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| And within that Animal Health segment, we saw sales increase, especially in vaccines, as vaccine sales grew $7 million, a healthy 31% increase driven by product launches in poultry products introduced into Latin America, plus we saw an increase in domestic demand |
| And then adjusted EBITDA margin was strong in Animal Health |
| A strong 31% increase in net sales of vaccines led the way for Animal Health |
| We're seeing good sales in all regions, increasing sales and we're seeing price increases holding |
| And have been really impressed with the management team so far |
| Within Animal Health vaccines, in general, have the highest margins |
| We also expect to see significant improvement in our Mineral Nutrition and Performance Products businesses as we work through inventory imbalances and as we see a rebound in demand |
| We're confident on our demand for our products around the world and look forward to seeing continued improvement in our business as we move forward |
| So as we grow that part of our business, we're getting that favorable benefit, and that's allowing us to continue to build the business with -- by making very targeted expense investments in people mostly in certain markets, but we're able to offset that expense increment |
| We see vaccines, nutritional specialties and companion animal as continued growth opportunities and we're making the necessary investments to enable us to achieve our targets |
| It continues to grow nicely, double-digit growth |
| Our core Animal Health business grew net sales at a healthy 6%, and I was especially pleased to see that adjusted EBITDA also grew at 6%, led by high-value new product introductions in our vaccine product line |
| I think our customers and the industry in Argentina view this as a very positive step toward fiscal sanity and normality in Argentina |
| Our second quarter showed the resilience of our business and was a positive step-up compared with our first quarter |
| We have been successful operating our facilities and meeting our shipping commitments |
| Animal Health adjusted EBITDA improved by $2.2 million or 6% driven by gross profit from increased sales but partially offset by higher operating expenses |
| So we are seeing around the world positive trends, I mean, the underlying [indiscernible] sort of lines have sort of come back to historic positions |
| In our MFAs and other category, net sales grew $4.8 million or 5% and due to demand in various international regions and also continuing growth for in demand for our processing aids used in the ethanol fermentation industry |
| Certainly, we're seeing favorable product mix |
| So and that's one of the reasons they've said we're positive |
| We have launched new commercial vaccines and have the added benefit of a new attached facility -- vaccine facility in Brazil |
| He brings the capabilities needed to contribute to Phibro's future success and to bring value to our shareholders |
| So in closing, we are optimistic as we enter the second half of our fiscal year |
| We're looking to introduce additional vaccines in the Americas and have just had our best sales of a new line of nutritional specialty products for poultry here in the United States |
| Now if we turn to the capitalization-related metrics on Page 7, we saw positive free cash flow |
| Looking ahead, we expect the continuing growth in the Animal Health business in the second half of the year |
| All of that drove Animal Health adjusted EBITDA of about $39 million, also a 6% increase as the higher gross profit from increased sales was partially offset by increased SG&A |
| So again it's a reason we're optimistic |
| And with that, I wish everyone well |
| And for the trailing 12 months, we now have generated positive free cash flow of $37 million, which is comprised of $74 million from operating cash flow and then invested $37 million in capital expenditures |
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| Nutritional specialties net sales declined in the quarter by $2.4 million or about 6%, mostly due to reduced demand from the domestic dairy business |
| Adjusted EBITDA was $800,000 for the quarter a decline of $1.5 million compared to the prior year, largely reflecting reduced sales and also reflecting unfavorable product mix |
| Looking at our Performance Products segment, net sales of $15.5 million for the three months reflect a $3.7 million or a 19% decline driven by reduced demand for personal care product ingredients and for industrial chemicals |
| Net sales for the quarter were $61 million, a slight decrease from last year due to a decline in average selling prices and also some reduction in sales volume |
| Performance Products decreased $1.5 million year-over-year due to lower product demand and unfavorable product mix |
| Mineral Nutrition adjusted EBITDA was $3.5 million, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of $900,000 as we worked through some unfavorable inventory positions |
| The gain is going to be worth the pain as the business goes forward |
| Mineral Nutrition decreased almost $1 million driven by unfavorable inventory cost and slight decline in volumes |
| GAAP net income and GAAP diluted EPS decreased driven by a substantial increase in foreign exchange losses, mostly from a major devaluation in Argentina, also driven by higher operating expenses that we referred to as selling, general and administrative expenses that included a $4.2 million charge for a Brazil employment tax issue |
| Overall, adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.5 million compared to the year earlier |
| Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS declined 2%, respectively, reflecting the changes in adjusted EBITDA and the higher interest expense due to the higher variable interest rates |
| I mean, there's still some outliers, which will take some time like the dairy industry in the states |
| As a company, we do not miss a beat |
| So again for some competitive reasons |
| For economic, for religious reasons |
| One is demand has returned |
| Same time, the most important ingredient in raising animals is cost of feed, and we see a decline in both the cost of soybeans and corn, which is we turn profitability pretty much across the board |
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