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Exhibit 99.1


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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:        
David J. Fallon
Chief Financial Officer
Franklin, Tennessee
615-771-3100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017

CLARCOR REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER
FINANCIAL RESULTS

Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Highlights
(Amounts in millions, except per share data and percentages)

 
Fourth Quarter Ended
Full Year Ended
 
12/3/16
11/28/15
Change
12/3/16
11/28/15
Change
Net sales
$
376.9

$
372.5

1%
$
1,389.6

$
1,481.0

-6%
Operating profit
44.4

49.4

-10%
180.9

197.9

-9%
Net earnings — CLC
29.0

33.1

-12%
139.3

134.7

3%
Diluted EPS
$
0.59

$
0.67

-12%
$
2.84

$
2.67

6%
Operating margin
11.8%

13.3%

-1.5 pts
13.0%

13.4%

-0.4 pts

FRANKLIN, TN, Wednesday, January 18, 2017-CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) reported that its fourth quarter diluted earnings per share were $0.59, an $0.08 reduction from the fourth quarter of 2015. Fourth quarter 2016 diluted earnings per share were negatively impacted by approximately $0.12 from expenses associated with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction. In addition, the fourth quarters of 2016 and 2015 were negatively impacted by approximately $0.03 and $0.07, respectively, from upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives. Excluding the aggregate impact of these items, non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2016 were flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, as reflected in the table on the next page. Our fiscal fourth quarter of 2016 included an additional or fourteenth week while our fiscal fourth quarter 2015 included thirteen weeks. We estimate that the additional week in the fourth quarter of 2016 positively influenced net sales by approximately 8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.

To allow investors to better compare and evaluate our historical financial performance, we are presenting non-GAAP adjusted financial results in the table following this paragraph. Non-GAAP adjusted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 exclude $7.4 million of expenses associated with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction and $2.3 million of upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives as referenced above. Non-GAAP adjusted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015 exclude $5.6 million of upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives. Please refer to pages 11 through 14 of this earnings release for reconciliations and additional information with respect to non-GAAP adjusted financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 and 2016.




Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Results:

 
Fourth Quarter Ended
Full Year Ended
 
12/3/16
11/28/15
Change
12/3/16
11/28/15
Change
Adjusted net sales
$
376.9

$
372.5

1%
$
1,389.6

$
1,440.1

-4%
Adjusted operating profit
54.2

55.0

-2%
192.7

201.4

-4%
Adjusted net earnings — CLC
36.3

36.7

-1%
129.8

133.6

-3%
Adjusted diluted EPS
$
0.74

$
0.74

0%
$
2.65

$
2.65

0%
Adjusted operating margin
14.4%

14.8%

-0.4 pts
13.9%

14.0%

-0.1 pts

Fourth quarter 2016 consolidated net sales increased $4 million, or 1%, from last year’s fourth quarter. Higher fourth quarter net sales were primarily driven by the additional fiscal week in this year’s fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2015 which contained thirteen weeks. The net sales benefit from this additional fiscal week was partially offset by continued weakness in our natural gas filtration business and lower net sales in several of our heavy-duty engine filtration markets when adjusted for the additional fiscal week, as well as changes in average foreign currency exchange rates which negatively impacted consolidated net sales by $6 million, or 2%. We also recognized higher incentive compensation expense pursuant to our company-wide annual cash incentive program in the fourth quarter of 2016 in comparison to last year’s fourth quarter as the result of us achieving a higher payout level under this program in fiscal 2016 than fiscal 2015, which negatively impacted operating profit by $6.8 million, diluted earnings per share by $0.09 and operating margin by 1.8 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to last year’s fourth quarter.

Fourth quarter 2016 net sales in our Engine/Mobile Filtration segment increased $5 million, or 3%, from last year’s fourth quarter including relatively flat domestic sales and a $4 million, or 9%, increase in international net sales. Changes in average foreign currency exchange rates negatively impacted net sales in this reporting segment by $2 million, or 1%. In addition to the impact of the extra week in the fourth quarter of 2016, higher international net sales compared to last year’s fourth quarter were primarily driven by an increase in heavy-duty engine first-fit filtration sales to our largest customer in China and higher export sales of off-road fuel filtration products to the agricultural and construction equipment markets primarily the result of several new first-fit product introductions. Domestic net sales in this reporting segment were relatively flat compared to last year’s fourth quarter--despite the additional fiscal week in this year’s fourth quarter--as a 5% increase in heavy-duty engine filtration sales to our U.S. independent aftermarket was offset by a 22% decline in sales to other filtration companies and a 10% reduction in sales to a large retail customer that was referenced in our earnings release for the prior quarter. We believe lower fourth quarter net sales to this large retail customer continue to be driven by a strategic reorganization taking place at this customer.

Fourth quarter 2016 net sales in our Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment were relatively flat compared to last year’s fourth quarter. The net sales benefit of the extra fiscal week was offset by changes in average foreign currency exchange rates which negatively impacted net sales in this reporting segment by $4 million, or 2%. Higher year-over-year fourth quarter HVAC filtration product sales and $3 million additional sales from our first quarter 2016 acquisition of TDC Filter Manufacturing were offset by lower natural gas filtration sales. Sales of HVAC filtration products increased $6 million, or 21%, from last year’s fourth quarter primarily due to continued higher sales into the Middle East. Natural gas filtration sales declined approximately $9 million, or 12%, from last year’s fourth quarter driven by a 30% reduction in capital vessel sales which was partially offset by a 9%

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increase in aftermarket filtration sales, reflecting continued focus within this business on growing the aftermarket despite continued difficult end-market conditions.

Our fourth quarter operating margin of 11.8% declined 1.5 percentage points from last year’s fourth quarter. This decline was driven by a 1.8 percentage point increase in selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales partially offset by a 0.3 percentage point improvement in gross margin percentage. Selling and administrative expenses increased $7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 from last year’s fourth quarter primarily driven by expenses pursuant to the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction and higher incentive compensation expense pursuant to our company-wide annual cash incentive program, partially offset by lower upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives and a reduction in bad debt expense due to continued improvement in our collection of past due accounts receivable. The higher gross margin percentage compared to last year’s fourth quarter was primarily due to improvement in our Engine/Mobile Filtration segment driven by lower material and direct labor costs as a percentage of net sales, partly offset by lower absorption of fixed manufacturing costs. The reduction in material cost as a percentage of net sales was primarily the result of favorable sales mix and our company-wide purchasing cost reduction initiative.

In fiscal year 2016 we generated $285 million of net cash from operating activities, a $132 million increase from fiscal year 2015. Approximately $18 million of this increase resulted from the 3M patent litigation award received during the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The remaining improvement in operating cash generation was primarily the result of our ongoing focus on optimizing the components of working capital by employing several Lean techniques. For example, we lowered inventory $37 million from year-end 2015 while maintaining the same strong delivery and service levels to our aftermarket customers, and we lowered accounts receivable by $33 million as we successfully reduced past due customer balances while concurrently benefiting from a $6 million year-over-year reduction in bad debt expense.
       
Pending Parker-Hannifin Transaction

On December 1, 2016, CLARCOR Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker-Hannifin”) and Parker Eagle Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parker-Hannifin (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, upon the closing of the merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will survive as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parker-Hannifin (the “pending Parker-Hannifin transaction”). Upon the closing of this merger, each share of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (other than treasury stock and any shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the Company, Parker-Hannifin, Merger Sub, any of their wholly owned subsidiaries, or any person who properly demands statutory appraisal of their shares) will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $83.00 without interest. Upon the completion of the merger, the Company’s common stock will no longer be publicly traded and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.

The pending Parker-Hannifin transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the merger by the Company’s stockholders and receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.

Conference Call Information/Guidance

In light of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction, the Company is not holding a conference call in connection with this earnings release and is not providing 2017 guidance in connection with this earnings release.


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The Company is based in Franklin, Tennessee, and is a diversified marketer and manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products sold in domestic and international markets. Common shares of the Company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLC.

Additional Information and Where to Find It
 
In connection with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction, the Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC. In addition, a definitive proxy statement will be filed by the Company and provided to the Company’s stockholders. THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (WHEN FILED), FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY NOW AND WHEN FUTURE FILINGS BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY DO AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PENDING PARKER-HANNIFIN TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or from the Company’s website at www.clarcor.com under the heading “Investor Information” or by emailing the Company at investor@clarcor.com.
 
Participants in Solicitation
 
Parker-Hannifin, the Company and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction. Information concerning Parker-Hannifin’s directors and executive officers is set forth in the proxy statement, filed September 26, 2016, for Parker-Hannifin’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A and in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 as filed with the SEC on August 26, 2016. Information concerning the Company’s directors and executive officers is set forth in the proxy statement, filed February 19, 2016, for the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A and in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 28, 2015 as filed with the SEC on January 22, 2016. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction are included in the preliminary proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC, and will be included in the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available

      














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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements made in this press release other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified from use of the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “plan,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intent,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target,” “is likely,” “will,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. However, these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from the Company's expectations of future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The Company's past results of operations do not necessarily indicate its future results. The Company’s future results may differ materially from the Company’s past results as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with global and national macroeconomic pressures, trends with respect to the health of the markets we serve including with respect to challenging market conditions in various markets in the Engine/Mobile Filtration segment and the Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment, our ability to execute upon long-term strategic growth initiatives, our ability to execute upon any cost savings and/or restructuring initiatives (including that the costs associated with such initiatives may be greater than anticipated, that we may be unable to realize anticipated cost savings or other contemplated benefits, and that such initiatives may adversely impact our business), customer concentration issues in certain geographic locations and in respect of certain of our businesses, our ability to integrate the businesses we have acquired, currency fluctuations, particularly increases or decreases in the U.S. dollar against other currencies, commodity price increases and/or limited availability of raw materials and component products, including steel, compliance costs associated with environmental laws and regulations, political factors, our international operations, highly competitive markets, governmental laws and regulations, potential information systems interruptions and intrusions, potential global events resulting in instability and unpredictability in the world’s markets, including financial bailouts of sovereign nations, political changes, military and terrorist activities, health outbreaks and other factors, changes in accounting standards or adoption of new accounting standards, adverse effects of natural disasters, legal challenges with respect to intellectual property, product liability exposure, changes in tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities, potential labor disruptions, the impact on our business and results of operations from developments related to the potential exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, our potential inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the strategic supply partnership with GE, the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2015 filed on January 22, 2016, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, there are various risks and uncertainties associated with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction, including but not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the closing of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction; the possibility of non-consummation of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction and termination of the merger agreement; the risk that the Company could be required to pay a termination fee of $113 million to Parker-Hannifin under certain circumstances pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement; the failure to obtain Company stockholder approval of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the merger agreement; the possibility that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant a necessary regulatory approval in connection with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction; the risk that stockholder

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litigation in connection with the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction may affect the timing or occurrence of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; the significant transaction costs which have been and may continue to be incurred by the Company related to the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction; and other potential risks to the Company associated with any failure to close the Parker-Hannifin transaction, including the potential distraction of employee and management attention during the pendency of the merger, uncertainty about the effect of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction on the Company’s relationships with employees, potential and existing customers and suppliers and other parties, and the impact that the failure of the pending Parker-Hannifin transaction to close could have on the trading price of shares of Company common stock and the Company’s operating results. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as otherwise required by applicable laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking or other statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.






































TABLES FOLLOW

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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 
Quarter Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 3,
2016
 
November 28,
2015
 
December 3,
2016
 
November 28,
2015
Net sales
$
376,947

 
$
372,547

 
$
1,389,573

 
$
1,481,026

Cost of sales
252,211

 
250,258

 
927,674

 
992,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
124,736

 
122,289

 
461,899

 
488,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and administrative expenses
80,290

 
72,900

 
281,011

 
290,682

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
44,446

 
49,389

 
180,888

 
197,947

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(1,794
)
 
(1,664
)
 
(7,538
)
 
(5,629
)
Interest income
156

 
104

 
551

 
443

Other, net
(317
)
 
93

 
27,705

 
5,204

 
(1,955
)
 
(1,467
)
 
20,718

 
18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings before income taxes
42,491

 
47,922

 
201,606

 
197,965

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
13,447

 
14,828

 
62,216

 
63,052

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
29,044

 
33,094

 
139,390

 
134,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to
noncontrolling interests, net of tax
(44
)
 
(41
)
 
(124
)
 
(209
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc.
$
29,000

 
$
33,053

 
$
139,266

 
$
134,704

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic
$
0.60

 
$
0.67

 
$
2.86

 
$
2.70

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted
$
0.59

 
$
0.67

 
$
2.84

 
$
2.67

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic
48,591,862

 
49,359,491

 
48,690,560

 
49,981,118

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted
49,015,276

 
49,613,346

 
49,059,758

 
50,429,454

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends paid per share
$
0.2500

 
$
0.2200

 
$
0.9100

 
$
0.8200




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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
 
December 3, 2016
 
November 28, 2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
134,878

 
$
101,529

Accounts receivable, less allowance for losses of $10,593 and $14,765, respectively
229,762

 
258,280

Inventories
237,627

 
274,825

Income taxes receivable
1,237

 
3,781

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
21,842

 
26,380

Total current assets
625,346

 
664,795

 
 
 
 
Plant assets, at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $306,202 and $286,335, respectively
294,602

 
301,019

Assets held for sale
533

 
533

Goodwill
502,908

 
506,265

Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
302,901

 
329,155

Deferred income taxes
3,157

 
3,651

Other noncurrent assets
9,645

 
13,038

Total assets
$
1,739,092

 
$
1,818,456

LIABILITIES
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Current portion of long-term debt
$
17,700

 
$
7,788

Accounts payable
89,303

 
87,546

Accrued liabilities
94,894

 
106,410

Income taxes payable
1,913

 
1,956

Total current liabilities
203,810

 
203,700

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
267,753

 
397,368

Long-term pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities
37,175

 
31,577

Deferred income taxes
75,147

 
64,908

Other long-term liabilities
13,694

 
10,438

Total liabilities
597,579

 
707,991

 
 
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 
 

Capital stock
48,567

 
49,111

Capital in excess of par value

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(122,662
)
 
(88,052
)
Retained earnings
1,214,922

 
1,148,510

Total CLARCOR Inc. equity
1,140,827

 
1,109,569

Noncontrolling interests
686

 
896

Total shareholders' equity
1,141,513

 
1,110,465

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
1,739,092

 
$
1,818,456



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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 3, 2016
 
November 28, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
139,390

 
$
134,913

Depreciation
34,022

 
31,075

Amortization
24,580

 
25,528

Net (gain) loss on disposition of assets
927

 
(2,144
)
Net gain on disposal of J.L. Clark

 
(12,132
)
Impairment of investments

 
6,729

Stock-based compensation expense
6,507

 
9,093

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
(2,194
)
 
(1,246
)
Other noncash items
(4,337
)
 
(268
)
Changes in assets and liabilities
86,503

 
(37,803
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
285,398

 
153,745

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Restricted cash
(143
)
 

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(19,299
)
 
(20,882
)
J.L. Clark disposition, net of cash divested

 
45,232

Additions to plant assets
(30,924
)
 
(64,535
)
Proceeds from disposition of plant assets
1,323

 
7,469

Investment in affiliates

 
(525
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(49,043
)
 
(33,241
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Net borrowings (payments) on revolving credit facility
(112,000
)
 
197,000

Payments on term loan facility
(7,500
)
 
(195,000
)
Payments on long-term debt
(305
)
 
(8,665
)
Payment of financing costs

 
(50
)
Sale of capital stock under stock option and employee purchase plans
34,075

 
8,106

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 
(1,239
)
Payments for repurchase of common stock
(73,901
)
 
(70,777
)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
2,194

 
1,246

Dividend paid to noncontrolling interests
(172
)
 
(206
)
Cash dividends paid
(44,375
)
 
(40,972
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(201,984
)
 
(110,557
)
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(1,022
)
 
(2,482
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
33,349

 
7,465

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
101,529

 
94,064

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
134,878

 
$
101,529

 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
6,762

 
$
4,874

Income taxes, net of refunds
$
44,151

 
$
70,146


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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
QUARTERLY INCOME STATEMENT DATA BY SEGMENT
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2016
 
Quarter Ended
February 27
 
Quarter Ended
May 28
 
Quarter Ended
August 27
 
Quarter Ended
December 3
 
Twelve Months
Net sales by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
$
134,554

 
$
154,019

 
$
144,710

 
$
152,746

 
$
586,029

Industrial/Environmental Filtration
181,718

 
210,949

 
186,677

 
224,201

 
803,544

 
$
316,272

 
$
364,968

 
$
331,387

 
$
376,947

 
$
1,389,573

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
$
19,067

 
$
29,501

 
$
29,337

 
$
25,151

 
$
103,056

Industrial/Environmental Filtration
12,892

 
24,283

 
21,361

 
19,295

 
77,832

 
$
31,959

 
$
53,784

 
$
50,698

 
$
44,446

 
$
180,888

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating margin by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
14.2
%
 
19.2
%
 
20.3
 %
 
16.5
%
 
17.6
%
Industrial/Environmental Filtration
7.1
%
 
11.5
%
 
11.4
 %
 
8.6
%
 
9.7
%
 
10.1
%
 
14.7
%
 
15.3
 %
 
11.8
%
 
13.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
Quarter Ended
February 28
 
Quarter Ended
May 30
 
Quarter Ended
August 29
 
Quarter Ended
November 28
 
Twelve Months
Net sales by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
$
144,458

 
$
161,290

 
$
151,734

 
$
147,992

 
$
605,474

Industrial/Environmental Filtration
190,916

 
218,676

 
200,496

 
224,555

 
834,643

Packaging
15,749

 
19,833

 
5,327

 

 
40,909

 
$
351,123

 
$
399,799

 
$
357,557

 
$
372,547

 
$
1,481,026

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
$
24,746

 
$
30,564

 
$
27,728

 
$
25,221

 
$
108,259

Industrial/Environmental Filtration
14,008

 
26,604

 
22,765

 
24,168

 
87,545

Packaging
439

 
1,775

 
(71
)
 

 
2,143

 
$
39,193

 
$
58,943

 
$
50,422

 
$
49,389

 
$
197,947

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating margin by segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engine/Mobile Filtration
17.1
%
 
18.9
%
 
18.3
 %
 
17.0
%
 
17.9
%
Industrial/Environmental Filtration
7.3
%
 
12.2
%
 
11.4
 %
 
10.8
%
 
10.5
%
Packaging
2.8
%
 
8.9
%
 
(1.3
)%
 
%
 
5.2
%
 
11.2
%
 
14.7
%
 
14.1
 %
 
13.3
%
 
13.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
Reconciliation of Fourth Quarter 2016 GAAP Financial Results to Non-GAAP Adjusted Results

In addition to the GAAP results, this earnings release presents information with respect to non-GAAP cost of sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP earnings before income taxes, non-GAAP provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and non-GAAP operating margin, for the quarter ended December 3, 2016. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to these non-GAAP measures are cost of sales, gross profit, selling and administrative expenses, operating profit, earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net earnings, net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., basic and diluted earnings per share, gross margin percentage, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and operating margin, respectively.

The quarter ended December 3, 2016 non-GAAP financial measures provided in this release exclude certain expenses associated with the Parker-Hannifin transaction and upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives including, but not limited to, expenses associated with the closure of a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, and expenses associated with moving manufacturing operations from a facility in the U.K. Although these financial measures excluding these items in the quarter ended December 3, 2016 are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, the Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures better enables investors to understand and evaluate the Company's historical and prospective operating performance. In addition, the Company believes that removing the impact of these items provides a more comparable measure of the changes in these financial measures for the quarter ended December 3, 2016 compared to the quarter ended November 28, 2015.

These non-GAAP financial measures may have limitations as analytical tools, and management does not intend these measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. Following are reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures of these non-GAAP financial measures.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Fourth Quarter 2016 GAAP
 
Expenses Associated with Parker-Hannifin Transaction
 
Upfront Expenses for Cost Reduction Initiatives
 
Fourth Quarter 2016 Non-GAAP Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
376,947

 
$

 
$

 
$
376,947

Cost of sales
 
252,211

 

 
(2,134
)
 
250,077

Gross profit
 
124,736

 

 
2,134

 
126,870

Selling and administrative expenses
 
80,290

 
(7,420
)
 
(185
)
 
72,685

Operating profit
 
44,446

 
7,420

 
2,319

 
54,185

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 

 

Interest expense
 
(1,794
)
 

 

 
(1,794
)
Interest income
 
156

 

 

 
156

Other, net
 
(317
)
 

 

 
(317
)
 
 
(1,955
)
 

 

 
(1,955
)
Earnings before income taxes
 
42,491

 
7,420

 
2,319

 
52,230

Provision for income taxes
 
13,447

 
1,597

 
812

 
15,856

Net earnings
 
29,044

 
5,823

 
1,507

 
36,374

   Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     noncontrolling interests, net of tax
 
(44
)
 

 

 
(44
)
Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   CLARCOR Inc.
 
$
29,000

 
$
5,823

 
$
1,507

 
$
36,330

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic
 
$
0.60

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.75

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted
 
$
0.59

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.74

Gross margin percentage
 
33.1
%
 
0.0
 %
 
0.6
 %
 
33.7
%
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
21.3
%
 
(2.0
)%
 
0.0
 %
 
19.3
%
Operating margin
 
11.8
%
 
2.0
 %
 
0.6
 %
 
14.4
%




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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
Reconciliation of Fourth Quarter 2015 GAAP Financial Results to Non-GAAP Adjusted Results

In addition to the GAAP results, this earnings release presents information with respect to non-GAAP cost of sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP earnings before income taxes, non-GAAP provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and non-GAAP operating margin, for the quarter ended November 28, 2015. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to these non-GAAP measures are cost of sales, gross profit, selling and administrative expenses, operating profit, earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net earnings, net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., basic and diluted earnings per share, gross margin percentage, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and operating margin, respectively.

The quarter ended November 28, 2015 non-GAAP financial measures provided in this release exclude upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives related to employee severance and other employee termination benefits incurred in the fourth quarter 2015 in connection with a reduction-in-force. Although these financial measures excluding these items are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, the Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures better enables investors to understand and evaluate the Company's historical and prospective operating performance. In addition, the Company believes that removing the impact of the financial results of these items provides a more comparable measure of the changes in these financial measures for the quarter ended November 28, 2015 compared to the quarter ended December 3, 2016.

These non-GAAP financial measures may have limitations as analytical tools, and management does not intend these measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. Following are reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures of these non-GAAP financial measures.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Fourth Quarter 2015 GAAP
 
Upfront Expenses for Cost Reduction Initiatives
 
Fourth quarter 2015 Non-GAAP Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
372,547

 
$

 
$
372,547

Cost of sales
 
250,258

 
(1,048
)
 
249,210

Gross profit
 
122,289

 
1,048

 
123,337

Selling and administrative expenses
 
72,900

 
(4,582
)
 
68,318

Operating profit
 
49,389

 
5,630

 
55,019

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(1,664
)
 

 
(1,664
)
Interest income
 
104

 

 
104

Other, net
 
93

 

 
93

 
 
(1,467
)
 

 
(1,467
)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
47,922

 
5,630

 
53,552

Provision for income taxes
 
14,828

 
1,970

 
16,798

Net earnings (loss)
 
33,094

 
3,660

 
36,754

   Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
     noncontrolling interests, net of tax
 
(41
)
 

 
(41
)
Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
   CLARCOR Inc.
 
$
33,053

 
$
3,660

 
$
36,713

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic
 
$
0.67

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.74

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted
 
$
0.67

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.74

Gross margin percentage
 
32.8
%
 
0.3
 %
 
33.1
%
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
19.6
%
 
(1.2
)%
 
18.3
%
Operating margin
 
13.3
%
 
1.5
 %
 
14.8
%


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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
Reconciliation of Full Year 2016 GAAP Financial Results to Non-GAAP Adjusted Results

In addition to the GAAP results, this earnings release presents information with respect to non-GAAP cost of sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP other, net, non-GAAP other income (expense), non-GAAP earnings before income taxes, non-GAAP provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and non-GAAP operating margin, for the fiscal year ended December 3, 2016. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to these non-GAAP measures are cost of sales, gross profit, selling and administrative expenses, operating profit, other, net, other income (expense), earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net earnings, net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., basic and diluted earnings per share, gross margin percentage, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and operating margin, respectively.

The fiscal year ended December 3, 2016 non-GAAP financial measures provided in this release exclude the patent litigation award received from 3M Company during the second quarter of fiscal 2016, certain expenses associated with the Parker-Hannifin transaction incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, and upfront expenses for cost reduction initiatives incurred during fiscal 2016, including expenses associated with the closure of a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, costs associated with moving manufacturing operations from a facility in the U.K., lease termination payments related to our exit of a natural gas filtration vessel manufacturing facility in Australia, costs associated with the exit of an HVAC filtration facility in the U.S., and severance and other employee termination benefit costs pursuant to reductions-in-force. Although these financial measures excluding these items are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, the Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures better enables investors to understand and evaluate the Company's historical and prospective operating performance. In addition, the Company believes that removing the impact of these items provides a more comparable measure of the changes in these financial measures for the fiscal year ended December 3, 2016 compared to the fiscal year ended November 28, 2015.

These non-GAAP financial measures may have limitations as analytical tools, and management does not intend these measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. Following are reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures of these non-GAAP financial measures.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Full Year 2016 GAAP
 
Patent Litigation Award
 
Expenses Associated with Parker-Hannifin Transaction
 
Upfront Expenses for Cost Reduction Initiatives
 
Full Year 2016 Non-GAAP Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
1,389,573

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,389,573

Cost of sales
 
927,674

 

 

 
(4,315
)
 
923,359

Gross profit
 
461,899

 

 

 
4,315

 
466,214

Selling and administrative expenses
 
281,011

 

 
(7,420
)
 
(41
)
 
273,550

Operating profit
 
180,888

 

 
7,420

 
4,356

 
192,664

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(7,538
)
 

 

 

 
(7,538
)
Interest income
 
551

 

 

 

 
551

Other, net
 
27,705

 
(27,250
)
 

 

 
455

 
 
20,718

 
(27,250
)
 

 

 
(6,532
)
Earnings before income taxes
 
201,606

 
(27,250
)
 
7,420

 
4,356

 
186,132

Provision for income taxes
 
62,216

 
(9,102
)
 
1,597

 
1,525

 
56,236

Net earnings
 
139,390

 
(18,148
)
 
5,823

 
2,831

 
129,896

   Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     noncontrolling interests, net of tax
 
(124
)
 

 

 

 
(124
)
Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   CLARCOR Inc.
 
$
139,266

 
$
(18,148
)
 
$
5,823

 
$
2,831

 
$
129,772

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic
 
$
2.86

 
$
(0.37
)
 
$
0.12

 
$
0.06

 
$
2.67

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted
 
$
2.84

 
$
(0.37
)
 
$
0.12

 
$
0.06

 
$
2.65

Gross margin percentage
 
33.2
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.4
%
 
33.6
%
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
20.2
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.0
%
 
19.7
%
Operating margin
 
13.0
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.4
%
 
13.9
%

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CLARCOR INC. 2016 UNAUDITED FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, continued
Reconciliation of Full Year 2015 GAAP Financial Results to Non-GAAP Adjusted Results

In addition to the GAAP results, this earnings release presents information with respect to non-GAAP net sales, non-GAAP cost of sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP other, net, non-GAAP other income (expense), non-GAAP earnings before income taxes, non-GAAP provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and non-GAAP operating margin, for the fiscal year ended November 28, 2015. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to these non-GAAP measures are net sales, cost of sales, gross profit, selling and administrative expenses, operating profit, other, net, other income (expense), earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net earnings, net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc., basic and diluted earnings per share, gross margin percentage, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales and operating margin, respectively.

The fiscal year ended November 28, 2015 non-GAAP financial measures provided in this release exclude the financial results of our J.L. Clark packaging business disposed of during the third quarter of 2015, a net gain on the sale of such packaging business recognized in the third quarter of 2015, and an impairment loss related to our BioProcess H2O and Algae investments recognized in the third quarter of 2015. Although these financial measures excluding these items are not measures of financial performance under GAAP, the Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures better enables investors to understand and evaluate the Company's historical and prospective operating performance. In addition, the Company believes that removing the impact of these items provides a more comparable measure of the changes in these financial measures for the fiscal year ended November 28, 2015 compared to the fiscal year ended December 3, 2016.

These non-GAAP financial measures may have limitations as analytical tools, and management does not intend these measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. Following are reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures of these non-GAAP financial measures.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Full Year 2015 GAAP
 
J.L. Clark Results and Gain on Disposition
 
BioProcess Investment Impairment
 
Upfront Expenses for Cost Reduction Initiatives

 
Full Year 2015 Non-GAAP Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
1,481,026

 
$
(40,909
)
1 
$

 
$

 
$
1,440,117

Cost of sales
 
992,397

 
(33,954
)
1 

 
(1,048
)
 
957,395

Gross profit
 
488,629

 
(6,955
)
 

 
1,048

 
482,722

Selling and administrative expenses
 
290,682

 
(4,812
)
1 

 
(4,582
)
 
281,288

Operating profit
 
197,947

 
(2,143
)
 

 
5,630

 
201,434

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(5,629
)
 

 

 

 
(5,629
)
Interest income
 
443

 

 

 

 
443

Other, net
 
5,204

 
(12,131
)
2 
6,729

 

 
(198
)
 
 
18

 
(12,131
)
 
6,729

 

 
(5,384
)
Earnings before income taxes
 
197,965

 
(14,274
)
 
6,729

 
5,630

 
196,050

Provision for income taxes
 
63,052

 
(5,136
)
 
2,355

 
1,970

 
62,241

Net earnings
 
134,913

 
(9,138
)
 
4,374

 
3,660

 
133,809

   Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     noncontrolling interests, net of tax
 
(209
)
 

 

 

 
(209
)
Net earnings attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   CLARCOR Inc.
 
$
134,704

 
$
(9,138
)
 
$
4,374

 
$
3,660

 
$
133,600

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic
 
$
2.70

 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.07

 
$
2.68

Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted
 
$
2.67

 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.07

 
$
2.65

Gross margin percentage
 
33.0
%
 
0.4
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.1
 %
 
33.5
%
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales
 
19.6
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.0
%
 
(0.3
)%
 
19.5
%
Operating margin
 
13.4
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.4
 %
 
14.0
%

1 - 2015 financial results for J.L. Clark through disposition date of June 27, 2015 (approximately seven months of operations during fiscal 2015)
2 - Net gain on third quarter 2015 disposition of J.L. Clark

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