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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
News Release
 
140 John James Audubon Parkway
  Amherst, NY  14228
 
Immediate Release
 
Columbus McKinnon Operating Margin Increased
to 10% of Sales in Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter
 
·
Q4 operating margin expanded 150 basis points to 10%
 
·
Reversed $49.2 million tax valuation allowance, favorably affected EPS; Q4 earnings of $2.64 per diluted share
 
·
Adjusted EPS for Q4 was $0.37 excluding the tax valuation allowance reversal and applying a 38% tax rate
 
·
Full year operating income increased 20% compared with the prior year to $54.4 million, or 9.1% of sales; Operating leverage in fiscal 2013 was significant at 173.5%
 
·
Generated $42.4 million in cash from operations in fiscal 2013; Fiscal year end cash and cash equivalents was $121.7 million
 
AMHERST, NY, May 23, 2013 – Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and full year, which ended March 31, 2013.
 
Timothy T. Tevens, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We believe our focus on productivity and operational excellence is demonstrated in our financial performance for the quarter and year.  As we grow our market share around the world and further penetrate emerging economies as well as improve our productivity, we expect to continue to strengthen our earnings power.”
 
He also noted, “Our operating leverage was significant in the year as we recognized the productivity benefits of our Lean Business System and the value of our prior-year’s restructuring efforts.”
 
Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 were $144.6 million, down $15.0 million, or 9.4%, from the prior-year period.  U.S. sales, which comprised 59% of total sales, were down by $5.3 million, or 5.8%, to $85.3 million compared with $90.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  The decline in sales reflected a $5.6 million impact of a business divested in August 2012 and three fewer shipping days.  Sales outside of the U.S. were down $9.7 million, or 14.1%, to $59.3 million, reflecting lower sales volume primarily in Western Europe and Canada as well as fewer shipping days.  Foreign currency translation had a negative impact of $0.7 million on sales during the quarter.  Excluding the effects of foreign currency translation and the divestiture, sales declined by 5.4% in the quarter.
 
 
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Columbus McKinnon Operating Margin Increased to 10% of Sales in Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter
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The fluctuation in sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with fiscal 2012 is summarized as follows:
 
($ in millions)
 
 
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Shipping days
    (7.4 )     (4.6 ) %
Divestitures
    (5.6 )     (3.5 ) %
Volume
    (4.4 )     (2.8 ) %
Foreign currency translation
    (0.7 )     (0.5 )%
Pricing
    3.1       2.0 %
Total
  $ (15.0 )     (9.4 )%
 
Pricing and productivity drove margin improvements
 
Gross profit remained unchanged from the prior year at $44.2 million for the quarter.  However, as a percent of sales, gross margin expanded 290 basis points to 30.6% compared with 27.7% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  Gross margin expanded as pricing and productivity improvements offset the impact of lower volume and inflation.
 
Selling expenses were $16.4 million, down 5.4%, or $0.9 million, from the same period of the prior year.  The divestiture accounted for approximately $0.3 million of the reduction, and the remainder was primarily related to cost containment.  As a percent of revenue, selling expenses were 11.3% compared with 10.9% in the same period last year.
 
General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $12.8 million, relatively unchanged from $12.7 million in the prior-year period.  As a percent of sales, G&A was 8.9% of sales compared with   8.0% in the prior year.
 
Operating income in the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter was up $0.9 million, or 6.3%, to $14.5 million.  Operating margin expanded 150 basis points to 10.0%.
 
As a result of a tax valuation allowance reversal, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $40.2 million in the quarter.
 
Net income grew 478.3% to $52.0 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, in the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter.  On an adjusted basis, excluding the tax valuation allowance reversal and applying a more normalized tax rate of 38%, earnings per diluted share were $0.37.  Further details of the reconciliation of adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS are shown on page 10 of this release.
 
Strong cash generation and significant financial flexibility
 
Cash provided by operations during fiscal 2013 was $42.4 million, up $18.8 million over the prior-year period.  Cash and cash equivalents grew to $121.7 million at the end of fiscal 2013’s fourth quarter from $89.5 million at March 31, 2012.
 
Working capital as a percentage of sales was 18.3% at the end of fiscal 2013, up from 17.6% at the end of fiscal 2012 and 17.5% at the end of the trailing third quarter of fiscal 2013.  Excluding the impact of the reversal of the deferred tax valuation allowance, working capital as a percentage of sales was 17.1% at the end of fiscal 2013.
 
 
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Capital expenditures for fiscal 2013 were $14.9 million compared with $13.8 million in the comparable prior year.  Approximately $4.0 million was associated with the implementation of a new enterprise management system.  The Company expects fiscal 2014 capital spending to be in the range of $20 million to $25 million which is higher than fiscal 2013 due to investments in China as well as capital projects that are expected to further generate productivity improvements.
 
Gross debt at the end of fiscal 2013 was $152.1 million.  Debt, net of cash, at March 31, 2013 was $30.4 million, or 11.2% of net total capitalization, compared with $63.6 million, or 28.4% of net total capitalization, at March 31, 2012.
 
Fiscal 2013 Review
 
Net sales for fiscal 2013 were $597.3 million, up slightly from $591.9 million for the prior year as U.S. sales more than offset the slight decline in sales outside of the U.S.  U.S. sales were up $13.0 million, or 3.9%.  Sales outside of the U.S., representing 42% of total sales, decreased by $7.7 million, or 3.0%, in fiscal 2013.  Foreign currency translation had a $17.1 million negative impact on sales in fiscal 2013.  Net of foreign currency translation, revenue outside of the U.S. grew 3.6%.
 
Gross profit increased 10.5% to $174.2 million and gross profit margin expanded 260 basis points to 29.2% in fiscal 2013 due to improved pricing, higher sales volumes, and productivity improvements.
 
Selling expenses were $65.6 million, an increase of $0.7 million, or 1.2%, compared with the prior-year period.  As a percent of sales, selling expenses were 11.0% in fiscal 2013, unchanged from the prior-year period.  G&A expenses increased $5.6 million, or 12.0%.  As a percent of sales, G&A expenses were 8.8% in the current period, compared with 7.9% in the prior-year period.  Increased G&A in fiscal 2013 was due to higher variable compensation costs, higher employee benefit costs, including pension and group medical costs, and the implementation in the Company’s new enterprise management system.
 
Operating income grew 20.4% to $54.4 million, while operating margin expanded 150 basis points to 9.1% in fiscal 2013.  Operating leverage achieved during fiscal 2013 was 173.5%.
 
Net income for fiscal 2013 grew $51.3 million, or 190.3%, to $78.3 million.  On a per diluted share basis, earnings in fiscal 2013 grew 188.4% to $3.98 compared with $1.38 for the prior-year period.  On an adjusted basis, excluding the tax valuation allowance reversal and applying a more normalized tax rate of 38%, earnings per diluted share were $1.34.  Further details of the reconciliation of adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS are shown on page 10 of this release.
 
Continued growth in emerging economies and strong performance in key vertical markets to offset slow economic growth
 
We continue to invest in global emerging markets where we expect them to grow at a faster rate than the developed markets of the world.  We are also focusing our resources on global vertical markets such as oil & gas, heavy OEM, mining and entertainment where our products and knowledge are needed to help these customers perform their work in a safe and productive way.  Backlog was $99.0 million at March 31, 2013 compared with $95.4 million at December 31, 2012.  Although the time to convert the majority of backlog to sales typically averages from one day to a few weeks, backlog can include project-type orders from customers that have defined deliveries that may extend out 12 to 24 months.  As of March 31, 2013, approximately $33.0 million of backlog, or 33.3%, was scheduled for shipment beyond June 30, 2013.
 
Both U.S. and Eurozone capacity utilization are leading market indicators for the Company.  U.S. industrial capacity utilization was 77.1% in March 2013, up from 76.2% in March 2012, and slightly improved from 77.0% in December 2012.  Eurozone capacity utilization was 77.2% in the quarter ended March 31, 2013, down from 79.9% during the quarter ended March 31, 2012, but improved from 76.9% in the quarter ended December 31, 2012.  The European indicator reflects the modest recession being experienced in the Eurozone, while the U.S. indicator demonstrates moderate economic growth.  The Company’s sales tend to lag these indicators by one to two quarters.
 
 
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Mr. Tevens concluded, "We continue to focus on driving productivity in our facilities through our lean system, capital projects, training programs and safety initiatives.  We believe these efforts will continue to result in productivity improvements and operating leverage and positively impact the bottom line.  As a global company, we work as a team to continually build upon the strong reputation of our brands, increase our market presence, provide responsive customer service and innovate in our product and service offerings.  We expect to continue to grow through our organic initiatives as well as through acquisitions.  Importantly, we believe that our continuous improvement activities will create greater earnings power in the future to build our balance sheet which will facilitate our growth initiatives.”
 
Teleconference/webcast
 
Columbus McKinnon will host a conference call and live webcast today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at which Timothy T. Tevens, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Gregory P. Rustowicz, Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will review the Company’s financial results and strategy.  The review will be accompanied by a slide presentation, which will be available on Columbus McKinnon’s website at http://www.cmworks.com/investors. A question and answer session will follow the formal discussion.
 
Columbus McKinnon’s conference call can be accessed by calling 210-234-7695 and asking for the “Columbus McKinnon conference call.”  The webcast can be monitored on Columbus McKinnon’s website at http://www.cmworks.com/investors.  An audio recording of the call will be available two hours after its completion through June 20, 2013 by dialing 203-369-0603.  Alternatively, an archived webcast of the call will be on Columbus McKinnon’s web site at: http://www.cmworks.com/investors until June 20, 2013.  In addition, a transcript of the call will be posted to the website once available.
 
About Columbus McKinnon
 
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, systems and services, which efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and secure materials.  Key products include hoists, cranes, actuators and rigging tools.  The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how.  Comprehensive information on Columbus McKinnon is available on its website at http://www.cmworks.com.
 
Safe Harbor Statement
 
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future revenue and earnings, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including general economic and business conditions, conditions affecting the industries served by the Company and its subsidiaries, conditions affecting the Company's customers and suppliers, competitor responses to the Company's products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the effect of operating leverage, the pace of bookings relative to shipments, the ability to expand into new markets and geographic regions, the success in acquiring new business, the speed at which shipments improve, and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this release.
 
Contacts:
 
Gregory P. Rustowicz
Investor Relations:
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Deborah K. Pawlowski
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Kei Advisors LLC
716-689-5442
716-843-3908
greg.rustowicz@cmworks.com
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com
 
Financial Tables follow.
 
 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share and percentage data)

 
 
Three Months Ended
   
 
 
 
 
March 31,
2013
   
March 31,
2012
   
Change
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net sales
  $ 144,553     $ 159,572       -9.4 %
Cost of products sold
    100,345       115,330       -13.0 %
Gross profit
    44,208       44,242       -0.1 %
Gross profit margin
    30.6 %     27.7 %        
Selling expense
    16,404       17,345       -5.4 %
General and administrative expense
    12,823       12,721       0.8 %
Restructuring charges
    -       -          
Amortization
    500       559       -10.6 %
Income from operations
    14,481       13,617       6.3 %
Operating margin
    10.0 %     8.5 %        
Interest and debt expense
    3,339       3,563       -6.3 %
Investment income
    (529 )     (194 )     172.7 %
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
    (192 )     178    
NM
Other expense, net
    12       718       -98.3 %
Income before income tax expense
    11,851       9,352       26.7 %
Income tax expense
    (40,178 )     998    
NM
Income from continuing operations
    52,029       8,354       522.8 %
Income from discontinued operations - net of tax
    -       643       -100.0 %
Net income
  $ 52,029     $ 8,997       478.3 %
                         
Average basic shares outstanding
    19,464       19,321       0.7 %
Basic income per share:
                       
Income from continuing operations
    2.67       0.44       506.8 %
Income from discontinued operations
    -       0.03          
Net income
  $ 2.67     $ 0.47       468.1 %
                         
Average diluted shares outstanding
    19,730       19,552       0.9 %
Diluted income per share:
                       
Income from continuing operations
    2.64       0.43       514.0 %
Income from discontinued operations
    -       0.03          
Net income
  $ 2.64     $ 0.46       473.9 %
 
 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - UNAUDITED
 
(In thousands, except per share and percentage data)

   
Year Ended
     
 
 
March 31, 2013
   
March 31, 2012
 
Change
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Net sales
  $ 597,263     $ 591,945     0.9 %
Cost of products sold
    423,032       434,227     -2.6 %
Gross profit
    174,231       157,718     10.5 %
Gross profit margin
    29.2 %     26.6
%
   
Selling expense
    65,608       64,860     1.2 %
General and administrative expense
    52,271       46,677     12.0 %
Restructuring charges
    -       (1,037 )   -100.0 %
Amortization
    1,981       2,074     -4.5 %
Income from operations
    54,371       45,144     20.4 %
Operating margin
    9.1 %     7.6
%
   
Interest and debt expense
    13,757       14,214     -3.2 %
Investment income
    (1,546 )     (1,018 )   51.9 %
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
    (45 )     316  
NM
Other income, net
    (417 )     (1,179 )   -64.6 %
Income before income tax (benefit)/expense
    42,622       32,811     29.9 %
Income tax (benefit)/expense
    (35,674 )     6,896  
NM
Income from continuing operations
    78,296       25,915     202.1 %
Income from discontinued operations - net of tax
    -       1,052     -100.0 %
Net income
  $ 78,296     $ 26,967     190.3 %
                       
Average basic shares outstanding
    19,425       19,272     0.8 %
Basic income per share:
                     
Income from continuing operations
    4.03       1.35     198.5 %
Income from discontinued operations
    -       0.05        
Net income
  $ 4.03     $ 1.40     187.9 %
                       
Average diluted shares outstanding
    19,687       19,512     0.9 %
Diluted income per share:
                     
Income from continuing operations
    3.98       1.33     199.2 %
Income from discontinued operations
    -       0.05        
Net income
  $ 3.98     $ 1.38     188.4 %
 
 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - UNAUDITED
(In thousands)

 
 
March 31, 2013
   
March 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
   
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 121,660     $ 89,473  
Trade accounts receivable
    80,224       88,642  
Inventories
    94,189       108,055  
Prepaid expenses and other
    17,905       10,449  
Total current assets
    313,978       296,619  
                 
Net property, plant, and equipment
    65,698       61,709  
Goodwill
    105,354       106,435  
Other intangibles, net
    13,395       15,791  
Marketable securities
    23,951       25,393  
Deferred taxes on income
    37,205       2,824  
Other assets
    7,286       6,636  
Total assets
  $ 566,867     $ 515,407  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Notes payable to banks
  $ -     $ 112  
Trade accounts payable
    34,329       40,991  
Accrued liabilities
    48,884       61,713  
Current portion of long-term debt
    1,024       1,093  
Total current liabilities
    84,237       103,909  
                 
Senior debt, less current portion
    2,641       3,749  
Subordinated debt
    148,412       148,140  
Other non-current liabilities
    91,590       99,143  
Total liabilities
    326,880       354,941  
                 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock
    195       193  
Additional paid-in capital
    192,308       189,260  
Retained earnings
    104,191       25,895  
ESOP debt guarantee
    (552 )     (975 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (56,155 )     (53,907 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    239,987       160,466  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 566,867     $ 515,407  

 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - UNAUDITED
(In thousands)

 
 
Year Ended
 
 
 
March 31, 2013
   
March 31, 2012
 
Operating activities:
 
 
   
 
 
Net income
  $ 78,296     $ 26,967  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Gain from discontinued operations
    -       (1,052 )
Depreciation and amortization
    12,115       11,862  
Deferred income taxes and related valuation allowance
    (42,047 )     (910 )
Gain on sale of real estate/investments
    (827 )     (1,958 )
Gain on re-measurement of investment
    -       (850 )
Stock based compensation
    3,334       2,913  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount on debt
    592       383  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    6,712       (9,823 )
Inventories
    10,106       (17,489 )
Prepaid expenses
    (1,283 )     3,232  
Other assets
    (354 )     544  
Trade accounts payable
    (5,465 )     3,862  
Accrued and non-current liabilities
    (18,801 )     5,906  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    42,378       23,587  
                 
Investing activities:
               
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
    6,573       5,747  
Purchases of marketable securities
    (4,138 )     (5,190 )
Capital expenditures
    (14,879 )     (13,765 )
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
    -       (3,356 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    2,357       1,971  
Net cash used for investing activities from continuing operations
    (10,087 )     (14,593 )
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations
    -       1,052  
Net cash used for investing activities
    (10,087 )     (13,541 )
                 
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from stock options exercised
    295       1,436  
Net payments under lines-of-credit
    (54 )     (361 )
Repayment of debt
    (1,066 )     (1,036 )
Payment of deferred financing costs
    (684 )     -  
Change in ESOP guarantee
    423       435  
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
    (1,086 )     474  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    982       (1,186 )
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    32,187       9,334  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    89,473       80,139  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 121,660     $ 89,473  

 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Additional Data - UNAUDITED

 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Backlog, as reported (in millions)
  $ 99.0  
 
  $ 95.4  
 
  $ 114.2  
 
Backlog, excluding divestiture (in millions)
  $ 99.0       $ 95.4       $ 109.6    
         
 
       
 
       
 
Trade accounts receivable
       
 
       
 
       
 
days sales outstanding (DSO)
    50.5  
days
    46.7  
days
    50.6  
days
         
 
       
 
       
 
Inventory turns per year
       
 
       
 
       
 
(based on cost of products sold)
    4.3  
turns
    4.3  
turns
    4.3  
turns
Days' inventory
    84.9  
days
    84.9  
days
    85.5  
days
         
 
       
 
       
 
Trade accounts payable
       
 
       
 
       
 
days payables outstanding
    31.1  
days
    25.2  
days
    32.3  
days
                   
 
       
 
Working capital as a % of sales
    18.3  
%
    17.5  
%
    17.6  
%
         
 
       
 
       
 
Debt to total capitalization percentage
    38.8  
%
    44.6  
%
    48.8  
%
                               
Debt, net of cash, to total capitalization
    11.2  
%
    17.6  
%
    28.4  
%

 
 
Shipping Days by Quarter
 
   
 
 
 
    Q1       Q2       Q3       Q4    
Total
 
 
                                 
 
 
FY 14
    64       63       61       62       250  
 
                                       
FY 13
    63       63       60       62       248  
 
                                       
FY 12
    63       64       58       65       250  

 
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Reconciliation Adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS

   
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
March 31,
2013
   
March 31,
2012
   
March 31,
2013
   
March 31,
2012
 
                         
Adjusted EPS
  $ 0.37     $ 0.30     $ 1.34     $ 1.04  
Discontinued operations
    -     $ 0.03       -     $ 0.05  
Normalized 38% tax rate
  $ 2.27     $ 0.13     $ 2.64     $ 0.29  
GAAP EPS
  $ 2.64     $ 0.46     $ 3.98     $ 1.38  
 
 
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