J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) today announced sales and
earnings for the third quarter ended June 25, 2016.
Sales for the third quarter decreased about 1/4 of one percent
to $278.0 million from $278.7 million in last year’s third quarter.
Net earnings increased 10% to $26.8 million in the current
quarter from $24.5 million last year. Earnings per diluted
share increased to $1.43 for the third quarter from $1.30 last
year. Operating income increased 4% to $40.4 million in the current
quarter from $38.8 million in the year ago quarter.
For the nine months ended June 25, 2016, sales increased 2% to
$730.5 million from $716.5 million in last year’s nine
months. Net earnings increased 10% to $55.4 million this year
from $50.4 million last year for the nine months. Earnings
per diluted share increased to $2.95 from $2.68 last year.
Operating income increased 6% to $82.1 million this year from $77.2
million last year for the nine months.
Effective with this release, our earnings press release will
contain detailed financial statements and commentary relating to
our quarterly results of operations. In connection with this
change in practice, we expect to file our quarterly reports on Form
10-Q on the third business day following our quarterly press
release.
Gerald B. Shreiber, J & J’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “Although we are pleased that our earnings for
the third quarter and nine months are higher than last year, we are
disappointed with our lack of sales growth.”
J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the
snack food industry, providing nutritional and affordable branded
niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail
supermarket outlets. Manufactured and distributed nationwide,
our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY and
other soft pretzels, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages,
LUIGI’S, PHILLY SWIRL, MINUTE MAID* frozen juice bars and ices,
WHOLE FRUIT sorbet and frozen fruit bars, MARY B’S biscuits and
dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, CALIFORNIA CHURROS and
TIO PEPE’S churros, PATIO Burritos and other handheld sandwiches,
THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and several cookie brands
within COUNTRY HOME BAKERS. For more information, please
visit us at www.jjsnack.com.
*MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The
Coca-Cola Company
J & J SNACK FOODS
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF EARNINGS |
(Unaudited) |
(in thousands, except
per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended |
|
Nine months
ended |
|
|
|
June 25, |
|
June 27, |
|
June 25, |
|
June 27, |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Sales |
|
|
$ |
277,981 |
|
|
$ |
278,724 |
|
|
$ |
730,541 |
|
|
$ |
716,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
|
185,895 |
|
|
|
188,328 |
|
|
|
505,871 |
|
|
|
498,037 |
|
Gross Profit |
|
|
|
92,086 |
|
|
|
90,396 |
|
|
|
224,670 |
|
|
|
218,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
23,721 |
|
|
|
23,201 |
|
|
|
63,714 |
|
|
|
62,674 |
|
Distribution |
|
|
|
19,006 |
|
|
|
20,429 |
|
|
|
54,784 |
|
|
|
55,583 |
|
Administrative |
|
|
|
8,530 |
|
|
|
7,910 |
|
|
|
23,857 |
|
|
|
22,897 |
|
Other general expense |
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
51,649 |
|
|
|
51,585 |
|
|
|
142,594 |
|
|
|
141,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
|
40,437 |
|
|
|
38,811 |
|
|
|
82,076 |
|
|
|
77,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment income (loss) |
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
3,118 |
|
|
|
2,579 |
|
Interest expense & other |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
income taxes |
|
|
|
41,387 |
|
|
|
38,724 |
|
|
|
85,100 |
|
|
|
79,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes |
|
|
|
14,596 |
|
|
|
14,262 |
|
|
|
29,743 |
|
|
|
29,362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET EARNINGS |
|
|
$ |
26,791 |
|
|
$ |
24,462 |
|
|
$ |
55,357 |
|
|
$ |
50,355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per diluted
share |
|
|
$ |
1.43 |
|
|
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
2.95 |
|
|
$ |
2.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of diluted shares |
|
|
|
18,705 |
|
|
|
18,823 |
|
|
|
18,765 |
|
|
|
18,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per basic
share |
|
|
$ |
1.44 |
|
|
$ |
1.31 |
|
|
$ |
2.97 |
|
|
$ |
2.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number
of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
basic shares |
|
|
|
18,615 |
|
|
|
18,691 |
|
|
|
18,646 |
|
|
|
18,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP. AND
SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS |
(in thousands, except share
amounts) |
|
|
|
June
25, |
|
September
26, |
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
104,321 |
|
|
$ |
133,689 |
|
Marketable securities held to
maturity |
|
|
9,667 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
114,543 |
|
|
|
102,649 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
94,906 |
|
|
|
82,657 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
|
|
5,109 |
|
|
|
6,557 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
3,332 |
|
|
|
3,266 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
331,878 |
|
|
|
328,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment, at cost |
|
|
|
|
Land |
|
|
2,496 |
|
|
|
2,496 |
|
Buildings |
|
|
26,741 |
|
|
|
26,741 |
|
Plant machinery and equipment |
|
|
225,055 |
|
|
|
210,728 |
|
Marketing equipment |
|
|
274,371 |
|
|
|
266,047 |
|
Transportation equipment |
|
|
7,490 |
|
|
|
6,866 |
|
Office equipment |
|
|
21,739 |
|
|
|
20,586 |
|
Improvements |
|
|
34,529 |
|
|
|
28,725 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
4,919 |
|
|
|
9,486 |
|
Total Property, plant and
equipment, at cost |
|
|
597,340 |
|
|
|
571,675 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
and amortization |
|
|
414,872 |
|
|
|
399,621 |
|
Property, plant and equipment,
net |
|
|
182,468 |
|
|
|
172,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
|
86,442 |
|
|
|
86,442 |
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
|
41,895 |
|
|
|
45,819 |
|
Marketable securities held to
maturity |
|
|
96,197 |
|
|
|
66,660 |
|
Marketable securities available for
sale |
|
|
29,440 |
|
|
|
39,638 |
|
Other |
|
|
2,913 |
|
|
|
3,504 |
|
Total other assets |
|
|
256,887 |
|
|
|
242,063 |
|
Total
Assets |
|
$ |
771,233 |
|
|
$ |
742,935 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Current obligations under capital
leases |
|
$ |
363 |
|
|
$ |
273 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
65,866 |
|
|
|
59,206 |
|
Accrued insurance liability |
|
|
10,705 |
|
|
|
10,231 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
5,587 |
|
|
|
5,365 |
|
Accrued compensation expense |
|
|
14,608 |
|
|
|
15,318 |
|
Dividends payable |
|
|
7,257 |
|
|
|
6,723 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
104,386 |
|
|
|
97,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term obligations
under capital leases |
|
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
1,196 |
|
Deferred income
taxes |
|
|
43,657 |
|
|
|
43,789 |
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
813 |
|
|
|
915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $1 par
value; authorized |
|
|
|
|
10,000,000 shares; none issued |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common stock, no par
value; authorized, |
|
|
|
|
50,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding |
|
|
|
|
18,618,000 and 18,676,000
respectively |
|
|
21,756 |
|
|
|
31,653 |
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss |
|
|
(13,426 |
) |
|
|
(10,897 |
) |
Retained Earnings |
|
|
612,720 |
|
|
|
579,163 |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
|
|
621,050 |
|
|
|
599,919 |
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|
$ |
771,233 |
|
|
$ |
742,935 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
J & J SNACK FOODS
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) (in
thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
June 25, |
|
June 27, |
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
Operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
55,357 |
|
|
$ |
50,355 |
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net |
|
|
|
|
earnings to net cash |
|
|
|
|
provided by operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of fixed assets |
|
|
25,526 |
|
|
|
24,013 |
|
Amortization of intangibles |
|
|
|
|
and deferred costs |
|
|
4,304 |
|
|
|
4,445 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
1,735 |
|
|
|
1,625 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(172 |
) |
|
|
(131 |
) |
Loss on sale of marketable
securities |
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
1,904 |
|
Other |
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
Changes in assets and
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
net of effects from purchase of
companies |
|
|
|
|
Increase in accounts
receivable |
|
|
(11,984 |
) |
|
|
(15,821 |
) |
Increase in inventories |
|
|
(12,478 |
) |
|
|
(8,052 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in prepaid
expenses |
|
|
1,419 |
|
|
|
(511 |
) |
Increase in accounts payable |
|
|
|
|
and accrued liabilities |
|
|
6,566 |
|
|
|
8,980 |
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities |
|
|
71,348 |
|
|
|
66,552 |
|
Investing
activities: |
|
|
|
|
Payment for purchases of companies,
net of cash acquired |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(615 |
) |
Purchases of property, plant |
|
|
|
|
and equipment |
|
|
(37,221 |
) |
|
|
(34,180 |
) |
Purchases of marketable
securities |
|
|
(41,786 |
) |
|
|
(16,126 |
) |
Proceeds from redemption and sales
of |
|
|
|
|
marketable securities |
|
|
11,008 |
|
|
|
39,968 |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property
and |
|
|
|
|
equipment |
|
|
1,578 |
|
|
|
1,322 |
|
Other |
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
(167 |
) |
Net cash used in investing
activities |
|
|
(66,113 |
) |
|
|
(9,798 |
) |
Financing
activities: |
|
|
|
|
Payments to repurchase common
stock |
|
|
(15,265 |
) |
|
|
(2,114 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of
stock |
|
|
3,634 |
|
|
|
2,174 |
|
Payments on capitalized lease
obligations |
|
|
(265 |
) |
|
|
(176 |
) |
Payment of cash dividend |
|
|
(21,267 |
) |
|
|
(19,425 |
) |
Net cash used in financing
activities |
|
|
(33,163 |
) |
|
|
(19,541 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate on
cash |
|
|
|
|
and cash equivalents |
|
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
(2,425 |
) |
Net (decrease) increase in
cash |
|
|
|
|
and cash equivalents |
|
|
(29,368 |
) |
|
|
34,788 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning |
|
|
|
|
of period |
|
|
133,689 |
|
|
|
91,760 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
end |
|
|
|
|
of period |
|
$ |
104,321 |
|
|
$ |
126,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended |
|
Nine months
ended |
|
|
|
June 25, |
|
June 27, |
|
June 25, |
|
June 27, |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
Sales to External
Customers: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soft pretzels |
|
|
$ |
44,410 |
|
|
$ |
42,920 |
|
|
$ |
125,943 |
|
|
$ |
124,737 |
|
Frozen juices and ices |
|
|
|
18,564 |
|
|
|
19,331 |
|
|
|
37,850 |
|
|
|
38,604 |
|
Churros |
|
|
|
15,819 |
|
|
|
14,979 |
|
|
|
43,452 |
|
|
|
42,568 |
|
Handhelds |
|
|
|
7,047 |
|
|
|
5,853 |
|
|
|
20,371 |
|
|
|
16,055 |
|
Bakery |
|
|
|
74,475 |
|
|
|
79,643 |
|
|
|
221,500 |
|
|
|
224,865 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
8,833 |
|
|
|
4,522 |
|
|
|
15,507 |
|
|
|
9,242 |
|
Total Food Service |
|
|
$ |
169,148 |
|
|
$ |
167,248 |
|
|
$ |
464,623 |
|
|
$ |
456,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail Supermarket |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soft pretzels |
|
|
$ |
7,136 |
|
|
$ |
7,431 |
|
|
$ |
25,611 |
|
|
$ |
27,460 |
|
Frozen juices and ices |
|
|
|
26,038 |
|
|
|
29,421 |
|
|
|
48,009 |
|
|
|
52,298 |
|
Handhelds |
|
|
|
3,813 |
|
|
|
4,667 |
|
|
|
11,121 |
|
|
|
14,115 |
|
Coupon redemption |
|
|
|
(826 |
) |
|
|
(811 |
) |
|
|
(1,911 |
) |
|
|
(2,811 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
852 |
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
2,143 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
Total Retail Supermarket |
|
|
$ |
37,013 |
|
|
$ |
41,128 |
|
|
$ |
84,973 |
|
|
$ |
92,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frozen Beverages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beverages |
|
|
$ |
44,352 |
|
|
$ |
44,990 |
|
|
$ |
102,966 |
|
|
$ |
99,278 |
|
Repair and maintenance service |
|
|
|
18,398 |
|
|
|
17,270 |
|
|
|
53,105 |
|
|
|
48,303 |
|
Machines sales |
|
|
|
8,942 |
|
|
|
7,696 |
|
|
|
23,911 |
|
|
|
19,771 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
963 |
|
|
|
1,013 |
|
Total Frozen Beverages |
|
|
$ |
71,820 |
|
|
$ |
70,348 |
|
|
$ |
180,945 |
|
|
$ |
168,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Sales |
|
|
$ |
277,981 |
|
|
$ |
278,724 |
|
|
$ |
730,541 |
|
|
$ |
716,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
Amortization: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Service |
|
|
$ |
5,777 |
|
|
$ |
5,267 |
|
|
$ |
16,846 |
|
|
$ |
15,782 |
|
Retail Supermarket |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
862 |
|
|
|
849 |
|
Frozen Beverages |
|
|
|
4,095 |
|
|
|
4,052 |
|
|
|
12,122 |
|
|
|
11,827 |
|
Total Depreciation and
Amortization |
|
|
$ |
10,160 |
|
|
$ |
9,602 |
|
|
$ |
29,830 |
|
|
$ |
28,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Service |
|
|
$ |
24,619 |
|
|
$ |
20,479 |
|
|
$ |
59,041 |
|
|
$ |
51,621 |
|
Retail Supermarket |
|
|
|
4,266 |
|
|
|
6,406 |
|
|
|
7,825 |
|
|
|
9,607 |
|
Frozen Beverages |
|
|
|
11,552 |
|
|
|
11,926 |
|
|
|
15,210 |
|
|
|
15,998 |
|
Total Operating
Income |
|
|
$ |
40,437 |
|
|
$ |
38,811 |
|
|
$ |
82,076 |
|
|
$ |
77,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Service |
|
|
$ |
5,961 |
|
|
$ |
9,315 |
|
|
$ |
19,470 |
|
|
$ |
20,065 |
|
Retail Supermarket |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Frozen Beverages |
|
|
|
7,385 |
|
|
$ |
6,932 |
|
|
|
17,412 |
|
|
|
14,053 |
|
Total Capital
Expenditures |
|
|
$ |
13,486 |
|
|
$ |
16,247 |
|
|
$ |
37,221 |
|
|
$ |
34,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food Service |
|
|
$ |
563,571 |
|
|
$ |
541,314 |
|
|
$ |
563,571 |
|
|
$ |
541,314 |
|
Retail Supermarket |
|
|
|
26,110 |
|
|
|
26,711 |
|
|
|
26,110 |
|
|
|
26,711 |
|
Frozen Beverages |
|
|
|
181,552 |
|
|
|
174,901 |
|
|
|
181,552 |
|
|
|
174,901 |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
$ |
771,233 |
|
|
$ |
742,926 |
|
|
$ |
771,233 |
|
|
$ |
742,926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Results of Operations
Net sales decreased $743,000 or about 1/4 of 1% to $277,981,000
for the three months and increased $14,057,000 or 2% to
$730,541,000 for the nine months ended June 25, 2016 compared to
the three and nine months ended June 27, 2015.
FOOD SERVICE
Sales to food service customers increased $1,900,000 or 1% in
the third quarter to $169,148,000 and increased $8,552,000 or 2%
for the nine months. Soft pretzel sales to the food service
market increased 3% to $44,410,000 in the third quarter and
increased 1% to $125,943,000 in the nine months with sales
increases and decreases in the third quarter spread among our
customers and with sales of $1.2 million under an already ended
limited time offer program to a new restaurant chain
customer. Soft pretzel sales to restaurant chains were 13%
higher compared to last year’s quarter primarily due to the above
mentioned sales and for the nine months, soft pretzel sales to
restaurant chains were marginally higher than last year.
Frozen juices and ices sales decreased 4% to $18,564,000 in the
three months and were down 2% to $37,850,000 in the nine months
with lower sales to one customer accounting for the entire decrease
in both periods. Churro sales to food service customers increased
6% to $15,819,000 in the third quarter and were up 2% to
$43,452,000 for the nine months with sales increases and decreases
spread among our customers.
Sales of bakery products decreased $5,168,000 or 6% in the third
quarter to $74,475,000 and decreased $3,365,000 or 1% for the nine
months. Sales to one customer were down $4.4 million in the
quarter compared to last year as the customer added a secondary
supplier. We expect sales to this customer to be down
approximately $1 million a month through January 2017.
Sales of handhelds increased $1,194,000 or 20% in the quarter
with the sales increase split among two customers and $4,317,000 or
27% for the nine months with 90% of the increase coming from sales
to one customer. Sales of funnel cake increased $4,463,000 or
109% in the quarter to $8,570,000 and $6,559,000 or 81% to
$14,651,000 for the nine months primarily due to increased sales to
school food service and to sales of $3.8 million in the third
quarter to a new restaurant chain customer. We do not expect
additional funnel cake sales to this customer until the second
quarter of our fiscal year 2017.
Sales of new products in the first twelve months since their
introduction were approximately $14 million in this quarter and $24
million in the nine months. Price increases accounted for
approximately $900,000 of sales in the quarter and $6.8 million in
the nine months and net volume increases, including new product
sales as defined above, accounted for approximately $1.0 million of
sales in the quarter and $1.7 in the nine months.
Operating income in our Food Service segment increased from
$20,479,000 to $24,619,000 in the quarter and increased from
$51,621,000 to $59,041,000 in the nine months. Operating
income for both periods benefited from lower marketing expenses,
lower ingredient costs, significantly increased volume of our
handhelds and funnel cake products, pricing and more favorable
product mix and was hurt by higher group health insurance costs and
lower volume of our frozen juices and ices and bakery
products.
RETAIL SUPERMARKETS
Sales of products to retail supermarkets decreased $4,115,000 or
10% to $37,013,000 in the third quarter and decreased $7,075,000 or
8% to $84,973,000 in the nine months. Soft pretzel sales for
the third quarter were down 4% to $7,136,000 with sales increases
and decreases spread over our customer base and products and were
down 7% to $25,611,000 for the nine months. About one third
of the pretzel sales decline in the nine month period was due to
the discontinuance of SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN Soft Pretzel Bread and
lower sales to two customers accounted for roughly 90% of the
balance of the decline. Sales of frozen juices and ices
decreased $3,383,000 or 11% to $26,038,000 in the third quarter and
were down 8% to $48,009,000 for the nine months.
Increased trade spending to introduce WHOLE FRUIT Organic juice
tubes and new PHILLY SWIRL products and general declines in sales
of our existing PHILLY SWIRL products accounted for all of the
sales decline in frozen juices and ices in the nine months and over
80% of the decline in the third quarter. PHILLY SWIRL sales
were down in both periods primarily because of lower sales to a
customer in Canada due to the stronger US dollar, lower sales to
one warehouse club store which carried fewer SKUS this year and
decreased sales to one retail supermarket customer of a product
that is being discontinued. We expect a significant
improvement of sales of PHILLY SWIRL products in our fourth quarter
compared to last year. Coupon redemption costs, a reduction
of sales, which were higher in the first six months a year ago
supporting the introduction of the SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN Soft
Pretzel Bread, were essentially unchanged for the quarter at
$826,000 and decreased 32% to $1,911,000 for the nine months.
Handheld sales to retail supermarket customers decreased 18% to
$3,813,000 in the quarter and decreased 21% to $11,121,000 for the
nine months. Roughly 25% of the handhelds sales decline in
the quarter and 40% for the nine months resulted from increased
trade spending to introduce PILLSBURY mini dessert pies. The
balance of the sales decline was spread over our customer base.
Sales of new products in the third quarter were approximately
$2.5 million and were $4.5 million for the nine months. Price
increases accounted for approximately $300,000 of sales in the
quarter and $1.5 million in the nine months and net volume
decreases including new product sales as defined above and net of
decreased coupon costs, lowered sales by approximately $4.4 million
in this quarter and $8.6 million in the nine months.
Operating income in our Retail Supermarkets segment decreased from
$6,406,000 to $4,266,000 in the quarter primarily because of
approximately $600,000 of increased trade spending related to the
introduction of WHOLE FRUIT Organic juice tubes, OREO churros,
PILLSBURY mini dessert pies and other new products and
sharply lower frozen juices and ices sales volume and decreased
from $9,607,000 to $7,825,000 in the nine months primarily because
of increased trade spending of $1.8 million for the introduction of
new products as mentioned above and lower sales volume offset by
$900,000 of lower coupon expenses.
FROZEN BEVERAGES
Frozen beverage and related product sales increased 2% to
$71,820,000 in the third quarter and increased 7% to $180,945,000
in the nine month period. Beverage related sales alone were
down 1% to $44,352,000 in the third quarter and were up 4% to
$102,966,000 in the nine month period. Gallon
sales were essentially unchanged for the three months and were up
5% for the nine month period primarily due to higher sales to movie
theaters. Service revenue increased 7% to $18,398,000 in the
third quarter and increased 10% to $53,105,000 for the nine month
period with sales increases and decreases spread throughout our
customer base.
Sales of beverage machines, which tend to fluctuate from year to
year while following no specific trend, were $8,942,000, an
increase of 16% from last year’s third quarter and were
$23,911,000, or 21% higher than last year, in the nine month
period. The approximate number of company owned frozen beverage
dispensers was 55,500 and 53,100 at June 25, 2016 and September 26,
2015, respectively. Operating income in our Frozen Beverage
segment decreased to $11,552,000 in this quarter and $15,210,000
for the nine months compared to $11,926,000 and $15,998,000 in last
years’ periods, respectively. Higher group health insurance
costs of about $500,000 and flat gallons volume contributed to the
lower operating income for the third quarter and higher group
health insurance costs of about $1.1 million and a bad debt write
off of $200,000 contributed to the lower operating income in the
nine months.
CONSOLIDATED
Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 33.13% in the three
month period this year and 32.43% last year. For the nine
month period, gross profit as a percentage of sales was 30.75% this
year and 30.49% a year ago. For both periods, gross profit
percentage benefited from lower ingredient costs, pricing,
increased handhelds and funnel cake business and more favorable
product mix in our food service business offset by higher costs in
our frozen beverages business and increased trade spending related
to the introduction of WHOLE FRUIT Organic juice tubes, OREO
churros, PILLSBURY mini dessert pies and new PHILLY SWIRL products
in our retail supermarket business, as well as by sharply lower
volume in our retail supermarket business.
Total operating expenses were essentially unchanged at
$51,649,000 in the third quarter and as a percentage of sales
increased from 18.51% percent to 18.58%. For the nine months,
operating expenses increased $1,373,000, and as a percentage of
sales decreased from 19.71% to 19.51%. Marketing expenses
increased to 8.5% of sales in this year’s quarter from 8.3% last
year and were 8.7% of sales in both years’ nine months.
Distribution expenses were 6.8% of sales in this year’s quarter and
were 7.3% of sales in last year’s quarter, and were 7.5% in this
year’s nine month period and 7.8% of sales last years’ nine month
period. Distribution expenses benefited this quarter and nine
months from lower fuel costs and shipping
efficiencies. Administrative expenses were 3.1%
of sales this quarter and 3.3% for the nine month period as
compared to 2.8% of sales last year in the third quarter and 3.2%
for the nine months.
Operating income increased $1,626,000 or 4% to $40,437,000 in
the third quarter and increased $4,850,000 or 6% to $82,076,000 for
the nine months as a result of the aforementioned items.
Investment income of $981,000 this year compared to a loss of
$53,000 last year and was higher by $539,000 in the nine
months. Last year’s investment income was reduced by realized
losses of $1.4 million and $1.9 million in the three and nine
months periods which compares to realized losses of $176,000 and
$582,000 in this year’s three and nine months.
The effective income tax rate has been estimated at 35% and 37%
for the quarter this year and last year, respectively and 35% and
37% for the nine months this year and last year,
respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three
months ended December 26, 2015 has been revised to 33.4% as a
result of our early adoption in the March 2016 quarter of
Accounting Standards Update NO. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee
Share-Based Payment Accounting. Under this new standard, $499,000
of first quarter income tax benefit was recognized via a reduction
of amounts previously recorded as additional paid in capital upon
exercise of stock options. In the March 2016 and June 2016 fiscal
quarters, we have realized a tax benefit of $89,000 and $163,000;
respectively, upon similar exercises of stock options. We are
estimating an effective income tax rate of approximately 35 1/4-35
1/2% for the year, which includes approximately 3/4 of 1 percentage
point decrease because of the above referenced change in
accounting.
Net earnings increased $2,329,000 or 10% in the current three
month period to $26,791,000 and were $55,357,000 for the nine
months this year compared to $50,355,000 for the nine month period
last year, an increase of 10%.
There are many factors which can impact our net earnings from
year to year and in the long run, among which are the supply and
cost of raw materials and labor, insurance costs, factors impacting
sales as noted above, the continuing consolidation of our
customers, our ability to manage our manufacturing, marketing and
distribution activities, our ability to make and integrate
acquisitions and changes in tax laws and interest rates.
Contact:
Dennis G. Moore
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(856) 532-6603
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