PetMed Express D/b/a 1-800-PetMeds Announces Its First Quarter Financial Results

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PetMed Express, Inc. (Nasdaq:PETS) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $74.4 million, compared to $77.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of 3.6%. Net income was $7.2 million, or $0.32 diluted per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $8.1 million, or $0.36 diluted per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, an 11% decrease to EPS. Reorder sales increased by 7%, from $54.0 million to $57.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Menderes Akdag, CEO and President, commented: "It has been a challenging quarter due to a reduction in our advertising exposure, which is attributed to the lack of availability of television remnant space at affordable prices, combined with consumers giving greater consideration to price and reducing their usage.  Our online sales increased by 1% to $52.3 million for the quarter, compared to $51.8 million for the prior quarter, with approximately 70% of our orders being generated from our website during the quarter compared to 67% in the prior quarter. We continued leveraging our operating expenses, which as a percent of sales improved 91 basis points compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Our focus in fiscal 2011 is conversion optimization, and the expansion of our product offerings into pet supplies."

This morning at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time, Mr. Akdag will host a conference call to review the quarter's financial results. To access the call, which is open to the public, please dial [phone] (toll free) or [phone]. Callers will be required to supply PETMEDS as the passcode. For those unable to participate in the live event, the call will be available for replay from 10:00 A.M. on July 19, 2010 until August 2, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. To access the replay, call [phone] (toll free) or [phone], and enter passcode 5500.