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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


[ X ]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended: October 31, 2010
 
 
or

[    ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-07763

MET-PRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
 
23-1683282
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
160 Cassell Road, P.O. Box 144
   
  Harleysville, Pennsylvania
 
19438
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (215) 723-6751




Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes [ X ]     No [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes [    ]     No [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.     Large accelerated filer [    ] Accelerated filer [ X ] Non-accelerated filer [    ] Smaller reporting company [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes [    ]     No [ X ]

As of December 2, 2010 the Registrant had 14,637,841 Common Shares, par value of $.10 per share, issued and outstanding.



 
 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
       
  Item 1.   Financial Statements  
 
 
 
  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
as of October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010
2
  Consolidated Statements of Income  
   
for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
3
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
 
   
for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
4
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
    for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
5
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
6
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
16
     
 
  Item 2.   17
       
  Item 3.   Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk 25
       
  Item 4.   Controls and Procedures 26
       
       
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
       
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings 27
       
  Item 1A.   Risk Factors 27
       
  Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 28
       
  Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities 28
       
  Item 4.   Removed and Reserved 28
       
  Item 5.   Other Information 28
       
  Item 6.   Exhibits 29
       
       
SIGNATURES 30

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
         
Item 1.  Financial Statements
       
         
 
October 31,
 
January 31,
 
ASSETS
2010
 
2010
 
Current assets
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$34,195,031
 
$31,387,108
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       
doubtful accounts of approximately
       
$173,000 and $204,000, respectively
13,760,732
 
14,011,950
 
Inventories
15,951,368
 
16,136,521
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
1,664,162
 
1,709,664
 
Total current assets
65,571,293
 
63,245,243
 
         
Property, plant and equipment, net
19,853,258
 
19,860,751
 
Goodwill
20,798,913
 
20,798,913
 
Other assets
1,761,399
 
703,452
 
Total assets
$107,984,863
 
$104,608,359
 
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
       
Current liabilities
       
Current portion of long-term debt
$534,811
 
$534,251
 
Accounts payable
5,544,724
 
4,297,936
 
Accrued salaries, wages and expenses
4,194,457
 
3,425,691
 
Dividend payable
966,098
 
876,279
 
Customers’ advances
561,250
 
882,637
 
Deferred income taxes
181,253
 
181,253
 
Total current liabilities
11,982,593
 
10,198,047
 
         
Long-term debt
3,255,522
 
3,536,755
 
Other non-current liabilities
8,147,488
 
8,179,410
 
Deferred income taxes
1,668,671
 
1,716,563
 
Total liabilities
25,054,274
 
23,630,775
 
         
Shareholders’ equity
       
Common shares, $.10 par value; 36,000,000 shares
       
authorized, 15,928,679 shares issued, of which
       
1,290,838 and 1,311,664 shares were reacquired
       
and held in treasury at the respective dates
1,592,868
 
1,592,868
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,340,332
 
2,988,950
 
Retained earnings
92,324,568
 
90,662,820
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,760,013
)
(3,679,641
)
Treasury shares, at cost
(10,567,166
)
(10,587,413
)
Total shareholders’ equity
82,930,589
 
80,977,584
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$107,984,863
 
$104,608,359
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
2


(unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
    October 31,     October 31,  
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
 
                 
Net sales
$65,098,637
 
$60,334,372
 
$21,384,674
 
$19,807,781
 
Cost of goods sold
41,478,910
 
39,538,914
 
13,589,638
 
13,131,244
 
Gross profit
23,619,727
 
20,795,458
 
7,795,036
 
6,676,537
 
 
               
Operating expenses
               
Selling
8,549,038
 
7,415,388
 
2,849,221
 
2,366,455
 
General and administrative
8,478,717
 
8,599,958
 
2,763,913
 
2,771,681
 
 
17,027,755
 
16,015,346
 
5,613,134
 
5,138,136
 
Income from operations
6,591,972
 
4,780,112
 
2,181,902
 
1,538,401
 
                 
Interest expense
(159,887
)
(166,449
)
(50,201
)
(58,994
)
Other income, net
208,834
 
138,441
 
18,601
 
61,689
 
Income before taxes
6,640,919
 
4,752,104
 
2,150,302
 
1,541,096
 
                 
Provision for taxes
2,257,912
 
1,591,957
 
731,103
 
516,266
 
Net income
$4,383,007
 
$3,160,147
 
$1,419,199
 
$1,024,830
 
                 
Earnings per share, basic (1)
$.30
 
$.22
 
$.10
 
$.07
 
Earnings per share, diluted (2)
$.30
 
$.22
 
$.10
 
$.07
 
Cash dividend per share – declared (3)
$.186
 
$.180
 
$.066
 
$.060
 
Cash dividend per share – paid (3)
$.180
 
$.180
 
$.060
 
$.060
 
 
 
(1)
Basic earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 14,621,802 and 14,600,109 for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 14,620,439 and 14,600,109 for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     
 
(2)
Diluted earnings per share are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 14,717,084 and 14,676,297 for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 14,711,056 and 14,676,525 for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     
 
(3)
The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2009, June 12, 2009, September 11, 2009, December 11, 2009, March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010 and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2009, May 29, 2009, August 28, 2009, November 27, 2009, February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010 and September 1, 2010, respectively.  The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.066 per share payable on December 17, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2010.

 

 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 

 

(unaudited)
 
 
           
Accumulated
     
     
Additional
   
Other
     
 
Common
 
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
   
 
Shares
 
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
 
Balances, January 31, 2010
$1,592,868
  
$2,988,950
  
$90,662,820
  
($3,679,641
)
($10,587,413
)
$80,977,584
 
                             
Comprehensive income:
                         
   Net income
-
 
-
  
4,383,007
  
-
  
-
      
   Foreign currency translation
                         
     adjustment
-
  
-
  
-
 
(6,615
)
-
      
   Interest rate swap,
                        
     net of tax of $43,318
-
  
-
  
-
 
(73,757
)
-
      
       Total comprehensive income
                     
4,302,635
 
                            
Dividends paid, $.12 per share
-   -   
(1,755,161
)
-   -   (1,755,161
Dividends declared, $.066 per share
-
 
-
  
(966,098
)
-
  
-
  
(966,098
)
Stock-based compensation
-
  
484,416
  
-
 
-
  
-
  
484,416
 
Stock option transactions
-
 
(133,034
)
-
  
-
  
680,266
  
547,232
 
Purchase of 62,735 treasury shares
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(660,019
)
(660,019
)
Balances, October 31, 2010
$1,592,868
  
$3,340,332
 
$92,324,568
  
($3,760,013
($10,567,166
)  
$82,930,589
 
                         
                         
             
Accumulated
       
     
Additional
   
Other
       
 
Common
 
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
     
 
Shares
 
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
 
Total
 
Balances, January 31, 2009
$1,592,868
  
$2,465,193
  
$89,727,308
  
($4,324,293
)
($10,683,595
)
$78,777,481
 
                          
Comprehensive income:
                        
   Net income
-
  
-
  
3,160,147
 
-
  
-
      
   Foreign currency translation
                         
     adjustment
-
 
-
  
-
 
751,136
  
-
      
   Interest rate swap,
                          
     net of tax of ($29,894)
-
  
-
  
-
  
50,901
  
-
      
       Total comprehensive income
                     
3,962,184
 
                           
Dividends paid, $.12 per share
-
  
-
  
(1,752,013
)
-
  
-
  
(1,752,013
)
Dividends declared, $.06 per share
-
  
-
  
(876,006
)
-
  
-
  
(876,006
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
494,625
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
494,625
 
Balances, October 31, 2009
$1,592,868
  
$2,959,818
  
$90,259,436
  
($3,522,256
)  
($10,683,595
)  
$80,606,271
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
4


(unaudited)
             
     
Nine Months Ended
 
     
October 31,
 
     
2010
 
2009
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
   Net income
   
$4,383,007
 
$3,160,147
 
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
           cash provided by operating activities:
           
       Depreciation and amortization
   
1,344,262
 
1,458,401
 
       Deferred income taxes
   
(1,809
)
(1,792
)
       (Gain) on sale of property and equipment, net
   
(13,236
)
(13,695
)
       Stock-based compensation
   
484,416
 
494,625
 
       Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(31,473
)
101,492
 
       Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
           
           Accounts receivable
   
364,097
 
6,910,662
 
           Inventories
   
214,319
 
3,832,976
 
           Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets
   
(269,599
)
251,165
 
           Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
1,839,376
 
(1,385,430
)
           Customers’ advances
   
(324,249
)
298,448
 
           Other non-current liabilities
   
(31,922
)
(354,793
)
         Net cash provided by operating activities
   
7,957,189
 
14,752,206
 
             
Cash flows from investing activities
           
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
   
36,037
 
20,382
 
   Acquisitions of property and equipment
   
(1,128,403
)
(1,826,975
)
   Payment for acquisition of business
   
(955,268
)
-
 
         Net cash used in investing activities
   
(2,047,634
)
(1,806,593
)
             
Cash flows from financing activities
           
   Proceeds from new borrowing
   
189,074
 
485,336
 
   Reduction of debt
   
(584,864
)
(373,336
)
   Exercises of stock options
   
547,232
 
-
 
   Payments of dividends
   
(2,631,441
)
(2,628,020
)
   Purchases of treasury shares
   
(660,019
)
-
 
         Net cash used in financing activities
   
(3,140,018
)
(2,516,020
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
   
38,386
 
106,550
 
             
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
2,807,923
 
10,536,143
 
             
Cash and cash equivalents at February 1
   
31,387,108
 
21,749,653
 
Cash and cash equivalents at October 31
   
$34,195,031
 
$32,285,796
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Mefiag B.V., Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc., Strobic Air Corporation, MPC Inc., Pristine Water Solutions Inc., Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd., Met-Pro (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Met-Pro Industrial Services, Inc. and Bio-Reaction Industries Inc.  Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2010 and the results of operations for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended. The results of operations for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010.  In addition, the January 31, 2010 Balance Sheet data, presented herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that require new disclosures on 1) the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and reasons for the transfers and 2) in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, present separately, information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this update to ASC Topic 820 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


NOTE 2 – BUSINESS COMBINATION

On October 8, 2010, the Company’s newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary Bio-Reaction Industries Inc. (“BRI”) completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC. With this acquisition the Company is now able to offer products that utilize microbes to digest pollutants and odors, which we intend to sell to both commercial and municipal markets. These products extend our Duall brand product line of chemical and odor control systems as well as our Systems brand product line of thermal and oxidation equipment. BRI is included in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.

The Company paid $955,268 in cash for the Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC assets and other rights obtained under the asset purchase agreement. The assets consist of (i) intangible assets such as patents, a customer list, non-compete agreements and trademarks totaling $760,000 and (ii) tangible personal property such as machinery and office equipment totaling $195,268.  We did not assume any material liabilities of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC in connection with this transaction.

Intangible assets amounting to $750,000 with finite lives acquired from BRI are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from two to twelve years. Trademarks amounting to $10,000 with indefinite lives acquired from BRI are not being amortized.
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares. The dilutive effect of employee stock options is included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The dilutive effect of stock options is calculated using the treasury stock method and expected proceeds upon exercise of the stock options. The following table summarizes the shares used in computing basic and diluted net income per common share:

 
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
 
Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
2010
  
2009
 
2010
  
2009
Numerator:
Net Income
$4,383,007
  
$3,160,147
 
$1,419,199
  
$1,024,830
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
the period for basic computation
14,621,802
  
14,600,109
 
14,620,439
  
14,600,109
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation plans
95,282
  
76,188
 
90,617
  
76,416
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
the period for diluted computation
14,717,084
  
14,676,297
 
14,711,056
  
14,676,525
               
Earnings per share, basic
$.30
  
$.22
 
$.10
  
$.07
Earnings per share, diluted
$.30
  
$.22
 
$.10
  
$.07
 
For the nine and three months ended October 31, 2010, employee stock options to purchase 361,800 common shares were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price of these options exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods. For the nine and three months ended October 31, 2009, employee stock options to purchase 714,013 common shares were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price of these options exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods.


NOTE 4 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options:

The Company grants stock options to its officers and directors, typically in December of each year.  On December 11, 2009 and December 3, 2008, the Company issued 236,083 and 206,600 stock options, respectively, with one-third exercisable one year from the grant date and the remaining two-thirds vesting two and three years from grant date, respectively.  In the event of a “change of control”, any unvested options shall become immediately exercisable.  Additionally, options granted to non-employee directors are subject to certain accelerated vesting in the event of certain early terminations of service.  Typically, the duration of options is for up to ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination under various conditions.  On March 27, 2009, the Company issued 5,000 stock options fully exercisable on the grant date with an expiration date of June 3, 2011.  The fair value of options that we grant is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimate the fair value of options as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The per share fair value weighted-averages at the date of grant for stock options granted in the month of December during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009 were $3.26 and $3.41 per option, respectively. The per share fair value weighted-average at the date of grant for stock options granted on March 27, 2009 was $2.01 per option.
 
 
 

 

 
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MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
The application of this valuation model relies on the following assumptions that are judgmental and sensitive in the determination of the compensation expense:

 
Nine Months Ended
 
October 31,
 
2010
 
2009
 Expected term (years)
5.0
 
3.0 - 5.0
 Risk-free interest rate
1.90% - 3.53%
 
1.90% - 4.50%
 Expected volatility
29% - 45%
 
29% - 39%
 Dividend yield
1.88% - 2.48%
 
1.86% - 2.80%

Historical information was the principal basis for the selection of the expected term and dividend yield. The expected volatility is based on a weighted-average combination of historical and implied volatilities over a time period that approximates the expected term of the option. The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon the U.S. Treasury Bill rates in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.

The following table summarizes stock option transactions for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010:

         
Weighted
 
       
Weighted
Average
 
       
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
   
Shares
 
Exercise Price
Life (years)
Intrinsic Value
Options:
         
 
Outstanding at February 1, 2010
1,373,027
 
$9.6866
6.41
 
 
Granted
-
 
-
   
 
Forfeited
(96,618
)
10.9458
   
 
Expired
-
 
-
   
 
Exercised
(83,561
)
6.5489
   
 
Outstanding at October 31, 2010
1,192,848
 
$9.8044
5.96
$1,868,196
             
 
Exercisable at October 31, 2010
821,494
 
$9.5165
4.78
$1,524,513

There were 83,561 options exercised during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 and zero options exercised during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009.

The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding and options exercisable as of October 31, 2010:

 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
     
Weighted Average
       
     
Remaining
Weighted Average
   
Weighted Average
   
Shares
Life (years)
Exercise Price
 
Shares
Exercise Price
Range of prices:
                       
$5.00 – 5.49
 
24,180
 
0.32
 
$5.1047
   
24,180
 
$5.1047
 
$5.50 – 6.99
 
59,737
 
1.82
 
5.5328
   
59,737
 
5.5328
 
$7.00 – 8.99
 
121,450
 
4.16
 
7.4583
   
121,450
 
7.4583
 
$9.00 – 9.99
 
470,344
 
6.52
 
9.4848
   
255,261
 
9.3119
 
$10.00 – 10.99
 
155,337
 
6.01
 
10.8975
   
155,337
 
10.8975
 
$11.00 – 11.99
 
361,800
 
6.87
 
11.5575
   
205,529
 
11.6199
 
   
1,192,848
 
5.96
 
$9.8044
   
821,494
 
$9.5165
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
As of October 31, 2010, there was $840,500 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.


NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

 
October 31,
 
January 31,
 
2010
 
2010
Raw materials
$11,646,627
 
$11,965,727
Work in progress
2,269,536
 
2,023,065
Finished goods
2,035,205
 
2,147,729
 
$15,951,368
 
$16,136,521


NOTE 6 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Net cash flows from operating activities reflect cash payments for interest and income taxes as follows:

 
Nine Months Ended
 
October 31,
 
2010
 
2009
  Cash paid during the period for:
     
     Interest
$159,288
 
$163,472
     Income taxes
1,549,286
 
1,129,137


NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, and recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company applies ASC Topic 740 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open.

As of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the Company evaluated its position with regard to state, federal and foreign tax matters and concluded that the Company did not have an unrecognized tax benefit.  As of October 31, 2010, the Company re-evaluated its position with regard to current state, federal and foreign tax matters and has determined that there have been no changes in tax position since the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to U.S. federal or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2006.


 
 
 
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 8 – DEBT

The Company and its subsidiaries have domestic and foreign uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit totaling $4,417,570 all of which can be used for working capital.  Of the total line of credit available, the Company’s Mefiag B.V. subsidiary has an unsecured line of credit from a foreign bank totaling $417,570 (300,000 Euro).  As of October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings on its lines of credit.


Short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
October 31,
 
January 31,
 
2010
 
2010
       
Bond payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of $58,460,
     
plus interest at a rate equal to the greater of (i) 16 basis points
     
below the ninety day LIBOR rate or (ii) 250 basis points
     
    (effective interest rate of 2.50% at October 31, 2010), maturing
     
    April, 2021, collateralized by the Telford, PA real property
$2,455,339
 
$2,630,720
       
Note payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
     
$34,798 (25,000 Euro), plus interest at a fixed rate of 3.82%,
     
maturing January, 2016
730,749
 
831,782
       
Equipment note, payable in monthly installments of
     
$13,482, no interest, maturing March 2012
229,186
 
350,520
       
 
3,415,274
 
3,813,022
Less current portion
534,811
 
534,251
 
2,880,463
 
3,278,771
Fair market value of interest rate swap liability
375,059
 
257,984
Long-term portion
$3,255,522
 
$3,536,755

The notes payable and bond payable are subject to certain covenants, including maintenance of prescribed amounts of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios.  As of October 31, 2010, the Company is in compliance with all applicable covenants.

The Company has an interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates.  Effective April 3, 2006, the Company entered into a fifteen-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the bond payable maturing April 2021.  The Company swapped the ninety-day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 4.87%.  As of October 31, 2010, the effective fixed interest rate was 6.84% as a result of the swap agreement plus the interest rate floor provision of 250 basis points.  The interest rate swap agreement is accounted for as a fair value hedge that qualifies for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  There was no hedge ineffectiveness as of October 31, 2010.  The interest rate swap agreement is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement, and because of the short-cut method of ASC Topic 815 used to record the fair value of the interest rate swap, the Company believes it is more practicable to describe the activity in narrative form.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a decrease in equity of $236,287 (net of tax) as of October 31, 2010 and a decrease in equity of $162,530 (net of tax) as of January 31, 2010.  The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a $73,757 (net of tax) equity decrease from the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.  These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.

The bank has issued and has outstanding standby letters of credit to customers totaling $1,262,054 as of October 31, 2010, which have expiration dates during the fiscal years ending January 31, 2012 and 2013 in the amounts of $68,186 and $1,193,868, respectively.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Maturities of short-term and long-term debt are as follows:

Quarter Ended
   
October 31,
   
2011
$534,811
 
2012
440,441
 
2013
373,034
 
2014
373,034
 
2015
373,034
 
Thereafter
1,320,920
 
 
$3,415,274
 


NOTE 9 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following:

 
October 31,
   
January 31,
 
 
2010
   
2010
 
Interest rate swap, net of tax
($236,287
($162,530
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
1,113,657
   
1,120,272
 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax
(4,637,383
(4,637,383
)
 
($3,760,013
($3,679,641
)


NOTE 10 – OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net consisted of the following:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
October 31,
   
October 31,
 
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Interest income
$167,024
   
$148,325
   
$60,248
   
$65,731
 
Other miscellaneous income (expense)
41,810
   
(9,884
)
 
(41,647
)
 
(4,042
)
 
$208,834
   
$138,441
   
$18,601
   
$61,689
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 11 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has several defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the United States.  In the third quarter ended October 31, 2006, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plans to freeze the accrual of future benefits for all its salaried and non-union hourly employees effective on December 31, 2006. Effective December 31, 2008, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plan to freeze the accrual of future benefits for union hourly employees.  The net periodic pension income and cost is based on estimated values provided by our independent actuary.

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension (income) cost:

 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
October 31,
 
October 31,
 
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
      2009  
Service cost
$158,625
   
$51,918
   
$76,792
   
$17,306
 
Interest cost
838,505
   
854,847
   
293,181
   
284,949
 
Expected return on plan assets
(758,266
)
 
(561,237
)
 
(258,987
)  
(187,079
)
Amortization of prior service cost
-
   
(633
)
 
-
   
(211
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
182,730
   
177,948
   
70,745
   
59,316
 
Net periodic benefit (income) cost
$421,594
   
$522,843
   
$181,731
   
$174,281
 

The Company contributed $728,183 to the pension plans during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 and expects to make an additional contribution of $841,061 during the three-month period ending January 31, 2011.


NOTE 12 – BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

The segment discussion outlined below represents the adjusted segment structure as determined by management in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”.

As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of January 31, 2010, the Company has five operating segments which are aggregated into three reportable segments: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies, and one other segment (Filtration/Purification Technologies). The Filtration/Purification Technologies segment is comprised of two operating segments that do not meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in ASC Topic 280-10-50-12. The Company’s analysis is that ASC Topic 280-10-50-12 permits the aggregation of operating segments if, individually, each operating segment does not meet any of the following quantitative thresholds: (i) reported revenue is 10% or more of combined revenue of all reported operating segments, (ii) the absolute amount of reported profit or loss is 10% or more of the greater, in absolute amounts, of either the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss, and (iii) its assets are 10% or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.  As of the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2010, none of the operating segments included in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment met these criteria, and at least 75% of total consolidated revenue was included in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments; therefore, the Company determined the aggregation of these operating segments into this other segment was appropriate under ASC Topic 280-10-50-12.

The Company expects, based upon the current financial performance of its business units, the segmentation reporting will continue to be presented in future periods using the three reportable segments and the one other segment.
 
 
 
 
 


 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

The following is a description of each segment:

Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures products for the purification of air or liquids.  Many of these products are custom designed and engineered to solve a customer’s product recovery or pollution control issues.  The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives.  This reporting segment is comprised of the following business units: Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions (the combination of the Duall, Systems, Flex-Kleen, Met-Pro Industrial Services and Bio-Reaction Industries product brands), Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. and Strobic Air Corporation.

Fluid Handling Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures high quality centrifugal pumps that are suitable for difficult applications including the pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater, high temperature liquids and a wide variety of waste liquids.  A variety of pump configurations make these products adaptable to almost any pumping application.  These products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions (the combination of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco product brands) business unit.

Mefiag Filtration Technologies:  This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that produces filter systems using horizontal disc technology for tough, corrosive applications in the plating, metal finishing and printing industries.  These products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Mefiag, Mefiag B.V. and Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. business units.

Filtration/Purification Technologies: This other segment consists of two operating segments that produce the following products: cartridges and filter housings, filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications, and proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems.  This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter and Pristine Water Solutions Inc. operating segments.

The accounting policies of the reporting segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates the performance of these segments based on many factors including sales, sales trends, margins and operating performance.
 
No significant intercompany revenue is realized in these reporting segments. Interest income and expense are not included in the measure of segment profit reviewed by management. Income taxes are also not included in the measure of segment operating profit reviewed by management.


 









 
 
 
 
 

 


 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

The financial segmentation information, adjusted as a result of the ASC Topic 280 aggregation criteria, is shown below:
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
October 31,
 
October 31,
 
2010
 
2009
   
2010
 
2009
 
Net sales
 
               
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$29,924,788
 
$26,900,405
   
$9,204,381
 
$9,012,363
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
20,070,626
 
18,491,303
   
7,031,096
 
5,781,338
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
 7,421,375
 
6,981,727
   
2,478,656
 
2,502,795
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
7,681,848
 
7,960,937
   
2,670,541
 
2,511,285
 
 
$65,098,637
 
$60,334,372
   
$21,384,674
 
$19,807,781
 
                   
Income (loss) from operations
                 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$1,483,092
 
$1,610,321
   
$324,695
 
$561,966
 
Fluid Handling Technologies
 4,166,526
 
3,110,175
   
1,563,262
 
833,094
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
459,248
 
(111,372
)
 
89,283
 
47,062
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies
483,106
 
170,988
   
204,662
 
96,279
 
 
$6,591,972
 
$4,780,112
   
$2,181,902
 
$1,538,401
 
                   
                   
 
October 31,
 
January 31,
           
 
2010
 
2010
           
Identifiable assets
 
 
 
           
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$33,684,030
 
$34,466,168
           
Fluid Handling Technologies
17,689,173
 
18,068,428
           
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
13,118,549
 
12,257,281
           
Filtration/Purification Technologies
8,352,155
 
8,257,837
           
 
72,843,907
 
73,049,714
           
Corporate
35,140,956
 
31,558,645
           
 
$107,984,863
 
$104,608,359
           





 






 

 







 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 13 – CONTINGENCIES

Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries.  In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through December 2, 2010 to settle these cases involving asbestos-related claims was $612,500, all of which have been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $34,000. As of December 2, 2010, there were a total of 97 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and New York), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. For the February 1, 2010 through December 2, 2010 period, 47 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed (some of which were without prejudice) from 55 cases and settled one case.  Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  During the three months ended October 31, 2010, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. The Company anticipates that our remaining insurers will assume the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite this development, the Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

At any given time, the Company is typically also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information, including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.


NOTE 14 – ACCOUNTANTS’ 10-Q REVIEW

Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accountants, performed a limited review of the financial information included herein. Their report on such review accompanies this filing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
of Met-Pro Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of October 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income for the nine-month and three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the consolidated balance sheet of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of January 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 15, 2010, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2010 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.




/s/ Marcum LLP

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
December 2, 2010














 

 









The following table sets forth, for the nine-month and three-month periods indicated, certain financial information derived from the Company’s consolidated statements of income expressed as a percentage of net sales.

   
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
   
October 31,
 
October 31,
   
2010
 
2009
   
2010
 
2009
 
                     
Net sales
 
100.0
%
100.0
%  
100.0
%
100.0
Cost of goods sold
 
63.7
%
65.5
%  
63.6
%
66.3
%
Gross profit
 
36.3
%
34.5
%  
36.4
%
33.7
%
                     
Selling expense
 
13.1
%
12.3
%  
13.3
%
11.9
%
General and administrative expense
 
13.1
%
14.3
%  
12.9
%
14.0
%
Income from operations
 
10.1
%
7.9
%  
10.2
%
7.8
%
                     
Interest expense
 
(0.2
%)
(0.3
%)
 
(0.2
%)
(0.3
%)
Other income, net
 
0.3
%
0.2
%  
0.1
%
0.3
%
Income before taxes
 
10.2
%
7.8
%  
10.1
%
7.8
%
                     
Provision for taxes
 
3.5
%
2.6
%  
3.5
%
2.6
%
Net income
 
6.7
%
5.2
%  
6.6
%
5.2
%


Nine Months Ended October 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended October 31, 2009:

Net sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 were $65,098,637 compared with $60,334,372 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $4,764,265 or 7.9%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $29,924,788 or $3,024,383 higher than the $26,900,405 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 11.2%.  The sales increase was due primarily to higher sales in our Strobic Air and Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. business units.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $20,070,626, or $1,579,323 higher than the $18,491,303 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 8.5%.  The sales increase was due primarily to increased demand in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.  We attribute the increase in demand to an apparent uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets serviced by this segment.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment were $7,421,375, or $439,648 higher than the $6,981,727 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 6.3%.  The sales increase was due to an increase in demand attributable to an apparent uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets served by all business units within this reporting segment.

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $7,681,848, or $279,089 lower than the $7,960,937 of sales for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, a decrease of 3.5%.  This decrease in sales was due to decreased demand in our Pristine Water Solutions business unit.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:

The Company’s backlog of orders totaled $21,169,085 and $18,944,799 as of October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The rate of the Company’s bookings of new orders varies from period to period.  Orders have varying delivery schedules, and as of any particular date, the Company’s backlog may not be predictive of actual revenues for any succeeding specific period, in part due to potential customer requested delays in delivery, the extent and duration of which may vary widely from period to period.  We have also observed a trend over the last several years where larger projects are more frequently booked and shipped in the same quarter in which we received the customer’s purchase order due to improved project execution and shorter lead times, resulting in such projects not appearing in publicly disclosed annual or quarterly backlog figures.  Additionally, the Company’s customers typically have the right to cancel a given order, although the Company has historically experienced a very low rate of cancellation.  The Company expects a majority of the backlog that existed as of October 31, 2010 will be shipped during the current fiscal year.

Income from operations for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 was $6,591,972 compared with $4,780,112 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $1,811,860 or 37.9%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $1,483,092, or $127,229 lower than the $1,610,321 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, a decrease of 7.9%.  The decrease in income from operations was due primarily to slightly lower gross margins in all business units within this reporting segment as well as higher sales payroll and related payroll benefit expenses in our Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions, Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. and Strobic Air business units.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $4,166,526, or $1,056,351 higher than the $3,110,175 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 34.0%.  The increase in income from operations was principally related to increased sales and higher gross margins in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.

Income from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $459,248, or $570,620 higher than the loss of  $111,372 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009.  The increase in income from operations was due to increased sales and higher gross margins for all business units within this reporting segment.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $483,106 or $312,118 higher than the $170,988 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 182.5%.  The increase in income from operations was related to increased sales and higher gross margins in our Keystone Filter business unit.

Net income for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 was $4,383,007 compared with $3,160,147 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $1,222,860 or 38.7%.

The gross margin for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 was 36.3% compared with 34.5% for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009.  Gross margins in our Fluid Handling and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments and our Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were higher than the same period last year.  Gross margins in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were down slightly as compared with the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009.

Selling expense was $8,549,038 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $7,415,388 for the same period last year, an increase of $1,133,650.  The increase in selling expense was primarily due to higher payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.1% for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with 12.3% for the same period last year.

General and administrative expense was $8,478,717 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $8,599,958 for the same period last year, a decrease of $121,241.  The decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily related to lower payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.1% for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared with 14.3% for the same period last year.
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
Interest expense was $159,887 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared with $166,449 for the same period in the prior year, a decrease of $6,562.  This slight decrease was due principally to the decrease in total outstanding debt.
 
Other income, net, was $208,834 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $138,441 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $70,393.  The increase in other income, net, primarily related to (i) higher interest income, which was due to an increase in our cash balance and (ii) a gain on currency exchange.

The effective tax rates for the nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 were 34.0% and 33.5%, respectively.  Our analysis of our current tax position led us to increase our effective tax rate starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.  We will continue to analyze our tax position in future quarters, and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate depending upon our analysis at that time.


Three Months Ended October 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended October 31, 2009:

Net sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 were $21,384,674 compared with $19,807,781 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $1,576,893 or 8.0%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $9,204,381 compared with $9,012,363 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $192,018 or 2.1%.   The sales increase was due primarily to higher sales in our Strobic Air and Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. business units, partially offset by lower sales in our Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions business unit.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment were $7,031,096 compared with $5,781,338 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $1,249,758 or 21.6%.  The sales increase was due to increased demand in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment were $2,478,656 or $24,139 lower than the $2,502,795 of sales for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, a decrease of 1.0%.  The sales decrease was due to a slight decrease in sales in the foreign markets that our Mefiag B.V. and Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. business units serve.

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $2,670,541 compared with $2,511,285 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $159,256 or 6.3%.  The sales increase was due primarily to increased demand in our Keystone Filter business unit partially offset by decreased demand in our Pristine Water Solutions business unit.

Income from operations for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 was $2,181,902 compared with $1,538,401 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $643,501 or 41.8%.
 
Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $324,695, or $237,271 lower than the $561,966 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, a decrease of 42.2%.  The decrease in income from operations was due primarily to lower gross margins in our Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions business unit as well as higher sales payroll and related payroll benefit expenses in our Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions, Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. and Strobic Air business units.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $1,563,262, or $730,168 higher than the $833,094 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 87.6%.  The increase in income from operations was primarily related to higher sales and higher gross margins in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
Income from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $89,283, or $42,221 higher than the $47,062 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 89.7%.  The increase in income from operations was due primarily to higher gross margins in all business units within this reporting segment.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $204,662 or $108,383 higher than the $96,279 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of 112.6%.  The increase in income from operations was primarily related to increased sales and higher gross margins in our Keystone Filter business unit.

Net income for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 was $1,419,199 compared with $1,024,830 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $394,369 or 38.5%.

The gross margin for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 was 36.4% versus 33.7% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009.  Gross margins in our Fluid Handling and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments and our Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were higher than the same period last year. Gross margins in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were down slightly as compared with the three-month period ended October 31, 2009.

Selling expense was $2,849,221 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010, an increase of $482,766 compared with the same period last year.  The increase in selling expense was primarily due to higher payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses were 13.3% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with 11.9% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009.

General and administrative expense was $2,763,913 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $2,771,681 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2009, a slight decrease.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 12.9% for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared with 14.0% of net sales for the same period last year.

Interest expense was $50,201 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $58,994 for the same period in the prior year, a slight decrease.

Other income, net, was $18,601 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2010 compared with $61,689 for the same period in the prior year, a decrease of $43,088.  Of the decrease in other income, net, $41,649 related to a reduction in currency exchange income.

The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 were 34.0% and 33.5%, respectively.  Our analysis of our current tax position led us to increase our effective tax rate starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.  We will continue to analyze our tax position in future quarters, and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate depending upon our analysis at that time.


Liquidity:

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $34,195,031 on October 31, 2010 compared with $31,387,108 on January 31, 2010, an increase of $2,807,923.  This increase is the net result of the positive cash flows provided by operating activities of $7,957,189, the exercise of stock options of $547,232, proceeds from new borrowing of $189,074, and proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $36,037, offset by payment of quarterly cash dividends amounting to $2,631,441, payments on debt totaling $584,864, the purchase of treasury shares amounting to $660,019, the investment in property and equipment amounting to $1,128,403 and the acquisition of assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC totaling $955,268.  The Company’s cash flows from operating activities are influenced, in part, by the timing of shipments and negotiated standard payment terms, including retention associated with major projects, as well as other factors including changes in inventories and accounts receivable balances.
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:

Accounts receivable (net) totaled $13,760,732 on October 31, 2010 compared with $14,011,950 on January 31, 2010, which represents a decrease of $251,218.  In addition to changes in sales volume, the timing and size of shipments and retainage on contracts, especially in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, will, among other factors, influence accounts receivable balances at any given point in time.  We endeavor to closely monitor payments and developments which may signal possible customer credit issues.  We currently have not identified any potential material impact on our liquidity resulting from customer credit issues.

Inventories were $15,951,368 on October 31, 2010 compared with $16,136,521 on January 31, 2010, a decrease of $185,153.   Inventory balances fluctuate depending on sales, market demand and the timing and size of shipments, especially when major systems and contracts are involved.  We have been actively seeking to reduce our inventory where possible.

Current liabilities amounted to $11,982,593 on October 31, 2010, compared with $10,198,047 on January 31, 2010, an increase of $1,784,546.  This increase is due primarily to increases in accounts payable and accrued salaries, wages and expenses, as well as an increase in the dividend payable as a result of a 10% increase in the amount of the current quarterly dividend, offset by a decrease in customers’ advances.

As of October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, working capital was $53,588,700 and $53,047,196, respectively, and the current ratio was 5.5 and 6.2, respectively.

We expect that our major source of funding for normalized operations during fiscal year 2011 and the immediate future thereafter will be our operating cash flow and our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.  We believe we will have sufficient liquidity during the next several years to fund, at anticipated levels of growth, operations, research and development, capital expenditures, scheduled debt repayments and dividend payments.

The Company and its subsidiaries also have access to $4.4 million uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit through November 2011, subject to the terms thereof.  If market conditions are favorable, the Company may seek to enter into negotiations with its bank group prior to the expiration date to renew and extend these credit arrangements.

The existing domestic credit agreements include two financial covenants: a liability/tangible net worth ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. At October 31, 2010, we were in compliance with both financial covenants. The required liability/tangible net worth ratio, which measures total liabilities to tangible net worth, is a maximum of 1.20 times.  At October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, our liability/tangible net worth ratio using this measure was 0.42 times and 0.40 times, respectively.  The required fixed charge coverage ratio, which is an adjusted earnings measure as defined by our facility, compared with the aggregate of interest expense, debt service, dividends and capital expenditures, is a ratio of at least 1.05 times. At October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010, our fixed charge coverage ratio using this measure was 1.37 times and 1.19 times, respectively.
 
Our debt instruments contain customary event of default provisions, which allow the lenders the option of accelerating all obligations upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the majority of our debt instruments contain a cross default provision, whereby a default on one debt obligation of the Company in excess of a specified amount, also would be considered a default under the terms of another debt instrument. As of October 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all such provisions.
 
Management is not aware of any known trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in a material decrease in our liquidity or an increase in liquidity beyond the historical rate of increase. In addition, other than items discussed, there are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in our capital resources and no expected material changes in the mix and relative cost of such resources.

 
 

 



 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:

Capital Resources and Requirements:

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 amounted to $7,957,189 compared with $14,752,206 in the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, a decrease of $6,795,017.  The decrease in cash flows from operating activities, as compared with the same period last year, was due principally to the following reduction in cash flows: (i) a decrease in accounts receivable of $364,097 compared with a decrease in accounts receivable of $6,910,662 for the same period last year, (ii) a decrease in inventory of $214,319 compared with a decrease in inventory of $3,832,976 for the same period last year, (iii) an increase in prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets of $269,599 compared with a decrease in prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets of $251,165 for the same period last year and (iv) a decrease in customers’ advances of $324,249 compared with an increase in customers’ advances of $298,448 for the same period last year, offset by the following increases in cash flows: (i) an increase in net income of $1,222,860 as compared with the same period last year and (ii) an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,839,376 compared with a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,385,430 for the same period last year.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 amounted to $2,047,634 compared with cash flows used in investing activities of $1,806,593 for the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $241,041.  The increase in cash flows used in investing activities is principally due to the acquisition of assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC for a purchase price of $955,268 which was partially offset by lower acquisitions of property and equipment as compared with the same period last year.

The acquisition of the Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC assets referenced above was accomplished on October 8, 2010 by the Company’s newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary Bio-Reaction Industries Inc. (“BRI”). With this acquisition the Company is now able to offer products that utilize microbes to digest pollutants and odors, which we intend to sell to both commercial and municipal markets. These products extend our Duall brand product line of chemical and odor control systems as well as our Systems brand product line of thermal and oxidation equipment. BRI is included in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.

Consistent with past practices, the Company intends to continue to invest in new product development programs and to make capital expenditures required to support the ongoing operations during the coming fiscal year.  The Company expects to finance all routine capital expenditure requirements through cash flows generated from operations.

Financing activities during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 utilized $3,140,018 of available resources, compared with $2,516,020 utilized during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2009, an increase of $623,998.  The increase in cash utilized is principally due to the reduction of debt being $211,528 higher than the same period last year which was a result of repaying the proceeds received from the line of credit at Mefiag B.V. in the amount of $189,074 during the six-month period ended July 31, 2010, as well as due to the purchase of treasury shares during the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010 in the amount of $660,019, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the amount of $547,232.  Additionally, the Company received proceeds from a new borrowing, which occurred during the first quarter ended April 30, 2009, for the purchase of the Company’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in the amount of $485,336.  The financing of the ERP system is over a three year period with no interest.  The Company anticipates the full implementation of the new ERP system to be completed by fiscal year 2012.

The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010 and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010 and September 1, 2010, respectively.  On October 20, 2010 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.066 per share payable on December 17, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2010.

 

 


 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Revenue Recognition:

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales or services provided when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.  FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, provides guidance on the application of generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues.  The Company has concluded that its revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605.

Depreciation and Amortization:

Property, plant and equipment, intangible and certain other long-lived assets are depreciated and amortized over their useful lives. Useful lives are based on management’s estimates of the period that the assets will generate revenue.  Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Goodwill:

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350-20, “Goodwill”, the Company’s unamortized goodwill balance is being assessed, at least annually, for impairment.  The Company performs its annual impairment test for each reporting unit using a fair value approach.  The test for goodwill impairment involves significant judgment in estimating projections of fair value generated through future performance of each of the reporting units, which comprise our operating segments.  In calculating the fair value of the reporting units using the present value of estimated future cash flows method, we rely on a number of assumptions including sales and related gross margin projections, operating margins, anticipated working capital requirements and market rate of returns used in discounting projected cash flows.  These assumptions were based upon market and industry forecasts, our business plans and historical data.  Inherent uncertainties exist in determining and applying such factors.  The discount rate used in the projection of fair value represents a weighted average cost of capital available to the Company.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, we performed an impairment analysis on each of the Company’s reporting units that carry goodwill on their balance sheets.  In each case, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by a significant amount, except for Flex-Kleen which represents 53.5% of the total Company-wide goodwill.  For Flex-Kleen, the carrying value as of January 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $9.5 million and $10.2 million, respectively.  The fair value of Flex-Kleen as of January 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $12.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively. As a result, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by $2.6 million and $4.0 million at January 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Therefore, as of January 31, 2010, our analysis and belief is that Flex-Kleen’s goodwill was not impaired.

Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired in 1998, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the actual results exceeded the projected results used in our impairment model.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen. As of the nine-months ended
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
October 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s projected fiscal year 2011 net sales is below that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011, while the projected fiscal year 2011 operating profit is approximately equal to the amount which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011.

Because of market conditions and/or potential changes in strategy and product portfolio, it is possible that forecasts used to support asset carrying values may change in the future, which could result in non-cash charges that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Based on current projections, a one percent decrease in revenue growth, a one percent decrease in gross margin or a one percent increase in the weighted average cost of capital would reduce the fair value for Flex-Kleen by $1.7 million, $1.0 million, and $0.9 million, respectively.  Additionally, the Company cannot predict the occurrence of unknown events that might adversely affect the reportable value of its goodwill.

Pension Obligations:

The determination of our obligation and expense for pension benefits is dependent on our selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts.  Those assumptions include, among others, the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and therefore, generally affect our recognized expense and recorded obligation in such future periods.  While we believe that our assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in our actual experience or significant changes in our assumptions may materially affect our pension obligations and our future expense.


Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:

Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risk.  This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Laws.  These forward-looking statements may be identified by words describing our belief or expectation, such as where we say that we “believe”, “expect” or “anticipate”, or where we characterize something in a manner in which there is an express or implicit reference to the future, such as “non-recurring” or “unusual,” or where we express that our view is based upon the “current status” of a given matter, or upon facts as we know them as of the date of the statement.  The content and/or context of other statements that we make may indicate that the statement is “forward-looking”.  We claim the “safe harbor” provided by The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.

Results may differ materially from our current results and actual results could differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to those set forth below, other one time events, other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in Met-Pro’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following important factors, along with those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could affect our future financial condition and results of operations, and could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed in our SEC filings and in our forward-looking statements:

·   
the write-down of goodwill, as a result of the determination that the acquired business is impaired.  Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired by Met-Pro, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 million of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment had occurred.  For the nine-month period ended October 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s annualized projection for net sales is below that which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011, while the projected fiscal year 2011 operating profit is approximately equal to the amount
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations continued:
 
       
which is required by our impairment model for the fiscal year 2011.  Our projections are forward-looking statements where the actual results may not be as we presently anticipate;
·   
materially adverse changes in economic conditions (i) in the markets served by us or (ii) in significant customers of ours;
·   
material changes in available technology;
·   
adverse developments in the asbestos cases that have been filed against the Company, including without limitation the exhaustion of insurance coverage, the imposition of punitive damages or other adverse developments in the availability of insurance coverage. During the three months ended October 31, 2010, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. We anticipate that our remaining insurers will assume the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite this development, we continue to believe that our insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against us and, assuming the continuation of the current profile and volume of cases, for the cases that may be filed against us in the foreseeable future;
·   
changes in accounting rules promulgated by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, which could result in an impact on earnings;
·   
the cost of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable legal and listing requirements, and the unanticipated possibility that Met-Pro may not meet these requirements;
·   
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which either alone or combined with actions by our employees intended to circumvent our internal control over financial reporting, to violate our policies, or to commit fraud or other bad acts, could lead to incorrect reporting of financial results.  We believe that our internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2010 is effective; however, there are limits to any control system and we cannot give absolute assurance that our internal control is effective or that financial statement misstatements will not occur or that policy violations and/or fraud within the Company will not occur;
·   
unexpected results in our product development activities;
·   
loss of key customers;
·   
changes in product mix and the cost of materials, with effect on margins;
·   
changes in our existing management;
·   
exchange rate fluctuations;
·  
changes in federal laws, state laws and regulations;
·  
lower than anticipated return on investments in the Company’s defined benefit plans, which could affect the amount of the Company’s pension liabilities;
·  
the assertion of claims that the Company’s products, including products produced by companies acquired by the Company, infringe third party patents or have caused injury, loss or damage;
·  
the effect of acquisitions and other strategic ventures;
·  
failure to properly quote and/or execute customer orders, including misspecifications, design, engineering or production errors;
·
the cancellation or delay of purchase orders or shipments;
· 
losses related to international sales; and/or
·    
failure in execution of acquisition strategy.



We are exposed to certain market risks, including changes in interest rates.  There have been no significant changes in our exposure to market risks since January 31, 2010.  Refer to “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 for additional information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures related to the recording, processing, summarizing and reporting of information in the Company’s periodic reports that it files with the SEC.  These disclosure controls and procedures have been designed by the Company to ensure that (a) material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is accumulated and made known to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, by other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) this information is recorded, processed, summarized, evaluated and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Due to the inherent limitations of control systems, not all misstatements may be detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake, or because of intentional acts designed to circumvent controls.

Accordingly, as of October 31, 2010 the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives.  The Company continually strives to improve its disclosure controls and procedures to enhance the quality of its financial reporting and to maintain dynamic systems that change as conditions warrant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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Certain of the statements made in this Item 1 (and elsewhere in this Report) are “forward-looking” statements which are subject to the considerations set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” located in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report, and we refer you to these considerations.

Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries.  In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through December 2, 2010 to settle these cases involving asbestos-related claims was $612,500, all of which have been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $34,000. As of December 2, 2010, there were a total of 97 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and New York), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. For the February 1, 2010 through December 2, 2010 period, 47 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed (some of which were without prejudice) from 55 cases and settled one case.  Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  During the three months ended October 31, 2010, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. The Company anticipates that our remaining insurers will assume the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite this development, the Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

At any given time, the Company is typically also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information, including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.
 
 
 
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, financial results or future performance.  Additionally, we refer you to Part I, “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” of this report, and in particular the first item as to the potential write-down of goodwill for our Flex-Kleen business unit.
 
 
 

 
 
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(a)  
During the third quarter ended October 31, 2010, we did not sell any of our equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)  
Not applicable.

(c)  
The following table summarizes Met-Pro’s purchases of its Common Shares for the quarter ended October 31, 2010:

 
Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Period
 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
As Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares
That May
Yet be
Purchased
Under the
Plan or
Programs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1)
                   
August 1-31, 2010
 
0
 
     $        -
 
0
 
246,868
 
September 1-30, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
246,868
 
October 1-31, 2010
 
35,840
 
10.97
 
35,840
 
211,028
 
Total
 
35,840
 
$10.97
 
35,840
 
211,028
 


(1)   
On November 3, 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a Common Share repurchase program that was publicly announced on November 5, 2008, for up to 300,000 shares.  The program has no fixed expiration date.



None.



Not applicable.



None.

 
 
 





 
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(a)
 
Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
     
   
Exhibit No.
 
Description
         
   
(10)(bu)
 
       
Retirement Savings Plan.*
         
   
(10)(bv)
 
         
   
(10)(bw)
 
       
Option Agreements for Non-Employee Directors.*
         
   
(31.1)
 
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(31.2)
 
       
Pursuant to Section 302 of the
       
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(32.1)
 
       
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
       
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
   
(32.2)
 
       
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
       
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
*  Filed herewith.
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



   
Met-Pro Corporation
   
(Registrant)
     
     
December 2, 2010
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
   
Raymond J. De Hont
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
   
and President
     
     
December 2, 2010
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
   
Gary J. Morgan
   
Senior Vice President of Finance,
   
Secretary and Treasurer, Chief
   
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting
   
Officer and Director

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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