Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC), producer and marketer
of sorbent mineral products, today announced results for its first
quarter of fiscal year 2025.
|
First Quarter |
(in
thousands, except per share amounts) |
Ended October 31, |
|
2024 |
2023 |
Change |
Consolidated Results |
|
|
|
Net Sales |
$ |
127,945 |
$ |
111,438 |
15 |
% |
Operating
Income (Including Unallocated Corporate Expenses) |
$ |
21,190 |
$ |
13,156 |
61 |
% |
Net
Income |
$ |
16,376 |
$ |
10,742 |
52 |
% |
EBITDA
† |
$ |
26,167 |
$ |
17,384 |
51 |
% |
Diluted
EPS - Common |
$ |
2.25 |
$ |
1.50 |
50 |
% |
Business to Business |
|
|
|
Net
Sales |
$ |
48,415 |
$ |
39,161 |
24 |
% |
Segment
Operating Income |
$ |
17,110 |
$ |
11,123 |
54 |
% |
Retail and Wholesale |
|
|
|
Net
Sales |
$ |
79,530 |
$ |
72,277 |
10 |
% |
Segment Operating Income |
$ |
13,377 |
$ |
11,331 |
18 |
% |
† Please refer to Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP items to the comparable GAAP
measures. |
|
Daniel S. Jaffee, President and Chief Executive
Officer, stated, “I am happy to report that our fiscal year 2025 is
off to a very positive start as we have once again achieved record
results for consolidated net sales, gross profit, and net income in
the first quarter. We also delivered a 400-basis point
year-over-year expansion in our gross margins, propelling our
margins to 32%. Our strong performance was driven by
increased volumes, a favorable product mix, and improved
operational efficiencies. Solid execution of our growth
strategies to establish a foothold in the growing renewable diesel
and crystal cat litter markets helped us achieve this
success. Looking ahead, we believe we are well positioned to
continue this upward trajectory.”
Consolidated
Results
Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reached
a historic high of $127.9 million, or a 15% increase over the same
period in the prior year. This marks the 14th consecutive
quarter of year-over-year sales growth. Revenue increases
were primarily driven by higher volumes across both operating
segments, with significant sales gains generated from fluids
purification, crystal cat litter, and co-packaged coarse litter
products. Our recently acquired subsidiary, Ultra Pet Company, Inc.
(“Ultra Pet”), delivered net sales of $6.0 million, or 5% of the
total consolidated net sales increase over the prior year.
Organic growth from Oil-Dri’s other products drove the remaining
increase in the Company’s topline.
Consolidated gross profit of $40.8 million, a record quarterly
high, was achieved during the first three months of fiscal year
2025, representing a 32% gain over the prior year. Gross
margins expanded to 32% in the current year from 28% in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2024. Oil-Dri's efforts to grow
volume, improve product mix, and enhance operating efficiencies
proved successful during the quarter. This marks the ninth
consecutive quarter of year-over-year gross margin expansion.
During the three months ended October 31, 2024, domestic cost of
goods per ton remained flat compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were
$19.6 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to
$17.8 million for the same period last year. This $1.8
million, or 10%, increase reflects higher compensation costs and a
preliminary foreign value-added tax assessment, in addition to
other operating segment costs.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, consolidated operating
income increased to $21.2 million, or by 61%, compared to the first
quarter of fiscal year 2024. Higher sales volumes combined
with improved product mix offset elevated SG&A costs.
Total other expense, net was $1.0 million for the three months
ended October 31, 2024, compared to $300,000 in the same period
last year. This increase was mainly due to interest expense
on the debt assumed for the Ultra Pet acquisition, along with an
additional reserve for the capacity modification project at the
Company’s sole landfill located in Georgia. The modification work
is expected to be completed during fiscal year 2025.
Consolidated net income reached a record $16.4 million in the
first quarter of fiscal 2025 from $10.7 million in the same period
in fiscal 2024, reflecting a 52% improvement over the prior
year.
Cash and cash equivalents for the three month period ending
October 31, 2024, totaled $12.5 million compared to $23.5 million
at the end of fiscal year 2024. During the first quarter of
fiscal 2025, Oil-Dri continued its significant investment in
manufacturing infrastructure improvements. In addition, the
Company paid down $5.0 million of the $10.0 million revolving
credit facility that was used to partially fund the acquisition of
Ultra Pet. Other significant uses of cash include the payment
of dividends and the purchase of treasury shares that were
surrendered by teammates to pay taxes related to the vesting of
restricted stock awards.
Product Group ReviewThe Business to Business
Products (“B2B”) Group’s first quarter of fiscal year 2025
revenues were a record $48.4 million, or 24% greater than the prior
year, primarily driven by an increase in volume and, to a lesser
extent, by higher prices. Elevated sales from fluids
purification and agricultural products offset slight sales declines
in the animal health business. During the first quarter of
fiscal 2025, revenues from fluids purification products reached an
all-time high of $30.1 million, or an 37% increase over the
prior year. The Company experienced increased demand of its
Metal X and Metal Z products as a result of recently established
renewable diesel plants within North America. Sales of fluids
purification products in EMEA1, Latin America, and Asia also
increased during the three month period ended October 31, 2024,
compared to the same period last year. The agricultural
products business achieved record quarterly net sales of $11.6
million, or a 12% increase over the prior year. This growth
was mainly fueled by higher demand from key customers who resumed
typical purchasing patterns after working through inventory
surpluses, as well as by elevated prices. Amlan, the
Company’s animal health business, generated $6.2 million in sales,
or a 3% decline from the prior year. The decrease was primarily
concentrated in Asia due to the sell-off of existing inventory in
China that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 as
part of the transition to a master distributor. However,
double-digit topline growth was achieved within Latin America and
North America where increased demand, in conjunction with elevated
prices, helped drive sales improvement.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, SG&A costs
within the B2B Products Group increased by $700,000 or 20%,
compared to the same period last year. This was mainly driven
by a preliminary foreign value-added tax assessment and higher
research and development costs.
Operating income for the B2B Products Group was $17.1 million in
the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to $11.1 million in
the same period of fiscal year 2024, reflecting a 54%
increase. This growth can be attributed to higher sales and a
favorable product mix, partially offset by increased SG&A
expenses.
The Retail and Wholesale (“R&W”) Products Group’s first
quarter revenues reached an all-time high of $79.5 million, a 10%
increase over the prior year. The acquisition of Ultra Pet
contributed 8% of the total R&W sales growth, and the remaining
2% can be attributed to organic topline growth from increased
demand for other products within the operating segment. During the
first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company increased distribution of
its Cat’s Pride and Ultra crystal litter products and is beginning
to realize synergies related to the acquisition. Total
domestic clay-based cat litter sales, excluding the Company’s
co-packaged coarse cat litter business, were $53.8 million, or 2%
lower than the prior year. Conversely, revenues of
co-packaged coarse cat litter increased by $2.1 million, or 78%,
compared to last year due to higher demand. In the first
quarter of fiscal year 2024, a cyberattack disrupted a key
customer’s ability to place and receive orders, which negatively
impacted sales of Oil-Dri’s co-packaged coarse litter.
However, the cyber event boosted sales of the Company’s branded and
private label coarse items and is currently influencing
year-over-year comparisons for both domestic clay and co-packaged
litter products. Although total domestic clay litter revenues
declined, Oil-Dri continued to experience topline growth of its
EPA-approved Cat’s Pride Antibacterial Clumping Litter, which is
currently sold at large brick and mortar and e-commerce
retailers. In addition, new distribution of other clay litter
products and accessories was achieved at both new and existing
customers. Domestic industrial and sports product revenues
were $11.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, or 4%
higher than the same period in the prior year, driven by increased
demand. The Company’s Canadian subsidiary experienced sales
declines as a result of softer revenues from cat litter, partially
offset by sales growth from industrial floor absorbent
products.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, SG&A expenses
within the R&W Products Group increased by $1.0 million, or 21%
over the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by
higher compensation costs, a significant credit reserve for several
customer bankruptcies, acquisition-related amortization of
intangible assets, and increased research and development
costs. These higher expenses were partially offset by lower
advertising costs. Oil-Dri expects advertising expenditures
for the full fiscal year 2025 to be lower than fiscal year
2024.
Operating income for the R&W Products Group reached $13.4
million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to $11.3
million in the prior year, reflecting an 18% increase. This
growth can be attributed to higher sales volumes, including the
incremental business from the Ultra Pet acquisition, partially
offset by elevated SG&A expenses.
The Company will host its first quarter of fiscal year 2025
earnings discussion and its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
virtually via a live webcast on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at
9:30 a.m. Central Time. Participation details are available on the
Company’s website’s Events page.
1EMEA is the region including Europe, the Middle
East, and Africa.“Oil-Dri”, “Cat’s Pride”, “Metal X”, “Metal Z”,
“Amlan”, and “Ultra” are registered trademarks of Oil-Dri
Corporation of America and its subsidiaries.
About Oil-Dri Corporation of
AmericaOil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading
manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for the pet
care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification,
agricultural ingredients, sports field, industrial and automotive
markets. Oil-Dri is vertically integrated which enables the
Company to efficiently oversee every step of the process from
research and development to supply chain to marketing and sales.
With over 80 years of experience, the Company continues to fulfill
its mission to Create Value from Sorbent Minerals.
Forward-Looking StatementsCertain
statements in this press release may contain forward-looking
statements, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are
based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and
projections about our future performance, our business, our beliefs
and our management’s assumptions. In addition, we, or others on our
behalf, may make forward-looking statements in other press releases
or written statements, or in our communications and discussions
with investors and analysts in the normal course of business
through meetings, webcasts, phone calls and conference calls.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“expect,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “would,” “could,” “should,”
“project,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “seek,”
“estimate,” “anticipate,” “may,” “assume,” “potential,” “strive,”
and similar references to future periods.
Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially,
including, but not limited to, those described in Item 1A, “Risk
Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
October 31, 2024 and our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these or other risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
anticipated, intended, expected, believed, estimated, projected,
planned or otherwise expressed in any forward-looking statements.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
press release. Except to the extent required by law, we do not have
any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements after the distribution of this press release, whether as
a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions,
or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresTo supplement our
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we provide
certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release as
supplemental financial metrics. In particular, EBITDA is a non-GAAP
financial measure provided herein. We provide a reconciliation of
this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measure below.
The non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be the same or
calculated in the same manner as those used and calculated by other
companies. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as
analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for our financial results prepared and reported in
accordance with GAAP. We believe that certain non-GAAP measures may
be helpful to investors and others in understanding and evaluating
our operating results, and we urge investors to review the
reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable
GAAP financial measures included in this release, and not to rely
on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
Contact:Leslie A. GarberDirector of Investor
RelationsOil-Dri Corporation of
AmericaInvestorRelations@oildri.com (312) 321-1515
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended October 31, |
|
|
2024 |
|
% of Sales |
|
2023 |
|
% of Sales |
Net Sales |
|
$ |
127,945 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
111,438 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost of Goods
Sold |
|
|
(87,165 |
) |
|
(68.1 |
)% |
|
|
(80,447 |
) |
|
(72.2 |
)% |
Gross
Profit |
|
|
40,780 |
|
|
31.9 |
% |
|
|
30,991 |
|
|
27.8 |
% |
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses |
|
(19,590 |
) |
|
(15.3 |
)% |
|
|
(17,835 |
) |
|
(16.0 |
)% |
Operating
Income |
|
|
21,190 |
|
|
16.6 |
% |
|
|
13,156 |
|
|
11.8 |
% |
Other Expense,
Net |
|
|
(988 |
) |
|
(0.8 |
)% |
|
|
(326 |
) |
|
(0.3 |
)% |
Income Before Income
Taxes |
|
|
20,202 |
|
|
15.8 |
% |
|
|
12,830 |
|
|
11.5 |
% |
Income Taxes
Expense |
|
|
(3,826 |
) |
|
(3.0 |
)% |
|
|
(2,088 |
) |
|
(1.9 |
)% |
Net
Income |
|
|
16,376 |
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
|
10,742 |
|
|
9.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Per
Share: |
Basic
Common |
$ |
2.43 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.61 |
|
|
|
|
Basic Class
B |
$ |
1.82 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.21 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Common |
$ |
2.25 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted Class
B |
$ |
1.82 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.21 |
|
|
|
Avg Shares
Outstanding: |
Basic
Common |
|
4,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,827 |
|
|
|
|
Basic Class
B |
|
1,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,967 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Common |
|
6,906 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,794 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted Class
B |
|
1,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,967 |
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS |
|
|
|
(in thousands, except per
share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
As of October 31, |
|
As of July 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$ |
12,506 |
|
$ |
23,481 |
Accounts Receivable,
Net |
|
70,544 |
|
|
62,171 |
Inventories, Net |
|
56,025 |
|
|
54,236 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |
|
5,040 |
|
|
7,270 |
Total Current
Assets |
|
144,115 |
|
|
147,158 |
Property, Plant and
Equipment, Net |
|
137,947 |
|
|
137,796 |
Other
Assets |
|
68,109 |
|
|
69,651 |
Total
Assets |
$ |
350,171 |
|
$ |
354,605 |
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Current Maturities of
Notes Payable |
$ |
1,000 |
|
$ |
1,000 |
Accounts
Payable |
|
13,824 |
|
|
15,009 |
Dividends
Payable |
|
2,098 |
|
|
2,096 |
Other Current
Liabilities |
|
37,919 |
|
|
48,572 |
Total Current
Liabilities |
|
54,841 |
|
|
66,677 |
Noncurrent
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Notes
Payable |
|
44,777 |
|
|
49,774 |
Other Noncurrent Liabilities |
|
26,561 |
|
|
27,566 |
Total Noncurrent
Liabilities |
|
71,338 |
|
|
77,340 |
Stockholders'
Equity |
|
223,992 |
|
|
210,588 |
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity |
$ |
350,171 |
|
$ |
354,605 |
|
|
|
|
Book Value Per Share
Outstanding |
$ |
32.43 |
|
$ |
30.69 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(in
thousands) |
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
October 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
CASH FLOWS
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Net Income |
$ |
16,376 |
|
|
$ |
10,742 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash |
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
5,381 |
|
|
|
4,368 |
|
Increase in Accounts Receivable |
|
(9,020 |
) |
|
|
(1,487 |
) |
Increase in Inventories |
|
(2,033 |
) |
|
|
(1,374 |
) |
Decrease in Prepaid Expenses |
|
2,228 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable |
|
1,889 |
|
|
|
(1,289 |
) |
Decrease in Accrued Expenses |
|
(6,117 |
) |
|
|
(4,365 |
) |
Other |
|
2,215 |
|
|
|
1,815 |
|
Total Adjustments |
|
(5,457 |
) |
|
|
(2,178 |
) |
Net Cash
Provided by Operating Activities |
|
10,919 |
|
|
|
8,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS
FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Capital Expenditures |
|
(12,817 |
) |
|
|
(8,064 |
) |
Net Cash
Used in Investing Activities |
|
(12,817 |
) |
|
|
(8,064 |
) |
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS
FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Principal Payments on Notes Payable |
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Dividends Paid |
|
(2,096 |
) |
|
|
(1,927 |
) |
Purchases of Treasury Stock |
|
(1,984 |
) |
|
|
(872 |
) |
Net Cash
Used In Financing Activities |
|
(9,080 |
) |
|
|
(2,799 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Effect of
exchange rate changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
3 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
(10,975 |
) |
|
|
(2,175 |
) |
Cash, Cash
Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period |
|
24,481 |
|
|
|
31,754 |
|
Cash, Cash
Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period |
$ |
13,506 |
|
|
$ |
29,579 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
|
|
(in
thousands) |
|
First Quarter |
|
Ended October 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
GAAP: Net Income |
$ |
16,376 |
|
|
$ |
10,742 |
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
$ |
5,381 |
|
|
$ |
4,368 |
|
Interest Expense |
$ |
734 |
|
|
$ |
361 |
|
Interest Income |
$ |
(150 |
) |
|
$ |
(175 |
) |
Income Tax Expense |
$ |
3,826 |
|
|
$ |
2,088 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
26,167 |
|
|
$ |
17,384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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