ParkOhio Announces Increased Revenues and Earnings in the Second Quarter

CLEVELAND, Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: PKOH) today announced results for its second quarter and six-months ended June 30, 2013.

SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Net sales were $309.4 million for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of $0.6 million from net sales of $308.8 million for the second quarter of 2012. ParkOhio reported net income of $12.0 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013. This compared to net income of $4.4 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012, which included the impact of a $13.0 million pre-tax litigation settlement charge, or $0.69 per diluted share.

YEAR-TO-DATE RESULTS

Net sales were $594.5 million for the first six months of 2013, an increase of $22.6 million or 4.0% from net sales of $571.9 million in the first six months of 2012. ParkOhio reported net income of $22.3 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2013. This compared to net income of $13.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2012, which included the impact of a $13.0 million pre-tax litigation settlement charge, or $0.69 per diluted share.

"ParkOhio continues to pursue previously announced 2013 financial goals. The diversity of ParkOhio's business model, servicing world class industrial companies, has provided many opportunities for future success," stated Edward F. Crawford, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

A conference call reviewing ParkOhio's second quarter results will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, August 9, commencing at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Simply log on to http://www.pkoh.com.

ParkOhio is a leading provider of supply management services and a manufacturer of highly-engineered products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Company operates 38 manufacturing sites and 44 supply chain logistics facilities.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future performance of the Company that are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.

These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to the following: our substantial indebtedness; the uncertainty of the global economic environment; general business conditions and competitive factors, including pricing pressures and product innovation; demand for our products and services; raw material availability and pricing; component part availability and pricing; changes in our relationships with customers and suppliers; the financial condition of our customers, including the impact of any bankruptcies; our ability to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into existing operations; the amounts and timing, if any, of purchases of our common stock; changes in general domestic economic conditions such as inflation rates, interest rates, tax rates, unemployment rates, higher labor and healthcare costs, recessions and changing government policies, laws and regulations, including the uncertainties related to the current global financial crises; adverse impacts to us, our suppliers and customers from acts of terrorism or hostilities; our ability to meet various covenants, including financial covenants, contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness; disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our access to capital; potential disruption due to a partial or complete reconfiguration of the European Union; increasingly stringent domestic and foreign governmental regulations, including those affecting the environment; inherent uncertainties involved in assessing our potential liability for environmental remediation-related activities; the outcome of pending and future litigation and other claims and disputes with customers; our dependence on the automotive and heavy-duty truck industries, which are highly cyclical; the dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which could be lower due to the effects of the recent financial crises; our ability to negotiate contracts with labor unions; our dependence on key management; our dependence on information systems; and the other factors we describe under the "Item 1A. Risk Factors" included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement herein should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
PARK-OHIO HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EBITDA, as defined, reflects earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and excludes depreciation, amortization, certain non-cash charges and corporate-level expenses as defined in the Company's Revolving Credit Agreement. EBITDA is not a measure of performance under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities and other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. The Company presents EBITDA because management believes that EBITDA is useful to investors as an indication of the Company's satisfaction of its Debt Service Ratio covenant in its Revolving Credit Agreement and because EBITDA is a measure used under the Company's revolving credit facility to determine whether the Company may incur additional debt under such facility. EBITDA as defined herein may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA, as defined:

Note A—On April 26, 2013, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Bates Acquisition, LLC and Bates Real Estate Acquisition, LLC (collectively, "Bates"). Bates is a manufacturer of extruded, formed and molded products including air/fluid transfer hoses and assemblies, emission management subsystems, thermoplastic hose and molded components and gaskets for transportation and industrial applications. Bates is included in the Assembly Components segment.

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