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MacDermid Q1 Earnings Release; First Quarter earnings per share $0.36 up 57% Owner Earnings $18.4 million.


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WATERBURY Waterbury, industrial city (1990 pop. 108,961), New Haven co., W Conn., on the Naugatuck River; settled 1674, inc. as a city 1853. The city, once famous for its brass industry, is a financial and commercial center of W Connecticut. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003

MacDermid, Incorporated, a worldwide manufacturer of proprietary specialty chemical A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant.  products and materials for the electronics, metal finishing and graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving.  industries, today reports earnings for its quarter ended March 31, 2003.

Quarter ended March 31 2003 compared to March 31 2002.

Earnings for the first quarter were $11.6 million or $0.36 per share compared to $7.3 million, $0.23 in the prior year quarter. Proprietary sales of $140.8 million increased by 3% or $3.7 million, and total sales were $172.4 up $5.5 million or 3%. Favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 currency exchange rates had the effect of increasing total sales by $13.5 million. Excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes, proprietary sales would have decreased 3.6% and total sales would have been down 4.8%. Owner Earnings In 1986, Warren Buffett detailed his valuation method. He stated that what he used to determine income was something called Owner Earnings. He defined owner earnings as follows:

, a measure of free cash flow, were $18.4 million up 57%. The March quarter included a semi annual bond interest payment of $13.8 million. Cash retained ended at $46.6 million. Net debt to 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  ended at 2.3X well below the internal target of 2.5X (debt equals no more than 2.5 times EBITDA).

Quarter ended March compared to Quarter ended December December: see month.  31, 2002.

Earnings per share were $0.36 for the quarter ended March 2003 compared to the previous sequential One after the other in some consecutive order such as by name or number.  quarter loss of $0.51 per share. Earnings in the December quarter were $0.35, excluding the effect of special charges amounting to $40.6 million.

In this quarter Proprietary sales were lower by $0.5 million but were assisted by favorable currency exchange rates to the extent of $3.2 million or 2%. Total sales declined by $3.3 million (2%) and by $8.2 million (4.7%) on a constant $ basis compared to December 2002.

Dan Leever, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  stated, "The March quarter was similar in feel to the December quarter. Economic head winds continued and we experienced seasonal weakness this quarter. Weak advertising revenues impacted our Printing Solutions volume. The electronics market continued to bump along the bottom, although we experienced the first signs of demand pick up in Asia. The soft macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics  
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors.
 situation 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).  and the Americas A·mer·i·cas   , the

See America.
 made comparisons difficult for our Industrial Products product lines, but we experienced share gain, especially in Europe and Asia which offset the decline.

MacDermid continued to control what we could. We are especially gratified grat·i·fy  
tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies
1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please.

2.
 to report a significant increase in gross profit percentage which allowed us to entirely offset the revenue weakness. SG&A control was important as well. Adjusted for currency, total operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 were down 4.2% against the prior year quarter.

Our visibility remains limited. Were it not for the SARS epidemic epidemic, outbreak of disease that affects a much greater number of people than is usual for the locality or that spreads to regions where it is ordinarily not present.  in China, we would be more confident. Any sustained improvement from the level experienced this quarter will require a world wide return to economic prosperity and or a sustained return to growth in the electronics markets."

Owner Earnings is calculated as Net Cash flows provided by operating activities (GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 definition) less net capital expenditures.

Web site: http://www/macdermid.com

MacDermid, Incorporated

NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
 - MRD MRD or mrd
abbr.
minimal reacting dose


CUSIP CUSIP

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CUSIP

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 554273 10 2

April 28, 2003

This report and other Corporation reports and statements describe many of the positive factors affecting the Corporation's future business prospects. Investors should also be aware of factors which could have a negative impact on those prospects. These include political, economic or other conditions such as currency exchange rates, inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends, taxes and regulations and laws affecting the business; competitive products, advertising, promotional and pricing activity; the degree of acceptance of new product introductions in the marketplace; technical difficulties which may arise with new product introductions; and the difficulty of forecasting sales at certain times in certain markets.


                            MacDermid, Incorporated
                   Condensed Consolidated Summary of Earnings

$ inThousands, except share and per share amounts

                             Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                          Mar. 31st     Mar. 31st       Dec. 31st
                            2003          2002            2002
                          ---------     ---------       ---------

Proprietary Sales         $140,777       $137,073       $141,300
Other Sales                 31,653         29,883         34,437
                          --------       --------       --------
Total Net Sales           $172,430       $166,956       $175,737
                          --------       --------       --------
Gross Margin                74,250         69,421         69,622
 GM %                         43.1%          41.6%          39.6%

Selling,Technical,
 Administrative Expense     49,122         47,063         42,322

----------------------------------------------------------------------
 subtotal operating profit
  before amortization     --------       --------       --------
  or special charges        25,128         22,358         27,300
 OP %                         14.6%          13.4%          15.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Amortization                   770          1,568          1,530

Impairment charges, asset
 write-off and other special
 charges                         0              0         40,566
                           --------       --------       --------
Operating Profit (Loss)     24,358         20,790        (14,796)

Net Other (Income) Expense    (348)           193            918
Net Interest Expense         7,696          9,060          8,898
                          --------       --------       --------
Earnings (Loss) before
 Income Taxes and
 Minority Interest          17,010         11,537        (24,612)
Income Tax (Expense)
 Benefit                    (5,444)        (4,039)         7,876
Minority Interest                0           (166)           415
                          --------       --------       --------
Net Earnings (Loss)        $11,566         $7,332       ($16,321)
                          ========       ========       ========

Diluted Earnings
 (Loss) Per Share            $0.36          $0.23         ($0.51)

Diluted Average Common
 Shares Outstanding     32,467,172     32,492,880     32,234,427

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings excluding
 special charges           $11,566         $7,332        $11,264

Diluted EPS excluding
 special charges             $0.36          $0.23          $0.35
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                             MacDermid, Incorporated
                           Sales and Margins by Region
$ inThousands

                             Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                          Mar. 31st     Mar. 31st       Dec. 31st
                            2003          2002            2002
                          ---------     ---------       ---------
Americas
Sales                     $68,517        $76,064          $70,987
Operating Profit(a)       $12,902        $13,432          $15,757
OP %                         18.8%          17.7%            22.2%

Europe
Sales                     $74,464        $65,391          $73,601
Operating Profit(a)        $8,165         $6,973           $6,305
OP %                         11.0%          10.7%             8.6%

Asia
Sales                     $29,449        $25,501          $31,149
Operating Profit(a)        $4,061         $1,953           $5,238
OP %                         13.8%           7.7%            16.8%

Consolidated Total
Sales                    $172,430       $166,956         $175,737
Operating Profit(a)       $25,128        $22,358          $27,300
OP %                         14.6%          13.4%            15.5%

                                MacDermid, Incorporated
                              Sales and Margins by Group
$ inThousands

                              Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
                            Mar. 31st     Mar. 31st     Dec. 31st
                              2003          2002          2002
                            ---------     ---------     ---------
Advanced Surface Finishing
Sales                        $83,814       $78,431       $84,716
Operating Profit(a)          $12,901       $10,092       $15,351
OP %                            15.4%         12.9%         18.1%

Printing Solutions
Sales                        $67,833       $68,353       $71,086
Operating Profit(a)          $12,259       $11,269       $12,772
OP %                            18.1%         16.5%         18.0%

Electronics Manufacturing
Sales                        $20,783       $20,172       $19,935
Operating Profit(a)             ($32)         $997         ($823)
OP %                            -0.2%          4.9%         -4.1%

Consolidated Total
Sales                       $172,430      $166,956      $175,737
Operating Profit(a)          $25,128       $22,358       $27,300
OP %                            14.6%         13.4%         15.5%

(a) before amortization or special charges.

                               MacDermid, Incorporated
                       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
$ inThousands

                                         Mar. 31st        Dec. 31st
                                           2003             2002
                                         ---------        ---------

Cash and Equivalents                      $46,634           $32,019
Accounts Receivable, net                  141,277           142,806
Inventories, net                           85,952            85,738
Other Current Assets                       26,432            28,055
                                         ---------         ---------
                                          300,295           288,618

Property, Plant & Equipment, net          130,018           132,581
Goodwill                                  194,200           194,200
Intangibles                                31,600            31,825
Other Long Lived Assets                    58,961            60,669
                                         ---------          ---------
Total Assets                             $715,074          $707,893

Payables and Accruals                    $132,032          $137,754
Short Term Debt                             9,459            11,354
Long Term Debt                            311,586           311,813
Other Long Term Liabilities                26,542            26,361
Minority Interest                           2,873             2,873
Shareholders' Equity                      232,582           217,738
                                         ---------          ---------
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity $715,074          $707,893

Debt to Total Capital                          58%               60%

                         MacDermid, Incorporated
               Condensed Consolidated Summary of Cash Flows

$ inThousands

                            Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                          Mar. 31st     Mar. 31st       Dec. 31st
                            2003          2002            2002
                          ---------     ---------       ---------
Net Income (Loss)         $11,566         $7,332         ($16,321)

Depreciation                5,246          5,291            5,131
Amortization                  770          1,568            1,530
Provision for Bad Debt      1,789          1,521              841
Stock Compensation Expense  1,031            729            1,002
Working Capital changes    (1,005)        (3,564)          26,750
Impairment Charges              -              -           28,371
                          --------       --------       ---------
Cash from Operations       19,397         12,877           47,304

Capital Spending (Net)       (979)        (1,156)          (2,110)
                          --------       --------       ---------
Owner Earnings            $18,418        $11,721          $45,194

Acquisitions of Business
 (Net)                          -              -                -
Dividends to Shareholders    (646)          (645)            (646)
Increase/(Decrease) in
 Debt                      (3,570)       (13,615)         (34,712)
Currency Translation/Other    413           (114)            (133)
                          -------        --------        ---------
Increase/(Decrease) in
 Cash                     $14,615        ($2,653)          $9,703
                          =======        ========        =========


MacDermid, Inc.
GAAP to Non- GAAP Reconciliation

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Gross Profit Before Special Charges
-----------------------------------
(In thousands)
                          March 01   June 01    Sept 01    Dec 01
                          --------------------------------------------
Net Sales as
 reported                 211,742    185,094    171,663     177,103
Less Electronics Mfg.      26,603     23,338     18,184      21,779
                          -----------------------------------------
Net Sales excl elect.
 Mfg.                     185,139    161,756    153,479     155,324
                          ------------------------------------------
Gross Margin as reported   81,840     72,670     66,303      68,667
Less Electronic Mfg.          247        395        445       2,288
                          ------------------------------------------
Gross margin excl Elect
 Mfg.                      81,593     72,275     65,858      66,379
                          ------------------------------------------

Gross Margin as reported   81,840     72,670     66,303      68,667
Add: Special Charges            0          0          0           0
Less Electronic Mfg.          247        395        445       2,288
                          ------------------------------------------
Gross margin excl EM and
 SC                        81,593     72,275     65,858      66,379
                          ------------------------------------------
GM % excluding EM
 and SC                      44.1%      44.7%      42.9%       42.7%
Gross margin
 as reported               81,840     72,670     66,303      68,667
Add: Special Charges            0          0          0           0
                          ------------------------------------------
Gross margin WC excluding
 special charges           81,840     72,670     66,303      68,667
                          ------------------------------------------
GM % WC excluding Special
 Charges                     38.7%      39.3%      38.6%       38.8%

                         March 02  June 02  Sep-02    Dec-02   Mar-03
                         --------------------------------------------
Net Sales as
 reported                166,956   176,722  168,146   175,737 172,430
Less Electronics Mfg.     20,172    22,666   17,711    19,935  20,783
                         --------------------------------------------
Net Sales excl elect.
 Mfg.                    146,784   154,056  150,435   155,802 151,647
                         --------------------------------------------

Gross Margin as reported  69,421    75,970   70,965    66,411  74,250
Less Electronic Mfg.       2,481     3,119    1,898       791   1,708
                         --------------------------------------------
Gross margin excl Elect
 Mfg.                     66,940    72,851   69,067    65,620  72,542
                         --------------------------------------------

Gross Margin as reported  69,421    75,970   70,965    66,411  74,250
Add: Special Charges           0         0        0     3,211       0
Less Electronic Mfg.       2,481     3,119    1,898       791   1,708
                         --------------------------------------------
Gross margin excl EM and
 SC                       66,940    72,851   69,067    68,831  72,542
                         --------------------------------------------
GM % excluding
 EM and SC                  45.6%     47.3%    45.9%     44.2%   47.8%

Gross margin as reported  69,421    75,970   70,965    66,411  74,250
Add: Special Charges           0         0        0     3,211       0
                         --------------------------------------------
Gross margin WC excluding
 special charges          69,421    75,970  70,965     69,622  74,250
                         --------------------------------------------
GM % WC excluding Special
 Charges                    41.6%     43.0%   42.2%      39.6%   43.1%

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Profit Before Special Charges
---------------------------------------
(In thousands)

                          March 01   June 01   Sept 01   Dec 01
                          -------------------------------------

Net Sales                 $211,744   $185,646  $171,663 $177,103

Earnings Before Interest
 and Taxes                 $16,006    $20,772   $15,810 ($53,404)

Add: Amortization            4,867      1,983     2,246    1,855
Add: Other Expenses            624        658       888     (343)
                          ----------------------------------------
Operating Profit            21,497     23,413    18,944  (51,892)

Add: Special Charges         5,874          0         0   73,066

Operating Profit before
 Special Charges           $27,371    $23,413   $18,944  $21,174
                          =========================================
% to Net Sales                12.9%      12.6%     11.0%    12.0%


                      March 02   June 02   Sep-02    Dec-02   Mar-03
                      ----------------------------------------------

Net Sales             $166,956  $176,722   $168,146 $175,737 $172,430

Earnings Before
 Interest and
 Taxes                 $20,596   $22,718    $21,547 ($15,714) $24,706

Add: Amortization        1,568     1,570      1,558    1,530      770
Add: Other Expenses        194       359      1,136      918     (348)
                      -----------------------------------------------
Operating Profit        22,358    24,647     24,241  (13,266)  25,128

Add: Special Charges         0         0           0  40,566        0

Operating Profit before
 Special Charges       $22,358   $24,647     $24,241 $27,300  $25,128
                      ===============================================
% to Net Sales            13.4%     13.9%       14.4%   15.5%    14.6%

MacDermid, Inc.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

----------------------------------------------------------------------
EPS before Special Charges & Stock Compensation
-----------------------------------------------

(In thousands, except share and per share
 amounts)


                        March 01    June 01    Sept 01    Dec 01
                        -----------------------------------------
Net Income (Loss)       $4,612      $7,899     $4,170    ($40,981)

Impairment               4,800           0          0      51,802
Asset W/O                    0           0          0           0
Restructuring            1,074           0          0      21,264
Other Charges to
 Cost of Sales               0           0          0           0
                        -------------------------------------------
 Total Special Charges   5,874           0          0      73,066

After Tax Effect of
 Special Charges         3,818           0          0      47,493
                        -------------------------------------------
Net Income Before
 Special Charges
 Tax Effected           $8,430      $7,899     $4,170      $6,512
                        ===========================================
Stock Compensation
 Expense                     0           0        247         372
After Tax Effect
 Stock Compensation          0           0        161         242
                        -------------------------------------------
Net Income Before Special
 Charges and Stock
 Compensation Tax
 Effected               $8,430      $7,899     $4,331      $6,754
                        ===========================================
Earnings Per Share
 before Special
 Charges                 $0.26       $0.24      $0.13       $0.20
                        ===========================================

Earnings Per Share before
 Special Charges
 and Stock Compensation  $0.26       $0.24      $0.13       $0.21
                        ===========================================

Diluted Average
 Common Shares
 Outstanding         32,394,869  32,389,340  32,393,205  32,364,378


                   March 02    June 02   Sep-02    Dec-02   Mar-03
                  -----------------------------------------------
Net Income
 (Loss)            $7,332      $9,673    $8,665  ($16,321)$11,566

Impairment              0           0         0    28,372       0
Asset W/O               0           0         0     7,593       0
Restructuring           0           0         0     1,390       0
Other Charges to
 Cost of Sales          0           0         0     3,211       0
                ------------------------------------------------------
Total Special Charges   0           0         0    40,566       0

After Tax Effect of
 Special Charges        0           0         0    27,585       0
                ------------------------------------------------------
Net Income Before
 Special Charges
 Tax Effected      $7,332      $9,673    $8,665   $11,264 $11,566
                 =====================================================
Stock Compensation
 Expense              729         815       599     1,002   1,031
After Tax Effect
 Stock Compensation   474         530       389       651     670
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Net Income Before Special
 Charges and Stock
 Compensation Tax
 Effected          $7,806     $10,203    $9,054   $11,915  $12,236
                 =====================================================
Earnings Per Share
 before Special
 Charges           $0.23       $0.30      $0.27     $0.35    $0.36
                 =====================================================

Earnings Per Share before
 Special Charges
 and Stock
 Compensation      $0.24       $0.31      $0.28     $0.37       $0.38
                 =====================================================
Diluted Average
 Common Shares
 Outstanding    32,492,880 32,514,702 32,480,682 32,234,427 32,467,172
----------------------------------------------------------------------

EBITDA before Special Charges
(In thousands)

                     March 01    June 01     Sept 01    Dec 01
                     ------------------------------------------
Earnings Before
 Interest and
 Taxes                $16,006     $20,772    $15,810   ($53,404)
Impairment              4,800           0          0     51,802
Asset W/O                   0           0          0          0
Restructuring           1,074           0          0     21,264
Other Charges to
 Cost of Sales              0           0          0          0
                     -------------------------------------------
 Total Special
  Charges               5,874           0          0     73,066

Amortization            4,867       1,983      2,246      1,855
Depreciation            6,353       5,853      5,882      6,250
                     -------------------------------------------
EBITDA Before
 Special Charges      $33,100     $28,608    $23,938    $27,767
                     ============================================

                      March 02    June 02    Sep-02  Dec-02   Mar-03
                      ----------------------------------------------
Earnings Before
 Interest and
 Taxes                 $20,596    $22,718   $21,547 ($15,714) $24,706
Impairment                   0          0         0   28,372        0
Asset W/O                    0          0         0    7,593        0
Restructuring                0          0         0    1,390        0
Other Charges to
 Cost of Sales               0          0         0    3,211        0
                       -----------------------------------------------
 Total Special
  Charges                    0          0         0   40,566        0

Amortization             1,568      1,570     1,558    1,530      770
Depreciation             5,131      5,411     5,128    5,131    5,246
                       -----------------------------------------------
EBITDA Before
 Special Charges       $27,295    $29,699   $28,233  $31,513  $30,722
                       ===============================================


Owners Earnings
---------------
(In thousands)

As Reported             Mar-01     Jun-01    Sep-01     Dec-01
-----------             --------------------------------------

Net cash flow provided
 by operating
 activities             $19,405   $16,715   $30,077    $34,159

Capital expenditures,
 net                      9,711     2,406     1,540        556
                        ---------------------------------------
Owner Earnings           $9,694   $14,309   $28,537    $33,603
                        ========================================

Adjustment for Bond
Interest assumed to
be paid quarterly
------------------

Owners Earnings
 per above               $9,694   $14,309   $28,537    $33,603
 Assumed if Bond
 Interest was
 paid quarterly               0         0   (6,900)     (6,900)
                       -----------------------------------------
Adjusted Owner
 Earnings                $9,694   $14,309  $21,637      $26,703
                       =========================================

As Reported              Mar-02    Jun-02  Sep-02   Dec-02   Mar-03
-----------            ---------------------------------------------
Net cash flow provided
 by operating
 activities            $12,877    $37,076 $28,936  $47,304  $19,397

Capital expenditures,
 net                     1,156      1,124     (3)    2,110     979
                      ----------------------------------------------
Owner Earnings         $11,721    $35,952 $28,939  $45,194 $18,418
                      ==============================================

Adjustment for Bond
Interest assumed to
be paid quarterly
------------------

Owners Earnings
 per above            $11,721   $35,952   $28,939  $45,194 $18,418

Assumed if Bond
 Interest was
 paid quarterly         6,900   (6,900)     6,900  (6,900)   6,900
                   ------------------------------------------------

Adjusted Owner
 Earnings             $18,621   $29,052   $35,839 $38,294  $25,318
                  =================================================

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