Robbins & Myers Inc, USA

Robbins & Myers Inc, USA

Pump Industry Analyst June 1997 United Dom inion Industries Ltd, USA Robbins & Myers Inc, USA KEY FIGURES (US$ million) Third quarter ended 31.5 ’...

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Pump Industry Analyst

June 1997

United Dom inion Industries Ltd, USA

Robbins & Myers Inc, USA KEY FIGURES (US$ million) Third quarter ended 31.5



1997

1996

Income before Income Taxes

I

11.8 1 7.9

Net Income

US$O.69

Income per Primary Share /

Unfilled Orders

Nine Months

Sales

420.3

g.l II

Cost of Sales

317.8

5.7

Operating Income

22.7

Net Income

11.2

US$O.52

113.0 I

114.0 11

ended 31.5 /

Net Sales

1997

1

284.6

1996

30.9

22.5

Net Income

20.7

14.2

US$l.84

US$l.29

/

Unfilled Orders

113.0 1

11

Earnings per Common Share Average Common Shares Outstanding (thousands)

Backlog

255.3

Income before Income Taxes

Income per Primary Share

114.0 jl

I L

(US$ million)

Industrial Products

24.1

--! 42361

269

Building Products

c

Total ’ Except per share data.

Rohbins & Myers Inc announced strong gains in sales and earnings for the third quarter ended 3 I May 1997. Sales for the quarter were US$97.6 million, a 9 per cent increase over US$89.9 million reported for the same quarter of fiscal 1996. Net income of US$7.9 million was up 39 per cent from US$5.7 million posted for the third quarter last year. Nine months sales increased 12 per cent to US$284.6 with million compared US$255.3 million reported for the first nine months of fiscal year 1996. Net income of US$20.7 million was up

United Dominion Industries Ltd reported first quarter net income of US$l 1.2 million, or 25 cents ashare, compared with US$lO.E million, or 26 cents a share, in the first quarter of 1996. Sales in the quarter under review declined marginally to US$420 million compared with US$422 million in the first quarter of 1996. William R Holland, chairman and chief executive officer, said the company’s latest results reflected normal seasonal factors as well as operating problems at three units. Marley Pump and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell reported soft results, primarily due to volume and operating issues. Holland added that United Dominion expects Marley Pump and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell to achieve

per cent, over the US$l4.2 million reported for the same period last fiscal year. Daniel W Duval, president and chief executive officer of Robbins & Myers Inc, said ‘Contributing to these good results was a solid performance by all of our business units. The significant increase in earnings for the quarter was driven by favourable sales mix and conimprovement in tinuing operations. Historically the third quarter is the strongest due to the additional number of shipping days available.’ n

US$O.25 45240

’ Except per share data.

46

7

1997

89.9

97.6

Net Sales

l/

KEY FIGURES (US$ million) First quarter ended 31.3

improvements for the balance of the year and, with United Dominion’s backlog currently nine per cent higher than a year ago, strong results in the months ahead are anticipated. During the quarter, United Dominion announced agreements in principle to sell two of its building products units; Windsor Door and its 50 per cent interest in CENTRIA. Terms of the proposed divestitures were not disclosed. Holland noted that United Dominion would continue to evaluate its mix of businesses and said it will aggressively continue to seek opportunities to acquire industrial manufacturing companies, reducing the company’s involvement in cyclical building and construction markets. n

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