Q3 Gross Revenue Increases
3%
Q3 Net Revenue Increases 5%
Q3 Net Income Rises to $245,000 or $0.07
Per Share ($0.07 Fully Diluted)
YTD Net Income Climbs to $1,339,000 or
$0.39 Per Share ($0.37 Fully Diluted)
Q3 EBITDAS Rises to $556,000 or $0.17 Per
Share ($0.16 Fully Diluted)
YTD EBITDAS Climbs to $2,789,000 or $0.80
Per Share ($0.76 Fully Diluted)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:LBIX), North
America's only fully integrated healthy branded beverage company,
announces results for its third quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended
November 30, 2011. All financial amounts are denominated in
Canadian dollars, with all financial figures rounded to the nearest
$000.
Gross revenue for Q3 2011 was $4,474,000, versus $4,348,000 in
the same period of last year, an increase of 3%. That was
despite the Company having discontinued distribution of a licensed
beverage brand in January 2011. It is the first comparative
quarterly revenue increase since Q2 of fiscal 2008 before the
Company downsized its operations in response to the World economic
crisis.
Q3 2011 net income was $245,000 or $0.07 per share [$0.07 fully
diluted] versus net income of $47,000 or $0.01 per share [$0.01
fully diluted] in the same quarter of fiscal 2010. YTD net income
was $1,339,000 or a record $0.39 per share [$0.37 fully diluted],
versus a net loss of ($94,000) or ($0.02) in the first three
quarters of last year.
Q3 2011 net income before stock based compensation (SBC)
increased to $272,000 or $0.08 per share [$0.08 fully diluted]
versus $252,000 or $0.06 per share [$0.06 fully diluted] in the
same quarter last year. YTD net income before SBC rose to
$1,599,000 or $0.46 per share [$0.44 fully diluted] from $1,362,000
or $0.35 [$0.35 fully diluted] a year ago.
Q3 2011 EBITDAS (Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation,
Amortization and SBC) was $556,000 or $0.17 per share [$0.16 fully
diluted], versus $521,000 or $0.13 per share [$0.13 fully diluted]
during the same period last year. YTD EBITDAS increased to
$2,789,000 or $0.80 per share [$0.76 fully diluted] from $2,551,000
or $0.65 per share [$0.65 fully diluted] in the first three
quarters of fiscal 2010.
Non-GAAP Net Income before SBC is determined as
follows:
|
Q3
2011 |
Q3
2010 |
YTD
2011 |
YTD
2010 |
Net Income (loss) |
$245,000 |
$47,000 |
$1,339,000 |
($94,000) |
Add back SBC |
27,000 |
205,000 |
260,000 |
1,456,000 |
Net income before SBC |
$272,000 |
$252,000 |
$1,599,000 |
$1,362,000 |
Non-GAAP Net Income per share before SBC is determined
as follows:
|
Q3
2011 |
Q3
2010 |
YTD
2011 |
YTD
2010 |
Net Income (loss) per share |
$0.07 |
$0.01 |
$0.39 |
($0.02) |
Add back SBC per share |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.37 |
Net Income per share before SBC |
$0.08 |
$0.06 |
$0.46 |
$0.35 |
Pro-forma results for EBITDAS, as defined below, are
determined as follows:
|
Q3 2011 |
Q3 2010 |
YTD
2011 |
YTD 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (loss) |
$245,000 |
$47,000 |
$1,339,000 |
($94,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Interest |
14,000 |
35,000 |
64,000 |
121,000 |
Depreciation and Amortization |
170,000 |
177,000 |
506,000 |
521,000 |
Non-cash stock based compensation |
27,000 |
205,000 |
260,000 |
1,456,000 |
Non-cash income tax expense |
100,000 |
57,000 |
620,000 |
547,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Add Backs |
311,000 |
474,000 |
1,450,000 |
2,645,000 |
EBITDAS |
$556,000 |
$521,000 |
$2,789,000 |
$2,551,000 |
EBITDAS per share reconciles to earnings per share as
follows:
|
Q3
2011 |
Q3
2010 |
YTD
2011 |
YTD
2010 |
Net Income (loss) per share |
$0.07 |
$0.01 |
$0.39 |
($0.02) |
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
Interest |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
Depreciation and Amortization |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
Non-cash stock based compensation |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.37 |
Non-cash income tax expense |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.18 |
0.14 |
EBITDAS per share |
$0.17 |
$0.13 |
$0.80 |
$0.65 |
Gross profit margin for the quarter was 36.9%, down slightly
from 37.1% in the same quarter last year. In Q4 of fiscal 2010
the Company adjusted how it applied certain overhead, freight and
warehousing costs, thereby increasing cost of goods sold and
reducing SG&A costs.
Discounts, rebates and slotting fees were $240,000 in Q3 2011,
down from $301,000 in Q3 of the prior year. SG&A expenses
were $1,071,000 in Q3 of fiscal 2011, versus $1,189,000 in the
comparative period of the previous year. The principal
differences are the reduction of stock based compensation charges
and the ongoing impact of efficiency measures and cost
controls.
The Company repaid $1,239,000 of long term debt during Q3 and a
total of $1,742,000 during the 2011 fiscal year to date. As at
the end of Q3 2011 the Company had cash and available credit
totaling approximately $1,900,000.
During Q3 2011 the Company repurchased an additional 38,800
shares of its common stock at an average price of US$3.12 per
share, pursuant to its share repurchase program. As at
November 30, 2011 the Company had outstanding 3,262,668 common
shares. The Company believes that its common share price
remains undervalued and will continue with its share repurchase
program at appropriate times.
The Company is also pleased to announce that Dallyn Willis, CA
has been promoted from Vice-President Finance and Administration to
Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Willis joined the
Company from PricewaterhouseCoopers in February, 2011 where he had
been an auditor in PWC's Vancouver, Canada and Hamilton, Bermuda
offices. Dallyn has particular expertise in US GAAP and SOX
compliance matters and has been acting in the capacity of CFO since
joining the Company early last year.
About Leading Brands, Inc.
Leading Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:LBIX) is North America's only fully
integrated healthy beverage company. Leading Brands creates,
designs, bottles, distributes and markets its own proprietary
premium beverage brands such as TrueBlue® Blueberry Juice,
LiteBlue® Blueberry Juice, PureBlue®, UnWine®, PureRed®, PureBlack®
and PureWhite® SuperJuices and BabyBlue® childrens' superfruit
blends via its unique Integrated Distribution System (IDS)™ which
involves the Company finding the best and most cost-effective route
to market. The Company strives to use the best natural
ingredients hence its mantra: Better Ingredients – Better
Brands.
The Leading Brands, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2681
Non-GAAP Measures
Any non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this release do
not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are
therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented
by other issuers.
EBITDAS is a non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDAS is defined
as net income (loss) before income taxes, interest expense,
depreciation and amortization and stock-based
compensation. EBITDAS should not be construed as a substitute
for net income (as determined in accordance with GAAP) for the
purpose of analyzing operating performance, as EBITDAS is not
defined by GAAP. However, the Company regards EBITDAS as a
complement to net income and income before taxes.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this press release includes
forward-looking statements. Words such as "believe", "expect,"
"will," or comparable terms, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements concerning the Company's expectations,
beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, future events or
performance and other developments. All forward-looking
statements included in this press release are based on information
available to the Company on the date hereof. Such statements
speak only as of the date hereof. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
estimations and projections are disclosed in the Company's
securities filings and include, but are not limited to, the
following: general economic conditions, weather conditions,
changing beverage consumption trends, pricing, availability of raw
materials, economic uncertainties (including currency exchange
rates), government regulation, managing and maintaining growth, the
effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition and other risk
factors described from time to time in securities reports filed by
Leading Brands, Inc. For all such forward-looking statements, we
claim the safe harbor for forward looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.
Better Ingredients | Better Brands™
©2012 Leading Brands, Inc.
This news release is available at www.LBIX.com
LEADING BRANDS, INC. |
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(LOSS) |
|
|
|
|
(UNAUDITED) |
|
|
|
|
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN
DOLLARS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months |
Three months |
Nine months |
Nine months |
|
ended |
ended |
ended |
ended |
|
November 30,
2011 |
November 30, 2010 |
November 30,
2011 |
November 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross revenue |
$ 4,474,037 |
$4,348,652 |
$15,548,894 |
$16,195,006 |
Less: Discounts, rebates and slotting
fees |
(239,533) |
(300,793) |
(837,728) |
(1,144,156) |
Net revenue |
4,234,504 |
4,047,859 |
14,711,166 |
15,050,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses (Income) |
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
2,670,187 |
2,547,919 |
8,809,493 |
9,241,344 |
Selling, general and administration
expenses |
1,070,709 |
1,188,590 |
3,359,611 |
4,713,372 |
Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment |
170,002 |
176,970 |
505,645 |
520,405 |
Interest expense |
17,282 |
39,983 |
73,577 |
131,476 |
Loss on disposal of assets |
-- |
305 |
9,622 |
3,553 |
Interest income |
(2,852) |
(4,892) |
(9,578) |
(10,311) |
Change in fair value of derivative
liability |
(24,607) |
-- |
19,258 |
-- |
Foreign exchange gain |
(11,045) |
(3,847) |
(16,217) |
(1,780) |
|
3,889,676 |
3,945,028 |
12,751,411 |
14,598,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
344,828 |
102,831 |
1,959,755 |
452,791 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
99,702 |
56,243 |
620,579 |
547,057 |
|
|
Net income (loss) and other
comprehensive income (loss) |
$245,126 |
$46,588 |
$1,339,176 |
$(94,260) |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per share |
$0.07 |
$0.01 |
$0.39 |
$(0.02) |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
– basic |
3,283,304 |
3,901,155 |
3,466,462 |
3,915,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per share |
$0.07 |
$0.01 |
$0.37 |
$(0.02) |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
– diluted |
3,467,719 |
3,901,155 |
3,650,877 |
3,915,636 |
CONTACT: Leading Brands, Inc.
Tel: (604) 685-5200
Email: info@LBIX.com
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