Preformed Line Products Announces Second Quarter And First Half 2016 Results

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Preformed Line Products Company (Nasdaq:  PLPC) today reported financial results for its second quarter and first six months of 2016.

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $2,755,000, or $.53 per diluted share, compared to $3,680,000, or $.68 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2015.

Net sales in the second quarter of 2016 were $83,220,000, compared to $87,869,000 in the second quarter of 2015.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $5,413,000, or $1.04 per diluted share, compared to $3,424,000, or $.63 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2015.

Net sales were $161,903,000 for the first six months of 2016 compared to $173,659,000 in the first six months of 2015.

Currency translation rates unfavorably impacted net sales by $4,575,000 for the quarter and $10,585,000 for the first six months of 2016, and had an unfavorable impact on net income of $484,000 for the quarter and $916,000 for the first six months of 2016.

Rob Ruhlman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "In constant dollars, our worldwide sales were flat in the second quarter in the face of continuing sluggish global economies.  Our persistent focus on efficiencies in our manufacturing processes and cost reductions coupled with a more profitable product sales mix led to consecutive quarters of gross profit improvement.  We remain committed to operational improvements, pursuing margin enhancements and providing superior customer service during a period of reduced governmental infrastructure expansion that extends beyond our domestic markets."

Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for energy, communications and broadband network companies.

Preformed's world headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Company operates two domestic manufacturing centers located in Rogers, Arkansas and Albemarle, North Carolina.  The Company serves its worldwide market through international operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Thailand.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the Company, including those statements regarding the Company's and management's beliefs and expectations concerning the Company's future performance or anticipated financial results, among others. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in those statements.  Among other things, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements include the strength of the economy and demand for the Company's products, the Company's ability to continue to develop proprietary technology and maintain high quality products and customer service to meet or exceed new industry performance standards and individual customer expectations, the Company's ability to strengthen and retain relationships with the Company's customers and expanding geographically, the Company's ability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions for profitable growth, and other factors described under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2016 and subsequent filings with the SEC.  The Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the SEC can be found on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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