Albany International Corp., a global advanced textiles and materials processing company with core businesses in machine clothing and engineered composites, reported a Q2 2013 loss from continuing operations of $7.0 million.

These results include restructuring charges of $24.3 million, foreign currency revaluation losses of $1.4 million, and net unfavorable income tax adjustments of $1.4 million.

Q2 2012 income from continuing operations was a loss of $57.8 million. These results included a pension settlement charge of $110.6 million, restructuring charges of $3.2 million, foreign currency revaluation gains of $5.8 million, and net unfavorable income tax adjustments of $0.4 million.

Second-Quarter Financial Highlights

- Net sales were $198.0 million, compared to $191.9 million in Q2 2012, an increase of 3.1 percent.

- Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2013 was $36.1 million, compared to $40.5 million in Q2 2012. Year-to-date Adjusted EBITDA was $69.9 million in 2013, compared to $66.1 million in 2012.

- Q2 2013 income from continuing operations was a loss of $0.22 per share. These results include restructuring charges of $0.47, foreign currency revaluation losses of $0.03, and net unfavorable income tax adjustments of $0.05.

- Q2 2012 income from continuing operations was a loss of $1.84 per share. These results included a pension settlement charge of $2.37, restructuring charges of $0.06, foreign currency revaluation gains of $0.11, and net unfavorable income tax adjustments of $0.01.

- The income tax rate excluding tax adjustments was 39.0 percent in Q2 2013, compared to 26.5 percent in Q2 2012.

Q2 2013 gross profit was $77.4 million, or 39.1 percent of net sales, compared to $78.5 million, or 40.9 percent of net sales, in the same period of 2012.

The decrease in gross profit percentage was principally attributable to a higher portion of total net sales coming from the Engineered Composites segment, and $0.9 million of inventory write-offs associated with the termination of a legacy program at AEC’s Boerne, Texas, facility. In Machine Clothing, the gross profit margin decreased slightly from 44.2 percent in 2012 to 43.8 percent in 2013.

Selling, technical, general, and research (STG&R) expenses were $56.6 million, or 28.6 percent of net sales, in the second quarter of 2013, including gains of $0.5 million related to the revaluation of non-functional-currency assets and liabilities. In the second quarter of 2012, STG&R expenses were $50.8 million, or 26.5 percent of net sales, including gains of $2.7 million related to the revaluation of non-functional-currency assets and liabilities.

Q2 2013 compensation expense included $0.4 million of unfavorable accrual adjustments as a result of increases in the Company’s share price, while comparable Q2 2012 expense included $1.5 million of favorable accrual adjustments for changes in the Company share price and other items. These accrual adjustments are all reflected in the Unallocated expenses segment.

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