Paul Mueller Company Releases Its Third Quarter Report


SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paul Mueller Company (Pink Sheets:MUEL) today released its third quarter report for the period ended September 30, 2009, as follows:



              PAUL MUELLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      NINE-MONTH REPORT
                         Unaudited

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                  CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES OF OPERATIONS
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                    Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                       September 30               September 30
               --------------------------  ---------------------------
                   2009          2008          2009           2008
               ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------

 Net Sales     $41,049,000   $50,564,000   $127,163,000   $152,595,000
 Cost of
  Sales         30,597,000    43,140,000     93,094,000    127,875,000
               ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------
  Gross
   Profit      $10,452,000   $ 7,424,000   $ 34,069,000   $ 24,720,000
 Selling,
  General
  and Admin-
  istrative
  Expense       10,632,000     6,455,000     32,507,000     20,675,000
               ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------
  Operating
   Income      $  (180,000)  $   969,000   $  1,562,000   $  4,045,000
 Other Income
  (Expense)       (536,000)     (134,000)    (1,992,000)       (18,000)
               ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------
 Income
  before
  Provision
  for Income
  Taxes        $  (716,000)  $   835,000   $   (430,000)  $  4,027,000
 Provision
  for Income
  Taxes            (98,000)      179,000       (344,000)     1,315,000
               ------------  ------------  -------------  -------------
 Net Income    $  (618,000)  $   656,000   $    (86,000)  $  2,712,000
               ============  ============  =============  =============

 Earnings
  per Common
  Share --
   Basic       ($     0.52)  $      0.57   ($      0.07)  $       2.34
   Diluted     ($     0.52)  $      0.56   ($      0.07)  $       2.30


                                              Twelve Months Ended
                                                 September 30
                                       -------------------------------
                                            2009             2008
                                       --------------   --------------

 Net Sales                             $ 192,450,000    $ 232,039,000
 Cost of Sales                           142,045,000      191,453,000
                                       --------------   --------------
     Gross Profit                      $  50,405,000    $  40,586,000
 Selling, General and Administrative
  Expense                                 46,275,000       26,973,000
                                       --------------   --------------
     Operating Income                  $   4,130,000    $  13,613,000
 Other Income (Expense)                   (2,128,000)      (1,121,000)
                                       --------------   --------------
 Income before Provision for
  Income Taxes                         $   2,002,000    $  12,492,000
 Provision for Income Taxes                  690,000        4,591,000
                                       --------------   --------------
 Net Income                            $   1,312,000    $   7,901,000
                                       ==============   ==============

 Earnings per Common Share --
   Basic                               $        1.10    $        6.75
   Diluted                             $        1.10    $        6.63


 NOTES: 1) The results for the third quarter of 2009 were favorably
           affected by a decrease in the LIFO reserve of $717,000,
           after tax; while the results for the third quarter of 2008
           were favorably affected by a decrease in the LIFO reserve of
           $185,000, after tax. The results for the nine months ended
           September 30, 2009, were favorably affected by a decrease in
           the LIFO reserve of $2,871,000, after tax; while the results
           for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, were adversely
           affected by an increase in the LIFO reserve of $200,000,
           after tax.

        2) Results for Mueller B.V., a wholly owned Dutch subsidiary,
           included sales of $13,468,000 and $7,521,000, and net income
           was $264,000 and $342,000 for the third quarter of 2009 and
           2008, respectively. Mueller B.V.'s selling, general, and
           administrative expense was $5,578,000 and $15,997,000,
           respectively, for the three months and nine months ended
           September 30, 2009. The backlog reported as of September 30,
           2009, includes $11,310,000, which relates to Mueller B.V.


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               SUMMARIZED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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                                          September 30   December 31
                                              2009           2008
                                          ------------- -------------

 Current Assets                           $ 55,356,000  $ 73,852,000
 Net Property, Plant, and Equipment         53,793,000    55,317,000
 Other assets                               22,777,000    22,963,000
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     Total Assets                         $131,926,000  $152,132,000

 Current Liabilities                      $ 54,202,000  $ 68,458,000
 Long-Term Debt                             29,034,000    33,926,000
 Other Long-Term Liabilities                28,749,000    29,638,000
 Shareholders' Investment                   19,941,000    20,110,000
                                          ------------  ------------
     Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
      Investment                          $131,926,000  $152,132,000

 Book Value per Common Share              $      15.70  $      16.14
 Total Shares Outstanding                    1,270,045     1,245,630
 Backlog                                  $ 40,698,000  $ 56,421,000


            

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