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Knoll Inc.

(KNL) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$447.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

During the second quarter of 2009 we continued to be affected by lower demand caused by the global recession. Net sales were $202.2 million for the quarter, a decrease of 30.9% from the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in net sales was felt across all product categories and geographies. Our largest percentage sales declines occurred in office systems and in Europe. Backlog of unfilled orders at June 30, 2009 was $134.1 million, a decrease of $56.9 million, or 29.8%, compared to unfilled orders at June 30, 2008. Diluted earnings per share in the second quarter of 2009 fell 59.1% to $0.18 per share when compared to $0.44 per share during the same period in the prior year. For the quarter, gross margin expanded 40 basis points to 35.0% versus the comparable quarter of the prior year despite significantly lower sales. The increase from the second quarter of 2008 largely resulted from favorable movements in foreign exchange and reduced transportation costs. Our global sourcing and continuous improvement programs as well as previously implemented cost reduction programs also aided in the increase. During the second quarter of 2009, we incurred restructuring charges of $2.1 million. These charges included employee termination costs and costs associated with exiting three leased showrooms. During the second quarter of 2008, we incurred restructuring charges of $3.4 million related to employee termination costs and the discontinuation of a product line. ...

Chief Executive Officer, Knoll, Inc., and Director
Andrew B. Cogan
Number of Employees 1,163
Contact Information

1235 Water St

East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041

knoll.com

(215) 679-7991

NAICS Code Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing: 337214

Recent Events

  • The Goldman Sachs Net Rises; Nokia Net Loss

    10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • The Goldman Sachs Net Rises; Nokia Net Loss

    10/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Knoll, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

    8/11/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by KnollTM Work Chair Wins Gold in Bes

    7/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Knoll's 2Q income down 61%

    7/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Knoll Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-02-10

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Mr. Todd Schwartzman with Sidoti. Please proceed. Todd Schwartzman - Sidoti & Company Hi. Good morning, guys. Barry McCabe Good morning. Todd Schwartzman - Sidoti & Company Barry, in your talk on CapEx, did you give the...

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  • Knoll Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-18

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to ask a question, please press "* 1" on your touchtone telephone. If your question has been answered or you wish to withdraw your question, please press "* 2".  Questions will be taken in the order they are received. Your first...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew B. Cogan Chief Executive Officer, Knoll, Inc., and Director
Kathleen G. Bradley President and Chief Executive Officer, Knoll North America, and Director
Barry L. McCabe Executive.V.P. & CFO
David Schutte CMO & Senior Vice President
Schutte David Senior V.P.Chief Marketing Officer
Arthur C Graves Executive Vice President, Sales & Distr
Patrick A Milberger General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
David E. Bright Vice President, Comm
Marcia A. Thompson Vice President, Hr
Pollner Michael V.P., General Counsel & Secretary.
Sue Huff Vice President & General Manager, Textiles
Harry A. Tipping Founder
Michael L Stark Founder
Thomas G Knoll Founder
Benjamin A. Pardo Senior Vice President and Design Director
Magnusson Carl Executive Vice President and Director of Design
Mike O'Neill Senior Director, Workplace Research
Mike Tumolo Syracuse House Director
Cristina King Knoll New York Showroom Manager
Lisa Henry Architecture and Design Manager
Gae Aulenti Italian Architect and Designer
John Kilduff Associate
Harris Jeffrey Director
Jeffrey A. Harris Director
Lee Kewsong Director
Sidney Lapidus Director
Steve Fisher Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John F. Maypole Chairman
Kewsong Lee Board of Directors
Sarah E. Nash Board of Directors

Andrew B. Cogan has served as a director since February 1996 and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Knoll, Inc. in April 2001 after serving as Chief Operating Officer since December 1999. Mr. Cogan has held several positions in the design and marketing group worldwide since joining us in 1989, including Executive Vice President—Marketing and Product Development and Senior Vice President. Mr. Cogan is also a director of the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Knoll, Inc., and Director Current
Knoll, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Knoll, Inc. Coo Former

Kathleen G. Bradley has served as a director since November 1999. She assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, Knoll North America, in April 2001 and retired from Knoll in May 2008. Her prior responsibilities at Knoll included serving as our President; as Executive Vice President—Sales, Distribution and Customer Service; and as Senior Vice President and Divisional Vice President for Knoll’s southeast division. She began her career with Knoll in 1979.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Knoll North America, and Director Current
Knoll, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Knoll, Inc. President Former
Knoll, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Knoll, Inc. Divisional Vice President, Southeast Division Former
Knoll, Inc. Regional Manager Former

Barry L. McCabe was appointed as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May of 2002, after serving as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Controller since January 2000 and serving as Vice President, Treasurer and Controller since January 1995. Prior to joining us in August 1990, Mr. McCabe worked with a number of Westinghouse business units during his 16 year career at Westinghouse.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Executive.V.P. & CFO Current
Knoll, Inc. Treasurer Current
Knoll, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Knoll, Inc. Controller Former
Westinghouse Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. CMO & Senior Vice President Current
Knoll, Inc. General Manager and Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Senior V.P.Chief Marketing Officer Current

Arthur C. Graves has served as our Senior Vice President—Sales and Distribution since 1999. He began his career with us in 1989 and has held several senior sales management positions with us since that time. Prior to joining us, Mr. Graves was with Herman Miller, Inc. from 1979 to 1989 where he held several sales and management positions. Mr. Graves’ career in the contract office furniture industry has spanned 25 years.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales & Distr Current
Knoll, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales & Distr Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current
Knoll, Inc. Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Vice President, Comm Current

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Vice President, Hr Current
Knoll, Inc. Director of Human Resources Former
Knoll, Inc. Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. V.P., General Counsel & Secretary. Current

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Textiles Current

Harry A. Tipping, Harry A. Tipping, Partner, graduated from Gannon College and The University of Akron School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Akron Law paper, Arete, from 1969-70. He is the founder of Tipping Co., L.P.A., which operated for 34 years in Northeast Ohio, until merging with Stark & Knoll. With over 36 years of legal experience, Harry has litigated cases for hundreds of clients including: insurance companies, funeral homes, construction companies, hotels and homeowners associations. Harry specializes in insurance defense work and represents many nationally known insurance providers. His practice involves complex civil litigation in the fields of labor, employment, business and personal injury defense. He is a member of the Akron Bar Association; an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel and Defense Research Institute; a Charter Fellow of the Akron Bar Association Foundation; and is listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the Midwest. An active member in the Akron community, Harry is a member of St. Vincent's Parish where he serves on the Parish Finance Committee. In addition, he is the President of the Board of Trustees for the Catholic Universe Bulletin. Harry is a member of Stark & Knoll's Litigation and Employment Group.

Organization Position Status
Stark & Knoll Founder Current
Knoll, Inc. Founder Current
Stark & Knoll Partner Current
Akron Bar Association Board of Directors Current
The University of Akron J.D. Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Founder Current
Stark & Knoll Founder Current
Stark & Knoll Partner, Co Current
Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellow Current
Akron Bar Association Fellow Current
Miami University Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Founder Current
Stark & Knoll Founder Current
Stark & Knoll Partner, Co Current
The Ohio State University Former
Miami University Former

Benjamin A. Pardo was appointed as our Senior Vice President and Design Director in September 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Pardo was President of Unifor, Inc., where he had been employed since 1988.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Senior Vice President and Design Director Current

Although born in Sweden, Carl Magnusson grew up in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. He studied architecture and design at the University of Idaho and at the Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1966, he moved to Los Angeles and joined the office of Charles Eames. He later worked as a designer for an architectural office, eventually opening his own studio there. In 1976 Magnusson joined Knoll as Director of Graphics and Showroom Design and was promoted to Director of Design for Europe shortly thereafter. He directly designed Knoll showrooms in London, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Zurich, Florence, Rome, Amsterdam and Turin. Magnusson?s responsibility grew in 1993 when he was named senior vice president, director of design worldwide, then executive vice president, director of design in 2003. He also began the Knoll Design Symposium, held annually at the Cranbrook Art Academy during the mid-1990s, and is co-founder and director of the Knoll Museum in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Magnusson has also designed the Magnusson desk in its three different forms, Uptown, Midtown and Downtown, the RPM chair and Spello Execututive desk.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Executive Vice President and Director of Design Current
Knoll, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Senior Director, Workplace Research Current

Mike has been a Member of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation Investment Advisory Committee since 2007. Mike was initiated into Delta Chi in March 2004 and went on to serve as "B" of his pledge class and "A" and "E" of the Syracuse Chapter. He was also a Founding Father, and was subsequently elected "A", of The Ohio State University Chapter. Mike served two years as a Member of the Delta Chi Law Committee and was a Vice-Regent for Regions V and VII. Mike previously served as "BB" for the Cornell Chapter and is currently the Live-In Advisor/House Director for The Knoll, Cornell's Chapter House. Mike currently serves as President of the Cortland Chapter Alumni Board of Trustees and is a Member of the ABT and Alumni Interfraternity Council at Cornell. Mike is an Associate at Merrill Lynch & Co. in Ithaca, NY and serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for The Country Club of Ithaca (NY).

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. House Director Current
Knoll, Inc. Live, In Advisor Current
The Delta Chi Educational Foundation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Knoll New York Showroom Manager Current

A LEED Accredited Professional, Henry is the architecture and design manager for Knoll in the Denver region. She has also consulted with several Fortune 100 companies providing strategic workplace analyses and has published numerous articles on high-performance corporate work environments and green building strategies. A member of the ASID Student Advisory Council, Henry has been a member of other Society-level committees including the ASID Legislative and Codes Council and the ASID Foundation Development Council. An ASID Chapter Medalist recipient, Henry has been President of the ASID Colorado Chapter and the Colorado Interior Design Coalition. She is an interior design program advisor for the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and a past board member for the college's foundation.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Architecture and Design Manager Current
Asid Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Asid Foundation, Inc. President Former

Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. A member of ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale), she has taught at the Politecnico di Milano. She has designed furniture, lighting, textiles, showrooms, stage sets for opera and the interior of the Musee D'Orsay, Paris. She has participated in numerous Triennale di Milano, winning many awards. She is an honorary member of the American Society of Interior Designers.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Italian Architect and Designer Current
American Society of Interior Designers Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Knoll Environmental, Inc. Professional Engineer Former
Knoll, Inc. Associate Current

John F. Maypole became a director effective December 17, 2004.. Mr. Maypole has, for the past 19 years, served as an independent consultant to various corporations and providers of financial services. Mr. Maypole is also a director of MassMutual Financial Group, Church and Dwight Co., Inc. and Dan River Inc.

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Chairman Current
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
Dan River, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Knoll, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Spectraseis AG Managing Director of The Private Equity Firm Warburg Pincus Current
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Senior Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC Managing Director, Energy Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC Managing Director Energy, New York Current
Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor Current
Spectraseis AG Board of Directors Current
Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. Director Current
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Director Current
Emgs Board Member Current
Knoll, Inc. Director Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Proxim Corporation Director Current
Kosmos Energy LLC Director Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC partner Former
Latigo Petroleum, Inc. Former
Nuance Communications, Inc. Director Former
Spinnaker Exploration Company Director Current
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS In Economics Former
Warburg Pincus, LLC Member Former

Organization Position Status
Warburg Pincus, LLC Managing Director Current
Select Sector Spdrs Managing Director at Warburg Pincus Current
MBIA Inc. Managing Director at Warburg Pincus Current
MBIA Inc. Board of Directors Current
Select Sector Spdrs Board of Directors Current
Arch Capital Group Ltd. Director Current
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Knoll, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tradecard Inc. Board of Directors Current
Executive Management Group Board of Directors Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC Partner Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Team Member Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Consultant Former
TransDigm Holding Co. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Harvard College A.B. Former

Kewsong Lee has served as a director since February 1996. Mr. Lee is a managing director of Warburg Pincus LLC, where he has been employed since 1992. Mr. Lee is a director of Arch Capital Group Ltd., The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc. and several private companies.

Organization Position Status
Arch Capital Group Ltd. Director Current
Knoll, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Pathmark Stores, Inc. Director Current
Knoll, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New-York Historical Society Board of Directors Current
Washington and Lee University Board of Directors Current
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Vice Chairman Former
Vassar College Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Warburg Pincus, LLC Managing Director Current
United Neighborhood Houses of New York Chairman Current
New York University Medical Center Board of Directors Current
Knoll, Inc. Director Current
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lennar Corporation Director Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC Senior Advisor Former

Stephen F. Fisher has served as a director since December 2005. Mr. Fisher has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Entercom Communications Corp. since November 1998. Prior to joining Entercom Communications, Mr. Fisher was a managing director of a private equity firm located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Entercom Communications Corp. Cfo Current
Entercom Communications Corp. Executive Vice President Current
Knoll, Inc. Director Current
Entercom Communications Corp. MD Former
Westinghouse Former
University of South Carolina M.B.A. Former
Bob Jones University M.A. Former

Executive News

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by Knoll(TM) Work Chair Wins Gold in Bes

    Interest!ALERT - 7/18/09 - View Story

  • Knoll's 2Q income down 61%

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • KNL: Management Comments on Q2 Results and Outlook for the Year

    RBC Dain Raushcer - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by Knoll(TM) Work Chair...

    Reuters - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by Knoll(TM) Work Chair Wins Gold in Best of NeoCon(R) 2009 Competition

    Yahoo! Canada - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by Knoll(TM) Work Chair Wins Gold in Best of NeoCon(R) 2009

    NewsBlaze - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Knoll Reports Second Quarter Results; Innovative Generation by Knoll(TM) Work Chair Wins Gold in Best of NeoCon(R) 2009 Competition

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 7/16/09 - View Story

     KNL $9.51 +0.21 (2.26% )
Average Volume 228,339
Shares Outstanding 47.02M
Market Cap 447.1M
Year High 13.31
Year Low 5.33
Earnings Per Share 1.02
P/E Ratio 9.32
Dividend 0.08
Yield 0.84
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