
| • |
Record net sales for the quarter and six-month period
|
| • |
Net sales for the quarter up 13.5 percent; 29.8 percent for six months; and 25.1 percent from the pre-COVID-19 six months
|
| • |
Net income for first half $4.5 million versus $12.2 million in the prior year, predominantly impacted by non-cash and non-economic foreign exchange items; and $38,000 for the pre-COVID-19
six-month period
|
| • |
Net income before impacting items for first half $21.8 million versus $15.1 million in the prior year (Exhibits attached); and $14.5 million for the pre-COVID-19 six-month period
|
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
Six Months Ended
September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net sales
|
$
|
175,548,000
|
$
|
154,730,000
|
$
|
324,582,000
|
$
|
250,086,000
|
||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
139,597,000
|
115,004,000
|
265,060,000
|
196,973,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
35,951,000
|
39,726,000
|
59,522,000
|
53,113,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
14,465,000
|
12,518,000
|
26,951,000
|
24,205,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales and marketing
|
5,520,000
|
4,326,000
|
10,888,000
|
8,526,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development
|
2,495,000
|
1,972,000
|
4,996,000
|
3,914,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
3,917,000
|
(3,985,000
|
)
|
1,384,000
|
(8,802,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
26,397,000
|
14,831,000
|
44,219,000
|
27,843,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
9,554,000
|
24,895,000
|
15,303,000
|
25,270,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
3,620,000
|
3,614,000
|
7,561,000
|
8,023,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Income before income tax expense
|
5,934,000
|
21,281,000
|
7,742,000
|
17,247,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
2,251,000
|
6,097,000
|
3,198,000
|
5,075,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
3,683,000
|
$
|
15,184,000
|
$
|
4,544,000
|
$
|
12,172,000
|
||||||||
|
Basic net income per share
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.80
|
$
|
0.24
|
$
|
0.64
|
||||||||
|
Diluted net income per share
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.78
|
$
|
0.23
|
$
|
0.63
|
||||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
19,135,356
|
19,022,414
|
19,094,904
|
18,999,461
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
19,619,774
|
19,345,311
|
19,638,045
|
19,289,765
|
||||||||||||
|
September 30, 2021
|
March 31, 2021
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
17,911,000
|
$
|
15,523,000
|
||||
|
Short-term investments
|
2,072,000
|
1,652,000
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable — net
|
60,663,000
|
63,122,000
|
||||||
|
Inventory
|
330,494,000
|
302,913,000
|
||||||
|
Contract assets
|
32,329,000
|
26,940,000
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
12,952,000
|
12,706,000
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
456,421,000
|
422,856,000
|
||||||
|
Plant and equipment — net
|
51,236,000
|
53,854,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease assets
|
84,576,000
|
71,513,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
19,861,000
|
19,381,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract assets
|
305,991,000
|
270,213,000
|
||||||
|
Goodwill and intangible assets — net
|
7,713,000
|
8,534,000
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
1,414,000
|
1,531,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
927,212,000
|
$
|
847,882,000
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
127,991,000
|
$
|
152,735,000
|
||||
|
Customer finished goods returns accrual
|
34,539,000
|
31,524,000
|
||||||
|
Contract liabilities
|
49,843,000
|
41,072,000
|
||||||
|
Revolving loan
|
120,000,000
|
84,000,000
|
||||||
|
Other current liabilities
|
6,638,000
|
6,683,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
6,033,000
|
6,439,000
|
||||||
|
Current portion of term loan
|
3,670,000
|
3,678,000
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
348,714,000
|
326,131,000
|
||||||
|
Term loan, less current portion
|
14,877,000
|
16,786,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract liabilities
|
162,007,000
|
125,223,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
74,000
|
73,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities
|
83,998,000
|
70,551,000
|
||||||
|
Other liabilities
|
7,295,000
|
7,973,000
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
616,965,000
|
546,737,000
|
||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Shareholders' equity:
|
||||||||
|
Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Series A junior participating preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 20,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Common stock; par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 19,172,755 and 19,045,386 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021,
respectively
|
192,000
|
190,000
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
225,170,000
|
223,058,000
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
90,137,000
|
85,593,000
|
||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(5,252,000
|
)
|
(7,696,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
310,247,000
|
301,145,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
927,212,000
|
$
|
847,882,000
|
||||
|
Items Impacting Net Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
|
Exhibit 1
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||||
|
$
|
Per Share
|
|
$
|
Per Share
|
||||||||||||
|
GAAP net income
|
$
|
3,683,000
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
15,184,000
|
$
|
0.78
|
||||||||
|
Items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization and new business return accruals
|
$
|
3,190,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
1,518,000
|
$
|
0.08
|
||||||||
|
Impact of tariffs
|
-
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses (a)
|
884,000
|
0.05
|
4,428,000
|
0.23
|
||||||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves, and gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers
|
(3,175,000
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(3,499,000
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Increased expenses related to COVID-19 (b)
|
6,025,000
|
0.31
|
2,048,000
|
0.11
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
1,981,000
|
0.10
|
1,200,000
|
0.06
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
3,917,000
|
0.20
|
(3,985,000
|
)
|
(0.21
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (c)
|
(3,206,000
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
284,000
|
0.01
|
||||||||||
|
Total items impacting net income
|
$
|
9,616,000
|
$
|
0.49
|
$
|
(853,000
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||
|
Items Impacting Net Income for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
|
Exhibit 2
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$
|
Per Share
|
|
$
|
Per Share
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP net income
|
$
|
4,544,000
|
$
|
0.23
|
$
|
12,172,000
|
$
|
0.63
|
||||||||
|
Items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization and new business return accruals
|
$
|
5,867,000
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
3,048,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||||||
|
Impact of tariffs
|
-
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses (a)
|
3,067,000
|
0.16
|
8,014,000
|
0.42
|
||||||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves, and gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers
|
(2,191,000
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(2,115,000
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Increased expenses related to COVID-19 (b)
|
11,322,000
|
0.58
|
4,343,000
|
0.23
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
3,524,000
|
0.18
|
2,236,000
|
0.12
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
1,384,000
|
0.07
|
(8,802,000
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (c)
|
(5,743,000
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(969,000
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total items impacting net income
|
$
|
17,230,000
|
$
|
0.88
|
$
|
2,908,000
|
$
|
0.15
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
|
Exhibit 3
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$
|
Gross Margin
|
|
$
|
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
35,951,000
|
20.5
|
%
|
$
|
39,726,000
|
25.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization and new business return accruals
|
$
|
3,190,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
1,518,000
|
1.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Impact of tariffs
|
-
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
-1.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses
|
797,000
|
0.5
|
%
|
4,054,000
|
2.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves, and gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a)
|
(3,175,000
|
)
|
-0.3
|
%
|
(3,499,000
|
)
|
-0.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Increased expenses related to COVID-19
|
5,452,000
|
3.1
|
%
|
1,533,000
|
1.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
6,264,000
|
5.1
|
%
|
$
|
759,000
|
2.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
|
Exhibit 4
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$
|
Gross Margin
|
|
$
|
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
59,522,000
|
18.3
|
%
|
$
|
53,113,000
|
21.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization and new business return accruals
|
$
|
5,867,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
3,048,000
|
1.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Impact of tariffs
|
-
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
-1.1
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses
|
2,744,000
|
0.8
|
%
|
7,355,000
|
2.9
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves, and gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a)
|
(2,191,000
|
)
|
0.1
|
%
|
(2,115,000
|
)
|
0.2
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Increased expenses related to COVID-19
|
10,213,000
|
3.1
|
%
|
3,373,000
|
1.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
16,633,000
|
5.9
|
%
|
$
|
8,814,000
|
4.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting EBITDA for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
|
Exhibit 5
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
|
GAAP net income
|
$
|
3,683,000
|
$
|
15,184,000
|
$
|
4,544,000
|
$
|
12,172,000
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
3,620,000
|
3,614,000
|
7,561,000
|
8,023,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
2,251,000
|
6,097,000
|
3,198,000
|
5,075,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,219,000
|
2,682,000
|
6,364,000
|
5,233,000
|
||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
12,773,000
|
$
|
27,577,000
|
$
|
21,667,000
|
$
|
30,503,000
|
||||||||
|
Items impacting EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization and new business return accruals
|
$
|
3,190,000
|
$
|
1,518,000
|
$
|
5,867,000
|
$
|
3,048,000
|
||||||||
|
Impact of tariffs
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
-
|
(2,847,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses (a)
|
820,000
|
4,318,000
|
2,836,000
|
7,814,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves, and gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers
|
(3,175,000
|
)
|
(3,499,000
|
)
|
(2,191,000
|
)
|
(2,115,000
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Increased expenses related to COVID-19
|
6,025,000
|
2,048,000
|
11,322,000
|
4,343,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
1,981,000
|
1,200,000
|
3,524,000
|
2,236,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
3,917,000
|
(3,985,000
|
)
|
1,384,000
|
(8,802,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total items impacting EBITDA
|
$
|
12,758,000
|
$
|
(1,247,000
|
)
|
$
|
22,742,000
|
$
|
3,677,000
|
|||||||