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Buckeye Chief pleased with fourth quarter results
03 Aug '11
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Buckeye Technologies Inc, announced fourth quarter adjusted net income* of $27.8 million or $0.68 per share. This excludes an after-tax non-cash asset impairment charge of $13.0 million, or $0.32 per share, relating to our recently announced plans to close our Canadian nonwovens plant by the end of December 2012 as well as other special items of $0.6 million or $0.01 per share. Adjusted net income* rose 162% as compared to the prior year period's $10.6 million or $0.26 per share, which excluded after-tax costs of $0.9 million or $0.02 per share relating to early retirement of debt and restructuring.
Net sales were a record $256 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, up 25% versus net sales of $205 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 due to higher selling prices and increased shipment volume. The $0.42 increase in adjusted EPS*, compared to the prior year period, was also driven by higher selling prices and increased shipment volume.
Comparing the fourth quarter to the third quarter of fiscal 2011, sales were up $18 million or 8% primarily due to a 6% increase in shipment volume. Adjusted EPS* of $0.68 was off $0.03 compared to $0.71 in the third quarter due to a higher effective tax rate, and higher selling, research and administrative expenses, reflecting increased year-end compensation performance accruals. Adjusted pre-tax income was up by $1.0 million compared to the third quarter.
For fiscal year 2011, net sales were $905 million, a new record and up 20% from $756 million in fiscal 2010, primarily driven by higher selling prices. Adjusted net income* for the 2011 fiscal year was a record $90.8 million, or $2.23 per share, compared to $34.9 million or $0.91 per share in fiscal 2010. The growth in net income was due to significantly higher selling prices across all parts of our specialty fibers segment, along with a $0.19 favorable impact from reduced interest expense due to the $141 million debt reduction achieved over the course of the year.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John B. Crowe said, "We were pleased with our fourth quarter and our record fiscal year 2011 financial results. Fourth quarter revenue was significantly improved over the same quarter a year ago, surpassing the old record delivered in the preceding quarter. We indicated on our last quarter's earnings conference call that we expected fourth quarter earnings to be similar to the third quarter, which is the case.
Continued excellent free cash flow generation, which amounted to $50 million for the quarter, allowed us to reduce our long-term debt during the quarter by $40 million to $97 million on June 30. At the same time, we repurchased 400,000 shares of Buckeye stock under our outstanding 5.6 million share authorization, representing a return of cash to our shareholders of approximately $10 million. We enter our new fiscal year 2012 with solid momentum."
Buckeye, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Company currently operates facilities in the United States, Germany, Canada, and Brazil. Its products are sold worldwide to makers of consumer and industrial goods.
Net sales were a record $256 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, up 25% versus net sales of $205 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 due to higher selling prices and increased shipment volume. The $0.42 increase in adjusted EPS*, compared to the prior year period, was also driven by higher selling prices and increased shipment volume.
Comparing the fourth quarter to the third quarter of fiscal 2011, sales were up $18 million or 8% primarily due to a 6% increase in shipment volume. Adjusted EPS* of $0.68 was off $0.03 compared to $0.71 in the third quarter due to a higher effective tax rate, and higher selling, research and administrative expenses, reflecting increased year-end compensation performance accruals. Adjusted pre-tax income was up by $1.0 million compared to the third quarter.
For fiscal year 2011, net sales were $905 million, a new record and up 20% from $756 million in fiscal 2010, primarily driven by higher selling prices. Adjusted net income* for the 2011 fiscal year was a record $90.8 million, or $2.23 per share, compared to $34.9 million or $0.91 per share in fiscal 2010. The growth in net income was due to significantly higher selling prices across all parts of our specialty fibers segment, along with a $0.19 favorable impact from reduced interest expense due to the $141 million debt reduction achieved over the course of the year.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John B. Crowe said, "We were pleased with our fourth quarter and our record fiscal year 2011 financial results. Fourth quarter revenue was significantly improved over the same quarter a year ago, surpassing the old record delivered in the preceding quarter. We indicated on our last quarter's earnings conference call that we expected fourth quarter earnings to be similar to the third quarter, which is the case.
Continued excellent free cash flow generation, which amounted to $50 million for the quarter, allowed us to reduce our long-term debt during the quarter by $40 million to $97 million on June 30. At the same time, we repurchased 400,000 shares of Buckeye stock under our outstanding 5.6 million share authorization, representing a return of cash to our shareholders of approximately $10 million. We enter our new fiscal year 2012 with solid momentum."
Buckeye, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Company currently operates facilities in the United States, Germany, Canada, and Brazil. Its products are sold worldwide to makers of consumer and industrial goods.
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