OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMCON Distributing Company ("AMCON" or "Company") (NYSE American: DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer products company, is pleased to announce fully diluted earnings per share of $6.59 on net income available to common shareholders of $3.9 million for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023.
"We have begun the integration of an expanded foodservice platform now available for our customer base as a result of our recent acquisition of Henry's Foods," said Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Atayan further noted, "AMCON continues to seek out acquisition opportunities for convenience and foodservice distributors who want to align with the Company's growing platform and customer centric management philosophy."
The wholesale distribution segment reported revenues of $685.7 million and operating income of $11.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The retail health food segment reported revenues of $10.7 million and an operating loss of $0.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
"Foodservice and our technology suite of services are strategic areas of focus. Our customer base is growing, and we continue to search for facilities in and adjacent to our current service area," said Andrew C. Plummer, AMCON's President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Plummer further noted, "We are actively seeking to hire industry leading talent in all areas of our organization to support our growth."
"Our working capital position is strong. As a core operating principle, we are highly liquid and able to take advantage of strategic opportunities in the marketplace," said Charles J. Schmaderer, AMCON's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schmaderer further noted, "AMCON ended the quarter with $100.9 million of consolidated shareholders' equity."
AMCON is a leading convenience distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen and refrigerated foods, automotive supplies and health and beauty care products servicing approximately 6,800 retail stores through distribution centers in Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. AMCON, through its Healthy Edge Retail Group, also operates seventeen (17) health and natural product retail stores in the Midwest and Florida.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. A number of factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements including, without limitation, availability of sufficient cash resources to conduct its business and meet its capital expenditures needs and the other factors described under Item 1.A. of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance. Accordingly, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such forward-looking statements.
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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 | ||||||||
June | September | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 739,013 | $ | 431,576 | ||||
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2.5 million at both June 2023 and September 2022 | 78,640,187 | 62,367,888 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 162,567,117 | 134,654,637 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable | - | 819,595 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 13,630,317 | 12,702,084 | ||||||
Total current assets | 255,576,634 | 210,975,780 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 78,872,876 | 48,085,520 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 19,739,321 | 19,941,009 | ||||||
Goodwill | 5,778,325 | 5,277,950 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 5,419,361 | 2,093,113 | ||||||
Other assets | 3,320,838 | 2,751,155 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 368,707,355 | $ | 289,124,527 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 51,853,159 | $ | 39,962,363 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 15,960,945 | 14,446,210 | ||||||
Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses | 7,799,903 | 7,811,207 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 752,658 | - | ||||||
Current operating lease liabilities | 6,300,102 | 6,454,473 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,738,524 | 1,595,309 | ||||||
Current mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | 1,641,612 | 1,712,095 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 87,046,903 | 71,981,657 | ||||||
Credit facilities | 143,375,961 | 91,262,438 | ||||||
Deferred income tax liability, net | 3,138,204 | 2,328,588 | ||||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 13,737,167 | 13,787,721 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 12,229,486 | 7,384,260 | ||||||
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest, less current portion | 7,976,499 | 9,446,460 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 289,672 | 103,968 | ||||||
Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 608,689 shares outstanding at June 2023 and 584,789 shares outstanding at September 2022 | 9,431 | 9,168 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 30,175,977 | 26,903,201 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 102,000,218 | 96,784,353 | ||||||
Treasury stock at cost | (31,272,163 | ) | (30,867,287 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 100,913,463 | 92,829,435 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 368,707,355 | $ | 289,124,527 | ||||
| AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended June | For the nine months ended June | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Sales (including excise taxes of $153.7 million and $129.2 million, and $414.9 million and $315.5 million, respectively) | $ | 696,489,427 | $ | 550,584,152 | $ | 1,847,472,782 | $ | 1,365,043,621 | ||||||||
Cost of sales | 649,623,651 | 516,907,540 | 1,724,504,862 | 1,277,757,425 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 46,865,776 | 33,676,612 | 122,967,920 | 87,286,196 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 36,851,520 | 25,862,325 | 99,227,695 | 70,168,415 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,103,429 | 912,501 | 4,982,068 | 2,514,968 | ||||||||||||
38,954,949 | 26,774,826 | 104,209,763 | 72,683,383 | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 7,910,827 | 6,901,786 | 18,758,157 | 14,602,813 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 2,385,842 | 655,811 | 6,249,540 | 1,222,829 | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | 698,571 | 705,392 | 864,684 | 705,392 | ||||||||||||
Other (income), net | (931,765 | ) | (2,417,252 | ) | (1,159,021 | ) | (2,518,320 | ) | ||||||||
2,152,648 | (1,056,049 | ) | 5,955,203 | (590,099 | ) | |||||||||||
Income from operations before income taxes | 5,758,179 | 7,957,835 | 12,802,954 | 15,192,912 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,813,800 | 2,221,000 | 4,164,000 | 4,811,000 | ||||||||||||
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax | - | 307,973 | - | 1,670,133 | ||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 3,944,379 | $ | 6,044,808 | $ | 8,638,954 | $ | 12,052,045 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders | $ | 6.74 | $ | 10.61 | $ | 14.78 | $ | 21.25 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders | $ | 6.59 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 14.56 | $ | 20.72 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 585,625 | 569,689 | 584,359 | 567,026 | ||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 598,590 | 582,370 | 593,480 | 581,578 | ||||||||||||
Dividends paid per common share | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 5.54 | $ | 5.54 | ||||||||
| AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Paid-in | Retained | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, April 1, 2022 | 917,009 | $ | 9,168 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 26,555,046 | $ | 86,336,525 | $ | 82,033,452 | |||||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share | - | - | - | - | - | (108,596 | ) | (108,596 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Compensation expense related to equity-based awards | - | - | - | - | 174,078 | - | 174,078 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | - | - | - | - | - | 6,044,808 | 6,044,808 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2022 | 917,009 | $ | 9,168 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 26,729,124 | $ | 92,272,737 | $ | 88,143,742 | |||||||||
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, April 1, 2023 | 943,272 | $ | 9,431 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 29,766,566 | $ | 98,167,058 | $ | 97,075,768 | |||||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share | - | - | - | - | - | (111,219 | ) | (111,219 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Compensation expense related to equity-based awards | - | - | - | - | 409,411 | - | 409,411 | ||||||||||||||||
Committed repurchase of treasury stock | - | - | (2,363 | ) | (404,876 | ) | - | - | (404,876 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | - | - | - | - | - | 3,944,379 | 3,944,379 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2023 | 943,272 | $ | 9,431 | (334,583 | ) | $ | (31,272,163 | ) | $ | 30,175,977 | $ | 102,000,218 | $ | 100,913,463 | |||||||||
Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Paid-in | Retained | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, October 1, 2021 | 883,589 | $ | 8,834 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 24,918,781 | $ | 83,552,298 | $ | 77,612,626 | |||||||||
Dividends on common stock, $5.54 per share | - | - | - | - | - | (3,331,606 | ) | (3,331,606 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Compensation expense and settlement of equity-based awards | 33,420 | 334 | - | - | 1,810,343 | - | 1,810,677 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | - | - | - | - | - | 12,052,045 | 12,052,045 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2022 | 917,009 | $ | 9,168 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 26,729,124 | $ | 92,272,737 | $ | 88,143,742 | |||||||||
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, October 1, 2022 | 917,009 | $ | 9,168 | (332,220 | ) | $ | (30,867,287 | ) | $ | 26,903,201 | $ | 96,784,353 | $ | 92,829,435 | |||||||||
Dividends on common stock, $5.54 per share | - | - | - | - | - | (3,423,089 | ) | (3,423,089 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Compensation expense and settlement of equity-based awards | 26,263 | 263 | - | - | 3,272,776 | - | 3,273,039 | ||||||||||||||||
Committed repurchase of treasury stock | - | - | (2,363 | ) | (404,876 | ) | - | - | (404,876 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | - | - | - | - | - | 8,638,954 | 8,638,954 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2023 | 943,272 | $ | 9,431 | (334,583 | ) | $ | (31,272,163 | ) | $ | 30,175,977 | $ | 102,000,218 | $ | 100,913,463 | |||||||||
| AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
June | June | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 8,638,954 | $ | 12,052,045 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common shareholders to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 4,701,316 | 2,486,613 | ||||||
Amortization | 280,752 | 28,355 | ||||||
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax | - | (1,670,133 | ) | |||||
Gain on re-valuation of equity method investment to fair value | - | (2,387,411 | ) | |||||
(Gain) loss on sales of property and equipment | (133,159 | ) | (133,639 | ) | ||||
Equity-based compensation | 1,940,631 | 1,903,884 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 809,616 | 1,231,012 | ||||||
Provision for losses on doubtful accounts | (7,697 | ) | 83,000 | |||||
Inventory allowance | 442,603 | 688,902 | ||||||
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | 864,684 | 705,392 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (8,026,950 | ) | (1,215,238 | ) | ||||
Inventories | (12,294,118 | ) | (4,674,292 | ) | ||||
Prepaid and other current assets | (745,490 | ) | (2,986,167 | ) | ||||
Equity method investment distributions | - | 1,095,467 | ||||||
Other assets | (569,683 | ) | (728,596 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | 10,360,228 | 1,313,711 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and accrued wages, salaries and bonuses | 1,487,971 | 1,926,479 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 185,704 | (690,693 | ) | |||||
Income taxes payable and receivable | 1,572,253 | (1,890,449 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities | 9,507,615 | 7,138,242 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (6,759,929 | ) | (13,940,428 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 151,307 | 145,500 | ||||||
Principal payment received on note receivable | - | 175,000 | ||||||
Cash acquired in business combination | - | 7,958 | ||||||
Acquisition of Henry's | (54,865,303 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities | (61,473,925 | ) | (13,611,970 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 1,863,027,754 | 1,393,048,057 | ||||||
Repayments under revolving credit facilities | (1,810,914,231 | ) | (1,381,508,745 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt | 7,000,000 | - | ||||||
Principal payments on long-term debt | (1,011,559 | ) | (524,874 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | - | 173,590 | ||||||
Dividends on common stock | (3,423,089 | ) | (3,331,606 | ) | ||||
Settlement and withholdings of equity-based awards | - | (1,280,749 | ) | |||||
Redemption and distributions to non-controlling interest | (2,405,128 | ) | (20,600 | ) | ||||
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities | 52,273,747 | 6,555,073 | ||||||
Net change in cash | 307,437 | 81,345 | ||||||
Cash, beginning of period | 431,576 | 519,591 | ||||||
Cash, end of period | $ | 739,013 | $ | 600,936 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | 5,824,144 | $ | 1,201,073 | ||||
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds | 1,780,000 | 5,468,488 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information: | ||||||||
Equipment acquisitions classified in accounts payable | $ | 1,622,224 | $ | 123,801 | ||||
Effect of business acquisition | - | 23,308,624 | ||||||
Committed repurchase of treasury stock | 404,876 | - | ||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the vesting and exercise of equity-based awards | 2,044,805 | 2,280,783 | ||||||
Contacts
Christopher H. Atayan
AMCON Distributing Company
Ph 402-331-3727
