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Pall Corporation Reports First Quarter Results
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., November 25, 2014 -- Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 which ended October 31, 2014.
Sales in the quarter increased 11%; up 13% in local currency
Orders in the quarter grew 8%; up 11% in local currency
Diluted EPS in the quarter of $0.81, up 29%; pro forma diluted EPS of $0.89, up 27%
First Quarter Sales and Earnings Overview  
First quarter sales were $696.5 million compared to $629.8 million last year, an increase of 11%. Sales in local currency (“LC”) were up 13%, and about 9% excluding acquisitions. Diluted EPS were $0.81 in the quarter, compared to $0.63 last year. Pro forma diluted EPS(1) were $0.89, a 27% increase compared to $0.70 a year earlier, including a detriment of approximately $0.05 from foreign currency translation.
Larry Kingsley, Pall Chairman and CEO, said, “We delivered an exceptional quarter. Organic revenue growth was 9 percent, operating margin expanded 210 basis points and free cash flow was 118 percent of net income.”
Life Sciences – First Quarter Highlights
(Dollar Amounts in Millions and Discussion of Sales Changes are in Local Currency)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales:
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
% CHANGE
 
% CHANGE IN LC
BioPharmaceuticals
 
$
227

 
$
196

 
16

 
18

Food & Beverage
 
43

 
43

 
(1
)
 
4

Medical
 
53

 
56

 
(4
)
 
(2
)
Total Consumables
 
323

 
295

 
9

 
12

Systems
 
29

 
24

 
24

 
28

Total Life Sciences segment
 
$
352

 
$
319

 
11

 
14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
$
199

 
$
182

 
 
 
 
  % of sales
 
56.3

 
57.1

 
 
 
 
Segment profit
 
$
86

 
$
73

 
 
 
 
  % of sales
 
24.5

 
22.9

 
 
 
 
BioPharmaceuticals: Consumables sales grew 18% compared to last year, on overall market strength, the benefit of acquisitions and to some extent easier compares and timing of shipments.
Food and Beverage: Consumables sales were up 4% compared to last year, on growth in the Americas and Asia.
Medical: Consumables sales declined 2% compared to last year, on lower OEM and blood media sales.
Systems: Sales were up 28% compared to last year, on timing of BioPharmaceuticals and Food & Beverage projects.



Industrial – First Quarter Highlights
(Dollar Amounts in Millions and Discussion of Sales Changes are in Local Currency)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales:
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
% CHANGE
 
% CHANGE IN LC
Process Technologies
 
$
145

 
$
125

 
16

 
19

Aerospace
 
62

 
59

 
5

 
6

Microelectronics
 
75

 
71

 
5

 
8

Total Consumables
 
282

 
255

 
10

 
13

Systems
 
62

 
56

 
12

 
16

Total Industrial segment
 
$
344

 
$
311

 
11

 
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
$
163

 
$
144

 
 
 
 
  % of sales
 
47.3

 
46.2

 
 
 
 
Segment profit
 
$
64

 
$
50

 
 
 
 
  % of sales
 
18.7

 
16.2

 
 
 
 
Process Technologies: Consumables sales increased 19% compared to last year, on double-digit growth in Fuels & Chemicals and benefit from our recent acquisition of Filter Specialists, Inc.
Aerospace: Consumables sales increased 6% compared to last year, on strong Military OEM and helicopter program sales.
Microelectronics: Consumables sales grew 8% compared to last year, on continuing strength in Asia, particularly in E-materials.
Systems: Sales increased 16% compared to last year, on timing of Fuels & Chemicals projects.
Conclusion/Outlook
Kingsley concluded, “The dramatic strengthening of the U.S. Dollar, which began during our first quarter, will be a very significant earnings headwind for the year. However, our operating momentum provides us with confidence that we can largely offset FX and deliver a full year outlook consistent with our original guidance. We continue to expect pro forma diluted EPS for fiscal 2015 to be in the range of $3.75 to $3.95 per share. This is an increase of between 9 to 15% over fiscal 2014.”
Conference Call
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at 8:30 am ET, Pall Corporation will host a conference call to review these results. The call can be accessed at www.pall.com/investor. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.
About Pall Corporation
Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The Company’s engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation is an S&P 500 company serving customers worldwide. Follow us on Twitter @PallCorporation or visit www.pall.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The matters discussed in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 are preliminary until our Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before December 10, 2014. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. All statements regarding future performance, earnings

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projections, earnings guidance, management’s expectations about our future cash needs and effective tax rate, and other future events or developments are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that use terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this and other written and oral reports are based on management’s assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors.

Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ materially from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I-Item 1A.-Risk Factors in the 2014 Form 10-K, and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including: the impact of disruptions in the supply of raw materials and key components for our products from suppliers, including limited or single source suppliers; the impact of terrorist acts, conflicts and wars or natural disasters; the extent to which special U.S. and foreign government laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act, and regulations and procurement policies and practices, including regulations on import-export control, may expose us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets; the impact of a significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our information technology systems or we fail to implement, manage or integrate new systems, software and technologies successfully; the impact of economic, political, social and regulatory instability in emerging markets, and other risks characteristic of doing business in emerging markets; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; our ability to successfully complete or integrate acquisitions; product defects and unanticipated use or inadequate disclosure with respect to our products; our ability to develop innovative and competitive new products; the impact of global and regional economic conditions and legislative and political developments; our ability to comply with a broad array of regulatory requirements; the loss of one or more members of our senior management team and our ability to recruit and retain qualified management personnel; changes in the demand for our products and business relationships with key customers and suppliers; changes in product mix and product pricing, particularly with systems products and associated hardware and devices for our consumable filtration products; our ability to deliver our backlog on time; increases in manufacturing and operating costs and/or our ability to achieve the savings anticipated from our structural cost improvement initiative; the impact of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, and violations; our ability to enforce patents or protect proprietary products and manufacturing techniques; costs and outcomes of pending or future litigation and the availability of insurance or indemnification rights; changes in our effective tax rate; the impact of certain risks associated with potential labor disruptions; our ability to compete effectively in domestic and global markets; and the effect of the restrictive covenants in our debt facilities. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We make these statements as of the date of this disclosure and undertake no obligation to update them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Management uses certain non-GAAP measurements to assess the Company’s current and future financial performance. The non-GAAP measurements do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results. These measurements provide supplemental information to assist management in analyzing the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to facilitate meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of ongoing operations. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used throughout this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures appear in the accompanying tables at the end of this document and are also available on Pall’s website at www.pall.com/investor.




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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
JUL. 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,001,481

 
$
964,110

Accounts receivable
 
561,013

 
615,713

Inventories
 
401,524

 
404,878

Other current assets
 
156,855

 
152,522

  Total current assets
 
2,120,873

 
2,137,223

 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
773,373

 
805,327

Other assets
 
881,288

 
909,963

  Total assets
 
$
3,775,534

 
$
3,852,513

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term debt
 
$
807,520

 
$
512,898

Accounts payable, income taxes and other current liabilities
531,299

 
584,748

  Total current liabilities
 
1,338,819

 
1,097,646

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, net of current portion
 
375,593

 
375,826

Deferred taxes and other non-current liabilities
 
466,281

 
483,684

  Total liabilities
 
2,180,693

 
1,957,156

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
1,594,841

 
1,895,357

  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
3,775,534

 
$
3,852,513








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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
696,492

 
$
629,779

Cost of sales
 
335,084

 
304,065

Gross profit
 
361,408

 
325,714

  % of sales
 
51.9%

 
51.7%

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
202,656

 
194,884

  % of sales
 
29.1%

 
30.9%

Research and development
 
24,777

 
23,267

Operating profit
 
133,975

 
107,563

  % of sales
 
19.2%

 
17.1%

Restructuring and other charges ("ROTC") (2)
 
9,240

 
9,198

Interest expense, net
 
6,702

 
5,977

Earnings before income taxes
 
118,033

 
92,388

Provision for income taxes
 
29,760

 
20,875

Net earnings
 
$
88,273

 
$
71,513

 
 
 
 
 
Average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
  Basic
 
108,081

 
111,870

  Diluted
 
109,219

 
113,135

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
  Basic
 
$
0.82

 
$
0.64

  Diluted
 
$
0.81

 
$
0.63

 
 
 
 
 
Pro forma diluted earnings per share:
 
$
0.89

 
$
0.70



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PALL CORPORATION
 
RECONCILIATION OF PRO FORMA EARNINGS
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
 
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings as reported
 
$
88,273

 
$
71,513

 
 
Discrete items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ROTC, after pro forma tax effect (2)
 
8,725

 
7,518

 
 
  Total discrete items
 
8,725

 
7,518

 
 
Pro forma net earnings
 
$
96,998

 
$
79,031

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FISCAL YEAR
 
 
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
2015 (ESTIMATE
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
AT MIDPOINT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share as reported
 
$
0.81

 
$
0.63

 
$
3.77

Discrete items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ROTC, after pro forma tax effect (2)
 
0.08

 
0.07

 
0.08

  Total discrete items
 
0.08

 
0.07

 
0.08

Pro forma diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.89

 
$
0.70

 
$
3.85


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PALL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUARTER ENDED
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
114,537

 
$
85,897

 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions of businesses
 

 
(1,460
)
Capital expenditures
 
(10,408
)
 
(18,915
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
 
1,577

 
471

Other
 
(1,444
)
 
2,649

Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities
 
(10,275
)
 
(17,255
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid
 
(30,202
)
 
(27,947
)
Notes payable and long-term borrowings/(repayments)
299,645

 
85,885

Purchase of treasury stock
 
(300,000
)
 
(125,000
)
Other
 
838

 
18,373

Net cash used by financing activities
 
(29,719
)
 
(48,689
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow for period
 
74,543

 
19,953

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
964,110

 
936,886

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 
(37,172
)
 
11,137

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
1,001,481

 
$
967,976

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free cash flow:
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
114,537

 
$
85,897

Less capital expenditures
 
10,408

 
18,915

Free cash flow
 
$
104,129

 
$
66,982


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PALL CORPORATION
SUMMARY SEGMENT PROFIT BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
352,464

 
$
318,946

Cost of sales
 
153,910

 
136,867

Gross profit
 
198,554

 
182,079

  % of sales
 
56.3%

 
57.1%

 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
97,171

 
94,091

  % of sales
 
27.6%

 
29.5%

Research and development
 
14,903

 
14,943

Segment profit
 
$
86,480

 
$
73,045

  % of sales
 
24.5%

 
22.9%

 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
$
344,028

 
$
310,833

Cost of sales
 
181,174

 
167,198

Gross profit
 
162,854

 
143,635

  % of sales
 
47.3%

 
46.2%

 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
88,748

 
84,829

  % of sales
 
25.8%

 
27.3%

Research and development
 
9,874

 
8,324

Segment profit
 
$
64,232

 
$
50,482

  % of sales
 
18.7%

 
16.2%

 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated:
 
 
 
 
Segment profit
 
$
150,712

 
$
123,527

Corporate services group
 
16,737

 
15,964

Operating profit
 
133,975

 
107,563

  % of sales
 
19.2%

 
17.1%

ROTC
 
9,240

 
9,198

Interest expense, net
 
6,702

 
5,977

Earnings before income taxes
 
$
118,033

 
$
92,388



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PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT SALES INFORMATION BY PRODUCT/MARKET AND REGION
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXCHANGE
 
% CHANGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RATE
 
IN LOCAL
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
% CHANGE
 
IMPACT
 
CURRENCY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences
 
 
 
 
 
|-------------- Increase/(Decrease) -------------|
By Product/Market:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BioPharmaceuticals
 
$
226,605

 
$
196,118

 
15.5

 
$
(5,625
)
 
18.4

Food & Beverage
 
43,168

 
43,569

 
(0.9
)
 
(2,109
)
 
3.9

Medical
 
53,446

 
55,717

 
(4.1
)
 
(1,225
)
 
(1.9
)
Total Consumables
 
323,219

 
295,404

 
9.4

 
(8,959
)
 
12.4

Systems
 
29,245

 
23,542

 
24.2

 
(798
)
 
27.6

Total Life Sciences
 
$
352,464

 
$
318,946

 
10.5

 
$
(9,757
)
 
13.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
107,657

 
$
97,776

 
10.1

 
$
(1,799
)
 
11.9

Europe
 
176,033

 
161,930

 
8.7

 
(6,135
)
 
12.5

Asia
 
68,774

 
59,240

 
16.1

 
(1,823
)
 
19.2

Total Life Sciences
 
$
352,464

 
$
318,946

 
10.5

 
$
(9,757
)
 
13.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Product/Market:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Process Technologies
 
$
144,926

 
$
125,078

 
15.9

 
$
(3,885
)
 
19.0

Aerospace
 
61,811

 
58,771

 
5.2

 
(334
)
 
5.7

Microelectronics
 
75,166

 
71,416

 
5.3

 
(1,715
)
 
7.7

Total Consumables
 
281,903

 
255,265

 
10.4

 
(5,934
)
 
12.8

Systems
 
62,125

 
55,568

 
11.8

 
(2,284
)
 
15.9

Total Industrial
 
$
344,028

 
$
310,833

 
10.7

 
$
(8,218
)
 
13.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Region:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
124,937

 
$
100,575

 
24.2

 
$
(1,365
)
 
25.6

Europe
 
99,790

 
98,696

 
1.1

 
(4,059
)
 
5.2

Asia
 
119,301

 
111,562

 
6.9

 
(2,794
)
 
9.4

Total Industrial
 
$
344,028

 
$
310,833

 
10.7

 
$
(8,218
)
 
13.3


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PALL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL ORGANIC SALES GROWTH INFORMATION BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXCHANGE
 
% CHANGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RATE
 
IN LOCAL
FIRST QUARTER ENDED
 
OCT. 31, 2014
 
OCT. 31, 2013
 
% CHANGE
 
IMPACT
 
CURRENCY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
|-------------- Increase/(Decrease) -------------|
Life Sciences:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic
 
$
339,322

 
$
318,946

 
6.4

 
$
(9,757
)
 
9.4

Acquisitions
 
13,142

 

 
 
 

 
 
Total Life Sciences Sales
 
$
352,464

 
$
318,946

 
10.5

 
$
(9,757
)
 
13.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic
 
$
327,139

 
$
310,833

 
5.2

 
$
(8,218
)
 
7.9

Acquisitions
 
16,889

 

 
 
 

 
 
Total Industrial Sales
 
$
344,028

 
$
310,833

 
10.7

 
$
(8,218
)
 
13.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Pall:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic
 
$
666,461

 
$
629,779

 
5.8

 
$
(17,975
)
 
8.7

Acquisitions
 
30,031

 

 
 
 

 
 
Total Pall Sales
 
$
696,492

 
$
629,779

 
10.6

 
$
(17,975
)
 
13.4

Notes to release:

(1)
Pro forma earnings measures exclude the items described below in footnote 2 as they are deemed to be non-recurring in nature and/or not considered by management to be indicative of underlying operating performance. The pro forma tax effects disclosed were calculated using applicable entity-specific tax rates.

(2)
ROTC in the quarter ended October 31, 2014 of $9,240 ($8,725 after pro forma tax effect of $515) primarily includes severance costs related to the Company's structural cost improvement initiative.
 
ROTC in the quarter ended October 31, 2013 of $9,198 ($7,518 after pro forma tax effect of $1,680) primarily includes severance costs related to the Company's structural cost improvement initiative and an adjustment to environmental reserves.

 








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Contact:
Pall Corporation
R. Brent Jones
Senior Vice President Corporate Development & Treasurer
Telephone: 516-801-9871

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