Nutraceutical International Corporation (Nasdaq: NUTR) today reported results for the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2009. Net sales for the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter were $41.4 million compared to $40.9 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2008. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, net income was $3.2 million, or $0.29 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share, for the same quarter of fiscal 2008. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $1.8 million after tax, or $0.17 per diluted share.
Net sales for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 were $162.3 million compared to $166.9 million for the same period in fiscal 2008. During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $37.5 million ($27.3 million after tax, or $2.52 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009) resulting in a net loss of $(14.0) million, or $(1.29) per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, compared to net income of $11.9 million (including the $1.8 million goodwill impairment charge), or $1.07 per diluted share (including the goodwill impairment charge of $0.16 per share), for the same period of fiscal 2008.
Operating cash flow for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 was $27.8 million compared to $20.3 million for the same period of fiscal 2008. This operating cash flow was primarily used to invest $9.2 million in purchases of property and equipment, $4.6 million in the acquisition of a branded natural product business, $4.4 million in repurchases of common stock and $9.5 million to repay net borrowings on the Company's revolving credit facility.