Alico, Inc. (“Alico”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) (Nasdaq:
ALCO) today announced financial results for the third quarter of
fiscal year 2024 and the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the
highlights of which are as follows:
- The
Company previously announced that it entered a new three-year
agreement to sell oranges to Tropicana at prices that are
approximately 33% to 50% higher, over the life of the contract,
than the average price for all the citrus fruit sold to Tropicana
last season.
- The
Company has now treated substantially all of its
producing trees with Oxytetracycline (“OTC”) and anticipates that
these 4.5 million trees will support meaningful production growth
in the 2024-25 harvest season.
- The
Company previously announced that it has continued to commit to its
real estate activities by hiring Mitch Hutchcraft, who joined Alico
as Executive Vice President of Real Estate in May
2024.
- The
Company's Board of Directors is announcing, as part of its
succession plan, the anticipated appointment of a current Director,
Adam Putnam, as the next Chairman of the Board when the current
Chairman, George Brokaw, completes his term as Chairman in February
2025. Mr. Brokaw will continue to serve as a Director of
Alico.
- The
Company sold 798 acres of citrus
land for approximately $7.2 million
($9,000 per acre) and the buyer has an
option within the next nine months to purchase the remaining 680
acres on that grove at the same price per acre.
- The
Company maintains a strong balance sheet, with
approximately $94.8 million
available under lines of credit, a Working Capital Ratio
of 2.67 to 1.00 and a Debt to
Total Assets ratio of 0.20 to
1.00 at June 30, 2024, with
no significant maturities until 2029.
Results of Operations
(in thousands,
except for per share amounts and percentages) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
% Change |
Revenue |
$ |
13,610 |
|
|
$ |
7,284 |
|
|
|
86.8 |
% |
|
$ |
45,708 |
|
|
$ |
39,166 |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
Net
(loss) income attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders |
$ |
(2,044 |
) |
|
$ |
11,832 |
|
|
(117.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
25,097 |
|
|
$ |
895 |
|
|
NM |
|
(Loss)
earnings per diluted common share |
$ |
(0.27 |
) |
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
|
(117.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
3.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
NM |
|
EBITDA
(1) |
$ |
1,343 |
|
|
$ |
18,789 |
|
|
(92.9 |
)% |
|
$ |
48,686 |
|
|
$ |
16,504 |
|
|
195.0 |
% |
Adjusted
EBITDA (1) |
$ |
(3,390 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,286 |
) |
|
(163.6 |
)% |
|
$ |
(4,415 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,523 |
) |
|
64.7 |
% |
Net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ |
1,021 |
|
|
$ |
6,492 |
|
|
(84.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
(18,720 |
) |
|
$ |
(618 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,2024 |
|
September 30,2023 |
|
$ Change |
|
|
|
June 30,2024 |
|
September 30,2023 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
Balance Sheet
Items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
9,106 |
|
|
$ |
1,062 |
|
|
$ |
8,044 |
|
|
Working Capital
Ratio |
|
2.67 to 1 |
|
3.90 to 1 |
Current
portion of long-term debt |
$ |
1,410 |
|
|
$ |
2,566 |
|
|
$ |
(1,156 |
) |
|
Debt to equity
ratio |
|
0.20 to 1 |
|
0.30 to 1 |
Long-term debt, net |
$ |
82,642 |
|
|
$ |
101,410 |
|
|
$ |
(18,768 |
) |
|
Net Debt (1) |
|
$ |
74,946 |
|
127,636 |
Lines of
credit |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
24,722 |
|
|
$ |
(24,722 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Alico stockholders’
equity |
$ |
269,489 |
|
|
$ |
244,991 |
|
|
$ |
24,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Net Debt” are non-GAAP
financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of
this earnings release for details regarding these measures,
including reconciliations of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to
their most directly comparable GAAP measures. |
NM =
Not meaningful |
For the three and nine months ended
June 30, 2024, the Company reported a net (loss) income
attributable to Alico common stockholders of $(2.0) million and
$25.1 million, respectively, compared to net income attributable to
Alico common stockholders of $11.8 million and $0.9 million for the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The
decrease in our net income attributable to Alico common
stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was
driven by Hurricane Ian insurance proceeds of $17.5 million
received during the three months ended June 30, 2023 (the
“Insurance Proceeds”), which were recorded as a reduction of
operating expenses, partially offset by a gain of $4.4 million from
the sale of citrus land in the three months ended June 30,
2024. The increase in our net income attributable to Alico common
stockholders for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 compared
to the nine months ended June 30, 2023, was driven by a gain
of $74.9 million on the sale of the remaining 17,229 acres of the
Alico Ranch on December 21, 2023 and a gain of $4.4 million from
the sale of citrus land on June 28, 2024, partially offset by
inventory adjustments recorded at September 30, 2022 on the ending
inventory balance, as a result of the impact of Hurricane Ian,
which effectively lowered the inventory to be expensed in fiscal
year 2023, $21.4 million of Insurance Proceeds, and a
$9.4 million increase in the tax provision for the nine months
ended June 30, 2024. For the three and nine months ended
June 30, 2024, the Company had a (loss) earnings of $(0.27)
and $3.29 per diluted common share, respectively, compared to
earnings of $1.56 and $0.12 per diluted common share for the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.
For the three and nine months ended
June 30, 2024, the Company had EBITDA of $1.3 million and
$48.7 million, respectively, compared to $18.8 million and $16.5
million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023,
respectively. Adjusted EBITDA (loss) for the three and nine months
ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $(3.4) million
and $(4.4) million, respectively, and $(1.3) million and $(12.5)
million, respectively.
These quarterly financial results also reflect
the seasonal nature of the Company’s business. The majority of the
Company’s citrus crop is typically harvested in the second and
third quarters of the fiscal year; consequently, most of the
Company’s gross profit and cash flows from operating activities are
recognized in those quarters. However, due to the timing of the
current year harvest, more of the citrus crop was harvested in the
first and second quarters of this fiscal year. Furthermore, the
Company’s working capital requirements are typically greater in the
first and fourth quarters of the fiscal year.
Alico Citrus Division
Results
Citrus production for the three and nine months
ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 is summarized in the following
table.
(in thousands,
except per box and per pound solids data) |
|
Three Months EndedJune 30, |
|
Change |
|
Nine Months EndedJune 30, |
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Unit |
|
% |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Unit |
|
% |
Boxes
Harvested: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Early and Mid-Season |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,194 |
|
|
979 |
|
|
215 |
|
|
22.0 |
% |
Valencias |
|
843 |
|
|
415 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
103.1 |
% |
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
1,669 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
11.1 |
% |
Total Processed |
|
843 |
|
|
415 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
103.1 |
% |
|
|
3,049 |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
401 |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
Fresh Fruit |
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
|
|
35 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(14.6 |
)% |
Total |
|
843 |
|
|
416 |
|
|
427 |
|
|
102.6 |
% |
|
|
3,084 |
|
|
2,689 |
|
|
395 |
|
|
14.7 |
% |
Pound Solids
Produced: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Early and Mid-Season |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,364 |
|
|
4,586 |
|
|
778 |
|
|
17.0 |
% |
Valencias |
|
4,294 |
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
100.5 |
% |
|
|
9,365 |
|
|
8,702 |
|
|
663 |
|
|
7.6 |
% |
Total |
|
4,294 |
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
100.5 |
% |
|
|
14,729 |
|
|
13,288 |
|
|
1,441 |
|
|
10.8 |
% |
Pound Solids per
Box: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Early and Mid-Season |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.49 |
|
|
4.68 |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
(4.0 |
)% |
Valencias |
|
5.09 |
|
|
5.16 |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
(1.3 |
)% |
|
|
5.05 |
|
|
5.21 |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
(3.1 |
)% |
Price per Pound
Solids: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Early and Mid-Season |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
2.71 |
|
$ |
2.61 |
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
Valencias |
$ |
2.84 |
|
$ |
2.83 |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2.87 |
|
$ |
2.76 |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
4.1 |
% |
For the three and nine months ended
June 30, 2024, Alico Citrus harvested approximately 0.8
million and 3.1 million boxes of fruit, respectively, compared to
0.4 million and 2.7 million boxes of fruit in the same periods of
the prior fiscal year. The increase in boxes harvested was driven
by the timing of the harvest for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 and as a result of our production beginning to
recover to pre-hurricane levels during the nine months ended
June 30, 2024.
The Early and Mid-Season and Valencia harvests
are complete and for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 pound
solids produced were up 17.0% and 7.6%, respectively, while pound
solids per box were down 4.0% and 3.1%, respectively. Additionally,
we realized an increase in the price per pound solids of 3.8% and
4.1%, respectively, in the nine months ended June 30, 2024,
compared to the same period in the prior year, as a result of more
favorable pricing in one of our contracts with Tropicana.
Our average realized/blended price per pound
solids for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 increased 3.9%,
as compared to the same period of the prior year. As a result of
our signing of the new contract with Tropicana, the Company expects
that our prices per pound solid will increase more significantly
next year.
We expect it may take another season, or more,
for the groves to fully recover to pre-Hurricane Ian production
levels.
Land Management and Other Operations
Division Results
Land Management and Other Operations includes
lease income from grazing rights leases, hunting leases, a farm
lease, a lease to a third party of an aggregate mine, leases of oil
extraction rights to third parties, and other miscellaneous
income.
Land Management and Other Operations revenue for
the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 decreased 34.8%
and 10.6%, respectively, as compared to the same period in the
prior year principally due to a decrease in hunting lease revenue
as a result of the sale of the ranch land.
The 19.2% decrease in operating expenses from
Land Management and Other Operations for the three months ended
June 30, 2024, as compared to the three months ended
June 30, 2023, was primarily due to a decrease in property
taxes related to land sales. The 15.3% increase in operating
expenses from Land Management and Other Operations for the nine
months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the nine months
ended June 30, 2023, was primarily due to an increase in
mining permitting costs.
Management Comment
John Kiernan, President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented:
I wanted to thank our investors who checked in
over the weekend as Hurricane Debby approached the Florida
coastline. Alico, and my fellow employees, had a wet weekend, and
we expect rain to continue each day for the rest of the week, but
we did not sustain any damage from Debby. Our thoughts are with all
of our fellow Floridians who were impacted by this storm yesterday.
Alico had been through dozens of storms over the past century, and
we take every one seriously. Thank you again for your concern.
During the past quarter, Alico finished
harvesting the last fruit in our 2023-24 season. Fruit quality was
poor at the beginning of both our Early-Mid and Valencia crop
harvests but improved; however, the rate of fruit drop accelerated
during both harvests. Lower levels of production for the Early and
Mid-Season and Valencia harvests this season resulted in lower
levels of pounds solid being sold, which has led to a total
inventory write-down of $28.5 million in fiscal year 2024. We
believe that the Early and Mid-Season and Valencia box production
was affected by the continued impacts of Hurricane Ian. We managed
our costs aggressively over the past year, but the lower revenue
base was out of our control for the second year in a row.
We have several reasons to be more optimistic
about our production next season. First, since 2017 Alico has
planted 2.2 million trees, and nearly all of them are now producing
fruit. Second, Alico began treating its citrus trees in January
2023 with an OTC product via trunk injection as a citrus greening
therapy. In 2023, we were able to treat over 35% of our producing
trees with OTC and in 2024, we treated approximately 4.5 million
producing trees. Alico received $1.8 million of grant money from
the Florida Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation in January
2024 that covered substantially all of the costs of the 2023-24
harvest season OTC applications, and $1.1 million was received in
June that will cover approximately 34% of the 2024-25 harvest
season OTC applications. Although the small crop harvested this
past season was not impressive, we believe that the continued
recovery from Hurricane Ian was the most significant factor
impacting fruit production and quality. We remain cautiously
optimistic that being another year removed from the hurricane,
along with the combination of a second round of injections for
previously treated trees and a first round of injections for trees
that were not treated in 2023, will show more significant
improvements, not just in yield, but also in reduced fruit drop. In
fact, in July it was reported that the Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services approved a label change for the
OTC product to remove the restriction that the product cannot be
applied more than two years in a row. This change will enable us to
apply the OTC treatment in calendar year 2025 to the trees that we
started treating in 2023, which would be a relief to Alico and the
Florida citrus industry overall. Third, as Alico’s production
recovers next season, we will sell our fruit at higher prices. As
we previously announced, the Company and Tropicana have extended
our relationship for another 3 years. With our new contract to
supply Tropicana with fruit, Alico will realize significantly
higher prices per pound solid, which better reflect current market
pricing, with price increases in the second and third years. This
new contract covers production on approximately 65% of our acres.
The remainder of our acres are covered by a contract with
Tropicana, which expires at the end of the 2024-25 season but which
also has higher pricing than the expiring contracts.
As the Atlantic hurricane season becomes more
active over the next few months, Alico is prepared and focused on
managing its world-class citrus operations, just as it has for more
than 125 years. One of our greatest competitive advantages, as we
face potential weather uncertainties, is our balance sheet
liquidity. Our relationships with our lenders remain strong and we
have approximately $94.8 million of undrawn capacity under a
combination of a revolving line of credit, which matures in
November 2029, and a working capital line of credit, which matures
in November 2025, to provide ample liquidity as our trees continue
to recover from Hurricane Ian. Our $70 million of term debt does
not amortize, and is not due for repayment until 2029. We have
steady access to workers and contractors, and our employee base is
stable.
Outside of our citrus operations, Alico
continues to invest resources as it evaluates the long-term highest
and best use of our real estate assets. To be clear, Alico will
continue to conduct our regular citrus operations at nearly all of
our groves for years to come. We will continue evaluating all of
our properties to explore creative solutions to enhance and extract
value. We seek to provide our investors with the benefits and
stability of a conventional agriculture investment, with the
optionality that comes with active land management. Last year,
after evaluating the direct hit it took from Hurricane Ian in 2022,
we made a difficult decision to transition our TRB grove in
Charlotte County from proprietary citrus operations to a mix of
third-party mining, vegetable and fruit crop leasing activities.
This year, we evaluated another grove and have decided to also move
beyond citrus there to realize its highest and best use. In 2022,
Alico entered into a Purchase Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”)
with a third party, E.R. Jahna Industries, Inc. (“Jahna”) for the
sale of approximately 899 acres of land at a price of approximately
$11,500 per acre on our 2x6 grove located in Hendry County,
Florida, which expires in January 2025. It is expected that this
Option Agreement will be exercised by the end of December 2024. It
is understood that Jahna plans to conduct sand mining operations on
the land once regulatory approval has been obtained, and Alico will
have the right to lease back most of these acres, including 340 net
citrus acres, for de minimis lease payments. In April 2024, we
entered into an agreement to sell another approximately 798 acres
of land at the 2x6 grove to a third party for approximately $7.2
million ($9,000 per acre), that includes an option to purchase
another 680 acres within ten months from the closing date of the
sale, at the same price per acre and Alico will continue to grow
citrus on those 680 acres for the next harvest season. This
previously announced transaction, which closed at the end of June
2024, illustrates our strategy of monetizing citrus groves on a
case by case basis to redeploy capital to generate better returns
for our shareholders.
In addition to our citrus operations, Alico has
been pursuing a diversified real estate strategy since early 2022,
which began with a comprehensive analysis of our land holdings
portfolio. That process encouraged us to begin the entitlement
process for our 4,500 acre grove in Collier County. In May, we
recruited Mitch Hutchcraft to lead our Real Estate activities to
accelerate the entitlement activities at Corkscrew, as well as
develop a comprehensive analysis of highest and best use for
remaining properties and create a roadmap to execute these
strategic initiatives. Alico is continuing to evaluate every acre
for its highest and best use, against its near-term potential for
continued cash flow generation from our existing agricultural
operations.
I am also pleased to announce that, as part of
our succession planning process, current board member Adam Putnam
has been selected to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Alico
following our next Annual General Meeting to be held in 2025. Adam
will succeed George Brokaw, who has served as Chairman since
February 2022 and as a Director since November 2013. George will
continue to serve Alico as a Director of the Company.
Adam has served on the Alico Board of Directors
since August 2020 and has extensive knowledge and experience in the
areas of agriculture, sustainability, government affairs, supply
chain, business leadership and finance. Adam has served as the
Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited, a U.S. nonprofit
organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and
associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and
people since April 2019. Prior to joining Ducks Unlimited, he
served as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture from 2011 until
2019, where he focused on fostering the growth of Florida
agriculture and protecting the state’s water supply, among other
issues, and was a U.S. Congressman for five terms, from 2001 until
2011, where he engaged on issues such as agriculture, water and
energy. He also was the House Republican Conference Chair from 2007
until 2009. With his public policy and public service experience,
Adam brings to the board expertise in understanding and navigating
the physical and transition risks and opportunities of climate
change, together with his knowledge of sustainability, water
supply, and agricultural operations within Florida’s regulatory
environment.
Other Corporate Financial
Information
General and administrative expense decreased
$0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024,
compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease
was primarily due to lower employee costs (as a result of lower
bonus accruals), lower depreciation, lower legal costs (as a result
of the voluntary dismissal of the shareholder lawsuit in the prior
year), and lower accounting and insurance costs.
General and administrative expense decreased
$0.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, compared
to the nine months ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to lower
depreciation, legal and insurance costs, partially offset by
increased employee costs.
Other Expense, net for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 increased $2.5 million, compared to the three
months ended June 30, 2023, driven by gains of $4.4 million on
the sale of 798 acres of citrus land during the quarter ended
June 30, 2024 compared to gains of $2.6 million on the sale of
548 acres of the Alico Ranch during the quarter ended June 30,
2023.
Other Expense, net for the nine months ended
June 30, 2024 increased $75.2 million, compared to the nine
months ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the sale of
17,229 acres of the Alico Ranch to the State of Florida and the
sale of 798 acres of citrus land during the nine months ended
June 30, 2024. By comparison, for the nine months ended
June 30, 2023 we recognized gains on sale of property and
equipment of approximately $7.4 million relating to the sale of
1,436 acres, in the aggregate, from the Alico Ranch to several
third parties.
Dividend
On July 12, 2024, the Company paid a third
quarter cash dividend of $0.05 per share on its outstanding common
stock to stockholders of record as of June 28, 2024.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
The Company continues to demonstrate financial
strength within its balance sheet, as highlighted below:
- The Company’s
working capital was $34.0 million at June 30, 2024,
representing a 2.67 to 1:00 ratio.
- The Company
maintains a solid debt to total assets ratio. At June 30, 2024
and September 30, 2023, the ratios were 0.20 to 1.00 and 0.30
to 1.00, respectively.
- Total debt was
$84.1 million and net debt was $74.9 million at June 30, 2024,
compared to $128.7 million and $127.6 million, respectively, at
September 30, 2023.
- Available
borrowings under the Company’s lines of credit were approximately
$94.8 million at June 30, 2024.
About Alico
Alico, Inc. primarily operates two divisions:
Alico Citrus, one of the nation’s largest citrus producers, and
Land Management and Other Operations, which includes land leasing
and related support operations. Learn more about Alico (Nasdaq:
“ALCO”) at www.alicoinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding our expectations regarding
prices in the 2024/2025 harvest season; the impact of Hurricane Ian
on our results; expectations regarding the closing of certain
agreements to sell land; expectations regarding entry into future
contracts; the impact of the OTC injections; expectations related
to our succession plans; expectations regarding our liquidity,
business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future
operations or any other statements relating to our future
activities or other future events or conditions. These statements
are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections
about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by our
management and can be identified by terms such as “will,” “should,”
“expects,” “plans,” ,”hopes,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,”
“targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,”
“forecasts,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative
of these terms or other similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed
or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous
factors, including, but not limited to: adverse weather conditions,
natural disasters and other natural conditions, including the
effects of climate change and hurricanes and tropical storms,
particularly because our citrus groves are geographically
concentrated in Florida; damage and loss from disease including,
but not limited to, citrus greening and citrus canker; any adverse
event affecting our citrus business; our ability to effectively
perform grove management services, or to effectively manage an
expanded portfolio of groves; our dependency on our relationship
with Tropicana and Tropicana’s relationship with certain third
parties for a significant portion of our business; our ability to
execute our strategic growth initiatives and whether they
adequately address the challenges or opportunities we face; product
contamination and product liability claims; water use regulations
restricting our access to water; changes in immigration laws; harm
to our reputation; tax risks associated with a Section 1031
Exchange; risks associated with the undertaking of one or more
significant corporate transactions; the seasonality of our citrus
business; fluctuations in our earnings due to market supply and
prices and demand for our products; climate change, or legal,
regulatory, or market measures to address climate change; ESG
issues, including those related to climate change and
sustainability; increases in labor, personnel and benefits costs;
increases in commodity or raw product costs, such as fuel and
chemical costs; transportation risks; any change or the
classification or valuation methods employed by county property
appraisers related to our real estate taxes; liability for the use
of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other potentially
hazardous substances; compliance with applicable environmental
laws; loss of key employees; material weaknesses and other control
deficiencies relating to our internal control over financial
reporting ; macroeconomic conditions, such as rising inflation and
the deadly conflicts in Ukraine and Israel; system security risks,
data protection breaches, cyber-attacks and systems integration
issues; our indebtedness and ability to generate sufficient cash
flow to service our debt obligations; higher interest expenses as a
result of variable rates of interest for our debt; our ability to
continue to pay cash dividends; and the other factors described
under the sections "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on December 6, 2023, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, we do not undertake
an obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments, or otherwise.
This press release also contains financial
projections that are necessarily based upon a variety of estimates
and assumptions which may not be realized and are inherently
subject, in addition to the risks identified in the forward-looking
statement disclaimer, to business, economic, competitive, industry,
regulatory, market and financial uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the Company’s control. There can be no assurance that the
assumptions made in preparing the financial projections will prove
accurate. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from
the financial projections.
Investor Contact:Investor Relations(239)
226-2060InvestorRelations@alicoinc.com
Brad HeineChief Financial Officer(239)
226-2000bheine@alicoinc.com
ALICO, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(in thousands, except share
amounts) |
|
|
June 30,2024 |
|
September 30,2023 |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current
assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
9,106 |
|
|
$ |
1,062 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
4,512 |
|
|
|
712 |
|
Inventories |
|
35,998 |
|
|
|
52,481 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
3,106 |
|
|
|
1,632 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
1,642 |
|
|
|
1,718 |
|
Total current assets |
|
54,364 |
|
|
|
58,805 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,630 |
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
355,255 |
|
|
|
361,849 |
|
Goodwill |
|
2,246 |
|
|
|
2,246 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
2,737 |
|
|
|
2,823 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
414,602 |
|
|
$ |
428,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
6,632 |
|
|
$ |
6,311 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
4,618 |
|
|
|
5,363 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
1,410 |
|
|
|
2,566 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
7,171 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
527 |
|
|
|
825 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
20,358 |
|
|
|
15,065 |
|
Long-term debt, net |
|
82,642 |
|
|
|
101,410 |
|
Lines of credit |
|
— |
|
|
|
24,722 |
|
Deferred income tax
liabilities, net |
|
36,868 |
|
|
|
36,410 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
442 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
140,310 |
|
|
|
177,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized;
8,416,145 shares issued and 7,624,185 and 7,610,551 shares
outstanding at June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023,
respectively |
|
8,416 |
|
|
|
8,416 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
20,153 |
|
|
|
20,045 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost, 791,960 and 806,341 shares held at
June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively |
|
(26,838 |
) |
|
|
(27,274 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
267,758 |
|
|
|
243,804 |
|
Total Alico stockholders’ equity |
|
269,489 |
|
|
|
244,991 |
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
4,803 |
|
|
|
5,386 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
274,292 |
|
|
|
250,377 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
414,602 |
|
|
$ |
428,353 |
|
ALICO, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)(in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
|
|
Three Months EndedJune 30, |
|
Nine Months EndedJune 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
Operating
revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alico Citrus |
$ |
13,237 |
|
|
$ |
6,712 |
|
|
$ |
44,591 |
|
|
$ |
37,917 |
|
Land Management and Other Operations |
|
373 |
|
|
|
572 |
|
|
|
1,117 |
|
|
|
1,249 |
|
Total operating revenues |
|
13,610 |
|
|
|
7,284 |
|
|
|
45,708 |
|
|
|
39,166 |
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alico Citrus |
|
17,813 |
|
|
|
(8,322 |
) |
|
|
82,062 |
|
|
|
33,493 |
|
Land Management and Other Operations |
|
84 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
17,897 |
|
|
|
(8,218 |
) |
|
|
82,408 |
|
|
|
33,793 |
|
Gross (loss)
profit |
|
(4,287 |
) |
|
|
15,502 |
|
|
|
(36,700 |
) |
|
|
5,373 |
|
General and administrative
expenses |
|
2,441 |
|
|
|
2,930 |
|
|
|
8,034 |
|
|
|
8,106 |
|
(Loss) income from
operations |
|
(6,728 |
) |
|
|
12,572 |
|
|
|
(44,734 |
) |
|
|
(2,733 |
) |
Other expense,
net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
95 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest expense |
|
(628 |
) |
|
|
(1,196 |
) |
|
|
(2,896 |
) |
|
|
(3,618 |
) |
Gain on property and equipment |
|
4,491 |
|
|
|
2,605 |
|
|
|
81,520 |
|
|
|
7,368 |
|
Other income, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
44 |
|
Total other expense, net |
|
3,958 |
|
|
|
1,423 |
|
|
|
78,969 |
|
|
|
3,794 |
|
(Loss) income before income
taxes |
|
(2,770 |
) |
|
|
13,995 |
|
|
|
34,235 |
|
|
|
1,061 |
|
Income tax (benefit)
provision |
|
(861 |
) |
|
|
1,923 |
|
|
|
9,721 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
Net (loss)
income |
|
(1,909 |
) |
|
|
12,072 |
|
|
|
24,514 |
|
|
|
755 |
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
noncontrolling interests |
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
Alico, Inc. common stockholders |
$ |
(2,044 |
) |
|
$ |
11,832 |
|
|
$ |
25,097 |
|
|
$ |
895 |
|
Per share information
attributable to Alico, Inc. common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common
share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
(0.27 |
) |
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
|
$ |
3.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
(0.27 |
) |
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
|
$ |
3.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
Weighted-average number
of common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
7,624 |
|
|
|
7,605 |
|
|
|
7,620 |
|
|
|
7,599 |
|
Diluted |
|
7,624 |
|
|
|
7,605 |
|
|
|
7,620 |
|
|
|
7,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared
per common share |
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
ALICO, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)(in
thousands) |
|
|
Nine Months EndedJune 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
Net cash (used in)
operating activities |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
24,514 |
|
|
$ |
755 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
11,317 |
|
|
|
11,685 |
|
Amortization of debt issue costs |
|
176 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
|
(81,520 |
) |
|
|
(7,368 |
) |
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets |
|
6,213 |
|
|
|
5,535 |
|
Inventory net realizable value adjustment |
|
28,549 |
|
|
|
1,616 |
|
Deferred income tax provision |
|
458 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
544 |
|
|
|
731 |
|
Other |
|
55 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
(3,800 |
) |
|
|
(4,039 |
) |
Inventories |
|
(12,624 |
) |
|
|
(12,767 |
) |
Prepaid expenses |
|
76 |
|
|
|
(307 |
) |
Income tax receivable |
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
Other assets |
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
315 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
(843 |
) |
|
|
3,355 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
7,171 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other liabilities |
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
(467 |
) |
Net cash (used in) operating activities |
|
(18,720 |
) |
|
|
(618 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(15,931 |
) |
|
|
(12,923 |
) |
Acquisition of citrus groves |
|
— |
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
Net proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
|
86,394 |
|
|
|
7,583 |
|
Notes receivable |
|
— |
|
|
|
(570 |
) |
Change in deposits on purchase of citrus trees |
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
269 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
70,088 |
|
|
|
(5,718 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities: |
|
|
|
Repayments on revolving lines of credit |
|
(44,032 |
) |
|
|
(51,953 |
) |
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit |
|
19,310 |
|
|
|
64,935 |
|
Principal payments on term loans |
|
(20,089 |
) |
|
|
(1,807 |
) |
Capital contribution received from noncontrolling interest |
|
— |
|
|
|
441 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
(1,143 |
) |
|
|
(4,553 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
(45,954 |
) |
|
|
7,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and
restricted cash |
|
5,414 |
|
|
|
727 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash at beginning of the period |
|
3,692 |
|
|
|
865 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the
period |
$ |
9,106 |
|
|
$ |
1,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing
activities: |
|
|
|
Assets received in exchange for services |
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Trees delivered in exchange for prior tree deposits |
$ |
377 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the measurements prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States (“U.S. GAAP”), Alico utilizes EBITDA, Adjusted
EBITDA, and Net Debt, which are non-GAAP financial measures within
the meaning of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K, to
evaluate the performance of its business. Due to significant
depreciable assets associated with the nature of our operations
and, to a lesser extent, interest costs associated with our capital
structure, management believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and
Net Debt are important measures to evaluate our results of
operations between periods on a more comparable basis and to help
investors analyze underlying trends in our business, evaluate the
performance of our business both on an absolute basis and relative
to our peers and the broader market, provide useful information to
both management and investors by excluding certain items that may
not be indicative of our core operating results and operational
strength of our business and help investors evaluate our ability to
service our debt. Such measurements are not prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP and should not be construed as an alternative to
reported results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The
non-GAAP information provided is unique to Alico and may not be
consistent with methodologies used by other companies. EBITDA is
defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income
taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is
defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income
taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization and adjustments for
non-recurring transactions or transactions that are not indicative
of our core operating results, such as gains or losses on sales of
real estate, property and equipment and assets held for sale. Net
Debt is defined as Current portion of long-term debt, Long-term
debt, net and Lines of credit, less cash. The Company is not able
to provide a quantitative reconciliation of its full-year 2024
guidance as to Net Debt to Current portion of long-term debt, the
most directly comparable GAAP measure, and has not provided
forward-looking guidance for Current portion of long-term debt
because of the uncertainty around certain items that may impact
Current portion of long-term debt that are not within our control
or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable effort.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(in
thousands) |
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Three Months EndedJune 30, |
|
Nine Months EndedJune 30, |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
Net (loss) income attributable
to Alico, Inc. common stockholders |
$ |
(2,044 |
) |
|
$ |
11,832 |
|
|
$ |
25,097 |
|
|
$ |
895 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
533 |
|
|
|
1,196 |
|
|
|
2,551 |
|
|
|
3,618 |
|
Income tax (benefit) provision |
|
(861 |
) |
|
|
1,923 |
|
|
|
9,721 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
3,838 |
|
|
|
11,317 |
|
|
|
11,685 |
|
EBITDA |
|
1,343 |
|
|
|
18,789 |
|
|
|
48,686 |
|
|
|
16,504 |
|
Non-GAAP Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory net realizable value adjustment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,549 |
|
|
|
1,616 |
|
Employee stock compensation expense (1) |
|
57 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
Federal relief - Hurricane Irma |
|
— |
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,315 |
) |
Insurance proceeds - Hurricane Ian |
|
(299 |
) |
|
|
(17,482 |
) |
|
|
(299 |
) |
|
|
(22,241 |
) |
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
|
(4,491 |
) |
|
|
(2,605 |
) |
|
|
(81,520 |
) |
|
|
(7,368 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(3,390 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,286 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,415 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,523 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Includes stock
compensation expense for current executives, senior management and
other employees. |
Net Debt
(in thousands) |
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
June 30,2024 |
|
September 30,2023 |
Current portion of long-term debt |
$ |
1,410 |
|
|
$ |
2,566 |
|
Long-term debt, net |
|
82,642 |
|
|
|
101,410 |
|
Lines of credit |
|
— |
|
|
|
24,722 |
|
Total Debt |
|
84,052 |
|
|
|
128,698 |
|
Less: Cash |
|
(9,106 |
) |
|
|
(1,062 |
) |
Net Debt |
$ |
74,946 |
|
|
$ |
127,636 |
|
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