Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,122,083 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

ACCO Brands Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results.


LINCOLNSHIRE Lincolnshire (lĭng`kənshĭr), county (1991 pop. 573,900), 2,662 sq mi (6,895 sq km), E England, on the Humber estuary, the North Sea, and The Wash. The county seat is Lincoln. , Ill. -- ACCO ACCO American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists
ACCO Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma
ACCo American Cyanamid Company
ACCO Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Organization
ACCO American Clip Company
ACCO Assistant Central Control Officer
 Brands Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:ABD ABD  
n.
A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation.



[a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation).]
):

--Office Products integration on track to achieve targeted $40 million net cost reductions

--Second quarter pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 sales even with prior year, but up 2% excluding European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 office products business

--Strong cash position enables $79 million debt reduction year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.


--Divesting non-strategic Perma(R) corrugated cor·ru·gate  
v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates

v.tr.
To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.

v.intr.
 storage box business

ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE:ABD), a world leader in select categories of branded office products, reported its second quarter 2006 results today. Reported results include the operations of the former General Binding Corporation ("GBC GBC Game Boy Color
GBC Global Business Coalition
GBC Green Building Council
GBC George Brown College
GBC Great Basin College (Nevada)
GBC General Binding Corporation
GBC Greater Baltimore Committee
GBC Goldey-Beacom College
") for the second quarter of 2006, but exclude them for the comparable quarter of 2005.

Second quarter net sales Net Sales

The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted.

Notes:
This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight
 increased 68%, to $462.6 million, due to the August 2005 acquisition of GBC. Pro forma net sales were even with the prior year quarter. Growth in Computer Products, Other Commercial and Commercial - Industrial Print Finishing were offset by a decline in Office Products, principally the result of a decline in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). . Excluding European office products, total company pro forma sales were up 2% and Office Products sales were up 1%. (Refer to p. 5 for the definition of pro forma results and non-GAAP financial measures.)

The company incurred a net loss of $(9.8) million for this seasonally slower quarter, or $(0.18) per share, compared to net income of $14.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share in the prior-year quarter. Net loss in the current quarter includes restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  and non-recurring after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 costs totaling $13.1 million ($17.8 million pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
), or $0.25 per share, and incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged.

Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost.
 after-tax expense of $2.1 million, or $0.04 per share, related to the new company's long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 compensation plan and required expensing of equity compensation under FAS 123R.

Adjusted pro forma net income declined to $3.3 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to $11.8 million, or $0.22 per share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusting for incremental long-term compensation expense of $2.1 million, or $0.04 per share, current-year adjusted net income was $0.10 per share. The underlying decrease was due to operating profit Operating profit (or loss)

Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions.


operating profit

See operating income.
 declines in Office Products European operations and in Computer Products, as well as investments in SG&A and higher raw material and freight The price or compensation paid for the transportation of goods by a carrier. Freight is also applied to the goods transported by such carriers.

The liability of a carrier for freight damaged, lost, or destroyed during shipment is determined by contract, statute, or
 costs. These factors more than offset favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 synergies and lower interest, taxes and other expenses. (Refer to p. 12 for a reconciliation of "adjusted" results to GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
.)

"ACCO Brands took major strides in the integration of our office products businesses during the second quarter," said David D. Campbell Campbell, city, United States
Campbell, city (1990 pop. 36,048), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952.
, chairman and chief executive officer. "We're we're  

Contraction of we are.


we're we are
 pleased with the pace of our integration activities and highly confident that they will achieve the targeted $40 million of net cost synergies Cost Synergy

In the context of mergers, cost synergy is the savings in operating costs expected after two companies, who compliment each other's strengths, join.

Notes:
The savings in operating costs usually come in the form of laying off employees.
. We are also enthusiastic about future opportunities in the commercial businesses and we will discuss these opportunities at the time of our third quarter earnings announcement."

The company today announced 12 additional facilities closures or downsizings, as well as a significant expansion of its strategically located Booneville, Mississippi Booneville is a city in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prentiss CountyGR6.  manufacturing and distribution center. In addition, the company successfully integrated key information technology systems in the U.S., Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  and Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
, creating a common technology platform for its office products businesses, and consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 its European office products sales force. These actions, in addition to the actions announced in the first quarter, will ultimately account for more than 85% of the targeted cost synergies.

"As we had anticipated, operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 and margins declined in the quarter, but we continue to expect comparisons in the third and fourth quarters to become increasingly positive," said Campbell.

In addition to funding restructuring activities and capital investments in the business, the company has reduced debt by $79 million in 2006, far exceeding its mandatory Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed.

Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action.
 debt repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 schedule.

In a separate announcement, the company today also reported that it is divesting its Perma(R) corrugated storage box business. "This is an important step in continuing to sharpen sharp·en  
tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens
To make or become sharp or sharper.



sharp
 our focus on core, strategic categories," said Campbell. "With this sale we're better able to focus our time and resources on opportunities that provide us with greater potential for long-term profitable growth." The Perma(R) business generated approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $30 million in net revenues in 2005. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.

Results of Business Segments
Items Affecting Segment-level Adjusted Operating Income Comparability:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Incremental
                                          Equity/
                                         Long-term
                               Foreign   Incentive  Underlying
                               Exchange Compensation Change in
                    Q2 2005 Translation  Expense (1)   Results Q2 2006
                    ------- ----------- ------------ --------- -------
Office Products      $21.1        $0.3        $(2.0)    $(9.0)  $10.4
Computer Products     12.1           -         (0.2)     (4.1)    7.8
Commercial - IPFG      4.3         0.1         (0.1)      0.6     4.9
Other Commercial       3.6           -         (0.1)     (1.6)    1.9
Corporate             (5.6)          -         (0.9)     (0.8)   (7.3)
---------           ------- ----------- ------------ --------- -------
   Total Adjusted OI $35.5        $0.4        $(3.3)   $(14.9)  $17.7

1) Expense appears in SG&A.


Office Products Group

Office Products net sales increased 43% to $308.2 million, compared to $215.0 million in the prior-year quarter. Pro forma net sales declined 2%. Growth in the U.S., Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop.  and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  was offset by a decline in European operations; excluding Europe, Office Products underlying sales increased 1%. The decline in Europe was primarily in retail channels in the United Kingdom and the result of unfavorable pricing.

Office Products reported an operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 of $(4.7) million, compared to profit of $13.5 million, including restructuring and restructuring-related non-recurring charges. Adjusted pro forma operating income decreased to $10.4 million, compared to $21.1 million in the prior-year quarter, and operating income margins declined to 3.4% from 6.7%. Excluding items affecting year-over-year comparability, the underlying decline in operating profit and margin was attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to European operations, specifically unfavorable pricing coupled with higher raw material costs, increased investments in SG&A infrastructure to transition the European business model, and lower sales in the United Kingdom. With the exception of increased input costs and transitional items in Europe, the company believes underlying Office Products trends in other markets are improving. The company is implementing price increases and introducing new products.

Computer Products Group

Computer Products sales were $51.2 million, compared to $49.1 million in the prior-year quarter, an increase of 4%. The sales growth was driven by increased sales of iPod A family of extremely popular digital media players from Apple, introduced in 2001 for the Mac and 2002 for Windows. iPods are noted for their well-designed, simple user interfaces that employ either a click wheel or touch screen (see click wheel and iPod touch). (R) accessories, mobile power adapters An external power supply for laptop computers and just about every portable or semi-portable electronic device on the market. Also called an "AC adapter," it contains a rectifier to convert AC current to DC and a transformer to convert voltage from 120 down to 9, 12, 15 or whatever is , notebook See notebook computer.

1. (computer) notebook - laptop computer.
2. (tool) notebook - Labtech Notebook.
 docking stations (1) A cradle for a portable device that serves to charge the unit and connect it to other sources or destinations. For example, an iPod docking station charges the iPod and connects it to a computer, speakers or TV set.  and other computer accessory accessory, in criminal law, a person who, though not present at the commission of a crime, becomes a participator in the crime either before or after the fact of commission.  products. This growth was lower than historical rates because of the company's planned exit from the cleaning category and one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 inventory reduction actions by two major customers. However, most of the slower growth rate was experienced in April and May, while June June: see month.  returned to a more normal sales growth rate.

Computer Products operating income declined to $6.5 million from $12.1 million, including restructuring and restructuring-related non-recurring charges in the current-year period. (Note: There were no specific restructuring activities in Computer Products, but the segment receives an allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place.

In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as
 of shared services shared services,
n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them.
 restructuring charges restructuring charge

The expense of reorganizing a company's operations. A restructuring charge is an infrequent expense that generally results from asset writedowns or facility closings.
.) On an adjusted basis, operating income was $7.8 million and operating margins Operating Margin

A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency.

Calculated by:
 declined to 15.2% from 24.6%. Excluding items affecting year-over-year comparability, the underlying decline in operating profit and margin was due to a change in product mix, higher product costs, and planned increased investments in selling, marketing and product development activities. The company anticipates improved profitability in the seasonally stronger third and fourth quarters.

Commercial-Industrial and Print Finishing Group

Commercial-Industrial and Print Finishing ("IPFG") was acquired in the GBC merger and has not been merged into an existing ACCO Brands segment; therefore, it is presented on a standalone stand·a·lone  
adj.
Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. 
 pro forma basis below.

IPFG pro forma net sales increased 3%, to $47.9 million, compared to $46.7 million in the comparable prior-year quarter. Constant currency sales growth was 1%. Growth was driven by increased selling prices to recover raw material cost increases.

IPFG adjusted pro forma operating income increased 14%, to $4.9 million, from $4.3 million in the prior-year quarter. Operating margins expanded 100 basis points. The increase was due to improved mix and higher selling prices, which more than offset the impact of higher raw material costs.

Other Commercial

Other Commercial net sales increased to $55.3 million, compared to $11.6 million in the prior-year quarter. On a pro forma basis sales increased 3%; adjusting for currency the increase was 4%. The increase was driven by price increases and volume growth, substantially new product sales generated by the document finishing business.

Other Commercial operating income increased to a profit of $1.8 million, compared to a loss of $(0.3) million in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted pro forma operating income declined to $1.8 million, from $3.6 million in the prior-year quarter. The decline in profit and margins was driven by several favorable adjustments in the prior year quarter. For the six month period, adjusted pro forma operating income and margin improved from the prior year.

Business Outlook

ACCO Brands believes that given the current economic environment, business integration and de-leveraging should enable the company to exhibit longer-term growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 comprising revenue growth in the low- to mid-single-digits, operating income growth in the mid- mid-
pref.
Middle: midbrain. 
 to high-single-digits and diluted earnings-per-share growth in the low-double-digits.

The company continues to believe that full-year 2006 adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  (refer to p. 12 for the calculation of adjusted EBITDA) will be comparable to 2005 pro forma levels, with the positive effects of both increased synergies and further price increases benefiting the second half of 2006. In addition, the third and fourth quarters should have better comparisons to the comparable prior-year periods when the company made stepped-up stepped-up
adj.
Increased in pace or intensity; heightened: a stepped-up political campaign. 
 investments in corporate costs associated with its status as an independent public company, in Computer Products' go-to-market efforts, and in its European office products infrastructure. The third and fourth quarters of 2005 were also the periods in which the company began to incur To become subject to and liable for; to have liabilities imposed by act or operation of law.

Expenses are incurred, for example, when the legal obligation to pay them arises. An individual incurs a liability when a money judgment is rendered against him or her by a court.
 increases in certain raw material costs.

Full-year operating income and EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  will be impacted by equity and incentive compensation charges relative to 2005 in connection with the new company's inaugural long-term incentive compensation plan and required stock option expensing under FAS 123R. The company anticipates the incremental pro forma net of tax cost to be approximately $10 million, or $0.19 per share, for 2006. The company still anticipates achieving a run-rate adjusted operating income margin, before restructuring, amortization of intangible assets Intangible Asset

An asset that is not physical in nature.

Notes:
Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets.
 and stock-based compensation expense, of 12% exiting 2008, or approximately 11% including these factors.

Webcast

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, ACCO Brands Corporation will host a conference call to discuss the company's second quarter results. The call will be broadcast live via webcast. The webcast can be accessed through the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section of www.accobrands.com. The webcast will be in listen-only mode and will be available for replay for one month following the event.

Pro Forma and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In order to provide a more meaningful comparison to prior-year numbers, the company has presented pro forma results for prior-year periods assuming that the merger with GBC had occurred on January January: see month.  1, 2005, instead of August 17, 2005, the actual date of the merger.

Certain pro forma results are based on SEC regulations and are on a non-GAAP basis. "Adjusted" results exclude all restructuring and restructuring-related non-recurring items for the combined pro forma company, and are non-GAAP measures. Adjusted pro forma information is provided to assist in the comparability with current-period results. There could be limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as compared to the use of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Management uses the adjusted measures to determine the returns generated by its operating segments and to evaluate and identify cost-reduction initiatives. Management believes these measures provide investors with helpful supplemental information regarding the underlying performance of the company from year to year. These measures may be inconsistent Reciprocally contradictory or repugnant.

Things are said to be inconsistent when they are contrary to each other to the extent that one implies the negation of the other.
 with measures presented by other companies. (Refer to the attached pro forma schedules provided herein, as well as the company's reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K

The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock.


Form 8-K

See 8-K.
 furnished fur·nish  
tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es
1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.

2.
 to the Securities and Exchange Commission on February February: see month.  14, 2006.)

About ACCO Brands Corporation

ACCO Brands Corporation is a world leader in select categories of branded office products, with annual revenues of nearly $2 billion. Its industry-leading brands include Day-Timer Day-Timers Inc. (a.k.a. Day-Timer or Day Timers) is a corporation based in East Texas, PA. The primary product line consists of various styles of calendars and dated planners but they also provide many other products with a focus on time management. (R), Swingline Swingline is a division of ACCO Brands that specializes in manufacturing staplers and Hole punches. The company was formerly located in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, but is now headquartered with its parent company ACCO in Lincolnshire, Illinois. (R), Kensington Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) west of Charing Cross. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street and it contains the well-known museum (R), Quartet Quartet Respiratory care A system for diagnosing and managing obstructive sleep apnea Modes Continuous, bi-level pressure, automatic 'smart' CPAP modes. See Obstructive sleep apnea. (R), GBC(R), Rexel Rexel is a French company specializing in the distribution of electrical parts and supplies. It includes the Divisions of Page Data, Rexel Video, Ideal Electrical and John R Turk. It has offices internationally.
  • Chairman and CEO: Jean-Charles Pauze, since September 18, 2002.
(R), and Wilson Jones Charles Wilson Jones (born April 29, 1914 in Wrexham, Wales, died January 9, 1986 in Birmingham) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an centre-forward for Wrexham, Birmingham and Nottingham Forest in the Football League, and for Wales at international level. (R), among others. Under the GBC brand, the company is also a leader in the professional print finishing market.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


This press release contains statements which may constitute "forward-looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995.

These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, are made as of the date hereof here·of  
adv.
Of this.


hereof
Adverb

Formal or law of or concerning this

Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic"
 and the company assumes no obligation to update them. ACCO Brands' ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ from those predicted depending on a variety of factors, including but not limited to fluctuations in cost and availability of raw materials; competition within the markets in which the company operates; the effects of both general and extraordinary economic, political and social conditions; the dependence of the company on certain suppliers of manufactured products; the effect of consolidation in the office products industry; the risk that businesses that have been combined into the company as a result of the merger with General Binding Corporation will not be integrated successfully; the risk that targeted cost savings and synergies from the aforesaid Before, already said, referred to, or recited.

This term is used frequently in deeds, leases, and contracts of sale of real property to refer to the property without describing it in detail each time it is mentioned; for example,"the aforesaid premises.
 merger and other previous business combinations may not be fully realized or take longer to realize than expected; disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process.  from business combinations making it more difficult to maintain relationships with the company's customers, employees or suppliers; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; the development, introduction and acceptance of new products; the degree to which higher raw material costs, and freight and distribution costs distribution costs distribute nplVertriebskosten pl , can be passed on to customers through selling price increases and the effect on sales volumes as a result thereof; increases in health care, pension and other employee welfare costs; as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the company's SEC filings.
ACCO Brands Corporation
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
            (Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

                   Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                   ------------------        ------------------
                   June 30, June 25,    %    June 30, June 25,    %
                   2006 (A) 2005 (A)  Change 2006 (A) 2005 (A)  Change
                   ------------------ ------ ------------------ ------

Net sales             462.6    275.7     68%    931.2    550.5     69%

Cost of products
 sold (B)             336.6    196.0     72%    674.7    387.8     74%
Advertising,
 selling, general and
 administrative (C)   109.6     56.6     94%    217.1    112.9     92%
Amortization of
 intangibles            3.5      0.4    775%      6.0      1.0    500%
Restructuring
 charges               13.0        -     nm       19.8        -    nm
                   ------------------        ------------------
    Operating Income
     (loss)            (0.1)    22.7   -100%     13.6     48.8    -72%

Interest expense       15.3      1.9    705%     30.7      3.9    687%
Other
 expense/(income),
 net                   (0.2)     0.6   -133%     (1.7)     2.0   -185%
                   ------------------        ------------------
    Income before
     income taxes,
     minority
     interest and
     cumulative
     effect of change
     in accounting
     principle        (15.2)    20.2   -175%    (15.4)    42.9   -136%

Income taxes           (5.4)     6.0   -190%     (5.6)    17.4   -132%
Minority Interest         -        -              0.1        -
                   ------------------        ------------------
  Net
   income/(loss)
   before change
   in accounting
   principle           (9.8)    14.2   -169%     (9.9)    25.5   -139%

Cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting
 principle, net of
 tax                      -        -     nm         -      3.3     nm
                   ------------------        ------------------
  Net
   income/(loss)      $(9.8)   $14.2   -169%    $(9.9)   $28.8   -134%
                   ==================        ==================

Basic earnings
 (loss) per common
 share:
  Income before
   change in
   accounting
   principle         ($0.18)   $0.41   -144%   ($0.18)   $0.73   -125%
  Change in
   accounting
   principle          $0.00    $0.00            $0.00    $0.09
                   ------------------        ------------------
  Net income (loss)  ($0.18)   $0.41   -144%   ($0.18)   $0.82   -122%
                   ==================        ==================

Diluted earnings
 (loss) per common
 share:
  Income before
   change in
   accounting
   principle         ($0.18)   $0.40   -145%   ($0.18)   $0.72   -125%
  Change in
   accounting
   principle          $0.00    $0.00            $0.00    $0.09
                   ------------------        ------------------
  Net income (loss)  ($0.18)   $0.40   -145%   ($0.18)   $0.81   -122%
                   ==================        ==================

Weighted average
 shares (000's
 omitted):
  Basic              53,353   34,969           53,177   34,969
  Diluted            53,353   35,508           53,177   35,508

Actual shares at
 end of period
 (000's omitted)     53,516   34,969           53,516   34,969
Fully diluted
 shares at end of
 period (000's
 omitted)            53,516   35,509           53,516   35,509


(A) The results of General Binding Corporation are included in the
    current year period only as the acquisition occurred on August 17,
    2005.
(B) Includes restructuring implementation related non- recurring costs
    of $2.0 million and $0.0 million in three month periods and $2.4
    million and $0.0 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and
    June 25, 2005, respectively.
(C) Includes restructuring implementation related non- recurring costs
    of $2.8 million and $2.6 million in three month periods, and $5.2
    million and $2.6 million for the six month periods ended June 30,
    2006 and June 25, 2005, respectively.
(D) In connection with the adoption of the December 2005 long-term
    executive management compensation plan and required expensing of
    stock option grants under FAS 123R, the company recorded $4.6
    million (1.0% of sales) and $9.1 million (1.0% of sales) of
    stock-based compensation expense during the three months and six
    months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistics (as a % of Total Net Sales, except for Income tax rate)
------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Margin (B) (C)   27.2%    28.9%            27.5%    29.6%
SG&A (B) (C) (D)       23.7%    20.5%            23.3%    20.5%
Operating Income
 (B) (C) (D)            0.0%     8.2%             1.5%     8.9%
Income before
 Income Taxes (B)
 (C) (D)               -3.3%     7.3%            -1.7%     7.8%
Net Income (B) (C)
 (D)                   -2.1%     5.2%            -1.1%     5.2%
Income tax rate        35.5%    29.7%            36.4%    40.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
                            SEGMENT RESULTS
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Dollars in millions)

                              2006 (1)                2005 (1)
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
                              Operating               Operating
                        Net    Income    OI     Net    Income    OI
                        Sales    (2)    Margin  Sales    (2)    Margin
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
Q1:
Office Products        $311.1     $6.0    1.9% $216.3    $19.6    9.1%
Computer Products        51.9      8.3   16.0%   44.3      8.9   20.1%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing       49.6      4.8    9.7%      -        -
Other Commercial         56.0      4.1    7.3%   14.2      0.2    1.4%

Corporate                   -     (9.5)  -2.0%      -     (2.6)  -0.9%
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
    Total              $468.6    $13.7    2.9% $274.8    $26.1    9.5%
                      ======================== =======================

                              2006 (1)                2005 (1)
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
                              Operating               Operating
                        Net    Income    OI     Net    Income    OI
                        Sales    (2)    Margin  Sales    (2)    Margin
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
Q2:
Office Products        $308.2    $(4.7)  -1.5% $215.0    $13.5    6.3%
Computer Products        51.2      6.5   12.7%   49.1     12.1   24.6%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing       47.9      4.9   10.2%      -        -
Other Commercial         55.3      1.8    3.3%   11.6     (0.3)  -2.6%

Corporate                   -     (8.6)  -1.9%      -     (2.6)  -0.9%
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
    Total              $462.6    $(0.1)   0.0% $275.7    $22.7    8.2%
                      ======================== =======================

                              2006 (1)                2005 (1)
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
                              Operating               Operating
                        Net    Income    OI     Net    Income    OI
                        Sales    (2)    Margin  Sales    (2)    Margin
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products        $619.3     $1.3    0.2% $431.3    $33.1    7.7%
Computer Products      $103.1    $14.8   14.4%  $93.4    $21.0   22.5%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing      $97.5     $9.7    9.9%     $-       $-
Other Commercial       $111.3     $5.9    5.3%  $25.8    $(0.1)  -0.4%

Corporate                  $-   $(18.1)  -1.9%     $-    $(5.2)  -0.9%
                      ------------------------ -----------------------
    Total              $931.2    $13.6    1.5% $550.5    $48.8    8.9%
                      ======================== =======================

                      Sales      OI
                      Change   Change
                      ----------------
Q1:
Office Products          43.8%  -69.4%
Computer Products        17.2%   -6.7%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing
Other Commercial        294.4%    n/m

Corporate                       265.4%
                      ----------------
    Total                70.5%  -47.5%
                      ================


                      Sales      OI
                      Change   Change
                      ----------------
Q2:
Office Products          43.3% -134.8%
Computer Products         4.3%  -46.3%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing
Other Commercial        376.7%    n/m

Corporate                       230.8%
                      ----------------
    Total                67.8% -100.4%
                      ================


                      Sales      OI
                      Change   Change
                      ----------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products          43.6%  -96.1%
Computer Products        10.4%  -29.5%
Commercial-Industrial
 & Print Finishing
Other Commercial        331.4%    n/m

Corporate                       248.1%
                      ----------------
    Total                69.2%  -72.1%
                      ================

(1) The results of General Binding Corporation are included in the
    current year period only as the acquisition occurred on August 17,
    2005.
(2) The above results include restructuring and restructuring-related
    non-recurring expenses, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                         (Dollars in millions)

                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                             ------------ ------------
                                                2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
                                             (Unaudited)
ASSETS

 Current Assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                       $41.2        $91.1
   Receivables, net                                403.1        438.9
   Inventories, net                                303.0        268.2
   Deferred income taxes                            41.8         37.5
   Other current assets                             50.1         25.3
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total current assets                         839.2        861.0
   Property, plant and equipment, net              229.2        239.8
   Deferred income taxes                             7.8         17.4
   Goodwill, net                                   443.2        433.8
   Identifiable Intangibles, net                   237.1        240.6
   Prepaid pension                                  84.0         81.9
   Other assets                                     50.5         55.0
                                             ------------ ------------
       Total Assets                             $1,891.0     $1,929.5
                                             ============ ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
   Notes payable to banks                           $5.2         $7.0
   Current portion of long-term debt                11.0         23.1
   Accounts payable                                185.4        150.1
   Accrued compensation                             30.6         27.7
   Accrued customer programs                       115.0        122.9
   Other current liabilities                       138.2        122.2
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total Current Liabilities                    485.4        453.0
   Debt, less current portion                      856.9        911.8
   Deferred income taxes                            74.3         94.1
   Post-retirement and other liabilities            70.4         62.3
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total Liabilities                          1,487.0      1,521.2
                                             ------------ ------------
Stockholders' Equity
   Common stock                                      0.5          0.5
   Treasury stock, at cost                          (1.1)        (1.1)
   Paid-in capital                               1,360.6      1,350.3
   Unearned compensation                               -         (5.2)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (loss)                                           1.1         11.0
   Accumulated deficit                            (957.1)      (947.2)
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total Stockholders' Equity                   404.0        408.3
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
       Equity                                   $1,891.0     $1,929.5
                                             ============ ============



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
                         KEY STATS and RATIOS
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Dollars in millions)

---------------------------------
            Net Debt                  6/30/2006
--------------------------------- -------------------
Short-term debt, including
 current portion of long-term
 debt                                          $16.2
Long-term debt                                 856.9
                                  -------------------
Total Debt                                    $873.1
Cash and temporary cash
 investments                                   (41.2)
                                  -------------------
Net Debt                                      $831.9


---------------------------------
  Reconciliation of Gross Debt    Three months ended  Six months ended
--------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------
                                      6/30/2006          6/30/2006
                                  ------------------- ----------------
Beginning of period                           $893.1           $941.9
Debt reduction                                 (30.0)           (79.3)
Impact of change in FX rates                    10.0             10.5
                                  ------------------- ----------------
End of period                                 $873.1           $873.1


---------------------------------
    Leverage (debt to EBITDA)     Twelve months ended
--------------------------------- -------------------
                                      6/30/2006
                                  -------------------
Trailing 12 months Adjusted
 EBITDA                                       $192.3

Net debt (see above)                          $831.9

Leverage (net debt divided by
 Adjusted EBITDA                                 4.3


---------------------------------
  Interest Coverage (EBITDA to
            Interest)             Twelve months ended
--------------------------------- -------------------
                                      6/30/2006
                                  -------------------
Trailing 12 months Adjusted
 EBITDA                                       $192.3
Trailing 12 months pro forma
 interest Expense, net of
 interest income                               $63.8

Interest Coverage (EBITDA divided
 by interest expense)                            3.0



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
   SELECTED REPORTED AND PRIOR-YEAR PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Dollars in millions)

                                               Three Months Ended

                                           June 30, 2006 June 25, 2005
                                              Actual       Pro Forma
                                           ------------- -------------

Selected Non-cash Adjustments to Net Income (Pre-Tax):
------------------------------------------------------

Depreciation expense                              $10.1         $10.7

Intangible amortization expense                    $3.5          $2.6

Stock based compensation expense                   $4.6          $0.9

Selected Cash Activities (Pre-Tax):
-----------------------------------

Capital expenditures                               $7.2         $10.3

Restructuring & Integration activities             $8.7          $2.9


                                                Six Months Ended

                                           June 30, 2006 June 25, 2005
                                              Actual       Pro Forma
                                           ------------- -------------

Selected Non-cash Adjustments to Net Income (Pre-Tax):
------------------------------------------------------

Depreciation expense                              $19.5         $21.1

Intangible amortization expense                    $6.0          $5.5

Stock based compensation expense                   $9.1          $2.5

Inventory acquisition expense                        $-          $5.4

Selected Cash Activities (Pre-Tax):
-----------------------------------

Capital expenditures                              $12.1         $17.1

Restructuring & Integration activities            $13.4          $3.1



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
  COMPARISON OF REPORTED AND PRIOR-YEAR PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED
                       STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
            (Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

                                      --------------------------------
                                        Three Months Ended June 30,
                                      --------------------------------
                                                   2006
                                      --------------------------------
                                          (A)       (D)       ACCO
                                          As        Less:     Brands
                                        Reported    Charges  Adjusted
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------

Net sales                                $462.6         $-     $462.6

Cost of products sold                     336.6       (2.0)     334.6

Advertising, selling, general and
 administrative                           109.6       (2.8)     106.8
Amortization of intangibles                 3.5          -        3.5
Restructuring charges                      13.0      (13.0)         -
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
  Operating Income (loss)                  (0.1)      17.8       17.7

Interest expense                           15.3          -       15.3
Other expense/(income), net                (0.2)         -       (0.2)
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
  Income before/(loss) income taxes
   and minority interest                  (15.2)      17.8        2.6

Income taxes                               (5.4)       4.7       (0.7)
Minority interest expense, net of tax         -          -          -
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
    Net Income/(loss)                     $(9.8)     $13.1       $3.3
                                      ========== ========== ==========

Pro Forma Earnings/(loss) per share:
    Basic                                                       $0.06
                                                            ==========
    Diluted                                                     $0.06
                                                            ==========

Weighted average shares outstanding:
    Basic                                                      53,353
    Diluted                                                    54,117


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA CALCULATION

Net Income                                                       $3.3
  Change in accounting principle, net
   of tax                                                           -
  Minority Interest expense, net of
   tax                                                              -
  Income tax expense                                             (0.7)
  Interest expense, net                                          15.3
  Other (income)/expense, net                                    (0.2)
  Restructuring charges                                             -
  Amortization of Intangibles                                     3.5
  Amortization of SO's and RSU's                                  4.6
  Inventory acquisition expense                                     -
  Depreciation expense                                            9.5
                                                            ----------
Supplemental EBITDA                                              35.3
  Restructuring related charges
   included in COS                                                  -
  Restructuring related charges
   included in SG&A                                                 -
                                                            ----------
Adjusted EBITDA                                                 $35.3
                                                            ==========


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistics (as a % of Q2 Net Sales, except for Income tax rate)
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Adjusted
                                                            ----------
Gross Profit (Net sales, less Cost of
 products sold)                                                  26.8%
Advertising, selling, general and
 administrative                                                  23.1%
Operating Income                                                  3.8%
Income before income taxes and
 minority interest                                                0.6%
Net Income                                                        0.7%
Income tax rate                                                 -26.9%
Adjusted EBITDA                                                   7.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


                    --------------------------------------------------
                               Three Months Ended June 30,
                    --------------------------------------------------
                                          2005
                    --------------------------------------------------
                      (A)        (B)         (C)       (D)      ACCO
                       As     Pro Forma  ACCO Brands  Less:    Brands
                    Reported Adjustments  Pro Forma  Charges  Adjusted
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------

Net sales            $275.7      $186.6      $462.3      $-    $462.3

Cost of products
 sold                 196.0       132.2       328.2       -     328.2

Advertising,
 selling, general
 and administrative    56.6        44.0       100.6    (4.6)     96.0
Amortization of
 intangibles            0.4         2.2         2.6       -       2.6
Restructuring
 charges                  -         0.2         0.2    (0.2)        -
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
  Operating Income
   (loss)              22.7         8.0        30.7     4.8      35.5

Interest expense        1.9        15.4        17.3       -      17.3
Other
 expense/(income),
 net                    0.6        (0.4)        0.2       -       0.2
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
  Income
   before/(loss)
   income taxes and
   minority interest   20.2        (7.0)       13.2     4.8      18.0

Income taxes            6.0        (1.4)        4.6     1.6       6.2
Minority interest
 expense, net of tax      -           -           -       -         -
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
    Net
     Income/(loss)    $14.2       $(5.6)       $8.6    $3.2     $11.8
                    ======== =========== =========== ======= =========

Pro Forma
 Earnings/(loss) per
 share:
    Basic                                     $0.17             $0.23
                                         ===========         =========
    Diluted                                   $0.16             $0.22
                                         ===========         =========

Weighted average
 shares outstanding:
    Basic                                    51,470            51,470
    Diluted                                  52,930            52,930


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA
 CALCULATION

Net Income                                                      $11.8
  Change in
   accounting
   principle, net of
   tax                                                              0
  Minority Interest
   expense, net of
   tax                                                              -
  Income tax expense                                              6.2
  Interest expense,
   net                                                           17.3
  Other
   (income)/expense,
   net                                                            0.2
  Restructuring
   charges                                                          -
  Amortization of
   Intangibles                                                    2.6
  Amortization of
   SO's and RSU's                                                 0.9
  Inventory
   acquisition
   expense                                                        0.0
  Depreciation
   expense                                                       10.7
                                                             ---------
Supplemental EBITDA                                              49.7
  Restructuring
   related charges
   included in COS                                                  -
  Restructuring
   related charges
   included in SG&A                                                 -
                                                             ---------
Adjusted EBITDA                                                 $49.7
                                                             =========


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistics (as a % of Q2 Net Sales, except for Income tax rate)
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Adjusted
                                                             ---------
Gross Profit (Net
 sales, less Cost of
 products sold)                                                  29.0%
Advertising,
 selling, general
 and administrative                                              20.8%
Operating Income                                                  7.7%
Income before income
 taxes and minority
 interest                                                         3.9%
Net Income                                                        2.6%
Income tax rate                                                  34.4%
Adjusted EBITDA                                                  10.8%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                             % Change
                                                             ---------

Net sales                                                           0%

Cost of products sold                                               2%

Advertising, selling, general and administrative                   11%
Amortization of intangibles                                        35%
Restructuring charges
  Operating Income (loss)                                         -50%

Interest expense                                                  -12%
Other expense/(income), net                                      -200%
  Income before/(loss) income taxes and minority interest         -86%

Income taxes                                                       nm
Minority interest expense, net of tax
    Net Income/(loss)                                             -72%

Pro Forma Earnings/(loss) per share:
    Basic                                                         -74%
    Diluted                                                       -73%

Weighted average shares outstanding:
    Basic
    Diluted


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA CALCULATION

Net Income                                                      -72.0%
  Change in accounting principle, net of tax                       nm
  Minority Interest expense, net of tax                            nm
  Income tax expense                                               nm
  Interest expense, net                                         -11.6%
  Other (income)/expense, net                                      nm
  Restructuring charges                                            nm
  Amortization of Intangibles                                    34.6%
  Amortization of SO's and RSU's                                411.1%
  Inventory acquisition expense                                   n/a
  Depreciation expense                                          -11.2%
Supplemental EBITDA                                             -29.0%
  Restructuring related charges included in COS                    nm
  Restructuring related charges included in SG&A                   nm
Adjusted EBITDA                                                 -29.0%


(A) Reported results of ACCO Brands including the results of General
    Binding Corporation from the date of acquisition, August 17, 2005.
(B) Pro forma adjustments include the results of General Binding
    Corporation prior to the date of acquisition, and certain pro
    forma adjustments required to present the results of the combined
    companies as if the merger had occurred on January 1, 2005. Please
    refer to the 8-K filed February 14, 2006 for a description of
    these adjustments.
(C) Sum of columns (A) and (B).
(D) Certain charges for restructuring, restructuring implementation
    and merger related (2005) costs are excluded in order to provide a
    comparison of the company's underlying results.



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
  COMPARISON OF REPORTED AND PRIOR-YEAR PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED
                       STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
            (Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)


                                      --------------------------------
                                         Six Months Ended June 30,
                                      --------------------------------
                                                   2006
                                      --------------------------------
                                          (A)        (D)      ACCO
                                          As       Less:      Brands
                                       Reported    Charges   Adjusted
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------

Net sales                                $931.2         $-     $931.2

Cost of products sold                     674.7       (2.4)     672.3

Advertising, selling, general and
 administrative                           217.1       (5.2)     211.9
Amortization of intangibles                 6.0          -        6.0
Restructuring charges                      19.8      (19.8)         -
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
  Operating Income                         13.6       27.4       41.0

Interest expense                           30.7          -       30.7
Other expense/(income), net                (1.7)         -       (1.7)
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
  Income before/(loss) income taxes,
   minority interest and change in
   accounting principle                   (15.4)      27.4       12.0

Income taxes                               (5.6)       8.0        2.4
Minority interest expense, net of tax       0.1          -        0.1
                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
  Net income/(loss) before change in
   accounting principle                    (9.9)      19.4        9.5

Cumulative effect of change in
 accounting principle, net of tax             -          -          -

                                      ---------- ---------- ----------
    Net Income/(loss)                     $(9.9)     $19.4       $9.5
                                      ========== ========== ==========

Pro Forma Earnings/(loss) per share:
    Basic                                                       $0.18
                                                            ==========
    Diluted                                                     $0.18
                                                            ==========

Weighted average shares outstanding:
    Basic                                                      53,177
    Diluted                                                    54,084


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA CALCULATION

Net Income                                                       $9.5
  Change in accounting principle, net
   of tax                                                           -
  Minority Interest expense, net of
   tax                                                            0.1
  Income tax expense                                              2.4
  Interest expense, net                                          30.7
  Other (income)/expense, net                                    (1.7)
  Restructuring charges                                             -
  Amortization of Intangibles                                     6.0
  Amortization of SO's and RSU's                                  9.1
  Inventory acquisition expense                                     -
  Depreciation expense                                           18.9
                                                            ----------
Supplemental EBITDA                                              75.0
  Restructuring related charges included in COS                     -
  Restructuring related charges included in SG&A                    -
                                                            ----------
Adjusted EBITDA                                                 $75.0
                                                            ==========


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistics (as a % of YTD Net Sales, except for Income tax rate)
----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Adjusted
                                                            ----------
Gross Profit (Net sales, less Cost of products
 sold)                                                           27.3%
Advertising, selling, general and
 administrative                                                  22.8%
Operating Income                                                  4.4%
Income before income taxes, minority interest and change in
 accounting principle                                             1.3%
Net Income                                                        1.0%
Income tax rate                                                  20.0%
Adjusted EBITDA                                                   8.1%
----------------------------------------------------------------------



                    --------------------------------------------------
                                Six Months Ended June 30,
                    --------------------------------------------------
                                          2005
                    --------------------------------------------------
                      (A)        (B)         (C)       (D)      ACCO
                       As     Pro Forma  ACCO Brands  Less:    Brands
                    Reported Adjustments  Pro Forma  Charges  Adjusted
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------

Net sales            $550.5      $366.5      $917.0      $-    $917.0

Cost of products
 sold                 387.8       264.9       652.7       -     652.7

Advertising,
 selling, general
 and administrative   112.9        92.3       205.2    (7.1)    198.1
Amortization of
 intangibles            1.0         4.5         5.5       -       5.5
Restructuring
 charges                  -         1.3         1.3    (1.3)        -
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
  Operating Income     48.8         3.5        52.3     8.4      60.7

Interest expense        3.9        30.7        34.6       -      34.6
Other
 expense/(income),
 net                    2.0        (0.1)        1.9       -       1.9
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
  Income
   before/(loss)
   income taxes,
   minority interest
   and change in
   accounting
   principle           42.9       (27.1)       15.8     8.4      24.2

Income taxes           17.4        (7.4)       10.0     2.8      12.8
Minority interest
 expense, net of tax      -           -           -       -         -
                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
  Net income/(loss)
   before change in
   accounting
   principle           25.5       (19.7)        5.8     5.6      11.4

Cumulative effect of
 change in
 accounting
 principle, net of
 tax                    3.3           -         3.3       -       3.3

                    -------- ----------- ----------- ------- ---------
    Net
     Income/(loss)    $28.8      $(19.7)       $9.1    $5.6     $14.7
                    ======== =========== =========== ======= =========

Pro Forma
 Earnings/(loss) per
 share:
    Basic                                     $0.18             $0.29
                                         ===========         =========
    Diluted                                   $0.17             $0.28
                                         ===========         =========

Weighted average
 shares outstanding:
    Basic                                    51,470            51,470
    Diluted                                  52,930            52,930


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA
 CALCULATION

Net Income                                                      $14.7
  Change in
   accounting
   principle, net of
   tax                                                           (3.3)
  Minority Interest
   expense, net of
   tax                                                              -
  Income tax expense                                             12.8
  Interest expense,
   net                                                           34.6
  Other
   (income)/expense,
   net                                                            1.9
  Restructuring
   charges                                                          -
  Amortization of
   Intangibles                                                    5.5
  Amortization of
   SO's and RSU's                                                 2.5
  Inventory
   acquisition
   expense                                                        5.4
  Depreciation
   expense                                                       21.1
                                                             ---------
Supplemental EBITDA                                              95.2
  Restructuring
   related charges
   included in COS                                                  -
  Restructuring
   related charges
   included in SG&A                                                 -
                                                             ---------
Adjusted EBITDA                                                 $95.2
                                                             =========


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistics (as a % of YTD Net Sales, except for Income tax rate)
----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Adjusted
                                                             ---------
Gross Profit (Net
 sales, less Cost of
 products sold)                                                  28.8%
Advertising,
 selling, general
 and administrative                                              21.6%
Operating Income                                                  6.6%
Income before income
 taxes, minority
 interest and change
 in accounting
 principle                                                        2.6%
Net Income                                                        1.6%
Income tax rate                                                  52.9%
Adjusted EBITDA                                                  10.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                             % Change
                                                             ---------

Net sales                                                           2%

Cost of products sold                                               3%

Advertising, selling, general and administrative                    7%
Amortization of intangibles                                         9%
Restructuring charges
  Operating Income                                                -32%

Interest expense                                                  -11%
Other expense/(income), net                                      -189%
  Income before/(loss) income taxes, minority interest and
   change in accounting principle                                 -50%

Income taxes                                                       nm
Minority interest expense, net of tax
  Net income/(loss) before change in accounting principle         -17%

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of
 tax

    Net Income/(loss)                                             -35%

Pro Forma Earnings/(loss) per share:
    Basic                                                         -37%
    Diluted                                                       -35%

Weighted average shares outstanding:
    Basic
    Diluted


 REFER TO RECONCILIATION OF ITEMS IMPACTING PRIOR-YEAR COMPARABILITY.


SUPPLEMENTAL EBITDA CALCULATION

Net Income                                                        -35%
  Change in accounting principle, net of tax                       nm
  Minority Interest expense, net of tax                            nm
  Income tax expense                                               nm
  Interest expense, net                                           -11%
  Other (income)/expense, net                                      nm
  Restructuring charges                                            nm
  Amortization of Intangibles                                       9%
  Amortization of SO's and RSU's                                  264%
  Inventory acquisition expense                                   n/a
  Depreciation expense                                            -10%
Supplemental EBITDA                                               -21%
  Restructuring related charges included in COS                    nm
  Restructuring related charges included in SG&A                   nm
Adjusted EBITDA                                                   -21%


(A) Reported results of ACCO Brands including the results of General
    Binding Corporation from the date of acquisition, August 17, 2005.
(B) Pro forma adjustments include the results of General Binding
    Corporation prior to the date of acquisition, and certain pro
    forma adjustments required to present the results of the combined
    companies as if the merger had occurred on January 1, 2005. Please
    refer to the 8-K filed February 14, 2006 for a description of
    these adjustments.
(C) Sum of columns (A) and (B).
(D) Certain charges for restructuring, restructuring implementation
    and merger related (2005) costs are excluded in order to provide
    a comparison of the company's underlying results.



                        ACCO Brands Corporation
    COMPARISON OF REPORTED AND PRIOR-YEAR PRO FORMA SEGMENT RESULTS
                              (Unaudited)
                         (Dollars in millions)


                                             2006
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Reported                            Adjusted
                            Net    Reported Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales      OI     Charges    OI     Margin
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
Q1:
Office Products            $311.1     $6.0     $8.3    $14.3      4.6%
Computer Products            51.9      8.3        -      8.3     16.0%
Commercial - IPFG            49.6      4.8        -      4.8      9.7%
Other Commercial             56.0      4.1        -      4.1      7.3%
                                                           -
Corporate                       -     (9.5)     1.3     (8.2)     3.0%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $468.6    $13.7     $9.6    $23.3      5.0%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================

                                             2006
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Reported                            Adjusted
                            Net    Reported Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales      OI     Charges    OI     Margin
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
Q2:
Office Products            $308.2    $(4.7)   $15.1    $10.4      3.4%
Computer Products            51.2      6.5      1.3      7.8     15.2%
Commercial - IPFG            47.9      4.9        -      4.9     10.2%
Other Commercial             55.3      1.8      0.1      1.9      3.4%
                                                           -
Corporate                       -     (8.6)     1.3     (7.3)     3.0%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $462.6    $(0.1)   $17.8    $17.7      3.8%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================

                                             2006
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Reported                            Adjusted
                            Net    Reported Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales      OI     Charges    OI     Margin
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products            $619.3     $1.3    $23.4    $24.7      4.0%
Computer Products           103.1     14.8      1.3     16.1     15.6%
Commercial - IPFG            97.5      9.7        -      9.7      9.9%
Other Commercial            111.3      5.9      0.1      6.0      5.4%

Corporate                       -    (18.1)     2.6    (15.5)     1.5%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $931.2    $13.6    $27.4    $41.0      4.4%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================


                                             2005
                          --------------------------------------------
                            Pro
                           Forma     Pro                      Adjusted
                            Net     Forma   Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales     OI      Charges    OI     Margin
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
Q1:
Office Products            $310.5    $19.2     $1.0    $20.2      6.5%
Computer Products            44.3      8.9        -      8.9     20.1%
Commercial - IPFG            46.3      2.3        -      2.3      5.0%
Other Commercial             53.6      1.4        -      1.4      2.6%
                                                           -
Corporate                       -    (10.2)     2.6     (7.6)    -1.7%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $454.7    $21.6     $3.6    $25.2      5.5%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================

                                             2005
                          --------------------------------------------
                            Pro
                           Forma     Pro                      Adjusted
                            Net     Forma   Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales     OI      Charges    OI     Margin
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
Q2:
Office Products            $313.0    $18.8     $2.3    $21.1      6.7%
Computer Products            49.1     12.1        -     12.1     24.6%
Commercial - IPFG            46.7      4.3        -      4.3      9.2%
Other Commercial             53.5      3.6        -      3.6      6.7%
                                                           -
Corporate                       -     (8.1)     2.5     (5.6)    -1.2%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $462.3    $30.7     $4.8    $35.5      7.7%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================

                                             2005
                          --------------------------------------------
                            Pro
                           Forma     Pro                      Adjusted
                            Net     Forma   Excluded Adjusted    OI
                           Sales     OI      Charges    OI     Margin

                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products            $623.5    $38.0     $3.3    $41.3      6.6%
Computer Products            93.4     21.0        -     21.0     22.5%
Commercial - IPFG            93.0      6.6        -      6.6      7.1%
Other Commercial            107.1      5.0        -      5.0      4.7%

Corporate                       -    (18.3)     5.1    (13.2)     1.5%
                          -------- -------- -------- -----------------
     Total                 $917.0    $52.3     $8.4    $60.7      6.6%
                          ======== ======== ======== =================


                                     Percent Change - Sales
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Pro Forma   Currency    Calendar  Underlying
                          Net Sales  Translation    Days      Growth
                          --------------------------------------------
Q1:
Office Products               0.2%       -2.6%       0.2%       2.6%
Computer Products            17.2%       -2.9%       1.8%      18.3%
Commercial - IPFG             7.1%       -2.1%       0.0%       9.2%
Other Commercial              4.5%       -1.5%      -1.4%       7.4%

Corporate
                          --------------------------------------------
     Total                    3.1%       -2.5%       0.1%       5.5%
                          ============================================

                                     Percent Change - Sales
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Pro Forma   Currency    Calendar  Underlying
                          Net Sales  Translation    Days      Growth
                          --------------------------------------------
Q2:
Office Products              -1.5%        0.1%       0.0%      -1.6%
Computer Products             4.3%        0.6%      -0.3%       4.0%
Commercial - IPFG             2.6%        1.2%       0.0%       1.4%
Other Commercial              3.4%       -0.4%       0.1%       3.7%

Corporate
                          --------------------------------------------
     Total                    0.1%        0.2%       0.0%      -0.1%
                          ============================================

                                     Percent Change - Sales
                          --------------------------------------------
                          Pro Forma   Currency    Calendar  Underlying
                          Net Sales  Translation    Days      Growth
                          --------------------------------------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products              -0.7%       -1.2%       0.1%       0.4%
Computer Products            10.4%       -1.1%       0.7%      10.8%
Commercial - IPFG             4.8%       -0.5%       0.0%       5.3%
Other Commercial              3.9%       -1.0%      -0.6%       5.5%

Corporate
                          --------------------------------------------
     Total                    1.5%       -1.1%       0.1%       2.5%
                          ============================================


                                            Change - OI
                             -----------------------------------------
                              Adjusted OI   Adjusted OI     BP chng
                                   $             %          Margins
                             -----------------------------------------
Q1:
Office Products                      (5.9)        -29.2%         (1.9)
Computer Products                    (0.6)         -6.7%         (4.1)
Commercial - IPFG                     2.5         108.7%          4.7
Other Commercial                      2.7         192.9%          4.7

Corporate
                             -----------------------------------------
     Total                           (1.9)         -7.5%         (0.5)
                             =========================================

                                            Change - OI
                             -----------------------------------------
                              Adjusted OI   Adjusted OI     BP chng
                                   $             %          Margins
                             -----------------------------------------
Q2:
Office Products                     (10.7)        -50.7%         (3.3)
Computer Products                    (4.3)        -35.5%         (9.4)
Commercial - IPFG                     0.6          14.0%          1.0
Other Commercial                     (1.7)        -47.2%         (3.3)

Corporate
                             -----------------------------------------
     Total                          (17.8)        -50.1%         (3.9)
                             =========================================

                                            Change - OI
                             -----------------------------------------
                              Adjusted OI   Adjusted OI     BP chng
                                   $             %          Margins
                             -----------------------------------------
SIX MONTHS:
Office Products                     (16.6)        -40.2%         (2.6)
Computer Products                    (4.9)        -23.3%         (6.9)
Commercial - IPFG                     3.1          47.0%          2.8
Other Commercial                      1.0          20.0%          0.7

Corporate
                             -----------------------------------------
     Total                          (19.7)        -32.5%         (2.2)
                             =========================================



                   Price, Volume, Currency Analysis
                             (Unaudited)


Q1 2006                         Percent Change - Sales
                 -----------------------------------------------------
                  Pro Forma
                  Net Sales   Currency    Change in
                   Growth    Translation   Calendar    Price    Volume
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Office Products       0.2%       -2.6%        0.2%      0.2%     2.4%
Computer Products    17.2%       -2.9%        1.8%      2.7%    15.6%
Commercial - IPFG     7.1%       -2.1%        0.0%      1.7%     7.5%
Other Commercial      4.5%       -1.5%       -1.4%      3.0%     4.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total             3.1%       -2.5%        0.1%      0.9%     4.6%


Q2 2006                         Percent Change - Sales
                 -----------------------------------------------------
                  Pro Forma
                  Net Sales   Currency    Change in
                   Growth    Translation   Calendar    Price    Volume
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Office Products      -1.5%        0.1%        0.0%      0.1%    -1.7%
Computer Products     4.3%        0.6%       -0.3%     -0.2%     4.2%
Commercial - IPFG     2.6%        1.2%        0.0%      1.3%     0.1%
Other Commercial      3.4%       -0.4%        0.1%      2.2%     1.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total             0.1%        0.2%        0.0%      0.4%    -0.5%


SIX MONTHS 2006                 Percent Change - Sales
                 -----------------------------------------------------
                  Pro Forma
                  Net Sales   Currency    Change in
                   Growth    Translation   Calendar    Price    Volume
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Office Products      -0.7%       -1.2%        0.1%      0.1%     0.3%
Computer Products    10.4%       -1.1%        0.7%      1.2%     9.6%
Commercial - IPFG     4.8%       -0.5%        0.0%      1.5%     3.8%
Other Commercial      3.9%       -1.0%       -0.6%      2.6%     2.9%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total             1.5%       -1.1%        0.1%      0.7%     1.8%



         Incremental Long-term Incentive Compensation Expense
                    by Pro forma Segment  (pre-tax)

                                  Actual Q1    Actual Q1   Incremental
                                    2006         2005      Expense vs.
                                   expense      expense    Prior Year

Office Products                       $2.2         $0.2         $2.0
Computer Products                      0.2          0.0          0.2
Commercial - IPFG                      0.1          0.0          0.1
Other Commercial                       0.1          0.2         (0.1)
Corporate                              1.9          1.7          0.2
------------------------------  ------------ ------------ ------------
Total                                 $4.5         $2.1         $2.4


                                  Actual Q2    Actual Q2   Incremental
                                    2006         2005      Expense vs.
                                   expense      expense    Prior Year

Office Products                       $2.1         $0.1         $2.0
Computer Products                      0.2          0.0          0.2
Commercial - IPFG                      0.1          0.0          0.1
Other Commercial                       0.1          0.0          0.1
Corporate                              1.9          1.0          0.9
------------------------------  ------------ ------------ ------------
Total                                 $4.4         $1.1         $3.3


                                  Actual Six   Actual Six  Incremental
                                  Month 2006   Month 2005  Expense vs.
                                   expense      expense    Prior Year

Office Products                       $4.3         $0.3         $4.0
Computer Products                      0.4          0.0          0.4
Commercial - IPFG                      0.2          0.0          0.2
Other Commercial                       0.2          0.2          0.0
Corporate                              3.8          2.7          1.1
------------------------------  ------------ ------------ ------------
Total                                 $8.9         $3.2         $5.7



                 Office Products Integration Update -
                  Facility Closures or Consolidations
                 ------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Second Quarter 2006 - 12 affected facilities:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Basingstoke, England     Distribution, Office Products Group telesales
                         and customer service facility will close in
                         September, 2006.  Functions will be
                         consolidated into two existing U.K.
                         facilities.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bellmawr, New Jersey     Distribution facility was consolidated with
                         an existing facility in East Texas,
                         Pennsylvania, completed in July.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Booneville, Mississippi  Manufacturing and distribution facility will
                         be significantly expanded in 2006 and 2007.
                         This will become the principal distribution
                         hub for U.S. operations and will incorporate
                         integrated manufacturing of freight-intensive
                         product (large dry-erase boards and ring
                         binders).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gelnhausen, Germany      Sales office and operations were consolidated
                         into a sales office in Germany as part of the
                         integration of the European office products
                         sales force, completed in July.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hanover Park             Storage and Organization distribution
 (Muirfield), Illinois   facility will close in early 2007.
                         Distribution will be transferred into the
                         Booneville, Mississippi facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire, Illinois   Storage and Organization manufacturing
                         facility will close in early 2007.
                         Manufacturing will be moved into the
                         Booneville, Mississippi facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Manchester, England      Distribution center will close in August 2006
                         and will be consolidated into another center
                         in the U.K.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Milan, Italy             Customer service and marketing office was
                         consolidated into an existing facility in
                         Turin, Italy as part of the integration of
                         the European office products sales force,
                         completed in June.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico     Three plants, which manufacture products for
                         the Document Communication and Visual
                         Communication business units, will close
                         completely in the third quarter of 2007.
                         Previously, the company had announced a
                         shutdown of one of the four plants to occur
                         in the spring of 2007.  Certain Document
                         Communication products will be outsourced and
                         others manufactured at the company's Lerma,
                         Mexico facility.  Certain Visual
                         Communications products will be outsourced,
                         and others will be manufactured at the
                         Booneville, Mississippi facility.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabor, Czech Republic    Sales office will close in the third quarter
                         of 2006 and sales will be outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wheeling, Illinois       Portion of Storage and Organization plant
                         that manufactures certain non-paper clip
                         fasteners will close in the fall of 2006.
                         Manufacturing will be outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wolka Kosowska, Poland   Distribution center will close in the third
                         quarter of 2006.  Distribution will be
                         outsourced and sales and marketing team will
                         move to a new location.
----------------------------------------------------------------------


----------------------------------------------------------------------
First Quarter 2006 - Nine affected facilities:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Corona, California       Visual Communication plant closed.
                         Manufacturing was partly consolidated at
                         another plant and partly outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dublin, Ireland          Document Communication plant closed.
                         Manufacturing was consolidated at another
                         plant.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jestetten, Germany       Storage and Organization plant will close
                         later this year.  Manufacturing will be
                         consolidated at another plant.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Llantrisant, Wales       Visual Communications and Storage and
                         Organization plant will close September 1,
                         2006.  Manufacturing will be partly
                         consolidated and partly outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nogales, Mexico          Portion of plant that manufactures products
                         for Workspace Tools will close by year-end.
                         Manufacturing will be outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico     Portion of plant that manufactures products
                         for Document Communication will close in the
                         spring of 2007.  Manufacturing will be
                         outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ontario, California      Portion of plant that manufactures storage
                         boxes for Storage and Organization will close
                         this month.  Manufacturing will be
                         consolidated at another plant.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pleasant Prairie,        Portion of Document Communication plant will
 Wisconsin               be closed by mid-2007.  Manufacturing will be
                         partly consolidated and partly outsourced.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Tlalnepantla, Mexico     Distribution center has been consolidated
                         into another center in Mexico.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
COPYRIGHT 2006 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 3, 2006
Words:7671
Previous Article:NWN Reports Results for the Quarter & Six Months Ended June 30, 2006; Company Announces Operational Efficiency Initiatives; Reaffirms 2006 Guidance.
Next Article:Applied Biosystems and GeneGo Collaborate to Advance Understanding of Tissue Gene Expression; GeneGo Integrates Applied Biosystems Tissue Gene...
Topics:



Related Articles
Statx Brands products to be integrated into Kensington; Second acquisition in past month further boosts Kensington's lead in computer products market.
Fortune Brands Announces Another Strong Quarter; Diluted E.P.S. Up 14% Pro Forma; Reaffirms Growth Outlook For 1998.
Fortune Brands Reports Record First Quarter Results; Company Delivers Double-Digit EPS Growth; Strong Sales Growth for Major Brands.
Fortune Brands and General Binding Corporation Announce Further Progress toward Creation of ACCO Brands Corporation.
GBC Reports Strong 2nd Quarter 2005 Results; Significantly Improved Operating Income on Broad-Based Sales Increases.
ACCO Brands Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results.
ACCO Brands Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2005 Results.
ACCO Brands Corporation Reports First Quarter Results.
ACCO Brands Corporation Updates Fiscal 2006 Outlook.
ACCO Brands Corporation Reports First Quarter 2007 Results.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles