8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2015
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THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

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Delaware
0-22818
22-3240619
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 587-5000
 
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 18, 2015, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 13, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company voted to appoint Raymond W. Kelly to the Board. The Board also appointed Mr. Kelly to the Board’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Kelly will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2014.

On August 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kelly to the Board. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibit are filed or furnished, as applicable, herewith:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. dated August 18, 2015
99.2
 
Press Release of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. dated August 18, 2015








SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Date: August 18, 2015
 
THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
 
By: 
/s/ Stephen J. Smith
Title:
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer









EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1*
  
Press Release of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. dated August 18, 2015
99.2+
 
Press Release of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. dated August 18, 2015

* Furnished herewith
+ Filed herewith




Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1



Stephen Smith/Mary Anthes
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
516-587-5000


HAIN CELESTIAL ANNOUNCES RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND
FISCAL YEAR 2015 NET SALES AND EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE

Fourth Quarter Net Sales Reach $698.1 Million, a 20% Increase
Fiscal Year Net Sales Reach $2.69 Billion, a 25% Increase
Adjusted Fiscal Year Net Sales Reach $2.71 Billion, a 26% Increase

Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share $0.68, a 94% Increase
Adjusted Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share $0.55, a 22% Increase
Fiscal Year Earnings Per Diluted Share $1.62, a 16% Increase
Adjusted Fiscal Year Earnings Per Diluted Share $1.88, an 18% Increase

Fiscal Year 2016 Guidance
Net Sales of $2.97 Billion to $3.11 Billion
$2.11 to $2.26 Earnings Per Diluted Share

Lake Success, NY, August 18, 2015-The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2015
Record fourth quarter net sales of $698.1 million, a 20% increase over the prior year period;
Earnings per diluted share of $0.68, a 94% increase; adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.55, a 22% increase;
Operating income of $74.7 million, 11% of net sales; adjusted operating income of $90.3 million, 13% of net sales.

Fiscal Year 2015
Record net sales of $2.69 billion, a 25% increase; adjusted net sales of $2.71 billion, adjusted for the nut butter voluntary recall in August 2014, a 26% increase over the prior year period;
Earnings per diluted share of $1.62, a 16% increase; adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.88, an 18% increase;
Operating income of $237.7 million, 9% of net sales; adjusted operating income of $314.1 million, 12% of net sales.


The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. • 1111 Marcus Avenue • Lake Success, NY 11042
516-587-5000 • www.hain.com



“We ended the year with record net sales and earnings growth fueled by strong worldwide demand for our diverse portfolio of leading organic and natural brands across many product categories, sales channels and geographies,” said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. “We achieved these results while overcoming numerous challenges during the year including the largest voluntary recall in the Company’s history, a fire that limited production for one of our largest brands and disruptions with some of our distributor and retail customers. Our global team did a tremendous job in both the fourth quarter and fiscal year with product innovation, controlling expenses, improving productivity and successfully integrating acquisitions by leveraging our infrastructure.”
 
Fourth Quarter 2015
Hain Celestial US reported record fourth quarter net sales of $332.8 million. In the United Kingdom, net sales were $184.9 million, and the Rest of the World segment reported net sales of $62.0 million, which also includes the recently acquired Belvedere International, Inc. in Canada with its Live Clean® brand. The Hain Pure Protein segment (HPPC) reported net sales of $118.5 million, which includes the recently acquired Empire® brand of kosher foods. The Company had strong brand sales in constant currency led by certain global brands including Terra®, Tilda®, Imagine®, Earth’s Best®, Avalon Organics® and Alba Botanica® with strong performance from Frank Cooper’s®, Bearitos®, Rosetto®, Danival®, Lima®, Sensible Portions®, Hain Pure Foods® and Spectrum®. Net sales of Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Plainville Farms®, FreeBird®, Empire®, Kosher Valley® and Live Clean® brands acquired during or after the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 also contributed to the growth.

The Company earned net income from continuing operations of $71.1 million, a 99% increase, and adjusted net income of $57.2 million, a 24% increase, compared to the prior year fourth quarter. Earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter were $0.68, a 94% increase versus the prior year period, which includes a $20.7 million tax benefit resulting from an election made during the quarter to change the tax status of one of the Company’s international subsidiaries. On an adjusted basis earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter were $0.55, a 22% increase. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in this press release for adjustments.

Fiscal Year 2015
Hain Celestial US reported record net sales of $1.367 billion. In the United Kingdom, net sales were $736.0 million, and the Rest of World segment reported net sales of $226.5 million. Rest of World includes the recently acquired Live Clean® brand. HPPC, which includes the recently acquired Empire® brand of kosher foods, reported net sales of $358.6 million. The Company had strong brand sales in constant currency led by global brands including Sensible Portions®, Natumi®, Terra®, Danival®, Garden of Eatin’®, Earth’s Best®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica® and Jason® with strong performance from Bearitos®, Westbrae® Earth’s Best® and Frank Cooper’s®. Net sales of Plainville Farms®, FreeBird®, Empire®, Kosher Valley® and Live Clean® brands acquired after fiscal year 2014 also contributed to the growth.

The Company earned net income from continuing operations of $167.9 million, a 19% increase, and adjusted net income of $193.9 million, a 22% increase, for the fiscal year. Earnings per diluted share for the fiscal year were $1.62, a 16% increase, and on an adjusted basis were $1.88, an 18% increase. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in this press release for adjustments.

Fiscal Year 2015 Achievements
The Company highlighted several of its accomplishments during fiscal year 2015:
Completed three strategic acquisitions:
Hain Pure Protein Corporation (Plainville Farms® and FreeBird® brands);
EK Holdings, Inc. (Empire® Kosher and Kosher Valley® brands);
Belvedere International, Inc. (Live Clean® brand);
Worldwide sales reached a record $2.7 billion;
Achieved record adjusted EBITDA of $375 million;
Hain Celestial US consumption measured by Nielsen of top 200 SKUs was up 11% with distribution up 5%;
Introduced over 200 new innovative products worldwide;
Delivered in excess of $55 million in worldwide productivity savings.



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“Our outlook for growth in fiscal 2016 and beyond remains robust. We believe Hain Celestial is well-positioned as the consumption of branded organic and natural products continues to rise and our distribution footprint further evolves on a global basis in both new and existing markets across our broad network of sales channels,” concluded Irwin Simon.

Fiscal Year 2016 Guidance
The Company provided annual guidance for fiscal year 2016:

Total net sales range of $2.97 billion to $3.11 billion, an increase of approximately 10% to 15% as compared to fiscal year 2015;
Earnings range of $2.11 to $2.26 per diluted share, an increase of 12% to 20% as compared to fiscal year 2015.

Guidance is provided for continuing operations on a non-GAAP basis and excludes acquisition-related expenses, integration and restructuring charges, start-up costs, unrealized net foreign currency gains or losses, reserves for litigation matters and other non-recurring items, including any product recalls or market withdrawals, that have been or may be incurred during the Company’s fiscal year 2016, which the Company will continue to identify as it reports its future financial results. Guidance excludes the impact of any future acquisitions.

Segment Results
The Company’s operations are managed into the following segments: United States, United Kingdom, HPPC and Rest of World (comprised of Canada and Continental Europe).

The following is a summary of three months and twelve months results by reportable segment:
(dollars in thousands)
 
United States
 
United Kingdom
 
Hain Pure Protein
 
Rest of World
 
Corporate / Other
 
Total
NET SALES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales - Three months ended 6/30/15
 
$
332,776

 
$
184,852

 
$
118,504

 
$
62,004

 
$

 
$
698,136

Net sales - Three months ended 6/30/14
 
$
322,984

 
$
200,469

 
$

 
$
60,375

 
$

 
$
583,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% change - FY'15 net sales vs. FY'14 net sales
 
3.0
%
 
(7.8
)%
 


 
2.7
%
 
 
 
19.6
%
* The calculated % change does not reflect the impact of the nut butter recall or foreign currency translation as compared to the prior period.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended 6/30/15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
58,870

 
$
16,604

 
$
9,974

 
$
5,778

 
$
(16,514
)
 
$
74,712

Non-GAAP Adjustments [1]
 
$
3,364

 
$
3,256

 
$
119

 
$

 
$
8,869

 
$
15,608

Adjusted operating income
 
$
62,234

 
$
19,860

 
$
10,093

 
$
5,778

 
$
(7,645
)
 
$
90,320

Adjusted operating income margin
 
18.7
%
 
10.7
 %
 
8.5
%
 
9.3
%
 
 
 
12.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended 6/30/14
 


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income
 
$
46,286

 
$
20,383

 
$

 
$
5,387

 
$
(12,033
)
 
$
60,023

Non-GAAP Adjustments [1]
 
$
6,000

 
$
7,302

 
$

 
$

 
$
583

 
$
13,885

Adjusted operating income
 
$
52,286

 
$
27,685

 
$

 
$
5,387

 
$
(11,450
)
 
$
73,908

Adjusted operating income margin
 
16.2
%
 
13.8
 %
 


 
8.9
%
 


 
12.7
%

(1) See accompanying tables of "Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures"

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(dollars in thousands)
 
United States
 
United Kingdom
 
Hain Pure Protein
 
Rest of World
 
Corporate / Other
 
Total
NET SALES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales - Twelve months ended 6/30/15
 
$
1,367,388

 
$
735,996

 
$
358,582

 
$
226,549

 
$

 
$
2,688,515

Non-GAAP Adjustments [1]
 
$
15,773

 
$

 
$

 
$
928

 
$

 
$
16,701

Adjusted net sales - Twelve months ended 6/30/15
 
$
1,383,161

 
$
735,996

 
$
358,582

 
$
227,477

 
$

 
$
2,705,216

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales - Twelve months ended 6/30/14 [2]
 
$
1,282,175

 
$
637,454

 
$

 
$
233,982

 
$

 
$
2,153,611

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% change - FY'15 adjusted net sales vs. FY'14 net sales
 
7.9
%
 
15.5
%
 
 
 
(2.8
)%
 
 
 
25.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve months ended 6/30/15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
199,901

 
$
46,222

 
$
26,479

 
$
16,438

 
$
(51,295
)
 
$
237,745

Non-GAAP Adjustments [1]
 
$
36,910

 
$
15,258

 
$
259

 
$
2,187

 
$
21,690

 
$
76,304

Adjusted operating income
 
$
236,811

 
$
61,480

 
$
26,738

 
$
18,625

 
$
(29,605
)
 
$
314,049

Adjusted operating income margin
 
17.1
%
 
8.4
%
 
7.5
%
 
8.2
 %
 
 
 
11.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve months ended 6/30/14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
205,864

 
$
52,661

 
$

 
$
16,931

 
$
(47,719
)
 
$
227,737

Non-GAAP Adjustments [1]
 
$
6,482

 
$
9,510

 
$

 
$
866

 
$
11,449

 
$
28,307

Adjusted operating income
 
$
212,346

 
$
62,171

 
$

 
$
17,797

 
$
(36,270
)
 
$
256,044

Adjusted operating income margin
 
16.6
%
 
9.8
%
 
 
 
7.6
 %
 
 
 
11.9
%

(1) See accompanying tables of "Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures"
(2) There were no non-GAAP adjustments to net sales for the twelve months ended 6/30/14


Webcast
Hain Celestial will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 AM Eastern Time today to review its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 results. The conference call will be webcast and available under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.hain.com.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin’®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe’s Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley’s®, Sun-Pat®, Gale’s®, Robertson’s®, Frank Cooper’s®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.



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Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “plan,” “continue,” “expect,” “expected,” “anticipate,” “intend”, “estimate,” “believe,” “seek”, “may,” “potential,” “can,” “positioned,” “should,” “future,” “look forward”, “outlook”, and similar expressions, or the negative of those expressions, may identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include the Company’s beliefs or expectations relating to (i) the Company’s guidance for net sales and earnings per diluted share for fiscal year 2016 and (ii) growth trends and distribution opportunities. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the Company’s ability to achieve its guidance for net sales and earnings per diluted share in fiscal year 2016 given the economic environment in the U.S. and other markets that it sells products as well as economic, political and business conditions generally and their effect on the Company’s customers and consumers' product preferences, and the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations; changes in estimates or judgments related to the Company’s impairment analysis of goodwill and other intangible assets, as well as with respect to the Company's valuation allowances of its deferred tax assets; the Company’s ability to implement its business and acquisition strategy; the ability of the Company’s joint venture investment to successfully execute its business plan; the Company’s ability to realize sustainable growth generally and from investments in core brands, offering new products and its focus on cost containment, productivity, cash flow and margin enhancement in particular; the Company’s ability to effectively integrate its acquisitions; the Company’s ability to successfully consummate its proposed divestitures; the effects on the Company’s results of operations from the impacts of foreign exchange; competition; the success and cost of introducing new products as well as the Company’s ability to increase prices on existing products; availability and retention of key personnel; the Company’s reliance on third party distributors, manufacturers and suppliers; the Company’s ability to maintain existing customers and secure and integrate new customers; the Company’s ability to respond to changes and trends in customer and consumer demand, preferences and consumption; risks associated with international sales and operations; changes in fuel, raw material and commodity costs; changes in, or the failure to comply with, government laws and regulations; the availability of organic and natural ingredients; the loss of one or more of the Company’s manufacturing facilities; independent co-packers or distribution centers; the ability to manage the Company’s supply chain effectively; the ability to use the Company’s trademarks; reputational damage; product liability; outbreaks of diseases or food-borne illnesses; product recall or market withdrawal; seasonality; litigation; the Company's reliance on its information technology systems; and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements and neither the Company nor any person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating income, adjusted income from continuing operations, adjusted income per diluted share from continuing operations, adjusted EBITDA (defined below) and operating free cash flow. The reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in the tables “Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures” for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and in the paragraphs below. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented provide useful additional information to investors about current trends in the Company’s operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures provided by other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculation and items being excluded. They should be read only in connection with the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income presented in accordance with GAAP.







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The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income (a GAAP measure) before income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long lived assets, equity in the earnings of non-consolidated affiliates, stock based compensation, acquisition-related expenses, including integration and restructuring charges, and other non-recurring items. The Company’s management believes that this presentation provides useful information to management, analysts and investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its results of operations and financial condition. In addition, management uses this measure for reviewing the financial results of the Company and as a component of performance-based executive compensation.

For the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, adjusted EBITDA was calculated as follows:
 
 
3 Months Ended
 
12 Months Ended
 
6/30/2015
6/30/2014
 
6/30/2015
6/30/2014
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net Income
$
71,072

$
35,724

 
$
167,896

$
139,851

Income taxes
2,739

21,851

 
47,883

70,098

Interest expense, net
5,726

5,791

 
23,369

21,985

Depreciation and amortization
13,523

13,443

 
56,587

48,040

Impairment of long lived assets


 
6,514


Equity in earnings of affiliates
(174
)
(1,857
)
 
(489
)
(3,985
)
Stock based compensation
3,263

2,792

 
12,197

12,449

Subtotal
$
96,149

$
77,744

 
$
313,957

$
288,438

Adjustments (a)
15,608

13,885

 
61,536

29,937

Adjusted EBITDA
$
111,757

$
91,629

 
$
375,493

$
318,375


(a) The adjustments include all adjustments in the table "Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures" except for unrealized currency impacts, gain on disposal of investment held for sale, interest accretion and other items, net and taxes.

The Company defines Operating Free Cash Flow as cash provided from or used in operating activities (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. The Company views operating free cash flow as an important measure because it is one factor in evaluating the amount of cash available for discretionary investments. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, operating free cash flow was calculated as follows:

 
Fiscal Year ended
 
6/30/15
 
6/30/14
 
(dollars in thousands)
Cash flow provided by operating activities
$
185,482

 
$
184,768

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(51,217
)
 
(41,611
)
Operating free cash flow
$
134,265

 
$
143,157


Operating free cash flow for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 was $134.3 million, compared to $143.2 million in the prior year period. Our current period operating free cash flow was impacted primarily by the effects of the nut butter voluntary recall and higher capital expenditures.





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THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
June 30
 
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
166,922

 
$
123,751

Accounts receivable, net
320,197

 
287,915

Inventories
382,211

 
320,251

Deferred income taxes
20,758

 
23,780

Other current assets
42,931

 
47,906

Total current assets
933,019

 
803,603

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
344,262

 
310,661

Goodwill, net
1,136,079

 
1,134,368

Trademarks and other intangible assets, net
647,754

 
651,482

Investments and joint ventures
2,305

 
36,511

Other assets
33,851

 
28,692

Total assets
$
3,097,270

 
$
2,965,317

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
251,999

 
$
239,162

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
79,167

 
84,906

Current portion of long-term debt
31,275

 
100,096

Total current liabilities
362,441

 
424,164

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
812,608

 
767,827

Deferred income taxes
145,297

 
148,439

Other noncurrent liabilities
5,237

 
5,020

Total liabilities
1,325,583

 
1,345,450

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock*
1,058

 
1,031

Additional paid-in capital*
1,073,671

 
969,182

Retained earnings
797,514

 
629,618

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(42,406
)
 
60,128

Subtotal
1,829,837

 
1,659,959

Treasury stock
(58,150
)
 
(40,092
)
Total stockholders' equity
1,771,687

 
1,619,867

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,097,270

 
$
2,965,317

   
* Amounts as of June 30, 2014 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split of our common stock
in the form of a 100% stock dividend.

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THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
 Consolidated Statements of Income
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Twelve Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
698,136

 
$
583,828

 
$
2,688,515

 
$
2,153,611

Cost of sales
 
530,439

 
431,628

 
2,069,898

 
1,586,418

Gross profit
 
167,697

 
152,200

 
618,617

 
567,193

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
85,903

 
84,195

 
348,517

 
311,288

Amortization/impairment of acquired intangibles
 
4,494

 
4,352

 
23,495

 
15,600

Acquisition related expenses including integration and restructuring charges, net
 
2,588

 
3,630

 
8,860

 
12,568

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
74,712

 
60,023

 
237,745

 
227,737

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense and other expenses, net
 
1,075

 
4,304

 
22,455

 
20,143

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investees
 
73,637

 
55,719

 
215,290

 
207,594

Income tax provision
 
2,739

 
21,852

 
47,883

 
70,099

(Income) of equity-method investees, net of tax
 
(174
)
 
(1,857
)
 
(489
)
 
(3,985
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
71,072

 
35,724

 
167,896

 
141,480

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
 

 

 

 
(1,629
)
Net income
 
$
71,072

 
$
35,724

 
$
167,896

 
$
139,851

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share*:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     From continuing operations
 
$
0.69

 
$
0.36

 
$
1.65

 
$
1.45

     From discontinued operations
 

 

 

 
(0.02
)
Net income per share - basic
 
$
0.69

 
$
0.36

 
$
1.65

 
$
1.43

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share*:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     From continuing operations
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.62

 
$
1.42

     From discontinued operations
 

 

 

 
(0.02
)
Net income per share - diluted
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.34

 
$
1.62

 
$
1.40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
102,610

 
100,158

 
101,703

 
97,750

Diluted
 
104,005

 
102,288

 
103,421

 
100,006


*Share and per share amounts for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2014 have been retroactively adjusted to
reflect a two-for-one stock split of our common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend.

8


THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
 Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015 GAAP
Adjustments
 
2015 Adjusted
2014 Adjusted
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Sales
 
$
698,136

$

 
$
698,136

$
583,828

Cost of sales
 
530,439

(6,343
)
 
524,096

421,764

Gross profit
 
167,697

6,343

 
174,040

162,064

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
85,903

(6,677
)
 
79,226

83,804

Amortization/impairment of acquired intangibles
 
4,494


 
4,494

4,352

Acquisition related expenses including integration and restructuring charges, net
 
2,588

(2,588
)
 


Operating income
 
74,712

15,608

 
90,320

73,908

Interest and other expenses, net
 
1,075

5,559

 
6,634

5,651

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investees
 
73,637

10,049

 
83,686

68,257

Income tax provision
 
2,739

23,920

 
26,659

23,189

Loss (income) of equity-method investees, net of tax
 
(174
)

 
(174
)
(976
)
Income from continuing operations
 
$
71,072

$
(13,871
)
 
$
57,201

$
46,044

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income per share from continuing operations - basic*
 
$
0.69

$
(0.13
)
 
$
0.56

$
0.46

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income per share from continuing operations - diluted*
 
$
0.68

$
(0.13
)
 
$
0.55

$
0.45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding*:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
102,610

 
 
102,610

100,158

Diluted
 
104,005

 
 
104,005

102,288


*Share and per share amounts for the three months ended June 30, 2014 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a
two-for-one stock split of our common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend.


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FY 2015
 
FY 2014
 
 
Impact on Income Before Income Taxes
Impact on Income Tax Provision
 
Impact on Income Before Income Taxes
Impact on Income Tax Provision
 
 
(Unaudited)
Nut butter recall
 
$
2,004

$
761

 
$
6,000

$
2,179

UK factory start-up costs
 
2,900

602

 
2,882

656

BluePrint and other integration costs
 
1,439

548

 
982

223

Cost of sales
 
6,343

1,911

 
9,864

3,058

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Litigation expenses
 
6,312

2,399

 
391

148

Other integration costs
 
365

81

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
6,677

2,480

 
391

148

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition related fees and expenses, integration and restructuring charges
 
2,588

768

 
5,310

1,477

Contingent consideration income
 


 
(1,680
)
(638
)
Acquisition related expenses including integration and restructuring charges, net
 
2,588

768

 
3,630

839

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized currency impacts
 
(5,559
)
(1,909
)
 
(570
)
(182
)
Gain on disposal of investment held for sale
 


 
(809
)
(307
)
Interest accretion and other items, net
 


 
32

7

Interest and other expenses, net
 
(5,559
)
(1,909
)
 
(1,347
)
(482
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss from Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited discontinued operation
 


 
(881
)

(Income) of equity-method investees, net of tax
 


 
(881
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on tax restructuring
 

20,670

 


Valuation allowances due to factory start-up costs
 


 

(2,226
)
Income tax provision
 

20,670

 

(2,226
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total adjustments
 
$
10,049

$
23,920

 
$
11,657

$
1,337







10


THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
 Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Measures
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015 GAAP
Adjustments
 
2015 Adjusted
2014 Adjusted
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Sales
 
$
2,688,515

$
16,701

 
$
2,705,216

$
2,153,611

Cost of sales
 
2,069,898

(31,402
)
 
2,038,496

1,572,517

Gross profit
 
618,617

48,103

 
666,720

581,094

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
348,517

(13,831
)
 
334,686

309,450

Amortization/impairment of acquired intangibles
 
23,495

(5,510
)
 
17,985

15,600

Acquisition related expenses including integration and restructuring charges, net
 
8,860

(8,860
)
 


Operating income
 
237,745

76,304

 
314,049

256,044

Interest and other expenses, net
 
22,455

3,093

 
25,548

24,575

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investees
 
215,290

73,211

 
288,501

231,469

Income tax provision
 
47,883

47,177

 
95,060

76,153

Loss (income) of equity-method investees, net of tax
 
(489
)

 
(489
)
(3,262
)
Income from continuing operations
 
$
167,896

$
26,034

 
$
193,930

$
158,578

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income per share from continuing operations - basic*
 
$
1.65

$
0.26

 
$
1.91

$
1.62

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income per share from continuing operations - diluted*
 
$
1.62

$
0.26

 
$
1.88

$
1.59

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding*:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
101,703

 
 
101,703

97,750

Diluted
 
103,421

 
 
103,421

100,006


*Share and per share amounts for the twelve months ended June 30, 2014 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a
two-for-one stock split of our common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend.


11



 
 
FY 2015
 
FY 2014
 
 
Impact on Income Before Income Taxes
Impact on Income Tax Provision
 
Impact on Income Before Income Taxes
Impact on Income Tax Provision
 
 
(Unaudited)
Nut butter recall
 
$
15,773

$
5,994

 
$

$

European non-dairy beverage withdrawal
 
928

316

 


Net sales
 
16,701

6,310

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nut butter recall
 
13,574

5,158

 
6,000

2,179

European non-dairy beverage withdrawal
 
1,259

428

 


Fakenham allowance for fire
 
900

187

 


Acquisition related integration costs
 
4,236

1,365

 
4,102

1,037

UK factory start-up costs
 
11,433

2,372

 
3,362

765

Co-pack contract termination costs
 


 
437

166

Cost of sales
 
31,402

9,510

 
13,901

4,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nut butter recall
 
4,909

1,864

 


Litigation expenses
 
7,203

2,751

 
1,614

613

Tilda insurance consultancy and other start-up/integration costs
 
1,719

420

 


Expenses related to third party sale of common stock
 


 
224

85

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
13,831

5,035

 
1,838

698

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tradename impairment charge
 
5,510

1,102

 


Amortization/impairment of acquired intangibles
 
5,510

1,102

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition related fees and expenses, integration and restructuring charges
 
8,579

2,868

 
16,184

5,272

Contingent consideration (income) expense, net
 
281


 
(3,616
)
(1,755
)
Acquisition related expenses including integration and restructuring charges, net
 
8,860

2,868

 
12,568

3,517

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized currency impacts
 
5,398

1,652

 
(3,511
)
(1,442
)
Gain on pre-existing investments in HPPC and Empire Kosher
 
(8,256
)

 


Gain on disposal of investment held for sale
 
(314
)

 
(1,510
)
(573
)
Interest accretion and other items, net
 
79

30

 
589

191

Interest and other expenses, net
 
(3,093
)
1,682

 
(4,432
)
(1,824
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income from Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited discontinued operation
 


 
(881
)

Hain Pure Protein Corporation mortality losses
 


 
158


(Income) of equity-method investees, net of tax
 


 
(723
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on tax restructuring
 

20,670

 


Change in valuation allowance
 


 

(2,226
)
Discrete tax benefit resulting from enacted tax rate change
 


 

3,777

Change in unrecognized tax benefits
 


 

(550
)
Nondeductible acquisition related transaction expenses
 


 

(1,485
)
Income tax provision
 

20,670

 

(484
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total adjustments
 
$
73,211

$
47,177

 
$
23,152

$
6,054


12
Exhibit

Exhibit 99.2


Mary Anthes
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
516-587-5000

RAYMOND W. KELLY JOINS HAIN CELESTIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lake Success, NY, August 18, 2015 - The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced the election of Raymond W. Kelly to its Board of Directors effective August 13, 2015. Raymond Kelly, who served as the Police Commissioner of the City of New York for 14 years, has been President of Risk Management Services for Cushman and Wakefield, Inc. since March 2014, which offers clients tailored solutions to manage and mitigate risks around the world. In his role he focuses on helping clients identify potential vulnerabilities to prepare and manage risk across critical areas including physical and cyber security, crisis management, due diligence and site selection as well as emergency preparedness.

“We are honored to have Ray join our Board of Directors,” commented Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Hain Celestial. “Ray’s worldwide range of experience and insight into critical issues facing companies today will make Ray a valuable addition to our Board of Directors.”

Prior to joining Cushman and Wakefield, Raymond Kelly had a 50-year tenure in public service, as one of the worlds’ most well-known and highly esteemed leaders in law enforcement. In New York City, he established the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department in the country as well as a global intelligence program and established a real-time crime center, a state of the art facility using data mining. Raymond Kelly also served as Commissioner of the U.S. Customers Service and as Undersecretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he supervised the department’s enforcement bureaus including the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Secret Service, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Raymond Kelly holds a BBA from Manhattan College, a JD from St. John’s University School of Law, an LLM from New York University Graduate School of Law and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in addition to numerous honorary degrees.

With the addition of Raymond Kelly to Hain Celestial’s Board of Directors there are now eight board members.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin’®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe’s Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley’s®, Sun-Pat®, Gale’s®, Robertson’s®, Frank Cooper’s®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.



The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. • 1111 Marcus Avenue • Lake Success, NY 11042
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