Chase Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
Revenues of $48.4 Million
Earnings Per Share of $0.29
BRIDGEWATER, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Chase Corporation(NYSE MKT: CCF) today reported revenues of $48.4 million for the quarter ended February 28, 2013. This represents an increase of $19.0 million or 65% compared to $29.4 million in the same quarter of last fiscal year. The current quarter included revenues of $18.2 million from the Company’s NEPTCO acquisition (of which $3.0 million related to the NEPTCO Joint Venture) which was acquired in June 2012. Net income attributable to Chase Corporation of $2.64 million increased $1.44 million or 120% from $1.20 million in the prior year period. Earnings per diluted share of $0.29 in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 represented an increase of $0.16 compared to $0.13 per share in fiscal 2012. Included in the current quarter results are charges totaling $0.87 million relating to defined benefit plan settlement costs.
For the six months ended February 28, 2013, revenues increased $40.2 million or 65% to $101.8 million, compared to $61.6 million in the prior year period. The fiscal 2013 year to date period includes revenues of $37.2 million from the Company’s NEPTCO acquisition (of which $6.4 million related to the NEPTCO Joint Venture). Net income attributable to Chase Corporation increased $2.66 million or 75.6% to $6.18 million or $0.68 per share in the year to date period from $3.52 million or $0.39 per share in the same period in fiscal 2012. Included in the fiscal 2013 year to date period are charges totaling $1.79 million relating to the step up in fair value of inventory and defined benefit plan settlement costs.
Peter R. Chase, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Our second quarter finished better than plan in both the Industrial Materials and Construction Materials segments. As in the first quarter, electronic coatings and Paper Tyger showed the most improvement in industrial while C.I.M. continued to supply a large international project to boost construction. Other areas performed fairly close to expectation with the exception of pipeline products which was affected by delays in the start of a supply contract. This tends to be the nature of large construction projects as timing of orders can be difficult to predict due to a range of factors.
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