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Henry Schein Reports Record Second Quarter EPS of $0.63; Net Income up 23.5%, Diluted EPS up 21.2%, Both On a Comparable Basis, On 10.7% Sales Growth

08/06/02

MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug 6, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, today reported financial results for the three months ended June 29, 2002.

Second quarter 2002 financial highlights include:

  • Dental net sales up 9.3% over the prior year
  • Medical net sales to physician offices and alternate care sites up 15.4% over the prior year
  • European dental net sales up 16.5% over the prior year or 12.7% in local currencies
  • Operating cash flow of $52.2 million, up 26.1% over the prior year
  • Operating margin expansion of 70 basis points on a comparable basis

Net sales for the second quarter of 2002 were $671.4 million, an increase of 10.7% from the second quarter of 2001. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, second quarter 2002 net sales were up 10.1%. Net income for the second quarter of 2002 of $28.1 million represents a 34.2% increase over the prior year quarter or a 23.5% increase excluding goodwill amortization net of taxes in 2001 in compliance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 142. Earnings per diluted share were $0.63 in the second quarter of 2002, up 31.3% compared with the prior year second quarter or up 21.2% excluding goodwill amortization net of taxes.

For the first half of 2002, net sales were $1.32 billion, an increase of 9.9% from the first half of 2001. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, first half 2002 net sales were up 9.9%, as well. Year-to-date 2002 net income of $47.8 million represents a 36.4% increase over the prior year or a 23.5% increase excluding goodwill amortization net of taxes. Earnings per diluted share for the first six months of 2002 were $1.07, up 32.1% compared with the prior-year period or up 18.9% excluding goodwill amortization net of taxes.

"Our financial performance for the first half of 2002 has been excellent, with consolidated sales growth at approximately twice the rate of growth for the markets we serve. We are particularly pleased with the strong gains posted in the first half by our Dental Group, where dental merchandise sales were up 9.0% and dental equipment sales were up 12.0% over the prior year, " said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Henry Schein.

"Among the highlights of the second quarter was the opening of our new 135,000-square-foot Southeast Distribution Center in Jacksonville, Florida, which began shipping orders on July 1st. This new, state-of-the-art facility will greatly enhance the reliable, dependable service we offer, with service to approximately 62,000 Southeast customers improving from two-day to next-day delivery. This accomplishment is due to the facility's strategic location and operating efficiency," added Mr. Bergman. "Our next-day delivery rate on more than 26,000 SKU's for all our dental, dental laboratory, medical and veterinary customers in the Southeast region of the United States is expected to increase to more than 90%, up from 26% currently. The importance of this new facility is clear, in that the Southeast is among the largest growth areas in the U.S., and represents approximately 15% of our current domestic volume."

The Company reported second quarter 2002 Dental net sales of $306.3 million, an increase of 9.3% compared with the second quarter of 2001 or an increase of 9.4% in local currencies. Dental merchandise net sales increased 9.6% (9.7% in local currencies), and Dental equipment sales and service net revenues increased 8.0% (8.0% in local currencies).

"In May, we introduced a new program intended to further increase our sales to current Dental customers, and gain additional Dental customers. This program, called MarketOne, became effective on July 1st," stated Mr. Bergman. "In summary, MarketOne is designed to provide tools and incentives for Sullivan-Schein Dental's field sales consultants to sell Dentrix software products to their more than 75,000 customers. This program also enables Dentrix technology sales representatives to sell other high-technology Henry Schein products to Dentrix customers, and facilitates additional consumable merchandise sales to this customer base, as well.

"This new program of leveraging our software, consumable merchandise, and equipment sales and service offerings represents a powerful sales strategy to increase our penetration of current customers as well as reach dentists who currently are not Henry Schein customers. We recently held an extremely successful Dental national sales meeting," continued Mr. Bergman, "and the MarketOne program was one of the major focuses of the event, which was attended by more than 600 dental field sales consultants."

Henry Schein's Medical Group, which serves primarily the physician office and alternate care markets, reported second quarter 2002 net sales of $242.7 million, an increase of 12.5% compared with the Group's net sales in the prior-year second quarter. Sales to the Medical Group's core physician and alternate care business during the second quarter of 2002 increased 15.4% compared with the second quarter of 2001.

"During June we held our annual Medical national sales meeting. The meeting was attended by more than 400 Henry Schein Medical sales representatives including approximately 250 field sales consultants representing the Eastern and Midwestern segments of the U.S. as well as Texas and California", said Mr. Bergman. "Our major vendor partners were also in attendance, providing valuable product information and education to enable our sales consultants to more effectively serve their customers. Of course, a major theme of the event was to celebrate the success of our Medical Group, which has enjoyed sales growth far in excess of market growth over an extended period."

International net sales for the second quarter of 2002 were $106.8 million, an increase of 11.5% in U.S. dollars and an increase of 7.5% in local currencies, compared with the second quarter of 2001. European dental sales, which account for more than 60% of International sales, continued to gain market share and increased by 16.5% in U.S. dollars or by 12.7% in local currencies.

Technology and Value-Added Services net sales were $15.7 million for the second quarter of 2002, an increase of 7.1% compared with the second quarter of 2001. Technology net sales, comprised of software, electronic claims processing and related items and representing the vast majority of the Group's sales, were up 16.2% compared with the prior year.

Commenting on the outlook for the remainder of 2002, based on the strength of second quarter financial results the Company now expects full-year 2002 earnings per diluted share to approximate $2.53-$2.57.

Live Webcast

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results today, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Individual investors are invited to listen to the conference call over the Internet through Henry Schein's Web site at www.henryschein.com. In addition, a replay will be available for 30 days beginning shortly after the call has ended.

Henry Schein, Inc. is the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based healthcare practitioners in the combined North American and European markets. Recognized for its excellent customer service and low prices, the Company serves more than 400,000 customers worldwide, including dental practices and laboratories, physician practices and veterinary clinics, as well as government and other institutions.

The Company operates its four business groups - Dental, Medical, International and Technology - through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 125 countries with a comprehensive selection of over 80,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products. Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions, including such leading practice management software systems as DENTRIX(R) and Easy Dental(R), for dental practices, and AVImark(R) for veterinary clinics, which are installed in over 44,000 practices; and ArubA(R), Henry Schein's electronic catalog and ordering system. Headquartered in Melville, New York, Henry Schein employs over 6,700 people in 16 countries. The Company's 2001 sales reached a record $2.6 billion. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.

Certain information contained herein includes information that is forward-looking. The matters referred to in forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties involved in the Company's business. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

                  HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 (in thousands, except per share data)
                              (unaudited)
                               Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                               ------------------   -----------------
                               June 29,   June 30,  June 29,  June 30,
                                2002       2001       2002      2001
                               -------    -------   -------   -------
Net sales                    $ 671,432 $ 606,285 $1,318,525 $1,200,180
Cost of sales                  479,036   439,393    947,739    873,931
                               -------   -------    -------    -------
   Gross profit                192,396   166,892    370,786    326,249
Operating expenses:
 Selling, general and
  administrative               145,407   131,620    288,599    263,394
                               -------   -------    -------    -------
    Operating income            46,989    35,272     82,187     62,855
Other income (expense):
 Interest income                 2,481     3,177      4,920      4,418
 Interest expense               (4,367)   (4,896)    (9,195)   (10,264)
 Other - net                       706       651        140        297
                                 -----     -----      -----     ------
  Income before taxes on income,
    minority interest and equity
    in earnings of affiliates   45,809    34,204     78,052     57,306
Taxes on income                 16,996    12,656     29,060     21,204
Minority interest in net
 income of subsidiaries            932       794      1,501      1,325
Equity in earnings of affiliates   185       156        305        265
                                ------    ------     ------     ------
Net income                    $ 28,066  $ 20,910   $ 47,796   $ 35,042
                                ======    ======     ======     ======
Net income per common share:
Basic                         $   0.65  $   0.49   $   1.11   $   0.83
                                  ====      ====       ====       ====
Diluted                       $   0.63  $   0.48   $   1.07   $   0.81
                                  ====      ====       ====       ====
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding:
Basic                           43,389    42,363     43,090     42,168
                                ======    ======     ======     ======
Diluted                         44,747    43,543     44,559     43,125
                                ======    ======     ======     ======
               HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                (in thousands, except share data)
                                          June 29,        December 29,
                                           2002              2001
                                         ---------         ---------
                                        (unaudited)        (audited)
   ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents             $   132,508       $   193,367
 Marketable securities                      14,640                 0
 Accounts receivable, less reserves
  of $33,147 and $31,929, respectively     362,744           363,700
 Inventories                               314,512           291,231
 Deferred income taxes                      26,227            25,751
 Prepaid expenses and other                 59,518            52,922
                                           -------           -------
     Total current assets                  910,149           926,971
Property and equipment, net of
 accumulated depreciation and
 amortization of $94,739 and $90,823,
 respectively                              135,409           117,980
Goodwill, net                              295,319           279,981
Other intangibles, net of accumulated
 amortization of $3,881 and $3,348,
 respectively                                8,834             8,023
Investments and other                       60,446            52,473
                                         ---------         ---------
                                       $ 1,410,157       $ 1,385,428
                                         =========         =========
   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                       $  204,959       $   263,190
 Bank credit lines                           3,914             4,025
 Accruals:
  Salaries and related expenses             42,155            41,602
  Merger and integration, and
   restructuring costs                       4,706             5,867
  Acquisition earnout payments                   0            26,800
  Other                                    104,446            80,355
 Current maturities of long-term debt        2,548            15,223
                                           -------           -------
    Total current liabilities              362,728           437,062
Long-term debt                             242,990           242,169
Other liabilities                           19,622            18,954
                                           -------           -------
    Total liabilities                      625,340           698,185
                                           -------           -------
Minority interest                            7,882             6,786
                                           -------           -------
Stockholders' equity:
 Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
  authorized 1,000,000, issued and
  outstanding: 0 and 0, respectively             0                 0
 Common stock, $.01 par value,
  authorized 120,000,000, issued:
  43,773,451 and 42,745,204, respectively      437               427
 Additional paid-in capital                428,218           393,047
 Retained earnings                         360,198           312,402
 Treasury stock, at cost, 62,479 shares     (1,156)           (1,156)
 Accumulated comprehensive loss            (10,483)          (23,922)
 Deferred compensation                        (279)             (341)
                                         ---------         ---------
     Total stockholders' equity            776,935           680,457
                                         ---------         ---------
                                        $1,410,157       $ 1,385,428
                                         =========         =========
                 HENRY SCHEIN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (in thousands)
                              (unaudited)
                               Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                               ------------------   -----------------
                               June 29,   June 30,  June 29,  June 30,
                                2002       2001      2002      2001
                               -------    -------   -------   -------
Cash flows from operating
 activities:
  Net income                  $ 28,066   $ 20,910  $ 47,796  $ 35,042
  Adjustments to reconcile
   net income to net cash
   provided by operating
   activities:
   Depreciation and amortization 7,211      7,590    13,009    17,056
   Other                         2,002        157     1,999       512
   Changes in assets and
    liabilities (net of
    purchase acquisitions):
    (Increase) decrease in
      accounts receivable        (542)     (9,117)    4,071      (375)
    (Increase) decrease in
      inventories             (13,964)     13,363   (17,760)   13,032
    (Increase) decrease in
      other current assets     (4,512)      6,584    (4,707)   13,774
    Increase (decrease) in
     accounts payable and
     accruals                  33,906       1,883   (31,027)  (49,762)
                               ------      ------    ------    ------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                    52,167      41,370    13,381    29,279
                               ------      ------    ------    ------
Cash flows from investing
 activities:
 Capital expenditures        (10,530)     (6,829)  (28,120)   (12,986)
 Business acquisitions, net
  of cash acquired            (6,737)          0   (34,887)         0
 Purchase of marketable
  securities with maturities
  of more than three months  (10,184)          0   (20,639)         0
 Other                          (272)         (9)     (574)    (1,031)
                              ------      ------    ------     ------
Net cash used in investing
 activities                  (27,723)     (6,838)  (84,220)   (14,017)
                              ------      ------    ------     ------
Cash flows from financing
 activities:
  Principal payments on
   long-term debt             (1,591)     (2,001)  (13,604)    (3,889)
  Proceeds from issuance
   of stock upon exercise of
   stock options by employees 19,307       3,539    26,490     10,381
 Proceeds from borrowings
  from banks                       0       1,337       481      5,340
 Payments on borrowings
  from banks                    (522)          0      (916)   (10,868)
 Other                            (3)        158      (426)      (175)
                              ------      ------    ------     ------
Net cash provided by
 financing activities         17,191       3,033    12,025        789
                              ------      ------    ------     ------
Net increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash equivalents    41,635      37,565   (58,814)    16,051
Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash              (2,548)        170    (2,045)     1,434
Cash and cash equivalents,
 beginning of period          93,421      38,112   193,367     58,362
                              ------      ------   -------     ------
Cash and cash equivalents,
 end of period             $ 132,508    $ 75,847 $ 132,508   $ 75,847
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CONTACT:
Henry Schein, Inc.
Steven Paladino, 631/843-5500
or
Susan Vassallo
631/843-5562
svassa@henryschein.com

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