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Exhibit 99.1

 

  NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Martina Bar Kochva 48 South Service Road
  Melville, NY 11747
  (631) 465-3600

 

PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER

 

Melville, New York, Wednesday, June 26, 2013…..Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) reported net sales of $43,438,000 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013 compared to net sales of $46,046,000 for the first quarter ended May 27, 2012.

 

Park reported net earnings before special items of $5,129,000 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013 compared to net earnings before special items of $4,940,000 for the first quarter of last year. During the first quarter ended June 2, 2013, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $200,000 in connection with the closure of its Nelco Technology (Zhuhai FTZ) Ltd. facility located in the Free Trade Zone in Zhuhai, China. In the first quarter of last year, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $11,000 in connection with the closure of its Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. facility located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Accordingly, net earnings for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013 were $4,929,000 compared to $4,933,000 for the first quarter ended May 27, 2012.

 

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share before special items of $0.25 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013 compared to basic and diluted earnings per share before special items of $0.24 for last year’s first quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.24 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013 compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.24 for last year’s first quarter.

 

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed in this conference call. The conference call dial-in number is (866) 277-1184 in the United States and Canada and (617) 597-5360 in other countries and the required passcode is 64391909.

 

For those unable to listen to the call live, a conference call replay will be available from approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT today through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. The conference call replay can be accessed by dialing (888) 286-8010 in the United States and Canada and (617) 801-6888 in other countries and entering passcode 37358727 or on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html.

 

Any additional material financial or statistical data disclosed in the conference call will also be available at the time of the conference call on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com/investor/investor.html.

 

Park believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations would be difficult if the disclosure of its financial results were limited to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) financial measures, which include special items, such as restructuring charges. Accordingly, in addition to disclosing its financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, Park discloses non-GAAP operating results that exclude special items in order to assist its shareholders and other readers in assessing the Company’s operating performance, since the Company’s on-going, normal business operations do not include such special items. The detailed operating information presented below reconciles the non-GAAP operating results before special items to earnings determined in accordance with GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided to supplement the results provided in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R&D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.

 

Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s web site at www.parkelectro.com

 

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Performance table, including non-GAAP information (in thousands, except per share amounts – unaudited):

 

   13 Weeks
Ended 6/2/2013
   13 Weeks
Ended 5/27/2012
 
Sales  $43,438   $46,046 
           
Net Earnings before Special Items1  $5,129   $4,940 
Special Items net of Tax  $(200)  $(7)
Net Earnings  $4,929   $4,933 
           
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share:          
Basic Earnings before Special Items1  $0.25   $0.24 
Special Items  $(0.01)  $- 
Basic Earnings per Share  $0.24   $0.24 
           
Diluted Earnings before Special Items1  $0.25   $0.24 
Special Items  $(0.01)  $- 
Diluted Earnings per Share  $0.24   $0.24 
           
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:          
Basic   20,828    20,796 
Diluted   20,844    20,849 

 

1 Refer to "Detailed operating information" below for information regarding Special Items.

 

Comparative balance sheets (in thousands):

 

   6/2/2013   3/3/2013 
Assets        
Current Assets          
Cash and Marketable Securities  $279,318   $275,216 
Accounts Receivable, Net   26,652    25,878 
Inventories   14,297    12,918 
Other Current Assets   6,797    6,662 
Total Current Assets   327,064    320,674 
           
Fixed Assets, Net   31,756    32,187 
Other Assets   16,851    16,797 
Total Assets  $375,671   $369,658 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts Payable  $7,419   $6,485 
Accrued Liabilities   6,385    6,016 
Income Taxes Payable   5,426    4,177 
Total Current Liabilities   19,230    16,678 
           
Long-Term Debt   52,000    52,000 
Deferred Income Taxes   761    812 
Other Liabilities   246    246 
Total Liabilities   72,237    69,736 
           
Shareholders’ Equity   303,434    299,922 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity  $375,671   $369,658 
           
Equity per Share  $14.57   $14.40 

 

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Detailed operating information (in thousands – unaudited):

 

   13 Weeks Ended
June 2, 2013
   13 Weeks Ended
May 27, 2012
 
   GAAP   Specials
Items
   Before
Special
Items
   GAAP   Specials
Items
   Before
Special
Items
 
Net Sales  $43,438        $43,438   $46,046        $46,046 
Cost of Sales   30,447         30,447    33,070         33,070 
%   70.1%        70.1%   71.8%        71.8%
                               
Gross Profit   12,991         12,991    12,976         12,976 
%   29.9%        29.9%   28.2%        28.2%
                               
Selling, General & Administrative                              
Expenses   6,556         6,556    7,056         7,056 
%   15.1%        15.1%   15.3%        15.3%
                               
Restructuring Charge   200    (200)   -    11    (11)   - 
%   0.5%        0.0%   0.0%        0.0%
                               
Earnings from Operations   6,235    200    6,435    5,909    11    5,920 
%   14.4%        14.8%   12.8%        12.9%
                               
Interest Expense   167         167    -    -    - 
%   0.4%        0.4%   0.0%        0.0%
                               
Other Income, net   64         64    198         198 
%   0.1%        0.1%   0.4%        0.4%
                               
Earnings before Income Taxes   6,132    200    6,332    6,107    11    6,118 
%   14.1%        14.6%   13.3%        13.3%
                               
Income Tax Provision   1,203    -    1,203    1,174    4    1,178 
Effective Tax Rate   19.6%        19.0%   19.2%        19.3%
                               
Net Earnings   4,929    200    5,129    4,933    7    4,940 
%   11.3%        11.8%   10.7%        10.7%

 

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