EX-99.1 2 a06-25690_1ex99d1.htm EX-99

 

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Harvey Kamil

 

Carl Hymans

NBTY, Inc.

 

G.S. Schwartz & Co.

President & Chief Financial Officer

 

212-725-4500

631-200-2020

 

carlh@schwartz.com

 

NBTY ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS
FOR NOVEMBER 2006

BOHEMIA, N.Y. — December 12, 2006 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of November 2006 by segment:

 

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

($ In Millions)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

75

 

$

65

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail /
Vitamin World

 

$

18

 

$

19

 

(-8

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail /
Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)

 

$

51

 

$

45

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Response /
Puritan’s Pride

 

$

18

 

$

13

 

38

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

161

 

$

142

 

14

%

 

European Retail net sales in local currency increased 3% in November 2006.  Vitamin World same store sales decreased 1% in November 2006.



 

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months October and November 2006 and 2005 respectively by segment are as follows:

 

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE TWO MONTHS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

($ In Millions)

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

163

 

$

142

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail /
Vitamin World

 

$

36

 

$

38

 

(-6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail /
Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)

 

$

101

 

$

93

 

8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Response /
Puritan’s Pride

 

$

30

 

$

23

 

29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

329

 

$

297

 

11

%

 

European Retail net sales in local currency decreased 1% for the two-month period of October and November 2006.  Vitamin World same store sales increased 1% for the two-month period of October and November 2006.

ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a global leading vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world.  Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the Company’s Nature’s Bounty®, Vitamin World®, Puritan’s Pride®, Holland & Barrett®, Rexall®, Sundown®, MET-Rx®, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, American Health®, GNC (UK)®, DeTuinen®, LeNaturiste®, SISU®, Solgar® and Ester-C® brands.

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