CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2019--AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) today reported first quarter results for 2019.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2019, reported sales increased to $744 million compared to $703 million in the prior year. Core sales, excluding the negative impact from changes in currency exchange rates and positive acquisition effects, increased approximately 7%.

First Quarter Segment Sales Analysis
(Change Over Prior Year)

	Beauty +				Food +		Total
	Home		Pharma		Beverage		AptarGroup
Core Sales Growth	3	%	15	%	3	%	7	%
Acquisitions	1	%	13	%	11	%	6	%
Currency Effects ⁽¹⁾	(7	%)	(9	%)	(4	%)	(7	%)
Total Reported Sales Growth	(3	%)	19	%	10	%	6	%

(1) - Currency effects are approximated by translating last year's amounts at this year's foreign exchange rates.

Commenting on the quarter, Stephan Tanda, President and CEO, said, “We continued to see positive sales momentum. Our Pharma segment had an exceptionally strong quarter with broad-based demand across our portfolio of innovative drug delivery devices. Our other two segments also grew core sales over the prior year and this was in spite of a decrease in custom tooling sales in our Food + Beverage segment. Profit margins also improved over the prior year due to the mix of business, benefits from our business transformation and positive effects of a decline in resin cost.”

Aptar reported earnings per share of $0.96 compared to $0.92 reported a year ago. Current year adjusted earnings per share, excluding restructuring expenses, were $1.07 and up 16% from the prior year adjusted earnings per share, including comparable exchange rates, of $0.92. The current period effective tax rate on adjusted earnings was 30% compared to 27% in the prior year.

Commenting on Aptar’s outlook, Tanda said, “We anticipate continued positive product sales growth across most of our markets, although the level of custom tooling sales reported in the second quarter of 2018 is not expected to repeat.”

Aptar expects earnings per share for the second quarter, excluding any restructuring costs, to be in the range of $1.09 to $1.15 and this guidance is based on an effective tax rate range of 29% to 31%. The midrange of this guidance represents an improvement of approximately 7% over the prior year adjusted earnings per share when stated using comparable currency rates. The prior year second quarter effective tax rate on adjusted earnings was 26%.

As previously reported, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $350 million of the Company’s common stock. This new authorization replaces all previous authorizations. Aptar may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions or other programs, subject to market conditions. The Board also increased the quarterly cash dividend by 6% to $0.36 per share. The payment date is May 22, 2019, to stockholders of record as of May 1, 2019. 2019 becomes the 26^th consecutive year in which Aptar has paid increased annual dividends to shareholders.

There will be a conference call on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the Company’s first quarter results for 2019. The call will last approximately one hour. Interested parties are invited to listen to a live webcast by visiting the Investor Relations page at www.aptar.com. Replay of the conference call can also be accessed for a limited time on the Investor Relations page of the website.

Aptar is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative dispensing, sealing and active packaging solutions for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectables, food and beverage markets. Aptar uses insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies that build brand value for its customers, and, in turn, make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of people around the world. Aptar is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has over 14,000 dedicated employees in 18 different countries. For more information, visit www.aptar.com.

This press release refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including current year adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA, which exclude the impact of restructuring costs, acquisition costs and purchase accounting adjustments that affected inventory values. Core sales and adjusted earnings per share also neutralize the impact of foreign currency translation effects when comparing current results to the prior year. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures provided by other companies. Aptar’s management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to our investors because they allow for a better period over period comparison of operating results by removing the impact of items that, in management’s view, do not reflect Aptar’s core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures also provide investors with certain information used by Aptar’s management when making financial and operational decisions. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial results, but should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and other information presented herein. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included in the accompanying tables. Our outlook is provided on a non-GAAP basis because certain reconciling items are dependent on future events that either cannot be controlled, such as exchange rates, or reliably predicted because they are not part of the Company's routine activities, such as restructuring and acquisition costs.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including certain statements set forth under the “Outlook” section of this press release. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “future,” “potential” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could” are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. Accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that exist in our operations and business environment including, but not limited to: the successful integration of acquisitions; the impact of tax reform legislation including changes in tax rates and other tax-related events or transactions that could impact our effective tax rate; the execution of the business transformation plan; economic conditions worldwide including potential deflationary or inflationary conditions in regions we rely on for growth; political conditions worldwide; significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in customer and/or consumer spending levels; financial conditions of customers and suppliers; consolidations within our customer or supplier bases; fluctuations in the cost of materials, components and other input costs; the availability of raw materials and components; our ability to successfully implement facility expansions and new facility projects; our ability to increase prices, contain costs and improve productivity; changes in capital availability or cost, including interest rate fluctuations; volatility of global credit markets; cybersecurity threats that could impact our networks and reporting systems; fiscal and monetary policies and other regulations; direct or indirect consequences of acts of war or terrorism; work stoppages due to labor disputes; and competition, including technological advances. For additional information on these and other risks and uncertainties, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


AptarGroup, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Consolidated Statements of Income

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018

Net Sales	$	744,460		$	703,350
Cost of Sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		469,132			455,822
Selling, Research & Development and Administrative		121,215			112,461
Depreciation and Amortization		47,489			41,175
Restructuring Initiatives		9,530			5,936
Operating Income		97,094			87,956
Other Income/(Expense):
Interest Expense		(9,214	)		(8,055	)
Interest Income		1,748			2,248
Equity in Results of Affiliates		(95	)		(65	)
Miscellaneous, net		466			(867	)
Income before Income Taxes		89,999			81,217
Provision for Income Taxes		27,000			21,929
Net Income	$	62,999		$	59,288

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		5			12
Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.	$	63,004		$	59,300
Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc. per Common Share:
Basic	$	1.00		$	0.95
Diluted	$	0.96		$	0.92

Average Numbers of Shares Outstanding:
Basic		62,964			62,128
Diluted		65,349			64,414

AptarGroup, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(continued)
($ In Thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
ASSETS

Cash and Equivalents	$	217,377	$	261,823
Receivables, net		599,561		569,630
Inventories		390,403		381,110
Other Current Assets		122,104		118,245
Total Current Assets		1,329,445		1,330,808
Net Property, Plant and Equipment		1,007,130		991,613
Goodwill		703,709		712,095
Other Assets		375,350		343,219
Total Assets	$	3,415,634	$	3,377,735

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Short-Term Obligations	$	81,664	$	163,971
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities		542,252		525,199
Total Current Liabilities		623,916		689,170
Long-Term Obligations		1,141,062		1,125,993
Deferred Liabilities		182,942		139,701
Total Liabilities		1,947,920		1,954,864

AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity		1,467,396		1,422,556
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries		318		315
Total Equity		1,467,714		1,422,871

Total Liabilities and Equity	$	3,415,634	$	3,377,735

AptarGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Unaudited)
($ In Thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019

				Beauty +						Food +			Corporate &
	Consolidated			Home			Pharma			Beverage			Other			Net Interest
Net Sales	$	744,460			367,659			272,701			104,100			-			-

Reported net income	$	62,999
Reported income taxes		27,000
Reported income before income taxes		89,999			24,181			81,258			7,716			(15,690	)		(7,466	)
Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		9,530			8,269			326			510			425
Adjusted earnings before income taxes		99,529			32,450			81,584			8,226			(15,265	)		(7,466	)
Interest expense		9,214															9,214
Interest income		(1,748	)														(1,748	)
Adjusted earnings before net interest and taxes (Adjusted EBIT)		106,995			32,450			81,584			8,226			(15,265	)		-
Depreciation and amortization		47,489			20,741			15,773			8,465			2,510			-
Adjusted earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)	$	154,484		$	53,191		$	97,357		$	16,691		$	(12,755	)	$	-

Adjusted EBITDA margins (Adjusted EBITDA / Reported Net Sales)		20.8	%		14.5	%		35.7	%		16.0	%

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018

				Beauty +						Food +			Corporate &
	Consolidated			Home			Pharma			Beverage			Other			Net Interest
Net Sales	$	703,350			378,173			230,127			95,050			-			-

Reported net income	$	59,288
Reported income taxes		21,929
Reported income before income taxes		81,217			26,707			68,292			5,926			(13,901	)		(5,807	)
Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		5,936			5,016			364			315			241
Adjusted earnings before income taxes		87,153			31,723			68,656			6,241			(13,660	)		(5,807	)
Interest expense		8,055															8,055
Interest income		(2,248	)														(2,248	)
Adjusted earnings before net interest and taxes (Adjusted EBIT)		92,960			31,723			68,656			6,241			(13,660	)		-
Depreciation and amortization		41,175			21,412			11,184			6,498			2,081			-
Adjusted earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)	$	134,135		$	53,135		$	79,840		$	12,739		$	(11,579	)	$	-

Adjusted EBITDA margins (Adjusted EBITDA / Reported Net Sales)		19.1	%		14.1	%		34.7	%		13.4	%

AptarGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018

Income before Income Taxes	$	89,999	$	81,217

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		9,530		5,936
Foreign currency effects (1)				(5,493	)
Adjusted Income before Income Taxes	$	99,529	$	81,660


Provision for Income Taxes	$	27,000	$	21,929

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		2,677		1,602
Foreign currency effects (1)				(1,404	)
Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes	$	29,677	$	22,127



Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	$	5	$	12

Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.	$	63,004	$	59,300

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		6,853		4,334
Foreign currency effects (1)				(4,089	)
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.	$	69,857	$	59,545

Average Number of Diluted Shares Outstanding		65,349		64,414

Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc. Per Diluted Share	$	0.96	$	0.92

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives		0.11		0.07
Foreign currency effects (1)				(0.07	)
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc. Per Diluted Share	$	1.07	$	0.92

(1) Foreign currency effects are approximations of the adjustment necessary to state the prior year earnings and earnings per share using current period foreign currency exchange rates.

AptarGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

	Three Months Ending
	June 30,
	Expected 2019		2018

Income before Income Taxes			$	74,898

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives				18,214
Transaction costs related to acquisitions				2,444
Purchase accounting adjustments related to acquired companies' inventory				119
Foreign currency effects (1)				(4,251	)
Adjusted Income before Income Taxes			$	91,424


Provision for Income Taxes			$	19,117

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives				4,923
Transaction costs related to acquisitions				628
Purchase accounting adjustments related to acquired companies' inventory				41
Foreign currency effects (1)				(1,214	)
Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes			$	23,495


Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			$	(6	)

Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.			$	55,775

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives				13,291
Transaction costs related to acquisitions				1,816
Purchase accounting adjustments related to acquired companies' inventory				78
Foreign currency effects (1)				(3,037	)
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.			$	67,923

Average Number of Diluted Shares Outstanding				64,850

Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc. Per Diluted Share (2)			$	0.86

Adjustments:
Restructuring initiatives				0.20
Transaction costs related to acquisitions				0.03
Purchase accounting adjustments related to acquired companies' inventory				-
Foreign currency effects (1)				(0.04	)
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc. Per Diluted Share (2)	$	1.09 - $1.15	$	1.05

(1) Foreign currency effects are approximations of the adjustment necessary to state the prior year earnings per share using foreign currency exchange rates as of March 31, 2019.

(2) AptarGroup’s expected earnings per share range, excluding any restructuring costs, for the second quarter of 2019 is based on an effective tax rate range of 29% to 31%. This tax rate range compares to our second quarter of 2018 effective tax rate of 26% on reported and adjusted earnings per share.

CONTACT:
Investor Relations Contact:
Matt DellaMaria
matt.dellamaria@aptar.com
815-477-0424