EX-99.1 2 a09-13455_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

470 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

(212) 725-4500

 

NEWS

 

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 APRIL 2009

 

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – May 11, 2009 - 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  April 2009 by segment:

 

NET SALES

 

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

($ In Millions)

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

132

 

$

105

 

26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail

 

$

18

 

$

17

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail

 

$

48

 

$

49

 

-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Response / E-Commerce

 

$

17

 

$

18

 

-8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

214

 

$

189

 

13

%

 

North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one month period.  European Retail net sales for April 2009 include $9 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired in September 2008.  Excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales increased 7% in local currency (British Pound Sterling), and decreased 21% in US dollars for the 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 Bounty® (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World® www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan’s Pride® (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett® (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall® (www.Rexall.com), Sundown® (www.SundownNutrition.com), MET-Rx® (www.MetRX.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition® (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health® (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)® (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen® (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU® (www.SISU.com), Solgar® (www.Solgar.com), Good ‘n’ Natural® (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™ (www.homehealthus.com), Julian Graves, and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.  NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its web site.