-----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, RjV+fpjNdyYJmgi3RTwnIk7HqJlliqHwurYD+ixJaudSMV7USpnHzS11b1//E1lW 4iV8pCwO73cg3QgLjLXj0g== 0000065201-10-000082.txt : 20100826 0000065201-10-000082.hdr.sgml : 20100826 20100826165212 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000065201-10-000082 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100826 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100826 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: 101041193 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 mpr10q20100731.htm 10-Q FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED JULY 31, 2010 mpr10q20100731.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, 2010
 
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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes [    ]     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 [    ] Smaller reporting company [    ]
 
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 August 26, 2010 the Registrant had 14,620,346 Common Shares, par value of $.10 per share, issued and outstanding.
 


 
 

 
MET-PRO CORPORATION
 

 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
       
  Item 1.   Financial Statements  
 
 
 
  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
as of July 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010
2
  Consolidated Statements of Income  
   
for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009
3
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
 
   
for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009
4
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
    for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009
5
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
6
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
16
     
 
  Item 2.   17
       
  Item 3.   Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk 25
       
  Item 4.   Controls and Procedures 26
       
       
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
       
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings 27
       
  Item 1A.   Risk Factors 27
       
  Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 28
       
  Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities 28
       
  Item 4.   Removed and Reserved 28
       
  Item 5.   Other Information 28
       
  Item 6.   Exhibits 29
       
       
SIGNATURES 30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
1

MET-PRO CORPORATION



       
         
Item 1.  Financial Statements
       
         
 
July 31,
 
January 31,
 
ASSETS
2010
 
2010
 
Current assets
(unaudited)
 
 
 
      Cash and cash equivalents
$34,224,143
 
$31,387,108
 
      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       
         doubtful accounts of approximately
       
         $174,000 and $204,000, respectively
14,882,841
 
14,011,950
 
      Inventories
14,895,658
 
16,136,521
 
      Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
1,191,695
 
1,709,664
 
               Total current assets
65,194,337
 
63,245,243
 
         
Property, plant and equipment, net
19,316,335
 
19,860,751
 
Goodwill
20,798,913
 
20,798,913
 
Other assets
915,896
 
703,452
 
               Total assets
$106,225,481
 
$104,608,359
 
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
       
Current liabilities
       
      Current portion of long-term debt
$713,713
 
$534,251
 
      Accounts payable
4,765,775
 
4,297,936
 
      Accrued salaries, wages and expenses
3,914,209
 
3,425,691
 
      Dividend payable
877,220
 
876,279
 
      Customers’ advances
646,168
 
882,637
 
      Deferred income taxes
181,253
 
181,253
 
               Total current liabilities
11,098,338
 
10,198,047
 
         
Long-term debt
3,323,571
 
3,536,755
 
Other non-current liabilities
8,014,124
 
8,179,410
 
Deferred income taxes
1,677,605
 
1,716,563
 
               Total liabilities
24,113,638
 
23,630,775
 
         
Shareholders’ equity
       
      Common shares, $.10 par value; 36,000,000 shares
       
          authorized, 15,928,679 shares issued, of which
       
          1,308,333 and 1,311,664 shares were reacquired
       
          and held in treasury at the respective dates
1,592,868
 
1,592,868
 
      Additional paid-in capital
3,319,943
 
2,988,950
 
      Retained earnings
91,871,467
 
90,662,820
 
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(4,063,050
)
(3,679,641
)
      Treasury shares, at cost
(10,609,385
)
(10,587,413
)
              Total shareholders’ equity
82,111,843
 
80,977,584
 
              Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$106,225,481
 
$104,608,359
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
     
 
 
 

 
2


(unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
July 31,
 
July 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
 
                 
Net sales
$43,713,963
 
$40,526,591
 
$21,436,886
 
$20,885,583
 
Cost of goods sold
27,889,272
 
26,407,670
 
13,593,734
 
13,779,630
 
Gross profit
15,824,691
 
14,118,921
 
7,843,152
 
7,105,953
 
 
               
Operating expenses
               
   Selling
5,699,817
 
5,048,933
 
2,766,920
 
2,520,401
 
   General and administrative
5,714,804
 
5,828,277
 
2,769,202
 
2,815,950
 
 
11,414,621
 
10,877,210
 
5,536,122
 
5,336,351
 
Income from operations
4,410,070
 
3,241,711
 
2,307,030
 
1,769,602
 
                 
Interest expense
(109,686
)
(107,455
)
(27,176
)
(53,632
)
Other income, net
190,233
 
76,752
 
72,765
 
62,787
 
Income before taxes
4,490,617
 
3,211,008
 
2,352,619
 
1,778,757
 
                 
Provision for taxes
1,526,809
 
1,075,691
 
799,889
 
595,889
 
Net income
$2,963,808
 
$2,135,317
 
$1,552,730
 
$1,182,868
 
                 
Earnings per share, basic (1)
$.20
 
$.15
 
$.11
 
$.08
 
Earnings per share, diluted (2)
$.20
 
$.15
 
$.11
 
$.08
 
Cash dividend per share – declared (3)
$.12
 
$.12
 
$.06
 
$.06
 
Cash dividend per share – paid (3)
$.12
 
$.12
 
$.06
 
$.06
 
 
(1)
 
Basic earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 14,619,614 and 14,600,109 for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 14,619,443 and 14,600,109 for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     
(2)
 
Diluted earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 14,709,756 and 14,672,811 for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 14,702,134 and 14,660,511 for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     
(3)
 
The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2009, June 12, 2009, September 11, 2009, March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010 and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2009, May 29, 2009, August 28, 2009 and February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010, and September 1, 2010, respectively.
     
     
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 



(unaudited)
 
                         
             
Accumulated
       
     
Additional
   
Other
       
 
Common
 
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
   
 
Shares
 
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
 
Balances, January 31, 2010
$1,592,868
 
$2,988,950
 
$90,662,820
 
($3,679,641
)
($10,587,413
)
$80,977,584
 
                         
Comprehensive income:
                       
   Net income
-
 
-
 
2,963,808
 
-
 
-
     
   Foreign currency translation
                       
     adjustment
-
 
-
 
-
 
(325,895
)
-
     
   Interest rate swap,
                       
     net of tax of $33,778
-
 
-
 
-
 
(57,514
)
-
     
       Total comprehensive income
                   
2,580,399
 
                         
Dividends paid, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(877,941
)
-
 
-
 
(877,941
)
Dividends declared, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(877,220
)
-
 
-
 
(877,220
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
322,944
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
322,944
 
Stock option transactions
-
 
8,049
 
-
 
-
 
244,875
 
252,924
 
Purchase of 26,895 treasury shares
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(266,847
(266,847
)
Balances, July 31, 2010
$1,592,868
 
$3,319,943
 
$91,871,467
 
($4,063,050
)
($10,609,385
)
$82,111,843
 

 
             
Accumulated
       
     
Additional
   
Other
       
 
Common
 
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
   
 
Shares
 
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
 
Balances, January 31, 2009
$1,592,868
 
$2,465,193
 
$89,727,308
 
($4,324,293
)
($10,683,595
)
$78,777,481
 
                         
Comprehensive income:
                       
   Net income
-
 
-
 
2,135,317
 
-
 
-
     
   Foreign currency translation
                       
     adjustment
-
 
-
 
-
 
592,019
 
-
     
   Interest rate swap,
                       
     net of tax of ($39,224)
-
 
-
 
-
 
66,787
 
-
     
       Total comprehensive income
                   
2,794,123
 
                         
Dividends paid, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(876,006
)
-
 
-
 
(876,006
)
Dividends declared, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(876,006
)
-
 
-
 
(876,006
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
329,753
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
329,753
 
Balances, July 31, 2009
$1,592,868
 
$2,794,946
 
$90,110,613
 
($3,665,487
)
($10,683,595
$80,149,345
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
4


(unaudited)
             
     
Six Months Ended
 
     
July 31,
 
     
2010
 
2009
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
   Net income
   
$2,963,808
 
$2,135,317
 
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
           cash provided by operating activities:
           
       Depreciation and amortization
   
882,993
 
980,752
 
       Deferred income taxes
   
(1,203
)
(1,195
)
       (Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment, net
   
668
 
(13,695
)
       Stock-based compensation
   
322,944
 
329,753
 
       Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(29,709
)
71,397
 
       Change in operating assets and liabilities:
           
           Accounts receivable
   
(875,673
)
6,484,484
 
           Inventories
   
1,151,115
 
2,250,735
 
           Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets
   
282,742
 
425,126
 
           Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
897,029
 
(2,768,636
)
           Customers’ advances
   
(237,335
)
(4,960
)
           Other non-current liabilities
   
(165,287
)
212,557
 
         Net cash provided by operating activities
   
5,192,092
 
10,101,635
 
             
Cash flows from investing activities
           
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
   
-
 
20,382
 
   Acquisitions of property and equipment
   
(527,064
)
(1,262,800
)
         Net cash used in investing activities
   
(527,064
)
(1,242,418
)
             
Cash flows from financing activities
           
   Proceeds from new borrowing
   
189,074
 
485,336
 
   Reduction of debt
   
(263,430
)
(238,287
)
   Exercise of stock options
   
252,924
 
-
 
   Payment of dividends
   
(1,754,220
)
(1,752,013
)
   Purchase of treasury shares
   
(266,847
)
-
 
         Net cash used in financing activities
   
(1,842,499
)
(1,504,964
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
   
14,506
 
91,087
 
             
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
2,837,035
 
7,445,340
 
             
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1
   
31,387,108
 
21,749,653
 
Cash and cash equivalents at July 31
   
$34,224,143
 
$29,194,993
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
       
 
 
 
 

 


Basis of Presentation:

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

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, 2010 and the results of operations for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, 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, 2010 and 2009 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, 2010.  In addition, the Jan uary 31, 2010 Balance Sheet data, presented herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”.  ASC Topic 820 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.  As a part of the framework for measuring fair value, this guidance establishes a hierarchy of inputs to valuation techniques used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
             ●    
Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date;
 
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs used in valuation in which there is little market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
Fair value measurements of assets and liabilities are assigned a level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  ASC Topic 820 applies whenever other guidance requires (or permits) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.  ASC Topic 820 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-0 6, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that require new disclosures on 1) the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and reasons for the transfers and 2) in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, present separately, information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this update to ASC Topic 820 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
 
 
 
 
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MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, an amendment of ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”.  ASU No. 2009-13 provides amendments to the criteria for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements.  As a result of these amendments, multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements will be separated in more circumstances than under existing U.S. GAAP.  The ASU does this by establishing a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable.  The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific o bjective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific objective evidence nor third-party evidence is available.  A vendor will be required to determine its best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis.  This ASU also eliminates the residual method of allocation and will require that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method, which allocates any discount in the overall arrangement proportionally to each deliverable based on its relative selling price.  Expanded disclosures of qualitative and quantitative information regarding application of the multiple-deliverable revenue arrangement guidance are also required under the ASU.  The ASU does not apply to arrangements for which industry specific allocation and measurement guidance exists, such as long-term construction contracts and software transactions.  ASU No. 2009-13 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning February 1, 2011.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2009-13 will have on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


NOTE 2 – EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS
 
Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares. The dilutive effect of employee stock options is included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The dilutive effect of stock options is calculated using the treasury stock method and expected proceeds upon exercise of the stock options. The following table summarizes the shares used in computing basic and diluted net income per common share:
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
Numerator:
             
Net Income
$2,963,808
 
$2,135,317
 
$1,552,730
 
$1,182,868
Denominator:
             
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
the period for basic computation
14,619,614
 
14,600,109
 
14,619,443
 
14,600,109
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation plans
90,142
 
72,702
 
82,691
 
60,402
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
the period for diluted computation
14,709,756
 
14,672,811
 
14,702,134
 
14,660,511
               
Earnings per share, basic
$.20
 
$.15
 
$.11
 
$.08
Earnings per share, diluted
$.20
 
$.15
 
$.11
 
$.08
 
For the six and three months ended July 31, 2010, employee stock options to purchase 517,137 common shares were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share as the calculated proceeds from the options’ exercised were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods. For the six and three months ended July 31, 2009, employee stock options to purchase 602,005 common shares were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share as the calculated proceeds from the options’ exercised were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods.

 
 
 

 
 
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MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 3 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options:

The Company grants stock options to its officers and directors, typically in December of each year.  On December 11, 2009 and December 3, 2008 the Company issued 236,083 and 206,600 stock options, respectively, with one-third exercisable one year from the grant date and the remaining two-thirds vesting two and three years from grant date, respectively.  In the event of a “change of control”, any unvested options shall become immediately exercisable.  Typically, the duration of options is for up to ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination under various conditions.  On March 27, 2009, the Company issued 5,000 stock options fully exercisable on the grant date with an expiration date of June 3, 2011.  The fair value of options that we grant is amor tized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimate the fair value of options as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The per share fair value weighted-averages at the date of grant for stock options granted in the month of December during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009 were $3.26 and $3.41 per option, respectively. The per share fair value weighted-average at the date of grant for stock options granted on March 27, 2009 was $2.01 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,
 
2010
 
2009
 Expected term (years)
5.0
 
3.0 - 5.0
 Risk-free interest rate
1.90% - 3.53%
 
1.90% - 4.50%
 Expected volatility
29% - 45%
 
29% - 39%
 Dividend yield
1.88% - 2.48%
 
1.86% - 2.80%

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, 2010:

         
Weighted
 
       
Weighted
Average
 
       
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
   
Shares
 
Exercise Price
Life (years)
Intrinsic Value
Options:
         
 
Outstanding at February 1, 2010
1,373,027
 
$9.6866
6.41
 
 
Granted
-
 
-
   
 
Forfeited
(96,618
)
10.9458
   
 
Expired
-
 
-
   
 
Exercised
(30,226
)
8.3678
   
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2010
1,246,183
 
$9.6210
6.05
$1,401,226
             
 
Exercisable at July 31, 2010
874,829
 
$9.2727
4.88
$1,267,947

There were 30,226 options exercised during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 and zero options exercised during the six-month period ended July 31, 2009.
 
 
 
 
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The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding and options exercisable as of July 31, 2010:

 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
     
Weighted Average
       
     
Remaining
Weighted Average
   
Weighted Average
   
Shares
Life (years)
Exercise Price
 
Shares
Exercise Price
Range of prices:
                       
$5.00 – 5.49
 
24,180
 
0.58
 
$5.1047
   
24,180
 
$5.1047
 
$5.50 – 6.99
 
113,072
 
2.31
 
5.5259
   
113,072
 
5.5259
 
$7.00 – 8.99
 
121,450
 
4.41
 
7.4583
   
121,450
 
7.4583
 
$9.00 – 9.99
 
470,344
 
6.77
 
9.4848
   
255,261
 
9.3119
 
$10.00 – 10.99
 
155,337
 
6.26
 
10.8975
   
155,337
 
10.8975
 
$11.00 – 11.99
 
361,800
 
7.12
 
11.5575
   
205,529
 
11.6199
 
   
1,246,183
 
6.05
 
$9.6210
   
874,829
 
$9.2727
 

As of July 31, 2010, there was $1,001,972 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 2.1 years.


NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

 
July 31,
2010
 
January 31,
2010
Raw materials
$11,164,854
 
$11,965,727
Work in progress
1,750,651
 
2,023,065
Finished goods
1,980,153
 
2,147,729
 
$14,895,658
 
$16,136,521


NOTE 5 – 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,
 
2010
 
2009
  Cash paid during the period for:
     
     Interest
$108,940
 
$106,323
     Income taxes
1,042,039
 
501,337




 
 

 
 
 



 
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NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, and 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. The Company applies ASC Topic 740 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open.

As of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Company evaluated its position with regard to state, federal and foreign tax matters and concluded that the Company did not have an unrecognized tax benefit.  As of July 31, 2010, the Company re-evaluated its position with regard to current state, federal and foreign tax matters and has determined that there have been no changes in tax position since the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.

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 or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2006.


NOTE 7 – DEBT

The Company and its subsidiaries have domestic and foreign uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit totaling $4,390,990 which can be used for working capital.  Of the total line of credit available, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary has an unsecured line of credit from a foreign bank totaling $390,990 (300,000 Euro) of which, as of July 31, 2010, it had borrowed $187,763 (144,067 Euro) from this line of credit, which is included in the table below.

Short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
July 31,
 
January 31,
 
2010
 
2010
       
Bond payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of $58,460,
     
plus interest at a rate equal to the greater of (i) 16 basis points
     
below the ninety day LIBOR rate or (ii) 250 basis points
     
    (effective interest rate of 2.50% at July 31, 2010), maturing
     
    April, 2021, collateralized by the Telford, PA real property
$2,513,799
 
$2,630,720
       
Note payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
     
     $32,583 (25,000 Euro), plus interest at a fixed rate of 3.82%,
     
     maturing January, 2016
716,815
 
831,782
       
Equipment note, payable in monthly installments of
     
     $13,482, no interest, maturing March 2012
269,631
 
350,520
       
Line of credit, $187,763 (144,067 Euro), payable upon demand,
     
     plus interest at a rate of 70 basis points over the thirty day
     
     EURIBOR rate (effective interest rate of 1.35% at July 31, 2010)
187,763
 
-
       
 
3,688,008
 
3,813,022
Less current portion
713,713
 
534,251
 
2,974,295
 
3,278,771
Fair market value of interest rate swap liability
349,276
 
257,984
Long-term portion
$3,323,571
 
$3,536,755
 
 
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The notes payable and bond payable are subject to certain covenants, including maintenance of prescribed amounts of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios.  As of July 31, 2010, the Company is in compliance with all applicable covenants.

The Company has an interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates.  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 of July 31, 2010, the effective fixed interest rate was 7.08% as a result of the swap agreement plus the interest rate floor provision of 250 basis points.  The interest rate swap agreement is accounted for as a fair value hedge that qualifies for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  There wa s no hedge ineffectiveness as of July 31, 2010.  The interest rate swap agreement is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement, and because of the short-cut method of ASC Topic 815 used to record the fair value of the interest rate swap, the Company believes it is more practicable to describe the activity in narrative form.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a decrease in equity of $220,044 (net of tax) as of July 31, 2010 and a decrease in equity of $162,530 (net of tax) as of January 31, 2010.  The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a $57,514 (net of tax) equity decrease from the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.  These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.

The bank has issued and has outstanding standby letters of credit to customers totaling $192,334 as of July 31, 2010, which have expiration dates during the fiscal years ending January 31, 2011 and 2012 in the amounts of $124,148 and $68,186, respectively.

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

Quarter Ended
   
July 31,
   
2011
$713,713
 
2012
472,025
 
2013
364,172
 
2014
364,172
 
2015
364,172
 
Thereafter
1,409,754
 
 
$3,688,008
 


NOTE 8 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following:

 
July 31,
 
January 31,
 
 
2010
 
2010
 
Interest rate swap, net of tax
($220,044
)
($162,530
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
794,377
 
1,120,272
 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax
(4,637,383
)
(4,637,383
)
 
($4,063,050
)
($3,679,641
)

 
 
 

 



 
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NOTE 9 – OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net consisted of the following:
 
 
Six Months Ended
    
Three Months Ended
 
 
July 31,
    
July 31,
 
 
2010
   
2009
    
2010
   
2009
 
Interest income
$106,776
   
$82,594
    
$25,542
   
$58,410
 
Other miscellaneous income (expense)
83,457
   
(5,842
)
  
47,223
   
4,377
 
 
$190,233
   
$76,752
    
$72,765
   
$62,787
 


NOTE 10 – 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. Effective December 31, 2008, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plan to freeze the accrual of future benefits for union hourly employees.  The net periodic pension income and cost is based on estimated values provided by our independent actuary.

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension (income) cost:
 
 
Six Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
 
2010
    2009    
2010
    2009  
Service cost
$81,833
   
$34,612
   
$64,833
   
$17,306
 
Interest cost
545,324
   
569,898
   
272,574
   
284,949
 
Expected return on plan assets
(499,279
)
 
(374,158
)
 
(256,029
)
 
(187,079
)
Amortization of prior service cost
-
   
(422
)
 
-
   
(211
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
111,985
   
118,632
   
55,985
   
59,316
 
Net periodic benefit (income) cost
$239,863
   
$348,562
   
$137,363
   
$174,281
 

The Company contributed $377,122 to the pension plans during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 and expects to make an additional contribution of $1,027,122 during the six-month period ending January 31, 2011.


NOTE 11 – BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

The segment discussion outlined below represents the adjusted segment structure as determined by management in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”.

As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of January 31, 2010, the Company has five operating segments which are aggregated into three reportable segments: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies, and one other segment (Filtration/Purification Technologies). The Filtration/Purification Technologies segment is comprised of two operating segments that do not meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in ASC Topic 280-10-50-12. The Company’s analysis is that ASC Topic 280-10-50-12 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% or more of combined revenue of all reported operating segments, (ii) the absolute amount of reported profit or loss is 10% 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% or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.  As of the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010, none of the operating segments included in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment met these criteria, and at least 75% of total
 
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consolidated revenue was included in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments; therefore, the Company determined the aggregation of these operating segments into this other segment was appropriate under ASC Topic 280-10-50-12.

The Company expects, based upon the current financial performance of its business units, the segmentation reporting will continue to be presented in future periods using the three reportable segments and the one other segment.

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 product recovery or pollution control issues.  The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions (the combination of the Duall, Systems, and Flex-Kleen product brands), Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc., Strobic Air Corporation and Met-Pro Industrial Services Inc. 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 Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions (the combination of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco product brands) business unit.

Mefiag Filtration Technologies:  This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that produces filter systems using horizontal disc technology for tough, corrosive applications in the plating, metal finishing and printing industries.  These products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Mefiag, Mefiag B.V. and Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. business units.

Filtration/Purification Technologies: This other segment consists of two operating segments that produce the following products: cartridges and filter housings; and filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications; proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems.  This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter and Pristine Water Solutions Inc. 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 intercompany 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
 

The financial segmentation information, adjusted as a result of the ASC Topic 280 aggregation criteria, is shown below:

 
Six Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
July 31,
 
July 31,
 
2010
 
2009
   
2010
 
2009
 
Net sales
 
               
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$20,720,407
 
$17,888,042
   
$9,707,182
 
$10,318,060
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
13,039,530
 
12,709,965
   
6,508,959
 
5,731,503
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
 4,942,719
 
4,478,932
   
2,508,470
 
1,991,682
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
5,011,307
 
5,449,652
   
2,712,275
 
2,844,338
 
 
$43,713,963
 
$40,526,591
   
$21,436,886
 
$20,885,583
 
                   
Income (loss) from operations
                 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$1,158,397
 
$1,048,355
   
$642,236
 
$903,152
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
 2,603,264
 
2,277,081
   
1,314,468
 
971,076
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
369,965
 
(158,434
)
 
163,446
 
(143,031
)
Filtration/Purification Technologies
278,444
 
74,709
   
186,880
 
38,405
 
 
$4,410,070
 
$3,241,711
   
$2,307,030
 
$1,769,602
 
                   
                   
 
July 31,
 
January 31,
           
  
2010
 
2010
            
Identifiable assets
 
  
 
           
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$33,398,737
 
$34,466,168
           
Fluid Handling Technologies
17,282,063
 
18,068,428
           
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
12,752,807
 
12,257,281
           
Filtration/Purification Technologies
8,271,502
 
8,257,837
           
 
71,705,109
 
73,049,714
           
Corporate
34,520,372
 
31,558,645
           
 
$106,225,481
 
$104,608,359
               



 

 
















 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 12 – CONTINGENCIES

Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries.  In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its 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 has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through August 26, 2010 to settle these cases involving asbestos-related claims was $612,500, all of which have been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $34,000. As of August 26, 2010, there were a total of 74 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in Mississippi and New York), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. For the February 1, 2010 through August 26, 2010 period, 21 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed (some of which were without prejudice) from 52 cases and settled one case.  Most of the pending cases h ave not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  The Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also 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.

At any given time, the Company is typically 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.


NOTE 13 – ACCOUNTANTS’ 10-Q REVIEW

Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accountants, performed a limited review of the financial information included herein. Their report on such review accompanies this filing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
of Met-Pro Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of July 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income for the six-month and three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009.  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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of January 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 15, 2010, 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, 2010 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.




/s/ Marcum LLP

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
August 26, 2010























 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 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 statements of income expressed as a percentage of net sales.

   
Six Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
July 31,
 
July 31,
 
   
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
 
                   
Net sales
 
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Cost of goods sold
 
63.8
%
65.2
%
63.4
%
66.0
%
Gross profit
 
36.2
%
34.8
%
36.6
%
34.0
%
                   
Selling expenses
 
13.0
%
12.4
%
12.9
%
12.1
%
General and administrative expenses
 
13.1
%
14.4
%
12.9
%
13.4
%
Income from operations
 
10.1
%
8.0
%
10.8
%
8.5
%
                   
Interest expense
 
(0.2
%)
(0.3
%)
(0.1
%)
(0.3
%)
Other income, net
 
0.4
%
0.2
%
0.3
%
0.3
%
Income before taxes
 
10.3
%
7.9
%
11.0
%
8.5
%
                   
Provision for taxes
 
3.5
%
2.6
%
3.8
%
2.8
%
Net income
 
6.8
%
5.3
%
7.2
%
5.7
%


Six Months Ended July 31, 2010 vs. Six Months Ended July 31, 2009:

Net sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 were $43,713,963 compared with $40,526,591 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $3,187,372 or 7.9%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $20,720,407, or $2,832,365 higher than the $17,888,042 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 15.8%.  The sales increase in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was due to higher sales in all product brands within this reporting segment, which includes Strobic Air laboratory fume hood exhaust systems, Systems thermal and catalytic oxidation equipment, Duall chemical and biological odor control systems and Flex-Kleen dry particulate collection equipment. We attribute the increase in sales to an apparent uptick in the economic environment, which has lead to an increase in this segment’s day-to-day sales.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $13,039,530, or $329,565 higher than the $12,709,965 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 2.6%.  The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to an increase in demand for our Dean Pump and Sethco product brands.  We attribute the increase in sales to an apparent uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets serviced by this segment.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment were $4,942,719, or $463,787 higher than the $4,478,932 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 10.4%.  The sales increase in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment was due to an increase in demand for our horizontal disc filter systems, attributable to an apparent uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets served by this segment, primarily the automotive and housing industries.

 
 
 

 

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

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $5,011,307, or $438,345 lower than the $5,449,652 of sales for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of 8.0%.  This decrease in sales was due to decreased demand for our proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems.

The Company’s backlog of orders totaled $17,736,458 and $13,119,554 as of July 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The rate of the Company’s bookings of new orders varies from period to period.  Orders have varying delivery schedules, and as of any particular date, the Company’s backlog may not be predictive of actual revenues for any succeeding specific period, in part due to potential customer requested delays in delivery, the extent and duration of which may vary widely from period to period.  We have also observed a trend over the last several years where larger projects are more frequently booked and shipped in the same quarter in which we received the customer’s purchase order due to improved project execution and shorter lead times, resulting in such projects not appeari ng in publicly disclosed annual or quarterly backlog figures.  Additionally, the Company’s customers typically have the right to cancel a given order, although the Company has historically experienced a very low rate of cancellation.  The Company expects that substantially all of the backlog that existed as of July 31, 2010 will be shipped during the current fiscal year.

Income from operations for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 was $4,410,070 compared with $3,241,711 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $1,168,359 or 36.0%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $1,158,397, or $110,042 higher than the $1,048,355 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 10.5%.  The increase in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was primarily related to higher sales for all product lines within this segment, offset by a slight decrease in gross margins.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $2,603,264, or $326,183 higher than the $2,277,081 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 14.3%.  The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was principally related to increased sales of our Dean Pump and Sethco product brands as well as higher gross margins for all product brands within this reporting segment.

Income (loss) from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $369,965, or $528,399 higher than the ($158,434) for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009.  The increase in income from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment was due to increased sales of, and higher gross margins for, our horizontal disc filter systems used in markets such as the automotive and housing industries.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $278,444 or $203,735 higher than the $74,709 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 272.7%.  The increase in income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was related to increased sales of, and higher gross margins for, our filters, cartridges, filter housings and filtration products.

Net income for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 was $2,963,808 compared with $2,135,317 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $828,491, or 38.8%.

The gross margin for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and July 31, 2009 was 36.2% and 34.8%, respectively.  Gross margins in our Fluid Handling and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments and our Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were higher than the same period last year, slightly reduced by a decrease of gross margins in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment as compared with the six-month period ended July 31, 2009.

Selling expense was $5,699,817 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010, an increase of $650,884 compared with the same period last year.  This increase was primarily due to higher representative and distributor commission expense as well as higher payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.0% for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with 12.4% for the same period last year.  
 
 
 
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Selling expense may vary period-to-period, in part as a result of variations which result in some sales being commissionable and others not.

General and administrative expense was $5,714,804 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with $5,828,277 for the same period last year, a decrease of $113,473.  This decrease was primarily related to lower payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.1% for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010, compared with 14.4% for the same period last year.

Interest expense was $109,686 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010, compared with $107,455 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $2,231.  This slight increase was due principally to fluctuation in the effective interest rate of the bond payable (see Note 7 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements).

Other income, net, was $190,233 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with $76,752 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $113,481.  The increase in other income, net, primarily related to (i) higher interest income, which was due to an increase in our cash balance and (ii) a gain on currency exchange.

The effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009 were 34.0% and 33.5%, respectively.  Our analysis of our current tax position led us to increase our effective tax rate starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.  We will continue to analyze our tax position in future quarters, and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate depending upon our analysis at that time.


Three Months Ended July 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended July 31, 2009:

Net sales for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 were $21,436,886 compared with $20,885,583 for the three- month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $551,303 or 2.6%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $9,707,182 compared with $10,318,060 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of $610,878 or 5.9%.   The sales decrease in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was due primarily to lower sales of our Strobic Air laboratory fume hood exhaust systems as compared with the same quarter last year.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment were $6,508,959 compared with $5,731,503 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $777,456 or 13.6%.  The sales increase in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was due to an increase in demand for all product brands within this reporting segment.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment were $2,508,470, or $516,788 higher than the $1,991,682 of sales for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 25.9%.  The sales increase in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment was due to an increase in demand for our horizontal disc filter systems, attributable to an apparent uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets served by this segment, primarily the automotive and housing industries.

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $2,712,275 compared with $2,844,338 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of $132,063 or 4.6%.  This decrease in sales was due to decreased demand for our proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems.

Income from operations for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 was $2,307,030 compared with $1,769,602 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $537,428 or 30.4%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $642,236, or $260,916 lower than the $903,152 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of 28.9%.  The decrease in income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was
 
 
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primarily related to lower sales of our Strobic Air laboratory fume hood exhaust systems as compared with the same quarter last year.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $1,314,468, or $343,392 higher than the $971,076 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 35.4%.  The increase in income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment was primarily related to higher sales of, and higher gross margins for, our Dean Pump product brand as well as higher sales of our Fybroc and Sethco product brands.

Income (loss) from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $163,446, or $306,477 higher than the ($143,031) for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009.  The increase in income from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment was due to increased sales of, and higher gross margins for, our horizontal disc filter systems used in markets such as the automotive and housing industries.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $186,880 or $148,475 higher than the $38,405 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of 386.6%.  The increase in income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was related to increased sales of, and higher gross margins for, our filters, cartridges, filter housings and filtration products.

Net income for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 was $1,552,730 compared with $1,182,868 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $369,862 or 31.3%.

The gross margin for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and July 31, 2009 was 36.6% and 34.0%, respectively.  Gross margins in our Fluid Handling and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments and our Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were higher than the same period last year, offset by a slight decrease of gross margins in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment as compared with the three-month period ended July 31, 2009.

Selling expense was $2,766,920 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010, an increase of $246,519 compared with the same period last year.  This increase was primarily due to higher representative and distributor commission expense as well as higher payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 12.9% for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with 12.1% for the same period last year.  Selling expense may vary quarter-to-quarter, in part as a result of variations which result in some sales being commissionable and others not.

General and administrative expense was $2,769,202 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with $2,815,950 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of $46,748.  This decrease was primarily related to lower payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 12.9% for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010, compared with 13.4% for the same period last year.

Interest expense was $27,176 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with $53,632 for the same period in the prior year, a decrease of $26,456.  This decrease in interest expense is a result of correcting, in the second quarter July 31, 2010, the three-month period ended April 30, 2010 elimination of interest income and expense related to an intercompany loan between the Company and one of its subsidiaries.  The actual interest expense for the first quarter ended April 30, 2010 was $54,798 making the actual interest expense for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010, $54,888, or $1,256 higher than the same period in the prior year.  This slight increase was due principally to fluctuations in the effective interest rate of the bond payable (see Note 7 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements). The omission of the intercompany loan interest income and expense elimination from the three-month period ended April 30, 2010, and subsequent correction in the second quarter July 31, 2010, did not have an impact on reported net income for either period.

Other income, net, was $72,765 for the three-month period ended July 31, 2010 compared with $62,787 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $9,978.  As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the Company corrected, in the second quarter July 31, 2010, the three-month period ended April 30, 2010 elimination of interest income and
 
 
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expense related to an intercompany loan between the Company and one of its subsidiaries.  The actual other income, net for the first quarter ended April 30, 2010 was $89,755 making the actual other income, net for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010, $100,478, or $37,691 higher than the same period in the prior year.  The increase in other income, net, primarily related to (i) higher interest income, which was due to an increase in our cash balance and (ii) a gain on currency exchange.  The omission of the intercompany loan interest income and expense elimination from the three-month period ended April 30, 2010, and subsequent correction in the second quarter July 31, 2010, did not have an impact on reported net income for either period.

The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended July 31, 2010 and 2009 were 34.0% and 33.5%, respectively.  Our analysis of our current tax position led us to increase our effective tax rate starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.  We will continue to analyze our tax position in future quarters, and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate depending upon our analysis at that time.


Liquidity:

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $34,224,143 on July 31, 2010 compared with $31,387,108 on January 31, 2010, an increase of $2,837,035.  This increase is the net result of the positive cash flows provided by operating activities of $5,192,092, the exercise of stock options of $252,924 and the proceeds from new borrowing of $189,074, offset by payment of quarterly cash dividends amounting to $1,754,220, payments on long-term debt totaling $263,430, the purchase of treasury shares amounting to $266,847 and the investment in property and equipment amounting to $527,064.  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 in cluding changes in inventories and accounts receivable balances.

Accounts receivable (net) totaled $14,882,841 on July 31, 2010 compared with $14,011,950 on January 31, 2010, which represents an increase of $870,891.  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.  We endeavor to closely monitor payments and developments which may signal possible customer credit issues.  We currently have not identified any potential material impact on our liquidity resulting from customer credit issues.

Inventories were $14,895,658 on July 31, 2010 compared with $16,136,521 on January 31, 2010, a decrease of $1,240,863.   Inventory balances fluctuate depending on sales, market demand and the timing and size of shipments, especially when major systems and contracts are involved.  We have been actively seeking to reduce our inventory where possible.

Current liabilities amounted to $11,098,338 on July 31, 2010, compared with $10,198,047 on January 31, 2010, an increase of $900,291.  This increase is due primarily to increases in current portion of long-term debt, accounts payable and accrued salaries, wages and expenses, offset by a decrease in customers’ advances.

As of July 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, working capital was $54,095,999 and $53,047,196, respectively, and the current ratio was 5.9 and 6.2, respectively.

We expect that our major source of funding for normalized operations during fiscal year 2011 and the immediate future thereafter will be our operating cash flow and our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.  We believe we will have sufficient liquidity during the next several years to fund, at anticipated levels of growth, operations, research and development, capital expenditures, scheduled debt repayments and dividend payments.

The Company and its subsidiaries also have access to $4.4 million uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit through November 2010.  If market conditions are favorable, the Company may seek to enter into negotiations with its bank group prior to the expiration date to renew and extend these credit arrangements.  During the three-month period ended July 31, 2010, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary utilized $189,074 from its available line of credit due to the timing of vendor obligations related to larger projects that shipped during the three-month period ended July 31, 2010.
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:

The existing domestic credit agreements include two financial covenants: a liability/tangible net worth ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. At July 31, 2010, we were in compliance with both financial covenants. The required liability/tangible net worth ratio, which measures total liabilities to tangible net worth, is a maximum of 1.20 times.  At July 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, our liability/tangible net worth ratio using this measure was 0.40 times as of both dates.  The required fixed charge coverage ratio, which is an adjusted earnings measure as defined by our facility, compared with the aggregate of interest expense, debt service, dividends and capital expenditures, is a ratio of at least 1.05 times. At July 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, our fixed charge coverage ratio using this measure was 1.28 times and 1.19 times, respectively.
 
Our debt instruments contain customary event of default provisions, which allow the lenders the option of accelerating all obligations upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the majority of our debt instruments contain a cross default provision, whereby a default on one debt obligation of the Company in excess of a specified amount, also would be considered a default under the terms of another debt instrument. As of July 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all such provisions.
 
Management is not aware of any known trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in a material decrease in our liquidity or an increase in liquidity beyond the historical rate of increase. In addition, other than items discussed, there are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in our capital resources and no expected material changes in the mix and relative cost of such resources.


Capital Resources and Requirements:

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 amounted to $5,192,092 compared with $10,101,635 in the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of $4,909,543.  The decrease in cash flows from operating activities, as compared with the same period last year, was due principally to the following negative effects on cash flows: (i) an increase in accounts receivable of $875,673 compared with a decrease in accounts receivable of $6,484,484 for the same period last year, (ii) a decrease in inventory of $1,151,115 compared with a decrease in inventory of $2,250,735 for the same period last year and (iii) a decrease in other non-current liabilities of $165,287 compared with an increase in other non-current liabilities of $212,557 for the same period last year, offset by the following positive effect on cash flows: an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $897,029 compared with a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $2,768,636 for the same period last year.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 amounted to $527,064 compared with cash flows used in investing activities of $1,242,418 for the six-month period ended July 31, 2009, a decrease of $715,354.  The decrease in cash flows used for investing activities is principally due to the purchase of the Company’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and the related expenditures to design and configure the system to the Company’s operations during the six-month period ended July 31, 2009.

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 intends to finance capital expenditures during the fiscal year through cash flows generated from operations and will secure third party financing when deemed appropriate.

Financing activities during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 utilized $1,842,499 of available resources, compared with $1,504,964 utilized during the six-month period ended July 31, 2009.  The increase in cash utilized is principally due to the purchase of treasury shares during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010 in the amount of $266,847, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the amount of $252,924.  Additionally, the Company received proceeds from a new borrowing, which occurred during the first quarter ended April 30, 2009, for the purchase of the Company’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in the amount of $485,336.  The financing of the ERP system is over a three-year period with no interest.  The Company anticipates the ful l implementation of the new ERP system to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2012.  Comparatively, the
 
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Company received proceeds from a line of credit at Mefiag B.V. in the amount of $189,074 during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010.

The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010 and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010 and September 1, 2010, 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.  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:

Revenue Recognition:

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 collectability is reasonably assured.  FASB ASC Topic 605, “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 FASB ASC Topic 605.

Depreciation and Amortization:

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.

Goodwill:

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350-20, “Goodwill”, 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 industry forecasts, 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 available to the Company.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, we performed an impairment analysis on each of the Company’s reporting units that carry goodwill on their balance sheets.  In each case, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by a significant amount, except for Flex-Kleen which represents 53.5% of the total Company-wide goodwill.  For Flex-Kleen, the carrying value as of January 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $9.5 million and $10.2 million, respectively.  The fair value of Flex-Kleen as of January 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $12.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively. As a result, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by $2.6 million and $4.0 million at January 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Therefore, as of January 31, 2010, our a nalysis and belief is that Flex-Kleen’s goodwill was not impaired.
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired in 1998, 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, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the actual results exceeded the projected results used in our impairment model.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen. As of the six-months ended July 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen̵ 7;s projected fiscal year 2011 net sales is slightly below that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011, while the projected fiscal year 2011 operating profit exceeds that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011.

Because of market conditions and/or potential changes in strategy and product portfolio, it is possible that forecasts used to support asset carrying values may change in the future, which could result in non-cash charges that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Based on current projections, a one percent decrease in revenue growth, a one percent decrease in gross margin or a one percent increase in the weighted average cost of capital would reduce the fair value for Flex-Kleen by $1.7 million, $1.0 million, and $0.9 million, respectively.  Additionally, the Company cannot predict the occurrence of unknown events that might adversely affect the reportable value of its goodwill.

Pension Obligations:

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.  Those assumptions are described in Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and include, among others, the discount rate and the 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 pens ion 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:
 
 
 
 
 
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the write-down of goodwill, as a result of the determination that the acquired business is impaired.  Flex-Kleen, 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, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 m illion of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment had occurred.  For the six-month period ended July 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s annualized projection for net sales is slightly below that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011, while the projected fiscal year 2011 operating profit exceeds that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011. Our projections are forward-looking statements where the actual results may not be as we presently anticipate;
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materially adverse changes in economic conditions (i) in the markets served by us or (ii) in significant customers of ours;
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material changes in available technology;
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adverse developments in the asbestos cases that have been filed against the Company, including without limitation the exhaustion of insurance coverage, the imposition of punitive damages or other adverse developments in the availability of insurance coverage;
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changes in accounting rules promulgated by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, which could result in an impact on earnings;
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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;
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weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which either alone or combined with actions by our employees intended to circumvent our internal control over financial reporting, to violate our policies, or to commit fraud or other bad acts, could lead to incorrect reporting of financial results.  We believe that our internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2010 is effective; however, there are limits to any control system and we cannot give absolute assurance that our internal control is effective or that financial statement misstatements will not occur or that policy violations and/or fraud within the Company will not occur;
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unexpected results in our product development activities;
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loss of key customers;
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changes in product mix and the cost of materials, with effect on margins;
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changes in our existing management;
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exchange rate fluctuations;
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changes in federal laws, state laws and regulations;
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lower than anticipated return on investments in the Company’s defined benefit plans, which could affect the amount of the Company’s pension liabilities;
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the assertion of 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;
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the effect of acquisitions and other strategic ventures;
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failure to properly quote and/or execute customer orders, including misspecifications, design, engineering or production errors;
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the cancellation or delay of purchase orders or shipments;
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losses related to international sales; and/or
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failure in execution of acquisition strategy.



We are exposed to certain market risks, primarily changes in interest rates.  There have been no significant changes in our exposure to market risks since January 31, 2010.  Refer to “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 for additional information.
 
 
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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
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 i s 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, or because of intentional acts designed to circumvent controls.

Accordingly, as of July 31, 2010 the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company concluded that the Company’s 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 began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries.  In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its 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 has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through August 26, 2010 to settle these cases involving asbestos-related claims was $612,500, all of which have been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $34,000.  As of August 26 2010, there were a total of 74 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in Mississippi and New York), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. For the February 1, 2010 through August 26, 2010 period, 21 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed (some of which were without prejudice) from 52 cases and settled one case.  Most of the pendi ng cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  The Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also 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.

At any given time, the Company is typically 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, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, financial results or future performance.  Additionally, we refer you to Part I, “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” of this report, and in particular the first item as to the potential write-down of goodwill for our Flex-Kleen business unit.






 

 
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(a)  
During the second quarter ended July 31, 2010, 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, 2010:

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, 2010
 
0
 
$      -
 
0
 
250,960
 
June 1-30, 2010
 
4,092
 
9.82
 
4,092
 
246,868
 
July 1-31, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
246,868
 
Total
 
4,092
 
$9.82
 
4,092
 
246,868
 


(1)  
On November 3, 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a Common Share repurchase program that was publicly announced on November 5, 2008, for up to 300,000 shares.  The program has no fixed expiration date.



None.



Not applicable.



None.

 
 
 
 
 

 



 
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(a)
 
Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
     
   
Exhibit No.
 
Description
         
   
(31.1)
 
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(31.2)
 
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(32.1)
 
       
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
       
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(32.2)
 
       
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)
     
     
August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
   
and President
     
     
August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President of Finance,
   
Secretary and Treasurer, Chief
   
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting
   
Officer and Director
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
30


EX-31.1 2 mpr10q20100731ex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER mpr10q20100731ex311.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 most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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:  August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2 3 mpr10q20100731ex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER mpr10q20100731ex312.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 most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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:  August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



EX-32.1 4 mpr10q20100731ex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER mpr10q20100731ex321.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
 

 
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2010, of Met-Pro Corporation (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated:  August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President




EX-31.2 5 mpr10q20100731ex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER mpr10q20100731ex322.htm
Exhibit (32.2)

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


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2010, of Met-Pro Corporation (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gary J. Morgan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated:  August 26, 2010
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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