EX-99 2 y73192exv99.htm EX-99: PRESS RELEASE EX-99
Exhibit 99
Pall Corporation First Quarter Earnings up 19%
East Hills, NY (December 9, 2008) — Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended October 31, 2008.
Sales and Earnings Overview
Net earnings were $43.1 million, compared to $36.1 million, an increase of 19.3% over the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $0.36, up from $0.29 a year earlier. Pro forma EPS, excluding restructuring and other charges as well as non-recurring favorable tax items, were $0.40 versus last year’s $0.36, an increase of 11.1%.
As previously reported, first quarter sales grew to $578 million, a 3% increase over the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Sales in local currency (“LC”) increased $24 million, or 4.3%, in the quarter. Foreign currency translation reduced reported sales by $7 million or 1.3% in the quarter and had no material impact on EPS.
Eric Krasnoff, Chairman and CEO, stated, “We are pleased with this result particularly given the turbulent macroeconomic environment. Our ongoing productivity improvement and cost reduction initiatives have provided the foundation to deliver gross margin improvement of 170 basis points over last year and operating margin of 13.8%, a 70 basis point improvement.”
Industrial — First Quarter Highlights
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                         
    OCT. 31, 2008     % CHANGE     % CHANGE IN LC  
Sales:
                       
Energy, Water & Process Technologies (a)
  $ 217,599       4.3       5.7  
Aerospace & Transportation
    72,695       9.7       12.1  
Microelectronics
    67,399       (5.7 )     (6.7 )
 
                     
Total Industrial segment
  $ 357,693       3.3       4.4  
 
                     
 
            % OF SALES        
Gross profit
  $ 164,872       46.1          
Operating profit
  $ 55,106       15.4          
 
(a)   Formerly General Industrial.
Energy, Water & Process Technologies grew 5.7% overall, with both consumables and systems contributing to the growth in the quarter. Sales to the Municipal Water and Food & Beverage markets in the Western Hemisphere and Asia were particularly strong.
In Aerospace & Transportation, Military sales increased 37.6% (in LC) while Commercial Aerospace declined 7.5% (in LC).
Microelectronics sales decreased reflecting growing weakness in the semiconductor and consumer electronics markets.

 


 

Operating profit increased in the quarter 22.2% to $55.1 million. Operating profit margin improved to 15.4% driven by gross margin improvement of 270 basis points while SG&A as a percentage of sales held steady.
Life Sciences — First Quarter Highlights
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                         
    OCT. 31, 2008     % CHANGE     % CHANGE IN LC  
Sales:
                       
Medical (a)
  $ 92,406       (1.9 )     (0.9 )
BioPharmaceuticals (a)
    127,923       6.3       8.1  
 
                     
Total Life Sciences segment
  $ 220,329       2.7       4.1  
 
                     
 
            % OF SALES        
Gross profit
  $ 114,519       52.0          
Operating profit
  $ 41,868       19.0          
 
(a)   The BioPharmaceuticals market includes the Laboratory market previously reported in Medical. The amounts above reflect this change with the restatement for the four quarters of fiscal year 2008 included in the appendix to the release.
BioPharmaceuticals sales increased 8.1% in the quarter driven by growth in both the Laboratory and Pharmaceuticals markets, particularly in Europe and Asia. The U.S. Pharmaceuticals market remains weak. Global systems sales increased 13% (in LC) in the quarter as Pall continues to win business on new drug production platforms.
Medical sales decreased 0.9% in the quarter, reflecting lower Blood Filtration sales in the Western Hemisphere. The Hospital, Cell Therapy and OEM markets within Medical each grew.
Operating profit for Life Sciences increased in the quarter 5.2% to $41.9 million. Operating profit margin improved 50 basis points to 19% with pricing and improvement in SG&A contributing.
Conclusion/Outlook
Mr. Krasnoff concluded, “Pall’s market diversity and strength across the globe should help mitigate the impact of economic turmoil. We maintain a strong balance sheet, solid liquidity and are well positioned for the long term. Yet we are not immune to recessionary pressure. Our expectation is that revenue growth will not exceed 4% (in LC) for this fiscal year. Our established business improvement initiatives provide strong levers to achieve our goals. Coupled with additional measures to manage costs, we maintain our EPS guidance for the year.”
Conference Call
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at 8:30 am ET, Pall Corporation will host a conference call to review these results. The call will be webcast and individuals can access it at www.pall.com/investor. Listening to the webcast requires audio speakers and Microsoft Windows Media Player software. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

 


 

About Pall Corporation
Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing field of filtration, separation and purification. Pall is organized into two businesses: Life Sciences and Industrial. These businesses provide leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, transfusion medicine, energy, electronics, water purification, aerospace, transportation and broad industrial markets. Total revenues for fiscal year 2008 were $2.6 billion. The Company is headquartered in East Hills, New York and has extensive operations around the world. For more information visit Pall at http://www.pall.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The matters discussed in this release contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current Company expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Statements about future performance, earnings projections, earnings guidance, management’s expectations about its future cash needs and effective tax rate, and other future events or developments are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that use terms such as “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” or similar expressions about matters that are not historical facts. Such risks and uncertainties include those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, among others, the impact of the current economic environment, including the current credit market crisis, volatility in currency and energy costs and other macro-economic challenges currently affecting the Company, our customers and vendors and the economy of the United States and other parts of the world.
Management uses certain non-GAAP measurements to assess the Company’s current and future financial performance. The non-GAAP measurements do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results. These measurements provide supplemental information to assist management in analyzing the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to facilitate meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of ongoing operations.

 


 

PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
                 
    OCT. 31, 2008     JULY 31, 2008  
Assets:
               
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 266,303     $ 454,065  
Accounts receivable
    520,317       617,079  
Inventories
    469,971       492,977  
Other current assets
    160,817       95,518  
 
           
Total current assets
    1,417,408       1,659,639  
 
           
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    619,307       662,985  
Other assets
    552,915       634,122  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 2,589,630     $ 2,956,746  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
               
 
               
Short-term debt
  $ 40,236     $ 29,314  
Accounts payable, income taxes and other current liabilities
    541,281       544,649  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    581,517       573,963  
 
           
 
               
Long-term debt
    619,759       747,051  
Deferred taxes and other non-current liabilities
    368,335       496,497  
 
           
Total liabilities
    1,569,611       1,817,511  
 
               
Stockholders’ equity
    1,020,019       1,139,235  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,589,630     $ 2,956,746  
 
           

 


 

PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                 
    FIRST QUARTER ENDED  
    OCT. 31, 2008     OCT. 31, 2007  
Net sales
  $ 578,022     $ 561,007  
Cost of sales
    298,631       299,691  
 
           
Gross profit
    279,391       261,316  
 
           
% of sales
    48.3 %     46.6 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    180,506       170,987  
% of sales
    31.2 %     30.5 %
Research and development
    18,933       16,895  
 
           
Earnings before restructuring and other charges/(gains), net (“ROTC”), interest expense, net, and income taxes
    79,952       73,434  
 
           
% of sales
    13.8 %     13.1 %
ROTC
    8,175  (a)     8,769  (b)
Interest expense, net
    9,426       7,721  
 
           
Earnings before income taxes
    62,351       56,944  
Provision for income taxes
    19,264  (a)     20,842  (b)
 
           
Net earnings
  $ 43,087     $ 36,102  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.36     $ 0.29  
Diluted
  $ 0.36     $ 0.29  
 
               
Average shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    119,363       123,167  
Diluted
    120,520       124,360  
 
               
Net earnings as reported
  $ 43,087     $ 36,102  
ROTC after pro forma tax effect
    6,694  (a)     6,096  (b)
Tax adjustments
    (1,426 ) (a)     2,435  (b)
 
           
Pro forma earnings
  $ 48,355     $ 44,633  
 
           
 
               
Diluted earnings per share as reported
  $ 0.36     $ 0.29  
ROTC after pro forma tax effect
    0.05  (a)     0.05  (b)
Tax adjustments
    (0.01 ) (a)     0.02  (b)
 
           
Pro forma diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.40     $ 0.36  
 
           
 
 (a)   ROTC in the quarter includes charges of $4,455 (3 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of severance and other costs related to the Company’s cost reduction programs, legal and other professional fees related to the previously reported matters that were under inquiry by the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors and an increase to previously established environmental reserves. Furthermore, ROTC includes a charge of $1,977 (1 cent per share, after pro forma tax effect) for the impairment of equity and debt investments held by the Company’s benefits protection trust and $1,743 (1 cent per share, after pro forma tax effect) to write-off in-process research and development acquired in the acquisition of GeneSystems, SA.
 
    Provision for income taxes includes a benefit of $1,426 (1 cent per share) in the quarter primarily resulting from an adjustment to the net tax cost of the repatriation of foreign earnings and newly enacted tax legislation. Pro forma earnings excludes these items as they are deemed to be non-recurring in nature.
 
 (b)   ROTC in the quarter includes charges of $5,003 (3 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of severance and other costs related to the Company’s cost reduction programs. ROTC in the quarter also includes $3,766 (2 cents per share, after pro forma tax effect) primarily comprised of legal and other professional fees related to the previously reported matters that were under inquiry by the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors.
 
    Provision for income taxes includes a charge of $2,435 (2 cents per share) in the quarter resulting from newly enacted tax legislation in a foreign tax jurisdiction. Pro forma earnings excludes this item as it is deemed to be non-recurring in nature.

 


 

PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
                 
    QUARTER ENDED  
    OCT. 31, 2008     OCT. 31, 2007  
Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities
  $ 50,854     $ (125,806 )
 
           
 
               
Investing activities:
               
 
               
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (36,832 )      
Disposals of long-lived assets
    2,053       2,682  
Capital expenditures
    (26,287 )     (23,586 )
Other
    (1,976 )     (1,631 )
 
           
Net cash used by investing activities
    (63,042 )     (22,535 )
 
           
 
               
Financing activities:
               
 
               
Dividends paid
    (15,501 )     (14,715 )
Notes payable and long-term borrowings
    (83,045 )     108,781  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (49,894 )      
Other
    7,433       7,776  
 
           
Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities
    (141,007 )     101,842  
 
           
 
               
Cash flow for period
    (153,195 )     (46,499 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    454,065       443,036  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (34,567 )     11,240  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 266,303     $ 407,777  
 
           
 
               
Free cash flow:
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 50,854     $ (125,806 )
Less capital expenditures
    26,287       23,586  
 
           
Free cash flow
  $ 24,567     $ (149,392 )
 
           

 


 

PALL CORPORATION
SUMMARY OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                 
    FIRST QUARTER ENDED  
    OCT. 31, 2008     OCT. 31, 2007  
Industrial
               
Sales
  $ 357,693     $ 346,393  
Cost of sales
    192,821       196,225  
 
           
Gross profit
    164,872       150,168  
% of sales
    46.1 %     43.4 %
 
               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    101,100       97,814  
% of sales
    28.3 %     28.2 %
Research and development
    8,666       7,277  
 
           
Operating profit
  $ 55,106     $ 45,077  
 
           
% of sales
    15.4 %     13.0 %
 
               
Life Sciences
               
Sales
  $ 220,329     $ 214,614  
Cost of sales
    105,810       103,466  
 
           
Gross profit
    114,519       111,148  
% of sales
    52.0 %     51.8 %
 
               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    62,384       61,747  
% of sales
    28.3 %     28.8 %
Research and development
    10,267       9,618  
 
           
Operating profit
  $ 41,868     $ 39,783  
 
           
% of sales
    19.0 %     18.5 %
 
               
CONSOLIDATED:
               
Operating profit
  $ 96,974     $ 84,860  
General corporate expenses
    17,022       11,426  
 
           
Earnings before ROTC, interest and income taxes
    79,952       73,434  
ROTC
    8,175       8,769  
Interest expense, net
    9,426       7,721  
 
           
Earnings before income taxes
  $ 62,351     $ 56,944  
 
           

 


 

PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                                         
                            EXCHANGE     % CHANGE  
                            RATE     IN LOCAL  
FIRST QUARTER ENDED   OCT. 31, 2008     OCT. 31, 2007     % CHANGE     IMPACT     CURRENCY  
                    [--------------------------------Increase/(Decrease)--------------------------------]  
Industrial
                                       
By Market:
                                       
Energy, Water & Process Technologies (a)
  $ 217,599     $ 208,689       4.3     $ (2,994 )     5.7  
Aerospace & Transportation
    72,695       66,259       9.7       (1,552 )     12.1  
Microelectronics
    67,399       71,445       (5.7 )     720       (6.7 )
 
                                 
Total Industrial
  $ 357,693     $ 346,393       3.3     $ (3,826 )     4.4  
 
                                 
 
                                       
By Geography:
                                       
Western Hemisphere
  $ 101,899     $ 96,933       5.1     $ (923 )     6.1  
Europe
    132,097       132,459       (0.3 )     (3,353 )     2.3  
Asia
    123,697       117,001       5.7       450       5.3  
 
                                 
Total Industrial
  $ 357,693     $ 346,393       3.3     $ (3,826 )     4.4  
 
                                 
 
                                       
Life Sciences
                                       
By Market:
                                       
Medical (b)
  $ 92,406     $ 94,242       (1.9 )   $ (958 )     (0.9 )
BioPharmaceuticals (b)
    127,923       120,372       6.3       (2,216 )     8.1  
 
                                 
Total Life Sciences
  $ 220,329     $ 214,614       2.7     $ (3,174 )     4.1  
 
                                 
 
                                       
By Geography:
                                       
Western Hemisphere
  $ 81,316     $ 87,002       (6.5 )   $ (261 )     (6.2 )
Europe
    109,458       101,022       8.4       (3,083 )     11.4  
Asia
    29,555       26,590       11.2       170       10.5  
 
                                 
Total Life Sciences
  $ 220,329     $ 214,614       2.7     $ (3,174 )     4.1  
 
                                 
 
(a)   Formerly General Industrial.
 
(b)   The BioPharmaceuticals market includes the Laboratory market previously reported in Medical. The amounts in this table reflect this change with the restatement for the four quarters of fiscal year 2008 included in the appendix to the release.

 


 

APPENDIX
PALL CORPORATION
LIFE SCIENCES SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY MARKET
Restated Fiscal Year 2008 By Quarter
(Unaudited)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
                                         
    Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4        
    OCT. 31, 2007     JAN. 31, 2008     APRIL 30, 2008     JULY 31, 2008     TOTAL  
Life Sciences
                                       
By Market:
                                       
Medical
  $ 94,242     $ 106,432     $ 102,245     $ 107,497     $ 410,416  
BioPharmaceuticals
    120,372       138,048       150,751       155,644       564,815  
 
                             
Total Life Sciences
  $ 214,614     $ 244,480     $ 252,996     $ 263,141     $ 975,231  
 
                             
Contact:
Pall Corporation
Patricia Iannucci
V.P. Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Telephone: 516-801-9848
Email: piannucci@pall.com