UFP Technologies Announces Q2 Results

UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPT), a manufacturer of packaging and component products, today reported net income of $3.0 million or $0.42 per diluted common share outstanding for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013, 8.6% higher than net income of $2.7 million or $0.39 per diluted common share outstanding for the same period in 2012. Sales for the second quarter of 2013 were $35.8 million or 6.4% greater than 2012 second quarter sales of $33.7 million. Net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, was $5.0 million or $0.71 per diluted common share outstanding compared to net income of $5.1 million or $0.72 per diluted common share outstanding for the same period of 2012. Sales for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, were $69.5 million or 5.9% higher than sales of $65.6 million in the same period of 2012.

“I am pleased with our second quarter progress,” said R. Jeffrey Bailly, Chairman & CEO. “Strong sales to the medical market, increasing demand for molded fiber applications, and a solid contribution from our recent acquisition, Packaging Alternatives Corporation, helped to offset declines in the military and automotive markets where sales for the quarter fell 30% and 8%, respectively.”

“In addition, an improving book of business coupled with greater manufacturing efficiency helped generate higher gross margins,” Bailly continued. “We are particularly pleased with the increased efficiency of our two new state-of-the-art molded fiber production lines and are already considering adding a third new line to meet the steadily growing demand.”

“Looking forward, we anticipate continued softness in Q3 in both the military and automotive markets,” Bailly added. “However, we expect some improvement in Q4, particularly in the military space. Overall, UFP has a strong market position and cash on hand to capitalize on investment opportunities as we uncover them. We continue to search for strategic acquisitions that can increase the value we bring to customers while we work hard to grow our sales organically and improve our operating performance.”

UFP Technologies is a producer of innovative custom-engineered components, products, and specialty packaging. Using foams, plastics, composites, and natural fiber materials, the Company designs and manufactures a vast range of solutions primarily for the medical, automotive, aerospace and defense, and packaging markets. The UFP team acts as an extension of our customers’ in-house research, engineering, and manufacturing groups, working closely with them to solve their most complex product and packaging challenges.

This news release contains statements relating to expected financial performance and/or future business prospects, events and plans that are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, without limitation, statements about the Company’s prospects, anticipated trends in the different markets in which the Company competes, including the molded fiber, medical, military and automotive markets, anticipated advantages the Company expects to realize from its investments and capital expenditures, including the development of and investments in its molded fiber product lines, expectations regarding the Company’s new production equipment, statements about the anticipated benefits from UFP’s acquisition of Packaging Alternatives Corporation, expectations about the synergies to be achieved from such acquisition, the Company’s participation and growth in multiple markets, its business opportunities, the Company’s growth potential and strategies for growth, anticipated revenues and the timing of such revenues, and any indication that the Company may be able to sustain or increase its sales and earnings or sales and earnings growth rates. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation risks associated with the implementation of new production equipment in a timely, cost-efficient manner, risks that any benefits from such new equipment may be delayed or not fully realized, or that the Company may be unable to fully utilize its production capacity, the consolidation of certain of manufacturing and other operations and the internal reorganization of our sales and engineering groups, the successful, efficient execution of acquisition transactions and integration of any such acquisition candidates, including Packaging Alternatives Corporation, as well as other risks and uncertainties that are detailed in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially. Readers are referred to the documents filed by the Company with the SEC, specifically the last reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only of the Company’s expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.