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Exhibit 99.1
 
For Immediate Release
 
 
For more information, contact:
 
James J. Burke
 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
 
(718) 392-0200

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces

Second Quarter 2016 Results and a Quarterly Dividend

New York, NY, August 3, 2016......Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, reported today its consolidated financial results for the three months and six months ending June 30, 2016.

Consolidated net sales for the second quarter of 2016 were $289 million, compared to consolidated net sales of $269.4 million during the comparable quarter in 2015. Earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2016 were $19.9 million or 86 cents per diluted share, compared to $13.8 million or 59 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2015. Excluding non-operational gains and losses identified on the attached reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures, earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2016 were $20.2 million or 88 cents per diluted share, compared to $13.6 million or 59 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2015.
 
 

37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY  11101
(718) 392-0200
www.smpcorp.com
 

Consolidated net sales for the six month period ended June 30, 2016, were $527.9 million, compared to consolidated net sales of $497 million during the comparable period in 2015.  Earnings from continuing operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2016, were $32.5 million or $1.41 per diluted share, compared to $23.1 million or $1.00 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2015.  Excluding non-operational gains and losses identified on the attached reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures, earnings from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 were $32.8 million or $1.43 per diluted share and $22.9 million or 98 cents per diluted share, respectively.

Operating income, before restructuring and integration expenses and other income, net, increased approximately 54% in the second quarter of 2016 and 46% in the six month period ended June 30, 2016. However, excluding one-time costs of approximately $3.8 million and $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2015 and the six month period ended June 30, 2015, respectively, these increases would have been 30% and 18% in the second quarter of 2016 and the first six month period of 2016, respectively.

Mr. Eric P. Sills, Standard Motor Products’ Chief Executive Officer and President stated, “We are pleased with our results for the second quarter and first half of 2016. Net sales were up 7.3% for the quarter and 6.2% for the half; 2016 sales included $8.5 million from our recent acquisition of the General Cable Corporation’s North American automotive ignition wire business.
 

“We are also quite pleased with our strong performance in profitability, although as mentioned above, some of it was due to favorable comparisons to 2015 when we incurred some fairly substantial one-time costs that were not repeated in 2016. We therefore expect earnings in the second half of 2016 to continue to show improvement over 2015, but to a lesser extent, as the bulk of the roughly $10 million one-time costs from 2015 were incurred in the first half of the year.

“Within our operating divisions, Engine Management net sales were up 12.3% for the quarter and 7.2% for the half. Excluding the $8.5 million from the recent wire acquisition, comparable net sales increased 7.6% for the quarter and 4.8% for the half. As we’ve said in the past, there are typically timing differences between when our customers purchase products from us and their point-of-sale (POS) sales. We believe their purchases in the second quarter somewhat outpaced their sales out, and as these tend to balance out over time, we continue to forecast sales increases in this division in the low- to mid-single digit range.

“The profit improvement in Engine Management came mostly from an increase in gross margin, from 29.4% to 31.9% for the six months. Much of this is attributable to the absence of many of the 2015 one-time costs, mentioned above, but more significantly for the long run, continuous improvement in all our locations.

“Turning to Temperature Control, net sales were slightly down for the quarter but 4.7% ahead for the first half of the year. This is the result of the timing of pre-season stocking orders, which came in earlier this year than in 2015.
 

“More important are our customers’ POS sales, which are heavily dependent on the weather. Throughout the early spring, the weather was cool and damp, which depressed sales. Since June, however, the temperature has turned warm, and POS sales have picked up. July and August will be critical for the year.

“The profit improvement in Temperature Control, as in Engine Management, is attributable to a significant increase in gross margin, which has gone from 19.7% to 24% for the first six months of 2016. Here too, this is due to the absence of 2015 one-time costs, as well as internal operational improvements. We continue to forecast an ongoing annual gross margin for Temperature Control in the 23% to 24% range.

“We have begun work on integrating our recent wire acquisition. While we are still early in the process, we are pleased with our results, and look forward to a successful integration of the two operations.

“Looking at the balance sheet, our total debt increased roughly $53 million from year-end to approximately $100 million. The increase was primarily related to our recent wire acquisition for $67 million slightly offset by positive cash flow from operations and a reduction in cash. We remain very comfortable with our current debt leverage.”

The Board of Directors has approved payment of a quarterly dividend of seventeen cents per share on the common stock outstanding. The dividend will be paid on September 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on August 15, 2016.
 

Standard Motor Products, Inc. will hold a conference call at 10:30 AM, Eastern Time, on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.  The dial-in number is 800-894-5910 (domestic) or 785-424-1052 (international). The playback number is 800-839-4198 (domestic) or 402-220-2988 (international). The conference ID # is STANDARD.

Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Standard Motor Products cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by the company, including those that may be made in this press release, are based on management’s expectations at the time they are made, but they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events or performance to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results, events or performance to differ materially from those risks and uncertainties discussed in this press release are those detailed from time-to-time in prior press releases and in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  By making these forward-looking statements, Standard Motor Products undertakes no obligation or intention to update these statements after the date of this release.
 
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STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                       
                         
   
THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
   
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
NET SALES
 
$
288,977
   
$
269,382
   
$
527,888
   
$
496,971
 
                                 
COST OF SALES
   
201,901
     
196,622
     
367,816
     
360,322
 
                                 
GROSS PROFIT
   
87,076
     
72,760
     
160,072
     
136,649
 
                                 
SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
   
54,758
     
51,736
     
107,756
     
100,934
 
RESTRUCTURING AND INTEGRATION EXPENSES (INCOME)
   
771
     
(26
)
   
1,012
     
31
 
OTHER INCOME , NET
   
297
     
262
     
559
     
543
 
                                 
OPERATING INCOME
   
31,844
     
21,312
     
51,863
     
36,227
 
                                 
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME, NET
   
265
     
548
     
598
     
699
 
                                 
INTEREST EXPENSE
   
394
     
480
     
705
     
906
 
                                 
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES
   
31,715
     
21,380
     
51,756
     
36,020
 
                                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
   
11,853
     
7,572
     
19,238
     
12,873
 
                                 
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
19,862
     
13,808
     
32,518
     
23,147
 
                                 
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATION, NET OF INCOME TAXES
   
(618
)
   
(430
)
   
(1,070
)
   
(821
)
                                 
NET EARNINGS
 
$
19,244
   
$
13,378
   
$
31,448
   
$
22,326
 
                                 
NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
                               
                                 
BASIC EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
0.87
   
$
0.60
   
$
1.43
   
$
1.01
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATION
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.04
)
NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC
 
$
0.85
   
$
0.58
   
$
1.39
   
$
0.97
 
                                 
DILUTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
0.86
   
$
0.59
   
$
1.41
   
$
1.00
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATION
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.04
)
NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED
 
$
0.84
   
$
0.58
   
$
1.37
   
$
0.96
 
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES
   
22,705,310
     
22,917,718
     
22,673,811
     
22,914,322
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND DILUTIVE SHARES
   
23,018,730
     
23,261,094
     
22,988,502
     
23,256,255
 
 

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Segment Revenues and Operating Income
 
(In thousands)
                                               
                                                 
   
THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
         
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
       
   
2016
         
2015
         
2016
         
2015
       
   
(unaudited)
         
(unaudited)
       
Revenues
                                               
Engine Management
 
$
198,848
         
$
176,992
         
$
379,529
         
$
354,063
       
Temperature Control
   
87,503
           
89,079
           
144,269
           
137,807
       
All Other
   
2,626
           
3,311
           
4,090
           
5,101
       
   
$
288,977
         
$
269,382
         
$
527,888
         
$
496,971
       
                                                         
Gross Margin
                                                       
Engine Management
 
$
63,831
   
32.1
%
 
$
52,267
   
29.5
%
 
$
121,107
   
31.9
%
 
$
103,969
   
29.4
%
Temperature Control
   
20,584
   
23.5
%
   
17,303
   
19.4
%
   
34,674
   
24.0
%
   
27,130
   
19.7
%
All Other
   
2,661
           
3,190
           
4,291
           
5,550
       
   
$
87,076
   
30.1
%
 
$
72,760
   
27.0
%
 
$
160,072
   
30.3
%
 
$
136,649
   
27.5
%
                                                         
Selling, General & Administrative
                                                       
Engine Management
 
$
33,192
   
16.7
%
 
$
30,442
   
17.2
%
 
$
66,249
   
17.5
%
 
$
60,446
   
17.1
%
Temperature Control
   
14,257
   
16.3
%
   
14,138
   
15.9
%
   
25,951
   
18.0
%
   
25,328
   
18.4
%
All Other
   
7,309
           
7,156
           
15,556
           
15,160
       
   
$
54,758
   
18.9
%
 
$
51,736
   
19.2
%
 
$
107,756
   
20.4
%
 
$
100,934
   
20.3
%
                                                         
Operating Income
                                                       
Engine Management
 
$
30,639
   
15.4
%
 
$
21,825
   
12.3
%
 
$
54,858
   
14.5
%
 
$
43,523
   
12.3
%
Temperature Control
   
6,327
   
7.2
%
   
3,165
   
3.6
%
   
8,723
   
6.0
%
   
1,802
   
1.3
%
All Other
   
(4,648
)
         
(3,966
)
         
(11,265
)
         
(9,610
)
     
     
32,318
   
11.2
%
   
21,024
   
7.8
%
   
52,316
   
9.9
%
   
35,715
   
7.2
%
Restructuring & Integration
   
(771
)
 
-0.3
%
   
26
   
0.0
%
   
(1,012
)
 
-0.2
%
   
(31
)
 
0.0
%
Other Income, Net
   
297
   
0.1
%
   
262
   
0.1
%
   
559
   
0.1
%
   
543
   
0.1
%
   
$
31,844
   
11.0
%
 
$
21,312
   
7.9
%
 
$
51,863
   
9.8
%
 
$
36,227
   
7.3
%
 

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                       
   
THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
   
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                       
                         
GAAP EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
19,862
   
$
13,808
   
$
32,518
   
$
23,147
 
                                 
RESTRUCTURING AND INTEGRATION EXPENSES
   
771
     
(26
)
   
1,012
     
31
 
GAIN FROM SALE OF BUILDINGS
   
(262
)
   
(262
)
   
(524
)
   
(524
)
INCOME TAX EFFECT RELATED TO RECONCILING ITEMS
   
(205
)
   
114
     
(196
)
   
196
 
                                 
NON-GAAP EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
20,166
   
$
13,634
   
$
32,810
   
$
22,850
 
                                 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                               
                                 
GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
0.86
   
$
0.59
   
$
1.41
   
$
1.00
 
                                 
RESTRUCTURING AND INTEGRATION EXPENSES
   
0.03
     
-
     
0.04
     
-
 
GAIN FROM SALE OF BUILDINGS
   
(0.01
)
   
-
     
(0.02
)
   
(0.02
)
INCOME TAX EFFECT RELATED TO RECONCILING ITEMS
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
$
0.88
   
$
0.59
   
$
1.43
   
$
0.98
 
                                 
OPERATING INCOME
                               
                                 
GAAP OPERATING INCOME
 
$
31,844
   
$
21,312
   
$
51,863
   
$
36,227
 
                                 
RESTRUCTURING AND INTEGRATION EXPENSES
   
771
     
(26
)
   
1,012
     
31
 
OTHER INCOME, NET
   
(297
)
   
(262
)
   
(559
)
   
(543
)
                                 
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME
 
$
32,318
   
$
21,024
   
$
52,316
   
$
35,715
 

MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS, DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS, AND OPERATING INCOME,  EACH OF WHICH ARE NON-GAAP MEASUREMENTS AND ARE ADJUSTED FOR SPECIAL ITEMS, ARE MEANINGFUL TO INVESTORS BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A VIEW OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO ONGOING OPERATING RESULTS. SPECIAL ITEMS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT CHARGES OR CREDITS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPANY'S OVERALL OPERATING RESULTS IN THE PERIODS PRESENTED. SUCH NON-GAAP MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GAAP MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE.
 

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)
           
             
   
June 30,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
             
ASSETS
       
             
CASH
 
$
12,395
   
$
18,800
 
                 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, GROSS
   
173,285
     
128,099
 
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
   
4,850
     
4,246
 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
   
168,435
     
123,853
 
                 
INVENTORIES
   
317,429
     
285,793
 
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
   
49,606
     
51,294
 
                 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
   
547,865
     
479,740
 
                 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
   
75,224
     
68,882
 
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES, NET
   
135,832
     
84,267
 
OTHER ASSETS
   
44,489
     
48,175
 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
803,410
   
$
681,064
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
NOTES PAYABLE
 
$
99,994
   
$
47,427
 
CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT
   
42
     
16
 
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
   
99,158
     
72,711
 
ACCRUED CUSTOMER RETURNS
   
44,363
     
38,812
 
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
   
94,239
     
84,950
 
                 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
   
337,796
     
243,916
 
                 
LONG-TERM DEBT
   
144
     
62
 
ACCRUED ASBESTOS LIABILITIES
   
31,717
     
32,185
 
OTHER LIABILITIES
   
13,271
     
12,922
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
382,928
     
289,085
 
                 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
420,482
     
391,979
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
803,410
   
$
681,064
 
 

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)
           
             
   
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
NET EARNINGS
 
$
31,448
   
$
22,326
 
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET EARNINGS TO NET CASH
               
PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
   
9,269
     
8,552
 
OTHER
   
8,085
     
3,962
 
CHANGE IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:
               
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
   
(41,726
)
   
(34,563
)
INVENTORY
   
(20,819
)
   
(820
)
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
   
18,989
     
18,327
 
OTHER
   
18,482
     
8,388
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVTIES
   
23,728
     
26,172
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
ACQUISITIONS OF AND INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESSES
   
(67,289
)
   
-
 
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
   
(10,134
)
   
(10,184
)
OTHER INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
5
     
26
 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
(77,418
)
   
(10,158
)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
NET CHANGE IN DEBT
   
52,676
     
(3,761
)
PURCHASE OF TREASURY STOCK
   
(377
)
   
(7,046
)
DIVIDENDS PAID
   
(7,705
)
   
(6,876
)
OTHER FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
2,609
     
518
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
47,203
     
(17,165
)
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
   
82
     
127
 
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
(6,405
)
   
(1,024
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at beginning of Period
   
18,800
     
13,728
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of Period
 
$
12,395
   
$
12,704