H.B. Fuller Announces Results for First Quarter
ST. PAUL, MN -- H.B. Fuller Co. has reported financial results for the first quarter that ended February 26, 2011. Net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $14.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, versus $19.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in last year's first quarter.
Net revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $339.5 million, up 9.7 percent versus the first quarter of 2010. Higher average selling prices, higher volume and acquisitions positively impacted net revenue growth by 6.8, 2.2 and 1.7 percentage points, respectively. Foreign currency translation reduced net revenue growth by 1.0 percentage point. Organic revenue grew by 9.0 percent year-over-year. On a sequential basis, net revenue decreased approximately six percent relative to the fourth quarter of 2010, in line with typical seasonal patterns.
Gross profit margin was down approximately 300 basis points versus the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to the cumulative effect of escalating raw material costs over the past year. Gross profit margin improved by 20 basis points versus the previous quarter, as a combination of product reformulation and pricing actions offset ongoing raw material cost increases. Relative to the prior year, selling, general and administrative expense was higher by 5.9 percent, but down 80 basis points as a percentage of net revenue.
"We are pleased with the results of the first quarter," said Jim Owens, H. B. Fuller President and Chief Executive Officer. "We continued our growth momentum with organic revenue up nine percent from last year. While raw material costs continued to rise in the quarter, our gross margin improved sequentially due to a combination of pricing actions, reformulation and product substitution that were executed efficiently by the entire organization. We have bumped up our full-year revenue guidance to between 10 percent and 12 percent above last year primarily to reflect additional price increases required to recover material costs. We met our expectations for profitability in the first quarter and, as a result, we are reaffirming the full-year earnings-per-share guidance that we provided at the beginning of the fiscal year."
Net revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $339.5 million, up 9.7 percent versus the first quarter of 2010. Higher average selling prices, higher volume and acquisitions positively impacted net revenue growth by 6.8, 2.2 and 1.7 percentage points, respectively. Foreign currency translation reduced net revenue growth by 1.0 percentage point. Organic revenue grew by 9.0 percent year-over-year. On a sequential basis, net revenue decreased approximately six percent relative to the fourth quarter of 2010, in line with typical seasonal patterns.
Gross profit margin was down approximately 300 basis points versus the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to the cumulative effect of escalating raw material costs over the past year. Gross profit margin improved by 20 basis points versus the previous quarter, as a combination of product reformulation and pricing actions offset ongoing raw material cost increases. Relative to the prior year, selling, general and administrative expense was higher by 5.9 percent, but down 80 basis points as a percentage of net revenue.
"We are pleased with the results of the first quarter," said Jim Owens, H. B. Fuller President and Chief Executive Officer. "We continued our growth momentum with organic revenue up nine percent from last year. While raw material costs continued to rise in the quarter, our gross margin improved sequentially due to a combination of pricing actions, reformulation and product substitution that were executed efficiently by the entire organization. We have bumped up our full-year revenue guidance to between 10 percent and 12 percent above last year primarily to reflect additional price increases required to recover material costs. We met our expectations for profitability in the first quarter and, as a result, we are reaffirming the full-year earnings-per-share guidance that we provided at the beginning of the fiscal year."
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