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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-Q
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    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For
the quarterly period ended March 29, 2008
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    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For
the transition period from  to
 Commission file number 0-9576
 K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  New Jersey
    
    22-1759452(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation 
or Organization)
    
    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Routes 55 & 553, P.O. Box 888, Pitman, New Jersey
    
    08071-0888(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
    
    (Zip Code)
 
  
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INDEX
 Page No.PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONItem 1. Consolidated Financial StatementsConsolidated Balance Sheets as of
March 29, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 29, 2007
    
    
    1Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained
Earnings (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended
March 29, 2008 and March 31, 2007
    
    
    2Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
for the Three Months Ended March 29, 2008 and
March 31, 2007
    
    
    3Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    
    
    4 - 13Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    
    
    14 - 21Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk
    
    
    21 - 22Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    
    
    22PART II. OTHER INFORMATIONItem 6. Exhibits
    
    
    23SIGNATURES
    
    

    24Chief Executive Officer Certification Rule 13a-14(a)Chief Financial Officer Certification Rule 13a-14(a)CEO and CFO Certification pursuant to Section 906




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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements .
 K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
  (Unaudited)March 29,
    
    
    December 29,2008
    
    
    2007ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents
    
    $
    28,359
    
    
    $
    30,853Restricted cash
    
    
    789
    
    
    
    1,183Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $1,059 and $1,065
    
    
    36,615
    
    
    
    30,987Inventories, net
    
    
    31,833
    
    
    
    30,233Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
    
    
    1,446
    
    
    
    2,801Deferred income taxes
    
    
    1,904
    
    
    
    1,904Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    
    
    3,487
    
    
    
    3,778Total current assets
    
    
    104,433
    
    
    
    101,739Property, plant and equipment, net
    
    
    28,141
    
    
    
    27,424Patents, net
    
    
    1,460
    
    
    
    1,496Goodwill
    
    
    27,739
    
    
    
    27,385Other intangibles, net
    
    
    22,067
    
    
    
    22,320Notes receivable and other assets
    
    
    3,757
    
    
    
    3,562Deferred income taxes
    
    
    394
    
    
    
    192Total assets
    
    $
    187,991
    
    
    $
    184,118LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Current portion of long-term debt
    
    $
    1,205
    
    
    $
    1,201Accounts payable
    
    
    14,183
    
    
    
    11,973Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    
    
    9,532
    
    
    
    16,517Accrued commissions
    
    
    4,627
    
    
    
    3,923Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
    
    
    1,877
    
    
    
    2,028Customer advances
    
    
    5,473
    
    
    
    6,639Income taxes payable
    
    
    5,386
    
    
    
    4,581Deferred income taxes
    
    
    2,635
    
    
    
    2,635Total current liabilities
    
    
    44,918
    
    
    
    49,497Long-term debt, net of current portion
    
    
    33,446
    
    
    
    36,913Deferred income taxes
    
    
    3,286
    
    
    
    3,286Other non-current liabilities
    
    
    1,001
    
    
    
    469Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares,
$.01 par value. Authorized 50,000 shares; issued none
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Shareholders equity:Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 950,000 shares; issued none
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares;
issued 4,724,987 shares and 4,716,383 shares, respectively
    
    
    47
    
    
    
    47Paid-in capital
    
    
    25,367
    
    
    
    24,568Retained earnings
    
    
    96,227
    
    
    
    90,576Accumulated other comprehensive income
    
    
    11,213
    
    
    
    6,276132,854
    
    
    
    121,467Treasury stock, 2,002,574 shares, at cost
    
    
    (27,514
    )
    
    
    (27,514
    )Total shareholders equity
    
    
    105,340
    
    
    
    93,953Total liabilities and shareholders equity
    
    $
    187,991
    
    
    $
    184,118
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K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
 Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    2007Revenues:Equipment and parts
    
    $
    54,476
    
    
    $
    44,339Services and freight
    
    
    2,922
    
    
    
    2,545Total revenues
    
    
    57,398
    
    
    
    46,884Cost of revenues:Equipment and parts
    
    
    30,788
    
    
    
    24,763Services and freight
    
    
    2,361
    
    
    
    2,482Total cost of revenues
    
    
    33,149
    
    
    
    27,245Gross profit
    
    
    24,249
    
    
    
    19,639Operating expenses:Selling, general and administrative
    
    
    15,061
    
    
    
    11,606Research and development
    
    
    653
    
    
    
    59115,714
    
    
    
    12,197Operating income
    
    
    8,535
    
    
    
    7,442Interest (expense), net
    
    
    (379
    )
    
    
    (467
    )Income before income taxes
    
    
    8,156
    
    
    
    6,975Income tax provision
    
    
    2,505
    
    
    
    2,096Net income
    
    
    5,651
    
    
    
    4,879Retained earnings:Beginning of period
    
    
    90,576
    
    
    
    69,255End of period
    
    $
    96,227
    
    
    $
    74,134Earnings per share:Basic
    
    $
    2.08
    
    
    $
    1.83Diluted
    
    $
    1.96
    
    
    $
    1.72Weighted average common shares
outstanding (basic)
    
    
    2,717,000
    
    
    
    2,663,000Weighted average common and
common equivalent shares
outstanding (diluted)
    
    
    2,882,000
    
    
    
    2,841,000
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K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    2007Operating activities:Net income
    
    $
    5,651
    
    
    $
    4,879Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization
    
    
    1,557
    
    
    
    1,337Non-cash compensation
    
    
    137
    
    
    
    80Deferred income taxes
    
    
    (202
    )
    
    
    (14
    )Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:Accounts receivable, net
    
    
    (3,820
    )
    
    
    (2,724
    )Inventories, net
    
    
    (448
    )
    
    
    (252
    )Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    
    
    530
    
    
    
    131Other assets
    
    
    (12
    )
    
    
    93Accounts payable
    
    
    1,441
    
    
    
    1,669Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    
    
    (6,095
    )
    
    
    (6,312
    )Net cash used in operating activities
    
    
    (1,261
    )
    
    
    (1,113
    )Investing activities:Businesses acquired, net of cash received
    
    
    (400
    )
    
    
    (1,975
    )Capital expenditures
    
    
    (811
    )
    
    
    (513
    )Restricted cash
    
    
    394
    
    
    
    311Other
    
    
    (12
    )
    
    
    (8
    )Net cash used in investing activities
    
    
    (829
    )
    
    
    (2,185
    )Financing activities:Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    
    
    2,025
    
    
    
    2,710Principal payments on long-term debt
    
    
    (5,488
    )
    
    
    (4,422
    )Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    
    
    102
    
    
    
    1,212Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    
    
    52
    
    
    
    892Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    
    
    (3,309
    )
    
    
    392Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    
    
    2,905
    
    
    
    34Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    
    
    (2,494
    )
    
    
    (2,872
    )Cash and cash equivalents:Beginning of period
    
    
    30,853
    
    
    
    14,038End of period
    
    $
    28,359
    
    
    $
    11,166Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:Cash paid during the period for:Interest
    
    $
    543
    
    
    $
    807Income taxes
    
    $
    2,074
    
    
    $
    2,027Seller financing for businesses acquired
    
    $
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    $
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K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  March 29, 2008
 1.
    
    Basis of PresentationThe accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for complete financial statements. The consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of K-Tron International, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (K-Tron or the Company). All intercompany transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation
of results for interim periods have been made. All references to the first quarter or
first three months of 2008 or 2007 mean the 13-week period ended March 29, 2008 or
March 31, 2007.The unaudited financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the
Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2008.Certain reclassifications were made to the prior years consolidated financial
statements to conform them to the current year presentation.2.
    
    AcquisitionsOn March 27, 2007, the Company purchased certain assets of Wuxi Chenghao Machinery
Co., Ltd. (Wuxi Chenghao), a privately-owned company in the Peoples Republic of
China. The purchased assets were transferred from Wuxi Chenghao to Wuxi K-Tron
Colormax Machinery Co., Ltd. (Wuxi K-Tron Colormax), a newly-created Wholly
Foreign-Owned Enterprise which the Company established in connection with this
transaction, and the financial results of Wuxi K-Tron Colormax have been included in
the Companys consolidated financial statements since that date. The total cost of
the transaction over a five-year period, including the $1,000,000 purchase price and
payments under related employment and other arrangements with one of Wuxi Chenghaos
owners, could be as much as approximately $3,500,000. As of March 29, 2008 and
December 29, 2007, the Company recorded $1,505,000 and $1,152,000 of goodwill as part
of acquiring the Wuxi Chenghao assets.On September 14, 2007, the Company purchased all of the outstanding stock of Rader
Companies, Inc. (Rader), and the financial results of Rader have been included in
the Companys consolidated financial statements since that date. The preliminary
purchase price was $15,945,000, all of which was paid in cash, including $2,300,000
held in escrow to satisfy any potential indemnification claims made by the Company.
The Company borrowed the full amount of the purchase price under its existing U.S.
revolving credit facility (see Note 7  Long-Term Debt). The final purchase price
of $17,632,000 included a $1,687,000 adjustment based upon Raders increase in net
working capital between January 1, 2007 and the September 14, 2007 closing date,
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adjustment was paid to the sellers on February 5, 2008. At the sellers direction,
$3,798,000 of the purchase price was delivered to Rader on the closing date to
satisfy indebtedness owed to Rader by two other unrelated companies also owned by
the sellers. This cash, together with other cash of Rader, was then used to pay off
all of Raders bank debt, which amounted to approximately $3,832,000.The excess of the purchase price, including the working capital adjustment, over the
carrying value of the identifiable net assets acquired was $7,781,000, which was
allocated as follows:
 Useful Life
    
    
    2007(in thousands)Patents
    
    10 years
    
    $
    200Goodwill
    
    Indefinite
    
    
    2,294Customer relationships
    
    10 years
    
    
    2,700Drawings
    
    25 years
    
    
    1,160Tradenames
    
    Indefinite
    
    
    1,400Other asset
    
    4 months
    
    
    27$
    7,781
 The purchase price of $15,945,000, after being reduced by the $2,300,000 escrow and
increased by the $1,687,000 working capital adjustment, for an adjusted purchase price
of $15,332,000, was allocated as follows:
 2007(in thousands)Cash
    
    $
    1,670Accounts receivables, net
    
    
    5,207Inventories, net
    
    
    5,084Costs in excess of billings, net of billings in excess of costs
    
    
    1,568Other current assets
    
    
    531Property, plant and equipment
    
    
    52Patents
    
    
    200Goodwill
    
    
    2,294Customer relationships
    
    
    2,700Drawings
    
    
    1,160Tradenames
    
    
    1,400Accounts payable
    
    
    (2,821
    )Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    
    
    (3,713
    )$
    15,332
 Customer relationships, drawings and tradenames are included in other intangibles in the
consolidated balance sheet.3.
    
    New Accounting PronouncementsIn July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB) issued FASB
Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes: an interpretation of
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Statement No. 109. Interpretation 48, which clarified Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, established the
criterion that an individual tax position has to meet for some or all of the benefits
of that position to be recognized in the Companys financial statements.
Interpretation 48 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006,
and was adopted by the Company effective December 31, 2006. On initial application,
Interpretation 48 was applied to all tax positions for which the statute of
limitations remained open. Only tax positions that met the more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold at the adoption date were recognized and, with respect to later
dates, only those that met or meet the threshold on those later dates have been or
will be recognized at those dates. The Company is subject to income taxes in the
U.S. federal jurisdiction and also in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions.
Tax laws and regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation and
require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer
subject to U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax
authorities for years before 2004. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to
unrecognized tax liabilities in interest expense and recognizes penalties in operating
expenses. The Company has accrued approximately $181,000 for the payment of interest
and penalties at March 29, 2008. The adoption of Interpretation 48 did not have a
material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, a standard
that provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. SFAS No. 157 also responds to investors requests for expanded
information about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair
value, the information used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value
measurements on earnings. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever assets or liabilities are
measured at fair value as required or permitted by other standards. SFAS No. 157 does
not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS No. 157 establishes a
fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop fair value
assumptions. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 by the Company effective
December 30, 2007 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial statements.In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option of Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities  Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,
which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and
liabilities at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to reduce both complexity
in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by
measuring related assets and liabilities differently. SFAS No. 159 also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between
companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 by the Company effective
December 30, 2007 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial statements.In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R) (revised 2007), Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a business
combination to recognize, at full fair value, all the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the
measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires
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information needed to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008 and is to be applied prospectively. The Company is evaluating the
impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will have on its process of analyzing
business combinations.In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures About Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities, an Amendment to FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS 161 is intended
to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effects of
these instruments and activities on an entitys financial position, financial
performance and cash flows. The new standard is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The
Company has not yet determined the impact on its consolidated financial statements of
adopting SFAS No. 161.
 4.
    
    InventoriesInventories consist of the following:
 March 29,
    
    
    December 29,2008
    
    
    2007(in thousands)Components
    
    $
    25,806
    
    
    $
    22,759Work-in-process
    
    
    7,046
    
    
    
    8,480Finished goods
    
    
    1,015
    
    
    
    775Inventory reserves
    
    
    (2,034
    )
    
    
    (1,781
    )$
    31,833
    
    
    $
    30,233
 5.
    
    Intangible AssetsIntangible assets consist of the following:
 March 29, 2008
    
    
    December 29, 2007Gross
    
    
    
    
    
    
    GrossCarrying
    
    
    Accumulated
    
    
    Carrying
    
    
    AccumulatedAmount
    
    
    Amortization
    
    
    Amount
    
    
    Amortization(in thousands)Amortized intangible assetsPatents
    
    $
    3,039
    
    
    $
    1,579
    
    
    $
    3,027
    
    
    $
    1,531Drawings
    
    
    6,140
    
    
    
    821
    
    
    
    6,140
    
    
    
    754Customer relationships
    
    
    11,299
    
    
    
    1,161
    
    
    
    11,299
    
    
    
    975$
    20,478
    
    
    $
    3,561
    
    
    $
    20,466
    
    
    $
    3,260Unamortized intangible assetsTrademarks and tradenames
    
    $
    6,610
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    6,610
 The amortized intangible assets are being amortized on the straight-line basis
(half-year expense in the year of issuance of a patent) over the expected periods of
benefit, which range from 10 to 50 years. The weighted average remaining life of
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intangible assets is 26 years (14 years for patents, 25 years for drawings and 28
years for customer relationships). The amortization expense of intangible assets
for the three-month periods ended March 29, 2008 and March 31, 2007 was $301,000 and
$194,000.Goodwill increased by $354,000 during the first three months of 2008, all related to
the acquisition of certain assets of Wuxi Chenghao.6.
    
    Accrued WarrantyThe Company offers a one-year warranty on a majority of its products. Warranty is
accrued as a percentage of sales, based upon historical experience, on a monthly
basis and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The
following is an analysis of accrued warranty for the three-month periods ended March
29, 2008 and March 31, 2007:
 Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    2007(in thousands)Beginning balance
    
    $
    2,194
    
    
    $
    1,538Accrued warranty of acquired business
    
    
    
    
    
    
    50Accrual of warranty expense
    
    
    707
    
    
    
    482Warranty costs incurred
    
    
    (558
    )
    
    
    (275
    )Foreign exchange adjustment
    
    
    119
    
    
    
    1Ending balance
    
    $
    2,462
    
    
    $
    1,796
 7.
    
    Long-Term DebtLong-term debt consists of the following, with the annual interest rates shown being
those in effect on March 29, 2008:
 March 29,
    
    
    December 29,2008
    
    
    2007(in thousands)U.S. revolving line of credit
    
    $
    31,625
    
    
    $
    33,750U.S. mortgage, interest at 6.45%
    
    
    1,026
    
    
    
    1,364U.S. term note, interest at 5.00%
    
    
    2,000
    
    
    
    3,00034,651
    
    
    
    38,114Less current portion
    
    
    (1,205
    )
    
    
    (1,201
    )$
    33,446
    
    
    $
    36,913
 All amounts borrowed under the U.S. revolving line of credit are due on September 29,
2011. As of March 29, 2008, interest on the $31,625,000 borrowed under that line of
credit was payable at the following rates for the periods ending on the dates
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Expiration of
    
    
    Per AnnumAmount
    
    
    Interest Rate Period
    
    
    RatePrime loan
    
    $
    175,000
    *
    
    
    
    
    
    
    4.250
    %Six-month LIBOR loan
    
    
    5,000,000
    **
    
    
    3/31/2008
    
    
    
    5.944
    %One-month LIBOR loan
    
    
    1,700,000
    **
    
    
    3/31/2008
    
    
    
    4.000
    %Six-month LIBOR loan
    
    
    1,500,000
    
    
    
    4/30/2008
    
    
    
    5.707
    %Six-month LIBOR loan
    
    
    2,250,000
    
    
    
    6/30/2008
    
    
    
    5.684
    %Eighteen-month interest rate swap
    
    
    2,000,000
    
    
    
    5/31/2009
    
    
    
    4.985
    %Two-year interest rate swap
    
    
    2,000,000
    
    
    
    9/24/2009
    
    
    
    5.605
    %Three-year interest rate swap
    
    
    5,000,000
    
    
    
    10/13/2009
    
    
    
    6.085
    %Two-year interest rate swap
    
    
    3,000,000
    
    
    
    10/31/2009
    
    
    
    5.385
    %Two-year interest rate swap
    
    
    2,000,000
    
    
    
    11/30/2009
    
    
    
    4.925
    %Three-year interest rate swap
    
    
    2,000,000
    
    
    
    9/24/2010
    
    
    
    5.665
    %Four-year interest rate swap
    
    
    5,000,000
    
    
    
    10/13/2010
    
    
    
    6.095
    %$
    31,625,000
 
 *
    
    The prime loan was paid in full on April 3, 2008.**
    
    At their March 31, 2008 expiration, these loans were replaced by a $3,000,000
one-month LIBOR loan at a 3.5525% per annum rate through April 30, 2008 (which was
subsequently replaced on April 30 by a $3,000,000 prime loan at a 4.00% per annum
rate, $600,000 of which was paid off as of that date), and a $3,700,000 six-month
LIBOR loan at a 3.5069% per annum rate through September 26, 2008.
    
    At its April 30, 2008 expiration, this loan was replaced by a $1,500,000 one-month
LIBOR loan at a 3.7563% per annum rate through May 30, 2008. 8.
    
    Earnings Per ShareThe Company previously adopted SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which requires
that the Company report Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share. Basic Earnings Per
Share represents net income less preferred dividends divided by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding. Diluted Earnings Per Share is calculated
similarly, except that the denominator includes the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of options, warrants, convertible
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The Companys Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share are calculated as follows:
 For the Three Months Ended March 29, 2008Net Income Available(Dollars and Shares in Thousands
    
    To Common
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Earningsexcept Per Share Data)
    
    Shareholders
    
    
    Shares
    
    
    Per ShareBasic
    
    $
    5,651
    
    
    
    2,717
    
    
    $
    2.08Common share equivalent
of outstanding options
    
    
    
    
    
    
    165
    
    
    
    (0.12
    )Diluted
    
    $
    5,651
    
    
    
    2,882
    
    
    $
    1.96
 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007Net Income Available(Dollars and Shares in Thousands
    
    To Common
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Earningsexcept Per Share Data)
    
    Shareholders
    
    
    Shares
    
    
    Per ShareBasic
    
    $
    4,879
    
    
    
    2,663
    
    
    $
    1.83Common share equivalent
of outstanding options
    
    
    
    
    
    
    178
    
    
    
    (0.11
    )Diluted
    
    $
    4,879
    
    
    
    2,841
    
    
    $
    1.72
 Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares outstanding during a given time period. Such weighted
average number includes the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus
the shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options after the assumed repurchase of
common shares with the related proceeds at the average market price during the period.9.
    
    Share-Based CompensationThe Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
SFAS No. 123(R) requires the Company to recognize expense related to the fair value
of share-based compensation awards, including stock grants and options. For unvested
awards granted prior to the effective date of the Companys adoption of SFAS No.
123(R) which were not fully expensed in prior years, either in the Companys income
statement or in pro forma disclosures in the notes thereto, the Company recognizes
compensation expense in the same manner as was used in its income statement or for pro
forma disclosures prior to the effective date of its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).There was no prospective cost of stock option compensation to be expensed for the
first three months of 2008 or 2007. There were no stock options granted in 2007 or in
the first three months of 2008.The Company issued 9,000 shares of restricted common stock in May 2007 pursuant to
five grants, each of which vests on the four-year anniversary of the date of grant.
Compensation expense related to this restricted stock is recognized ratably over the
four years based on the fair value of the shares at the date of the grants, which was
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The Company issued 2,500 shares of restricted common stock in February 2008, which
grant vests on the four-year anniversary of the date of grant. Compensation expense
related to this restricted stock is recognized ratably over the four years based on
the fair value of the shares at the date of grant, which was $117.00 per share.10.
    
    Comprehensive IncomeComprehensive income is the total of net income, the changes (net of tax) in the
unrealized gain or loss on interest rate swaps and the change in foreign currency
translation adjustments, which were the Companys only non-owner changes in
equity in the first three months of 2008 and 2007. For the three-month periods
ended March 29, 2008 and March 31, 2007, the following table sets forth the
Companys comprehensive income:
 Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    2007(in thousands)Net income
    
    $
    5,651
    
    
    $
    4,879Unrealized (loss) on interest rate swaps, net of tax
    
    
    (304
    )
    
    
    (21
    )Foreign currency translation gain
    
    
    5,241
    
    
    
    139Comprehensive income
    
    $
    10,588
    
    
    $
    4,997
 11.
    
    Management Geographic InformationThe Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information. SFAS No. 131 introduced a model for segment
reporting called the management approach. The management approach is based on the way
that the chief operating decision-maker organizes segments within a company for making
operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company is engaged in one business
segment  material handling equipment and systems. The Company operates in two primary
geographic locations  North and South America (the Americas) and Europe, the Middle
East, Africa and Asia (EMEA/Asia).For the three-month periods ended March 29, 2008 and March 31, 2007, the following
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Americas
    
    
    EMEA/Asia
    
    
    Eliminations
    
    
    Consolidated(in thousands)THREE MONTHS ENDEDMarch 29, 2008RevenuesSales to unaffiliated customers
    
    $
    37,299
    
    
    $
    20,099
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    57,398Sales to affiliates
    
    
    1,717
    
    
    
    1,013
    
    
    
    (2,730
    )
    
    
    Total sales
    
    $
    39,016
    
    
    $
    21,112
    
    
    $
    (2,730
    )
    
    $
    57,398Operating income
    
    $
    5,152
    
    
    $
    3,449
    
    
    $
    (66
    )
    
    $
    8,535Interest expense
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (379
    )Income before income taxes
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    8,156
 Americas
    
    
    EMEA/Asia
    
    
    Eliminations
    
    
    Consolidated(in thousands)THREE MONTHS ENDEDMarch 31, 2007RevenuesSales to unaffiliated customers
    
    $
    28,341
    
    
    $
    18,543
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    46,884Sales to affiliates
    
    
    1,036
    
    
    
    1,013
    
    
    
    (2,049
    )
    
    
    Total sales
    
    $
    29,377
    
    
    $
    19,556
    
    
    $
    (2,049
    )
    
    $
    46,884Operating income
    
    $
    3,231
    
    
    $
    4,198
    
    
    $
    13
    
    
    $
    7,442Interest expense
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (467
    )Income before income taxes
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
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For the three-month periods ended March 29, 2008 and March 31, 2007, the following
table sets forth revenues from external customers:
 Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    2007(in thousands)AmericasU.S.
    
    $
    24,742
    
    
    $
    22,434Canada
    
    
    5,775
    
    
    
    2,692All others
    
    
    6,782
    
    
    
    3,215Total
    
    
    37,299
    
    
    
    28,341EMEA/AsiaChina
    
    
    1,186
    
    
    
    2,004Germany
    
    
    3,091
    
    
    
    2,630India
    
    
    2,057
    
    
    
    269Netherlands
    
    
    1,156
    
    
    
    5,113United Kingdom
    
    
    2,214
    
    
    
    1,417All others
    
    
    10,395
    
    
    
    7,110Total
    
    
    20,099
    
    
    
    18,543$
    57,398
    
    
    $
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Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
 Introduction
     Critical Accounting Assumptions, Estimates and Policies; Recent Pronouncements
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Results of Operations
 Overview
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Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    
    
    
    
    March 31,2008
    
    
    
    
    
    2007Average U.S. dollar equivalent of
one Swiss franc
    
    
    0.940
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    0.810% change vs. prior year
    
    
    
    
    
    
    +16.0
    %Average U.S. dollar equivalent of
one euro
    
    
    1.500
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1.309% change vs. prior year
    
    
    
    
    
    
    +14.6
    %Average U.S. dollar equivalent of
one British pound sterling
    
    
    1.978
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1.953% change vs. prior year
    
    
    
    
    
    
    +1.3
    %Average Swiss franc equivalent of
one euro
    
    
    1.596
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1.616% change vs. prior year
    
    
    
    
    
    
    -1.2
    %Average Swiss franc equivalent of
one British pound sterling
    
    
    2.104
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    2.411% change vs. prior year
    
    
    
    
    
    
    -12.7
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Presentation of Results and Analysis
  Three Months EndedMarch 29,
    
    March 31,2008
    
    2007Total revenues
    
    
    100.0
    %
    
    
    100.0
    %Cost of revenues
    
    
    57.8
    
    
    
    58.1Gross profit
    
    
    42.2
    
    
    
    41.9Selling, general and administrative
    
    
    26.2
    
    
    
    24.7Research and development
    
    
    1.1
    
    
    
    1.3Operating income
    
    
    14.9
    
    
    
    15.9Interest expense, net
    
    
    0.7
    
    
    
    1.0Income before income taxes
    
    
    14.2
    
    
    
    14.9Income tax provision
    
    
    4.4
    
    
    
    4.5Net income
    
    
    9.8
    %
    
    
    10.4
    %
  March 29, 2008
    
    Dec. 29, 2007
    
    March 31, 2007Backlog (at March 29, 2008
foreign exchange rates, in
thousands of dollars)
    
    
    $75,522
    
    
    
    $74,195
    
    
    
    $55,394
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 Capitalization
  March 29,
    
    
    December 29,(Dollars in Thousands)
    
    2008
    
    
    2007Short-term debt, including current
portion of long-term debt
    
    $
    1,205
    
    
    $
    1,201Long-term debt
    
    
    33,446
    
    
    
    36,913Total debt
    
    
    34,651
    
    
    
    38,114Shareholders equity
    
    
    105,340
    
    
    
    93,953Total debt and shareholders equity

(total capitalization)
    
    $
    139,991
    
    
    $
    132,067Percent total debt to total capitalization
    
    
    25
    %
    
    
    29
    %Percent long-term debt to equity
    
    
    32
    %
    
    
    39
    %Percent total debt to equity
    
    
    33
    %
    
    
    41
    %
   Other Items
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Future Payments Under Contractual Obligations
  Risk Factors
  Forward-Looking Statements
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  Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
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Item 4 . Controls and Procedures .
 Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 Item 6 . Exhibits .
 31.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 193431.2
    
    Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 193432.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification
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K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.Date:  May 6, 2008
    By:
    RONALD R. REMICKRonald R. RemickSenior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Duly authorized officer and principal
financial officer of the Registrant)Date: May 6, 2008
    By:
    ALAN R. SUKONECKAlan R. SukoneckVice President, Chief Accounting
and Tax Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 ExhibitNumber
    
    Description31.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 193431.2
    
    Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 193432.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350