Perrigo Reports Record Sales, Earnings and Cash Flow from Operations for Fiscal 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008 8:15 AM
Symbols: PRGO

- Full year revenue increased $375 million, or 26 percent, to a record $1.8 billion, including $500 million for the fourth quarter

- GAAP net income for the full year increased 84 percent to $135.8 million, or $1.43 per share

- Adjusted net income for the full year increased 81 percent to $150.1 million, or $1.58 per share

- Record cash flow from operations of $248 million for the year

- Management expects full year fiscal 2009 earnings to be in a range of $1.90 to $1.98 per share

ALLEGAN, Mich., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO; TASE) 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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