Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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October 5, 2011
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Oil-Dri Corporation of America
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-12622
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36-2048898
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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410 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois
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60611-4213
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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(312) 321-1515
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Bonus Opportunity as a % of Base Salary
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Cash Bonus
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Deferred
Bonus
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Total
Bonus
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Cash
Bonus
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Deferred
Bonus
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Total
Bonus
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Cash
Bonus
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Deferred
Bonus
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Total
Bonus
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Daniel S. Jaffee
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12.50%
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0%
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12.50%
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50.00%
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0%
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50.00%
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100.00%
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0%
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100.00%
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Jeffrey M. Libert
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7.50%
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0%
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7.50%
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30.00%
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15.00%
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45.00%
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60.00%
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30.00%
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90.00%
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Daniel T. Smith
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7.50%
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0%
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7.50%
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30.00%
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15.00%
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45.00%
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60.00%
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30.00%
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90.00%
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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Thomas F. Cofsky
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10.00%
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0%
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10.00%
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40.00%
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0.00%
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40.00%
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80.00%
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0.00%
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80.00%
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Vice President of Manufacturing
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Steven J. Adolph
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10.00%
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0%
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10.00%
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40.00%
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20.00%
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60.00%
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80.00%
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40.00%
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120.00%
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Vice President, Business to Business and International Consumer Products
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Douglas A. Graham
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7.50%
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0%
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7.50%
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30.00%
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12.00%
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42.00%
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60.00%
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24.00%
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84.00%
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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·
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The Chief Executive Officer may increase or decrease any participant’s percent of cash corporate financial performance bonus earned by up to 25 percentage points, subject to limitations specified in the Plan. For example, if according to the corporate financial performance measure, 75% of the corporate financial performance bonus has been earned, the Chief Executive Officer may adjust an individual participant’s percent of corporate financial performance bonus earned to as little as 50% or as much as 100%.
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·
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The Chief Executive Officer may adjust individual executive deferred bonus awards downward or upward, based on the participant’s individual performance and/or the performance of the participant’s department or division.
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·
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The Chief Executive Officer may award a bonus of up to 25% of target bonus for exempt employees (and up to 100% of target bonus for non-exempt employees) if the Registrant fails to achieve the minimum performance otherwise required for payment of an award under the Plan for fiscal 2012.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release of the Registrant dated October 12, 2011
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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By:
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/s/ Douglas A. Graham | |
Douglas A. Graham
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Vice President and General Counsel
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release of the Registrant dated October 12, 2011
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News Announcement | For Immediate Release |
Key Metrics
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F’11 | F’10 | F’09 | F’08 | F’07 | |||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents & investments
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$ | 33,722,000 | $ | 24,621,000 | $ | 19,837,000 | $ | 27,764,000 | $ | 30,027,000 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operations
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$ | 13,108,000 | $ | 26,216,000 | $ | 15,814,000 | $ | 11,341,000 | $ | 16,851,000 | ||||||||||
Cash and equivalents less notes payable
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$ | 422,000 | $ | 6,321,000 | $ | (1,663,000 | ) | $ | 684,000 | $ | (1,133,000 | ) | ||||||||
Return on average stockholders’ equity
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9.7 | % | 10.5 | % | 10.8 | % | 10.8 | % | 10.0 | % | ||||||||||
*Net income per diluted share
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$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.30 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1.25 | $ | 1.09 | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures
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$ | 13,806,000 | $ | 10,413,000 | $ | 15,253,000 | $ | 7,302,000 | $ | 7,757,000 | ||||||||||
Dividends paid
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$ | 4,218,000 | $ | 3,992,000 | $ | 3,684,000 | $ | 3,377,000 | $ | 3,038,000 | ||||||||||
Dividends paid per Common Stock share
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$ | 0.64 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.48 |
Fourth Quarter
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Fiscal Year
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Net Sales
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$ | 19,047,000 | $ | 18,716,000 | $ | 74,479,000 | $ | 71,991,000 | ||||||||
Segment Income
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$ | 4,884,000 | $ | 4,647,000 | $ | 19,504,000 | $ | 19,925,000 |
Fourth Quarter
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Fiscal Year
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Net Sales
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$ | 38,684,000 | $ | 35,937,000 | $ | 152,276,000 | $ | 147,059,000 | ||||||||
Segment Income
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$ | 2,462,000 | $ | 2,517,000 | $ | 10,439,000 | $ | 11,669,000 |
Fourth Quarter Ended July 31,
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2011
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% of Sales
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2010
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% of Sales
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Net Sales
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$ | 57,731 | 100.0 | % | $ | 54,653 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
Cost of Sales
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(45,298 | ) | 78.5 | % | (43,128 | ) | 78.9 | % | |||||||||
Gross Profit
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12,433 | 21.5 | % | 11,525 | 21.1 | % | |||||||||||
Operating Expenses
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(8,378 | ) | 14.5 | % | (8,612 | ) | 15.8 | % | |||||||||
Operating Income
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4,055 | 7.0 | % | 2,913 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||
Interest Expense
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(558 | ) | 1.0 | % | (293 | ) | 0.5 | % | |||||||||
Other Income
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(14 | ) | 0.0 | % | 203 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||||
Income Before Income Taxes
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3,483 | 6.0 | % | 2,823 | 5.2 | % | |||||||||||
Income Taxes
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(588 | ) | 1.0 | % | (407 | ) | 0.7 | % | |||||||||
Net Income
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$ | 2,895 | 5.0 | % | $ | 2,416 | 4.4 | % | |||||||||
Net Income Per Share:
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Basic Common
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$ | 0.43 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||||||||
Basic Class B Common
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$ | 0.33 | $ | 0.28 | |||||||||||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.33 | |||||||||||||
Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic Common
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5,095 | 5,170 | |||||||||||||||
Basic Class B Common
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1,913 | 1,897 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
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7,090 | 7,216 |
Twelve Months Ended July 31,
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2011
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% of Sales
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2010
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% of Sales
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Net Sales
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$ | 226,755 | 100.0 | % | $ | 219,050 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
Cost of Sales
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(176,715 | ) | 77.9 | % | (169,362 | ) | 77.3 | % | |||||||||
Gross Profit
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50,040 | 22.1 | % | 49,688 | 22.7 | % | |||||||||||
Operating Expenses
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(36,331 | ) | 16.0 | % | (36,139 | ) | 16.5 | % | |||||||||
Operating Income
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13,709 | 6.0 | % | 13,549 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||
Interest Expense
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(2,053 | ) | 0.9 | % | (1,345 | ) | 0.6 | % | |||||||||
Other Income
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485 | 0.2 | % | 610 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Income Before Income Taxes
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12,141 | 5.4 | % | 12,814 | 5.8 | % | |||||||||||
Income Taxes
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(3,090 | ) | 1.4 | % | (3,356 | ) | 1.5 | % | |||||||||
Net Income
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$ | 9,051 | 4.0 | % | $ | 9,458 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||
Net Income Per Share:
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Basic Common
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$ | 1.36 | $ | 1.42 | |||||||||||||
Basic Class B Common
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$ | 1.06 | $ | 1.07 | |||||||||||||
Diluted
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$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.30 | |||||||||||||
Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic Common
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5,083 | 5,203 | |||||||||||||||
Basic Class B Common
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1,908 | 1,891 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
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7,103 | 7,275 |
As of July 31,
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2011
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2010
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Current Assets
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
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$ | 17,885 | $ | 18,762 | |||||
Investment in Short-term Securities
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15,837 | 5,859 | |||||||
Accounts Receivable, net
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29,217 | 27,178 | |||||||
Inventories
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19,230 | 16,023 | |||||||
Prepaid Expenses
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9,647 | 8,367 | |||||||
Total Current Assets
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91,816 | 76,189 | |||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment
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68,028 | 62,502 | |||||||
Other Assets
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13,549 | 15,291 | |||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 173,393 | $ | 153,982 | |||||
Current Liabilities
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Current Maturities of Notes Payable
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$ | 3,600 | $ | 3,500 | |||||
Accounts Payable
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6,369 | 6,482 | |||||||
Dividends Payable
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1,129 | 1,043 | |||||||
Accrued Expenses
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15,382 | 16,766 | |||||||
Total Current Liabilities
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26,480 | 27,791 | |||||||
Long-Term Liabilities
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Notes Payable
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29,700 | 14,800 | |||||||
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
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21,915 | 20,802 | |||||||
Total Long-Term Liabilities
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51,615 | 35,602 | |||||||
Stockholders' Equity
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95,298 | 90,589 | |||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$ | 173,393 | $ | 153,982 | |||||
Book Value Per Share Outstanding
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$ | 13.63 | $ | 12.77 | |||||
Acquisitions of
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Property, Plant and Equipment |
Fourth Quarter
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$ | 3,596 | $ | 2,468 | ||||
Year to Date
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$ | 13,806 | $ | 10,413 | |||||
Depreciation and Amortization Charges |
Fourth Quarter
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$ | 2,161 | $ | 1,859 | ||||
Year to Date
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$ | 8,473 | $ | 7,371 |
For the Twelve Months Ended
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July 31,
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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2011
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2010
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Net Income
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$ | 9,051 | $ | 9,458 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
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provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and Amortization
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8,473 | 7,371 | ||||||
(Increase) Decrease in Accounts Receivable
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(2,075 | ) | 1,884 | |||||
(Increase) Decrease in Inventories
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(3,207 | ) | 1,772 | |||||
Increase in Accounts Payable
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275 | 1,702 | ||||||
(Decrease) Increase in Accrued Expenses
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(1,384 | ) | 2,496 | |||||
Other
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1,975 | 1,533 | ||||||
Total Adjustments
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4,057 | 16,758 | ||||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
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13,108 | 26,216 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Capital Expenditures
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(13,806 | ) | (10,413 | ) | ||||
Net (Purchases) Dispositions of Investment Securities
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(10,008 | ) | 2,148 | |||||
Other
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149 | 375 | ||||||
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
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(23,665 | ) | (7,890 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt
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18,500 | -- | ||||||
Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt
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(3,500 | ) | (3,200 | ) | ||||
Dividends Paid
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(4,218 | ) | (3,992 | ) | ||||
Purchase of Treasury Stock
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(2,474 | ) | (5,988 | ) | ||||
Other
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1,621 | 1,866 | ||||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
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9,929 | (11,314 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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(249 | ) | (89 | ) | ||||
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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(877 | ) | 6,923 | |||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
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18,762 | 11,839 | ||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents, July 31
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$ | 17,885 | $ | 18,762 |