-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TOWqDP1nz/AIRhmniPLGWn7hyXKs1DTGB5vEtN2SorEfYJuatwr/tyhDuX2/7z8y nnPOMsc4I0EDUrMxmfAo8w== 0000065201-07-000023.txt : 20070907 0000065201-07-000023.hdr.sgml : 20070907 20070907113355 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000065201-07-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070907 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070907 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MET PRO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065201 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL FANS & BLOWERS & AIR PURIFYING EQUIP [3564] IRS NUMBER: 231683282 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07763 FILM NUMBER: 071104714 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 160 CASSELL ROAD CITY: HARLEYSVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 19438 BUSINESS PHONE: 2157236751 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 160 CASSELL ROAD STREET 2: BOX 144 CITY: HARLEYSVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 19438 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MET PRO WATER TREATMENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19740924 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MET PRO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661026 10-Q 1 mpr10q20070731.htm 2ND QUARTER 10-Q mpr10q20070731.htm
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


[ X ]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended: July 31, 2007

or

[    ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-07763

MET-PRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
  
23-1683282
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  
Identification No.)
     
160 Cassell Road, P.O. Box 144
    
  Harleysville, Pennsylvania
  
19438
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (215) 723-6751





Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes [ X ]     No [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of  “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.     Large accelerated filer [    ] Accelerated filer [ X ] Non-accelerated filer [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes [    ]       No [ X ]

As of July 31, 2007 the Registrant had 11,258,045 Common Shares, par value of $.10 per share, issued and outstanding.
 
 

MET-PRO CORPORATION



 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
  Item 1. Financial Statements  

 
 
1
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 
(unaudited)

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
        
         
Item 1.  Financial Statements
        
         
 
         July 31,
 
  January 31, 
 
ASSETS
        2007
  
       2007
  
Current assets
        
       Cash and cash equivalents
$24,426,816
  
$17,322,194
  
       Marketable securities
24,043
  
24,090
  
       Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
        
         accounts of approximately $150,000 and
        
         $133,000, respectively
21,573,525
  
20,837,589
  
       Inventories
22,082,136
  
19,296,279
  
       Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
1,751,891
  
1,748,130
  
               Total current assets
69,858,411
  
59,228,282
  
Property, plant and equipment, net
16,217,855
  
16,832,988
  
Costs in excess of net assets of businesses acquired, net
20,798,913
  
20,798,913
  
Other assets
294,610
  
306,403
  
               Total assets
$107,169,789
  
$97,166,586
  
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
        
Current liabilities
        
       Current portion of long-term debt
$1,981,082
  
$1,955,202
  
       Accounts payable
9,057,973
  
6,450,813
  
       Accrued salaries, wages and expenses
4,264,905
  
4,135,342
  
       Dividend payable
757,389
  
757,029
  
       Customers' advances
2,333,909
  
981,680
  
       Deferred income taxes
242,457
  
245,231
  
               Total current liabilities
18,637,715
  
14,525,297
  
Long-term debt
4,517,363
  
5,417,990
  
Other non-current liabilities
3,305,321
  
3,276,551
  
Deferred income taxes
2,335,529
  
1,369,591
  
               Total liabilities
28,795,928
  
24,589,429
  
         
Shareholders' equity
        
       Common shares, $.10 par value; 18,000,000 shares
        
          authorized, 12,846,608 shares issued,
        
          of which 1,588,563 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
8,254,499
  
7,910,708
  
       Retained earnings
79,687,717
  
74,921,913
  
       Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
351,891
  
(33,471
)
       Treasury shares, at cost
(11,204,907
)
(11,506,654
)
               Total shareholders' equity
78,373,861
  
72,577,157
  
               Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$107,169,789
  
$97,166,586
  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
      
 
2
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 

  (unaudited)


 
   Six Months Ended
  July 31,
  
     Three Months Ended
       July 31,
  
 
     2007
  
      2006
  
      2007
  
      2006
  
Net sales
$49,512,698
  
$43,557,923
  
$27,596,089
  
$23,778,882
  
Cost of goods sold
33,557,349
  
30,968,074
  
18,560,267
  
17,044,392
  
Gross profit
15,955,349
  
12,589,849
  
9,035,822
  
6,734,490
  
                 
Operating expenses (income)
                
   Selling
4,589,778
  
3,972,366
  
2,519,901
  
2,076,187
  
   General and administrative
5,407,261
  
4,539,931
  
2,923,408
  
2,181,418
  
   Gain on sale of building
(3,513,940
)
-
  
-
  
-
  
 
6,483,099
  
8,512,297
  
5,443,309
  
4,257,605
  
Income from operations
9,472,250
  
4,077,552
  
3,592,513
  
2,476,885
  
                 
Interest expense
(170,698
)
(147,314
)
(90,546
)
(87,509
)
Other income, net
516,393
  
505,251
  
299,087
  
270,453
  
Income before taxes
9,817,945
  
4,435,489
  
3,801,054
  
2,659,829
  
                 
Provision for taxes
3,412,001
  
1,419,356
  
1,273,353
  
851,144
  
Net income
$6,405,944
  
$3,016,133
  
$2,527,701
  
$1,808,685
  
                 
Earnings per share, basic (1)
$.57
  
$.27
  
$.23
  
$.16
  
Earnings per share, diluted (2)
$.56
  
$.27
  
$.22
  
$.16
  
Cash dividend per share – declared (3)
$.1350
  
$.1250
  
$.0675
  
$.0625
  
Cash dividend per share – paid (3)
$.1350
  
$.1250
  
$.0675
  
$.0625
  

 
 
(1)
Basic earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 11,226,822 and 11,202,088 for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 11,222,658 and 11,201,507 for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
     
  (2)
Diluted earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 11,473,431 and 11,379,867 for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 11,470,742 and 11,383,659 for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
     
 
(3)
The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.0675 per share payable on March 14, 2007,    June 12, 2007, and September 10, 2007 to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2007, May 29, 2007, and August 27, 2007, respectively.  Quarterly dividends of $.0625 per share were paid on March 9, 2006, June 7, 2006, and September 6, 2006 to shareholders of record as of February 24, 2006, May 26, 2006, and August 24, 2006, respectively.
    
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3
MET-PRO CORPORATION


 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Accumulated
      
   
Additional
  
Other
      
 
Common
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
    
 
Shares
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
  
Balances, January 31, 2007
$1,284,661
$7,910,708
  
$74,921,913
  
($33,471
)
($11,506,654
)
$72,577,157
  
                       
Comprehensive income:
                      
   Net income
-
-
  
6,405,944
  
-
  
-
      
   Adoption of FIN No. 48
-
-
  
(125,000
)
-
  
-
      
   Foreign currency translation
                      
     adjustment
-
-
  
-
  
280,143
  
-
      
   Interest rate swap,
                      
     net of tax of ($61,813)
-
-
  
-
  
105,249
  
-
      
   Securities available for sale,
                      
     net of tax of $17
-
-
  
-
  
(30
)
-
      
       Total comprehensive income
                  
6,666,306
  
                       
Dividends paid, $.0675 per share
-
-
  
(757,751
)
-
  
-
  
(757,751
)
Dividends declared, $.0675 per
                      
     share
-
-
  
(757,389
)
-
  
-
  
(757,389
)
Stock-based compensation
-
255,054
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
255,054
  
Stock option transactions
-
88,737
  
-
  
-
  
301,747
  
390,484
  
Balances, July 31, 2007
$1,284,661
$8,254,499
  
$79,687,717
  
$351,891
  
($11,204,907
)
$78,373,861
  
               
               
       
Accumulated
      
   
Additional
  
Other
      
 
Common
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
    
 
Shares
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
  
Balances, January 31, 2006
$1,284,661
$7,564,180
  
$70,645,717
  
($321,821
)
($11,634,499
)
$67,538,238
  
                       
Comprehensive income:
                      
   Net income
-
-
  
3,016,133
  
-
  
-
      
   Foreign currency translation
                      
     adjustment
-
-
  
-
  
201,298
  
-
      
   Interest rate swap,
                      
     net of tax of $43,599
-
-
  
-
  
90,864
  
-
      
       Total comprehensive income
                  
3,308,295
  
                       
Dividends paid, $.0625 per share
-
-
  
(700,287
)
-
  
-
  
(700,287
)
Dividends declared, $.0625 per
                      
     share
-
-
  
(700,286
)
-
  
-
  
(700,286
)
Stock-based compensation
-
163,601
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
163,601
  
Stock option transactions
-
2,589
  
-
  
-
  
52,642
  
55,231
  
Balances, July 31, 2006
$1,284,661
$7,730,370
  
$72,261,277
  
($29,659
)
($11,581,857
)
$69,664,792
  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
        
 
4
MET-PRO CORPORATION


(unaudited)
       
     
   Six Months Ended
     
    July 31,
     
      2007
  
    2006
  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash flows from operating activities
            
   Net income
    
$6,405,944
  
$3,016,133
  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
           cash provided by operating activities:
            
       Depreciation and amortization
    
843,274
  
768,427
  
       Deferred income taxes
    
899,167
  
 (1,106
)
       (Gain) on sale of property and equipment, net
    
(3,516,683
)
(11,589
)
       Stock-based compensation
    
255,054
  
163,601
  
       Allowance for doubtful accounts
    
17,211
  
(79,629
)
       (Increase) decrease in operating assets:
            
           Accounts receivable
    
(610,728
)
1,607,822
  
           Inventories
    
(2,654,774
)
(1,405,805
)
           Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
    
20,744
  
247,600
  
           Other assets
    
(4,841
)
(4,644
)
       Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
            
           Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    
2,505,115
  
(276,556
)
           Customers’ advances
    
1,351,575
  
(532,636
)
           Other non-current liabilities
    
28,770
  
1,098
  
         Net cash provided by operating activities
    
5,539,828
  
3,492,716
  
             
Cash flows from investing activities
            
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    
4,345,282
  
12,810
  
   Acquisitions of property and equipment
    
(864,953
)
(3,275,209
)
         Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    
3,480,329
  
(3,262,399
)
             
Cash flows from financing activities
            
   Proceeds from new borrowings
    
-
  
4,140,315
  
   Reduction of debt
    
(758,148
)
(713,113
)
   Exercise of stock options
    
390,484
  
55,232
  
   Payment of dividends
    
(1,514,780
)
(1,400,107
)
         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    
(1,882,444
)
2,082,327
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    
(33,091
)
23,357
  
             
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    
7,104,622
  
2,336,001
  
             
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1
    
17,322,194
  
17,683,305
  
Cash and cash equivalents at July 31 
   
$24,426,816
  
$20,019,306
  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
        

5
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 


NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, which replaces Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”.  SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for accounting and reporting a change in accounting principle, and applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles, as well as changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance it does not include specific transition provisions.  Specifically, SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine the period specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change.  When it is impracticable to determine the effects of the change, the new accounting principle must be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application is practicable and a corresponding adjustment must be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that period rather than being reported in the statement of operations.  When it is impracticable to determine the cumulative effect of the change, the new principle must be applied as if it were adopted prospectively from the earliest date practicable.  SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  SFAS No. 154 does not change the transition provisions of any existing pronouncements.  SFAS No. 154 has not had a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of SFAS No. 109”. FIN No. 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.  FIN No. 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  In addition, FIN No. 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  The provisions of FIN No. 48 are to be applied to all tax positions upon initial adoption of this standard.  Only tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date may be recognized or continue to be recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity) for that fiscal year.  The provisions of FIN No. 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company adopted FIN 48 effective February 1, 2007.  See Note 8 on page 10 for further information.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 108, to address diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements.  SAB 108 requires that the Company quantify misstatements based on their impact on each of our financial statements and related disclosures.  SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006.  The Company has adopted SAB 108 effective as of January 31, 2007.  The adoption of this bulletin did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”.  SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities.  It also responds to investors’ requests for expanded information about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of the fair value measurements on earnings.  SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.



6
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R)”. SFAS No. 158 requires that we recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of our pension plans (the Plans) as an asset or liability in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 consolidated balance sheet, with changes in the funded status recognized through other comprehensive income in the year in which they occur.  SFAS No. 158 also requires us to measure the funded status of the Plans as of the year end consolidated balance sheet date not later than December 31, 2008.  The impact of adopting SFAS No. 158 resulted in an increase in the pension liabilities and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss of approximately $0.3 million, prior to any deferred tax adjustment, in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment of SFAS No. 115”.  SFAS No. 159 permits an entity to measure certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value.  Entities that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.  The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions.  SFAS No. 159 amends previous guidance to extend the use of the fair value option to available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities.  The statement also established presentation and disclosure requirements to help financial statement users understand the effect of the election.  SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of SFAS No. 159 on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.


NOTE 2 – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mefiag B.V., Flex-Kleen Canada Inc., Strobic Air Corporation, MPC Inc., Pristine Water Solutions Inc., Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. and Met-Pro (Hong Kong) Limited Company. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.


NOTE 3 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of July 31, 2007 and the results of operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods then ended.  The results of operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2007.




7
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 4 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options:

On December 15, 2006, the Company granted 179,000 stock options to employees and directors, with one-third exercisable one year from the grant date and the remaining two-thirds vesting two and three years from the grant date, respectively. Previous options granted by the Company became exercisable with one-third exercisable as of the date of grant and the remaining two-thirds vesting over a two year period.  In the event of a “change of control”, any unvested portion of the option shall become immediately exercisable. The Company’s present practice is that the duration of options is for up to ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination under various conditions. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis over its respective vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. The fair value of options was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The per share weighted-average fair value at the date of grant for stock options granted during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 was $4.03 per option. The application of this valuation model relies on the following assumptions that are judgmental and sensitive in the determination of the compensation expense:

 
   Six Months Ended
 
July 31,
 
2007
  
2006
 Expected term (years)
5.0
  
5.0
 Risk-free interest rate
4.50% - 4.58%
  
3.63% - 4.58%
 Expected volatility
29% - 30%
  
30% - 32%
 Dividend yield
1.86% - 3.39%
  
2.26% - 3.39%

Historical information was the principal basis for the selection of the expected term and dividend yield. The expected volatility is based on a weighted-average combination of historical and implied volatilities over a time period that approximates the expected term of the option. The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon the U.S. Treasury Bill rates in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.

The following table summarizes stock option transactions for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007:

       
Weighted
  
     
Weighted
Average
  
     
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
   
  Shares
Exercise Price
Life (years)
Intrinsic Value
Options:
            
 
Outstanding at February 1, 2007
956,941
$10.6892
  
7.49
    
 
Granted
-
-
        
 
Forfeited
12,667
-
        
 
Expired
-
-
        
 
Exercised
42,801
9.1232
        
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2007
901,473
$10.7169
  
6.99
  
$4,447,056
               
 
Exercisable at July 31, 2007
678,801
$9.6621
  
6.99
  
$4,064,593

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 was $279,725 and $43,332, respectively.  The intrinsic value of stock options is the amount by which the market price of the stock on a given date, such as at the end of the period or on the day of exercise, exceeded the market price of the stock on the date of grant.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding and options exercisable as of July 31, 2007:

   
Options Outstanding
  
Options Exercisable
     
Weighted Average
        
     
Remaining
Weighted Average
    
Weighted Average
   
         Shares      
Life (years)
Exercise Price
  
    Shares
Exercise Price
Range of prices:
                        
$5.48 – 5.99
  
32,980
  
2.45
  
$5.5533
    
32,980
  
$5.5533
  
$6.00 – 6.99
  
59,382
  
3.63
  
6.8063
    
59,382
  
6.8063
  
$7.00 – 8.99
  
187,097
  
5.27
  
7.3740
    
187,097
  
7.3740
  
$9.00 – 11.99
  
153,340
  
7.68
  
9.8813
    
153,340
  
9.8813
  
$12.00 – 12.99
  
299,674
  
7.69
  
12.4243
    
246,002
  
12.5059
  
$13.00 – 14.99
  
169,000
  
9.51
  
14.5300
    
-
  
-
  
   
901,473
  
6.99
  
$10.7169
    
678,801
  
$9.6621
  


As of July 31, 2007, there was $695,981 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.


NOTE 5 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

At July 31, 2007 the Company's marketable securities had a fair market value of $24,043, which includes an unrealized loss of ($449).  The marketable securities are composed of 555 shares of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (“AWI”) distributed to Met-Pro as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization settlement in October of 2006.


NOTE 6 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

 
     July 31,
    2007
  
   January 31,
    2007
Raw materials
$15,049,792
  
$13,596,396
Work in progress
4,228,884
  
2,365,479
Finished goods
2,803,460
  
3,334,404
 
$22,082,136
  
$19,296,279










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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 7 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Net cash flows from operating activities reflect cash payments for interest and income taxes as follows:

   
Six Months Ended
   
July 31,
 
2007
  
2006
  Cash paid during the period for:
      
     Interest
$173,826
  
$155,138
     Income taxes
2,722,978
  
1,964,283


NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48 on February 1, 2007. Previously, the Company accounted for tax contingencies in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”. As required by FIN No. 48, which clarifies SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. At the adoption date, the Company applied FIN No. 48 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open. As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized an increase of  $125,000 in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for as a reduction to the February 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.

The amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of February 1, 2007, prior to the FIN No. 48 adjustment, amounted to $38,000. The total unrecognized tax benefit amounted to $163,000 which, if ultimately realized, will reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense for all periods presented.  The Company had accrued approximately $65,000 for the payment of interest and penalties through February 1, 2007, which is included in the $163,000 unrecognized tax benefit amount.

The Company plans to enter into Voluntary Disclosure programs in several taxing jurisdictions. The Company anticipates that the resolution of these unrecognized tax benefits will occur within the next twelve months.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2003.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 9 – DEBT     

The Company and its subsidiaries have domestic and foreign unsecured lines of credit totaling $5,000,000 which can be used for working capital.  As of July 31, 2007, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary had borrowed $410,430 (300,000 Euro) from its available line of credit, which is included in the table below.

Short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following:

 
 July 31,
  
January 31,
 
 2007
  
            2007
       
Bond payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
      
     $58,460, plus interest at a rate of 16 basis points below
      
     the ninety day LIBOR rate (effective interest rate of 5.19%
      
     at July 31, 2007), maturing April, 2021, collateralized
      
     by the Telford, PA building
$3,215,325
  
$3,332,246
       
Note payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
      
     $300,000, plus interest at a rate of 75 basis points over
      
     the ninety day LIBOR rate (effective interest rate of 6.10%
      
     at July 31, 2007), maturing October, 2008
1,800,000
  
2,400,000
       
Note payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
      
     $34,202 (25,000 Euro), plus interest at a fixed rate of 3.82%,
      
     maturing January, 2016
1,162,886
  
1,173,061
       
Line of credit, $410,430 (300,000 Euro), payable upon demand,
      
     plus interest at a rate of 70 basis points over the thirty day
      
     EURIBOR rate (effective interest rate of 4.81% at
      
     July 31, 2007)
410,430
  
391,020
       
 
6,588,641
  
7,296,327
Less current portion
1,981,082
  
1,955,202
 
4,607,559
  
5,341,125
Fair market value of interest rate
      
     swap liability
(90,196
)
76,865
Long-term portion
$4,517,363
  
$5,417,990

The notes payable and bond payable are subject to certain covenants, including maintenance of prescribed amounts of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The Company has two separate interest rate swap agreements to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates.  Effective October 29, 1998, the Company entered into a ten-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the note payable maturing October 2008.  The Company swapped the ninety day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 5.23%.  As a result, the effective fixed interest rate is 5.98%.  Effective April 3, 2006, the Company entered into a fifteen-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the bond payable maturing April 2021.  The Company swapped the ninety day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 4.87%. As a result, the effective fixed interest rate is 4.71%.  These interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges that qualify for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by SFAS 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment to FASB Statement No. 133”.   There was no hedge ineffectiveness as of July 31, 2007.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements resulted in an increase in equity of $56,824 (net of tax) for the six-months ended July 31, 2007 and a decrease in equity of $48,425 (net of tax) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.  These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.

Maturities of short-term and long-term debt are as follows:

Year Ending
  
January 31,
  
2008
$1,981,082
2009
1,570,648
2010
370,648
2011
370,648
2012
370,648
Thereafter
1,924,967
 
$6,588,641


NOTE 10 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

 
       July 31,
  
    January 31,
  
 
       2007
  
      2007
  
Interest rate swap, net of tax
$56,824
  
($48,425
)
Unrealized gain on securities available-for sale, net of tax
1,400
  
1,430
  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
971,873
  
691,730
  
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax
(678,206
)
(678,206
)
 
$351,891
  
($33,471
)



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 11 – OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net was comprised of the following:

   
    Six Months Ended July 31,
  
    Three Months Ended July 31,
  
 
 2007  
 
2006   
 
2007  
 
2006    
 
Interest income
$529,028
  
$493,984
  
$306,669
  
$248,893
  
Other miscellaneous income
(12,635
)
11,267
  
(7,582
)
21,560
  
 
$516,393
  
$505,251
  
$299,087
  
$270,453
  


NOTE 12 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has several defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the United States.  In the third quarter ended October 31, 2006, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plans to freeze the accrual of future benefits for all its salaried and non-union hourly employees effective on December 31, 2006. The net periodic pension cost is based on estimated values provided by independent actuaries. The following table provides the components of net periodic pension costs:

 
Pension Benefits
  
 
       Six Months Ended
       July 31,
  
  Three Months Ended
  July 31,
  
 
         2007
  
  2006
  
       2007
  
         2006
  
Service cost
$74,128
  
$354,124
  
$37,064
  
$177,062
  
Interest cost
520,082
  
535,814
  
260,041
  
267,907
  
Expected return on plan assets
(629,750
)
(584,930
)
(314,875
)
(292,465
)
Amortization of transition asset
(742
)
(8,058
)
(371
)
(4,029
)
Amortization of prior service cost
17,390
  
49,406
  
8,695
  
24,703
  
Recognized net actuarial loss
20,368
  
51,678
  
10,184
  
25,839
  
Net periodic benefit cost
$1,476
  
$398,034
  
$738
  
$199,017
  

The Company contributed $50,700 to the pension plans during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 and expects an additional contribution of $52,622 during the six-month period ended January 31, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 13 – BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

During the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006, management reviewed operating segment aggregation in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” and based upon changes beginning in February 2006 in the manner in which management manages the Company, as well as the current economic characteristics of its operating segments, management determined that a revision of the aggregation of operating segments was appropriate.  Therefore, the segment discussion outlined below represents the adjusted segment structure as determined by management in accordance with SFAS No. 131.  All prior year amounts related to these reporting segments have been restated to conform to the new reporting segment structure.

The Company has identified six operating segments and has aggregated those segments into two reportable segments, Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies and Fluid Handling Technologies and one other segment, Filtration/Purification Technologies. The Filtration/Purification Technologies segment is comprised of four operating segments that do not presently meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in SFAS No. 131. However, the Company’s analysis is that SFAS No. 131 permits the aggregation of operating segments if, individually, each operating segment does not meet any of the following quantitative thresholds: (i) reported revenue is 10 percent or more of combined revenue of all reported operating segments, (ii) the absolute amount of reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amounts, of either the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss, and (iii) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.  Since none of the operating segments included in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment meet these criteria, and at least 75 percent of total consolidated revenue is included in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies and Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segments, the Company has determined the aggregation of these operating segments into this other segment is appropriate under SFAS No. 131.

The following is a description of each segment:

Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures products for the purification of air or liquids.  Many of these products are custom designed and engineered to solve a customer’s pollution control or product recovery issues.  The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Duall, Systems, Flex-Kleen and Strobic Air business units.

Fluid Handling Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures high quality centrifugal pumps that are suitable for difficult applications including the pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater, high temperature liquids and a wide variety of waste liquids.  A variety of pump configurations make these products adaptable to almost any pumping application.  These products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco business units.

Filtration/Purification Technologies: This other segment consists of four operating segments that produce the following products: proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems; cartridges and filter housings; filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications; and filter systems using horizontal disc technology.  This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter, Pristine Water Solutions, Mefiag and Mefiag B.V. operating segments.

The accounting policies of the reporting segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates the performance of these segments based on many factors including sales, sales trends, margins and operating performance.
 
No significant inter-company revenue is realized in these reporting segments. Interest income and expense are not included in the measure of segment profit reviewed by management. Income taxes are also not included in the measure of segment operating profit reviewed by management.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Financial information for the two reporting segments and one other segment is shown below:

 
     Six Months Ended July 31,
  
  Three Months Ended July 31,  
 
2007
  
2006
    
2007
  
      2006   
Net sales
                
     Product recovery/pollution control technologies
$25,099,730
  
$22,091,252
    
$14,552,844
  
 $12,792,903
     Fluid handling technologies
13,411,570
  
12,023,633
    
7,357,498
  
6,106,139
     Filtration/purification technologies
11,001,398
  
9,443,038
    
5,685,747
  
4,879,840
 
$49,512,698
  
$43,557,923
    
$27,596,089
  
 $23,778,882
                 
Income from operations
                
     Product recovery/pollution control technologies
$2,594,384
  
$1,406,072
    
$1,681,324
  
$839,358
     Fluid handling technologies
2,732,614
  
1,733,748
    
1,569,300
  
1,038,204
     Filtration/purification technologies
631,312
  
937,732
    
341,889
  
599,323
 
5,958,310
  
4,077,552
    
3,592,513
  
2,476,885
     Gain on sale of building
3,513,940
  
-
    
-
  
-
 
$9,472,250
  
$4,077,552
    
$3,592,513
  
$2,476,885


 
           July 31,
  
  January 31,
 
          2007
  
  2007
Identifiable assets
      
Product recovery/pollution control technologies
$36,026,103
  
$35,332,252
Fluid handling technologies
21,421,043
  
21,667,719
Filtration/purification technologies
20,343,643
  
20,514,339
 
77,790,789
  
77,514,310
Corporate
29,379,000
  
19,652,276
 
$107,169,789
  
$97,166,586


NOTE 14 – ACCOUNTANTS’ 10-Q REVIEW

Margolis & Company P.C., the Company’s independent registered public accountants, has performed a limited review of the financial information included herein. Their report on such review accompanies this filing.

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To the Board of Directors   
Met-Pro Corporation
 
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
 

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of July 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, and shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of January 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 23, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.




 
/s/ Margolis & Company P.C.
 
Certified Public Accountants




Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
August 17, 2007

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2007.


Results of Operations:

The following table sets forth, for the six-month and three-month periods indicated, certain financial information derived from the Company’s consolidated statement of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales.
 
     
Six Months Ended
  
   Three Months Ended
     
July 31,
  
 July 31,
   
  2007 
 
2006
  
2007
  
2006
  
Net sales
  
100.0%
  
100.0%
  
100.0%
  
100.0%
  
Cost of goods sold
  
67.8%
  
71.1%
  
67.3%
  
71.7%
  
Gross profit
  
32.2%
  
28.9%
  
32.7%
  
28.3%
  
                   
Selling expenses
  
9.3%
  
9.1%
  
9.1%
  
8.7%
  
General and administrative expenses
  
10.9%
  
10.4%
  
10.6%
  
9.2%
  
Gain on sale of building
  
(7.1%
)
-
  
-
  
-
  
Income from operations
  
19.1%
  
9.4%
  
13.0%
  
10.4%
  
                   
Interest expense
  
(.3%
)
(.3%
)
(.3%
)
(.4%
)
Other income, net
  
1.0%
  
1.1%
  
1.1%
  
1.2%
  
Income before taxes
  
19.8%
  
10.2%
  
13.8%
  
11.2%
  
                   
Provision for taxes
  
6.9%
  
3.3%
  
 4.6%
  
 3.6%
  
Net income
  
12.9%
  
6.9%
  
 9.2%
  
 7.6%
  


Six Months Ended July 31, 2007 vs. Six Months Ended July 31, 2006

Net sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 were $49,512,698 compared with $43,557,923 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $5,954,775 or 13.7%.  Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $25,099,730, or $3,008,478 higher than the $22,091,252 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 13.6%.  The sales increase in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our particulate collection, fume and odor control equipment.  Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $13,411,570, or $1,387,937 higher than the $12,023,633 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 11.5%.  The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our centrifugal pumps that handle a broad range of industrial applications.  Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $11,001,398, or $1,558,360 higher than the $9,443,038 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 16.5%.  This increase was due primarily to increased demand for our horizontal disc filter systems which are utilized in the metal finishing and plating industry.

The Company’s backlog of orders totaled $26,482,339 and $23,966,831 as of July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  Backlog for the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $19,607,155 or 19.3% higher than the $16,430,154 backlog for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.  The increase in backlog in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to increased demand for our air pollution control systems for the removal of volatile organic compounds and other atmospheric pollutants, as well as increased demand for our particulate collection equipment.  Backlog for the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was $4,688,780 or 18.1% lower than the  $5,722,781  backlog for  the  six-month  period  ended  July  31,  2006.    The  decrease in  backlog  in the Fluid Handling
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to the timing of large projects for our fiberglass reinforced plastic centrifugal pumps.  Backlog for the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $2,186,404 or 20.5% higher than the $1,813,896 backlog for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.  The increase in backlog in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was due primarily to increased demand for our horizontal disc filter systems as well as our filter, cartridge and filter housing products.  The Company expects that substantially all of the backlog existing as of July 31, 2007 will be shipped during the current fiscal year.

Income from operations for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 was $9,472,250 compared with $4,077,552 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $5,394,698, of which $3,513,940 was due to the sale during the first quarter ended April 30, 2007 of the Company’s property in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York, consisting of a 30,000 square foot building situated on 4 acres.  Excluding the gain on the sale of this New York property, income from operations for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 was $5,958,310, or 46.1% higher than the $4,077,552 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.  For comparative purposes, the following income from operations analysis by segment does not contain the gain on the sale of the New York property.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $2,594,384, or $1,188,312 higher than the $1,406,072 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 84.5%.  The increase in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was primarily related to increased sales and higher gross margins for our particulate collection, fume and odor control equipment and higher gross margins for our air pollution control systems for the removal of volatile organic compounds and other atmospheric pollutants.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $2,732,614, or $998,866 higher than the $1,733,748 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 57.6%.  The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was principally related to higher net sales and gross margins for our centrifugal pumps that handle a broad range of industrial applications.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $631,312 or $306,420 lower than the $937,732 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, a decrease of 32.7%.  This decrease was principally related to the increase in expenses relating to the expansion of the sales organization, partially offset by increased sales for our horizontal disc filter systems.

Net income for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 was $6,405,944 compared with $3,016,133 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $3,389,811.  This increase in net income was related to (i) a gain during the first quarter ended April 30, 2007 on the sale of the New York property, which increased net income by $2,213,782, (ii) higher sales volume in the two reporting segments and the one other segment and (iii) higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control and Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segments, which was offset by (iv) an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the two reporting segments and the other segment amounting to $1,484,742.

The gross margin for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 was 32.2% versus 28.9% for the same period in the prior year.  This increase in gross margin was due to higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies and Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segments as a result of the implementation of certain strategic measures, including among other measures, selected sales price increases and improved purchasing practices.

Selling expense increased $617,412 during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with the same period last year.  This increase was primarily due to higher payroll and fringes relating to the expansion of the sales organization for the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment, combined with higher freight expenses in this same segment.  Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 9.3% for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with 9.1% for the same period last year.

General and administrative expense was $5,407,261 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with $4,539,931 for the same period last year, an increase of $867,330.  This increase was primarily related to higher executive and office payroll, healthcare expenses, management incentive accruals, stock option expenses, legal expenses and personnel acquisition expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 10.9% for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007, compared with 10.4% for the same period last year.
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

Interest expense was $170,698 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007, compared with $147,314 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $23,384.  This increase was due principally to an increase in long-term debt related to plant expansions of the Netherlands and Telford, Pennsylvania facilities.

Other income, net, was $516,393 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with $505,251 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $11,142.  This increase in other income, net, consisted primarily of interest income, which was affected by fluctuations in the amount of cash on hand during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007.

The effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 were 34.8% and 32.0%, respectively.  The increase in the effective tax rate to 34.8% was due to the additional tax expense related to the gain on the sale of the New York property, which increased the effective tax rate by 1.3%, combined with the reduction in the tax benefit provided by the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“EIE”).

On August 2, 2007, the Company expended $3,157,113 to purchase a 45,000 sq. ft. facility in suburban Chicago, Illinois to consolidate the operations of its Flex-Kleen business unit, which currently leases office space in the Chicago area and warehouse facilities in North Carolina.  The purchase was structured as part of an IRS Section 1031 tax-free exchange, in connection with the sale of the New York property.  As a result, the Company has recorded a deferred income tax liability in the first quarter ended April 30, 2007, to record the income tax on the gain related to $3,157,113 of the $4,326,696 net sales price of the New York property.  The income tax on the $1,169,583 balance of the gain is reflected in the current liability section of the consolidated balance sheet.

Three Months Ended July 31, 2007 vs. Three Months Ended July 31, 2006

Net sales for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 were $27,596,089 compared with $23,778,882 for the three month-period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $3,817,207 or 16.1%.  Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies segment were $14,552,844 compared with $12,792,903 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $1,759,941 or 13.8%.   The sales increase in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies segment was due primarily to increased demand for our particulate collection as well as our fume and odor control equipment.  Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies segment were $7,357,498, compared with $6,106,139 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $1,251,359 or 20.5%.  The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Technologies segment was due primarily to increased demand for our centrifugal pumps that handle a broad range of applications.  Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $5,685,747 compared with $4,879,840 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $805,907 or 16.5%.  The sales increase in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was due primarily to increased demand for our horizontal disc filter systems which are utilized in the metal finishing and plating industry.

Income from operations for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 was $3,592,513 compared with $2,476,885 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $1,115,628 or 45.0%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $1,681,324, or $841,966 higher than the $839,358 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 100.3%.  The increase in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was primarily related to increased sales and higher gross margins for our particulate collection, fume and odor control equipment and higher gross margins for our air pollution control systems for the removal of volatile organic compounds and other atmospheric pollutants.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $1,569,300, or $531,096 higher than the $1,038,204 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 51.2%.  The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was principally related to higher net sales and gross margins for our centrifugal pumps that handle a broad range of industrial applications.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $341,889 or $257,434 lower than the $599,323 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, a decrease of 43.0%.  This decrease was principally related to the increase in expenses relating to the expansion of the sales organization, partially offset by increased sales for our horizontal disc filter systems.
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

Net income for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 was $2,527,701 compared with $1,808,685 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $719,016 or 39.8%.  The increase in net income was related to (i) higher sales volume in the two reporting segments and the one other segment and (ii) higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control and Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segments, which was offset by (iii) an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the two reporting segments and the other segment amounting to $1,185,704.

The gross margin for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 was 32.7% compared with 28.3% for the same period in the prior year.  This increase in gross margin was due to higher gross margins in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies and Fluid Handling Technologies segments as a result of certain strategic measures implemented, which included selected sales price increases and improved purchasing practices.

Selling expenses increased $443,714 during the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with the same period last year.  This increase was primarily due to higher payroll and fringes relating to the expansion of the sales organization for the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment, combined with higher freight expenses in this same segment.  As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses were 9.1% for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared to 8.7% for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006.

General and administrative expense was $2,923,408 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with $2,181,418 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $741,990.  This increase was primarily related to higher executive and office payroll, healthcare expenses, management incentive accruals, stock option expenses, legal expenses and personnel acquisition expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 10.6% for the six-month period ended July 31, 2007, compared with 9.2% of net sales for the same period last year.

Interest expense was $90,546 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with $87,509 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $3,037.  This increase was due principally to an increase of long-term debt related to plant expansions.

Other income, net, was $299,087 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2007 compared with $270,453 for the same period in the prior year.  This change is related to higher interest income earned on cash on hand.

The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 were 33.5% and 32%, respectively.


Liquidity:

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $24,426,816 on July 31, 2007 compared with $17,322,194 on January 31, 2007, an increase of $7,104,622.  This increase is the net result of the positive cash flows provided by operating activities of $5,539,828, the proceeds from the sale of property and equipment, principally the sale of the New York property, amounting to $4,345,282 and the exercise of stock options amounting to $390,484, offset by payment of the quarterly cash dividends amounting to $1,514,780, payments on long-term debt totaling $758,148 and investment in property and equipment amounting to $864,953.  The Company’s cash flows from operating activities are influenced, in part, by the timing of shipments and negotiated standard payment terms, including retention associated with major projects, as well as other factors including changes in inventories and accounts receivable balances.

Accounts receivable (net) totaled $21,573,525 on July 31, 2007 compared with $20,837,589 on January 31, 2007, which represents an increase of $735,936.  In addition to changes in sales volume, the timing and size of shipments and retainage on contracts, especially in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, will, among other factors, influence accounts receivable balances at any given point in time.

Inventories were $22,082,136 on July 31, 2007 compared with $19,296,279 on January 31, 2007, an increase of $2,785,857.   This increase is primarily attributable to inventory purchased in the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 for projects which are expected to ship in the next six-month period.  Inventory balances fluctuate depending on market demand and the timing and size of shipments, especially when major systems and contracts are involved.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

Current liabilities amounted to $18,637,715 on July 31, 2007, compared with $14,525,297 on January 31, 2007, an increase of $4,112,418.  This increase is due to an increase in customer advance payments, accounts payable, and accrued salaries, wages and expenses.

The Company has consistently maintained a high current ratio and it and its subsidiaries maintain domestic and foreign lines of credit totaling $5,000,000, all of which are available for working capital purposes, except for $410,430 outstanding as of July 31, 2007 borrowed by the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary to partially finance an expansion and renovation of its facility located in The Netherlands.  Cash flows, in general, have exceeded the current needs of the Company.  The Company presently foresees no change in this situation in the immediate future.  As of July 31, 2007 and January 31, 2007, working capital was $51,220,696 and $44,702,985, respectively, and the current ratio was 3.7 and 4.1, respectively.


Capital Resources and Requirements:

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 amounted to $5,539,828 compared with $3,492,716 in the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $2,047,112.  This increase in cash flows from operating activities was due principally to an increase in net income, customer advances, deferred taxes, accounts payable and accrued expenses, offset by an increase in accounts receivable and inventories.

Cash flows provided by investing activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 amounted to $3,480,329 compared with cash flows used in investing activities of $3,262,399 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2006, an increase of $6,742,782.  The increase in cash from investing activities is principally due to the sale of the New York property amounting to $4,326,696 and a reduction in the acquisition of property and equipment in the two reporting segments and one other segment amounting to $2,410,256.  As previously discussed, on August 2, 2007, the Company expended $3,157,113 of cash to purchase a property in suburban Chicago, Illinois to be occupied by its Flex-Kleen business unit, as part of a Section 1031 tax free exchange in connection with the sale of the New York property.

Consistent with past practices, the Company intends to continue to invest in new product development programs and to make capital expenditures required to support the ongoing operations during the coming fiscal year.  The Company expects to finance all routine capital expenditure requirements through cash flows generated from operations.

Financing activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2007 utilized $1,882,444 of available resources, compared with $2,082,327 provided during the six-month period ended July 31, 2006.  The 2007 activity is the result of the payments of the quarterly cash dividends amounting to $1,514,780 and the reduction of long-term debt totaling $758,148, offset by the exercise of stock options amounting to $390,484.

The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.0675 payable on March 14, 2007, June 12, 2007 and September 10, 2007 to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2007, May 29, 2007 and August 27, 2007, respectively.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales or services provided when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.  The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition”, provides guidance on the application of generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues.  The Company has concluded that its revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and SAB No. 104.
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

Property, plant and equipment, intangible and certain other long-lived assets are depreciated and amortized over their useful lives. Useful lives are based on management’s estimates of the period that the assets will generate revenue. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. 

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, which supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 17, “Intangible Assets”, effective February 1, 2002, the Company’s unamortized goodwill balance is being assessed, at least annually, for impairment. The Company performs its annual impairment test for each reporting unit using a fair value approach. The test for goodwill impairment involves significant judgment in estimating projections of fair value generated through future performance of each of the reporting units, which comprise our operating segments. In calculating the fair value of the reporting units using the present value of estimated future cash flows method, we rely on a number of assumptions including sales and related gross margin projections, operating margins, anticipated working capital requirements and market rate of returns used in discounting projected cash flows. These assumptions were based upon market and industries outlooks, our business plans and historical data. Inherent uncertainties exist in determining and applying such factors. The discount rate used in the projection of fair value represents a weighted average cost of capital applicable to the Company.

The determination of our obligation and expense for pension benefits is dependent on our selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts.  These assumptions include, among others, the discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and therefore generally affect our recognized expense and recorded obligation in such future periods.  While we believe that our assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in our actual experience or significant changes in our assumptions may materially affect our pension obligations and our future expense.


Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:

Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risk.  This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws.  These forward-looking statements may be identified by words describing our belief or expectation, such as where we say that we “believe”, “expect” or “anticipate”, or where we characterize something in a manner in which there is an express or implicit reference to the future, such as “non-recurring” or “unusual,” or where we express that our view is based upon the “current status” of a given matter, or upon facts as we know them as of the date of the statement.  The content and/or context of other statements that we make may indicate that the statement is “forward-looking”.  We claim the “safe harbor” provided by The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.

Results may differ materially from our current results and actual results could differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to those set forth below, other one time events, other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in Met-Pro’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following important factors, along with those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could affect our future financial condition and results of operations, and could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed in our SEC filings and in our forward-looking statements:

·     
the write-down of costs in excess of net assets of businesses acquired (goodwill), as a result of the determination that the acquired business is impaired.  Our Flex-Kleen business unit, which initially performed well after being acquired by Met-Pro, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 million of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment had occurred.  For the six-month period ended July 31, 2007, the annualized projection for net sales and operating profit for our Flex-Kleen business unit currently exceeds the projections used in our annual impairment model for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008;
·     
materially adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets served by us or in significant customers of ours;
·     
material changes in available technology;
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued…

·     
adverse developments in the asbestos cases that have been filed against the Company, including without limitation the exhaustion of insurance coverage, the insolvency of our insurance carriers, the imposition of punitive damages or other adverse developments in the availability of insurance coverage;
·     
changes in accounting rules promulgated by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, which could result in an impact on earnings;
·     
the cost of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable legal and listing requirements, and the unanticipated possibility that Met-Pro may not meet these requirements;
·     
unexpected results in our product development activities;
·     
loss of key customers;
·     
changes in product mix and the cost of materials, with effect on margins;
·     
changes in our existing management;
·     
exchange rate fluctuations;
·     
changes in federal laws, state laws and regulations;
·     
lower than anticipated return on investments in the Company’s defined benefit plans, which could affect the amount of the Company’s pension liabilities;
·     
the assertion of litigation claims that the Company’s products, including products produced by companies acquired by the Company, infringe third party patents or have caused injury, loss or damage;
·     
the effect of acquisitions and other strategic ventures;
·     
failure to properly quote and/or execute customer orders, including misspecifications, design, engineering or production errors;
·     
the cancellation or delay of purchase orders or shipments;
·     
losses related to international sales; and/or
·     
failure in execution of acquisition strategy.






As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures related to the recording, processing, summarizing and reporting of information in the Company’s periodic reports that it files with the SEC.  These disclosure controls and procedures have been designed by the Company to ensure that (a) material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is accumulated and made known to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, by other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) this information is recorded, processed, summarized, evaluated and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Due to the inherent limitations of control systems, not all misstatements may be detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls could be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons or by the collusion of two or more people.

Accordingly, as of July 31, 2007, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives.  The Company continually strives to improve its disclosure controls and procedures to enhance the quality of its financial reporting and to maintain dynamic systems that change as conditions warrant.

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Certain of the statements made in this Item 1 (and elsewhere in this Report) are “forward-looking” statements which are subject to the considerations set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” located in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report, and we refer you to these considerations.

Beginning in 2002, the Company and/or one of its divisions began to be named as one of many defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits filed predominantly in Mississippi on a mass basis by large numbers of plaintiffs against a large number of industrial companies including in particular those in the pump and fluid handling industries. More recently, the Company and/or this division have been named as one of many pump and fluid handling defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits filed in New York and Maryland by individual plaintiffs, sometimes husband and wife.  To a lesser extent, the Company and/or this division have also been named together with many other pump and fluid handling defendants in these type of cases in other states as well.  The complaints filed against the Company and/or this division have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, and/or the division, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries and loss to the plaintiffs.  The Company believes that it and/or the division have meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its and/or the division’s products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who together with the Company are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company and/or the division have been dismissed from or settled a number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through July 31, 2007 to settle these cases was $340,000, all of which has been paid by the Company’s insurers, with an average cost per settled claim of approximately $24,000. As of July 31, 2007, there were a total of 36 cases pending against the Company, as compared with 37 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2007. For the six-month period ended July 31, 2007, ten new cases were filed against the Company, the Company was dismissed from seven cases and settled four cases. Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although several cases are on schedules leading to trial.  The Company presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

The Company is also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.



In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2007, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, financial results or future performance.  Additionally, we refer you to “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” of this report which we incorporate herein by reference.


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    (a)  
During the second quarter ended July 31, 2007, we did not sell any of our equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
   
(b)     Not applicable.
 
    (c)  
The following table summarizes Met-Pro’s purchases of its Common Shares for the quarter ended July 31, 2007:

Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Period
  
Total
Number of Shares
Purchased
  
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
  
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
As Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
  
Maximum
Number of
Shares
That May
Yet be
Purchased
Under the
Plan or
Programs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1)
                   
May 1-31, 2007
  
0
  
$   -
  
0
  
270,918
  
June 1-30, 2007
  
0
  
-
  
0
  
270,918
  
July 1-31, 2007
  
0
  
-
  
0
  
270,918
  
Total
  
0
  
     $   -
  
0
  
270,918
  

(1)  
On December 15, 2000, our Board of Directors authorized a Common Share repurchase program that was publicly announced on December 19, 2000, for up to 533,333 (adjusted for stock split) shares.  The program has no fixed expiration date.



None.









 





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An Annual Meeting of the Company’s shareholders was held on June 6, 2007.  At that meeting, two proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders.  Proposal 1 was a proposal to elect two Directors (with Raymond J. De Hont and Nicholas DeBenedictis being the nominees) to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  Proposal 2 was to ratify the election of Margolis & Company P.C. as independent registered public accountants for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2008.

At the close of business on the record date for the meeting (which was April 13, 2007), there were 11,220,577 Common Shares outstanding and entitled to be voted at the meeting.  Holders of 10,106,474 Common Shares (representing a like number of votes) were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy.

The following table sets forth the results of the voting on each of the proposals:

     
   Number of Votes
Proposals
    
For
         Against
Abstain/ 
Broker 
Non Vote
Proposal 1 -
Election of Directors
        
 
  Raymond J. De Hont
  
9,774,929
331,545
-
 
  Nicholas DeBenedictis
  
8,691,161
1,415,313
-
Proposal 2 - Selection of Margolis & Company P.C. as        
 
Independent Registered Public Accountants
  
9,946,454
117,863
42,157
 
Consequently, both proposals were adopted by the shareholders.  
  
                                                                                                                             

None.



(a)
  
Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
     
   
Exhibit No.
  
Description
         
    (10)(af)   Description of Met-Pro Corporation FYE 2008
        Management Incentive Plan.*
         
     
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
     
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
     
       
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
       
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
     
       
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
       
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
*  Filed herewith.
    
 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



   
Met-Pro Corporation
   
(Registrant)
     
     
September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
   
Officer
     
     
September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President of Finance,
   
Secretary and Treasurer, Chief
   
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting
   
Officer and Director
     
     


 
 

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 EX-10.AF 2 mpr20070731ex10af.htm EXHIBIT 10.AF mpr20070731ex10af.htm
 
Exhibit (10) (af)

 
Description of Met-Pro Corporation FYE 2008 Management Incentive Plan

Background
 

A number of years ago, Met-Pro Corporation (the “Company”) established a compensation plan (the “Management Incentive Plan” or the “Plan”) which is presently applicable to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s two Executive Vice Presidents, the Assistant to the President and the various individuals who function as General Managers of the Company’s business units (herein collectively “business units”). In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, a total of eleven employees participated in the plan and a total of $233,938 was awarded under the plan.

Description of the Plan

The Management Incentive Plan provides participating individuals with the opportunity to earn annual incentive awards payable in cash (“awards”) based upon the performance of the operating segment or business unit managed by an individual Executive Vice President or General Manager, and for the achievement of measures relating to the individual’s own performance. In the case of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and the Assistant to the President, awards are based upon the performance of the overall Company, as well as the achievement of measures relating to that individual’s own performance. The types of measures and relative weight of those measures used in determining annual incentive awards are tailored to the position and organizational responsibility.

The amount of the award is based on a percentage of annual base salary. This percentage reflects the executive’s respective organizational level, position and responsibility for achievement of the Company’s strategic goals. In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2008, these percentages are as follows: for the CEO, 50% of base salary; for the CFO, 40% of base salary; for Executive Vice Presidents, 35% of base salary; for the Assistant to the President, 25% of base salary; and for General Managers, 25% of base salary.

Under the terms of the Management Incentive Plan, in order to be eligible for an award, certain objective threshold results must be met. The fiscal year 2008 Management Incentive Plan requirements are as follows: for the CEO, the CFO and the Assistant to the President, the achievement of a predetermined threshold profit before tax (“PBT”) for the Company as a whole; and for Executive Vice Presidents and General Managers, the achievement of a PBT by the individual’s respective operating segments or business unit.

The Company’s Compensation and Stock Option Committee (“Committee”) together with the Company’s other non-management Directors administers the Plan with respect to the CEO and acts in an advisory capacity to the Board with respect to the other participants in the Plan. The Committee retains the discretion, for purposes of determining an officer’s eligibility for a bonus under the Management Incentive Plan, to make adjustments to take into account extraordinary or unusual items outside of normal operations, such as capital asset sales or unusual expenses.

The CEO, together with the CFO, works with the participants in the Management Incentive Plan to establish thresholds and goals under the Management Incentive Plan, presents these thresholds and goals to the Committee (typically in February of each year) as part of the Company’s annual budgeting process, monitors and reports to the Board and the Committee on a periodic basis throughout the year as to performance relative to these thresholds and goals, and presents to the Committee an assessment  after the end of the fiscal year as to the extent to which the thresholds and goals were met by each of the participants in the Management Incentive Plan (other than himself).

A “threshold financial multiplier” is used as a computational factor in determining the actual award amount, the value of which varies depending on the relative achievement of the threshold financial target.  The specific threshold financial multiplier assigned, based upon the PBT achieved, is shown in the
 
 
1
 
table below. If the threshold financial target actually achieved at year-end is less than a certain percentage of the targeted goal (80% for the CEO, CFO and Assistant to the President; 85% for Executive Vice Presidents; and 90% for General Managers), no award will be paid, except to the extent of a defined bonus pool under the Plan from which the Chief Executive Officer has certain discretionary authority to grant awards.

 
Attainment of Threshold Financial Target
Threshold Financial Multiplier—CEO, CFO,  Assistant to President
Threshold Financial Multiplier— Executive Vice Presidents
Threshold Financial Multiplier—General Managers
 
Less than 80%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
80%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
85%
62.50%
50.00%
0.00%
 
90%
75.00%
66.67%
50.00%
 
95%
87.50%
83.34%
75.00%
 
100%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
 
105%
110.00%
110.00%
110.00%
 
110%
120.00%
120.00%
120.00%
 
115%
130.00%
130.00%
130.00%
 
120%
140.00%
140.00%
140.00%
 
125%
150.00%
150.00%
150.00%
 
greater than 125%
150.00%
150.00%
150.00%

After achieving the gating percentage of the threshold financial target (80%, 85%, or 90%, as the case may be), the award calculation requires the participant to meet certain financial and performance goals.  For the CEO, the CFO and the Assistant to the President, the financial and performance goals consist of PBT and predetermined personal performance goals.  The weight assigned to PBT and personal performance goals are 65% and 35%, respectively.  The financial and performance goals for the Executive Vice President of the Fluid Handling Technologies segment consist of PBT, net sales, inventory turnover, accounts receivable days outstanding and predetermined personal performance goals.  The weight assigned to profit before tax, net sales, inventory turnover, accounts receivable days outstanding and personal performance goals are 35%, 30%, 10%, 10% and 15%, respectively.  The financial and performance goals for the Executive Vice President of the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies segment consisted of PBT, net sales, accounts receivable days outstanding (which vary with respect to particular business units), inventory turnover percentages for certain of the business units), and predetermined personal performance goals.  The weight assigned to profit before tax, net sales, accounts receivable days outstanding, inventory turnover and personal performance goals are 35%, 30%, 10%, 10% and 15%, respectively.  For the General Managers, the financial and performance goals consist of a number of possible performance measurements such as, PBT, net sales, accounts receivable days outstanding, inventory turns and predetermined personal performance goals.  The weight assigned to these goals range from 10% to 40% and varies with the individual.  Based upon relative performance, the weight of each goal would be multiplied by a corresponding percentage within the range of 0% to 125%.  If less than a particular percentage of a particular goal is achieved (80%, 85%, or 90%, as the case may be), the multiplier would be 0%, between the gating percentage and 100% the multiplier would be between 50% and 100%, between 100% and 125% the multiplier would be between 100% and 150%, and greater than 125% the multiplier would remain at 150%.

Additionally, for participants other than the CEO, the CFO and the Assistant to the President, the Management Incentive Plan provides that the financial and personal performance goals will be multiplied by a corporate goal percentage, which is based on the PBT achieved by the Company during its fiscal year.  If less than a particular percentage of the corporate goal is achieved (80% for Executive Vice Presidents
 
 
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and General Managers), the multiplier would be 50% and 90%; between the gating percentage and 100% the multiplier would be between 50% and 100% for Executive Vice Presidents and between 90% and 100% for General Managers; and greater than 100% the multiplier would remain at 100%.

The total actual award amount cannot exceed 150% of the eligible incentive level (that is, as previously discussed, for fiscal year 2008, 50% for the CEO; 40% for the CFO; 35% for Executive Vice Presidents; 25% for the Assistant to the President; and 25% for the General Managers), meaning that the participant’s award amount will not be greater than 1.5 times the incentive level times the base salary.

The award amounts in formulaic terms can be expressed as:

For the CEO, the CFO and the Assistant to the President:
 
  Award amount = (Eligibility and Incentive Level) x (Base Salary) x (Threshold Financial Multiplier) x
       (Financial and Performance Goals: PBT % + Personal Performance Goals %)

For Executive Vice Presidents:
 
  Award amount = (Eligibility and Incentive Level) x (Base Salary) x (Threshold Financial Multiplier) x
     (Financial and Performance Goals: PBT % + Net Sales % + Inventory Turnover % +
         A/R Days Outstanding % + Personal Performance Goals %) x
                (Corporate Goal %)

For General Managers:
      Award amount = (Eligibility and Incentive Level) x (Base Salary) x (Threshold Financial Multiplier) x
          (Financial and Performance Goals: PBT % + Net Sales % +        
        A/R Days Outstanding % + Inventory Turns %+ Personal Performance Goals %) x
                 (Corporate Goal %)





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 EX-31.1 3 mpr20070731ex311.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 mpr20070731ex311.htm
Exhibit (31.1)

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Raymond J. De Hont, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Met-Pro Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
 (a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
 (b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
 (c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
 (d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
 (a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report information; and

 
 (b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2 4 mpr20070731ex312.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 mpr20070731ex312.htm
              Exhibit (31.2)

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Gary J. Morgan, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Met-Pro Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
 (a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
 (b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
 (c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
 (d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
 (a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report information; and

 
 (b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 5 mpr20070731ex321.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 mpr20070731ex321.htm
Exhibit (32.1)

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


 

The undersigned officer hereby certifies as to the Report on Form 10-Q of Met-Pro Corporation for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007, that (i) the report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Met-Pro Corporation.



Dated:  September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

























EX-32.2 6 mpr20070731ex322.htm EXHIBIT 32.2 mpr20070731ex322.htm
Exhibit (32.2)

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


 

The undersigned officer hereby certifies as to the Report on Form 10-Q of Met-Pro Corporation for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007, that (i) the report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Met-Pro Corporation.



Dated:  September 7, 2007
  
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

























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