Consolidated Graphics Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 2010 and $50 Million Stock Repurchase Program

HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: CGX) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Revenue grew 3.4% to $260.1 million for the September quarter, compared to the prior year. The increase was due to improved election-related sales and an acquisition, partially offset by a slight decline in same-store sales. Adjusted Operating Income for the September 2010 quarter improved to $17.0 million (6.5% of revenue), a 59% increase, compared to $10.6 million (4.2% of revenue) for the same quarter last year. Adjusted Net Income for the September 2010 quarter was $9.0 million, or $.77 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $4.6 million, or $.40 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share for the prior year.

Operating income was $15.4 million in the September 2010 quarter, compared to operating income of $6.6 million in the prior year quarter, an improvement of $8.8 million or 134%. Net income for the September 2010 quarter was $8.1 million, or $.69 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.1 million or $.18 diluted earnings per share for the prior year quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA was $33.8 million for the September 2010 quarter, compared to $28.7 million for the same quarter in the prior year, an increase of 18%.

Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Graphics, commented, "We posted strong Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Net Income this quarter, driven by the combination of sales improvement and effective cost management. Our best-in-class technology, printing and fulfillment solutions enable us to provide value to customers and grow our business. This, combined with the opportunity to grow through acquisition and our strong balance sheet, places Consolidated Graphics in an attractive competitive position. We remain very optimistic in our near-term and long-term prospects."

Mr. Davis added, "Based on current market conditions, we expect December quarter's revenue to be in the range of $290 - $305, million which assumes year-over-year same store sales growth of up to 5%, higher election-related business and incremental revenue from a recent acquisition. This should enable us to again achieve Adjusted Net Income improvement in the December 2010 quarter compared to the prior year."

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the attached tables and in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 8-K also includes the basis for management's use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Stock Repurchase Program

On November 1, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized a new common share repurchase program for the purchase of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares up to an aggregate of $50 million. The new share repurchase program will expire on October 31, 2011 and allows the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock in open-market purchases as well as privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to applicable securities regulations, and subject to market conditions and other factors. The Board of Directors may modify, suspend, extend or terminate the program at any time.

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. will host a conference call today, Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2011 results. The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet on our website (www.cgx.com) and a subsequent archive of such call will also be available on our website.

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (CGX), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is one of North America's leading general commercial printing companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Toronto, and Prague, and a presence in Asia, CGX offers an unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities, and unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX provides the service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large national organization.

Consolidated Graphics' vast and technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are complemented by the world's largest integrated digital footprint. By coupling North America's most comprehensive printing capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print production and management solutions that are based on the needs of our customers to improve their results. For more information, visit www.cgx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in which the Company discusses factors it believes may affect its performance or results in the future. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as statements regarding assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections about future events or conditions. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by the appearance in such a statement of words like "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "forecast," "project," "should" or "will" or other comparable words or the negative of such words. The accuracy of the Company's assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections depends on events or conditions that change over time and are thus susceptible to change based on actual experience, new developments and known and unknown risks, including those created by general market conditions, competition and the possibility that events may occur beyond the Company's control, which may limit its ability to maintain or improve its operating results or financial condition or acquire additional printing businesses. The Company gives no assurance that the forward-looking statements will prove to be correct and does not undertake any duty to update them. The Company's actual future results might differ from the forward-looking statements made in this press release for a variety of reasons, which include continuing weakness in the economy, financial stability of its customers, the sustained growth of its digital printing business, seasonality of election-related business, its ability to adequately manage business expenses, including labor costs, the unfavorable outcome of legal proceedings, the lack of or adequacy of insurance coverage for its operations, the continued availability of raw materials at affordable prices, retention of its key management and operating personnel, satisfactory labor relations, the potential for additional goodwill impairment charges, its ability to identify new acquisition opportunities, negotiate and finance such acquisitions on acceptable terms and successfully absorb and manage such acquisitions in a timely and efficient manner, as well as other risks described under the heading "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the risk factors and cautionary statements described in the other documents the Company files or furnishes from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the Company's underlying assumptions, expectations, beliefs or projections  prove incorrect, the Company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in its forward-looking statements, and its business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Regulation G Reconciliation

This press release also contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA, which we define as earnings, or net income, before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, goodwill impairment charges, litigation and other charges, share-based compensation expense, non-cash foreign currency transaction gains and losses and net losses/gains from asset dispositions, Free Cash Flow, which we define as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures plus proceeds from assets dispositions, Adjusted Operating Income, which we define as operating income before goodwill charges, litigation and other charges, share-based compensation expense, and non-cash foreign currency translation net (gain)/loss, Adjusted Operating Margin, which we define as Adjusted Operating Income divided by sales, Adjusted Net Income, which we define as net income before goodwill charges, litigation and other charges, share-based compensation expense,  non-cash foreign currency transaction net (gain)/loss, all net of tax, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, which we define as Adjusted Net Income divided by diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the tables below. Management's opinion regarding the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures to investors and a description of the ways in which management used such measures can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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