PARK CITY, Utah, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutraceutical
International Corporation (NASDAQ: NUTR) today reported
results for the fiscal 2017 third quarter ended June 30, 2017. Net sales for the fiscal
2017 third quarter were $65.0
million, compared to $60.8
million for the same quarter of fiscal 2016. For the
third quarter of fiscal 2017, net income was $1.9 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per share, compared to net
income of $6.0 million, or
$0.65 diluted earnings per share, for
the same quarter of fiscal 2016. Net income for the third
quarter of fiscal 2017 included costs of $2.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, related to entering into
a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of
HGGC, LLC ("HGGC"), a leading middle-market private equity
firm.
Net sales for the nine months ended June
30, 2017 were $182.8 million,
compared to $176.3 million for the
same period of fiscal 2016. For the nine months ended
June 30, 2017, net income was
$10.5 million, or $1.14 diluted earnings per share, compared to net
income of $14.9 million, or
$1.59 diluted earnings per share, for
the same period of fiscal 2016. Net income for the nine
months ended June 30, 2017 included
costs of $2.8 million, or
$0.30 per diluted share, related to
the definitive merger agreement.
Operating cash flow for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 was $16.9
million, compared to $23.5
million for the same period of fiscal 2016. The
operating cash flow for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, combined with net borrowings of
$7.0 million and existing cash, was
primarily used to invest $17.7
million in the acquisition of Zhou Nutrition, to invest
$6.5 million in purchases of
property, plant and equipment and to pay cash dividends to
stockholders of $2.3 million.
Bill Gay, chairman and chief
executive officer, commented, "Our fiscal 2017 third quarter net
sales growth of 6.8% was primarily driven by our April 2017 acquisition of Zhou Nutrition.
Gross profit remained solid at 51.4% for the third quarter.
Net income and Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter were impacted
by merger-related costs of $2.6
million. Also, the third quarter included $1.7 million in costs related to the write up of
Zhou Nutrition inventory to fair value and $0.4 million in severance costs related to the
on-going re-alignment of our marketing, sales and administrative
groups. Most channels we serve remain extremely competitive and
many channels are evolving due in part to changes in consumer
buying patterns."
Mr. Gay continued, "As always, we remain committed to our
employees, to our customers and to our world-wide consumers. We
also want to thank our stockholders for their long-term support of
our business strategy."
ABOUT NUTRACEUTICAL
We are an integrated manufacturer, marketer, distributor and
retailer of branded nutritional supplements and other natural
products sold primarily to and through domestic health and natural
food stores. Internationally, we market and distribute
branded nutritional supplements and other natural products to and
through health and natural product distributors and
retailers. Our core business strategy is to acquire,
integrate and operate businesses in the natural products industry
that manufacture, market and distribute branded nutritional
supplements. We believe that the consolidation and
integration of these acquired businesses provides ongoing financial
synergies through increased scale and market penetration, as well
as strengthened customer relationships.
We manufacture and sell nutritional supplements and other
natural products under numerous brands, including Solaray®,
KAL®, Dynamic Health®, Nature's Life®,
LifeTime®, Natural Balance®, NaturalCare®,
Health from the Sun®, Zhou Nutrition®,
Pioneer®, Nutra BioGenesis®, Life-flo®,
Organix South®, Heritage Store® and Monarch
Nutraceuticals®.
We own neighborhood natural food markets, which operate under
the trade names The Real Food Company™, Thom's Natural
Foods™, Cornucopia Community Market™ and
Granola's®. We also own health food stores, which
operate under the trade name Fresh Vitamins®.
We manufacture and/or distribute one of the broadest branded
product lines in the industry, with approximately 7,500 SKUs,
including approximately 750 SKUs exclusively sold
internationally. We believe that, as a result of our emphasis
on innovation, quality, loyalty, education and customer service,
our brands are widely recognized in health and natural food stores
and among their customers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
This Press Release may be deemed solicitation material in
respect of the proposed acquisition of Nutraceutical by an
affiliate of HGGC (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger,
Nutraceutical filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
July 24, 2017, and furnished the
proxy statement to Nutraceutical's stockholders beginning on
July 24, 2017. Additionally,
Nutraceutical will file other relevant materials with the SEC in
connection with the proposed transaction.
The materials to be filed by Nutraceutical with the SEC may be
obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In
addition, stockholders also may obtain free copies of the proxy
statement from Nutraceutical by contacting Nutraceutical Investor
Relations at 1400 Kearns Blvd., 2nd Floor, Park City, UT 84060, telephone number (435)
655-6106 or investor@nutraceutical.com. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE OTHER
RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY
VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED MERGER
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER
AND THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Nutraceutical and its directors, executive officers and other
members of management and employees, under the SEC rules, may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of
Nutraceutical's stockholders in connection with the proposed
Merger. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed
information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of
certain of Nutraceutical's executive officers and directors in the
solicitation by reading the proxy statement for its 2017 annual
meeting of stockholders and the proxy statement and other relevant
materials which may be filed with the SEC in connection with the
Merger when and if they become available. Information concerning
the interests of Nutraceutical's participants in the solicitation,
which may, in some cases, be different than those of its
stockholders generally, are set forth in the proxy statement
relating to the Merger. Additional information regarding
Nutraceutical's executive officers and directors in the
solicitation is available by reading Nutraceutical's proxy
statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and
business as well as with respect to the Merger, including the
expected timing of the completion of the Merger and the ability to
complete the Merger. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of terms such as "believe," "expects,"
"plan," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "can," or "anticipates,"
or the negative thereof, or variations thereon, or comparable
terminology, or by discussions of strategy. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause industry trends, our actual results of operations or
the actual results of the Merger to be materially different from
any future results expressed or implied by these statements.
Important factors that may cause our results to differ from these
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i)
changes in or new government regulations or increased enforcement
of the same, including adverse determinations by regulators; (ii)
unavailability of desirable acquisitions, inability to complete
them or inability to integrate them; (iii) increased costs,
including from increased raw material or energy prices;
(iv) changes in general worldwide economic or political
conditions; (v) adverse publicity or negative consumer perception
regarding nutritional supplements; (vi) issues with obtaining raw
materials of adequate quality or quantity; (vii) litigation and
claims, including product liability, intellectual property and
other types; (viii) disruptions from or following acquisitions
including the loss of customers; (ix) increased competition; (x)
slow or negative growth in the nutritional supplement industry or
the healthy foods channel; (xi) the loss of key personnel or the
inability to manage our operations efficiently; (xii) problems with
information management systems, manufacturing efficiencies and
operations, including system interruptions and
security/cybersecurity breaches; (xiii) insurance coverage issues;
(xiv) the volatility of the stock market generally and of our stock
specifically; (xv) increases in the cost of borrowings or
unavailability of additional debt or equity capital, or both, or
fluctuations in foreign currencies; and (xvi) interruption of
business or negative impact on sales and earnings due to acts of
God, acts of war, terrorism, bio-terrorism, civil unrest and other
factors outside of our control. In addition, the actual results of
the Merger could vary materially as a result of number of factors,
including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that competing
offers will be made; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or
other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the
merger agreement; and (iii) the inability to complete the Merger
due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the Merger or
the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the
Merger. Other factors that may cause actual results of operations
or the results of the Merger to differ materially include those set
forth in the reports that Nutraceutical files from time to time
with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2016 and
quarterly and current reports on Form 10-Q and 8-K. These
forward-looking statements reflect Nutraceutical's expectations as
of the date of this press release. Nutraceutical undertakes no
obligation to update the information provided herein. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date
hereof.
NUTRACEUTICAL
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(unaudited;
dollars in thousands)
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June
30,
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September
30,
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2017
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2016
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Assets
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Current assets,
net
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$ 101,069
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$
93,866
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Property, plant and
equipment, net
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82,184
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83,048
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Goodwill
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38,582
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30,925
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Other non-current assets,
net
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34,623
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28,016
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$ 256,458
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$
235,855
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Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity
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Current
liabilities
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$
22,971
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$
20,165
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Long-term
liabilities
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51,250
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43,700
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Stockholders'
equity
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182,237
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171,990
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$ 256,458
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$
235,855
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NUTRACEUTICAL
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(unaudited;
dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Three months ended
June 30,
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Nine months ended
June 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Net sales
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$
64,993
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$
60,836
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$
182,827
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$
176,287
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Cost of
sales
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31,600
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29,416
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89,419
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86,430
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Gross
profit
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33,393
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31,420
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93,408
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89,857
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Operating
expenses
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Selling, general and
administrative
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25,261
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21,895
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69,317
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64,016
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Transaction costs
related to merger agreement
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2,556
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-
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2,766
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-
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Amortization of
intangible assets
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1,357
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988
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3,183
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2,968
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Income from
operations
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4,219
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8,537
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18,142
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22,873
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Interest and other
expense, net
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380
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326
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1,022
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922
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Income
before provision for income taxes
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3,839
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8,211
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17,120
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21,951
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Provision for income
taxes
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1,982
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2,182
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6,600
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7,063
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Net income
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$
1,857
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$
6,029
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$
10,520
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$
14,888
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Net income per common
share
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Basic
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$
0.20
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$
0.65
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$
1.14
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$
1.59
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Diluted
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0.20
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0.65
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1.14
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1.59
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Weighted average
common shares outstanding
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Basic
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9,246,902
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9,310,097
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9,235,063
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9,390,765
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Diluted
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9,257,550
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9,310,097
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9,238,612
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9,390,765
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NUTRACEUTICAL
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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ADJUSTED EBITDA
SCHEDULE
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(unaudited;
dollars in thousands)
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Three months ended
June 30,
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Nine months ended
June 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Net income
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$ 1,857
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$
6,029
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$ 10,520
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$ 14,888
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Provision for income
taxes
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1,982
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2,182
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6,600
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7,063
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Interest and other
expense, net (1)
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380
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326
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1,022
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922
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Depreciation and
amortization
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3,821
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3,579
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10,905
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10,599
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Adjusted EBITDA
(2)
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$ 8,040
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$ 12,116
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$ 29,047
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$ 33,472
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(1)
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Includes amortization
of deferred financing fees.
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(2)
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The three months and
nine months ended June 30, 2017 include the following: HGGC,
LLC merger-related costs of $2,556 and $2,766, respectively; costs
related to the write up of Zhou Nutrition inventory to fair value (included in cost of goods
sold) of $1,686 and $1,686, respectively; and severance costs
(included in in selling, general and administrative) of $366 and
$557, respectively.
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Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
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Adjusted EBITDA (a
non-GAAP measure) is defined in our performance measures as
earnings before net interest and other expense, taxes,
depreciation, amortization and goodwill and intangible asset
impairments. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful
additional information to analysts, creditors, investment bankers,
investors and management regarding operating performance and debt
covenant compliance. Adjusted EBITDA has some inherent
limitations in measuring operating performance due to the exclusion
of certain financial elements such as depreciation and amortization
and is not necessarily comparable to other similarly-titled
captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the
method of calculation. Furthermore, Adjusted EBITDA is not
intended to be an alternative to net income in determining our
operating performance in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
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