EX-99.1 2 a07-7481_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

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 TO WEBCAST PRESENTATION AT BANK OF AMERICA CONSUMER CONFERENCE

—ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS FOR FEBRUARY 2007—

BOHEMIA, N.Y. — March 7, 2007 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced that it will web cast the presentation by Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, at the Bank of America Consumer Conference in New York on Thursday, March 15, 2007.

The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on the Company Web site, www.nbty.com on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 8:50 AM Eastern Time.

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of February 2007 by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

($ In Millions)

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

79

 

$

67

 

18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail / Vitamin World

 

$

18

 

$

19

 

-6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)

 

$

49

 

$

48

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Direct Response/ Puritan’s Pride

 

$

13

 

$

17

 

-23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

160

 

$

151

 

6

%

 



 

European Retail net sales in local currency decreased 7% in February 2007.  Vitamin World same store sales increased 2% in February 2007.

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months January and February 2007 by segment are as follows:

 

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE TWO MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

($ In Millions)

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

155

 

$

139

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail / Vitamin World

 

$

37

 

$

41

 

-11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)

 

$

105

 

$

91

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Direct Response/ Puritan’s Pride

 

$

31

 

$

40

 

-22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

328

 

$

311

 

5

%

 

European Retail net sales in local currency increased 3% for the two-month period of January and February 2007.  Vitamin World same store sales decreased 5% for the two-month period.

ABOUT NBTY

NBTY is a leading global 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 Bountyâ, Vitamin Worldâ, Puritan’s Prideâ, Holland & Barrettâ, Rexallâ, Sundownâ, MET-Rx®, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, American Healthâ, GNC (UK)â, DeTuinen®, LeNaturisteä, SISU®, Solgar® and Ester-C® brands.