AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells consumer product dispensing systems for the personal care, fragrance/cosmetic, pharmaceutical, household, and food/beverage markets. It primarily provides fragrance/cosmetic and personal care fine mist spray pumps; personal care lotion pumps; continuous spray aerosol valves; and metered dose spray aerosol valves. The company also sells dispensing closures and non-dispensing closures as well as metered dose inhaler valves. It offers its products and services through its direct sales force, as well as through independent representatives and distributors in the United States, Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and Thailand. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, AptarGroup, Inc.'s revenues increased 13% to $1.18B. Net income decreased 1% to $75.7M. Revenues reflect higher sales from Beauty & Home segments, increased income from Closures and higher revenues from Pharma segment. Net income was offset by increased cost of sales, higher selling & administrative expenses, increased depreciation & amortisation expenses and higher interest expenses.