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PENX (MM)

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Penford Reports Financial Results

08/07/2010 11:00am

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Penford Corporation (Nasdaq:PENX), a leader in renewable, natural-based ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported that consolidated sales for the quarter ended May 31, 2010 were $61.9 million compared with $61.3 million a year ago. Diluted loss per share, including discontinued operations, was $0.51. Net loss from continuing operations was $5.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4.3 million, or $0.39 per diluted share last year. A table summarizing third quarter results from continuing operations is shown below:

    Penford Corporation – Financial Highlights Quarter Ended (In thousands except per share data)   5/31/10         5/31/09           % Change     Industrial Ingredients: Sales $ 42,010 $ 44,670 (6 )% Gross margin (3,847 ) (5,558 ) 31 % Operating loss (6,847 ) (7,047 )

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3 %   Food Ingredients: Sales $ 19,899 $ 16,606 20 % Gross margin 7,112 5,573 28 % Operating income 5,018 3,365 49 %   Consolidated: Sales $ 61,909 $ 61,276 1 % Gross margin 3,265 14 NA Operating loss (4,091 ) (6,036 ) (1) 32 % Net Loss from continuing operations (5,758 ) (4,343 ) (33 )% Diluted loss per share – continuing operations $ (0.49 ) $ (0.39 ) 26 % Diluted loss per share – discontinued operations $ (0.02 ) $ (0.27 ) 93 % Diluted loss per share $ (0.51 ) $ (0.66 ) 23 %   (1) Includes $1.1 million of net insurance recoveries in the quarter ended 5/31/09  

Third Fiscal Quarter Consolidated Financial Results

  • Consolidated sales were comparable to last year at $61.9 million. Higher volume offset lower selling prices.
  • Lower costs and higher productivity improved results. Gross margin expanded $3.3 million and unit costs declined by 11%.
  • Quarterly operating losses were $4.1 million compared with a loss of $7.1 million last year, excluding net insurance recoveries of $1.1 million in fiscal 2009.
  • Net loss from continuing operations for the third quarter includes a $1.0 million pre-tax non-cash charge related to unamortized transaction costs from the Company’s prior credit facility, and a $1.6 million pre-tax interest rate swap termination expense.

Food Ingredients Third Quarter Results

  • The Food Ingredients business reported record sales of $19.9 million for the quarter, increasing 20% over last year.
  • Revenue grew by 20% in the quarter from a combination of stronger sales of established products and gains in new business in several areas.
  • Gross margin and operating income increased as unit costs fell 9%. Cost savings programs and higher plant throughput contributed $1.3 million to higher quarter profits.

Industrial Ingredients Third Quarter Results

  • Sales of specialty products grew 15%.
  • Industrial starch volumes expanded by more than 10% as paper end-market fundamentals improved. Higher volumes offset approximately half of the impact of lower average unit selling prices.
  • Ethanol volume represented just under half of the Industrial product mix. Revenues and volume for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were comparable to a year ago.
  • Cost reduction program effects, higher throughput rates, improved yields and lower raw material costs impacted results by $7.2 million in the quarter.

Cash and Debt

  • As previously announced, on April 7, 2010, the Company issued $40 million of preferred stock, which is mandatorily redeemable in seven years. The dividend rate on the preferred stock is 15%, with 6% payable in cash quarterly. The Company also entered into a five-year, $60 million, secured revolving line of credit with a syndicate of banks that includes the Bank of Montreal, Bank of America and Rabobank Nederland.
  • The Company reduced debt levels from $95.7 million at August 31, 2009 to $60.3 million, including $40 million of preferred stock, at May 31, 2010.
  • Year-to-date cash provided by operations was $9.8 million compared to cash used in operations of $12.3 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2009. Improvements in working capital contributed $5.2 million to cash in fiscal 2010.

Conference Call

Penford will host a conference call to discuss third quarter financial and operational results today, July 8, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain time (11:00 a.m. Eastern time). Access information for the call and web-cast can be found at www.penx.com. To participate in the call on July 8, 2010, please phone 1-877-407-9205 at 8:50 a.m. Mountain Time. A replay will be available at www.penx.com.

About Penford Corporation

Penford Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty, natural-based ingredient systems for a variety of industrial and food applications. Penford has five manufacturing and/or research locations in the United States.

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “may,” “will,” “looks,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “expects,” or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategies or trends. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. Actual future results could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements, and the Company does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the risks and uncertainties discussed in this release and those described from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which include, but are not limited to: competition; the possibility of interruption of business activities due to equipment problems, accidents, strikes, weather or other factors; product development risk; changes in corn and other raw material prices and availability; the amount and timing of flood insurance recoveries; the Company’s inability to comply with the terms of instruments governing the Company’s debt; the effects of the current economic recession as well as other changes in general economic conditions or developments with respect to specific industries or customers affecting demand for the Company’s products, including unfavorable shifts in product mix; unanticipated costs, expenses or third party claims; interest rate, chemical and energy cost volatility; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in returns on pension plan assets and/or assumptions used for determining employee benefit expense and obligations; unforeseen developments in the industries in which Penford operates; and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

       

Penford Corporation

Financial Highlights Three months ended Nine months ended May 31

May 31

(In thousands except per share data)   2010         2009     2010         2009   (unaudited)   Consolidated Results   Sales $ 61,909 $ 61,276 $ 191,272 $ 184,799     Loss from continuing operations (5,758 ) (4,343 ) (6,503 ) (7,984 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   (218 )   (3,072 )   16,312     (21,978 ) Net income (loss) $ (5,976 ) $ (7,415 ) $ 9,809 $ (29,962 )   Loss per share, diluted – continuing operations $ (0.49 ) $ (0.39 ) $ (0.58 ) $ (0.72 ) Income (loss) per share, diluted – discontinued operations $ (0.02 ) $ (0.27 ) $ 1.43   $ (1.97 ) Income (loss) per share, diluted $ (0.51 ) $ (0.66 ) $ 0.85 $ (2.69 )   Cash Flows   Cash flow provided by (used in) continuing operations: Operating activities $ (1,855 ) $ 1,725 $ 9,759 $ (12,293 ) Investing activities (663 ) (5,254 ) 16,238 (7,981 ) Financing activities   2,518     5,106     (31,537 )   21,850   - 1,577 (5,540 ) 1,576 Net cash flow provided (used in) by discontinued operations   (890 )   876     (270 )   382   Total cash used $ (890 ) $ 2,453 $ (5,810 ) 1,958     Balance Sheets     May 31,     August 31,   2010   2009 (unaudited)   Current assets $ 61,636 $ 68,336 Current assets of discontinued operations - 38,486 Property, plant and equipment, net 113,524 119,049 Other assets 33,618 28,147 Non-current assets of discontinued operations   -   4,227 Total assets   208,778   258,245   Current liabilities 27,035 44,958 Current liabilities of discontinued operations - 16,028 Long-term debt 19,833 71,141 Redeemable preferred stock 32,940 Other liabilities 42,628 43,908 Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations - 2,851 Shareholders’ equity   86,342   79,359 Total liabilities and equity $ 208,778 $ 258,245          

Penford Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations Three months ended Nine months ended May 31 May 31 (In thousands except per share data)   2010         2009     2010         2009   (unaudited)   Sales $ 61,909 $ 61,276 $ 191,272 $ 184,799   Cost of sales   58,644     61,262     171,317     181,960   Gross margin 3,265 14 19,955 2,839   Operating expenses 6,312 6,048 18,854 18,212 Research and development expenses 1,044 1,077 3,165 3,368 Flood related costs, net of insurance recoveries   -     (1,075 )   -     (9,109 )   Loss from operations (4,091 ) (6,036 ) (2,064 ) (9,632 )   Non-operating income (expense), net (2,606 ) 515 (1,997 ) 1,464 Interest expense   1,904     1,400     5,324     3,848     Loss before income taxes (8,601 ) (6,921 ) (9,385 ) (12,016 )   Income tax benefit   (2,843 )   (2,578 )   (2,882 )   (4,032 )   Loss from continuing operations (5,758 ) (4,343 ) (6,503 ) (7,984 )   Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (218 ) (3,072 ) 16,312 (21,978 )           Net income (loss) $ (5,976 ) $ (7,415 ) $ 9,809   $ (29,962 )  

Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding, diluted

11,796 11,176 11,396 11,169   Loss per share, diluted – continuing operations $ (0.49 ) $ (0.39 ) $ (0.58 ) $ (0.72 ) Income (loss) per share, diluted – discontinued operations $ (0.02 ) $ (0.27 ) $ 1.43   $ (1.97 ) Income (loss) per share, diluted $ (0.51 ) $ (0.66 ) $ 0.85 $ (2.69 )   Dividends declared per common share $ - $ - $ - $ 0.12  

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