EX-99.1 2 a10-1932_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Public Relations

 

 

 

470 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 (212) 725-4500

NEWS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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 NET SALES RESULTS FOR DECEMBER

AND FISCAL FIRST QUARTER

 

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – January 12, 2010 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary net sales results for the month of December 2009 and the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009.

 

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of December 2009 by segment are as follows:

 

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

($ In Millions)

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

176

 

$

156

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail

 

$

18

 

$

17

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail

 

$

59

 

$

53

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Response / E-Commerce

 

$

16

 

$

15

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

269

 

$

241

 

12

%

 

North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one month period of December 2009 compared to December 2008.  European Retail same store sales were unchanged and total European Retail net sales for the month of December 2009 increased 3% in local currency (British Pound Sterling).

 


 

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009 by segment are as follows:

 

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE FISCAL FIRST QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31

($ In Millions)

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale / US Nutrition

 

$

471

 

$

407

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Retail

 

$

51

 

$

48

 

6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Retail

 

$

176

 

$

156

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Response / E-Commerce

 

$

53

 

$

49

 

7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

751

 

$

661

 

14

%

 

North American Retail same store sales increased 4% for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to the prior like quarter.  European Retail same store sales increased 6% and total European Retail net sales increased 8% for fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009, in local currency (British Pound Sterling).

 

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 25,000 products, including products marketed by the Company’s Nature’s Bounty(R) (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World(R) (www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan’s Pride(R) (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett(R) (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall(R) (www.Rexall.com), Sundown(R) (www.SundownNutrition.com), MET-Rx(R)  (www.MetRX.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R) (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health(R) (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)(R) (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen(R) (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU (R) (www.SISU.com), Solgar(R) (www.Solgar.com), Good ‘n’ Natural(R) (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™ (www.homehealthus.com), Julian Graves, and Ester-C (R)(www.Ester-C.com) brands.  NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its web site.