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Exhibit 99.1                                                                                    
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Results

Revenue was $239.4 Million in Q2 Fiscal 2019; Organic Revenue Growth of 1.6% Excluding Household Cleaning Divestiture
GAAP Diluted EPS Increased 4% to $0.59 in Q2; Adjusted EPS Increased 7% to $0.65
Reduced Debt by $100 Million From Cash Generation and Divestiture Proceeds
Reaffirming Previously Issued FY’19 Outlook

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-November 1, 2018-- Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:PBH), formerly Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., today reported financial results for its second quarter and six months ended September 30, 2018.

“We are pleased with second quarter results, driven by continued solid consumption trends across our diversified and leading consumer healthcare portfolio. We reduced our debt by $100 million during the quarter, continuing our prudent capital allocation strategy. Based on our results for the first six months of fiscal 2019 and expectations for the remainder of the year, we are well positioned to achieve our full-year fiscal 2019 guidance,” said Ron Lombardi, Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Consumer Healthcare.

Second Fiscal Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
Reported revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 decreased 7.2% to $239.4 million, compared to $258.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. Revenues increased 1.6% on an organic basis, which excludes the impact related to the divested Household Cleaning segment. Organic revenues for the quarter were driven by continued strong consumption levels across the Company’s core brands, but were partially offset by the previously announced change in accounting policies around revenue recognition and the timing of related expenses as well as the transition of new packaging for the Company’s BC and Goody’s brands.

Reported gross profit margin in the second quarter fiscal 2019 was 57.4%, compared to 55.8% for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 or 56.3% excluding adjustments related to the Fleet acquisition and integration in the prior year. Sequentially, gross margin improved from 55.4% reported in first quarter fiscal 2019. The quarter benefited from increasingly stabilized freight and warehouse costs and the divestiture of the Household Cleaning segment. These improvements were partially offset by the expected BC and Goody’s packaging restage and the change in revenue recognition and the timing of related expenses.

Reported net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 totaled $30.8 million versus the prior year comparable quarter’s net income of $30.7 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.59 for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to $0.57 in the prior year comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 was $34.2 million, an increase over the prior year period’s adjusted net income of $32.5 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share were $0.65 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to $0.61 per share in the prior year comparable period.

Adjustments to net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 include integration, transition, purchase accounting, legal and various other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures, and the related income tax effects of the adjustments. Adjustments to net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 also include accelerated amortization of debt origination costs.

First Half of Fiscal 2019 Ended September 30, 2018
Reported revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2019 decreased 4.1% to $493.3 million compared to $514.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2018. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2019 were driven by continued strong consumption levels across the Company’s legacy brands, offset by the divestiture of the non-core Household Cleaning segment in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Organic revenue increased 0.4% for the first six months as consumption gains were partially offset by changes in accounting policies around revenue recognition and the timing of related expenses, as well as timing the transition of new packaging for the Company’s BC and Goody’s brands.

Reported gross profit margin in the first six months of fiscal 2019 was 56.4%, compared to 55.9% for the first six months of fiscal 2018 or 56.6% excluding adjustments related to the Fleet transition and integration in the prior year. The gross profit margin was in-line with the same period in the previous year as the positive impact of the divestiture of the non-core Household Cleaning segment was partially offset by the change in accounting policies around revenue recognition and the timing of related expenses as well as higher freight and warehousing costs.






Advertising and promotion expense for the first six months of fiscal 2019 was $74.2 million, or 15.0% of sales, compared to $76.1 million, or 14.8% of sales, in the prior year. As expected, higher advertising and promotion expense as a percentage of sales was attributable to ongoing investments behind the Company’s long-term brand building strategy.

Reported net income for the first six months of fiscal 2019 totaled $65.3 million versus the prior year comparable period net income of $64.5 million. Diluted earnings per share were $1.24 for the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to $1.20 per share in the prior year comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first six months of fiscal 2019 was $70.0 million, an increase over the prior year period’s adjusted net income of $68.0 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share were $1.33 per share for the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to $1.27 per share in the first six months of fiscal 2018.

Adjustments to net income in the first six months of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 include integration, transition, purchase accounting, legal and various other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures, and the related income tax effects of the adjustments. Adjustments to net income in the first six months of fiscal 2019 also include accelerated amortization of debt origination costs.

Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
The Company's net cash provided by operating activities for the second fiscal quarter of 2019 was $39.3 million compared to $54.4 million during the same period a year earlier. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow for the second fiscal quarter of 2019 was $44.1 million, compared to $54.8 million in the prior year comparable quarter. Changes in cash flow were driven by the divestiture of the Household Cleaning segment as well as an increase in inventory related to the launch of new packaging for the Company’s BC and Goody’s brands.

The Company's net debt position as of September 30, 2018 was approximately $1.9 billion. At September 30, 2018 the Company's covenant-defined leverage ratio was approximately 5.2x. The Company reduced debt by $100 million versus the first quarter fiscal 2019 through a combination of cash generation and approximately $50 million from Household Cleaning segment divestiture proceeds.

Segment Review
North American OTC Healthcare: Segment revenues totaled $216.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to the prior year comparable quarter's revenues of $215.3 million. The second quarter fiscal 2019 result was favorably impacted by increased consumption among the majority of core OTC brands, but offset by the impacts of a change in accounting policies surrounding revenue recognition and the launch of new BC and Goody’s packaging.

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, reported revenues for the North American OTC segment were $430.7 million compared to $431.1 million in the prior year comparable period. The first six months of 2019 were favorably impacted by increased consumption among the majority of core OTC brands, but offset by the impacts of a change in accounting policies surrounding revenue recognition and the launch of new BC and Goody’s packaging.

International OTC Healthcare: Segment fiscal second quarter 2019 revenues totaled $23.4 million, an increase of 11.7% versus $21.0 million reported in the prior year comparable period. Higher revenues versus the prior year were driven by consumption growth and the normalization of differences in distributor orders and shipments experienced in first quarter.

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, reported revenues for the International OTC Healthcare segment were $42.8 million, an increase of 2.3% over the prior year comparable period’s revenues of $41.9 million.

Household Cleaning: As previously announced, the Company closed the sale of its Household Cleaning segment on July 2, 2018 and used net proceeds from the divestiture to pay down debt. For the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Household Cleaning segment generated $19.8 million in revenues with no reported revenue in the second quarter of 2019.

Commentary and Outlook for Fiscal 2019
Ron Lombardi, CEO, stated, “Our solid overall second quarter and first half of fiscal 2019 performance are the result of our successful long-term brand-building and portfolio evolution efforts. In our second quarter, we delivered approximately 2% organic growth trends despite the temporary timing factors related to the change in revenue recognition and the BC & Goody’s restaged packaging. In addition, freight and warehouse costs continue to improve to more normalized levels. Meanwhile we used $100 million in the quarter from cash flow and the sale of Household Cleaning towards debt reduction. This debt reduction demonstrates our ongoing commitment to disciplined capital allocation.”






“We are reaffirming our fiscal 2019 outlook for revenue, profitability and cash flow. Our consumer healthcare platform includes a strong and diverse portfolio of brands well positioned for continued long-term growth. We remain focused on the execution of our three-pillar strategy of brand-building, maintaining a strong financial profile, and efficient capital allocation and look forward to continuing to use this approach to drive shareholder value over time,” he concluded.

 
Fiscal 2019 Full-Year Outlook
Revenue
$985 to $995 million
Organic Growth Percentage*
0.5% to 1.5%
Adjusted E.P.S.*
$2.84 to $2.92
Adjusted Free Cash Flow*
$205 million or more


Fiscal Q2 Conference Call, Accompanying Slide Presentation and Replay
The Company will host a conference call to review its second quarter results today, November 1, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The toll-free dial-in numbers are 844-233-9440 within North America and 574-990-1016 outside of North America. The conference ID number is 1375008. The Company provides a live Internet webcast, a slide presentation to accompany the call, as well as an archived replay, all of which can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.prestigebrands.com. The slide presentation can be accessed just before the call from the Investor Relations page of the website by clicking on Webcasts and Presentations.

Telephonic replays will be available for two weeks following the completion of the call and can be accessed at 855-859-2056 within North America and at 404-537-3406 from outside North America. The conference ID is 1375008.

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Information
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we have provided certain non-GAAP financial information in this release to aid investors in understanding the Company's performance. Each non-GAAP financial measure is defined and reconciled to its most closely related GAAP financial measure in the “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section at the end of this earnings release.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws that are intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "assumptions," "target," "guidance," “strategy,” "outlook," "plans," "projection," "may," "will," "would," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe”, "potential," or "continue" (or the negative or other derivatives of each of these terms) or similar terminology. The "forward-looking statements" include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's expectations regarding future operating results including revenues, earnings per share and free cash flow, the Company's ability to continue to improve freight and warehousing costs, the Company’s ability to increase shareholder value and the Company’s ability to position itself for long-term success and growth. These statements are based on management's estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those expected as a result of a variety of factors, including the impact of the Company’s advertising and promotional and new product development initiatives, customer inventory management initiatives, general economic and business conditions, fluctuating foreign exchange rates, consumer trends, competitive pressures, and the ability of the Company’s third party manufacturers and logistics providers and suppliers to meet demand for its products and to reduce costs. A discussion of other factors that could cause results to vary is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018 and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
The Company markets and distributes brand name over-the-counter healthcare products throughout the U.S. and Canada, Australia, and in certain other international markets. The Company’s brands include Monistat® and Summer’s Eve® women's health products, BC® and Goody's® pain relievers, Clear Eyes® eye care products, DenTek® specialty oral care products, Dramamine® motion sickness treatments, Fleet® enemas and glycerin suppositories, Chloraseptic® sore throat treatments, Compound W® wart treatments, Little Remedies® pediatric over-the-counter products, The Doctor's® NightGuard® dental protector, Efferdent® denture care products, Luden's® throat drops, Debrox® earwax remover,





Gaviscon® antacid in Canada, and Hydralyte® rehydration products and the Fess® line of nasal and sinus care products in Australia. Visit the Company's website at www.prestigebrands.com.

* See the “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this report for further presentation information.








                                





Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
239,354

 
$
257,930

 
$
493,308

 
$
514,417

Other revenues
 
3

 
96

 
29

 
182

Total revenues
 
239,357

 
258,026

 
493,337


514,599

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of Sales
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Cost of sales excluding depreciation
 
100,647

 
112,580

 
212,716

 
224,337

Cost of sales depreciation
 
1,238


1,348

 
2,526


2,688

Cost of sales
 
101,885


113,928

 
215,242


227,025

Gross profit
 
137,472

 
144,098

 
278,095

 
287,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Advertising and promotion
 
37,042

 
39,188

 
74,153

 
76,132

General and administrative
 
24,034

 
21,999

 
47,975

 
42,409

Depreciation and amortization
 
6,756

 
7,186

 
13,840

 
14,353

Gain on divestiture
 
(1,284
)
 

 
(1,284
)
 

Total operating expenses
 
66,548

 
68,373

 
134,684

 
132,894

Operating income
 
70,924

 
75,725

 
143,411

 
154,680

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other (income) expense
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
(33
)
 
(85
)
 
(133
)
 
(154
)
Interest expense
 
27,103

 
26,921

 
53,143

 
53,331

Other expense (income), net
 
335

 
(432
)
 
422

 
(506
)
Total other expense
 
27,405

 
26,404

 
53,432

 
52,671

Income before income taxes
 
43,519

 
49,321

 
89,979

 
102,009

Provision for income taxes
 
12,678

 
18,616

 
24,672

 
37,545

Net income
 
$
30,841

 
$
30,705

 
$
65,307

 
$
64,464

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.59

 
$
0.58

 
$
1.25

 
$
1.21

Diluted
 
$
0.59

 
$
0.57

 
$
1.24

 
$
1.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
 
51,841

 
53,098

 
52,238

 
53,068

Diluted
 
52,153

 
53,539

 
52,545

 
53,524

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency translation adjustments
 
(2,145
)

2,716

 
(5,119
)
 
3,835

Unrecognized net gain on pension plans
 

 

 


1

Total other comprehensive (loss) income
 
(2,145
)

2,716

 
(5,119
)

3,836

Comprehensive income
 
$
28,696


$
33,421

 
$
60,188


$
68,300








Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)


(In thousands)
September 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,910

 
$
32,548

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $14,433 and $12,734, respectively
153,849

 
140,881

Inventories
113,569

 
118,547

Deferred income tax assets

 
26

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
10,172

 
11,475

Total current assets
314,500

 
303,477

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
52,321

 
52,552

Goodwill
612,444

 
620,098

Intangible assets, net
2,715,070

 
2,780,916

Other long-term assets
3,360

 
3,569

Total Assets
$
3,697,695

 
$
3,760,612

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 

 
 

Current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
66,251

 
$
61,390

Accrued interest payable
9,665

 
9,708

Other accrued liabilities
70,057

 
52,101

Total current liabilities
145,973

 
123,199

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, net
1,895,835

 
1,992,952

Deferred income tax liabilities
440,853

 
442,518

Other long-term liabilities
21,796

 
23,333

Total Liabilities
2,504,457

 
2,582,002

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity
 

 
 

Preferred stock - $0.01 par value
 

 
 

Authorized - 5,000 shares
 

 
 

Issued and outstanding - None

 

Common stock - $0.01 par value
 

 
 

Authorized - 250,000 shares
 
 
 
Issued - 53,609 shares at September 30, 2018 and 53,396 shares at March 31, 2018
536

 
534

Additional paid-in capital
474,137

 
468,783

Treasury stock, at cost - 1,871 shares at September 30, 2018 and 353 shares at March 31, 2018
(59,928
)
 
(7,669
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(24,434
)
 
(19,315
)
Retained earnings
802,927

 
736,277

Total Stockholders' Equity
1,193,238

 
1,178,610

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
3,697,695

 
$
3,760,612












Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2018
 
2017
Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
65,307

 
$
64,464

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
16,366

 
17,041

Gain on divestiture
(1,284
)
 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment
37

 
1,461

Deferred income taxes
339

 
16,321

Amortization of debt origination costs
3,021

 
3,494

Excess tax benefits from share-based awards

 
470

Stock-based compensation costs
4,328

 
4,726

Other
247

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(7,718
)
 
(9,345
)
Inventories
(4,145
)
 
(3,409
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,302

 
17,123

Accounts payable
4,187

 
8,008

Accrued liabilities
14,339

 
(11,869
)
Other
(1,219
)
 
55

Net cash provided by operating activities
95,107

 
108,540

 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 

 
 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(5,074
)

(4,785
)
Acquisition of Fleet escrow receipt

 
970

Proceeds from divestiture
65,912

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
60,838

 
(3,815
)
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 

 
 

Term loan repayments
(100,000
)
 
(105,000
)
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
30,000

 

Repayments under revolving credit agreement
(30,000
)
 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
1,028

 
1,466

Fair value of shares surrendered as payment of tax withholding
(2,281
)
 
(1,075
)
Repurchase of common stock
(49,978
)
 

Net cash used in financing activities
(151,231
)
 
(104,609
)
 
 
 
 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(352
)
 
1,006

Increase in cash and cash equivalents
4,362

 
1,122

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
32,548

 
41,855

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
$
36,910

 
$
42,977

 
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
49,147

 
$
49,404

Income taxes paid
$
2,444

 
$
9,037






Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Business Segments
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(In thousands)
North American OTC Healthcare
 
International OTC Healthcare
 
Household
Cleaning
 
Consolidated
Total segment revenues*
$
215,950


$
23,407


$


$
239,357

Cost of sales
92,007


9,878




101,885

Gross profit
123,943


13,529




137,472

Advertising and promotion
33,325


3,717




37,042

Contribution margin
$
90,618


$
9,812


$


100,430

Other operating expenses
 




 


29,506

Operating income
 




 


70,924

Other expense
 




 


27,405

Income before income taxes








43,519

Provision for income taxes
 




 


12,678

Net income








$
30,841

* Intersegment revenues of $1.6 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
(In thousands)
North American OTC Healthcare
 
International OTC Healthcare
 
Household
Cleaning
 
Consolidated
Total segment revenues*
$
430,725


$
42,801


$
19,811


$
493,337

Cost of sales
181,160


17,494


16,588


215,242

Gross profit
249,565


25,307


3,223


278,095

Advertising and promotion
66,583


7,140


430


74,153

Contribution margin
$
182,982


$
18,167


$
2,793


203,942

Other operating expenses
 





 


60,531

Operating income
 





 


143,411

Other expense
 





 


53,432

Income before income taxes









89,979

Provision for income taxes
 





 


24,672

Net income









$
65,307

*Intersegment revenues of $4.3 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
(In thousands)
North American OTC Healthcare
 
International OTC Healthcare
 
Household
Cleaning
 
Consolidated
Total segment revenues*
$
215,302


$
20,957


$
21,767


$
258,026

Cost of sales
87,184


9,296


17,448


113,928

Gross profit
128,118


11,661


4,319


144,098

Advertising and promotion
35,064


3,593


531


39,188

Contribution margin
$
93,054


$
8,068


$
3,788


104,910

Other operating expenses
 





 


29,185

Operating income
 





 


75,725

Other expense
 





 


26,404

Income before income taxes









49,321

Provision for income taxes
 





 


18,616

Net income









$
30,705

* Intersegment revenues of $2.3 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
(In thousands)
North American OTC Healthcare
 
International OTC Healthcare
 
Household
Cleaning
 
Consolidated
Total segment revenues*
$
431,117


$
41,855


$
41,627


$
514,599

Cost of sales
173,685


19,246


34,094


227,025

Gross profit
257,432


22,609


7,533


287,574

Advertising and promotion
67,872


7,283


977


76,132

Contribution margin
$
189,560


$
15,326


$
6,556


211,442

Other operating expenses
 





 


56,762

Operating income
 





 


154,680

Other expense
 





 


52,671

Income before income taxes









102,009

Provision for income taxes
 





 


37,545

Net income









$
64,464

* Intersegment revenues of $3.7 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.







About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with GAAP, we disclose certain Non-GAAP financial measures ("NGFMs"), including, but not limited to, Non-GAAP Organic Revenues, Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense, Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense, Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage, Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS, Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. We use these NGFMs internally, along with GAAP information, in evaluating our operating performance and in making financial and operational decisions. We believe that the presentation of these NGFMs provides investors with greater transparency, and provides a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures, because the supplemental data relating to our financial condition and results of operations provides additional ways to view our operation when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliations below. In addition, we believe that the presentation of each of these NGFMs is useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of results in assessing shareholder value, and we use these NGFMs internally to evaluate the performance of our personnel and also to evaluate our operating performance and compare our performance to that of our competitors.
These NGFMs are not in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered as a measure of profitability or liquidity, and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled NGFMs reported by other companies. These NGFMs have limitations and they should not be considered in isolation from or as an alternative to their most closely related GAAP measures reconciled below. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business. We recommend investors review the GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release. When viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the reconciliations below, we believe these NGFMs provide greater transparency and a more complete understanding of factors affecting our business than GAAP measures alone.

NGFMs Defined
We define our NGFMs presented herein as follows:
Non-GAAP Organic Revenues: GAAP Total Revenues excluding revenues associated with divestiture and allocated cost that remain after divestiture in the periods presented.
Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage: Calculated as the change in Non-GAAP Organic Revenues from prior year divided by prior year Non-GAAP Organic Revenues.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin: GAAP Gross Profit minus certain integration, transition, acquisition and divestiture-related costs.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense: GAAP Advertising and Promotion expenses minus certain integration, transition, and acquisition-related costs.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion expense divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense: GAAP General and Administrative expenses minus certain integration, transition, acquisition and divestiture-related costs.
Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative expense divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
Non-GAAP EBITDA: GAAP Net Income (Loss) less net interest expense (income), income taxes provision (benefit), and depreciation and amortization.
Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: Non-GAAP EBITDA less certain integration, transition, acquisition and divestiture-related costs and gain on divestiture.
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: GAAP Net Income (Loss) before certain integration, transition, acquisition and divestiture-related costs, gain on divestiture, accelerated amortization of debt origination costs, applicable tax impact associated with these items and normalized tax rate adjustment.
Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, divided by the weighted average number of common and potential common shares outstanding during the period.
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow: GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for capital expenditures.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow: Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow plus cash payments made for integration and transition costs associated with acquisition and divestiture.





Net Debt: Calculated as total principal amount of debt outstanding ($1,913,000 at September 30, 2018) less cash and cash equivalents ($36,910 at September 30, 2018). Amounts in thousands.

The following tables set forth the reconciliations of each of our NGFMs to their most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of GAAP Total Revenues to Non-GAAP Organic Revenues and related Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth percentage:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Total Revenues
$
239,357

 
$
258,026


$
493,337


$
514,599

Revenue Growth
(7.2
)%
 
 
 
(4.1
)%
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues associated with divestiture

 
(21,767
)
 
(19,811
)
 
(41,627
)
Allocated costs that remain after divestiture

 
(700
)
 

 
(1,400
)
Total adjustments

 
(22,467
)
 
(19,811
)
 
(43,027
)
Non-GAAP Organic Revenues
$239,357
 
$
235,559

 
$
473,526

 
$
471,572

Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth
1.6
 %
 

 
0.4
 %
 


Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin percentage:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Total Revenues
$
239,357

 
$
258,026


$
493,337


$
514,599

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Gross Profit
$
137,472

 
$
144,098

 
$
278,095

 
$
287,574

GAAP Gross Profit as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenue
57.4
%
 
55.8
%
 
56.4
%
 
55.9
%
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition (1)


1,143


170


3,719

Total adjustments

 
1,143

 
170

 
3,719

Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin
$
137,472

 
$
145,241

 
$
278,265

 
$
291,293

Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenues
57.4
%
 
56.3
%
 
56.4
%
 
56.6
%
(1) Items related to divestiture and acquisition represent costs related to divesting of assets sold and integrating recently acquired business, including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs.






Reconciliation of GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense and related GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense percentage to Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense percentage:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense
$
37,042

 
$
39,188

 
$
74,153

 
$
76,132

GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenue
15.5
%
 
15.2
%
 
15.0
%
 
14.8
%
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integration, transition and other costs associated with acquisition(1)


(231
)



(192
)
Total adjustments

 
(231
)
 

 
(192
)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense
$
37,042

 
$
39,419

 
$
74,153

 
$
76,324

Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenues
15.5
%
 
15.3
%
 
15.0
%
 
14.8
%
(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating the advertising agencies of the recently acquired business.


Reconciliation of GAAP General and Administrative Expense and related GAAP General and Administrative Expense percentage to Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense and related Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense percentage:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP General and Administrative Expense(1)
$
24,034

 
$
21,999

 
$
47,975

 
$
42,409

GAAP General and Administrative Expense as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenue
10.0
%
 
8.5
%
 
9.7
%
 
8.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition (2)
2,850


888


4,272


1,472

Total adjustments
2,850

 
888

 
4,272

 
1,472

Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense
$
21,184

 
$
21,111

 
$
43,703

 
$
40,937

Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage as a Percentage of GAAP Total Revenues
8.9
%
 
8.2
%
 
8.9
%
 
8.0
%
(1) Certain immaterial amounts have been reclassified out of general and administrative expense into other expense for 2017.
(2) Items related to divestiture and acquisition represent costs related to divesting of assets sold and integrating recently acquired business including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition and divestiture processes such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.






Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP EBITDA and related Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and related Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Income
$
30,841

 
$
30,705

 
$
65,307

 
$
64,464

Interest expense, net
27,070


26,836

 
53,010


53,177

Provision for income taxes
12,678

 
18,616

 
24,672

 
37,545

Depreciation and amortization
7,994


8,534

 
16,366


17,041

Non-GAAP EBITDA
78,583

 
84,691

 
159,355

 
172,227

Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin
32.8
%
 
32.8
%
 
32.3
%
 
33.5
%
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition in Cost of Goods Sold (1)


1,143


170


3,719

Integration, transition and other costs associated with acquisition in Advertising and Promotion Expense(1)


(231
)



(192
)
Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition in General and Administrative Expense (1)
2,850


888


4,272


1,472

Gain on divestiture
(1,284
)


 
(1,284
)
 

Total adjustments
1,566

 
1,800

 
3,158

 
4,999

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
$
80,149

 
$
86,491

 
$
162,513

 
$
177,226

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin
33.5
%
 
33.5
%
 
32.9
%
 
34.4
%
(1) Items related to divestiture and acquisition represent costs related to divesting of assets sold and integrating recently acquired business including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition and divestiture processes such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.







Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
2018 Adjusted EPS
 
2017
2017 Adjusted EPS
 
2018
2018 Adjusted EPS
 
2017
2017 Adjusted EPS
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Income
$
30,841

$
0.59

 
$
30,705

$
0.57

 
$
65,307

$
1.24

 
$
64,464

$
1.20

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition in Cost of Goods Sold (1)


 
1,143

0.02

 
170


 
3,719

0.07

Integration, transition and other costs associated with acquisition in Advertising and Promotion Expense(1)


 
(231
)

 


 
(192
)

Integration, transition and other costs associated with divestiture and acquisition in General and Administrative Expense (1)
2,850

0.05

 
888

0.02

 
4,272

0.08

 
1,472

0.03

Gain on divestiture
(1,284
)
(0.02
)
 


 
(1,284
)
(0.02
)
 


Accelerated amortization of debt origination costs
706

0.01

 


 
706

0.01

 


Tax impact of adjustments (2)
824

0.02

 
(658
)
(0.01
)
 
420

0.01

 
(1,825
)
(0.03
)
Normalized tax rate adjustment (3)
222


 
614

0.01

 
415

0.01

 
312


Total adjustments
3,318

0.06

 
1,756

0.04

 
4,699

0.09

 
3,486

0.07

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income
and Adjusted EPS
$
34,159

$
0.65

 
$
32,461

$
0.61

 
$
70,006

$
1.33

 
$
67,950

$
1.27

(1) Items related to divestiture and acquisition represent costs related to divesting of assets sold and integrating recently acquired business including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition and divestiture processes such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.
(2) The income tax adjustments are determined using applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the above adjustments relate and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) based on the specific nature of the specific Non-GAAP performance measure.
(3) Income tax adjustment to adjust for discrete income tax items.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Income
$
30,841

 
$
30,705

 
$
65,307

 
$
64,464

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows
5,349

 
21,530

 
23,054

 
43,513

Changes in operating assets and liabilities as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows
3,065

 
2,184

 
6,746

 
563

Total adjustments
8,414

 
23,714

 
29,800

 
44,076

GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities
39,255

 
54,419

 
95,107

 
108,540

Purchases of property and equipment
(2,605
)
 
(2,231
)
 
(5,074
)

(4,785
)
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow
36,650

 
52,188

 
90,033

 
103,755

Integration, transition and other payments associated with divestiture and acquisition (1)
7,429

 
2,654

 
7,618

 
7,602

Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow
$
44,079

 
$
54,842

 
$
97,651

 
$
111,357

(1) Payments related to divestiture and acquisition represent costs related to divesting of assets sold and integrating recently acquired business including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition and divestiture processes such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.







Outlook for Fiscal Year 2019:

Reconciliation of Projected GAAP EPS to Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS:
 
2019 Projected EPS
 
Low
 
High
Projected FY'19 GAAP EPS
$
2.75

 
$
2.83

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Sale of Household Cleaning business (1)
0.07

 
0.07

Tax adjustment
0.02

 
0.02

Total Adjustments
0.09

 
0.09

Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS
$
2.84

 
$
2.92

(1) Represents costs related to the sale of our Household Cleaning business including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, consulting costs and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other divestiture related professional fees, net of taxes, partly offset by the gain on sale of our Household Cleaning business.

Reconciliation of Projected GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities to Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow:
 
2019 Projected Free Cash Flow
(In millions)
 
Projected FY'19 GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities
$
195

Additions to property and equipment for cash
(13
)
Projected Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow
182

Payments associated with divestiture(1)
23

Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow
$
205

(1) Divestiture related items represent costs related to divesting of business sold including (but not limited to) taxes, costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, consulting costs and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other divestiture related professional fees.