17,480,911
 
14,525,297
 
         
Long-term debt
5,034,456
 
5,417,990
 
Other non-current liabilities
3,317,132
 
3,276,551
 
Deferred income taxes
2,290,532
 
1,369,591
 
Total liabilities
28,123,031
 
24,589,429
 
         
Shareholders’ equity
       
Common shares, $.10 par value; 18,000,000 shares
       
authorized, 12,846,608 shares issued,
       
of which 1,626,031 and 1,631,364 shares were
       
reacquired and held in treasury at the respective dates
1,284,661
 
1,284,661
 
Additional paid-in capital
8,039,875
 
7,910,708
 
Retained earnings
77,917,406
 
74,921,913
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
228,458
 
(33,471
)
Treasury shares, at cost
(11,469,057
)
(11,506,654
)
Total shareholders’ equity
76,001,343
 
72,577,157
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$104,124,374
 
$97,166,586
 
 
 
 
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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Business Segment Data
(unaudited)

   
    Three Months Ended April 30,
 
   
 2007     
 
 2006      
 
Net sales
         
Product recovery/pollution control technologies
 
$10,546,886
 
$9,298,349
 
Fluid handling technologies
 
6,054,072
 
5,917,494
 
Filtration/purification technologies
 
5,315,651
 
4,563,198
 
   
$21,916,609
 
$19,779,041
 
           
Income from operations
         
Product recovery/pollution control technologies
 
$913,060
 
$566,714
 
Fluid handling technologies
 
1,163,314
 
695,544
 
Filtration/purification technologies
 
289,423
 
338,409
 
   
2,365,797
 
1,600,667
 
Gain on sale of building
 
3,513,940
 
 
   
$5,879,737
 
$1,600,667
 
           
   
April 30,  
 
January 31,
 
   
2007     
 
2007     
 
Identifiable assets
          
Product recovery/pollution control technologies
 
$34,810,198
 
$35,332,252
 
Fluid handling technologies
 
20,968,230
 
21,667,719
 
Filtration/purification technologies
 
20,822,904
 
20,514,339
 
   
76,601,332
 
77,514,310
 
Corporate
 
27,523,042
 
19,652,276
 
   
$104,124,374
 
$97,166,586
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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Met-Pro Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(unaudited) 
 
Three Months Ended April 30,
 
2007     
 
2006     
 
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
         
Cash flows from operating activities
       
Net income
$3,878,243
 
$1,207,448
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
       
         cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
417,784
 
370,964
 
Deferred income taxes
904,929
 
(553
)      
(Gain) on sale of property and equipment, net
(3,513,998
)
(4,410
)
Stock-based compensation
127,527
 
81,800
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
23,302
        
(79,003
)
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
       
Accounts receivable
761,011
 
1,740,117
 
Inventories
(1,214,553
)
(1,147,983
)
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
44,199
 
86,777
 
Other assets
(1,935
)
(2,250
)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
787,810
 
(1,072,742
)
Customers’ advances
1,908,041
 
262,518
 
Other non-current liabilities
40,581
 
549
 
         
        Net cash provided by operating activities
4,162,941
 
1,443,232
 
         
 
Cash flows from investing activities
       
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
4,342,598
 
4,410
 
Acquisitions of property and equipment
(354,559
)
(2,227,748
)
         
        Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
3,988,039
 
(2,223,338
)
         
 
Cash flows from financing activities
       
Proceeds from new borrowing
 
3,602,921
 
Reduction of debt
(367,235
)
(330,508
)
Exercise of stock options
39,238
 
55,232
 
Payment of dividends
(757,390
)
(699,820
)
         
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(1,085,387
)
2,627,825
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(33,583
)
29,778
 
         
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
7,032,010
 
1,877,497
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1
17,322,194
 
17,683,305
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at April 30
$24,354,204
 
$19,560,802
 
 
 
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") follows. Although Met-Pro Corporation believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors about its financial condition and results of operations, this information should be considered supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management's statements regarding the reasons why it believes the presentation of the non-GAAP financial information in this press release provides useful information to its investors, and any other material purposes for which management uses this non-GAAP financial information, are set forth in Met-Pro’s Current Report on Form 8-K to which this press release is attached as an exhibit.

The following table reconciles income before tax, net income, and basic and diluted earnings per share, excluding the gain on the sale of property previously associated with the Company’s Sethco business unit in Hauppauge, New York, as well as income before tax, net income, and basic and diluted earnings per share calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for the first quarters ended April 30, 2007 and 2006:


Met-Pro Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure
 (unaudited)

 
     
     Three Months Ended
     
    April 30,
     
     2007
 
        2006
           
Income before tax as reported
   
$6,016,891
 
$1,775,660
Less: Gain on sale of building
   
(3,513,940
)
Adjusted income before tax
   
$2,502,951
 
$1,775,660
           
Net income as reported
   
$3,878,243
 
   $1,207,448
Less: Gain on sale of building
   
(2,213,782
)
Adjusted net income
   
$1,664,461
 
$1,207,448
           
Basic earnings per share as reported
   
$.35
 
$.11
Adjusted basic earnings per share
 
  
$.15
 
$.11
           
Diluted earnings per share as reported
   
$.34
 
$.11
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
   
$.15
 
$.11
           
Average common shares outstanding:
         
Basic shares
   
11,220,577
 
11,199,599
Diluted shares
   
11,468,767
 
11,439,813
           



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