NBTY Reports Second Quarter Results( RONKONKOMA N.Y. April 23 /- NBTY Inc....),Health

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced results for the fiscal second quarter and first six months ended March 31, 2009.

For the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2009, net sales were $596 million compared to $533 million for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $63 million or 12%. Included in this total are net sales of $23 million from Julian Graves, acquired in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2008. The Leiner Health Products business, which was acquired in July 2008, has been fully integrated into NBTY operations; accordingly its sales can no longer be separately identified.

Net income for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $23 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to $44 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2008.

The decline in net income for the fiscal second quarter of 2009 reflects lower gross profit margins due to higher raw material costs which were not offset by higher prices charged to customers and the impact of a stronger US dollar as compared to the British Pound Sterling. The British pound sterling declined 27% compared to the prior like quarter. Without fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, earnings per diluted share would have been $0.09 higher for the fiscal second quarter of 2009.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal second quarter of 2009 was $62 million, compared to $84 million for the fiscal second quarter of 2008. At March 31, 2009, working capital was $530 million, a decrease of $43 million compared to September 30, 2008. At March 31, 2009, total assets were $1.8 billion, and book valu
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