HOUSTON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE: RBN) today reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations (DEPS) of $1.02 for its fiscal third quarter ended May 31, 2012. These results included favorable benefits of $0.07 from tax accrual adjustments, along with benefits from a legal settlement that accounted for $0.03 of the earnings. This compares with $0.41 from continuing operations in the prior year third quarter, or $0.53 after adjusting for one-time charges relating to the acquisition of T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (T-3). The prior year results also include a tax charge of $0.15. Excluding the impact of these items DEPS was $0.92 compared with $0.68 in the prior year period, an increase of 35%.

Consolidated sales were $266 million in the third quarter of 2012 as compared with $237 million in the third quarter of 2011. Excluding the impact of currency translation sales grew $34 million, or 14%, over the prior year period. The Company reported third quarter 2012 orders of $286 million, an increase of 10% over the prior year period excluding the impact of currency translation. Third quarter ending backlog increased to $315 million, up from $301 million at the end of the second quarter and $248 million at the end of the third quarter of the prior year. Each of Robbins & Myers' business platforms achieved solid growth.

Third quarter 2012 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were $62 million, including a $2 million favorable legal settlement, and significantly higher than the adjusted EBIT of $47 million reported in the third quarter of 2011. EBIT margin of 23.2% in the third quarter of 2012 was substantially higher than the 19.8% adjusted EBIT margin in the prior year period, as a result of improved profitability in each business platform and 70 basis points from the legal settlement. The Company reported EBITDA of $69 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with adjusted EBITDA of $54 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Each business segment showed improved profitability as a result of additional volume, and the Process & Flow Control group benefitted from price and cost improvements.

"We are pleased with performance in both of our business segments," said Peter C. Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Robbins & Myers, Inc. "The Energy Services segment had outstanding operating performance and built backlog despite rig count growth stalling along with declining crude oil prices. This pause in U.S. rig count growth has been offset somewhat by rig intensity as the footage drilled in the U.S. continues to increase. However, our short-term outlook is more cautious due to overall concerns around global economic growth and the impact this has had on crude oil prices. In the Process & Flow Control segment we continue to see stronger demand in the chemical and industrial markets, as evidenced by orders this quarter. We have steadily improved operating performance in this segment by leveraging incremental sales volume and recovering margin with a sharper focus on regional pricing opportunities and cost controls."

Robbins & Myers generated $61 million of cash from operating activities in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 compared with $39 million in the prior year same quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to higher net income from continuing operations in 2012.

Updated Guidance

Based on recent financial performance, Robbins & Myers narrowed its fiscal 2012 DEPS forecast from $3.40-$3.60 to $3.45-$3.55. For the fourth quarter the Company expects to earn $0.90-$1.00, which excludes approximately $0.08 of higher than normal tax cost related to structural tax changes that are expected to benefit future years. Overall, the effective tax rate for all of 2012 is expected to be at a normalized rate slightly below the U.S. statutory rate of 35%.

Third Quarter Results by Segment

All comparisons are made against the comparable year-ago quarterly period unless otherwise stated.

The Company's Energy Services segment reported orders of $176 million, an increase of $9 million over the prior year period excluding the impact of currency. Sales were $175 million in the third quarter and $32 million over the prior year period, an increase of 22% excluding currency impacts, EBIT was $55 million or 31.7% of sales, which included the favorable legal settlement of $2 million, compared with adjusted EBIT of $44 million or 30.2% of sales in the prior year period. Ending backlog was $172 million, slightly higher than at the end of the second quarter.

The Process & Flow Control segment reported orders increased $19 million over the prior year period to $110 million in this quarter, or 20% excluding currency impacts. The increase was primarily due to improving demand for capital goods in the chemical markets. Sales of $91 million were $2 million, or 2%, higher than the prior year excluding currency impacts. The segment reported $10 million of EBIT in the third quarter of 2012, 10.9% of sales, as compared with $9 million or 9.9% of sales in the prior year period. Backlog rose to $143 million from $129 million at the end of the second quarter.

Share Repurchase Completed/New Program Authorized

During the third quarter of 2012 Robbins & Myers repurchased 1.4 million of the authorized 4.0 million shares at an average price of $47.45 per share. Subsequent to the end of the quarter the Company repurchased an additional 0.5 million shares at an average price of $45.23, substantially completed the program. In total, 4.0 million shares were repurchased at an average price of $47.07 per share.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new program for the Company to repurchase up to an additional two million shares. Repurchases will generally be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions that will not exceed prevailing market prices, subject to regulatory considerations and market conditions, and will be funded from the Company's available cash and credit facilities. The program will expire when we have repurchased all the authorized shares, unless terminated earlier by a Board resolution

Conference Call to Be Held Today, June 26 at 1:00 PM (Central)

A conference call to discuss the third quarter 2012 financial results is scheduled for 1:00 PM Central (2:00 PM Eastern) on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The call can be accessed at www.robn.com or by dialing 800-591-6945 (US/Canada) or +1-617-614-4911, using conference ID #40739719. Replays of the call can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 (US/Canada) or +1-617-801-6888, both using replay ID #84602291.

Dividend Declared

Robbins & Myers also announced today that its Board of Directors approved its regular quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable on August 10, 2012 to shareholders of record as of July 11, 2012.

About Robbins & Myers

Robbins & Myers, Inc. is a leading supplier of engineered equipment and systems for critical applications in global energy, industrial, chemical and pharmaceutical markets.

In this release the Company refers to EBIT, EBITDA, adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted DEPS which are non-GAAP measures. The Company uses these measures to evaluate its performance and believes these measures are helpful to investors in assessing its performance. A reconciliation of these amounts to net income from continuing operations is included herein. EBIT and EBITDA are not measures of cash available for use by the Company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements set forth in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements regarding future financial performance, future market demand, future benefits to shareholders, future economic and industry conditions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual benefits, results, effects and timing to differ materially from the results predicted or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: changes in the demand for or the price of oil and/or natural gas; a significant decline in capital expenditures within the markets served by the Company; the failure of our Energy Services products used in oil and gas exploration, development and production; the possibility of product liability lawsuits that could harm our businesses; the ability to realize the benefits of restructuring programs; increases in competition; changes in the availability and cost of raw materials; foreign exchange rate fluctuations as well as economic or political instability in international markets and performance in hyperinflationary environments, such as Venezuela; work stoppages related to union negotiations; customer order cancellations; events or circumstances which result in an impairment of, or valuation against, assets; the potential impact of U.S. and foreign legislation, government regulations, and other governmental action, including those relating to offshore drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and export and import of products and materials, and changes in the interpretation and application of such laws and regulations; the outcome of audit, compliance, administrative or investigatory reviews; proposed changes in U.S. tax law which could impact our future tax expense and cash flow and decline in the market value of our pension plans' investment portfolios; and other important risk factors discussed more fully in Robbins & Myers' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2011; its recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K; and other reports filed from time to time with the SEC. Robbins & Myers does not undertake any obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.



    ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND
     SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
     SHEET
         (Unaudited)

    (in thousands)                                               May 31, 2012            August 31, 2011
    -------------                                                ------------            ---------------
    ASSETS
                                   Current Assets:
                                   Cash and cash equivalents                    $146,677                   $230,606
                                   Accounts receivable                           177,234                    166,511
                                   Inventories                                   164,329                    151,463
                                   Other current assets                           11,198                     11,247
                                   Deferred taxes                                 18,678                     18,674
                                                                                                             ------
                                     Total Current Assets                        518,116                    578,501

                                    Goodwill &
                                    Other
                                    Intangible
                                    Assets                                       774,370                    798,719
                                   Deferred Taxes                                 24,418                     26,344
                                   Other Assets                                   13,208                     13,776
                                    Property, Plant
                                    & Equipment                                  166,717                    165,626
                                                                              $1,496,829                 $1,582,966
                                                                              ==========                 ==========
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                                    Current
                                    Liabilities:
                                   Accounts payable                              $94,013                    $84,761
                                   Accrued expenses                               94,121                     91,253
                                    Current portion of long-term
                                    debt                                             201                        421
                                     Total Current Liabilities                   188,335                    176,435

                                    Long-Term Debt
                                    - Less
                                    Current
                                    Portion                                            -                         24
                                   Deferred Taxes                                131,174                    131,697
                                    Other Long-
                                    Term
                                    Liabilities                                   81,975                    108,391
                                   Total Equity                                1,095,345                  1,166,419

                                                                              $1,496,829                 $1,582,966
                                                                              ==========                 ==========



    ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
         (Unaudited)
                                                             Three Months Ended    Nine  Months Ended
                                                             ------------------    ------------------
                                                                  May 31,               May 31,          May 31,           May 31,
    (in thousands,  except per share data)                                    2012                  2011             2012              2011
    -------------------------------------                                     ----                  ----             ----              ----

    Sales                                                                 $266,337              $237,058         $759,586          $561,642
    Cost of sales                                                          162,865               150,984          458,634           356,887
                                                                           -------               -------          -------           -------
    Gross profit                                                           103,472                86,074          300,952           204,755
    Selling, general and administrative expenses                            41,622                44,564          129,362           109,679
    Other expense                                                                -                 2,828                -            16,140
                                                                               ---                 -----                             ------
    Income before interest and income taxes (EBIT)                          61,850                38,682          171,590            78,936
    Interest expense (income), net                                              36                    56              (14)               39
                                                                               ---                   ---              ---               ---
    Income from continuing operations before income taxes                   61,814                38,626          171,604            78,897
    Income tax expense                                                      17,407                19,431           53,253            33,150
    Net income from continuing operations                                   44,407                19,195          118,351            45,747
    Income from discontinued operations, net of tax                              -                52,035                -            53,637
                                                                               ---
    Net income including noncontrolling interest                            44,407                71,230          118,351            99,384
    Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                   180                   275              751               796
                                                                               ---                   ---              ---               ---
    Net income attributable to Robbins & Myers, Inc.                       $44,227               $70,955         $117,600           $98,588
                                                                           =======               =======         ========           =======

    Net income per share from continuing operations:
         Basic                                                               $1.03                 $0.41            $2.64             $1.14
         Diluted                                                             $1.02                 $0.41            $2.62             $1.13

    Net income per share:
         Basic                                                               $1.03                 $1.56            $2.64             $2.50
         Diluted                                                             $1.02                 $1.54            $2.62             $2.48

    Weighted average common shares outstanding:
         Basic                                                              43,097                45,616           44,628            39,449
         Diluted                                                            43,291                45,965           44,837            39,812


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
    ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS
         (Unaudited)
                                                                                                          Three Months Ended                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                                                          ------------------                   -----------------
                                                                                                                May 31,                             May 31,                                   May 31,                             May 31,
    (in thousands)                                                                                                            2012                                2011                                      2012                                2011
    -------------                                                                                                             ----                                ----                                      ----                                ----
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                          Customer Sales
                          Energy Services                                                                               $175,006                            $144,236                                  $489,771                            $310,496
                          Process & Flow Control                                                                          91,331                              92,822                                   269,815                             251,146
                          Total                                                                                         $266,337                            $237,058                                  $759,586                            $561,642
                                                                                                                        ========                            ========                                  ========                            ========
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                          Income Before Interest and Income Taxes (EBIT) (4)
                          Energy Services                                                                                $55,495                             $35,276            (1)                   $153,218                             $79,750            (2)
                          Process & Flow Control                                                                           9,995                               9,158                                    29,586                              21,270
                          Corporate and Eliminations                                                                      (3,640)                             (5,752)                                  (11,214)                            (22,084)           (3)
                                                                                                                          ------                              ------                                   -------                             -------
                          Total                                                                                          $61,850                             $38,682                                  $171,590                             $78,936
                                                                                                                         =======                             =======                                  ========                             =======
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                          Depreciation and Amortization
                          Energy Services                                                                                 $4,985                              $8,108                                   $16,621                             $17,267
                          Process & Flow Control                                                                           2,094                               2,044                                     6,184                               6,207
                          Corporate and Eliminations                                                                          87                                  97                                       259                                 243
                                                                                                                             ---                                 ---                                       ---                                 ---
                          Total                                                                                           $7,166                             $10,249                                   $23,064                             $23,717
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                          Customer Orders
                          Energy Services                                                                               $175,934                            $168,150                                  $541,602                            $352,015
                          Process & Flow Control                                                                         109,885                              94,516                                   292,441                             262,237
                          Total                                                                                         $285,819                            $262,666                                  $834,043                            $614,252
                                                                                                                        ========                            ========                                  ========                            ========
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                          Backlog
                          Energy Services                                                                               $172,283                            $122,196                                  $172,283                            $122,196
                          Process & Flow Control                                                                         142,730                             125,722                                   142,730                             125,722
                          Total                                                                                         $315,013                            $247,918                                  $315,013                            $247,918
                                                                                                                        ========                            ========                                  ========                            ========
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                         (1)  Includes merger related costs of $2.8 million associated with backlog amortization and
                                                                                              $5.4 million of expense due to inventory write-up values recorded in cost of sales.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                         (2)  Includes merger related costs of $3.0 million associated with employee termination
                                                                                              benefits, $7.2 million related to backlog amortization; and $9.5 million of expense
                                                                                              due to inventory write-up values recorded in cost of sales.
                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                         (3)  Includes costs of $5.9 million due to merger related professional fees and accelerated
                                                                                              equity compensation expense.
                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                         (4)  EBIT is a non-GAAP measure.  The Company uses this measure to evaluate its performance
                                                                                              and believes this measure is helpful to investors in assessing its performance. A
                                                                                              reconciliation of this measure to net income is included in our Condensed Consolidated
                                                                                              Income Statement. EBIT is not a measure of cash available for use by the Company.
                          



    ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
         (Unaudited)

                                                             Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                                             ------------------     -----------------
                                                                  May 31,                May 31,           May 31,           May 31,
    (in thousands)                                                            2012                   2011              2012              2011
    -------------                                                             ----                   ----              ----              ----

    Operating activities:
       Net income including noncontrolling interest                        $44,407                $71,230          $118,351           $99,384
       Depreciation and amortization                                         7,166                 10,655            23,064            25,390
       Gain on sale of businesses                                                -                (53,357)                -           (53,357)
       Working capital                                                       8,725                  2,421           (17,763)          (53,442)
       Other changes, net                                                      802                  7,591           (16,172)            7,733
    Cash provided by operating activities                                   61,100                 38,540           107,480            25,708

    Investing activities:
       Business acquisition, net of cash acquired                                -                      -                 -           (90,410)
       Proceeds from sale of businesses                                          -                 89,247                 -            89,247
       Capital expenditures, net of nominal disposals                       (5,426)                (7,026)          (20,806)          (14,223)
    Cash (used) provided by investing activities                            (5,426)                82,221           (20,806)          (15,386)

    Financing activities:
       Payments of debt, net                                                   (50)                  (728)             (244)           (3,097)
       Share repurchase program                                            (68,298)                     -          (163,278)                -
       Dividends paid                                                       (2,144)                (2,053)           (6,471)           (5,493)
       Proceeds from issuance of common stock and other, net                 5,321                  7,319             6,445            22,905
                                                                                                    -----             -----            ------
    Cash (used) provided by financing activities                           (65,171)                 4,538          (163,548)           14,315
    Exchange rate impact on cash                                            (3,209)                (4,014)           (7,055)           (1,784)
                                                                            ------                 ------            ------            ------
    (Decrease) increase in cash                                            (12,706)               121,285           (83,929)           22,853
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                       159,383                 50,781           230,606           149,213
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                            $146,677               $172,066          $146,677          $172,066
                                                                          ========               ========          ========          ========


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO EBIT, ADJUSTED EBIT AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
    RECONCILIATION OF DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (DEPS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO ADJUSTED DEPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
         (Unaudited)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          May 31,                                                      May 31,
    ( $ in thousands, except per share data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2012                                               2011
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Per Share                                                                            Per Share
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ---------                                                                            ---------
    CONSOLIDATED:
                                                Net income from cont. operations attributable to R&M /Diluted EPS from cont.
                                                operations                                                                                                                                                                                                            $44,227                                $1.02                                         $18,920                               $0.41
                                               Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                                                                                                                                                                         180                                                                                  275
                                               Income tax expense                                                                                                                                                                                                      17,407                                                                               19,431
                                               Interest expense, net                                                                                                                                                                                                       36                                                                                   56
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                               EBIT                                                                                                                                                                                                                    61,850                                                                               38,682
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                               Merger related costs:
                                               Backlog amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                         -                                                                                2,828
                                               Inventory write-up expensed in cost of sales                                                                                                                                                                                 -                                                                                5,396
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -                                    -                                           8,224                                0.12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ---                                  ---                                           -----                                ----
                                               Adjusted EBIT                                                                                                                                                                                                           61,850                                                                               46,906
                                               Adjusted EBIT margin                                                                                                                                                                                                      23.2%                                                                                19.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                Depreciation and amortization from cont. operations, excluding backlog
                                                amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                            7,166                                                                                7,421
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                               Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                                                                                                        $69,016                                                                              $54,327
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                               Adjusted Diluted EPS from cont. operations for T-3 acquisition                                                                                                                                                                                                $1.02                                                                               $0.53
                                               Legal settlement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (0.03)                                                                                  -
                                               Tax accrual adjustments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (0.07)                                                                               0.15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -----                                                                                ----
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             $0.92                                                                               $0.68
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    ENERGY SERVICES SEGMENT:
                                               EBIT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        $35,276
                                               Backlog amortization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2,828
                                               Inventory write-up expensed in cost of sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5,396
                                               Adjusted EBIT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $43,500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                               Adjusted EBIT margin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           30.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                EBIT, adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin %, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations are non-GAAP financial measures.
                                                The Company uses these measures to evaluate its businesses, and allocates resources to its businesses based on EBIT. EBIT is not, however, a
                                                measure of performance calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as
                                                an alternative to net income as a measure of our operating results. EBIT, adjusted EBIT, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not a measure of cash
                                                available for use by the Company. Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations should not be considered as an alternative to reported net income
                                                as an indicator of performance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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