Aptar Reports Second Quarter Results; Announces Binding Offer to Acquire CSP Technologies, a Leader in Active Packaging Technology
Crystal Lake, Illinois, July 26, 2018 -- AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) today announced second quarter operating results along with its binding offer to acquire CSP Technologies Parent S.A. (CSP Technologies), a leader in active packaging technology based on proprietary material science expertise.
Second Quarter 2018 Summary
- Reported sales increased 15%, including the positive effect of currency rates (+4%)
- Core sales, excluding currency and acquisition effects, rose 11% driven by growth in each business segment, end market and geographic region
- Reported net income (8% of net sales) decreased 14% to $56 million due to restructuring expenses of $18 million and costs related to the Reboul and CSP Technologies acquisitions of $3 million
- Adjusted EBITDA (20% of net sales), which excludes the restructuring and acquisition expenses, increased 14% to $141 million
- Reported earnings per share, including restructuring and acquisitions expenses, with an effective tax rate of 26%, were $0.86 compared to $1.01 reported in the prior year with an effective tax rate of 18% (prior year included certain tax settlements and higher equity compensation deductions)
- Adjusted earnings per share, which exclude restructuring and acquisition expenses, increased 4% to $1.09, compared to prior year currency adjusted earnings per share of $1.05 with an effective tax rate of 18%
- Prior year earnings per share would have been $0.10 lower had our current effective tax rate been applied to prior year earnings
- Binding offer to acquire CSP Technologies, a leader in active packaging technology, for an enterprise value of $555 million
- Business transformation progressing as planned
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