DES PLAINES, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 31, 2006 -- Schawk, Inc. (
NYSE:
SGK), one of the
world's leading providers of digital imaging graphic services to the
consumer products and brand imaging markets, reported today third-quarter
2006 earnings of $0.30 per fully diluted share compared to $0.32 per fully
diluted share in the third quarter of 2005. Income from continuing
operations resulted in third-quarter 2006 earnings of $0.30 per fully
diluted share and 2005 earnings of $0.29 per fully diluted share.
Third-quarter 2005 results also included a charge of $0.04 per share for
acquisition integration expenses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company reported earnings
of $0.79 per fully diluted share compared to $0.83 per fully diluted share
in the first nine months of 2005. Income from continuing operations for
the nine-month period resulted in earnings per fully diluted share of $0.81
compared to $0.84 per fully diluted share on the same basis for the first
nine months of 2005. The current year nine-month period results included
$0.02 per share of acquisition integration expenses and the benefit of a
$0.05 per share reserve reversal related to settlement of litigation in the
second quarter of 2006. The prior-year nine-month period results included
a charge of $0.09 per share for acquisition integration expenses.
Sales from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2006 decreased
$16.8 million, or 11.1 percent, to $134.8 million from $151.6 million in
the same period of 2005. In the 2006 third quarter, entertainment account
revenue was $4.1 million lower than in the previous year's third quarter.
Additionally, revenue from the Company's largest retail account was $3.3
million lower in the 2006 third quarter than in the previous year's third
quarter, consistent with this client's previously announced intention to
reduce overall advertising spending in 2006. The Company expects sales to
this client will be lower by $3 to $4 million in the fourth quarter
compared to the prior-year fourth quarter unless the client increases
advertising spending.
Additionally, revenues from the East Coast facility that was closed in June
2006 were $2.4 million lower in the third quarter of 2006, as these
accounts were sold along with the discontinued operations on February 28,
2006. The Company also experienced weakness in its European operations,
where sales were down $1.7 million in the quarter. The balance of the
decrease in sales from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2006
was due to softness in North American consumer products packaging accounts
and advertising accounts. Exacerbating the decline in sales in the third
quarter was the fact that certain new business wins from earlier in the
year did not contribute to the period's revenue as much as anticipated.
The Company expects to see more revenue from this new business in the
fourth quarter of 2006.
Gross margin from continuing operations increased to 35.9 percent in the
third quarter of 2006 from 35.2 percent in the prior-year third quarter.
Despite a reduction in sales, gross margin increased due to cost reduction
efforts at certain operating locations.
Operating income from continuing operations increased to $15.8 million in
the third quarter of 2006 from $15.0 million in the prior-year third
quarter. Third-quarter 2006 operating margin from continuing operations
was 11.7 percent compared to 9.9 percent in the 2005 third quarter.
Excluding acquisition integration expenses, 2005 third-quarter operating
income from continuing operations was $17.0 million and operating margin
was 11.2 percent. Third-quarter 2006 operating income and operating margin
was higher than in the prior-year third quarter as a result of reduced
costs as compared to the third quarter of 2006. However, operating income
and operating margin were negatively impacted by the shortfall in sales as
noted above. In addition, third-quarter 2006 operating income included
approximately $0.4 million of losses connected with the closing of an East
Coast facility announced in the second quarter of 2006 and $0.2 million of
stock option expense.
Other income (expense) from continuing operations resulted in net other
expense of $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2006 compared to $2.1
million in the prior-year third quarter. Net interest expense, the largest
component of this category, increased to $2.7 million from $2.2 million in
the 2005 third quarter. The increase in interest expense was from a
combination of higher short-term borrowing rates and the amortization of
the present value discount related to vacant property reserves.
The third-quarter income tax provision from continuing operations is at an
effective rate of 37.7 percent for 2006, comparable to 36.9 percent in
2005. The increase in the effective tax rate was due to higher profits in
higher tax jurisdictions than in the prior-year third quarter.
Income from continuing operations was comparable at approximately $8.2
million in the third quarters of 2006 and 2005, despite an 11.1 percent
drop in sales in the third quarter of 2006. On a percentage of sales
basis, income from continuing operations increased to 6.1 percent from 5.4
percent in the prior-year third quarter.
Net income was $8.1 million in the third quarter of 2006 compared to $8.8
million in the same period of 2005.
Consolidated Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, net sales from
continuing operations decreased 1.8 percent to $408.6 million compared to
$416.1 million for the same period of the prior year, primarily due to a
decline in sales to the Company's advertising and entertainment accounts,
the reduction in overall advertising spending by the Company's largest
retail client, lost revenue from resigned accounts at closed or sold
facilities, and lower advertising account revenues due to lower spending
levels on promotions compared to the nine months of 2005.
Additionally, as a reminder, the acquisition of Seven Worldwide occurred at
the end of January 2005. Therefore first-nine months 2005 results did not
include Seven's month of January 2005 revenues and expenses. Seven
contributed approximately $19.8 million of acquisition revenues from
continuing operations in January 2006, increasing revenues for the first
nine months of 2006. Excluding the $19.8 million of revenue in the month
of January 2006 to make the periods comparable on a pro forma basis, sales
from continuing operations decreased 6.6 percent from $416.1 million in
2005 to $388.8 million in 2006.
Gross margin from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2006
was 35.2 percent as compared to 35.1 percent in the prior-year period.
Nine-months operating income from continuing operations increased to $43.7
million in the 2006 period from $41.0 million in the 2005 period, an
increase of 6.6 percent. Excluding the reserve reversal in connection with
the lawsuit settlement and acquisition integration expenses, operating
income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2006
decreased to $42.3 million from $44.8 million for the same period of 2005,
a decrease of 5.6 percent. The operating margin from continuing operations
increased to 10.7 percent as compared to 9.9 percent in the 2005 nine-month
period. Before acquisition integration expenses and the lawsuit
settlement, the operating margin from continuing operations would have been
10.4 percent for the current nine month period versus 10.8 percent in the
same period of 2005. The operating results in the current year-to-date
period were negatively impacted by the low margin month of January in the
2006 results for certain former Seven operations (the prior year period did
not include Seven's results for the month of January because Seven was
acquired February 1, 2005), the lower sales in the third quarter and the
negative comparisons for the East Coast facility and for Europe for 2006
compared to 2005. In addition, nine-month 2006 selling, general and
administrative expenses included $0.8 million of stock option expense
compared to no stock option expense in 2005, as a result of the new rules
requiring the expensing of stock options in 2006.
Other income (expense) from continuing operations in the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2006, resulted in net other expense of $7.8 million,
compared to $5.2 million of net expense in the comparable prior-year period
primarily as a result of increased interest expense.
Income tax expense from continuing operations for the first nine months of
2006 was at an effective rate of 37.7 percent versus 37.5 percent in the
2005 period. The Company currently anticipates that the effective tax rate
from continuing operations will be in the range of 37.7 percent to 38.7
percent for the full year of 2006.
Nine-month income from continuing operations was comparable year to year,
at $22.3 million in 2006 and $22.4 million in 2005. Net income decreased
slightly to $21.9 million during the 2006 nine-month period from $22.2
million in the 2005 nine-month period.
Other Information
Depreciation and amortization expense was $5.8 million for the third
quarter of 2006 and $7.1 million for the third quarter of 2005. For the
2006 nine-month period, depreciation and amortization expense was $18.4
million compared to $20.1 million in the prior-year nine-month period. The
decrease was due to the depreciation and amortization that was associated
with discontinued operations that are included in the prior-year totals.
Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2006 were $5.2 million
compared to $6.2 million in the same period of 2005. For the first nine
months of 2006, capital expenditures were $18.0 million compared to $14.6
million in the prior-year period. The increase in capital expenditures is
due in part to the purchase of new software and hardware for new
accounting, costing and billing systems, and equipment for the Anthem
design office in York, England, as well as an additional month of capital
spending in 2006 as compared to 2005 for the former Seven Worldwide
operations.
The Company's balance sheet as of September 30, 2006, improved compared to
the year ended December 31, 2005, through an $18.5 million reduction in
debt. The percentage of total debt to equity improved to 58.6 percent from
73.5 percent. In addition, the percentage of total debt to total capital
improved to 36.9 percent at September 30, 2006, from 42.4 percent at
December 31, 2005. The Company also had approximately $76 million of
outstanding borrowings on its revolving credit facility and $39 million of
additional availability as of September 30, 2006. The Company's debt
increased from the end of the second quarter by $17.8 million. The
increase was caused by three factors: 1) a $7.5 million outflow for
acquisitions in the third quarter; 2) the timing of the receipt of $2.0
million for the balance due on the sale of the discontinued operations
received soon after the end of the third quarter; and 3) a temporary
increase in receivables. By the third week in October the receivables were
reduced and debt decreased by $7.4 million from the end of the third
quarter.
Management Comments
President and Chief Executive Officer David A. Schawk commented, "While the
third quarter was challenging from a revenue standpoint, we are confident
that we are well positioned as it relates to the markets we serve.
Throughout this period we have made significant strides to further entrench
ourselves in these markets. Our sales results were impacted by a few main
items: 1) our entertainment business was impacted by fewer movie releases
and promotions; 2) the reduction in sales to our largest retail client, as
anticipated; 3) as part of the market focusing activity we undertook
earlier in the year we elected to walk away from certain accounts that did
not fit the portfolio of business were are concentrating on; 4) finally,
there has been a general softness in most consumer products promotional
activity this year on a comparative basis as many of our clients paused
after significant changes to their designs in 2005.
"On the business development front," Mr. Schawk continued, "we continue to
see a very strong new business pipeline, and we believe we will begin to
see contributions from these wins in the fourth quarter. Recent new
business wins in the third quarter include a major award of business from
one of the world's leading cosmetics firms as well as being awarded the
global design and promotional work for the 2008 Olympic Games by a major
beverage producer. In addition we are seeing great interest in the way
that Schawk's offering addresses the issue of sustainable packaging that is
a major initiative of virtually every consumer products company in the
world. We expect our business pipeline will continue to grow and believe
that it will have a positive impact on the fourth quarter and produce
revenue growth in 2007."
Mr. Schawk continued, "Throughout the third quarter, we spent a great deal
of time and energy focusing on improving operating margins. As a result,
efficiencies realized from continuing operations, excluding special charges
and gains, has improved sequentially from 8.5 percent in the first quarter
of 2006 to 10.8 percent in the second quarter and 11.7 percent in the third
quarter. While we have not yet met our goals in this regard, we are
confident that we are taking the necessary steps to improve our operations
by bringing costs in line with revenues and at the same time having great
success winning new business. We will continue to take the steps necessary
that will benefit the Company, its employees and its shareholders in 2007
and beyond."
Mr. Schawk concluded, "As part of this effort, we have spent a great deal
of time working on our European group. While we have made significant
progress over the last few months, we feel that our more aggressive
activity will be beneficial not only for our group in that region but for
our company overall. Accordingly, we plan to take a charge of three to
five cents per share in the fourth quarter for restructuring costs to
further streamline this operation and enable us to grow in that region. We
have excellent capabilities in Europe and believe that by bringing its cost
structure in line we will be able to more effectively drive revenue
growth."
Conference Call
Schawk invites you to join its third-quarter 2006 earnings conference call
today at 9:30 a.m. central time. Hosting the call will be David A. Schawk,
president and CEO, A. Alex Sarkisian, executive vice president and chief
operating officer, and James J. Patterson, senior vice president and chief
financial officer. To join the call, please dial 866-362-4832 or
617-597-5364 at least five minutes prior to the start time and ask for the
Schawk, Inc. conference call. If you are unable to participate on the
call, a replay will be available until November 7, 2006, at 11:59 p.m.
eastern time, by dialing 888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888, entering conference
ID 13737498, and following the prompts. To access the call on the Internet,
go to:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=82169&eventID=1401139.
About Schawk, Inc.
Schawk, Inc., headquartered in suburban Chicago, is one of the world's
largest independent brand image solutions companies. Schawk delivers a
broad range of digital pre-media graphic services through 151 locations in
12 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Schawk
designs, creates and manages images and text for reproduction to exact
specifications for a variety of media, including packaging for consumer
products, point-of-sale displays and other promotional and advertising
materials. Schawk provides its services to the food, beverage, health &
beauty, pharmaceutical, home care and consumer products industries. For
more information, visit
www.schawk.com.
Note: This press release contains mention of various non-GAAP measures in
an effort to better provide an understanding of Schawk's financial
performance. Schawk has provided a reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
numbers as they relate to integration costs and non-recurring other income
in a table on the last two pages of today's press release.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. These
statements are made based upon current expectations and beliefs that are
subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual results might differ materially
from those contained in the forward-looking statements because of factors,
such as, among other things, higher than expected costs, or unanticipated
difficulties associated with, integrating the acquired operations of
Winnetts and Seven Worldwide, higher than expected costs associated with
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the strength of the
United States economy in general and specifically market conditions for the
consumer products industry, the level of demand for Schawk's services, loss
of key management and operational personnel, our ability to implement our
growth strategy, the stability of state, federal and foreign tax laws, our
continued ability to identify and exploit industry trends and exploit
technological advances in the imaging industry, our ability to implement
restructuring plans, the stability of political conditions in Asia and
other foreign countries in which we have production capabilities, terrorist
attacks and the U.S. response to such attacks, as well as other factors
detailed in Schawk, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Schawk, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
2006 2005
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Net sales $ 134,779 $ 151,644
Cost of sales 86,430 98,270
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 32,546 36,419
Acquisition integration expenses -- 1,971
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Operating income 15,803 14,984
Other income (expense):
Interest income 84 103
Interest expense (2,720) (2,180)
Other income (expense) -- 12
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(2,636) (2,065)
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Income from continuing operations before income
taxes 13,167 12,919
Income tax provision 4,961 4,763
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Income from continuing operations 8,206 8,156
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
tax (benefit) expense of ($1) in 2006 and $374
in 2005 (57) 604
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Net income $ 8,149 $ 8,760
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Earnings per share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.31 $ 0.31
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations -- 0.03
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Net income per common share $ 0.31 $ 0.34
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Diluted:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.30 $ 0.29
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations -- 0.03
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Net income per common share $ 0.30 $ 0.32
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Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding diluted 27,496 27,705
Dividends per common share $ 0.0325 $ 0.0325
Schawk, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
2006 2005
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Net sales $ 408,628 $ 416,053
Cost of sales 264,807 270,161
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 101,527 101,094
Acquisition integration expenses 758 3,772
Other income (2,120) --
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Operating income 43,656 41,026
Other income (expense):
Interest income 280 254
Interest expense (8,039) (5,958)
Other income (expense) -- 498
--------- ---------
(7,759) (5,206)
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Income from continuing operations before income
taxes 35,897 35,820
Income tax provision 13,550 13,425
--------- ---------
Income from continuing operations 22,347 22,395
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
benefit of $241 in 2006 and $135 in 2005 (446) (219)
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Net income $ 21,901 $ 22,176
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Earnings per share:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.85 $ 0.89
Loss from discontinued operations (0.02) (0.01)
--------- ---------
Net income per common share $ 0.83 $ 0.88
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Diluted:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.81 $ 0.84
Loss from discontinued operations (0.02) (0.01)
--------- ---------
Net income per common share $ 0.79 $ 0.83
========= =========
Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding diluted 27,682 26,761
Dividends per common share $ 0.0975 $ 0.0975
Schawk, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
September 30,
2006 December 31,
(Unaudited) 2005
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,284 $ 7,519
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance
for doubtful accounts of $5,166 at
September 30, 2006 and $5,940 at
December 31, 2005 125,200 117,723
Inventories 28,202 24,868
Prepaid expenses and other 11,163 9,701
Deferred income taxes 15,452 9,845
Assets of discontinued operations -- 29,253
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Total current assets 187,301 198,909
Property and equipment, less accumulated
depreciation of $86,643 at September 30,
2006 and $74,506 at December 31, 2005 75,487 77,291
Goodwill 247,671 233,838
Intangible assets, net 35,263 42,223
Other assets 5,325 6,557
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Total assets $ 551,047 $ 558,818
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable 20,238 $ 27,776
Accrued expenses 52,398 61,967
Income taxes payable 22,756 6,367
Current portion of long-term debt and
capital lease obligations 58 454
Liabilities of discontinued operations -- 8,208
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Total current liabilities 95,450 104,772
Long-term debt 151,414 169,528
Capital lease obligations 39 51
Other liabilities 19,939 27,383
Deferred income taxes 25,563 25,688
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.008 par value, 40,000,000
shares authorized, 28,905,094 and
28,441,689 shares issued at September 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively;
26,470,854 and 26,070,747 shares
outstanding at September 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively 229 225
Additional paid-in capital 176,716 168,777
Retained earnings 107,739 88,424
Accumulated comprehensive income 3,124 1,933
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287,808 259,359
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,434,240 and
2,370,942 shares of common stock at
September 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005, respectively (29,166) (27,963)
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Total stockholders' equity 258,642 231,396
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 551,047 $ 558,818
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Schawk, Inc.
Regulation G: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures to GAAP
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, Except Share Amounts)
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
September September
30, 2006 30, 2005
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Operating income per GAAP $ 15,803 $ 14,984
==========
Acquisition integration expenses 1,971
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Operating income before acquisition integration
expenses (Non-GAAP) $ 16,955
=========
Income from continuing operations before income
taxes per GAAP $ 13,167 $ 12,919
==========
Plus: Acquisition integration expenses (Non-GAAP) 1,971
---------
Income from continuing operations before income
taxes and integration expenses (Non-GAAP) 14,890
Income tax provision on Non-GAAP pretax income 5,494
---------
Income from continuing operations before
acquisition integration expenses (Non-GAAP) $ 9,396
=========
Weighted average number of common and common stock
equivalent shares outstanding (GAAP) 27,496 27,705
Earnings per share fully diluted from continuing
operations before acquisition integration expenses
(Non-GAAP) $ 0.33
Less: acquisition integration expenses after tax
per share fully diluted (Non-GAAP) (0.04)
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Earnings per share fully diluted from continuing
operations per GAAP $ 0.30 $ 0.29
Income from discontinued operations, net of a tax
benefit per fully diluted share per GAAP -- 0.03
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Earnings per share fully diluted per GAAP $ 0.30 $ 0.32
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Schawk, Inc.
Regulation G: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures to GAAP
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, Except Share Amounts)
Nine Months Nine Months
Ended Ended
September September
30, 2006 30, 2005
========= =========
Operating income per GAAP $ 43,656 $ 41,026
Acquisition integration expenses 758 3,772
Other income - reserve reversal from lawsuit
settlement (2,120) --
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Operating income before acquisition integration
expenses and lawsuit settlement (Non-GAAP) $ 42,294 $ 44,798
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Income from continuing operations before income
taxes per GAAP $ 35,987 $ 35,820
Plus: Acquisition integration expenses (Non-GAAP) 758 3,772
Less: Other income reserve reversal from lawsuit
settlement (Non-GAAP) (2,120) --
Less: Other income (expense) non-recurring
proceeds from life insurance other
income (Non-GAAP) -- (486)
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Income from continuing operations before income
taxes, acquisition integration expenses, lawsuit
settlement and other non-recurring income
(Non-GAAP) 34,625 39,106
Income tax provision on Non-GAAP pretax income 13,054 14,665
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Income from continuing operations before acquistion
integration expenses, lawsuit settlement and other
non-recurring income (Non-GAAP) $ 21,571 $ 24,441
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Weighted average number of common and common stock
equivalent shares outstanding (GAAP) 27,682 26,761
Earnings per share fully diluted from continuing
operations before acquisition integration
expenses, lawsuit settlement and other
non-recurring income (Non-GAAP) $ 0.78 $ 0.92
Less: acquisition integration expenses after tax
per share fully diluted (Non-GAAP) (0.02) (0.09)
Plus: Lawsuit settlement and other non-recurring
income after tax per share fully diluted (Non-GAAP) 0.05 0.01
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Earnings per share fully diluted from continuing
operations per GAAP $ 0.81 $ 0.84
Loss from discontinued operations, net of a tax
benefit per fully diluted share per GAAP (0.02) (0.01)
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Earnings per share fully diluted per GAAP $ 0.79 $ 0.83
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Contact Information: AT SCHAWK, INC.:
James J. Patterson
Sr. VP and CFO
jpatterson@schawk.com
AT DRESNER CORPORATE SERVICES:
Investors:
Philip Kranz
312-780-7240
pkranz@dresnerco.com
Media:
Steve Carr
312-780-7211
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