Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results; Reaffirms Fiscal 2018 Outlook

• Revenue Increased 20.0% to $258.0 Million in Q2 Fiscal 2018; First Half Revenues up 21.2% to $514.6 Million
• Q2 Consumption Trends Consistent with Expectations; Results Impacted by Timing of Customer Deliveries at Quarter-end
• Cash Flow From Operations Increased to $54.4 Million in Q2; Debt Pay Down of $105 Million Year to Date
• Outlook Reaffirmed for Full Year FY'18 Revenue, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EPS

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. PBH today reported financial results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2017.

"We are pleased with our continued solid consumption trends of approximately 3% in our fiscal second quarter, along with market share gains across our portfolio.  Although our second quarter financial performance was impacted at quarter-end by the timing of customer deliveries, with average shipping times in September more than doubling versus the first half of the calendar year, we continue to anticipate full-year sales growth and adjusted earnings per share to be consistent with our fiscal 2018 outlook," said Ron Lombardi, Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Brands.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2018 Ended September 30, 2017

Reported revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 increased 20.0% to $258.0 million, compared to $215.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Revenues for the quarter were driven by continued solid consumption levels across the Company's core brands and $51.7 million from the recently acquired brands from the Fleet acquisition, which was partially offset by the divestitures of certain non-core brands during fiscal 2017 and the timing impact of customer deliveries.  The Company estimates the impact of increased in-transit customer orders was approximately $8 million at quarter-end, due to an increase in average shipping times in September, which more than doubled versus the first two quarters of calendar 2018.

Reported gross profit margin in the second quarter fiscal 2018 was 55.8%, with adjusted gross profit margin of 56.3% excluding adjustments related to the Fleet transition and integration, compared to 57.6% for the second quarter of fiscal 2017.  As expected, the gross profit margin year-over-year change was primarily due to product mix with the addition of the high growth Fleet portfolio.

Advertising & promotion expense for the second quarter 2018 was $39.2 million, or 15.2% of sales, compared to $28.6 million or 13.3% of sales in the prior year.  As expected, higher advertising and promotion expense as a percentage of sales was attributable to ongoing investments behind the Company's long-term brand building strategy.

Reported net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 totaled $30.7 million versus the prior year comparable quarter's net income of $32.2 million. Diluted earnings per share of $0.57 for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $0.60 per share in the prior year comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $32.5 million, a decrease of 3.9% from the prior year period's adjusted net income of $33.8 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share were $0.61 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $0.63 per share in the prior year comparable period.

Adjustments to net income in the second quarter of both fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 include integration, transition, purchase accounting, legal and various other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures and the related income tax effects of the adjustments.  Adjustments to the second quarter of fiscal 2017 also include accelerated amortization of debt origination costs.

First Half of Fiscal 2018 Ended September 30, 2017

Reported revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2018 increased 21.2% to $514.6 million compared to $424.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2017. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2018 were driven by continued strong consumption levels across the Company's legacy brands and $106.5 million of incremental revenue from the Fleet acquisition, which was partially offset by the divestitures of certain non-core brands during fiscal 2017 and the approximate $8 million impact from the timing of customer deliveries in the second quarter fiscal 2018.

Reported gross profit margin in the first six months of fiscal 2018 was 55.9%, with adjusted gross profit margin of 56.6% excluding adjustments related to the Fleet transition and integration, compared to 57.8% for the first six months of fiscal 2017.  The gross profit margin year-over-year change was primarily due to the addition of the high growth Fleet portfolio.

Advertising & promotion expense for the first six months of fiscal 2018 was $76.1 million, or 14.8% of sales, compared to $56.2 million or 13.2% of sales in the prior year.  As expected, higher advertising and promotion expense as a percentage of sales was attributable to ongoing investments behind the Company's long-term brand building strategy.

Reported net income for the first six months of fiscal 2018 totaled $64.5 million versus the prior year comparable period net income of $26.7 million which included a non-cash pre-tax charge of $55.0 million related to the divestiture of three non-core brands. Diluted earnings per share were $1.20 for the first six months of fiscal 2018 compared to $0.50 per share in the prior year comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first six months of fiscal 2018 was $68.0 million, an increase over the prior year period's adjusted net income of $65.2 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share were $1.27 per share for the first six months of fiscal 2018 compared to $1.22 per share in the first six months of fiscal 2017.

Adjustments to net income in the first six months of fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 include integration, transition, purchase accounting, legal and various other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures and the related income tax effects of the adjustments.  Adjustments to the first six months of fiscal 2017 also include accelerated amortization of debt origination costs in addition to the non-cash costs related to divestiture of certain non-core brands.

Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

The Company's net cash provided by operating activities for the second fiscal quarter of 2018 increased to $54.4 million from $49.8 million during the same period a year earlier due to continued strong cash conversion in the legacy business and incremental cash flow related to the Fleet acquisition, partially offset by the loss of cash flow from divested brands. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow for the second fiscal quarter of 2018 was $54.8 million, up from $49.6 million in the prior year comparable quarter.

The Company's net debt position as of September 30, 2017 was approximately $2.1 billion, reflecting debt repayments of $55.0 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and $105.0 million fiscal year to date.  At September 30, 2017 the Company's covenant-defined leverage ratio was 5.5x.

Segment Review

North American OTC Healthcare: Segment revenues totaled $215.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, 24.9% higher than the prior year comparable quarter's revenues of $172.4 million. The second quarter fiscal 2018 increase was principally driven by revenues from the acquisition of Fleet, partially offset by divestitures of non-core OTC brands and the timing of customer deliveries at quarter-end.

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, reported revenues for the North American OTC segment were $431.1 million, an increase of 25.1% compared to $344.5 million in the prior year comparable period.

International OTC Healthcare: Segment fiscal Q2 2018 revenues totaled $21.0 million, 11.4% higher than the $18.8 million reported in the prior year comparable period. Second quarter revenues included incremental revenues from the Fleet transaction.

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, reported revenues for the International OTC Healthcare segment were $41.9 million, an increase of 20.9% over the prior year comparable period's revenues of $34.6 million. Revenues for the International OTC Healthcare segment were impacted by favorable consumption levels as well as revenues from the Fleet acquisition.

Household Cleaning: Segment revenues totaled $21.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared with second quarter fiscal 2017 revenues of $23.8 million, a decrease of 8.5%.

For the first six months of the current fiscal year, reported revenues for the Household Cleaning segment were $41.6 million, a decrease of 8.5% over the prior year comparable six month period's revenues of $45.5 million.

Commentary and Outlook for Fiscal 2018

Ron Lombardi, CEO, stated, "Year-to-date consumer consumption, a key measure for our long-term success, grew consistent with our expectations for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2018.  This strong performance was across a wide range of channels and brands and is a testament to our long-term brand building efforts.  Additionally, we were pleased to generate over $110 million of free cash flow in the first half fiscal 2018 via our industry leading financial profile which was used to pay down debt and build M&A capacity."

"Our second quarter was impacted by the timing of approximately $8 million of September in-transit customer orders which were delivered after quarter end due to increased average shipping times.  We expect our delivery patterns to normalize over the next few months, and we continue to expect solid sales growth for the full year. Based on our continued solid consumption trends, first half performance, and the expectation around shipment normalization we are reiterating our full-year outlook for revenue, pro-forma revenue growth, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow.  We remain well positioned for another year of strong top- and bottom-line growth driven by our diversified portfolio of leading OTC brands," Mr. Lombardi concluded.

Fiscal Q2 Conference Call, Accompanying Slide Presentation and Replay

The Company will host a conference call to review its second quarter results today, November 2, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The toll-free dial-in numbers are 844-233-9440 within North America and 574-990-1016 outside of North America. The conference ID number is 96239590. The Company provides a live Internet webcast, a slide presentation to accompany the call, as well as an archived replay, all of which can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.prestigebrands.com. The slide presentation can be accessed just before the call from the Investor Relations page of the website by clicking on Webcasts and Presentations.

Telephonic replays will be available for two weeks following the completion of the call and can be accessed at 855-859-2056 within North America and at 404-537-3406 from outside North America. The conference ID is 96239590.

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Information

In addition to financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we have provided certain non-GAAP financial information in this release to aid investors in understanding the Company's performance. Each non-GAAP financial measure is defined and reconciled to its most closely related GAAP financial measure in the "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section at the end of this earnings release.

Any reference to total company consumption is based on domestic IRI multi-outlet + C-Store retail dollar sales for the twelve month period ending October 8, 2017 and net revenues as a proxy for consumption for certain untracked channels, and international consumption which includes Canadian consumption for leading retailers, Australia consumption for leading brands, and other international net revenues as a proxy for consumption.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws that are intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "assumptions," "target," "guidance," "strategy," "outlook," "plans," "projection," "may," "will," "would," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe", "potential," or "continue" (or the negative or other derivatives of each of these terms) or similar terminology. The "forward-looking statements" include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's expectations regarding future operating results including revenues, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted free cash flow, the Company's ability to meet organic growth targets, the Company's use of free cash flow to pay down debt and build M&A capacity, and the success of the Company's acquisition of Fleet and its brand building efforts. These statements are based on management's estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those expected as a result of a variety of factors, including the impact of the Company's advertising and promotional and new product development initiatives, customer inventory management initiatives, the failure to successfully integrate the Fleet brands, general economic and business conditions, fluctuating foreign exchange rates, consumer trends, competitive pressures, and the ability of the Company's third party manufacturers and suppliers to meet demand for its products. A discussion of other factors that could cause results to vary is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.

The Company markets and distributes brand name over-the-counter and household cleaning products throughout the U.S. and Canada, Australia, and in certain other international markets. The Company's brands include Monistat® and Summer's Eve® women's health products, BC® and Goody's® pain relievers, Clear Eyes® eye care products, DenTek® specialty oral care products, Dramamine® motion sickness treatments, Fleet® enemas and glycerin suppositories, Chloraseptic® sore throat treatments, Compound W® wart treatments, Little Remedies® pediatric over-the-counter products, The Doctor's® NightGuard® dental protector, Efferdent® denture care products, Luden's® throat drops, Beano® gas prevention, Debrox® earwax remover, Gaviscon® antacid in Canada, and Hydralyte® rehydration products and the Fess® line of nasal and sinus care products in Australia. Visit the Company's website at www.prestigebrands.com.

* See the "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this report for further presentation information.

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*Intersegment revenues of $2.3 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

*Intersegment revenues of $3.7 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

* Intersegment revenues of $0.1 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

**Other operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2016 includes a pre-tax loss on sale of assets of $0.7 million related to Pediacare, New Skin, and Fiber Choice and a pre-tax gain on sale of assets of $1.2 million associated with the sale of license rights in certain geographic areas pertaining to Comet.  The assets and corresponding contribution margin associated with the pre-tax loss on sale of assets related to Pediacare, New Skin, and Fiber Choice are included within the North American OTC Healthcare segment, while the pre-tax gain on sale of license rights related to Comet are included in the Household Cleaning segment.

* Intersegment revenues of $1.4 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

**Other operating expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2016 includes a pre-tax loss on sale of assets of $56.2 million related to Pediacare, New Skin, and Fiber Choice and a pre-tax gain on sale of assets of $1.2 million associated with the sale of license rights in certain geographic areas pertaining to Comet.  The assets and corresponding contribution margin associated with the pre-tax loss on sale of assets related to Pediacare, New Skin, and Fiber Choice are included within the North American OTC Healthcare segment, while the pre-tax gain on sale of license rights related to Comet are included in the Household Cleaning segment.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have pursued various strategic initiatives and completed a number of acquisitions in recent years that have resulted in revenues that would not have otherwise been recognized.  The frequency and the amount of such revenues vary significantly based on the size, timing and complexity of the transaction.  In addition to financial results reported in accordance with GAAP, we disclose certain Non-GAAP financial measures ("NGFMs"), including, but not limited to, Non-GAAP Organic Revenues on a constant currency basis, Constant Currency Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage, Non-GAAP Proforma Revenues on a constant currency basis, Constant Currency Non-GAAP Proforma Revenue Growth Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense, Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense,  Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage, Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS, Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt.  We use these NGFMs internally, along with GAAP information, in evaluating our operating performance and in making financial and operational decisions.  We believe that the presentation of these NGFMs provides investors with greater transparency, and provides a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures, because the supplemental data relating to our financial condition and results of operations provides additional ways to view our operation when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliations below.  In addition, we believe that the presentation of each of these NGFMs is useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of results in assessing shareholder value, and we use these NGFMs internally to evaluate the performance of our personnel and also to evaluate our operating performance and compare our performance to that of our competitors.

These NGFMs are not in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered as a measure of profitability or liquidity, and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled NGFMs reported by other companies.  These NGFMs have limitations and they should not be considered in isolation from or as an alternative to their most closely related GAAP measures reconciled below.  Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business.  We recommend investors review the GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release.  When viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the reconciliations below, we believe these NGFMs provide greater transparency and a more complete understanding of factors affecting our business than GAAP measures alone.

NGFMs Defined

We define our NGFMs presented herein as follows:

• Non-GAAP Organic Revenues: GAAP Total Revenues excluding revenues associated with products acquired or divested in the periods presented.
• Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage: Calculated as the change in Non-GAAP Organic Revenues from prior year divided by prior year Non-GAAP Organic Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Proforma Revenues: Non-GAAP Organic Revenues plus revenues associated with acquisitions.
• Non-GAAP Proforma Revenue Growth Percentage: Calculated as the change in Non-GAAP Proforma Revenues from prior year divided by prior year Non-GAAP Proforma Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin: GAAP Gross Profit minus certain integration, transition and other acquisition related costs.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense: GAAP Advertising and Promotion expenses minus certain integration, transition and other acquisition related costs.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion expense divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense: GAAP General and Administrative expenses minus certain other legal and professional fees, integration, transition and other acquisition related costs and divestiture costs.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative expense divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA: GAAP Net Income (Loss) less interest expense (income), income taxes provision (benefit), and depreciation and amortization.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: Non-GAAP EBITDA less certain other legal and professional fees, integration, transition and other acquisition related costs, divestiture costs, and gain/loss on divestitures.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: GAAP Net Income (Loss) before certain other legal and professional fees, integration, transition and other acquisition related costs, divestiture costs, gain/loss on divestitures, accelerated amortization of debt origination costs due to sale of assets, applicable tax impact associated with these items and normalized tax rate adjustment.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, divided by the weighted average number of common and potential common shares outstanding during the period.
• Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow: GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for capital expenditures.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow: Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow plus cash payments made for integration, transition, and other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures.
• Net Debt: Calculated as total principal amount of debt outstanding of ($2,117,000 at September 30, 2017) less cash and cash equivalents ($42,977 at September 30, 2017).  Amounts in thousands.

The following tables set forth the reconciliations of each of our NGFMs to their most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of GAAP Total Revenues to Non-GAAP Organic Revenues and Non-GAAP Proforma Revenues and related growth percentages:

(1) Revenues of our Fleet acquisition are excluded for purposes of calculating Non-GAAP organic revenues.  These revenue adjustments relate to our North American and International OTC Healthcare segments.
(2) Revenues of our divested brands have been excluded from the current year and the prior year for purposes of calculating Non-GAAP organic revenues.  These revenue adjustments relate to our North American OTC Healthcare segment and our Household Cleaning segment.
(3) Revenues of our Fleet acquisition are included for purposes of calculating Non-GAAP proforma revenues.  These revenue adjustments relate to our North American and International OTC Healthcare segments.

Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin percentage:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.

Reconciliation of GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense and related GAAP Advertising and Promotion Expense percentage to Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Advertising and Promotion Expense percentage:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating the advertising agencies of the recently acquired businesses.

Reconciliation of GAAP General and Administrative Expense and related GAAP General and Administrative Expense percentage to Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense and related Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense percentage:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP EBITDA and related Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and related Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.
(2) The income tax adjustments are determined using applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the above adjustments relate and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) based on the specific nature of the specific Non-GAAP performance measure.
(3) Income tax adjustment to adjust for discrete income tax items.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.

Outlook for Fiscal Year 2018:

Reconciliation of Projected GAAP EPS to Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees, net of taxes.

Reconciliation of Projected GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities to Projected Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow:

(1) Acquisition related items represent costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including (but not limited to), costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, information system conversion and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as insurance costs, legal and other acquisition related professional fees.

Contact:

Phil Terpolilli
914-524-6819
pterpolilli@prestigebrands.com