MENTOR, Ohio, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STERIS Corporation (NYSE: STE) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended December 31, 2008. Fiscal 2009 third quarter revenues increased 2% to $319.5 million compared with $314.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, driven by 4% growth in the Healthcare business segment. Fiscal 2009 third quarter net income was $28.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared with net income of $21.8 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
During the third quarter the Company continued its cost reduction efforts, taking actions primarily related to its international operations, which are anticipated to generate annualized savings of approximately $20 million. The Company anticipates that these savings will be realized over the next several years, with approximately $4 million benefiting fiscal 2009, approximately $10 million benefiting fiscal 2010 and the remainder in fiscal 2011 and beyond.
As a result, the Company incurred a net pre-tax charge of $12.3 million in the third quarter. On the consolidated statements of income, $2.8 million of this charge was recorded as restructuring expense and $9.5 million was recorded in cost of goods sold. In addition, during the quarter the Company made changes to certain benefit policies which resulted in an additional $7.9 million in pre-tax income. Included in income from operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 is a pre-tax charge of $1.3 million primarily related to the transfer of manufacturing operations from Erie, Pennsylvania to Monterrey, Mexico.
Excluding both the restructuring charge and the adjustment for benefit
changes, net of tax, fiscal 2009 third quarter net income was $31.3 million,
or $0.53 per diluted share. For the third
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