{"id":956429,"date":"2026-04-30T07:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/balchem-corporation-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:14:07","slug":"balchem-corporation-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/balchem-corporation-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Balchem Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">MONTVALE, N.J., April  30, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) reported today financial results for its 2026 fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported net sales of $270.7 million, net earnings of $40.3 million, adjusted EBITDA<sup>(a)<\/sup> of $74.3\u00a0million, and free cash flow<sup>(a) <\/sup>of $33.8\u00a0million.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Ted Harris, Chairman, President and CEO of Balchem said, \u201cThe first quarter was an excellent start to the year for Balchem, with sales and earnings growth in all three segments. We delivered record first quarter net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and net earnings, as well as strong cash flows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>First<\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong> Quarter <\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>2026<\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong> Financial Highlights:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Net sales were $270.7\u00a0million, an increase of 8.1% compared to the prior year quarter.<\/li>\n<li>GAAP net earnings were $40.3\u00a0million, an increase of 8.7% from the prior year quarter.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted EBITDA was $74.3\u00a0million, an increase of 12.1% from the prior year quarter.<\/li>\n<li>GAAP earnings per share was $1.25 compared to $1.13 in the prior year quarter and adjusted earnings per share<sup>(a)<\/sup> was $1.33 compared to $1.22 in the prior year quarter.<\/li>\n<li>Cash flows from operations were $40.1 million, with free cash flow<sup>(a) <\/sup>of $33.8 million.<\/li>\n<li>Sales and earnings from operations growth in all three of our reporting segments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Recent Highlights:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>For the first time, new clinical research using functional magnetic resonance imaging indicates that choline may influence brain network efficiency in post-menopausal women. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients, the study used Balchem\u2019s VitaCholine<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> ingredient, showing its effects on working memory-related brain activation and functional connectivity and suggesting that VitaCholine<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>may help enhance cognitive health in older adults.<\/li>\n<li>On April 22, we released our 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting our sustainability initiatives and accomplishments. Guided by our core values and our vision of making the world a healthier place, our Sustainability Report demonstrates our commitment to bringing innovative solutions for global health and nutrition needs, and to operate with excellence as strong stewards of our employees, customers, shareholders, and communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Mr. Harris said, \u201cI am very pleased with how we have started 2026, both financially and strategically, with record Q1 financial results and solid progress being made on our strategic growth initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Mr. Harris added, \u201cThese results highlight the strength and resilience of our business model which will undoubtedly serve us well as we maneuver through the geopolitical environment and the changing global trade outlook that are impacting markets. We believe we are well positioned to continue to drive growth through this market volatility and we will remain nimble and flexible to adjust accordingly as market conditions evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Results for Period Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:74%;width:74%;min-width:74%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">270,709<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">250,519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Gross margin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">101,084<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">88,168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">45,458<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Earnings from operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">55,626<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">51,015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest and other expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,104<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Earnings before income tax expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52,522<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47,940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income tax expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,237<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Diluted net earnings per common share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBITDA<sup>(a)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66,290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net earnings<sup>(a)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">42,991<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net earnings per common share<sup>(a)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.33<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Shares used in the calculations of diluted and adjusted net<br \/>earnings per common share<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">32,284<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">32,807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:99.9719%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(a) <\/sup>See \u201cNon-GAAP Financial Information\u201d for a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026:<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The <strong>Human Nutrition and Health<\/strong> segment generated quarterly sales of $171.6 million, an increase of $13.2\u00a0million, or 8.3%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase was driven by higher sales within both the nutrients business and the food ingredients and solutions businesses. Earnings from operations for this segment of $40.0 million increased $2.0 million, or 5.4%, compared to $38.0 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned higher sales and a favorable mix, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs and higher operating expenses. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, adjusted earnings from operations<sup>(a)<\/sup> for this segment were $43.4 million, compared to $41.0 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 6.0%.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The <strong>Animal Nutrition and Health<\/strong> segment generated quarterly sales of $62.2 million, an increase of $4.9\u00a0million, or 8.6%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase was driven by higher sales in both the monogastric and ruminant species markets. First quarter earnings from operations for this segment of $5.7 million increased $0.5 million, or 8.7%, compared to $5.2 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned higher sales, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs and higher operating expenses. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, adjusted earnings from operations for this segment were $5.9 million compared to $5.5 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 8.2%.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The<strong> Specialty Products<\/strong> segment generated quarterly sales of $34.7 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 4.4%, compared to the prior year quarter, due to higher sales in the performance gases business. Record earnings from operations for this segment were $11.9 million, compared to $9.6 million in the prior year comparable quarter, an increase of 24.5%, primarily driven by the aforementioned higher sales. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, record adjusted earnings from operations for this segment were $12.8 million, compared to $10.5 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 21.2%.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Consolidated quarterly gross margin of $101.1 million increased by $12.9 million, or 14.6%, compared to $88.2 million for the prior year comparable period. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 37.3% compared to 35.2% in the prior year period, an increase of 210 basis points, primarily due to the sales growth and manufacturing efficiencies, partially offset by raw material inflation. Operating expenses of $45.5 million for the quarter increased $8.3\u00a0million from the prior year comparable quarter, primarily due to higher compensation-related costs and an increase in professional services.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Net interest expense was $2.2 million and $2.9 million in the first quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower outstanding borrowings and lower interest rates. Our effective tax rates for the three months ended March\u00a031, 2026 and 2025 were 23.3% and 22.7%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in certain state taxes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">First quarter cash flows provided by operating activities were $40.1 million and free cash flow was $33.8 million. The $236.4 million of net working capital on March\u00a031, 2026 included a cash balance of $72.9 million. Significant cash payments during the quarter included a dividend payment of $30.8 million, repurchases of common stock of $15.7 million, and capital expenditures and intangible assets acquired of $6.3 million. Outstanding debt on our revolving loan was $169.0 million as of March 31, 2026 and our net debt <sup>(b)<\/sup> was $96.1 million, with an overall leverage ratio <sup>(c)<\/sup> on a net debt basis of 0.3 times.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Ted Harris said, \u201cThe Balchem team delivered another strong quarter in Q1 of 2026. We remain confident in the long-term growth outlook for our company, despite the current geopolitical and global trade uncertainties, as we continue to focus on progressing our strategic growth initiatives over the course of the remainder of 2026 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:99.9719%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(b)\u00a0<\/sup>Net debt is defined as the outstanding balance on our revolving loan less cash and cash equivalents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:99.9719%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(c)\u00a0<\/sup>Leverage ratio is defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Quarterly Conference Call<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A quarterly conference call will be held on Thursday, April\u00a030, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) to review first quarter 2026 results. Ted Harris, Chairman, President and CEO and Martin Bengtsson, CFO will host the call. Institutional investors, analysts and other members of the financial community are invited to join the live call by dialing 800-715-9871 (toll free USA\/Canada), +1-646-307-1963 (USA\/International) or 647-932-3411 (Canada\/Toronto), five minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the conference call. Investors and the public are invited to listen to the live webcast at https:\/\/events.q4inc.com\/attendee\/169585269. The conference call will be available for replay shortly after the conclusion of the call at https:\/\/events.q4inc.com\/attendee\/169585269 for one year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Segment Information<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Balchem Corporation reports three business segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition and Health segment delivers customized food and beverage ingredient systems, as well as key nutrients into a variety of applications across the food, supplement and pharmaceutical industries. The Animal Nutrition and Health segment manufactures and supplies products to numerous animal health markets. Through Specialty Products, Balchem provides specialty-packaged performance gases for use in healthcare and other industries, and also provides chelated minerals to the micronutrient agricultural market. Sales and production of products outside of our reportable segments and other minor business activities are included in &#8220;Other and Unallocated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect our expectation or belief concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;outlook,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;strategy,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;opportunity,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;will be,&#8221; &#8220;will continue,&#8221; &#8220;will likely result,&#8221; or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar expressions generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. 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They are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties &#8211; many of which are beyond the Company\u2019s control &#8211; as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors and other risks that may affect the Company&#8217;s business or that could cause actual results to differ materially are included in filings the Company makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, its Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in its other SEC filings. Reference should be made to such factors and all forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Contact: Jacqueline Yarmolowicz, Balchem Corporation (Telephone: 845-326-5600)<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>Selected Financial Data (unaudited) <\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>($ in 000\u2019s)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Business Segment Net Sales:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:74%;width:74%;min-width:74%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Human Nutrition and Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">171,628<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">158,457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Animal Nutrition and Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">62,189<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">57,277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Specialty Products<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">34,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33,275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other<sup>(d)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2,165<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">270,709<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">250,519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(d) <\/sup>Other consists of a few minor businesses which individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Human Nutrition and Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,020<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,974<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Animal Nutrition and Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,692<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,236<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Specialty Products<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,935<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">9,585<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other and Unallocated<sup>(e)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2,021<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,780<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest and other expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,104<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(3,075<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52,522<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">47,940<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(e) <\/sup>Other and Unallocated consists of a few minor businesses which individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation and corporate expenses that have not been allocated to a segment. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of transaction and integration costs of $895 and $489 for the three months ended March\u00a031, 2026 and 2025, respectively.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Selected Balance Sheet Items<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>March 31, 2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>December 31, 2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(unaudited)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">72,873<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,570<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Accounts receivable, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">154,232<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">143,596<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">146,743<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">131,449<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,093<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,999<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total current assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>388,941<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>365,614<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Property, plant and equipment, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">303,070<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">306,648<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Goodwill<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">811,452<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">816,375<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Intangible assets with finite lives, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">156,462<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">163,289<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Right of use assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">15,130<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">16,192<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18,687<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">18,134<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total non-current assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,304,801<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,320,638<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,693,742<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,686,252<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Current liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">152,540<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">176,384<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Revolving loan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">169,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">164,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Deferred income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">53,376<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">54,143<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Other long-term obligations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">33,710<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">34,312<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total liabilities<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>408,626<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>428,839<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Stockholders&#8217; equity<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,285,116<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,257,413<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Total liabilities and stockholders&#8217; equity<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,693,742<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>1,686,252<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Balchem Corporation<br \/>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(unaudited)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Cash flows from operating activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Net earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,053<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating<br \/>activities:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,491<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Stock compensation expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,356<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,810<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Other adjustments<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">970<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(105<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px\">Changes in assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(19,041<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(15,315<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">\n            <strong>Net cash provided by operating activities<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>40,061<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>36,457<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Cash flows from investing activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Capital expenditures and intangible assets acquired<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(6,252<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,559<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(323<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from the sale of assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Investment in affiliates<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(42<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(30<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n            <strong>Net cash used in investing activities<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(6,292<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(5,912<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Cash flows from financing activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from revolving loan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">52,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">29,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Principal payments on revolving loan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(47,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(29,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Principal payments on finance leases<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(51<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(49<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Proceeds from stock options exercised<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">6,727<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,668<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Dividends paid<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(30,769<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(28,263<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Repurchases of common stock<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(15,690<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(5,325<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Net cash used in financing activities<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(34,783<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(31,969<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px\">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(683<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,810<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>(1,697<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>386<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>74,570<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>49,515<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Cash and cash equivalents, end of period<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>72,873<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>$<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>49,901<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Non-GAAP Financial Information<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding and comparing our past financial performance and our future results. The non-GAAP financial measures in this press release include adjusted gross margin, adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted net earnings and the related adjusted per diluted share amounts, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income tax expense, free cash flow, net debt, and leverage ratio. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company exclude certain business combination accounting adjustments and certain other items related to acquisitions, certain equity compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense (income), and certain one-time or unusual transactions. Detailed non-GAAP adjustments are described in the reconciliation tables below and also explained in the related footnotes. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. Investors should not consider non-GAAP measures as alternatives to the related GAAP measures.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Table 1<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>(unaudited)<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of adjusted gross margin<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">GAAP gross margin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">101,084<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">88,168<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">729<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">693<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted gross margin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">101,813<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">88,861<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of adjusted earnings from operations<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">GAAP earnings from operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">55,626<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">51,015<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,451<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,112<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Transaction and integration costs<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">895<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">489<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense<sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(14<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">34<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted earnings from operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">60,958<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">55,650<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of adjusted net earnings<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">GAAP net earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,053<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,523<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">4,184<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Transaction and integration costs<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">895<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">489<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Income tax adjustment<sup>(4)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(2,712<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(1,709<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">42,991<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,017<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted net earnings per common share &#8211; diluted<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.33<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1.22<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>Table 2\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>(unaudited)<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to EBITDA and to Adjusted EBITDA<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net earnings &#8211; as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">37,053<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Add back:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Provision for income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,237<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,887<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Interest and other expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,104<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,075<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,419<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,942<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">EBITDA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">68,045<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">61,957<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Add back:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Non-cash compensation expense related to equity awards<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">5,356<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">3,810<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Transaction and integration costs<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">895<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">489<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense<sup>(3)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">(14<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">34<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted EBITDA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">74,282<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">66,290<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>Table 3<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>(unaudited)<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"13\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of GAAP Effective Income Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Effective Income Tax Rate<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"11\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"11\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Effective Tax Rate<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Effective Tax Rate<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:48%;width:48%;min-width:48%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">GAAP Income Tax Expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">12,237<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">10,887<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">22.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Impact of ASU 2016-09<sup>(5)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">1,314<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">590<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Adjusted Income Tax Expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">13,551<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">25.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">11,477<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">23.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>Table 4<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>(unaudited)<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <em>(Dollars in thousands)<\/em><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:72%;width:72%;min-width:72%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">Net cash provided by operating activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle\">40,061<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: 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patents and trade secrets, capitalized loan issuance costs, other intangibles acquired primarily in connection with business combinations, and finance leases. We record expense relating to the amortization of these intangibles and finance leases in our GAAP financial statements. Amortization expenses for our intangible assets and finance leases are inconsistent in amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of acquisitions. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these expenses to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(2) <\/sup><br \/>\n            <u>Transaction and integration costs<\/u>: Transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions and divestitures are expensed in our GAAP financial statements. Management excludes these items for the purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that excluding these items from our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these are items associated with transactions that are inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(3)<\/sup><br \/>\n            <u>Nonqualified deferred compensation plan (income) expense<\/u>: Gains and losses on rabbi trust assets related to our nonqualified deferred compensation plan are recorded in other (income) expense while the offsetting increases or decreases to the deferred compensation liability are recorded within earnings from operations. The increases and decreases in the deferred compensation liability are driven by market volatility and are not a true reflection of company performance. We believe excluding these amounts from our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these items are inconsistent in amount based on market conditions causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(4)<\/sup><br \/>\n            <u>Income tax adjustment<\/u>: For purposes of calculating adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share, we adjust the provision for (benefit from) income taxes to tax effect the taxable and deductible non-GAAP adjustments described above as they have a significant impact on our income tax (benefit) provision. Additionally, the income tax adjustment is adjusted for the impact of adopting ASU 2016-09, \u201cImprovements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting\u201d and uses our non-GAAP effective rate applied to both our GAAP earnings before income tax expense and non-GAAP adjustments described above. See Table 3 for the calculation of our non-GAAP effective tax rate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <sup>(5) <\/sup><br \/>\n            <u>Impact of ASU 2016-09<\/u>: The primary impact of ASU No. 2016-09, &#8220;Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting&#8221; (&#8220;ASU 2016-09&#8221;), was the recognition during the three months ended March\u00a031, 2026 and 2025, of excess tax benefits as a reduction to the provision for income taxes and the classification of these excess tax benefits in operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows instead of financing activities. Management excludes this item for the purpose of calculating adjusted Income Tax Expense. We believe that excluding the item in our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because it is inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcxMDE4MCM3NTc0ODIwIzIwMDc4NDE=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/NDA3MTZjZTgtZmZjMC00ZDUzLTljNWMtYjc0MWZiODA5MDYzLTEwMTk0MTQtMjAyNi0wNC0zMC1lbg==\/tiny\/Balchem-Corporation.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTVALE, N.J., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) reported today financial results for its 2026 fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported net sales of $270.7 million, net earnings of $40.3 million, adjusted EBITDA(a) of $74.3\u00a0million, and free cash flow(a) of $33.8\u00a0million. Ted Harris, Chairman, President and CEO of Balchem said, \u201cThe first quarter was an excellent start to the year for Balchem, with sales and earnings growth in all three segments. We delivered record first quarter net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and net earnings, as well as strong cash flows.\u201d First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights: Net sales were $270.7\u00a0million, an increase of 8.1% compared to the prior year quarter. 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