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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 RESULTS

 

Melville, New York, Tuesday, July 1, 2014…..Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) reported net sales of $48,817,000 for the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 compared to net sales of $43,438,000 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013.

 

Park reported net earnings before special items of $8,579,000 for the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 compared to net earnings before special items of $5,129,000 for the first quarter of last year. During the first quarter ended June 1, 2014, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $267,000 in connection with the closure of its Nelco Technology (Zhuhai FTZ) Ltd. facility located in the Free Trade Zone in Zhuhai, China and the closure of its New England Laminates Co., Inc. business unit located in Newburgh, New York. In addition, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $260,000 during the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 for additional fees incurred in connection with the 2014 fiscal year-end audit. In the first quarter of last year, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $200,000 in connection with the closure of its Zhuhai facility. Accordingly, net earnings were $8,216,000 for the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 compared to $4,929,000 for the first quarter ended June 2, 2013.

 

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share before special items of $0.41 for the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 compared to basic and diluted earnings per share before special items of $0.25 for last year’s first quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.39 for the first quarter ended June 1, 2014 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 (855) 454-7959 in the United States and Canada and (253) 214-3052 in other countries and the required passcode is 67605277.

 

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 8, 2014. The conference call replay can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 in the United States and Canada and (404) 537-3406 in other countries and entering passcode 67605277 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 facility closure and tax 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

 
                         
   

6/1/2014

   

6/2/2013

   

3/2/2014

 

Sales

  $ 48,817     $ 43,438     $ 38,151  
                         

Net Earnings before Special Items1

  $ 8,579     $ 5,129     $ 4,364  

Special Items net of Tax

    (363 )     (200 )     (64,388 )

Net Earnings

  $ 8,216     $ 4,929     $ (60,024 )
                         

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share:

                       

Basic Earnings before Special Items1

  $ 0.41     $ 0.25     $ 0.21  

Special Items

    (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (3.09 )

Basic Earnings (Loss) per Share

  $ 0.39     $ 0.24     $ (2.88 )
                         

Diluted Earnings before Special Items1

  $ 0.41     $ 0.25     $ 0.21  

Special Items

    (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (3.09 )

Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share

  $ 0.39     $ 0.24     $ (2.88 )
                         

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

                       

Basic

    20,880       20,828       20,873  

Diluted

    20,988       20,844       20,873  
   
1 Refer to "Detailed operating information" below for information regarding Special Items.  

 

Comparative balance sheets (in thousands):

 

   

6/1/2014

   

3/2/2014

 

Assets

               

Current Assets

               

Cash and Marketable Securities

  $ 277,241     $ 270,356  

Accounts Receivable, Net

    28,451       22,881  

Inventories

    15,077       13,871  

Other Current Assets

    3,698       4,132  

Total Current Assets

    324,467       311,240  
                 

Fixed Assets, Net

    28,796       29,674  

Restricted Cash

    25,000       25,000  

Other Assets

    11,223       11,179  

Total Assets

  $ 389,486     $ 377,093  
                 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

               

Current Liabilities

               

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

  $ 12,500     $ 10,000  

Accounts Payable

    9,300       6,109  

Accrued Liabilities

    6,298       5,139  

Income Taxes Payable

    4,599       2,995  

Total Current Liabilities

    32,697       24,243  
                 

Long-Term Debt

    91,500       94,000  

Deferred Income Taxes

    58,123       58,124  

Other Liabilities

    183       183  

Total Liabilities

    182,503       176,550  
                 

Shareholders’ Equity

    206,983       200,543  
                 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

  $ 389,486     $ 377,093  
                 

Additional information

               

Equity per Share

  $ 9.91     $ 9.60  

Total Cash, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

  $ 302,241     $ 295,356  

 

 
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Detailed operating information (in thousands – unaudited):

 

   

13 Weeks Ended

June 1, 2014

   

13 Weeks Ended

June 2, 2013

   

13 Weeks Ended

March 2, 2014

 
   

GAAP

   

Specials Items

   

Before Special Items

   

GAAP

   

Specials Items

   

Before Special Items

   

GAAP

   

Specials Items

   

Before Special Items

 

Net Sales

  $ 48,817             $ 48,817     $ 43,438             $ 43,438     $ 38,151             $ 38,151  

Cost of Sales

    31,888               31,888       30,447               30,447       27,701               27,701  

%

    65.3 %             65.3 %     70.1 %             70.1 %     72.6 %             72.6 %
                                                                         

Gross Profit

    16,929               16,929       12,991               12,991       10,450               10,450  

%

    34.7 %             34.7 %     29.9 %             29.9 %     27.4 %             27.4 %
                                                                         

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

    6,596       (260 )     6,336       6,556               6,556       6,465       (981 )     5,484  

%

    13.5 %             13.0 %     15.1 %             15.1 %     16.9 %             14.4 %
                                                                         

Restructuring Charge

    267       (267 )     -       200       (200 )     -       227       (227 )     -  

%

    0.5 %             0.0 %     0.5 %             0.0 %     0.6 %             0.0 %
                                                                         

Earnings from Operations

    10,066       527       10,593       6,235       200       6,435       3,758       1,208       4,966  

%

    20.6 %             21.7 %     14.4 %             14.8 %     9.9 %             13.0 %
                                                                         

Interest Income

    147               147       64               64       176               176  

%

    0.3 %             0.3 %     0.1 %             0.1 %     0.5 %             0.5 %
                                                                         

Interest Expense

    353               353       167               167       221               221  

%

    0.7 %             0.7 %     0.4 %             0.4 %     0.6 %             0.6 %
                                                                         

Net Interest Expense

    (206 )             (206 )     (103 )             (103 )     (45 )             (45 )

%

    -0.4 %             -0.4 %     -0.2 %             -0.2 %     -0.1 %             -0.1 %
                                                                         

Earnings before Income Taxes

    9,860       527       10,387       6,132       200       6,332       3,713       1,208       4,921  

%

    20.2 %             21.3 %     14.1 %             14.6 %     9.7 %             12.9 %
                                                                         

Income Tax Provision

    1,644       164       1,808       1,203       -       1,203       63,737       (63,180 )     557  

Effective Tax Rate

    16.7 %             17.4 %     19.6 %             19.0 %     1716.6 %             11.3 %
                                                                         

Net Earnings

    8,216       363       8,579       4,929       200       5,129       (60,024 )     64,388       4,364  

%

    16.8 %             17.6 %     11.3 %             11.8 %     -157.3 %             11.4 %

 

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