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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[  X  ]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended: January 31, 2011
or
 
[       ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-07763
 
MET-PRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
 
23-1683282
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
160 Cassell Road, P. O. Box 144
   
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
 
19438
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 723-6751

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

   
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class
 
which registered
Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes [   ]   No [ X ]
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes [   ]   No [ X ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes [ X ]   No [    ]
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by  reference  in  Part  III of the Form  10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ X ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes [    ]   No [    ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [   ]
Accelerated filer [ X ]
Non-accelerated filer [    ]
Smaller reporting company [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  ]   No [ X ]
 
The aggregate market value of the Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share, held by non-affiliates as of (based upon the closing sales price on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2010) the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $150,735,767.
 
The number of Registrant’s outstanding Common Shares was 14,658,262 as of March 17, 2011.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Form 10-K
Part Number
Portions of Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Regulation 14A  
in connection with Registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 1, 2011
               III
 

 

 

        Page
 
 
PART I
 
 
PART II
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
PART IV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
 
Met-Pro’s prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risks.  This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws.  Met-Pro’s future results may differ materially from its current results and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, perhaps for reasons described in “Risk Factors”, and perhaps for other unanticipated reasons. Readers should pay particular attention to the considerations described in the section of this report entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Forward-Looking Statements; Factors That May Affect Future Results.” Readers should also carefully review the risk factors identified in this Annual Report and in other documents Met-Pro files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
 
PART I
 
 
General:
 
Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro” or the “Company”), incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 30, 1966 and reincorporated in the State of Pennsylvania on July 31, 2003, manufactures and sells product recovery and pollution control equipment for purification of air and liquids, fluid handling equipment for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids, and filtration and purification products.  The Company markets and sells its products through its own personnel, distributors, representatives and agents.  The Company’s products are sold worldwide primarily in industrial markets.  The Company was taken public on April 6, 1967 and traded on the American Stock Exchange from July 25, 1978 until June 18, 1998, at which time the Company’s Common Shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, where it currently trades under the symbol “MPR”.
 
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania and the telephone number at that location is (215) 723-6751.  Our website address is www.met-pro.com.
 
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are made available free of charge on or through our website at www.met-pro.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  Copies of our (i) Corporate Governance Guidelines, (ii) charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation and Management Development Committee, and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and (iii) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are available at www.met-pro.com under the “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance” captions.  Copies will also be provided to any shareholder upon written request to the Secretary, Met-Pro Corporation, 160 Cassell Road, P.O. Box 144, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438.
 
Except where otherwise indicated by the context used herein, references to the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
 
 
Products, Services and Markets:
 
The Company has identified five operating segments and has aggregated those operating segments into three reportable segments and one other segment, as follows, respectively: (i) Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies; (ii) Fluid Handling Technologies; (iii) Mefiag Filtration Technologies; with the other segment being Filtration/Purification Technologies.  The Filtration/Purification Technologies segment is comprised of two operating segments that do not meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”, but which can be combined due to certain quantitative thresholds listed in ASC Topic 280-10-50-12.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following is a description of each segment:
 
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Reporting Segment:
 
This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that provides solutions and manufactures products for the purification of air or liquids.   Many of these products are custom designed and engineered to solve a customer’s product recovery or pollution control issues.  The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions, Strobic Air Corporation, and Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. business units.
 
Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions is a leading niche-oriented global provider of solutions and products for product recovery and pollution control applications.  Its diverse and synergistic solutions and products address the world’s growing need to meet the demands of more stringent emission regulations, reduce energy consumption and employ “green technology”.  Product lines include: Duall brand chemical and BIO-PROTM biological odor control systems, fume and emergency gas scrubbers, HydroLanceTM wet particulate collectors, carbon adsorption systems, mist eliminators, air strippers and degasifiers for contaminated groundwater treatment, ducting and exhaust fans; Flex-Kleen brand pulse jet fabric filters, product recovery and dry particulate collectors and cyclones; Met-Pro Systems brand custom engineered carbon adsorption systems for the concentration and recovery of volatile solvents, thermal and catalytic oxidation systems, regenerative thermal oxidizers, enclosed flares and the supply of abatement catalysts; Bio-Reaction Industries brand bio-oxidation systems for eliminating volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants and odors; and Met-Pro Industrial Services brand field services including installation, preventative maintenance, trouble shooting, repair, upgrade and performance testing on products related to the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.  Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions’ product lines are sold to a wide variety of markets including, but not limited to, metal finishing and plating, wastewater treatment, composting, food processing, ethanol production, chemical, petrochemical, printed circuit, semiconductor, steel pickling, battery manufacturing, groundwater remediation, automotive, aerospace, furniture, painting, electronics, printing, and pharmaceutical industries.  These product lines are sold worldwide by a combination of in-house personnel and manufacturer’s representatives, as well as through the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions has facilities in Owosso, Michigan; Harleysville, Pennsylvania; Glendale Heights, Illinois; and Tualatin, Oregon.
 
Strobic Air Corporation, located in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, is a recognized technological leader in the air movement industry and designs and manufactures technologically advanced exhaust systems for laboratory fume hoods in university, public health, government, chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial and other process industries. With three decades of experience in addressing the needs of laboratory researchers and facility owners, Strobic Air has continued to develop and enhance its Tri-Stack™ roof exhaust systems to provide even greater flows, lower energy costs and decreased noise levels. Strobic Air Tri-Stack™ laboratory fume hood exhaust systems meet the requirements of ANSI Z9.5, the American National Standard for Laboratory Ventilation. Heat recovery systems by Strobic Air provide energy conservation on laboratory fume hood exhaust systems. Unique glycol/water heat exchanger coil modules for Tri-Stack™ systems extract exhaust heat for heating or cooling conditioned makeup air. Strobic’s HEPA filtration system allows users to comply fully with ventilation standards for specialized care environments such as airborne infection isolation rooms.  These product lines are sold worldwide by a combination of in-house personnel and manufacturer’s representatives.
 
Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc. located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, markets, sells and distributes in Canada the Duall, Flex-Kleen and Met-Pro Systems brand product lines.
 
Fluid Handling Technologies Reporting Segment:
 
This reportable segment is comprised of one operating segment that manufactures high quality horizontal, vertical, and in-tank centrifugal pumps that handle corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids.  This combination of pump types and configurations provides products that excel in applications requiring corrosion resistance such as: the pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater, a wide variety of waste liquids, and high temperature liquids used in many industrial and commercial applications.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit (consisting of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco product brands) and has manufacturing facilities located in Indianapolis, Indiana and Telford, Pennsylvania.   The Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions products are sold directly through regional sales managers and through a worldwide network of distributors, catalog houses, and original equipment manufacturers.
 
The Dean Pump brand is comprised of high quality horizontal and vertical centrifugal pumps that handle a broad range of applications.   Industrial markets served include the chemical, petrochemical, refinery, pharmaceutical, plastics, pulp and paper, and food processing industries.  Commercial users include hospitals, universities, and laboratories.  Customers choose the Dean Pump brand for its quality and for its suitability to handle difficult applications, particularly high temperature liquid applications.
 
 
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The Fybroc brand is comprised primarily of fiberglass reinforced plastic (“FRP”) centrifugal pumps.   These pumps provide excellent corrosion resistance for tough applications including the pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater and a wide variety of waste liquids.  Fybroc’s second generation epoxy resin, EY-2, allows us to offer the first corrosion resistant and high temperature FRP thermoset pumps suitable for solvent applications.  The EY-2 material also expands Fybroc’s pumping capabilities to include certain acid applications such as high concentration sulfuric acid (75-98%).  Fybroc pumps are sold to many markets including the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, pesticides, steel, pulp and paper, electric utility, aquaculture, aquarium, commercial marine/navy, desalination/water reuse, and industrial and municipal waste treatment industries.
 
The Sethco brand is comprised of horizontal and vertical corrosion resistant pumps with flow rates of up to approximately 250 gallons per minute.   Primarily manufactured from polypropylene or Kynar (PVDF) components, Sethco’s brands are used extensively in the metal finishing, electronics, chemical processing and waste water treatment industries.
 
Mefiag Filtration Technologies Reporting Segment:
 
This reportable segment is comprised of one operating segment that manufactures filtration systems utilizing primarily horizontal disc technology.   This reporting segment is comprised of the Mefiag B.V., Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd., and Mefiag business units.
 
The Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment designs, manufactures and sells filter systems utilizing horizontal disc technology for superior performance, particularly in high efficiency and high-flow applications.  Mefiag® filters are used in tough, corrosive applications in the plating, metal finishing and printing industries.  Worldwide sales are accomplished directly through regional sales managers, qualified market-based distributors and original equipment manufacturers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and other major markets around the world. The Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment has facilities in Owosso, Michigan; Heerenveen, The Netherlands; and Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies Segment:
 
This other segment consists of two operating segments that supply proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems, cartridges and filter housings, and filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications.  This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter and Pristine Water Solutions operating segments.
 
Keystone Filter, located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, is an established custom pleater and filter cartridge manufacturer.  Keystone Filter provides custom designed and engineered products which are currently used in a diversity of applications such as the nuclear power industry, components in medical equipment and in indoor air quality equipment.  Keystone Filter also provides standard filters for water purification and industrial applications.   Sales and customer service functions are provided directly through sales managers and through a non-exclusive distributor network.
 
Pristine Water Solutions Inc. (“Pristine”), located in Waukegan, Illinois, is a leading manufacturer of safe and reliable water treatment compounds.  Products sold by Pristine have been used in the public drinking water industry since 1955.  Pristine’s Aquadene™ products are designed to eliminate problems created by high iron and manganese levels in municipal water systems. They also reduce scaling and general corrosion tendencies within water distribution piping systems as well as help municipalities meet soluble lead and copper limits in their drinking water.  These food-grade products are NSF/ANSI approved for use in municipal drinking water supplies and are certified to meet or exceed existing state and federal guidelines.  Pristine’s product line also includes coagulant and flocculent polymer products for both municipal and industrial applications which are used to improve water clarity and reduce sludge volume.  Pristine also markets a chlorine dioxide treatment program for municipal drinking water disinfection which helps customers reduce trihalomethane formation as required by the EPA.  In addition, Pristine markets and sells a line of Bio-Purge™ products for drinking well water remediation as well as boiler and cooling tower chemicals and services to industrial and commercial markets.  This allows customers to maximize their heat transfer efficiency and save operating costs through energy conservation.  Pristine’s products are sold directly through regional sales managers or agents and also through a network of distributors located in the United States and Canada.  Pristine offers technical and laboratory customer support from the Waukegan facility.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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United States Sales versus Foreign Sales:
 
The following table sets forth certain data concerning total net sales to customers by geographic area in the past three years:

 
Percentage of Net Sales
 
Fiscal Years Ended January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
 
United States
74.8
%
75.5
%
74.3
%
 
Foreign
25.2
%
24.5
%
25.7
%
 
Net Sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
 


Customers:
 
During each of the past three fiscal years, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of the total net sales of the Company in any year.  Also, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of the total accounts receivable of the Company as of January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.  The Company does not believe that it would be materially adversely affected by the loss of any single customer.
 
 
Seasonality:
 
The Company does not consider its business, as a whole, to be seasonal in nature, although a limited number of its product lines are seasonal in nature.
 
 
Competition:
 
The Company experiences competition from a variety of sources with respect to virtually all of its products. The Company knows of no single entity that competes with it across the full range of its products and systems.  The lines of business in which the Company is engaged are highly competitive.  Competition in the markets served is based on a number of considerations, which may include price, technology, quality, applications experience, know-how, reputation, product warranties, service and distribution.
 
With respect to the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment, several companies, including Ingersoll-Dresser Pumps Co. (a subsidiary of Flowserve Corporation), Goulds Industrial Pumps, Inc. (a subsidiary of ITT Industries), and Durco Pumps, Inc. (a subsidiary of Flowserve Corporation), dominate the industry overall, but several smaller companies, including Met-Pro, compete successfully in select product lines and specialized niche markets.
 
With respect to the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment and the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment, we compete with numerous smaller, as well as larger, competitors, but there are no companies that dominate the markets in which we participate.
 
The Company is unable to state with certainty its relative positions in its various markets, but believes that it is a leading and respected competitor in each of its niche markets.
 
 
Research and Development:
 
Due in part to the diversity of the Company’s products, research and development activities have been typically initiated and conducted on an operating segment basis.  Effective February 1, 2007, the Company created the position of Technical Director who is responsible for coordinating the Company’s research and development activities on a corporate-wide basis.  Research is directed towards the development of new products related to current product lines, and the improvement and enhancement of existing products.
 
 
 
 
 
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The principal goals of the Company’s research programs are maintaining the Company’s technological capabilities in the   production of product recovery/pollution control equipment, fluid handling equipment, Mefiag filtration equipment and filtration/purification equipment; developing new products; and providing technological support to the manufacturing operations.
 
Research and development expenses were $2.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.8 million for the years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
 
Patents and Trademarks:
 
The Company has a number of patents and trademarks.  The Company considers these rights important to certain of its businesses, although it considers no individual right material to its business as a whole.
 
 
Regulatory Matters:
 
The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations concerning air emissions, discharges to water processing facilities, and the generation, handling, storage and disposal of waste materials in all operations.  All of the Company’s production and manufacturing facilities are controlled under permits issued by federal, state and local regulatory agencies.  The Company believes it is presently in compliance in all material respects with these laws and regulations.   To date, compliance with federal, state and local provisions relating to protection of the environment has had no material effect upon capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of the Company.
 
 
Backlog:
 
Generally, the Company’s customers do not enter into long-term contracts, but rather issue purchase orders which are subject to negotiation and acceptance by the Company, at which point the Company considers the order to be “booked” and to be in backlog.  Certain orders that are included in our backlog amounts may be subject to customer approvals, most typically, approval of engineering drawings.  The rate of the Company’s bookings of new orders varies from month to month.  Orders have varying delivery schedules, and as of any particular date, the Company’s backlog may not be predictive of actual revenues for any succeeding specific period, in part due to potential customer requested delays in delivery of which the extent and duration may vary widely from period to period.  Additionally, the Company’s customers typically have the right to cancel a given order, although the Company has historically experienced a very low rate of cancellation.
 
The dollar amount of the Company’s backlog of orders totaled $18,129,842 and $17,456,530 as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.   The Company expects that substantially all of the backlog that existed as of January 31, 2011 will be shipped during the ensuing fiscal year.  We have observed a trend over the last several years where larger projects are more frequently booked and shipped in the same quarter in which we received the customer purchase order due to improved project execution and shorter lead times, resulting in such projects not appearing in publicly disclosed annual or quarterly backlog figures.
 
 
Working Capital:
 
Certain business units require more significant working capital requirements than other business units, such as in the larger project business units included in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.  Additionally, the inventory levels of our Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment are not insubstantial.  However, there have been no material changes in business practices that would result in material changes to our working capital requirements, other than changes in our sales volumes, and we consider our working capital to be adequate based upon current sales levels.
 
 
Raw Materials:
 
The Company procures its raw materials and supplies from various sources.  The Company believes it could secure substitutes for the raw materials and supplies should they become unavailable, but there are no assurances that the substitutes would perform as well or be priced as competitively.  The Company has not experienced any significant difficulty in securing raw materials and supplies, and does not anticipate any significant difficulty in procurement in the coming year or foreseeable future.
 
 
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Employees:
 
As of January 31, 2011, the Company employed 349 people, of whom 130 were involved in manufacturing, and 219 were engaged in administration, sales, engineering, supervision and clerical work.  The Company has had no work stoppages during the past five years and considers its employee relations to be good.
 
 
Foreign Operations:
 
Most of the Company’s operations and assets are located in the United States.  However, the Company also owns a manufacturing operation in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mefiag B.V., operates a sales office and warehouse in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc., and operates a manufacturing facility in the People’s Republic of China, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd.
 
The Company believes that currency fluctuations and political and economic instability do not constitute substantial risks to its business.
 
For information concerning foreign net sales on a reporting segment basis, reference is made to the consolidated business segment data contained on page 60.
 
 
New York Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission Certifications:
 
During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the Company submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) the certification of the Chief Executive Officer that he was not aware of any violation by Met-Pro Corporation of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. In addition, the Company has filed with the SEC, as exhibits to this Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the Chief Executive Officer’s and Chief Financial Officer’s certifications regarding the quality of the Company’s public disclosure, disclosure controls and procedures, and internal controls over financial reporting as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Executive Officers of the Registrant:
 
Raymond J. De Hont, age 57, is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Mr. De Hont was elected Chairman of the Board in September 2003.  He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2003 and a Director of the Company in February 2003.  Mr. De Hont served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from June 2000 to March 2003.  From June 1995 to December 2000, Mr. De Hont was Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s Fybroc business, during which time, starting in October 1999, he also served as General Manager for the Company’s Dean Pump business. Prior to joining Met-Pro Corporation, Mr. De Hont was employed by Air and Water Technologies, where among other positions he was Vice President and General Manager of Flex-Kleen Corporation, the business of which is now owned by the Company.
 
Gary J. Morgan, CPA, age 56, is Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a Director of the Company. He was appointed Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer in October 1997, and became a Director of the Company in February 1998.  Mr. Morgan joined the Company in 1980 and served as the Company’s Corporate Controller immediately prior to October 1997.
 
Paul A. Tetley, age 52, is Executive Vice President of the Company, a position to which he was appointed in March 2006, with responsibilities for the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment which includes Strobic Air Corporation, where he served as General Manager from December 1999 until January 31, 2010.  Mr. Tetley joined the Company in 1996 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of the business now conducted by Strobic Air Corporation, where he had worked as the Engineering/Production Manager.
 
Gennaro A. D’Alterio, age 39, is Vice President of the Company, a position to which he was appointed in February 2009.  Mr. D’Alterio continues to serve as General Manager of the Company’s Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions, which includes the Sethco, Fybroc and Dean Pump product brands, a position he has held since July 2007.  Since joining the Company in 1994, he has served in a variety of roles including: Sales and Marketing Manager for the Company’s Fybroc and Dean Pump businesses and Regional Sales Manager of the Company’s Fybroc and Dean Pump business.
 
Gregory C. Kimmer, age 56, was appointed General Manager of the Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions business unit in February 2010.  For more than ten years prior thereto, Mr. Kimmer was General Manager of the Company’s Duall business. Mr. Kimmer is also a Vice President of the Company, having served as such since October 1989.
 
Lewis E. Osterhoudt, age 60, is Vice President of the Company and General Manager of the Keystone Filter business unit, to which offices he was appointed in June 2004.  Mr. Osterhoudt joined the Company in March 2004, initially serving as Assistant to the President.  For more than five years prior thereto, Mr. Osterhoudt was employed by Hardy Machine and Design Inc. and I.O. Gold Systems Inc., most recently as Operations Manager and President, respectively.
 
Vincent J. Verdone, age 63, is Vice President of the Company and General Manager of the Company’s Pristine Water Solutions Inc. subsidiary.  Mr. Verdone joined the Company in January 2005.  For more than five years prior thereto, Mr. Verdone was employed by Ashland Inc., in which his last position was North American Corporate Sales Manager.
 
 
There are no family relationships between any of the Directors or Executive Officers of the Registrant.  Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, subject, however, to agreements the Company has with certain officers providing for compensation in the event of termination of employment following a change in control of the Company.   See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters” referenced in Item 12 of this Report.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Any of the events discussed as risk factors below may occur.  If they do, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.  Additional risks and uncertainties not identified in this or other SEC filings, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations.
 
 
Our operating results may be adversely affected by unfavorable economic and market conditions and the uncertain geopolitical environment.
Economic conditions in the markets that we serve appear to be improving, but we do not know the extent or duration of this. Our operating results have been challenged by the worldwide economic slowdown. If the markets that we serve do not improve or if they worsen, this could negatively impact our business, which could result in:
 
 
·    
reduced demand for our products, especially for those offered by our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, which include large dollar projects more likely to be affected by economic conditions;
·    
increased price competition for our products;
·    
increased risk of excess and obsolete inventories;
·    
increased risk in the collectability of cash from our customers;
·    
increased risk of the impairment of goodwill of our Flex-Kleen business;
·    
increased risk in potential reserves for doubtful accounts and write-offs of accounts receivable; and
·    
higher operating costs as a percentage of revenues.
 
 
We sell our products in highly competitive markets, which puts pressure on our profit margins and limits our ability to maintain or increase the market share of our products.
The markets for our products are fragmented and highly competitive.   We compete against a very diverse number of companies across our many markets.   Depending upon the market, our competitors include large and well-established national and global companies; regional and local companies; low cost replicators of spare parts; and in-house maintenance departments of our end user customers.  We compete based on price, technical expertise, timeliness of delivery, previous installation history and reputation for quality and reliability, with price competition tending to be more significant for sales to original equipment manufacturers.  Some of our customers are attempting to reduce the number of vendors from which they purchase in order to reduce the size and diversity of their inventory.  To remain competitive, we will need to invest continuously in manufacturing, marketing, customer service and support, and our distribution networks.  No assurances can be made that in the short-term our earnings will not be adversely impacted by these investments or that our investments will produce the intended results.  If we do not compete successfully, our business, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.
 
 
We are party to asbestos-containing product litigation that could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through March 17, 2011 to settle cases involving asbestos-related claims was $616,500, all of which has been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $32,500. As of March 17, 2011, there were a total of 93 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mississippi), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, 59 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 74 cases and settled two cases.  Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. It appears that our remaining insurers have assumed prospectively the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite the alleged insolvency of this one insurer, the Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for
 
 
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the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
 
 
Changes in pension fund investment performance or assumptions relating to pension costs may have a material effect on the valuation of our obligations under our defined benefit pension plans, the funded status of these plans and our pension expense, which can affect our earnings results as well as our cash flows.
We maintain defined benefit pension plans that we must fund despite the freezing of the accrual of future benefits for our salaried and non-union hourly employees, effective December 31, 2006, and our union hourly employees, effective December 31, 2008.  In these plans’ fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, we contributed approximately $1.6 million.  As of January 31, 2011, our unfunded pension liability was approximately $5.9 million.  The amount of this pension liability is materially affected by the discount rate used to measure our pension obligations and, in the case of the plans such as ours that are required to be funded, the level of plan assets available to fund those obligations and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  A change in the discount rate can result in a significant increase or decrease in the valuation of pension obligations, affecting the reported status of our pension plans and our pension expense.  Changes in investment performance or a change in the portfolio mix of invested assets can result in increases and decreases in the valuation of plan assets or in a change of the expected rate of return on plan assets.  Changes in the expected return on plan assets assumption can result in significant changes in our pension expense. For our fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, we reported expense from our defined benefit plans totaling $0.6 million as compared to expense for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 totaling $0.7 million.
 
 
If our goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets become impaired, we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings and performance by our Flex-Kleen business unit must continue to improve to avoid an impairment charge.
We carry approximately $20.8 million of goodwill on our consolidated balance sheets, or approximately 19% of our total assets. Approximately $11.1 million of the $20.8 million relates to our Flex-Kleen business. Under United States generally accepted accounting principles, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable.  Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired by Met-Pro, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model.  For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, Flex-Kleen’s net sales were below the projections in our impairment model but operating profit was slightly above the projections in our impairment model. We believe the improvement in operating profit from the prior year was due to an improvement in global business and economic conditions. In each of the last several fiscal years, including the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 million of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment has occurred.  The carrying value of Flex-Kleen as of January 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $9.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The fair value of Flex-Kleen as of January 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled $12.3 million and $12.1 million, respectively.   As a result, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by $3.2 million and $2.6 million at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Therefore, as of January 31, 2011 (as well as the same point in the prior fiscal year), Flex-Kleen’s goodwill was not impaired. Because of market conditions and/or potential changes in strategy and product portfolio, it is possible that forecasts used to support asset carrying values may change in the future, which could result in non-cash charges that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Based on current projections, a one percent decrease in revenue growth, a one percent decrease in gross margin or a one percent increase in the weighted average cost of capital would reduce the fair value for Flex-Kleen by $1.9 million, $1.1 million, and $1.0 million, respectively.  Additionally, the Company cannot predict the occurrence of unknown events that might adversely affect the reportable value of goodwill.
Our impairment model provides that Flex-Kleen’s performance needs to continue to improve on an annual basis for a number of fiscal years in order for us not to be potentially required to write-off some or all of its goodwill.  If in the future we determine that there has been an impairment of Flex-Kleen’s goodwill, we will be required to record a non-cash charge to earnings, to the extent of the impairment, during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined, which would have an adverse impact upon our results of operations and financial position.  We anticipate that Flex-Kleen’s performance during the fiscal year beginning February 1, 2011 will be at a level that will not indicate impairment of its goodwill, but this expectation is a forward-looking statement where the actual results may not be as we presently anticipate. Please refer to page 24, “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”, for additional information concerning goodwill impairment.

 
 
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If we are unable to obtain raw materials at favorable prices, our operating margins and results of operations will be adversely affected.
We purchase electric power and other raw materials we use in the manufacturing of our products from outside sources.   The costs of raw materials and power have been volatile historically and are influenced by factors that are outside our control. We believe we have improved our raw material purchasing practices over recent years with more centralized purchasing, which has decreased raw material costs. However, if we are unable to pass increases in the costs of raw materials to our customers, our operating margins and results of operations will be adversely affected.
 
 
We may incur significant expense as a result of breach of contract, negligence, product liability and warranty claims, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
From time to time we are exposed to breach of contract, negligence, product liability, warranty and other claims where our products and/or service cause, or are alleged to cause bodily injury and/or property damage and/or our products actually or allegedly fail to perform as expected, as a result of an actual or alleged design or manufacturing defect or other action or inaction or alleged action or inaction on our part.   While we maintain insurance coverage with respect to certain product liability and negligence claims, we do not insure against all risks or possible claims, and/or the insurance that we purchase may not cover all claims or amounts found to be owing.  In addition, these claims can be expensive to defend and can divert the attention of management and other personnel for significant periods of time, regardless of the ultimate outcome.  An unsuccessful defense of a claim could have an adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition and cash flows.  Even if we are successful in defending against a claim relating to our products, claims of this nature could cause our customers to lose confidence in our products and our Company.  Warranty claims are not covered by insurance, and we may incur significant warranty costs in the future for which we would not be reimbursed.
 
 
Natural or man-made disasters could negatively affect our business.
Future disasters caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks or other events, and any potential response by the U.S. government or military, could have a significant adverse effect on the general economic, market and political conditions, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
 
A substantial portion of our business is sold internationally, we also manufacture outside the United States, and we plan to increase our international distribution and manufacturing of our products.  These international activities subject us to additional business risks.
In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, 25.2% of our sales were to customers outside the United States, as compared with 24.5% in the prior fiscal year.  As part of our business strategy, we intend to increase our international sales, although we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so.  Conducting business outside of the United States subjects us to significant additional risks, including:
 
·    
export and import restrictions, tax consequences and other trade barriers,
·    
currency fluctuations,
·    
greater difficulty in accounts receivable collections,
·    
economic and political instability,
·    
foreign exchange controls that prohibit payment in U.S. dollars, and
·    
increased complexity and costs of managing and staffing international operations.
 
 
Our products could infringe the intellectual property rights of others and we may be exposed to costly litigation.
The products we sell are continually changing as a result of improved technology.  Although we and our suppliers attempt to avoid infringing known proprietary rights of third parties in our products, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims for alleged infringement by us, our suppliers or our distributors, of third parties’ patents, trade secrets, trademarks or copyrights.
Any claims relating to the infringement of third-party proprietary rights, even if not meritorious, could result in costly litigation, divert management's attention and resources, or require us to either enter into royalty or license agreements which are not advantageous to us, or pay material amounts of damages. In addition, parties making these claims may be able to obtain an injunction, which could prevent us from selling our products.  We may increasingly be subject to infringement claims as we expand our product offerings.
 
 
 
 
 
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Our ability to operate our Company effectively could be impaired if we fail to attract and retain key personnel.
Our ability to operate our businesses and implement our strategies depends, in part, on the efforts of our executive officers and other key employees.  In addition, our future success will depend on, among other factors, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, particularly research professionals, technical sales professionals and engineers.  The loss of the services of any key employee or the failure to attract or retain other qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business or business prospects.
 
 
Changes in accounting may affect our reported earnings.
For many aspects of our business, United States generally accepted accounting principles are highly complex and require subjective judgments.  Additionally, changes in these accounting principles, including their interpretation and application, could significantly change our reported earnings, adding significant volatility to our reported results without a comparable underlying change in our cash flows.
 
 
Additional risks to the Company.
The Company is subject to various risks occurring in the normal course of business.  The Forward-Looking Statements; Factors That May Affect Future Results in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report sets forth a list of risks, including those identified above, that may adversely affect the Company and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
None.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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The following manufacturing and production facilities were owned or leased by the Company as of the date of filing this report:


 
User
   
Structure
     
Property/Location
 
Status
 
         
Product Recovery/Pollution
73,000 square foot, cement
 
17 acres in Harleysville,
Owned
Control Technologies
building, with finestone facing
 
Pennsylvania (1)
 
         
 
45,500 square foot, brick
 
2.3 acres in Glendale Heights,
Owned
 
building
 
Illinois
 
         
 
3,239 square foot, masonry
 
Vaughan, Ontario,
Leased (2)
 
building
 
Canada
 
         
 
63,000 square foot, metal
 
7 acres in Owosso,
Owned
 
and masonry building
 
Michigan (3)
 
         
 
5,758 square foot, masonry
 
Tualatin, Oregon
Leased (4)
 
building
     
         
Fluid Handling Technologies
93,500 square foot, cement
 
8 acres in Telford,
Owned
 
building with brick facing
 
Pennsylvania
 
         
 
66,000 square foot, metal
 
17.1 acres in Indianapolis,
Owned
 
building
 
Indiana
 
         
Mefiag Filtration
34,000 square foot, metal
 
1.7  acres in Heerenveen,
Owned
Technologies
and masonry building
 
The Netherlands
 
         
 
Vacant land
 
3 acres in Heerenveen,
Owned
     
The Netherlands
 
         
 
11,000 square foot cement
 
Guangzhou, People’s Republic
Leased (5)
 
building
 
of China
 
         
Filtration/Purification
31,000 square foot, cement
 
2.3 acres in Hatfield,
Owned
Technologies
block building
 
Pennsylvania
 
         
 
22,000 square foot, cement
 
2.55 acres in Waukegan,
Owned
 
block building
 
Illinois
 
 

(1)
Executive offices are housed in the building located in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
(2)
On February 10, 2011, Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Inc. renewed a lease for a sales and warehouse facility in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada which expires on March 31, 2013.
(3)
Mefiag Filtration Technologies leases space in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies facility located in Owosso, Michigan.
(4)
On October 8, 2010, Bio-Reaction Industries Inc. entered into a lease for a sales and warehouse facility in Tualatin, Oregon which expires on September 30, 2012.
(5)
Mefiag Filtration Technologies lease for the operation in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China expires on July 31, 2014.



 
 

 

 
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Certain of the statements made in this Item 3 (and elsewhere in this Report) are “forward-looking” statements which are subject to the considerations set forth in “Forward-Looking Statements; Factors That May Affect Future Results” located in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report, and we refer you to these considerations.

Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through March 17, 2011 to settle cases involving asbestos-related claims was $616,500, all of which has been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $32,500.  As of March 17, 2011, there were a total of 93 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mississippi), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, 59 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 74 cases and settled two cases.   Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.   During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. It appears that our remaining insurers have assumed prospectively the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite the alleged insolvency of this one insurer, the Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
 
The Company is the defendant in an action in which the plaintiff is seeking $807,000 in damages, plus interest and costs, for alleged breach of warranties, breach of contract, negligence and other claims relating to a windstorm in July 2008 that led to a power outage which led to a fire in certain equipment sold by the Company. The Company's insurance carrier is defending this case under a reservation of rights. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to all claims, and the Company is defending the case vigorously.  The Company presently believes that this pending case will not have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
 
At any given time, the Company is typically also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information, including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.
 
 
 
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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PART II


(a) Market Information. The Company’s Common Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MPR”.  The high and low selling prices of the Common Shares for each quarterly period for the last two fiscal years, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, are shown below.


   
Quarter ended
   
Year ended January 31, 2011
April
 
July
 
October
 
January
 
                 
Price range of common shares:
               
High
$10.60
 
$11.62
 
$11.50
 
$12.50
 
Low
9.00
 
9.00
 
8.91
 
10.44
 
Cash dividend paid
.0600
 
.0600
 
.0600
 
.0660
 
                 
Year ended January 31, 2010
April
 
July
 
October
 
January
 
                 
Price range of common shares:
               
High
$12.76
 
$11.25
 
$10.94
 
$10.84
 
Low
6.05
 
8.50
 
9.15
 
9.03
 
Cash dividend paid
.0600
 
.0600
 
.0600
 
.0600
 






 
 
 

 























 
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(b) Performance Graph. The following graph sets forth the Company's total cumulative shareholder return as compared to the Standard and Poor’s (the “S&P”) 600 Small Cap Industrial Machinery Index, the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.
 
The total return on investment assumes $100 invested at the beginning of the period in (i) the Common Shares of the Company, (ii) S&P 600 Small Cap Machinery Index, (iii) S&P 500 Index, and (iv) the Russell 2000 Index.  Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends and reflects stock splits.  Historical stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.

COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Met-Pro Corporation, S&P SC Industrial Machinery Index,
S&P 500 Index and Russell 2000 Index
 

 
 
January 31,
 
2006
  2007  
2008
 
2009
 
2010
  2011
 
Met-Pro Corporation
$100.00
 
$120.20
 
 $109.66
 
$118.53
 
$104.00
 
$123.42
 
S&P SC Industrial Machinery Index
100.00
 
  117.23
 
 115.81
 
71.90
 
94.58
 
130.85
 
S&P 500 Index
100.00
 
114.50
 
111.85
 
68.66
 
91.41
 
111.69
 
Russell 2000 Index
100.00
 
  110.42
 
 99.63
 
62.92
 
86.72
 
113.91
 
 
(c) Holders. There were 537 registered shareholders on January 31, 2011, and the Company estimates that there are approximately 2,000 additional shareholders with shares held in street name.
 
(d) Dividends. The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010, and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010 and September 1, 2010, respectively.  The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.066 per share payable on December 17, 2010 and March 17, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2010 and March 3, 2011, respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
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 (e) Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.  Set forth below is information aggregated as of January 31, 2011 with respect to four equity compensation plans previously approved by the Company’s shareholders, being the 1997 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

     
Number of Securities
 
Number of Securities
 
Remaining Available
 
to be Issued Upon
Weighted-Average
For Future Issuance
 
Exercise of
Exercise Price of
Under Equity
 
Outstanding Restricted
Outstanding Restricted
Compensation Plans
 
Stock Units, Options,
Stock Units, Options
(Excluding Securities
Plan Category
Warrants and Rights
Warrants and Rights
Reflected in Column (A))
 
(A)
(B)
(C)
Equity compensation plans approved by
                 
 
security holders
 
    1,286,519
(1)
 
$10.21
   
   814,460
 (2)
Equity compensation plans not approved
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
by security holders
 
                       -
   
-
   
-
 

(1)  
The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options and restricted stock units for the 1997 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan amounted to 35,788; 445,636; 785,252 and 19,843 shares, respectively.
(2)  
The number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans for the 1997 Stock Option Plan, the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan amounted to zero (0); zero (0); 84,303 and 730,157 shares, respectively.

(f) Stock Repurchases. The Company’s purchases of its Common Shares during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, represented in the table below, were made pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase program first announced on November 5, 2008 (the “2008 Stock Buy Back Program”) covering 300,000 Common Shares.  This program has no fixed expiration date.

                           Issuer Purchases of
                           Equity Securities
           
Total
 
Maximum
 
           
Number of
 
Number of
 
           
Shares
 
Shares
 
           
Purchased
 
That May
 
           
As Part of
 
Yet Be
 
   
Total
     
Publicly
 
Purchased
 
   
Number of
 
Average
 
Announced
 
Under the
 
   
Shares
 
Price Paid
 
Plans or
 
Plans or
 
Period
 
Purchased
 
Per Share
 
Programs
 
Programs
 
February 1-28, 2010
 
0
 
$       -
 
0
 
273,763
 
March 1-31, 2010
 
22,803
 
9.94
 
22,803
 
250,960
 
April 1-30, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
250,960
 
May 1-31, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
250,960
 
June 1-30, 2010
 
4,092
 
9.82
 
4,092
 
246,868
 
July 1-31, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
246,868
 
August 1-31, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
246,868
 
September 1-30, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
246,868
 
October 1-31, 2010
 
35,840
 
10.97
 
35,840
 
211,028
 
November 1-30, 2010
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
211,028
 
December 1-31, 2010
 
23,671
 
11.66
 
23,671
 
187,357
 
January 1-31, 2011
 
0
 
-
 
0
 
187,357
 
Total
 
86,406
 
$10.83
 
86,406
 
187,357
 




 
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Years ended January 31,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007
                     
Selected Operating Statement Data
                   
Net sales
 
$88,865,426
 
$80,132,493
 
$103,391,926
 
$106,867,849
 
$93,505,504
Income from operations
 
8,970,321
 
6,512,555
 
14,057,079
 
17,597,491
(1)
9,757,075
Net income
 
6,139,132
 
4,439,811
 
9,861,065
 
11,906,165
(2)
6,926,804
Earnings per share, basic
 
.42
 
.30
 
.66
 
.79
(3)
.46
Earnings per share, diluted
 
.42
 
.30
 
.65
 
.78
(4)
.46
                     
Selected Balance Sheet Data
                   
Current assets
 
$65,346,052
 
$63,245,243
 
$64,161,732
 
$68,095,140
 
$58,803,353
Current liabilities
 
11,208,173
 
10,198,047
 
12,239,667
 
16,850,801
 
14,364,393
Working capital
 
54,137,879
 
53,047,196
 
51,922,065
 
51,244,339
 
44,438,960
Current ratio
 
5.8
 
6.2
 
5.2
 
4.0
 
4.1
Total assets
 
108,046,328
 
104,608,359
 
104,752,304
 
109,410,903
 
96,741,657
Long-term obligations
 
3,011,988
 
3,536,755
 
3,753,228
 
4,075,682
 
5,417,990
Total shareholders’ equity
 
84,472,924
 
80,977,584
 
78,777,481
 
83,243,168
 
72,313,132
Total capitalization
 
87,484,912
 
84,514,339
 
82,530,709
 
87,318,850
 
77,731,122
Return on average total assets, %
 
5.8
 
4.2
 
9.2
 
11.6
 
7.5
Return on average shareholders’ equity, %
 
7.4
 
5.6
 
12.2
 
15.3
 
9.9
                     
Other Financial Data
                   
Net cash flows from operating activities
 
$8,597,505
 
$15,645,713
 
$12,142,087
 
$9,875,144
 
$3,900,152
Capital expenditures
 
1,665,949
 
2,133,807
 
1,580,528
 
5,456,418
 
4,398,910
Dollar value of share repurchases
 
935,631
 
251,612
 
7,694,333
 
630,515
 
-
Shareholders’ equity per share
 
5.76
 
5.54
 
5.40
 
5.56
 
4.84
Cash dividends paid per share
 
.246
 
.240
 
.230
 
.207
 
.191
Average common shares, basic
 
14,629,215
 
14,602,276
 
14,909,809
 
15,002,012
 
14,943,174
Average common shares, diluted
 
14,758,659
 
14,675,735
 
15,219,540
 
15,328,368
 
15,205,012
Common shares outstanding
 
14,658,262
 
14,617,015
 
14,600,109
 
15,039,030
 
14,953,658

(1)  
Includes $3,513,940 from the sale of a building owned by the Company in Hauppauge, New York.
(2)  
Includes $2,213,782 (net of tax) from the sale of a building owned by the Company in Hauppauge, New York.
(3)  
Includes $0.14 per share from the sale of a building owned by the Company in Hauppauge, New York.
(4)  
Includes $0.15 per share from the sale of a building owned by the Company in Hauppauge, New York.

 




 








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K, together with “Forward-Looking Statements; Factors That May Affect Future Results” located in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


Results of Operations:

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of total net sales that such items represent in the consolidated statements of income.

  Years ended January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
Net sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Cost of goods sold
63.7
%
65.8
%
65.1
%
Gross profit
36.3
%
34.2
%
34.9
%
             
Selling, general and administrative expense
26.2
%
26.1
%
21.3
%
Income from operations
10.1
%
8.1
%
13.6
%
             
Interest expense
(.2
%)
(.3
%)
(.2
%)
Other income, net
.4
%
.4
%
.4
%
Income before taxes
10.3
%
8.2
%
13.8
%
             
Provision for taxes
3.4
%
2.7
%
4.3
%
             
Net income
6.9
%
5.5
%
9.5
%


FYE 2011 vs FYE 2010:

Net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 were $88.9 million compared with $80.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of $8.8 million or 10.9%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $41.4 million, or $5.5 million higher than the $35.9 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 15.4%. The sales increase was due primarily to higher sales in all business units included in this reporting segment.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $27.5 million, or $3.0 million higher than the $24.5 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 12.1%. The sales increase was due primarily to increased demand in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit. We attribute the increase in demand to an uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets serviced by this segment.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $9.9 million, or $0.4 million higher than the $9.5 million of sales for the year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 3.9%. The sales increase was due to an increase in demand attributable to an uptick in the economic environment of the industrial markets served by all business units within this reporting segment.

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $10.1 million, or $0.1 million lower than the $10.2 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, a decrease of 1.2%. This decrease in sales was due to decreased demand in our Pristine Water Solutions business unit, as a result of a weakness in the municipal markets served by this business unit, which appear to be recovering more slowly from the economic slowdown.

Foreign sales were $22.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, compared with $19.6 million for the same period last year, an increase of 14.1%. Compared with the prior fiscal year, foreign sales increased 12.8% in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, 39.4% in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment, and
 
 
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8.4% in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment, offset by a slight decrease of 1.8% in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment.

Income from operations for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 was $9.0 million compared with $6.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of $2.5 million or 37.8%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $2.0 million, or $0.1 million higher than the $1.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 6.4%.  The increase in income from operations was due primarily to higher sales for all business units within this reporting segment as well as higher gross margins for product sold by our Strobic Air business unit.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $5.9 million, or $1.6 million higher than the $4.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 37.0%. The increase in income from operations was principally related to increased sales and higher gross margins in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.

Income from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $0.4 million, or $0.4 million higher than the loss of $34,886 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. The increase in income from operations was due to increased sales and higher gross margins for all business units within this reporting segment.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $0.6 million, or $0.3 million higher than the $0.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of 100.0%.  The increase in income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was related to increased sales and higher gross margins in our Keystone Filter business unit.

Net income for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 was $6.1 million compared with $4.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of $1.7 million or 38.3%.

Gross margin for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 was 36.3% compared with 34.2% for the prior fiscal year. Gross margins in our three reporting segments and one other segment were higher than the same period last year.

Selling expense was $11.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 compared with $9.7 million for the prior fiscal year. The increase in selling expense was primarily due to higher payroll and related payroll benefit expenses as well as higher representative and distributor commissions.  Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.1% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 compared with 12.2% for the same period last year.

General and administrative expense was $11.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, compared with $11.1 million in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $0.5 million.  The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily related to higher management incentives, legal expenses and consulting fees related to the implementation of the Company’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, partially offset by lower payroll and related payroll benefit expenses.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.1% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, compared with 13.9% for the prior fiscal year.

Interest expense was approximately $0.2 million for each of the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010.

Other income, net, was $0.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 compared with $0.3 million in the prior year, an increase of $0.1 million.  The increase in other income, net, primarily related to (i) higher interest income, which was due to an increase in our cash balance and (ii) a gain on foreign currency exchange.

The effective tax rates for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 were 32.7% and 32.2%, respectively.


FYE 2010 vs FYE 2009:

Net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 were $80.1 million compared with $103.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of $23.3 million or 22.5%.

Sales in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment were $35.9 million, or $14.1 million lower than the $50.0 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 28.2%. The sales decrease was due
 
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to lower sales for all business units included in this segment, as a result of the global economic slowdown that began in fiscal year 2009.

Sales in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $24.5 million, or $5.9 million lower than the $30.4 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 19.4%. The sales decrease was due to a decrease in demand in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit, as a result of the global economic slowdown that began in fiscal year 2009.

Sales in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled $9.5 million, or $1.7 million lower than the $11.2 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 14.8%.  The sales decrease was due to a decrease in demand for our horizontal disc filter systems, attributable primarily to a slowdown in the automotive and housing industries served by this segment, resulting from the global economic slowdown that began in fiscal year 2009.

Sales in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment were $10.2 million, or $1.6 million lower than the $11.8 million of sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 13.9%.  This decrease was due primarily to decreased demand in our Keystone Filter business unit, as a result of a general weakness in the markets served due to the global economic slowdown that began in fiscal year 2009.

Foreign sales were $19.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, compared with $26.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 26.0%. Compared with the fiscal year 2009, foreign sales decreased 33.6% in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, 30.6% in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment, 11.4% in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment and 63.2% in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment.  The decrease in foreign sales for all segments was primarily due to the global economic slowdown that began in fiscal year 2009.

Income from operations for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 was $6.5 million compared with $14.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of $7.6 million or 53.7%.

Income from operations in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment was $1.9 million, or $3.7 million lower than the $5.6 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 65.4%.  The decrease in income from operations was primarily related to lower sales in all business units included in this segment.

Income from operations in the Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment totaled $4.3 million, or $2.5 million lower than the $6.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 36.8%. The decrease in income from operations was primarily related to lower sales in our Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit.

Income (loss) from operations in the Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segment totaled ($34,886), or $0.5 million lower than the $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. The decrease in income from operations was due to lower sales in all business units included in this segment.

Income from operations in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment was $0.3 million, or $0.9 million lower than the $1.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of 74.4%.  The decrease in income from operations was related primarily to a decrease in sales and lower gross margins in our Keystone Filter business unit.

Net income for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 was $4.4 million compared with $9.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of $5.5 million, or 55.0%.

Gross margin for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 was 34.2% compared with 34.9% for the fiscal year 2009.  Lower gross margins during the fiscal year 2010 in our Fluid Handling Technologies reporting segment and Filtration/Purification Technologies segment contributed to the slight decrease in total gross margin from fiscal year 2009.

Selling expense was $9.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, a decrease of $1.0 million over the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. The decrease in selling expense was primarily due to lower representative and distributor commission expense.  Selling expense may vary period to period, in part as a result of variations which result in some sales being commissionable and others not. Selling expense as a percentage of net sales was 12.2% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 compared with 10.4% for fiscal year 2009.  Of the 1.8% increase in selling expense as a percentage of net sales, 3.0% was due to the decrease in net sales as compared with the prior fiscal year, offset by 1.2% as a result of the decrease in expenses.

 
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General and administrative expense was $11.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, compared with $11.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of $0.2 million.  This decrease was primarily related to lower legal expenses as compared with the prior fiscal year.  General and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales was 13.9% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, compared with 11.0% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.   Of the 2.9% increase in general and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales, 3.2% was due to the decrease in net sales as compared with the prior fiscal year, offset by 0.3% as a result of the decrease in expenses.

Interest expense was approximately $0.2 million for each of the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009.

Other income, net, was $0.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 compared with $0.4 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, a decrease of $0.1 million.   Other income, net, consisted primarily of interest income, which was affected by a decrease in interest rates.

The effective tax rates for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009 were 32.2% and 30.8% respectively.  The effective tax rate of 32.2% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 is a result of a 33.5% effective tax rate, offset by an adjustment of 1.3% due to a reevaluation of the Company’s FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740 accrual and an adjustment due to the favorable impact on taxable income as a result of the research and development tax credit and the exercise of non-qualified stock options.  The effective tax rate of 30.8% for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 is a result of a 33.5% effective tax rate, offset by an adjustment of 1.0% due to a reevaluation of the Company’s FASB ASC Topic 740 accrual and an adjustment of 1.7% due to the exercise of non-qualified stock options and their impact on taxable income.


Liquidity:

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $32.4 million on January 31, 2011 compared with $30.7 million on January 31, 2010, an increase of $1.7 million.  This increase is the net result of the positive cash flows provided by operating activities of $8.6 million, the exercise of stock options amounting to $0.8 million and proceeds from a new borrowing of $0.2 million, offset by payment of the quarterly cash dividends amounting to $3.6 million, investment in property and equipment amounting to $1.7 million, the acquisition of assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC totaling $1.0 million, the purchase of treasury shares amounting to $0.9 million and payments on long-term debt totaling $0.7 million.  The Company’s cash flows from operating activities are influenced, in part, by the timing of shipments and negotiated standard payment terms, including retention associated with major projects, as well as other factors including changes in inventories and accounts receivable balances.
 
Accounts receivable, net were $15.3 million on January 31, 2011, an increase of $1.3 million compared with the prior fiscal year.  This increase in accounts receivable is reflective of the higher sales in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.  In addition to changes in sales volume, the timing and size of shipments and retainage on contracts, especially in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment, will, among other factors, influence accounts receivable balances at any given point in time.  We endeavor to closely monitor payments and developments which may signal possible customer credit issues. We currently have not identified any potential material impact on our liquidity resulting from customer credit issues.
 
Inventories totaled $15.5 million on January 31, 2011, a decrease of $0.7 million compared with the prior fiscal year.    Inventory balances fluctuate depending on sales, market demand and the timing and size of shipments, especially when major systems and contracts are involved. We have been actively seeking to reduce our inventory where possible.
 
Current liabilities amounted to $11.2 million on January 31, 2011 compared with $10.2 million on January 31, 2010, an increase of $1.0 million. This increase is due primarily to increases in accounts payable and accrued salaries, wages and benefits, as well as an increase in the dividend payable as a result of a 10% increase in the amount of the quarterly dividend declared.
 
As of January 31, 2011 and 2010, working capital was $54.1 million and $53.0 million, respectively, and the current ratio was 5.8 and 6.2, respectively.
 
We expect that our major source of funding for normalized operations during fiscal 2012 and the immediate future thereafter will be our operating cash flow and our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. We believe we have sufficient liquidity for the next several years to fund, at anticipated levels of growth, operations, research and development, capital expenditures, scheduled debt repayments, and dividend payments.
 
The Company and its subsidiaries also have access to $4.4 million uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit through November 2011, subject to the terms thereof.  If market conditions are favorable, the Company may seek to enter into negotiations with its bank group prior to the expiration date to renew and extend these credit arrangements.
 
 
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The existing domestic credit agreements include two financial covenants: a liability/tangible net worth ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. At January 31, 2011, we were in compliance with both financial covenants. The required liability/tangible net worth ratio, which measures total liabilities to tangible net worth, is a maximum of 1.20 times.  At January 31, 2011 and 2010, our liability/tangible net worth ratio using this measure was 0.39 times and 0.40 times, respectively.  The required fixed charge coverage ratio, which is an adjusted earnings measure as defined by our facility, compared with the aggregate of interest expense, debt service, dividends and capital expenditures, is a ratio of at least 1.05 times. At January 31, 2011 and 2010, our fixed charge coverage ratio using this measure was 1.43 times and 1.19 times, respectively.
 
Our debt instruments contain customary event of default provisions, which allow the lenders the option of accelerating all obligations upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the majority of our debt instruments contain a cross default provision, whereby a default on one debt obligation of the Company in excess of a specified amount, also would be considered a default under the terms of another debt instrument. As of January 31, 2011, we were in compliance with all such provisions.
 
Management is not aware of any known trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in a material increase or decrease in our liquidity or an increase in liquidity beyond the historical rate of increase. In addition, other than items discussed, there are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in our capital resources and no expected material changes in the mix and relative cost of such resources.


Capital Resources and Requirements:

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 amounted to $8.6 million compared with $15.6 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, a decrease of $7.0 million.  The fiscal year 2011 cash flows provided by operating activities were comprised of the following significant items: net income of $6.1 million, with adjustments for non-cash charges of depreciation and amortization of $1.8 million and stock-based compensation of $0.6 million. Additional increases to cash flows from operating activities included $0.7 million of inventory reductions and $1.0 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, all of which were offset by a $1.5 million increase in the accounts receivable balance, a $0.7 million reduction of other non-current liabilities and a $0.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets. The fiscal year 2010 cash flows provided by operating activities were comprised of the following significant items: net income of approximately $4.4 million, with adjustments for non-cash charges of depreciation and amortization of approximately $1.9 million and stock-based compensation of approximately $0.6 million.  Additional increases to cash flows from operating activities included approximately $6.4 million of accounts receivable collections, $4.3 million of inventory reductions and an increase in customers’ advances of approximately $0.5 million, all of which were offset by an approximately $2.6 million reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses and an approximately $0.4 million reduction of other non-current liabilities.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 amounted to $2.6 million compared with cash flows used in investing activities of $2.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, a decrease of $0.2 million.  The decrease in cash flows used in investing activities from the prior year is due to a reduction in the purchase of investments of $0.7 million and a reduction in acquisitions of property and equipment of $0.5 million, offset by the acquisition of assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC for a purchase price of $1.0 million.

The acquisition of the Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC assets referenced above was accomplished on October 8, 2010 by the Company’s newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary, Bio-Reaction Industries Inc. (“BRI”). With this acquisition, the Company is now able to offer products that utilize microbes to digest pollutants and odors, which we intend to sell to both commercial and municipal markets. These products extend our Duall brand product line of chemical and odor control systems as well as our Systems brand product line of thermal and oxidation equipment. BRI is included in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.

Consistent with past practices, the Company intends to continue to invest in new product development programs and to make capital expenditures required to support the ongoing operations during the coming fiscal year.  The Company expects to finance all routine capital expenditure requirements through cash flows generated from operations.

Financing activities during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 utilized $4.3 million of available resources, compared with $4.0 million utilized during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, an increase of $0.3 million. The increase in cash utilized is principally due to the purchase of treasury shares during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 in the amount of $0.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the amount of $0.8 million and the reduction of debt being $0.2 million lower than the same period last year.  Additionally, the Company received proceeds from a new borrowing during the quarter ended April 30, 2009 for the purchase of the Company’s new ERP system in the amount of $0.5 million.  The financing of
 
 
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the ERP system is over a three year period with no interest.  The Company anticipates the full implementation of the new ERP system to be completed during the early part of fiscal year 2013.

The Company paid $0.7 million of scheduled debt during the current fiscal year.  The percentage of long-term debt to equity at January 31, 2011 decreased to 3.6% compared with 4.4% at January 31, 2010.

The Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $.06 per share payable on March 12, 2010, June 11, 2010, and September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of February 26, 2010, May 28, 2010 and September 1, 2010, respectively.  The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.066 per share payable on December 17, 2010 and March 17, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2010 and March 3, 2011, respectively.

The Company accounts for its defined benefit plans in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits”.   ASC Topic 715 requires that we recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of our pension plans (the “Plans”) as an asset or liability in the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in the funded status recognized through other comprehensive income in the year in which they occur, effective for our fiscal years beginning after February 1, 2006.  ASC Topic 715 also requires us to measure the funded status of the Plans as of the year end consolidated balance sheets date, effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008.  The impact of adopting ASC Topic 715 resulted in a decrease in pension liabilities and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $0.9 million and $0.2 million, prior to any deferred tax adjustment, in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  We froze the accrual of future benefits for our salaried and non-union hourly employees effective as of December 31, 2006, and for our union hourly employees effective as of December 31, 2008. As of January 31, 2011, our unfunded pension liability was approximately $5.9 million, and we expect to contribute approximately $3.0 million to the pension plans during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.

As part of our commitment to the future, the Company expended $2.2 million and $2.1 million on research and development in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
The Company will continue to invest in new product development to maintain and enhance its competitive position in the markets in which we participate. Capital expenditures will be made to support operations and expand our capacity to meet market demands.  The Company intends to finance capital expenditures in the coming year through cash flows from operations and will secure third party financing, when deemed appropriate.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K, that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital resources or capital expenditures that are material to investors.


Contractual Obligations:
 
 The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual cash obligations as of January 31, 2011 by required payment periods:
 
                           
Total
                           
Contractual
Payments Due By
  Long-Term  
Purchase
 
Operating
 
Interest
 
Pension
 
Cash
Period
  Debt  
Obligations
 
Leases
 
Expense
 
Contributions
 
Obligations
Less than 1 Year
   
$532,540
   
$5,542,812
 
$117,203
 
$182,234
 
$2,997,815
 
$9,372,604
1 – 3 Years
   
768,478
   
-
 
156,147
 
299,109
 
1,989,122
 
3,212,856
3 – 5 Years
   
741,520
   
-
 
-
 
211,964
 
1,168,093
 
2,121,577
More than 5 Years
   
1,227,682
   
-
 
-
 
217,298
 
376,167
 
1,821,147
Total
   
$3,270,220
   
$5,542,812
 
$273,350
 
$910,605
 
$6,531,197
 
$16,528,184

Future expected obligations under the Company’s pension plans are included in the contractual cash obligations table above.  The Company’s pension plan policy allows it to fund an amount, which could be in excess of the pension cost expensed, subject to the limitations imposed by current tax regulations.  The Company currently projects that it will contribute $2,997,815 to its pension and defined contribution plans during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, an amendment of ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”.  ASU No. 2009-13 provides amendments to the criteria for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements.  As a result of these amendments, multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements will be separated in more circumstances than under existing U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).  The ASU does this by establishing a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable.  The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific objective evidence nor third-party evidence is available.  A vendor will be required to determine its best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis.  This ASU also eliminates the residual method of allocation and will require that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method, which allocates any discount in the overall arrangement proportionally to each deliverable based on its relative selling price.  Expanded disclosures of qualitative and quantitative information regarding application of the multiple-deliverable revenue arrangement guidance are also required under the ASU.  The ASU does not apply to arrangements for which industry specific allocation and measurement guidance exists, such as long-term construction contracts and software transactions.  ASU No. 2009-13 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning February 1, 2011.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2009-13 will have on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that require new disclosures on 1) the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and reasons for the transfers and 2) in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, the separate presentation of information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this update to ASC Topic 820 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of its Financial Position and Results of Operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Revenue Recognition:

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales or services provided when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.  FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, provides guidance on the application of generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues.  The Company has concluded that its revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605.

Depreciation and Amortization:

Property, plant and equipment, finite lived intangible assets and certain other long-lived assets are depreciated or amortized over their useful lives. Useful lives are based on management’s estimates of the period that the assets will generate revenue.  Property, plant and equipment, as well as intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
 
 

 

 
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Goodwill:

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350-20, “Goodwill”, the Company’s unamortized goodwill balance is being assessed, at least annually, for impairment.  The Company performs its annual impairment test for each reporting unit using a fair value approach.  The test for goodwill impairment involves significant judgment in estimating projections of fair value generated through future performance of each of the reporting units, which comprise our operating segments.  In calculating the fair value of the reporting units using the present value of estimated future cash flows method, we rely on a number of assumptions including sales and related gross margin projections, operating margins, anticipated working capital requirements and market rate of returns used in discounting projected cash flows.  These assumptions were based upon market and industries outlooks, our business plans and historical data.  Inherent uncertainties exist in determining and applying such factors.  The discount rate used in the projection of fair value represents a weighted average cost of capital applicable to the Company.  

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, we performed an impairment analysis on each of the Company’s reporting units that carry goodwill on their balance sheets.  In each case, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by a significant amount, except for Flex-Kleen which represents 53.5% of the total Company-wide goodwill.  For Flex-Kleen, the carrying value as of January 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $9.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively.  The fair value of Flex-Kleen as of January 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled $12.3 million and $12.1 million, respectively.   As a result, the fair value exceeded the carrying amount, including goodwill, by $3.2 million and $2.6 million at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Therefore, as of January 31, 2011, Flex-Kleen’s goodwill was not impaired.

Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired in 1998, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  In the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, actual results exceeded the projected results used in our impairment model.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen. In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, Flex-Kleen’s net sales were below the projections but operating profit was slightly above the projections in our impairment model. Our impairment model requires that Flex-Kleen’s sales and operating profit improve during each of the next several fiscal years in order for us to avoid a potential impairment charge.

Because of market conditions and/or potential changes in strategy and product portfolio, it is possible that forecasts used to support asset carrying values may change in the future, which could result in non-cash charges that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Based on current projections, a one percent decrease in revenue growth, a one percent decrease in gross margin or a one percent increase in the weighted average cost of capital would reduce the fair value for Flex-Kleen by $1.9 million, $1.1 million, and $1.0 million, respectively.  Additionally, the Company cannot predict the occurrence of unknown events that might adversely affect the reportable value of its goodwill.

Pension Obligations:

The determination of our obligation and expense for pension benefits is dependent on our selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts.  Those assumptions are described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements and include, among others, the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and therefore, generally affect our recognized expense and recorded obligation in such future periods.  While we believe that our assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in our actual experience or significant changes in our assumptions may materially affect our pension obligations and our future expense.













 
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Our prospects are subject to certain uncertainties and risk.  This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Laws.  These forward-looking statements may be identified by words describing our belief or expectation, such as where we say that we “believe”, “expect” or “anticipate”, or where we characterize something in a manner in which there is an express or implicit reference to the future, such as “non-recurring” or “unusual,” or where we express that our view is based upon the “current status” of a given matter, or upon facts as we know them as of the date of the statement.   The content and/or context of other statements that we make may indicate that the statement is “forward-looking”.  We claim the “safe harbor” provided by The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.

Results may differ materially from our current results and actual results could differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to those set forth below, other one time events, other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in Met-Pro’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following important factors, along with those discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, could affect our future financial condition and results of operations, and could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed in our SEC filings and in our forward-looking statements:

· 
the write-down of goodwill, as a result of the determination that the acquired business is impaired.  Flex-Kleen, which initially performed well after being acquired by Met-Pro, thereafter had several years of declining performance which we attributed primarily to a general weakness in its served markets, followed by improved performance in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, Flex-Kleen’s net sales and operating profit were below the projections in our impairment model, which we believe was a reflection of the downturn in global business and economic conditions during this period of time and was not due to any new development specific to Flex-Kleen.  In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, Flex-Kleen’s net sales were below that which is required by our impairment model, while the fiscal year 2011 operating profit was slightly higher than the amount which is required by our impairment model.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, we performed an impairment analysis of the $11.1 million of goodwill that the Company carries for Flex-Kleen and concluded that no impairment had occurred.  Our impairment model requires that Flex-Kleen’s sales and operating profit improve during each of the next several fiscal years in order for us to avoid a potential impairment charge. While we project that Flex-Kleen’s performance during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012 will be sufficient to avoid an impairment charge, our projections are forward-looking statements where the actual results may not be as we presently anticipate;
· 
materially adverse changes in economic conditions (i) in the markets served by us or (ii) in significant customers of ours;
· 
material changes in available technology;
· 
adverse developments in the asbestos cases that have been filed against the Company, including without limitation the exhaustion of insurance coverage, the imposition of punitive damages or other adverse developments in the availability of insurance coverage. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. It appears that our remaining insurers have assumed prospectively the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite the alleged insolvency of this one insurer, we continue to believe that our insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against us and, assuming the continuation of the current profile and volume of cases, for the cases that may be filed against us in the foreseeable future;
· 
changes in accounting rules promulgated by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, which could result in an impact on earnings;
· 
the cost of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable legal and listing requirements, and the unanticipated possibility that Met-Pro may not meet these requirements;
· 
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which either alone or combined with actions by our employees intended to circumvent our internal control over financial reporting, to violate our policies, or to commit fraud or other bad acts, could lead to incorrect reporting of financial results.  We believe that our internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011 is effective; however, there are limits to any control system and we cannot give absolute assurance that our internal control is effective or that financial statement misstatements will not occur or that policy violations and/or fraud within the Company will not occur;
· 
unexpected results in our product development activities;
· 
loss of key customers;
· 
changes in product mix and the cost of materials, with effect on margins;
 
 
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· 
changes in our existing management;
· 
exchange rate fluctuations;
· 
changes in federal laws, state laws and regulations;
· 
lower than anticipated return on investments in the Company’s defined benefit plans, which could affect the amount of the Company’s pension liabilities;
· 
the assertion of claims that the Company’s products, including products produced by companies acquired by the Company, infringe third party patents or have caused injury, loss or damage;
· 
the effect of acquisitions and other strategic ventures;
· 
failure to properly quote and/or execute customer orders, including misspecifications, design, engineering or production errors;
· 
the cancellation or delay of purchase orders or shipments;
· 
losses related to international sales; and/or
· 
failure in execution of acquisition strategy.



We are exposed to certain market risks, primarily changes in interest rates.  Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as foreign currency exchange and interest rates.  For Met-Pro Corporation, these exposures are primarily related to changes in interest rates.  We do not currently hold any derivatives or other financial instruments purely for trading or speculative purposes.

The carrying value of the Company’s total long-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt, at January 31, 2011 was $3.5 million. Market risk was estimated as the potential decrease (increase) in future earnings and cash flows resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase (decrease) in the Company’s estimated weighted average borrowing rate at January 31, 2011. Although most of the interest on the Company’s debt is indexed to either the LIBOR or EURIBOR market rates, there would be no material effect on the future earnings or cash flows related to the Company’s total debt for such a hypothetical change.

The Company has only a limited involvement with derivative financial instruments.  The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates.  Effective April 3, 2006, the Company entered into a fifteen-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the bond payable maturing April 2021.   The Company swapped the ninety day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 4.87%. As of January 31, 2011 the effective fixed interest rate was 7.08% as a result of the swap agreement plus the interest rate floor provision of 250 basis points.  The interest rate swap agreement is accounted for as a fair value hedge that qualifies for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  There was no hedge ineffectiveness as of January 31, 2011.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a decrease in equity of $172,814 (net of tax) and $162,530 (net of tax) at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.  See Note 7, “Debt,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The Company has wholly-owned subsidiaries located in The Netherlands, Canada and the People’s Republic of China.  In the past, we have not hedged our foreign currency exposure, and fluctuations in exchange rates have not materially affected our operating results.  Future changes in exchange rates may positively or negatively impact our revenues, operating expenses and earnings. Due to the fact that most of our foreign sales are denominated in the local currency, we do not anticipate that exposure to foreign currency rate fluctuations will be material in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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Management of Met-Pro Corporation (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
 

As of January 31, 2011, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management has determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011 is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
 

Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
 

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011, has been audited by Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. The report expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011.
 

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all frauds. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake, or because of intentional acts designed to circumvent controls. The design of any system of controls is based, in part, on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.


   
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
 
Raymond J. De Hont
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
   
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
 
Gary J. Morgan
 
Chief Financial Officer

Harleysville, Pennsylvania
March 17, 2011
 
 
 
 
 

 
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To the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
and Shareholders of Met-Pro Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule as of and for the years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 included on page 65. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole presents fairly, in all material aspects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Met-Pro Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011, based on the criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 17, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



/s/ Marcum LLP
 
   
Marcum LLP
 
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
 
March 17, 2011
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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To the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
and Shareholders of Met-Pro Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Met-Pro Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended January 31, 2009. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended January 31, 2009 included on page 65. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated results of Met-Pro Corporation’s operations and their cash flows for the year ended January 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole presents fairly, in all material aspects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Met-Pro Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2009, based on the criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 20, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



/s/ Margolis & Company P.C.
 
   
Margolis & Company P.C
 
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
 
February 20, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
and Shareholders of Met-Pro Corporation

We have audited Met-Pro Corporation’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting; and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Met-Pro Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows and the related financial statement schedule for the years then ended of the Company, and our report dated March 17, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and the related financial statement schedule.



/s/ Marcum LLP
 
   
Marcum LLP
 
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
 
March 17, 2011
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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    Years ended January 31,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net sales
 
$88,865,426
 
$80,132,493
 
$103,391,926
 
Cost of goods sold
 
56,587,326
 
52,755,941
 
67,290,930
 
Gross profit
 
32,278,100
 
27,376,552
 
36,100,996
 
               
Operating expenses
             
  Selling
 
11,674,270
 
9,741,528
 
10,704,584
 
  General and administrative
 
11,633,509
 
11,122,469
 
11,339,333
 
   
23,307,779
 
20,863,997
 
22,043,917
 
Income from operations
 
8,970,321
 
6,512,555
 
14,057,079
 
               
Interest expense
 
(212,470
)
(224,143
)
(228,249
)
Other income, net
 
362,046
 
260,177
 
429,074
 
Income before taxes
 
9,119,897
 
6,548,589
 
14,257,904
 
               
Provision for taxes
 
2,980,765
 
2,108,778
 
4,396,839
 
Net income
 
$6,139,132
 
$4,439,811
 
$9,861,065
 
               
Earnings per share
             
  Basic
 
$.42
 
$.30
 
$.66
 
  Diluted
 
$.42
 
$.30
 
$.65
 
               
Average number of common and
             
common equivalent shares outstanding
             
  Basic
 
14,629,215
 
14,602,276
 
14,909,809
 
  Diluted
 
14,758,659
 
14,675,735
 
15,219,540
 
The notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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MET-PRO CORPORATION




 
January 31,
 
ASSETS
2011
 
2010
 
Current assets
       
   Cash and cash equivalents
$32,400,814
 
$30,662,104
 
   Short-term investments
497,155
 
725,004
 
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       
           doubtful accounts of approximately
       
           $444,000 and $204,000, respectively
15,311,322
 
14,011,950
 
   Inventories
15,474,430
 
16,136,521
 
   Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
1,578,176
 
1,709,664
 
   Deferred income taxes
84,155
 
-
 
                 Total current assets
65,346,052
 
63,245,243
 
         
Property, plant and equipment, net
19,863,031
 
19,860,751
 
Goodwill
20,798,913
 
20,798,913
 
Other assets
2,038,332
 
703,452
 
                 Total assets
$108,046,328
 
$104,608,359
 
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
       
Current liabilities
       
   Current portion of long-term debt
$532,540
 
$534,251
 
   Accounts payable
4,864,724
 
4,297,936
 
   Accrued salaries, wages and benefits
1,650,314
 
1,020,383
 
   Other accrued expenses
2,286,043
 
2,405,308
 
   Dividend payable
967,445
 
876,279
 
   Customers’ advances
907,107
 
882,637
 
   Deferred income taxes
-
 
181,253
 
                 Total current liabilities
11,208,173
 
10,198,047
 
         
Long-term debt
3,011,988
 
3,536,755
 
Accrued pension retirement benefits
6,553,262
 
8,127,412
 
Other non-current liabilities
54,195
 
51,998
 
Deferred income taxes
2,745,786
 
1,716,563
 
                 Total liabilities
23,573,404
 
23,630,775
 
Commitments and contingencies
       
Shareholders’ equity
       
   Common shares, $.10 par value; 36,000,000 shares
       
           authorized, 15,928,679 shares issued,
        
           of which 1,270,417 and 1,311,664 shares were reacquired
       
           and held in treasury at the respective dates
1,592,868
 
1,592,868
 
   Additional paid-in capital
3,448,249
 
2,988,950
 
   Retained earnings
93,113,247
 
90,662,820
 
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,201,767
)
(3,679,641
)
   Treasury shares, at cost
(10,479,673
)
(10,587,413
)
                 Total shareholders’ equity
84,472,924
 
80,977,584
 
                 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$108,046,328
 
$104,608,359
 
The notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 
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Years ended January 31,
 
 
2011
 
2010
  2009  
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
     Net income
$6,139,132
 
$4,439,811
 
$9,861,065
 
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
           
                cash provided by operating activities:
           
         Depreciation and amortization
1,824,685
 
1,931,512
 
1,924,611
 
         Deferred income taxes
439,069
 
406,754
 
913,356
 
         (Gain) loss on sales of property and equipment, net
8,231
 
(20,585
)
(18,174
)
         Loss on sale of investments
-
 
-
 
11,102
 
         Stock-based compensation
645,891
 
645,967
 
432,204
 
         Allowance for doubtful accounts
240,133
 
37,189
 
14,695
 
         Change in operating assets and liabilities:
           
             Accounts receivable
(1,464,863
)
6,409,090
 
2,414,216
 
             Inventories
676,071
 
4,280,330
 
723,256
 
             Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets
(243,598
)
(9,904
)
(279,422
)
             Accounts payable and accrued expenses
977,454
 
(2,551,921
)
(3,113,308
)
             Customers’ advances
22,004
 
524,678
 
96,670
 
             Other non-current liabilities
(666,704
)
(447,208
)
(838,184
)
             Net cash provided by operating activities   8,597,505     15,645,713     12,142,087  
             
Cash flows from investing activities
           
     Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
36,387
 
40,318
 
20,785
 
     Acquisitions of property and equipment
(1,665,949
)
(2,133,807
)
(1,580,528
)
     Purchase of investments
(745,218
)
(1,445,004
)
-
 
     Proceeds from maturities of investments
725,004
 
720,000
 
-
 
     Increase in securities available for sale
-
 
-
 
(472
)
     Proceeds from sale of securities
-
 
-
 
11,190
 
     Payment for acquisition of business
(955,268
)
-
 
-
 
             Net cash (used in) investing activities
(2,605,044
)
(2,818,493
)
(1,549,025
)
             
Cash flows from financing activities
           
     Proceeds from new borrowings
189,074
 
485,336
 
-
 
     Reduction of debt
(717,134
)
(926,497
)
(1,664,252
)
     Exercise of stock options
780,834
 
225,584
 
1,912,398
 
     Payment of dividends
(3,597,539
)
(3,504,026
)
(3,359,962
)
     Purchase of treasury shares
(935,631
)
(251,612
)
(7,694,333
)
             Net cash (used in) financing activities
(4,280,396
)
(3,971,215
)
(10,806,149
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
26,645
 
56,446
 
55,863
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
1,738,710
 
8,912,451
 
(157,224
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
30,662,104
 
21,749,653
 
21,906,877
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$32,400,814
 
$30,662,104
 
$21,749,653
 
The notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 

         
 
 
Accumulated
       
   
Additional
   
Other
       
 
Common
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
   
 
Shares
Capital
Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Shares
Total
Balances, January 31, 2008
$1,592,881
 
$1,897,655
 
$83,267,096
   
$1,340,427
   
($4,854,891
)
$83,243,168
 
Comprehensive income:
                           
   Net income
-
 
-
 
9,861,065
   
-
   
-
     
   Pension measurement
-
 
-
 
7,969
   
-
   
-
     
   Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
 
-
 
-
   
(771,445
)
 
-
     
   Interest rate swap, net of tax of $67,972
-
 
-
 
-
   
(115,736
)
 
-
     
   Securities available for sale, net of tax
                           
      of  ($537)
-
 
-
 
-
   
914
   
-
     
   Minimum pension liability adjustment,
                           
      net of tax of $2,806,393
-
 
-
 
-
   
(4,778,453
)
 
-
     
          Total comprehensive income
                       
4,204,314
 
Dividends paid, $.165 per share
-
 
-
 
(2,532,815
)
 
-
   
-
 
(2,532,815
)
Dividend declared, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(876,007
)
 
-
   
-
 
(876,007
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
432,204
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
432,204
 
Stock option transactions
-
 
46,769
 
-
   
-
   
1,865,629
 
1,912,398
 
Purchase of 731,735 treasury shares
-
 
-
 
-
   
-
   
(7,694,333
)
(7,694,333
)
Stock option tax benefit
-
 
88,552
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
88,552
 
Common share adjustment
(13
)
13
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
-
 
Balances, January 31, 2009
1,592,868
 
2,465,193
 
89,727,308
   
(4,324,293
)
 
(10,683,595
)
78,777,481
 
Comprehensive income:
                           
   Net income
-
 
-
 
4,439,811
   
-
   
-
     
   Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
 
-
 
-
   
439,575
   
-
     
   Interest rate swap, net of tax of ($35,603)
-
 
-
 
-
   
60,621
   
-
     
   Minimum pension liability adjustment,
                           
      net of tax of  ($84,838)
-
 
-
 
-
   
144,456
   
-
     
          Total comprehensive income
                       
5,084,463
 
Dividends paid, $.18 per share
-
 
-
 
(2,628,020
)
 
-
   
-
 
(2,628,020
)
Dividends declared, $.06 per share
-
 
-
 
(876,279
)
 
-
   
-
 
(876,279
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
645,967
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
645,967
 
Stock option transactions
-
 
(122,210
)
-
   
-
   
347,794
 
225,584
 
Purchase of 26,237 treasury shares
-
 
-
 
-
   
-
   
(251,612
)
(251,612
)
Balances, January 31, 2010
1,592,868
 
2,988,950
 
90,662,820
   
(3,679,641
)
 
(10,587,413
)
80,977,584
 
Comprehensive income:
                           
   Net income
-
 
-
 
6,139,132
   
-
   
-
     
   Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
 
-
 
-
   
(82,149
)
 
-
     
   Interest rate swap, net of tax of $6,040
-
 
-
 
-
   
(10,284
)
 
-
     
   Minimum pension liability adjustment,
                           
      net of tax of  ($334,943)
-
 
-
 
-
   
570,307
   
-
     
          Total comprehensive income
                       
6,617,006
 
Dividends paid, $.18 per share
-
 
-
 
(2,721,260
)
 
-
   
-
 
(2,721,260
)
Dividends declared, $.066 per share
-
 
-
 
(967,445
)
 
-
   
-
 
(967,445
)
Stock-based compensation
-
 
645,891
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
645,891
 
Stock option transactions
-
 
(262,537
)
-
   
-
   
1,043,371
 
780,834
 
Purchase of 86,406 treasury shares
-
 
-
 
-
   
-
   
(935,631
)
(935,631
)
Stock option tax benefit
-
 
75,945
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
75,945
 
Balances, January 31, 2011
$1,592,868
 
$3,448,249
 
$93,113,247
   
($3,201,767
)
 
($10,479,673
)
$84,472,924
 
The notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 
36

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 

Nature of operations:

The Company manufactures and sells product recovery and pollution control equipment for purification of air and liquids, fluid handling equipment for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids, and filtration and purification products. The Company has three reporting segments: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies, and one other segment (Filtration/Purification Technologies).

Basis of presentation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Met-Pro Corporation (“Met-Pro” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Mefiag B.V., Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc., Strobic Air Corporation, MPC Inc., Pristine Water Solutions Inc., Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd., Met-Pro (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Met-Pro Industrial Services Inc. and Bio-Reaction Industries Inc.  Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform with the current year presentation.

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign currency translation:

Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated at current exchange rates, while income and expenses are translated at average rates for the period.  Translation gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

Under the accounting for fair value measurements and disclosures, a fair value hierarchy was established that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
We use the following valuation techniques to measure fair value for our assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
   
Level 2 
Significant other observable inputs (e.g. quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs); and
   
Level 3 
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are valued based on management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
 
 

 
37

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



The amounts reported on the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, other assets and short-term debt approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Inventories:
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (principally first-in, first-out) or market, except for the inventory in the Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit (Dean Pump product brand) which is determined on the last-in, first-out basis (see Note 5).

Property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.  Renewals and betterments are capitalized (see Note 6).  For financial reporting purposes, provisions for depreciation are calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:
 
 
Years
Buildings and improvements
10-39
Machinery and equipment
  5-10
Furniture and fixtures
5-7
Automotive equipment
3

The carrying amount of all long-lived assets is evaluated periodically to determine if an adjustment to the depreciation period or the non-depreciated balance is warranted.  Based upon its most recent analysis, the Company believes that no impairment of property, plant and equipment exists as of January 31, 2011.

Goodwill:

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations”, and ASC Topic 350-20, “Goodwill”.  ASC Topic 805 requires, among other things, that (1) the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations, (2) specific criteria be established for the recognition of intangible assets separately from goodwill and (3) additional information about acquired intangible assets be provided.  ASC Topic 350-20 primarily addresses the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition.  Among other things it requires that goodwill not be amortized for financial statement purposes; instead, management is required to test goodwill for impairment at least annually.  The Company performed its annual impairment test for each reporting unit in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 using a fair value approach.  The test for goodwill impairment involves significant judgment in estimating projections of fair value generated through future performance of each of the reporting units which comprise our operating segments.  In calculating the fair value of the reporting units using the present value of estimated future cash flows method, we rely on a number of assumptions including sales and related gross margin projections, operating margins, anticipated working capital requirements and market rate of returns used in discounting projected cash flows.  These assumptions were based upon the outlook of markets and industries, our business plans and historical data.  Inherent uncertainties exist in determining and applying such factors.  The discount rate used in the projection of fair value represents a weighted average cost of capital applicable to Met-Pro Corporation.

No impairment was present upon performing this test since the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill.  At January 31, 2011, the goodwill associated with the Company’s three reporting segments and one other segment totaled $20,798,913.

 
 
38

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by the three reporting segments and one other segment for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 are as follows:

  Product Recovery/      
Mefiag
  Filtration/  
  Pollution Control Fluid Handling  
Filtration
  Purification  
  Technologies Technologies  
Technologies
  Technologies
Total
Balance as of February 1, 2010
 
$15,706,667
   
$11,542
   
$1,732,482
     
$3,348,222
 
$20,798,913
Goodwill acquired during the period
 
-
   
-
   
-
     
-
 
-
Balance as of January 31, 2011
 
$15,706,667
   
$11,542
   
$1,732,482
     
$3,348,222
 
$20,798,913
 
Other intangible assets:

The Company maintains intangible assets with finite and indefinite lives.   The following is a summary of the Company’s components of other intangible assets, as of January 31, 2011, which is reported in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

    January 31, 2011   January 31, 2010  
    Gross Carrying  
Accumulated
  Gross Carrying  
Accumulated
 
Amortized intangible assets
  Amount  
Amortization
  Amount  
Amortization
 
 
Patents
   
$709,132
   
($70,452
)
 
$64,590
   
($45,433
)
 
Customer lists
   
339,823
   
(217,093
)
 
214,823
   
(205,663
)
 
Intellectual property
   
195,886
   
(195,886
)
 
195,886
   
(195,886
)
 
Other
   
181,337
   
(78,517
)
 
131,337
   
(62,949
)
       
$1,426,178
   
($561,948
)
 
$606,636
   
($509,931
)
                             
Unamortized intangible assets
                         
 
Trademarks
   
$10,500
   
$0
   
$500
   
$0
 

The following is a summary of the amortization expense related to the Company’s components of other intangible assets:
       
Amortization Expense
   
 
For the year ended January 31, 2009
 
$24,103
 
For the year ended January 31, 2010
 
37,047
 
For the year ended January 31, 2011
 
52,017
       
Estimated Amortization Expense
   
 
For the year ended January 31, 2012
 
$104,912
 
For the year ended January 31, 2013
 
94,680
 
For the year ended January 31, 2014
 
78,013
 
For the year ended January 31, 2015
 
77,568
 
For the year ended January 31, 2016
 
76,621
 
Thereafter
 
432,436
     
$864,230


 

 
 

 

 
39

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
Revenue recognition:

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales or services provided when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.  FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, provides guidance on the application of generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues.  The Company has concluded that its revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605.

Advertising:

Advertising costs are charged to operations in the year incurred and were $988,217, $938,046 and $1,091,971 for the years ended January 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Research and development:

Research and development costs are charged to operations in the year incurred and were $2,242,052, $2,145,716 and $1,845,562 for the years ended January 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Stock-based compensation:

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation.  Under the fair value recognition provisions for ASC Topic 718, stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards expected to vest and recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value of stock-based awards, which requires various assumptions including estimating stock price volatility, forfeiture rates and expected life.

Earnings per share:

Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year.

Diluted earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus all potential dilutive common shares outstanding (stock options) and awards of restricted stock units during each year.

Dividends payable:

On January 5, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a $0.066 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on March 17, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2011, amounting to an aggregate of $967,445.

Concentrations of credit risk:

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents (see Note 3) and trade accounts receivable.  The Company believes concentrations of accounts receivable credit risk are limited due to the number of customers and dispersion among the operating segments and geographic areas.  It is the policy of management to review the outstanding accounts receivable balance at the end of each reporting period, as well as the bad debt write-offs experienced in the past, and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts for uncollectible amounts.

 
40

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
Supplemental cash flow information:

 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Cash paid during the year for:
         
 
Interest
$210,497
 
$220,919
 
$248,970
 
Income taxes
2,096,789
 
1,608,485
 
4,305,042
 
Subsequent events:

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, an amendment of ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”.  ASU No. 2009-13 provides amendments to the criteria for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements.  As a result of these amendments, multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements will be separated in more circumstances than under existing U.S. GAAP.  The ASU does this by establishing a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable.   The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence if available,  third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific objective evidence nor third-party evidence is available.  A vendor will be required to determine its best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis.  This ASU also eliminates the residual method of allocation and will require that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method, which allocates any discount in the overall arrangement proportionally to each deliverable based on its relative selling price.  Expanded disclosures of qualitative and quantitative information regarding application of the multiple-deliverable revenue arrangement guidance are also required under the ASU.  The ASU does not apply to arrangements for which industry specific allocation and measurement guidance exists, such as long-term construction contracts and software transactions.  ASU No. 2009-13 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning February 1, 2011.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2009-13 will have on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that require new disclosures on the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and reasons for the transfers and in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, present separately, information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this update to ASC Topic 820 does not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


NOTE 2:               BUSINESS COMBINATION

On October 8, 2010, the Company’s newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary, Bio-Reaction Industries Inc. (“BRI”), completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC. As a result of this combination, the Company is now able to offer products that utilize microbes to digest pollutants and odors, which we intend to sell to both commercial and municipal markets. These products extend our Duall brand
 
 
41

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
product line of chemical and biological odor control systems as well as our Systems brand product line of thermal and oxidation equipment. BRI is included in our Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies reporting segment.

The Company paid $955,268 in cash for the Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC assets and other rights obtained under the asset purchase agreement. The assets consist of (i) intangible assets such as patents, a customer list, non-compete agreements and trademarks totaling $760,000 and (ii) tangible personal property such as machinery and office equipment totaling $195,268.  We did not assume any material liabilities of Bio-Reaction Industries, LLC in connection with this transaction.

Intangible assets amounting to $750,000 with finite lives acquired from BRI are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from two to twelve years with a weighted average amortization life of approximately eight years. Trademarks amounting to $10,000 with indefinite lives acquired from BRI are not being amortized.


NOTE 3:               FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents at January 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $32,400,814 and $30,662,104, respectively. The cash and cash equivalents balance at January 31, 2011 was comprised of the following: (i) cash amounting to $3,945,981 and (ii) cash equivalents consisting of money market funds amounting to $28,454,833.  The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of the financial institutions and financial instruments in which it invests.

Short-term investments:

Short-term investments at January 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $497,155 and $725,004, respectively. The short-term investments at January 31, 2011 were comprised of certificates of deposit with twelve month maturity dates. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of the financial institutions and the financial instruments in which it invests.

Long-term investments:

Long-term investments at January 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $248,063 and $0, respectively, which is reported in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.  The long-term investment at January 31, 2011 was comprised of a certificate of deposit with a fourteen month maturity date. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of the financial institutions and the financial instruments in which it invests.

Debt:

The fair value and carrying amount of long-term debt were as follows:
 
 
January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Fair value
$3,858,888
 
$4,422,584
Carrying amount
3,544,528
 
4,071,006

Valuations for long-term debt are determined based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.
 
 
42

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



The Company uses interest rate swaps (see Note 7) to minimize its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  The interest rate differential to be paid or received under these agreements is recognized over the term of the loan and is included in interest expense.

The Company’s financial instruments are not held for trading purposes.

Fair value measurements:

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures.  This standard discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).  The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2011 and 2010:

       
Quoted Prices
         
       
in Active
         
       
Markets for
 
Significant
Significant
       
Identical
 
Observable
Unobservable
 
Balance at
 
Assets
 
Inputs
Inputs
 
January 31, 2011
 
 (Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
$32,400,814
   
$32,400,814
   
$0
 
$0
 
Short-term investments
497,155
   
497,155
   
-
 
-
 
Long-term investments
248,063
   
248,063
   
-
 
-
 
Cash surrender value -  life insurance policies
912,417
   
-
   
912,417
 
-
 
Interest rate swap agreement
274,308
   
-
   
274,308
 
-
 
 
$34,332,757
   
$33,146,032
   
$1,186,725
  $0
 
 
       
Quoted Prices
         
       
in Active
         
       
Markets for
 
Significant
Significant
       
Identical
 
Observable
Unobservable
 
Balance at
 
Assets
 
Inputs
Inputs
 
January 31, 2010
 
 (Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
$30,662,104
   
$30,662,104
   
$0
 
$0
  
Short-term investments
725,004
   
725,004
   
-
  -
 
Cash surrender value - life insurance policies
606,243
   
-
   
606,243
  -
 
Interest rate swap agreement
257,984
   
-
   
257,984
  -
 
 
$32,251,335
   
$31,387,108
   
$864,227
   $0
 

 
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 or 2010.

In determining the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreement, the Company uses a present value of expected cash flows based on market observable interest rate yield curves commensurate with the term of the instrument and the credit default interest swap market to reflect the credit risk of either the Company or the counterparty.
 
 
 
43

MET-PRO CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



NOTE 4:               EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares. The dilutive effect of employee stock options and awards of restricted stock units are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The dilutive effect of stock options is calculated using the treasury stock method and expected proceeds upon exercise of the stock options.

The following table summarizes the shares used in computing basic and diluted net income per common share:

   
January 31,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Numerator:
         
 
Net income
$6,139,132
 
$4,439,811
 
$9,861,065
Denominator:
         
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
     the period for basic computation
14,629,215
 
14,602,276
 
14,909,809
 
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation plans
129,444
 
73,459
 
309,731
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding during
     the period for diluted computation
14,758,659
 
14,675,735
 
15,219,540
             
Earnings per share, basic
$.42
 
$.30
 
$.66
Earnings per share, diluted
$.42
 
$.30
 
$.65

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, employee stock options to purchase 642,585, 944,096 and 425,000 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share as the calculated proceeds from the options’ exercises were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during this period.


NOTE 5:               INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

 
January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Raw materials
$11,639,410
 
$11,965,727
Work in process
1,914,412
 
2,023,065
Finished goods
1,920,608
 
2,147,729
 
$15,474,430
 
$16,136,521

At January 31, 2011 and 2010, inventories valued at the last-in, first-out method (“LIFO”) were $1,863,303 and $2,272,280, respectively.  The LIFO value of inventories was lower than replacement cost by $1,536,993 and $1,632,627 at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The book basis of LIFO inventories exceeded the tax basis by approximately $902,000 and $983,000 at January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively, as a result of applying the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations”, to an acquisition completed in a prior year.

 
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
NOTE 6:               PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 
January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Land
$2,449,329
 
$2,456,676
Buildings and improvements
20,051,371
 
19,936,325
Machinery and equipment
13,769,406
 
13,186,060
Furniture and fixtures
5,612,378
 
5,164,530
Automotive equipment
1,459,614
 
1,444,540
Construction in progress
1,619,561
 
1,293,873
 
44,961,659
 
43,482,004
Less accumulated depreciation
25,098,628
 
23,621,253
 
$19,863,031
 
$19,860,751

Land includes a vacant plot available for sale in Heerenveen, The Netherlands amounting to $499,139 and $505,373 for the fiscal years ended in 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment charged to operations amounted to $1,772,668, $1,894,465 and $1,900,508 for the fiscal years ended in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


NOTE 7:               DEBT

The Company and its subsidiaries have domestic and foreign uncommitted, unsecured lines of credit totaling $4,410,760 which can be used for working capital.  Of the total lines of credit available, the foreign unsecured line of credit totals $410,760 (300,000 Euro).  As of January 31, 2011 and 2010 the Company had no outstanding borrowings on its lines of credit.

Short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
  January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Bond payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
     
 
$58,460, plus interest at a rate equal to the greater of
     
 
(i) 16 basis points below the ninety day LIBOR rate
     
 
or (ii) 250 basis points (effective interest rate of
     
 
2.50% at January 31, 2011), maturing April, 2021,
     
 
collateralized by the Telford, PA building
$2,396,878
 
$2,630,720
       
Note payable, bank, payable in quarterly installments of
     
 
$34,230 (25,000 Euro), plus interest at a fixed rate of
     
 
3.82%, maturing January, 2016
684,600
 
831,782
       
Equipment note, payable in monthly installments of
     
 
$13,482, no interest, maturing March 2012
188,742
 
350,520
       
 
3,270,220
 
3,813,022
Less current portion
532,540
 
534,251
 
2,737,680
 
3,278,771
Fair market value of interest rate swap liability
274,308
 
257,984
Long-term portion
$3,011,988
 
$3,536,755
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
One of the notes payable and the bond payable are subject to certain covenants, including maintenance of prescribed amounts of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios.  As of January 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.

The Company has an interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates.  Effective April 3, 2006, the Company entered into a fifteen-year interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount equal to the balance on the bond payable maturing in April 2021.  The Company swapped the ninety-day LIBOR for a fixed rate of 4.87%. As of January 31, 2011, the effective fixed interest rate was 7.08% as a result of the swap agreement plus the interest rate floor provision of 250 basis points.  The interest rate swap agreement is accounted for as a fair value hedge that qualifies for treatment under the short-cut method of measuring effectiveness in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  There was no hedge ineffectiveness as of January 31, 2011.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement resulted in a decrease in equity of $172,814 (net of tax), $162,530 (net of tax) and $223,151 (net of tax) at January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  These results are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive loss section of shareholders’ equity.

The bank has issued and has outstanding standby letters of credit to customers totaling $1,271,651 as of January 31, 2011, which have expiration dates during the fiscal years ending January 31, 2012 and 2013, in the amounts of $68,186 and $1,203,465, respectively.

Maturities of short-term and long-term debt are as follows:

Year Ending
   
January 31,
   
2012
$532,540
 
2013
397,718
 
2014
370,760
 
2015
370,760
 
2016
370,760
 
Thereafter
1,227,682
 
 
$3,270,220
 


NOTE 8:               ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 31 was comprised of the following:

   
2011
 
2010
Interest rate swap, net of tax
 
($172,814
)
 
($162,530
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
1,038,123
   
1,120,272
 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax
 
(4,067,076
)
 
(4,637,383
)
   
($3,201,767
)
 
($3,679,641
)


NOTE 9:               SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 86,406 shares pursuant to a 300,000 share stock repurchase program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors on November 5, 2008.  The 300,000 share stock repurchase program has no fixed expiration date and, as of January 31, 2011, there were 187,357 shares remaining under the program.

The Company has a Shareholders’ Rights Plan, as amended, under which the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of one Right for each Common Share owned.   The Plan provides, under certain conditions
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
involving acquisition of the Company’s Common Shares, that holders of Rights, except for the acquiring entity, would be entitled to purchase Common Shares of the Company, or acquiring company, having a value of twice the Rights’ exercise price.  The Rights under the Plan expire in 2020.


NOTE 10:            STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants equity awards to its senior executives and non-employee Directors, typically in December of each year.  Historically, this has consisted of stock option awards. In December 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in practice to begin awarding non-employee Directors restricted stock units (“RSUs”).

Restricted Stock Units:
 
On December 17, 2010, the Company awarded an aggregate of 12,315 RSUs to its five non-employee Directors. Each RSU entitles the grantee to receive, from the Company, one Common Share at the one year anniversary vesting date in accordance with the terms of the award agreement. The award agreements provide for accelerated vesting in certain instances such as a “change in control” or death, and for pro-rata vesting in the event of a non-cause departure from the Board of Directors prior to the one year anniversary of the award. The weighted average grant fair value per unit for awards granted on December 17, 2010 was $12.18 (which is the average of the high and low price of the Company’s Common Shares as quoted on the NYSE that day). As of January 31, 2011, there was $149,997 of unrecognized compensation expense for these RSUs, which will be recognized in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. Prior to December 17, 2010, the Company had never granted any RSUs.

The following table summarizes RSUs awarded for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011:

 
Units
Non-vested at February 1, 2010
0
 
Granted
12,315
 
Vested
-
 
Forfeited
-
 
Non-vested at January 31, 2011
12,315
 

Stock options:

On December 17, 2010, December 11, 2009, and December 3, 2008, the Company issued 125,448, 236,083 and 206,600 stock options, respectively, with one-third exercisable one year from the grant date and the remaining two-thirds vesting two and three years from grant date, respectively.  The December 2010 awards were made to the Company’s senior executives; the awards in the prior two years were made to the Company’s senior executives as well as the Company’s non-employee Directors. In the event of a “change of control”, any unvested options shall become immediately exercisable.  Typically, the duration of options is for up to ten years from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination under various conditions.  On March 27, 2009, the Company issued 5,000 stock options fully exercisable on the grant date with an expiration date of June 3, 2011.  The fair value of options that we grant is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimate the fair value of options as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The per share fair value weighted-averages at the date of grant for stock options granted in the month of December during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were  $3.95, $3.26 and $3.41 per option, respectively. The per share fair value weighted-average at the date of grant for stock options granted on March 27, 2009 was $2.01 per option.

The application of this valuation model relies on the following assumptions that are judgmental and sensitive in the determination of the compensation expense:
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
 
 Fiscal Years Ended
 
January 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
       
 Expected term (years)
5.0
3.0 - 5.0
5.0
 Risk-free interest rate
1.90% - 3.53%
1.90% - 4.50%
3.53% - 4.50%
 Expected volatility
29% - 45%
29% - 39%
29%
 Dividend yield
1.88% - 2.48%
1.86% - 2.80%
1.86% - 1.88%

Historical information was the principal basis for the selection of the expected term and dividend yield. The expected volatility is based on a weighted-average combination of historical and implied volatilities over a time period that approximates the expected term of the option. The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon the U.S. Treasury Bill rates in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.

The following table summarizes stock option transactions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011:

           
Weighted
   
       
Weighted
Average
Aggregate
       
Average
Remaining
Intrinsic
   
Shares
Exercise Price
Life (years)
Value
Options:
               
 
Outstanding at February 1, 2010
1,373,027
 
$9.6866
 
6.41
 
 
 
 
Granted
125,448
 
12.1800
         
 
Forfeited
30,750
 
10.3897
     
 
 
 
Expired
65,868
 
11.2054
         
 
Exercised
127,653
 
6.1168
         
 
Outstanding at January 31, 2011
1,274,204
 
$10.1942
 
6.29
 
$1,265,764
 
                   
 
Exercisable at January 31, 2011
952,358
 
$9.9445
 
5.34
 
$1,099,432
 
 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $617,594, $187,577 and $2,612,602, respectively.  The intrinsic value of stock options is the amount by which the market price of the stock on a given date, such as at the end of the period or on the day of exercise, exceeded the market price of stock on the date of grant.

The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding and options exercisable as of January 31, 2011:
 
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
     
Weighted Average
       
     
Remaining
Weighted Average
   
Weighted Average
   
Shares
Life (years)
Exercise Price
 
Shares
Exercise Price
Range of prices:
                       
$5.50 – 6.99
 
39,825
 
1.57
 
$5.5328
   
39,825
 
$5.5328
 
$7.00 – 8.99
 
121,450
 
3.91
 
7.4583
   
121,450
 
7.4583
 
$9.00 – 9.99
 
470,344
 
6.26
 
9.4848
   
326,949
 
9.3948
 
$10.00 – 10.99
 
155,337
 
5.76
 
10.8975
   
155,337
 
10.8975
 
$11.00 – 11.99
 
361,800
 
6.62
 
11.5575
   
308,797
 
11.5939
 
$12.00 – 12.99
 
125,448
 
9.88
 
12.1800
   
-
 
-
 
   
1,274,204
 
6.29
 
$10.1942
   
952,358
 
$9.9445
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
As of January 31, 2011, there was $1,078,282 (excludes an unrecognized compensation cost of $149,997 related to RSUs) of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option arrangements granted under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.


NOTE 11:             INCOME TAXES

The provision (benefit) for income taxes was comprised of the following:
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Current
         
    Federal
$2,106,753
 
$1,464,160
 
$2,880,591
    State
299,616
 
199,327
 
463,805
    Foreign
135,327
 
38,537
 
139,087
 
2,541,696
 
1,702,024
 
3,483,483
Deferred
         
    Federal
429,442
 
377,441
 
825,509
    State
37,892
 
33,304
 
72,839
    Foreign
(28,265
)
 (3,991
)
15,008
 
$2,980,765
 
$2,108,778
 
$4,396,839

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the net deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:
 
 
January 31,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Deferred tax assets
       
Inventory cost capitalization
$131,255
 
$166,561
 
Pension cost
2,460,898
 
3,045,811
 
Management incentive
178,825
 
-
 
Non-compete agreements
31,967
 
64,033
 
Stock options
363,429
 
279,679
 
Interest rate swap
101,494
 
95,454
 
Other
401,038
 
180,658
 
Total deferred tax assets
3,668,906
 
3,832,196
 
         
Deferred tax liabilities
       
Property, plant and equipment
2,255,538
 
1,928,751
 
Inventory – LIFO
333,764
 
363,723
 
Prepaid expenses
200,876
 
195,910
 
Goodwill
3,540,359
 
3,241,628
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
6,330,537
 
5,730,012
 
Net deferred tax (liabilities)
($2,661,631
)
($1,897,816
)



 

 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate and the Company’s effective tax rate is presented as follows:
 
  2011  
2010
  2009
Computed expected
                           
    federal tax expense
$3,100,765
     
34.0
%
 
$2,226,520
    
34.0
%
 
$4,847,687
   
34.0
%
Manufacturing exemption
 (207,968
)
(2.3
)
 
 (129,428
)
(2.0
)
 
 (187,029
(1.4
)
State income taxes,
                           
    net of federal
                           
    income tax benefit
197,747
 
2.2
   
131,556
 
2.0
   
306,111
   
2.1
 
Research and
                           
    development tax credits
(143,361
)
(1.5
)
 
(121,917
)
(1.9
)
 
(105,463
)
(.7
)
Stock option tax expense/
                           
    (benefit)
20,076
 
.2
   
82,030
 
1.3
   
(591,550
)
(4.1
)
Other
     13,506
 
.1
   
     (79,983
)
(1.2
)
 
     127,083
 
.9
 
Effective income taxes
$2,980,765
 
32.7
%
 
$2,108,778
 
32.2
%
 
$4,396,839
 
30.8
%

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, and recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit.  For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.   The Company applies ASC Topic 740 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the Company performed an evaluation of its position with regard to the state, federal and foreign tax matters.  This evaluation concluded that the Company did not have an unrecognized tax benefit as of January 31, 2011 and 2010.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions.  Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply.  The following table summarizes tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdictions:

 
Open Tax Year
      Examination Not Yet
 
Examination in Progress
 
Initiated
United States
     
Federal
n/a
 
2009 – 2011
State
n/a
 
2007 – 2011
Canada
n/a
 
2006 – 2011
The Netherlands
n/a
 
2007 – 2011
People’s Republic of China
n/a
 
2011




 
 

 


 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
NOTE 12:            LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

The Company has various real estate operating leases for warehouse space and office space for sales, general and administrative purposes.  Future minimum lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases at January 31, 2011 are as follows:
2012
$117,203
2013
104,984
2014
51,163
 
$273,350

Rental expense for the above operating leases during the fiscal years ended in 2011, 2010, and 2009 was $111,878, $89,602 and $98,267, respectively.


NOTE 13:            EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Pension Plans:

The Company has several defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees in the United States.  The Company contributes amounts to the pension plans equal to the amounts that are tax deductible.

In the third quarter ended October 31, 2006, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plans to freeze the accrual of future benefits for all its salaried and non-union hourly employees, effective on December 31, 2006, which resulted in the Company recognizing a curtailment loss of $234,180 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.  Effective December 31, 2008, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plan to freeze the accrual of future benefits for union hourly employees, which resulted in the Company recognizing a curtailment loss of $51,044 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.

In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, the Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits”, which requires the recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of its pension plans as an asset or liability, with changes in the funded status recognized through other comprehensive income in the year they occur.  The Company recognized the liability for the funded status in its consolidated balance sheets.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, the Company changed the annual measurement date and the plan year end date to January 31.

On January 31, 2011, the Company’s annual measurement date, the accumulated benefit obligation related to the Company’s pension plans exceeded the fair value of the pension plan assets (such excess is referred to as an unfunded accumulated benefit obligation).  This difference is principally due to the decline in the market value of investments during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.

A pension liability adjustment was recorded in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 as a decrease to the pension liability with a corresponding increase to shareholders’ equity.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the Company recorded an after-tax increase to shareholders’ equity of $570,307.

Net periodic pension cost (income) included the following components:

 
2011
2010
2009
 
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
$211,500
 
$69,225
 
$144,072
   
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
1,118,007
 
1,134,779
 
1,349,383
   
Expected return on assets
(1,011,021
)
(785,901
)
(1,653,966
)
 
Amortization
243,640
 
240,890
 
39,006
   
Curtailment loss
-
 
-
 
51,044
   
 
$562,126
 
$658,993
 
($70,461
)
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
The following table sets forth the plans’ change in benefit obligations, change in plan assets and amounts recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2011 and 2010:

 
2011
 
2010
 
         
Change in benefit obligation:
       
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
$19,711,075
 
$18,045,229
 
    Service cost
211,500
 
69,225
 
    Interest cost
1,118,007
 
1,134,779
 
    Actuarial loss
841,333
 
1,656,791
 
    Administrative expenses
(204,011
)
(210,908
)
    Benefits paid
(1,002,585
)
(984,041
)
Benefit obligation at end of year
$20,675,319
 
$19,711,075
 
 
       
Change in plan assets:
       
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$11,930,933
 
$9,261,376
 
    Actual gain on plan assets
2,513,964
 
2,431,096
 
    Employer contribution
1,569,244
 
1,433,410
 
    Administrative expenses
(204,011
)
(210,908
)
    Benefits paid
(1,002,585
)
(984,041
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$14,807,545
 
$11,930,933
 
 
     
 
Funded status:
($5,867,774
)
($7,780,142
)
    Unrecognized actuarial loss
6,455,676
 
7,360,926
 
Net amount recognized
$587,902
 
($419,216
)
         
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
       
    Accrued benefit liability – short term
($97,815
)
($104,508
)
    Accrued benefit liability – long term
(5,769,959
)
(7,675,634
)
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss
6,455,676
 
7,360,926
 
Net amount recognized
$587,902
 
($419,216
)

The accumulated benefit obligation, projected benefit obligation, and fair value of plan assets for plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of assets were $20,675,319, $20,675,319 and $14,807,545, respectively, as of January  31, 2011, and $19,711,075, $19,711,075 and $11,930,933, respectively, as of January  31, 2010.

The Company contributed $1,569,244 to the pension plans during the plan year ended January 31, 2011 and expects an additional contribution of $2,997,815 during the Company’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.

The following benefit payments, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:
 
Year Ending
   
January 31,
   
2012
$1,099,563
 
2013
1,190,730
 
2014
1,230,092
 
2015
1,286,426
 
2016
1,332,625
 
2017 – 2021
7,056,456
 
 
$13,195,892
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
Weighted average assumptions used in accounting for benefit obligations for the fiscal year ended January 31:

 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
Discount rate
5.50
 
5.75
%  
6.50
%  
Expected long-term rate of
                 
    return on assets
8.50
%  
8.50
%  
8.50
%  
Rate of increase in
                 
    compensation levels
                 
    (where applicable)
4.50
%  
4.50
%  
4.50
%  

Weighted average assumptions used in accounting for net projected pension cost for the fiscal year ended January 31:

 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
Discount rate
5.75
%  
6.50
%  
6.25
%  
Expected long-term rate of
                 
    return on assets
8.50
%  
8.50
%  
8.50
%  
Rate of increase in
                 
compensation levels
 
   
 
   
 
   
(where applicable)
4.50
%  
4.50
%  
4.50
%  
 
In selecting the expected long-term rate of return on asset assumption, the Company considered the average rate of earnings on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits of these plans.  This included considering the trust’s asset allocation and the expected returns likely to be earned over the life of the plans.

The table below sets forth the target allocations and asset allocations for the plan as follows:

 
January 31,
 
January 31,
 
2011
 
2010
Target allocation:
     
           Equity securities
40-80%
 
40-80%
           Debt securities
20-60%
 
20-60%
       
Asset allocation:
     
          Equity securities
80%
 
77%
          Debt securities
20%
 
23%
          Total
100%
 
100%

The assets of the funds will be invested in a manner consistent with the safeguards and diversity to which a prudent investor would adhere and undertake on behalf of the plans’ participants.  The main objective is to obtain the highest possible return commensurate with the level of assumed risk and with an investment horizon sufficient to permit market cycles to be reasonably reflected.









 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
The fair value of the Company’s pension plans’ assets at January 31, 2011 by asset class are as follows:
 
       
Quoted Prices
           
       
in Active
           
       
Markets for
 
Significant
Significant
       
Identical
 
Observable
Unobservable
       
Assets
 
Inputs
Inputs
   
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Asset Class:
                   
Equity securities
                   
 
U.S. large cap equities (a)
$9,558,142
 
$0
   
$9,558,142
   
$0
 
 
U.S. mid cap equities (a)
1,471,812
 
-
   
1,471,812
   
-
 
 
U.S. small cap equities (a)
740,232
 
-
   
740,232
   
-
 
Fixed income securities
                   
 
Intermediate duration corporate and
                   
 
government bonds (b)
2,923,014
 
-
   
2,923,014
   
-
 
Cash and cash equivalents (c)
114,345
 
-
   
114,345
   
-
 
Total pension assets
$14,807,545
 
$0
   
$14,807,545
   
$0
 
 
(a)   
These categories consist of various managed funds that invest primarily in common stocks, as well as other equity securities and a combination of other funds.

(b)   
Investments in this category consist of a fixed income fund that invests primarily in intermediate duration bonds, as well as a combination of other funds, that together are designed to track the performance of the Barclay's Capital Aggregate Bond Index.

(c)   
Cash is comprised of money market funds, which are valued utilizing the net asset value per unit based on the fair value of the underlying assets as determined by the fund’s investment managers.

Directors’ Benefit Plan:

The Company provides a non-qualified pension plan for Directors which is presently unfunded.  The Plan is designed to provide pension benefits based on the category of the Director and length of service.  The aggregate benefit obligation payable in the future under the terms of the Plan was $584,870 and $620,313 at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The current portion of the benefit obligation amounted to $82,333 and $89,000, respectively, and is presented under the accrued salaries, wages and benefits category on the consolidated balance sheets.  The non-current portion of the benefit obligation amounted to $502,537 and $531,313, respectively, and is presented under the accrued pension retirement benefits category on the consolidated balance sheets.  The amounts applicable are included in the tables above.  This plan was discontinued in December 1999 with respect to non-vested Directors.

Defined Contribution Plan:

The Company has a 401(k) profit sharing plan in which all employees of the Company in the United States are eligible to participate, following the completion of one year of service and after attaining age 21.  Pursuant to this plan, employees can contribute up to 25% of their compensation to the Plan.  The Company will match, in the form of Met-Pro Common Shares, up to 50% of the employee’s contribution up to 4% of compensation.  Effective January 1, 2007, the Company added a discretionary contribution to the Plan for non-bargaining unit employees in the United States in lieu of the Defined Benefit Plan, which was frozen on December 31, 2006 and accelerated the eligibility to participate in the 401(k) profit sharing plan from the completion of one year of service to six-months of service.  Effective February 1, 2008, the non-bargaining unit employees in the United States were eligible for the discretionary contributions under the Plan.  The discretionary contribution is (i) 2% for employees under 45 years old or with less than five years of service, (ii) 3% for employees 45 years or older and between five to nine
 
 
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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
years of service, or (iii) 4% for employees 45 years or older and with ten or more years of service.  The levels of discretionary contribution will not change with the employee’s age or years of service going forward and all future eligible new hires after April 15, 2006 will receive a discretionary contribution at the 2% level.  The Company provided cash contributions to the 401(k) profit sharing plan of $709,470, $673,135 and $705,780 for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Employees’ Stock Ownership Trust:

The Company sponsors an employee stock ownership plan under which it may make discretionary contributions to the trust either in cash or in shares of the Company for salaried employees in the United States eligible to participate in the Plan.  There were no contributions to the Employees’ Stock Ownership Trust for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.  All shares are considered to be allocated to participants or to be released for allocation to participants, and are included in the earnings per share computations.

Equity Incentive Plans:

In 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock option plan covering 350,000 shares (increased to 829,629 shares after giving effect to stock splits effective October 15, 2003, November 15, 2005 and November 14, 2007) that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 1997 meeting of shareholders (the “1997 Plan”).  In 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an equity incentive plan covering 350,000 shares (increased to 829,629 shares after giving effect to stock splits effective October 15, 2003, November 15, 2005 and November 14, 2007) that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2001 meeting of shareholders (the “2001 Plan”).  In 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an equity incentive plan covering 500,000 shares (increased to 888,888 shares after giving effect to stock splits effective November 15, 2005 and November 14, 2007) that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2005 meeting of shareholders (the “2005 Plan”).  In 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an equity incentive plan covering 750,000 shares that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2008 meeting of shareholders (the “2008 Plan”).  These plans contain anti-dilution provisions that apply to stock splits and stock dividends declared by the Company.























 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
The status of the plans was as follows (adjusted for stock splits):

1997 Plan
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Options outstanding, beginning
 
69,924
   
113,067
   
242,858
 
Grants
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Exercises
 
34,136
   
43,143
   
129,791
 
Cancellations
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Options outstanding, ending
 
35,788
   
69,924
   
113,067
 
                   
Options price range at January 31
 
$5.5476
   
$5.1047
   
$4.1133
 
   
to
   
to
   
to
 
   
$9.6440
   
$9.6440
   
$9.6440
 
                   
Options exercisable at January 31
 
35,788
   
69,924
   
113,067
 
Options available for grant at January 31
 
0
   
0
   
0
 
2001 Plan
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Options outstanding, beginning
 
488,037
   
500,483
   
682,973
 
Grants
 
51,116
   
-
   
-
 
Exercises
 
93,517
   
-
   
143,820
 
Cancellations
 
-
   
12,446
   
38,670
 
Options outstanding, ending
 
445,636
   
488,037
   
500,483
 
                   
Options price range at January 31
 
$5.5181
   
$5.5181
   
$5.5181
 
   
to
   
to
   
to
 
   
$12.1800
   
$11.7500
   
$11.7500
 
                   
Options exercisable at January 31
 
394,520
   
485,370
   
492,979
 
Options available for grant at January 31
 
0
   
51,116
   
38,670
 
2005 Plan
  2011    
2010
   
2009
 
Awards outstanding, beginning
 
815,066
   
579,983
   
412,450
 
Grants (a)
 
66,804
   
241,083
   
206,600
 
Exercises
 
-
   
-
   
19,333
 
Cancellations
 
96,618
   
6,000
   
19,734
 
Awards outstanding, ending (a)
 
785,252
   
815,066
   
579,983
 
                   
Exercise price at January 31
 
$8.5600
   
$8.5600
   
$10.8975
 
   
to
   
to
   
to
 
   
$12.1800
   
$11.7500
   
$11.7500
 
                   
Awards exercisable at January 31
 
522,050
   
383,778
   
179,499
 
Awards available for grant at January 31
 
84,303
   
54,489
   
289,572
 
2008 Plan
  2011    
2010
   
2009
 
Awards outstanding, beginning
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Grants
 
19,843
   
-
   
-
 
Exercises
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Cancellations
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Awards outstanding, ending
 
19,843
   
-
   
-
 
                   
Exercise price at January 31
 
$12.1800
   
-
   
-
 
                   
                   
Awards exercisable at January 31
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Awards available for grant at January 31
 
730,157
   
750,000
   
750,000
 
(a)  Grants under the 2005 Plan for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011 include 12,315 RSUs.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009


 
The weighted average exercise prices (adjusted for stock split) of the Company’s stock options for the fiscal year ended January 31 were as follows:

 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Options outstanding, beginning
$9.6866
   
$9.5374
   
$8.5920
 
Grants
$12.1800
   
$9.6666
   
$11.3450
 
Exercises
$6.1168
   
$5.2287
   
$6.5282
 
Cancellations
$10.9450
   
$10.1973
   
$9.4811
 
Options outstanding, ending
$10.1942
   
$9.6866
   
$9.5374
 


NOTE 14:            OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net was comprised of the following for the fiscal year ended January 31:

 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Interest income
$221,972
   
$218,165
   
$377,018
 
Other miscellaneous income
140,074
   
42,012
   
52,056
 
 
$362,046
   
$260,177
   
$429,074
 


NOTE 15:            BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

The segment discussion outlined below represents the adjusted segment structure as determined by management in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”.

The Company has five operating segments which are aggregated into three reportable segments: Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies, and one other segment (Filtration/Purification Technologies). The Filtration/Purification Technologies segment is comprised of two operating segments that do not meet the criteria for aggregation outlined in FASB ASC Topic 280-10-50-12. The Company’s analysis is that FASB ASC Topic 280-10-50-12 permits the aggregation of operating segments if, individually, each operating segment does not meet any of the following quantitative thresholds: (i) reported revenue is 10% or more of combined revenue of all reported operating segments, (ii) the absolute amount of reported profit or loss is 10% or more of the greater, in absolute amounts, of either the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss, and (iii) its assets are 10% or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.  As of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, none of the operating segments included in the Filtration/Purification Technologies segment met these criteria, and at least 75% of total consolidated revenue was included in the Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies, Fluid Handling Technologies and Mefiag Filtration Technologies reporting segments; therefore the Company determined the aggregation of these operating segments into this other segment was appropriate under FASB ASC Topic 280-10-50-12.

The Company expects, based upon the current financial performance of its business units, the segmentation reporting will continue to be presented in future periods using the three reportable segments and the one other segment.






 
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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



The following is a description of each segment:

Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures products for the purification of air or liquids.  Many of these products are custom designed and engineered to solve a customer’s product recovery or pollution control issues.  The products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of manufacturer’s representatives.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions (the combination of the Duall, Systems, Flex-Kleen, Bio-Reaction Industries and Met-Pro Industrial Services product brands), Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies Inc., and Strobic Air Corporation business units.

Fluid Handling Technologies: This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that manufactures high-quality centrifugal pumps that are suitable for difficult applications, including the pumping of acids, brines, caustics, bleaches, seawater, high-temperature liquids and a wide variety of waste liquids.  A variety of pump configurations make these products adaptable to almost any pumping application.  These products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions business unit (consisting of the Dean Pump, Fybroc and Sethco product brands).

Mefiag Filtration Technologies:   This reportable segment consists of one operating segment that produces filter systems using horizontal disc technology for tough, corrosive applications in the plating, metal finishing and printing industries.  These products are sold worldwide through Company sales personnel and a network of distributors.  This reporting segment is comprised of the Mefiag, Mefiag B.V. and Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd. business units.
 
Filtration/Purification Technologies: This other segment consists of two operating segments that produce the following products: proprietary chemicals for the treatment of municipal drinking water systems and boiler and cooling tower systems; cartridges and filter housings; and filtration products for difficult industrial air and liquid applications.  This other segment is comprised of the Keystone Filter and Pristine Water Solutions operating segments.

The accounting policies of the reporting segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates the performance of these segments based on many factors including sales, sales trends, margins and operating performance.
 
No significant intercompany revenue is realized in these reporting segments. Interest income and expense are not included in the measure of segment profit reviewed by management. Income taxes are also not included in the measure of segment operating profit reviewed by management.
















 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



Financial information for the three reporting segments and one other segment is as follows:

 
Years ended January  31,
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
Net sales to unaffiliated customers
             
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$41,426,858
   
$35,899,630
   
$49,968,918
Fluid Handling Technologies
27,488,559
   
24,527,998
   
30,414,765
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
9,897,038
   
9,526,908
   
11,183,054
Filtration/Purification Technologies
10,052,971
   
10,177,957
   
11,825,189
 
$88,865,426
   
$80,132,493
   
$103,391,926
               
Income (loss) from operations
             
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$2,046,716
   
$1,924,005
   
$5,556,919
Fluid Handling Technologies
5,926,592
   
4,325,853
   
6,848,148
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
401,695
   
(34,886
)
 
488,514
Filtration/Purification Technologies
595,318
   
297,583
   
1,163,498
 
$8,970,321
   
$6,512,555
   
$14,057,079
               
Depreciation and amortization expense
             
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$657,724
   
$620,734
   
$538,867
Fluid Handling Technologies
672,072
   
703,644
   
770,072
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
265,261
   
331,065
   
365,025
Filtration/Purification Technologies
229,628
   
276,069
   
250,647
 
$1,824,685
   
$1,931,512
   
$1,924,611
               
Capital expenditures
             
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$305,803
   
$312,221
   
$551,789
Fluid Handling Technologies
476,104
   
291,452
   
431,402
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
138,384
   
29,740
   
213,985
Filtration/Purification Technologies
57,679
   
59,278
   
128,160
 
977,970
   
692,691
   
1,325,336
Corporate
687,979
   
1,441,116
   
255,192
 
$1,665,949
   
$2,133,807
   
$1,580,528
               
Identifiable assets at January 31
             
Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$34,003,251
   
$34,466,168
   
$39,623,284
Fluid Handling Technologies
18,114,257
   
18,068,428
   
22,056,812
Mefiag Filtration Technologies
12,814,143
   
12,257,281
   
11,410,677
Filtration/Purification Technologies
8,369,385
   
8,257,837
   
9,369,905
 
73,301,036
   
73,049,714
   
82,460,678
Corporate
34,745,292
   
31,558,645
   
22,291,626
 
$108,046,328
   
$104,608,359
   
$104,752,304
The Company follows the practice of allocating general corporate expenses, including depreciation and amortization expense, among the reporting segments.

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



Geographic Information:

Transfers between geographic areas are accounted for at cost and consistent with rules and regulations of governing tax authorities.  Such transfers are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Income from operations by geographic segment includes an allocation of general corporate expenses.  Identifiable assets are those that can be directly associated with the geographic area. Geographic information for the three years ended January 31 is presented in the following table:

 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net sales:
         
United States
$66,459,905
 
$60,499,608
 
$76,866,031
Foreign
22,405,521
 
19,632,885
 
26,525,895
 
$88,865,426
 
$80,132,493
 
$103,391,926
           
Foreign Sales by Segment:
         
  Product Recovery/Pollution Control Technologies
$7,912,462
 
$7,017,041
 
$10,565,955
  Fluid Handling Technologies
7,086,069
 
5,081,925
 
7,320,016
  Mefiag Filtration Technologies
7,310,354
 
7,444,774
 
8,397,998
  Filtration/Purification Technologies
96,636
 
89,145
 
241,926
 
$22,405,521
 
$19,632,885
 
$26,525,895
           
Income from operations:
         
United States
$5,721,656
 
$4,991,481
 
$10,712,796
Foreign
3,248,665
 
1,521,074
 
3,344,283
 
$8,970,321
 
$6,512,555
 
$14,057,079
           
Total assets:
         
United States
$97,875,243
 
$94,035,051
 
$95,223,147
Foreign
10,171,085
 
10,573,308
 
9,529,157
 
$108,046,328
 
$104,608,359
 
$104,752,304

 














 
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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2011, 2010 AND 2009



NOTE 16:           CONTINGENCIES

Beginning in 2002, the Company began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that the Company, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs.  Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma.  The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the cases which have been filed and that none of its products were a cause of any injury or loss to any of the plaintiffs.  The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases.  The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. The sum total of all payments through March 17, 2011 to settle cases involving asbestos-related claims was $616,500, all of which has been paid by the Company’s insurers including legal expenses, except for corporate counsel expenses, with an average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, of approximately $32,500. As of March 17, 2011, there were a total of 93 cases pending against the Company (with a majority of those cases pending in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mississippi), as compared with 106 cases that were pending as of January 31, 2010. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, 59 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 74 cases and settled two cases.  Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, a rehabilitation order was entered against one of our insurers, based upon its alleged insolvency. It appears that our remaining insurers have assumed prospectively the share of the defense and indemnity obligations that this one insurer had agreed to assume, and despite the alleged insolvency of this one insurer, the Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts; however, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage.  The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

The Company is the defendant in an action in which the plaintiff is seeking $807,000 in damages, plus interest and costs, for alleged breach of warranties, breach of contract, negligence and other claims relating to a windstorm in July 2008 that led to a power outage which led to a fire in certain equipment sold by the Company. The Company's insurance carrier is defending this case under a reservation of rights. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to all claims, and the Company is defending the case vigorously.  The Company presently believes that this pending case will not have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

At any given time, the Company is typically also party to a small number of other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon the present information, including the Company’s assessment of the facts of each particular claim as well as accruals, the Company believes that no pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.










 
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NOTE 17:            SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

The following tables set forth a summary of the Company’s quarterly financial information for each of the four quarters ended January 31, 2011 and 2010:

                Earnings  
Earnings
     
Gross
        Per Share,  
Per Share,
2011
Net Sales
 
Profit
  Net Income Basic  
Diluted
First Quarter
$22,277,077
 
$7,981,539
   
$1,411,078
     
$.10
   
$.10
 
Second Quarter
21,436,886
 
7,843,152
   
1,552,730
    
.11
   
.11
 
Third Quarter
21,384,674
 
7,795,036
   
1,419,199
    
.10
   
.10
 
Fourth Quarter
23,766,789
 
8,658,373
   
1,756,125
    
.12
   
.12
 
                           
                Earnings  
Earnings
     
Gross
        Per Share,  
Per Share,
2010
Net Sales
 
Profit
  Net Income Basic  
Diluted
First Quarter
$19,641,008
 
$7,012,968
   
$952,449
   
$.07
   
$.07
 
Second Quarter
20,885,583
 
7,105,953
   
1,182,868
   
.08
   
.08
 
Third Quarter
19,807,781
 
6,676,537
   
1,024,830
   
.07
   
.07
 
Fourth Quarter
19,798,121
 
6,581,094
   
1,279,664
   
.09
   
.09
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of quarterly basic and diluted per share information may not equal annual basic and diluted earnings per share.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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None.



(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information that we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and made known to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2011. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our controls and procedures were effective as of January 31, 2011.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011.   Management’s report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) and the related report of our independent registered public accounting firm are included in Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

(c) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



None.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Pursuant to Paragraph G (3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K, portions of the information required in Part III of Form 10-K are incorporated by reference from Met-Pro’s proxy statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.



We have codes of ethics that apply to all Directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (who is also our principal accounting officer).  You can find our codes of ethics on our website by going to the following address: www.met-pro.com, and clicking on the link for our codes of ethics under the “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance” captions.  We will post on our website any amendments to the codes of ethics, as well as any waivers that are required to be disclosed by the rules of either the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange.

Our Board of Directors has adopted charters for the three standing committees of the Board, those being the Audit, Compensation and Management Development, and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.  You can find these documents on our website by going to the following address: www.met-pro.com, under the “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance” captions.

You may obtain a printed copy of any of the foregoing materials by writing to: Corporate Secretary, Met-Pro Corporation, 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, PA 19438.

The information required by this Item (except for the information set forth on page 7 of this Report with respect to Executive Officers of Registrant) is hereby incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in our proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors”, “The Board of Directors and its Committees”, “Share Ownership of Executive Officers and Directors”, “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”, “Independence of Directors/Corporate Governance Guidelines” and “Codes of Ethics”.



The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in our proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Compensation and Management Development Committee Report on Executive Compensation”, “Summary Compensation Table”, “Grants of Plan-Based Awards”, “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End”, “Options Exercises and Year End Holdings”, “Pension Benefits”, “Compensation Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangements”, “Director Compensation” and “Director Summary Compensation Table”.



The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in our proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the captions “Share Ownership of Executive Officers and Directors” and “Beneficial Ownership of Principal Shareholders”.



The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in our proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors”, “Independence of Directors/Corporate Governance Guidelines” and “Certain Business Relationships”.



The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in our proxy statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the caption “Our Relationship with Our Independent Registered Public Accountants”.

 
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Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules:

(a)
Exhibits and Financial Statements/Schedules:
     
 
(1)
Financial Statements:
     
   
     
 
(2)
Financial Statement Schedule – See “Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts” below.

 
SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 
 
Accounts Receivable Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Valuation and qualifying account information related to operations is as follows:
 
        Additions Charged          
    Balance at  
to Costs
      Balance at
Fiscal Year End
 
Beginning of Year
 
and Expenses
 
Deductions(1)
 
End of Year
January 31, 2009
 
$152,135
   
$69,136
   
($54,441
)
 
$166,830
 
January 31, 2010
 
166,830
   
157,653
   
(120,464
)
 
204,019
 
January 31, 2011
 
204,019
   
368,983
   
(128,850
)
 
444,152
 
(1)   Includes amounts written-off as uncollectible, net of recoveries.

 
(3)
Exhibits, including those incorporated by reference:

 
Exhibit No. Description
     
 
(2)(c)
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 31, 2003 by and between Met-Pro Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Met-Pro Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2003.
     
 
(3)(f)
Articles of Incorporation of Met-Pro Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation formerly known as Met-Pro Pennsylvania, Inc., incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report of Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2003.
     
 
(3)(g)
By-Laws of Met-Pro Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation formerly known as Met-Pro Pennsylvania, Inc., incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2003.
     
 
(4)
Shareholders’ Rights Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2000.
     
 
(4)(a)
Amendment No. 1 to Shareholders’ Rights Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2009.
     
 
(10)(b)
The 1997 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed January 16, 1998.*
     
 
(10)(d)
Amendment No. 1 to the 1997 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
 
(10)(f)
Key Employee Severance Agreement between Met-Pro Corporation and Gary J. Morgan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
 
 
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Exhibit No. Description
    
  (10)(g)
Key Employee Severance Agreement between Met-Pro Corporation and Raymond J. De Hont, incorporated by reference to the  Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
  (10)(i)
Amendment to Key Employee Severance Agreement between Met-Pro Corporation and Gary J. Morgan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
  (10)(j)
The Company’s Director’s Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
  (10)(k)
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Director’s Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
  (10)(l)
Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Director’s Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
  (10)(m)
Restoration Plan, effective February 1, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
 
(10)(n)
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Restoration Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
 
(10)(o)
Additional 1% Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective February 1, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 4, 2001.*
     
 
(10)(p)
The 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 22, 2001.*
     
 
(10)(q)
Year 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on June 13, 2000.*
     
 
(10)(r)
Salaried Pension Plan Amended and Restated effective September 1, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(s)
First Amendment to the Company’s Salaried Pension Plan dated August 15, 2002, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(t)
Second Amendment to the Company’s Salaried Pension Plan dated October 23, 2002, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(u)
Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Directors’ Retirement Plan dated as of February 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(v)
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Additional 1% Supplemental Executive Plan dated as of March 21, 2003, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(w)
Directors Retirement Plan Trust dated as of February 11, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(x)
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Directors’ Retirement Plan Trust dated as of February 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(y)
Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Directors’ Retirement Plan Trust dated as of February 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(z)
Restoration and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement dated as of February 11, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
 
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Exhibit No. Description
     
 
(10)(aa)
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Restoration and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement dated as of February 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 28, 2003.*
     
 
(10)(ab)
The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed June 9, 2005.*
     
 
(10)(ac)
Third Amendment to the Company’s Salaried Pension Plan dated as of August 31, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 13, 2007. *
     
 
(10)(ad)
Fourth Amendment to the Company’s Salaried Pension Plan dated as of April 5, 2006, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 13, 2007. *
     
 
(10)(ae)
Fifth Amendment to the Company’s Salaried Pension Plan dated as of October 18, 2006, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 13, 2007. *
     
 
(10)(af)
 
Standard form for the Company’s Non-Employee Director Stock Option Agreement dated as of December 10, 2007. *
     
 
(10)(ag)
Standard form for the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated as of December 10, 2007. *
     
 
(10)(ah)
Non-Qualified Defined Contribution Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2008. *
     
 
(10)(ai)
Amended and Restated Key Severance Agreement for the Chief Executive Officer dated as of April 3, 2008. *
     
 
(10)(aj)
Amended and Restated Key Severance Agreement for the Chief Financial Officer dated as of April 3, 2008. *
     
 
(10)(ak)
The 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 8, 2008.*
     
 
(10)(al)
Second Amended and Restated Key Employee Severance Pay Agreement for the Chief Executive Officer dated as of December 3, 2008, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on 8-K filed on December 5, 2008. *
     
 
(10)(am)
Second Amended and Restated Key Employee Severance Pay Agreement for the Chief Financial Officer dated as of December 3, 2008, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on 8-K filed on December 5, 2008. *
     
 
(10)(an)
 
Standard Form for the Non-Employee Stock Option Agreement dated December 3, 2008, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ao)
 
Standard Form for the Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated December 3, 2008, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ap)
Standard Form for the Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated December 3, 2008, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(aq)
Standard Form for the Non-Employee Stock Option Agreement dated December 11, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ar)
Standard Form for the Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated December 11, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(as)
Standard Form for the Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated December 11, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2010. *
     
 
 
 
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Exhibit No. Description
     
 
(10)(at)
FYE 2010 Incentive Plan for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(au)
FYE 2010 Incentive Plan for Executive Vice President, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(av)
FYE 2010 Incentive Plan for Vice Presidents/General Managers, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(aw)
Salaried Pension Plan Amended and Restated effective September 1, 2007, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ax)
First (Corrective) Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Salaried Pension Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ay)
Second (Qualification) Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Salaried Pension Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(az)
Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan effective January 1, 2007, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(ba)
First (Qualification) Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bb)
Second Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bc)
Third (Good Faith) Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bd)
Promissory Line of Credit Note dated February 23, 1996, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(be)
Reaffirmation of Line of Credit dated January 19, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bf)
Third (Good Faith) Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Salaried Pension Plan effective January 29, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bg)
Financing Agreement dated December 30, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bh)
Trade Confirmation, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bi)
ISDA Master Agreement, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bj)
ISDA Schedule to the Master Agreement, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bk)
Fortis Bank General Credit Offer dated October 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bl)
Positive/Negative Mortgage Statement dated October 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *


 
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Exhibit No. Description
     
 
(10)(bm)
Fortis Bank General Conditions, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bn)
General Credit Conditions of Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V., incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bo)
Interest Assessment dated November 2, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bp)
Supplement to the General Credit Offer dated October 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bq)
Microsoft Financing Master Agreement dated March 18, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(br)
FYE 2011 Incentive Plan for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bs)
FYE 2011 Incentive Plan for Executive Vice President, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bt)
FYE 2011 Incentive Plan for Vice Presidents/General Managers, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2010. *
     
 
(10)(bu)
Fourth Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan dated October 20, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 10-Q filed on December 2, 2010.*
     
 
(10)(bv)
Reaffirmation of Discretionary Demand Line of Credit dated November 29, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 10-Q filed on December 2, 2010.*
     
 
(10)(bw)
Form of a Letter Agreement Regarding Amendment of Stock Option Agreements for Non-Employee Directors dated November 29, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 10-Q filed on December 2, 2010.*
     
 
(10)(bx)
Met-Pro Corporation Pension Restoration Plan (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2010), incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2011.*
     
 
(10)(by)
First Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2011.*
     
 
(10)(bz)
Fourth Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Salaried Pension Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2011.*
     
 
(10)(ca)
Fifth Amendment to the Met-Pro Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2011.*
     
 
(10)(cb)
FYE 2012 Incentive Plan for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2011. *
     
 
(10)(cc)
FYE 2012 Incentive Plan for Executive Vice President, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2011. *
     
 
(10)(cd)
FYE 2012 Incentive Plan for Vice Presidents/General Managers, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2011. *
     
 
(10)(ce)
Standard Form for the Non-Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement dated December 17, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011.*
     
 
 
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Exhibit No. Description
     
 
(10)(cf)
Standard Form for the Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated December 17, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011.*
     
 
(10)(cg)
Standard Form for the Employee Non-Qualified Option Agreement dated December 17, 2010, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report filed on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2011.*
     
 
(11)
     
 
(21)
List of Subsidiaries of Registrant as of January 31, 2011:

 
Corporate
 
Jurisdiction of
 
Name under which Business
 
Name
 
Incorporation
 
is Conducted
           
 
Mefiag B.V.
 
The Netherlands
 
Mefiag B.V., a wholly owned
         
Subsidiary of Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Met-Pro Product
 
Ontario, Canada
 
Met-Pro Product Recovery/Pollution
 
Recovery/Pollution Control
     
Control Technologies Inc.,
 
Technologies Inc.
     
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Strobic Air Corporation
 
Delaware
 
Strobic Air Corporation,
         
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
MPC Inc.
 
Delaware
 
MPC Inc.,
         
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Pristine Water Solutions
 
Delaware
 
Pristine Water Solutions Inc.,
 
Inc.
     
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Met-Pro Industrial Services
 
Pennsylvania
 
Met-Pro Industrial Services Inc.
 
Inc.
     
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Bio-Reaction Industries
 
Delaware
 
Bio-Reaction Industries Inc.
 
Inc.
     
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         
Met-Pro Corporation
           
 
Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter
 
People’s Republic of
 
Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd.,
 
Systems Ltd.
 
    China
 
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Met-Pro
         
(Hong Kong) Company Limited
           
 
Met-Pro (Hong Kong)
 
Hong Kong
 
Met-Pro (Hong Kong) Company
 
Company  Limited
     
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary
         
of Met-Pro Corporation

 
 
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The following exhibits required under Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities & Exchange Commission have been omitted because they are either posted on our website, inapplicable or non-existent:

                    
(9)
Voting trust agreements.
 
(12)
Statements re computation of ratios.
 
(13)
Annual report to security holders.
 
(14)
Code of ethics.
 
(16)
Letter re change in certifying accountant.
 
(18)
Letter re change in accounting principles.
 
(22)
Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders.
 
(24)
Power of attorney.

*  Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
**Filed herewith.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


      MET-PRO CORPORATION
         
         
 
March 17, 2011
  By: 
 /s/ Raymond J. De Hont
 
Date
   
Raymond J. De Hont
       
Chairman, Chief Executive
       
Officer and President


Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



   
Signature
   
Title
   
Date
 
       
       
 
/s/ Raymond J. De Hont
Chairman,
March 17, 2011
 
Raymond J. De Hont
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
and President
 
       
       
 
/s/ Gary J. Morgan
Senior Vice President-Finance,
March 17, 2011
 
Gary J. Morgan
Secretary, Treasurer,
 
   
Chief Financial Officer,
 
   
Chief Accounting Officer
 
   
and Director
 
       
 
/s/ George H. Glatfelter II
Director
March 17, 2011
 
George H. Glatfelter II
   
       
 
/s/ Michael J. Morris
Director
March 17, 2011
 
Michael J. Morris
   
       
 
/s/ Judith A. Spires
Director
March 17, 2011
 
Judith A. Spires
   
       
 
/s/ Stanley W. Silverman
Director
March 17, 2011
 
Stanley W. Silverman
   
       
 
/s/ Robin L. Wiessmann
Director
March 17, 2011
 
Robin L. Wiessmann
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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