NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) announced today that it will consolidate the leadership of its Home & Building Products segment with both Ames True Temper (“ATT”) and Clopay Building Products (“CBP”) reporting to Eugene (Gene) C. Colleran as the new President of Home & Building Products and CEO of ATT. Duane R. Greenly, CEO of ATT, is retiring after nine years with ATT, the last three as CEO. Griffon believes that this unified management structure will provide significant operating and financial benefits.
Ron Kramer, Griffon’s CEO, said “During Duane Greenly’s tenure, ATT has grown to be a true market leader in the lawn and garden tool industry. We thank Duane for his years of service and strong business leadership.”
Mr. Colleran has had responsibility for CBP for the last eleven years. Prior to joining Clopay, Mr. Colleran spent nine years with Newell Company (NYSE: NWL), most recently as President of BernzOmatic, the world’s largest manufacturer of gas powered hand torches. Prior to Newell, he spent nine years in various sales and marketing management roles with Chicago based United States Gypsum (NYSE: USG).
Mr. Kramer concluded, "We expect Gene Colleran will continue to grow and develop our Home & Building Products business. With pro forma March 31, 2011 TTM revenue of over $845 million and adjusted TTM EBITDA in excess of $80 million, we have significant opportunities to expand the business and improve our profitability as the housing markets ultimately recover."
Forward-Looking Statements
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About Griffon Corporation
Griffon Corporation is a diversified management and holding company that conducts business through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Griffon oversees the operations of its subsidiaries, allocates resources among them and manages their capital structures. Griffon provides direction and assistance to its subsidiaries in connection with acquisition and growth opportunities as well as in connection with divestitures. Griffon also seeks out, evaluates and, when appropriate, will acquire additional businesses that offer potentially attractive returns on capital to further diversify itself.
Griffon currently conducts its operations through Telephonics, Clopay Building Products (“CBP”), Clopay Plastic Products Company (“Plastics”) and Ames True Temper (“ATT”). CBP and ATT comprise the Home & Building Products operating segment.
- Telephonics designs, develops and manufactures high-technology, integrated information, communication and sensor system solutions for use in military and commercial markets worldwide.
- Home & Building Products is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential, commercial and industrial garage doors to professional installing dealers and major home center retail chains, as well as a global provider of non-powered landscaping products that make work easier for homeowners and professionals.
- Plastics is an international leader in the development and production of embossed, laminated and printed specialty plastic films used in a variety of hygienic, health-care and industrial applications.
For more information on Griffon and its operating subsidiaries, please see the Company’s website at www.griffoncorp.com.
Griffon evaluates performance and allocates resources based on each segments’ operating results before interest income or expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain (losses) from debt extinguishment, unallocated amounts, restructuring and impairment charges and costs related to the fair market value of inventory for acquisitions (“Segment Adjusted EBITDA”). Griffon believes this information is useful to investors for the same reason. The following table provides a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Griffon’s Income from Operations. This has been done on a pro forma basis to include Ames True Temper’s results prior to its purchase on September 30, 2010.
| GRIFFON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES | |||||||
| BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| For the Twelve Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| Pro forma segment adjusted EBITDA | |||||||
| Home & Building Products | $ | 80,779 | |||||
| Telephonics | 50,425 | ||||||
| Clopay Plastic Products | 46,977 | ||||||
| Total Segment adjusted EBITDA | 178,181 | ||||||
| Segment Depreciation and amortization | (57,309 | ) | |||||
| Fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold | (15,152 | ) | |||||
| Restructuring and impairment | (6,388 | ) | |||||
| ATT predecessor deal costs and management fees, net | (8,108 | ) | |||||
| Unallocated amounts | (34,995 | ) | |||||
| Other, net | (6,277 | ) | |||||
| Pro forma income from operations | 49,952 | ||||||