LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 record results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Second Quarter Performance Highlights
- Record second quarter net sales of $696.4 million; record adjusted net sales of $701.7 million, a 31% increase over the prior year period adjusted net sales
- Earnings per diluted share of $0.43, which includes an after-tax charge of $4.5 million for the nut butter voluntary recall; record second quarter adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.54, a 26% increase over the prior year period adjusted earnings per diluted share
- Operating income $74.0 million; adjusted operating income $87.4 million, a 31% increase over the prior year period adjusted operating income
"We delivered a strong quarter across our diverse portfolio of worldwide brands, overcoming foreign currency impacts to deliver our 17th consecutive quarter of year-over-year double digit sales and adjusted earnings growth," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "I am happy to continue to see our organic growth across the business and our high single digit consumption growth in our U.S. business. The health and wellness industry has a robust outlook, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on this future growth with consumers through our distribution of branded organic, natural and better-for-you product offerings in over 65 countries." Full report.
