Lindsay Corporation Reports Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results

Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading provider of irrigation systems and infrastructure products, today announced results for its fourth quarter ended August 31, 2012.

Fourth Quarter Results

Fourth quarter fiscal 2012 total revenues of $127.8 million increased 10 percent from $116.1 million in the same prior year period. Net earnings were $8.8 million or $0.68 per diluted share compared with $5.9 million or $0.46 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year’s fourth quarter.

Total irrigation equipment revenues increased 18 percent to $107.9 million from $91.4 million in the prior fiscal year’s fourth quarter. Domestic irrigation revenues of $56.2 million increased 18 percent, while international irrigation revenues of $51.7 million increased 19 percent. Infrastructure revenues decreased 20 percent to $19.9 million primarily due to lower sales and leases of Quick-Change Moveable Barrier (QMB) product.

Gross margin was 25.6 percent compared to 25.9 percent in the prior year’s fourth quarter. Irrigation gross margins increased by approximately one percentage point primarily due to fixed cost leverage and efficiency gains over the prior year. Infrastructure margins decreased approximately six percentage points due to lower QMB sales partially offset by improved margins in road safety and diversified products.

Operating expenses were $20.1 million in the quarter compared to $20.3 million in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. Current year expenses included incremental expenses of an acquired company purchased in fiscal 2011 and higher sales and marketing expenses while the prior year period included expenses associated with an ERP implementation and an adverse administrative tax ruling in a foreign business unit. Operating expenses were 15.7 percent of sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with 17.5 percent of sales in the prior year period. Operating margins of 9.9 percent increased from 8.4 percent in the prior year period.

Cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million were $35.3 million higher compared to the end of the fourth quarter last year, while debt decreased $4.3 million.

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