Perrigo Company (NASDAQ: PRGO)(TASE: PRGO) today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended June 28, 2008.
Perrigo's Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa commented, "For the third quarter in a row, we delivered year over year record sales and earnings. We also generated $248 million in cash from operations for the year. Our team is executing well -- growing market share, managing our supply chain and delivering strong returns. And by bringing innovative new products to market, we continue to make quality healthcare more affordable at a time when consumers need to save money more than ever. We continue to invest in research and development, building our pipeline for future innovation as well."
The Company's reported results are summarized in the attached Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows and include the impact of the January 9, 2008 acquisition of Galpharm Healthcare, Ltd., a leading supplier of over-the-counter store brand pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom. Refer to Table II at the end of this press release for adjustments in the current year and prior year periods and additional non-GAAP disclosure information.
Fourth Quarter Results
Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 were a record $500.2 million, an increase of $125.9 million, or 34 percent, compared with $374.3 million last year. Reported net income was $27.5 million, or $0.29 per share, compared with net income of $18.8 million, or $0.20 per share a year ago. In the fourth quarters of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, the Company recorded several net of tax charges, summarized as follows (in millions):
2008 2007 * Impairment of intangible asset $6.5 $- * Impairment of note receivable - 1.3 * Inventory step-up 2.1 2.7 * Restructuring 1.4 - $10.0 $4.0
Excluding the impact of the charges noted above, adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $37.5 million, or $0.39 per share. For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, adjusted net income was $22.7 million, or $0.24 per share.
(Refer to Table II at the end of this press release for additional non-GAAP disclosure information.)
Full Year Results
Net sales for the full year ended June 28, 2008 were $1,822.1 million, compared with $1,447.4 million last year, an increase of $375 million, or 26 percent. Reported net income for the full year was $135.8 million, or $1.43 per share, compared with $73.8 million, or $0.79 per share last year. In the full years of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, the Company recorded several net of tax charges, summarized as follows (in millions):
2008 2007 * Impairment of intangible asset $6.5 $- * Impairment of note receivable - 1.3 * Inventory step-up 4.1 2.7 * Write-off of IPR&D 2.0 4.8 * Restructuring 1.6 0.5 $14.2 $9.3
Excluding the impact of the charges noted above, adjusted net income for the full year of fiscal 2008 was $150.1 million, or $1.58 per share. For the full year of fiscal 2007, adjusted net income was $83.1 million, or $0.89 per share.
(Refer to Table II at the end of this press release for additional non-GAAP disclosure information.)
Consumer Healthcare
Consumer Healthcare segment net sales for the quarter were a record $375 million, up $117 million, or 46 percent, compared with $257 million last year. The sales increase included $75 million in new product revenue, led by Omeprazole and Cetirizine, as well as strong sales in the cough/cold, analgesic and smoking cessation product categories. Reported operating income was $52.1 million, compared with $13.8 million last year. Adjusted operating income was $56.9 million, compared with adjusted operating income of $15.7 million a year ago.
For the full year of fiscal 2008, Consumer Healthcare net sales were $1,336.1 million, up $298.8 million, or 29 percent, compared with $1,037.3 million last year. The sales gain was driven by new product sales of $191 million, largely Omeprazole, Cetirizine and smoking cessation products. Reported operating income was $172.7 million, compared with $70.5 million a year ago. Adjusted operating income was $180.7 million, compared with adjusted operating income of $73.4 million last year.
Rx Pharmaceuticals
The Rx Pharmaceutical segment reported fourth quarter net sales of $38.4 million, including $1.4 million of service and royalty revenue. This represents a decrease of $5.7 million, or 13 percent, compared with $44.1 million last year, of which $5.0 million was service and royalty revenue. There was a reported operating loss of $5.8 million as a result of a $10.3 million product-related intangible write-off.
For the full year of fiscal 2008, net sales were $161.3 million, including $24.3 million of service and royalty revenue and an $8.5 million payment for termination of a license agreement, an increase of $23.5 million, or 17 percent, compared with $137.8 million last year, of which $23.5 million was service and royalty revenue. Operating income was $21.4 million, slightly below last year's $24.0 million.
API
API segment fourth quarter net sales were $38.3 million, compared with $33.6 million last year, an increase of 14 percent. Operating income was $3.8 million, compared with $4.2 million last year. For the full year of fiscal 2008, net sales were $149.6 million, up $27.5 million, or 22 percent, from $122.1 million last year. Operating income was $20.5 million, compared with $19.1 million a year ago.
Other
The Other category, consisting of Israel Consumer Products and Israel Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Products segments, reported fourth quarter net sales of $48.8 million, compared with $39.3 million a year ago, an increase of 24 percent. Operating income was $2.1 million, compared with $1.1 million last year. For the full year of fiscal 2008, net sales were $175.2 million, up $25 million, or 17 percent, compared with $150.2 million last year. Operating income was $9.0 million, compared with $8.0 million last year.
Outlook
The Company's expected range of EPS for the full fiscal year 2009 is $1.90 to $1.98 per share. This outlook reflects certain key assumptions, some of which are listed below:
-- Revenue growth in the range of 13 to 18 percent -- Overall operating margins between 12 and 14 percent -- Full-year tax rate approximating 28 percent -- Cash from operations in the range of $210 million to $240 million -- Research & Development investment continuing at 4 percent of sales
-- Capital expenditures of $55 to $70 million for building manufacturing capacity, training and development facilities and other investments to fuel growth
Perrigo's Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa concluded, "We are very pleased with the results the Company achieved this year. The team's efforts resulted in the best sales and earnings in our 120 year history. The bar has been raised as we enter 2009, and we look forward to another successful year, growing the business while maintaining our focus on quality."
Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market. The Company's primary markets and locations of manufacturing facilities are the United States, Israel, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Visit Perrigo on the Internet (http://www.perrigo.com/).
Note: Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Company or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or other comparable terminology. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control. These and other important factors, including those discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2008, as well as the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
PERRIGO COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except per share amounts) Fiscal Year 2008 2007 2006 Net sales $1,822,131 $1,447,428 $1,366,821 Cost of sales 1,271,170 1,052,402 972,380 Gross profit 550,961 395,026 394,441 Operating expenses Distribution 31,023 28,426 27,334 Research and development 72,191 66,480 52,293 Selling and administration 245,169 191,336 191,870 Subtotal 348,383 286,242 271,497 Write-off of in-process research and development 2,786 8,252 - Restructuring 2,312 879 8,846 Total 353,481 295,373 280,343 Operating income 197,480 99,653 114,098 Interest, net 17,233 16,020 15,207 Other income, net (197) (5,421) (7,044) Income before income taxes 180,444 89,054 105,935 Income tax expense 44,671 15,257 34,535 Net income $135,773 $73,797 $71,400 Earnings per share Basic $1.46 $0.80 $0.77 Diluted $1.43 $0.79 $0.76 Weighted average shares outstanding Basic 93,124 92,230 92,875 Diluted 95,210 93,807 94,105 Dividends declared per share $0.195 $0.178 $0.168 PERRIGO COMPANY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) June 28, June 30, Assets 2008 2007 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $318,604 $30,305 Investment securities 560 49,110 Accounts receivable 350,272 282,045 Inventories 399,972 295,114 Current deferred income taxes 43,342 41,400 Income taxes refundable 6,883 - Assets held for sale 2,746 2,746 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 34,480 18,340 Total current assets 1,156,859 719,060 Property and equipment Land 31,136 27,681 Buildings 258,224 238,471 Machinery and equipment 456,480 397,944 745,840 664,096 Less accumulated depreciation 388,945 333,024 356,895 331,072 Restricted cash 400,000 422,000 Goodwill 282,417 196,218 Other intangible assets 229,327 159,977 Non-current deferred income taxes 74,737 54,908 Other non-current assets 74,842 41,919 $2,575,077 $1,925,154 Liabilities and shareholders' equity Current liabilities Accounts payable $253,307 $164,318 Notes payable - 11,776 Payroll and related taxes 77,140 46,226 Accrued customer programs 53,668 48,218 Accrued liabilities 56,958 47,333 Accrued income taxes - 29,460 Current deferred income taxes 24,493 17,125 Current portion of long-term debt 20,095 15,381 Total current liabilities 485,661 379,837 Non-current liabilities Long-term debt 895,095 650,762 Non-current deferred income taxes 139,212 103,775 Other non-current liabilities 121,394 36,311 Total non-current liabilities 1,155,701 790,848 Shareholders' equity Preferred stock, without par value, 10,000 shares authorized - - Common stock, without par value, 200,000 shares authorized 488,537 519,419 Accumulated other comprehensive income 155,184 56,676 Retained earnings 289,994 178,374 Total shareholders' equity 933,715 754,469 $2,575,077 $1,925,154 Supplemental Disclosures of Balance Sheet Information Allowance for doubtful accounts $9,931 $9,421 Working capital $671,198 $339,223 Preferred stock, shares issued - - Common stock, shares issued 93,311 93,395 PERRIGO COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Fiscal Year 2008 2007 2006 Cash Flows (For) From Operating Activities Net income $135,773 $73,797 $71,400 Adjustments to derive cash flows Write-off of in-process research and development 2,786 8,252 - Depreciation and amortization 69,231 58,032 56,604 Asset impairment 10,346 2,034 7,783 Share-based compensation 8,469 8,953 9,485 Deferred income taxes 6,442 (1,371) (5,804) Sub-total 233,047 149,697 139,468 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of asset and business acquisitions and restructuring Accounts receivable (38,742) (36,812) (31,085) Inventories (72,480) 18,786 (31,681) Income taxes refundable (6,883) - - Accounts payable 67,638 (19,186) 38,312 Payroll and related taxes 27,046 (4,956) 12,173 Accrued customer programs 5,450 (1,316) 7,868 Accrued liabilities 4,085 2,063 (14,476) Accrued income taxes 20,679 15,272 (10,277) Other 8,467 5,375 16,229 Sub-total 15,260 (20,774) (12,937) Net cash from operating activities 248,307 128,923 126,531 Cash Flows (For) From Investing Activities Purchase of securities (176,298) (335,016) (60,773) Proceeds from sales of securities 208,097 312,521 51,492 Issuance of note receivable - (1,000) (3,000) Additions to property and equipment (44,824) (45,014) (36,427) Proceeds from sales of property and equipment - 2,613 - Acquisition of assets (12,401) (59,538) - Acquisition of business, net of cash (83,312) - - Equity investment (12,500) - - Net cash for investing activities (121,238) (125,434) (48,708) Cash Flows (For) From Financing Activities Repayments of short-term debt, net (11,776) (8,295) (5,287) Borrowings of long-term debt 465,000 130,000 60,000 Repayments of long-term debt (225,801) (90,000) (95,000) Tax effect of stock transactions 6,603 1,470 (861) Issuance of common stock 32,210 15,362 8,056 Repurchase of common stock (78,164) (22,464) (28,330) Cash dividends (18,219) (16,476) (15,613) Net cash from (for) financing activities 169,853 9,597 (77,035) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 296,922 13,086 788 Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period 30,305 19,018 16,707 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (8,623) (1,799) 1,523 Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period $318,604 $30,305 $19,018 Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information Cash paid/received during the year for: Interest paid $37,111 $36,020 $34,741 Interest received $21,664 $20,079 $21,464 Income taxes paid $32,718 $12,896 $47,133 Income taxes refunded $7,693 $11,316 $7,939 Table I PERRIGO COMPANY SEGMENT INFORMATION (in thousands) (unaudited) Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 2007 2008 2007 Segment Sales Consumer Healthcare $374,645 $257,272 $1,336,140 $1,037,305 Rx Pharmaceuticals 38,425 44,087 161,271 137,797 API 38,313 33,636 149,553 122,143 Other 48,818 39,301 175,167 150,183 Total $500,201 $374,296 $1,822,131 $1,447,428 Segment Operating Income (Loss) Consumer Healthcare $52,105 $13,752 $172,654 $70,522 -2034 -2034 Rx Pharmaceuticals (5,774) 6,949 21,386 23,996 API 3,752 4,221 20,475 19,072 Other 2,066 1,078 8,988 8,037 Unallocated expenses (10,312) (3,251) (23,237) (13,722) -2.8% -1.3% -1.7% -1.3% Write-off of in-process R&D - - (2,786) (8,252) Total $41,837 $20,715 $197,480 $97,619 Table II PERRIGO COMPANY RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net sales $500,201 $374,296 $1,822,131 $1,447,428 Reported gross profit $144,934 $106,167 $550,961 $395,026 Inventory step-up - Glades - 4,573 - 4,573 Inventory step-up - Galpharm 2,878 - 5,756 - Impairment of intangible asset 10,346 - 10,346 - Adjusted gross profit $158,158 $110,740 $567,063 $399,599 Adjusted gross profit % 31.6% 29.6% 31.1% 27.6% Restructuring (benefits) costs - Michigan Plants - (2,034) - (2,034) Reported operating income $41,837 $22,749 $197,480 $99,653 Inventory step-up - Glades - 4,573 - 4,573 Inventory step-up - Galpharm 2,878 - 5,756 - 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% Impairment of note receivable - 2,034 - 2,034 Impairment of intangible asset 10,346 - 10,346 - Restructuring (benefits) costs - Michigan Plants - (69) - 879 Restructuring costs - West Coast 143 - 491 - Restructuring costs - United Kingdom 1,821 - 1,821 - Write-off of in-process R&D - Glades acquisition - - - 8,252 Write-off of in-process R&D - Galpharm acquisition - - 2,786 - Adjusted operating income $57,025 $29,287 $218,680 $115,391 Adjusted operating income % 11.4% 7.8% 12.0% 8.0% Reported net income $27,498 $18,771 $135,773 $73,797 Inventory step-up - Glades (5) - 2,675 - 2,675 Inventory step-up - Galpharm (1) 2,072 - 4,144 - Impairment of note receivable (4) - 1,261 - 1,261 Impairment of intangible asset (3) 6,518 - 6,518 - Restructuring (benefits) costs- Michigan Plants (2) - (44) - 563 Restructuring costs - West Coast (3) 90 - 309 - Restructuring costs - United Kingdom (1) 1,311 - 1,311 - Write-off of in-process R&D - Glades acquisition (5) - - - 4,827 Write-off of in-process R&D - Galpharm acquisition (1) - - 2,006 - Adjusted net income $37,489 $22,663 $150,061 $83,123 Diluted earnings per share Reported $0.29 $0.20 $1.43 $0.79 Adjusted $0.39 $0.24 $1.58 $0.89 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 95,076 94,063 95,210 93,807 (1) Net of taxes at 28% (2) Net of taxes at 36% (3) Net of taxes at 37% (4) Net of taxes at 38% (5) Net of taxes at 41.5% Table II (Continued) REPORTABLE SEGMENTS RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 2007 2008 2007 Consumer Healthcare Net sales $374,645 $257,272 $1,336,140 $1,037,305 Reported gross profit $111,037 $62,490 $377,765 $237,942 Inventory step-up - Galpharm 2,878 - 5,756 - Adjusted gross profit $113,915 $62,490 $383,521 $237,942 Adjusted gross profit % 30.4% 24.3% 28.7% 22.9% Reported operating expenses $58,932 $48,738 $205,111 $167,420 Impairment of note receivable - (2,034) - (2,034) Restructuring benefits (costs) - Michigan Plants - 69 - (879) Restructuring costs - West Coast (143) - (491) - Restructuring costs - United Kingdom (1,821) - (1,821) - Adjusted operating expenses $56,968 $46,773 $202,799 $164,507 Adjusted operating expenses % 15.2% 18.2% 15.2% 15.9% Reported operating income $52,105 $13,752 $172,654 $70,522 Impairment of note receivable - 2,034 - 2,034 Inventory step-up - Galpharm 2,878 - 5,756 - Restructuring (benefits) costs - Michigan Plants - (69) - 879 Restructuring costs - West Coast 143 - 491 - Restructuring costs - United Kingdom 1,821 - 1,821 - Adjusted operating income $56,947 $15,717 $180,722 $73,435 Adjusted operating income % 15.2% 6.1% 13.5% 7.1% Rx Pharmaceuticals Net sales $38,425 $44,087 $161,271 $137,797 Reported gross profit $3,969 $16,331 $58,622 $57,762 Inventory step-up - Glades - 4,573 - 4,573 Impairment of intangible asset 10,346 - 10,346 - Adjusted gross profit $14,315 $20,904 $68,968 $62,335 Adjusted gross profit % 37.3% 47.4% 42.8% 45.2% Reported operating income (loss) $(5,774) $6,949 $21,386 $23,996 Inventory step-up - Glades - 4,573 - 4,573 Impairment of intangible asset 10,346 - 10,346 - Adjusted operating income $4,572 $11,522 $31,732 $28,569 Adjusted operating income % 11.9% 26.1% 19.7% 20.7% Unallocated Reported operating loss $(10,312) $(3,251) $(26,023) $(21,974) Write-off of in-process R&D - Glades acquisition - - - 8,252 Write-off of in-process R&D - Galpharm acquisition - - 2,786 - Adjusted operating loss $(10,312) $(3,251) $(23,237) $(13,722)
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