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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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⌧ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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​ | For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023

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OR

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◻ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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​ | For the transition period from ___________to _________

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Commission File Number 1-15589

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware |  | 47-0702918
(State or other jurisdiction | ​ | (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) | ​ | Identification No.)
​ | ​ | ​
7405 Irvington Road, Omaha NE | ​ | 68122
(Address of principal executive offices) | ​ | (Zip code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (402) 331-3727

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | DIT | NYSE American

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ⌧ No ◻

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) Yes ⌧ No ◻

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Large accelerated filer ◻ | Accelerated filer ◻ | Non-accelerated filer ⌧ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Smaller reporting company ⌧ | Emerging growth company ◻ | ​ | ​

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ◻ No ⌧

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The Registrant had 630,362 shares of its $.01 par value common stock outstanding as of January 17, 2024.

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Form 10-Q

1st Quarter

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INDEX

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December 31, 2023 | PAGE
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ​
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Item 1. Financial Statements: | ​
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Condensed consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2023 (unaudited) and September 30, 2023 | 3
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Condensed consolidated unaudited statements of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | 4
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Condensed consolidated unaudited statements of shareholders’ equity for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | 5
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Condensed consolidated unaudited statements of cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | 6
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Notes to condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements | 7
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 15
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 21
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 21
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION | ​
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 23
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Item 1A. Risk Factors | 23
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 23
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 23
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 23
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Item 5. Other Information | 23
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Item 6. Exhibits | 24

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. Financial Statements

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023

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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December | ​ | September
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2023
​ | ​ | (Unaudited) | ​ | ​ | ​
ASSETS | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Current assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash | ​ | $ | 996,695 | ​ | $ | 790,931
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $2.3 million at December 2023 and $2.4 million at September 2023 | ​ |  | 68,822,905 | ​ |  | 70,878,420
Inventories, net | ​ |  | 158,167,362 | ​ |  | 158,582,816
Income taxes receivable | ​ | ​ | 1,517,687 | ​ | ​ | 1,854,484
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ​ |  | 13,926,848 | ​ |  | 13,564,056
Total current assets | ​ |  | 243,431,497 | ​ |  | 245,670,707
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Property and equipment, net | ​ |  | 81,730,692 | ​ |  | 80,607,451
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | ​ | ​ | 23,345,042 | ​ | ​ | 23,173,287
Goodwill | ​ |  | 5,778,325 | ​ |  | 5,778,325
Other intangible assets, net | ​ |  | 5,150,510 | ​ |  | 5,284,935
Other assets | ​ |  | 2,936,861 | ​ |  | 2,914,495
Total assets | ​ | $ | 362,372,927 | ​ | $ | 363,429,200
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Current liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Accounts payable | ​ | $ | 44,059,086 | ​ | $ | 43,099,326
Accrued expenses | ​ |  | 13,788,439 | ​ |  | 14,922,279
Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses | ​ |  | 5,160,357 | ​ |  | 8,886,529
Current operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 6,019,749 | ​ | ​ | 6,063,048
Current maturities of long-term debt | ​ |  | 1,972,096 | ​ |  | 1,955,065
Current mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | 1,757,236 | ​ | ​ | 1,703,604
Total current liabilities | ​ |  | 72,756,963 | ​ |  | 76,629,851
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Credit facilities | ​ |  | 140,073,953 | ​ |  | 140,437,989
Deferred income tax liability, net | ​ |  | 5,385,163 | ​ |  | 4,917,960
Long-term operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 17,646,454 | ​ | ​ | 17,408,758
Long-term debt, less current maturities | ​ |  | 11,167,890 | ​ |  | 11,675,439
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest, less current portion | ​ | ​ | 7,933,339 | ​ | ​ | 7,787,227
Other long-term liabilities | ​ |  | 523,157 | ​ |  | 402,882
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Shareholders’ equity: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Common stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 630,362 shares outstanding at December 2023 and 608,689 shares outstanding at September 2023 | ​ |  | 9,648 | ​ |  | 9,431
Additional paid-in capital | ​ |  | 32,521,091 | ​ |  | 30,585,388
Retained earnings | ​ |  | 105,627,432 | ​ |  | 104,846,438
Treasury stock at cost | ​ |  | (31,272,163) | ​ |  | (31,272,163)
Total shareholders’ equity | ​ | ​ | 106,886,008 | ​ | ​ | 104,169,094
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | ​ | $ | 362,372,927 | ​ | $ | 363,429,200

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations

for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | For the three months ended December
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Sales (including excise taxes of $138.1 million and $130.3 million, respectively) | ​ | $ | 644,959,073 | ​ | $ | 565,989,507
Cost of sales | ​ |  | 601,658,151 | ​ |  | 531,019,924
Gross profit | ​ |  | 43,300,922 | ​ |  | 34,969,583
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 37,258,677 | ​ |  | 28,379,186
Depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | 2,219,168 | ​ |  | 1,070,886
​ | ​ |  | 39,477,845 | ​ |  | 29,450,072
Operating income | ​ |  | 3,823,077 | ​ |  | 5,519,511
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Other expense (income): | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Interest expense | ​ |  | 2,311,513 | ​ |  | 1,694,158
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | 199,744 | ​ | ​ | (54,916)
Other (income), net | ​ |  | (563,141) | ​ |  | (53,532)
​ | ​ |  | 1,948,116 | ​ |  | 1,585,710
Income from operations before income taxes | ​ |  | 1,874,961 | ​ |  | 3,933,801
Income tax expense | ​ |  | 804,000 | ​ |  | 1,304,800
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1,070,961 | ​ | $ | 2,629,001
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1.80 | ​ | $ | 4.52
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1.78 | ​ | $ | 4.46
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | ​ |  | 595,623 | ​ |  | 581,612
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | ​ |  | 603,300 | ​ |  | 589,881
​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Dividends paid per common share | ​ | $ | 0.18 | ​ | $ | 0.18

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Additional | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Common Stock | ​ | Treasury Stock | ​ | Paid-in | ​ | Retained | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Capital |  | Earnings |  | Total
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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, $5.18 per share | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (3,200,650) | ​ | ​ | (3,200,650)
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards | ​ | 26,263 | ​ | ​ | 263 | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,453,953 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,454,216
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ | — | ​ |  | — | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,629,001 | ​ | ​ | 2,629,001
Balance, December 31, 2022 | ​ | 943,272 | ​ | $ | 9,431 | ​ | (332,220) | ​ | $ | (30,867,287) | ​ | $ | 29,357,154 | ​ | $ | 96,212,704 | ​ | $ | 94,712,002
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2023 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance, October 1, 2023 | ​ | 943,272 | ​ | $ | 9,431 | ​ | (334,583) | ​ | $ | (31,272,163) | ​ | $ | 30,585,388 | ​ | $ | 104,846,438 | ​ | $ | 104,169,094
Dividends on common stock, $0.46 per share | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (289,967) | ​ | ​ | (289,967)
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards | ​ | 21,673 | ​ | ​ | 217 | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,935,703 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,935,920
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ | — | ​ |  | — | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,070,961 | ​ | ​ | 1,070,961
Balance, December 31, 2023 | ​ | 964,945 | ​ | $ | 9,648 | ​ | (334,583) | ​ | $ | (31,272,163) | ​ | $ | 32,521,091 | ​ | $ | 105,627,432 | ​ | $ | 106,886,008

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows

for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December | ​ | December
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1,070,961 | ​ | $ | 2,629,001
Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common shareholders to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Depreciation | ​ | ​ | 2,084,743 | ​ | ​ | 1,028,353
Amortization | ​ | ​ | 134,425 | ​ | ​ | 42,533
(Gain) loss on sales of property and equipment | ​ | ​ | (53,287) | ​ | ​ | (36,000)
Equity-based compensation | ​ | ​ | 571,137 | ​ | ​ | 390,570
Deferred income taxes | ​ | ​ | 467,203 | ​ | ​ | 1,145,822
Provision for credit losses | ​ | ​ | (91,969) | ​ | ​ | (496,332)
Inventory allowance | ​ | ​ | 30,988 | ​ | ​ | 141,087
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | 199,744 | ​ | ​ | (54,916)
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Accounts receivable | ​ | ​ | 2,147,484 | ​ | ​ | 8,381,282
Inventories | ​ | ​ | 384,466 | ​ | ​ | (50,699,513)
Prepaid and other current assets | ​ | ​ | (362,792) | ​ | ​ | 45,110
Other assets | ​ | ​ | (22,366) | ​ | ​ | 199,411
Accounts payable | ​ | ​ | 1,627,403 | ​ | ​ | (6,602,785)
Accrued expenses and accrued wages, salaries and bonuses | ​ | ​ | (3,649,088) | ​ | ​ | (4,794,015)
Other long-term liabilities | ​ | ​ | 120,275 | ​ | ​ | 48,921
Income taxes payable and receivable | ​ | ​ | 336,797 | ​ | ​ | 158,978
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities | ​ | ​ | 4,996,124 | ​ | ​ | (48,472,493)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Purchase of property and equipment | ​ | ​ | (3,947,143) | ​ | ​ | (1,455,405)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | ​ | ​ | 124,803 | ​ | ​ | 36,000
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities | ​ | ​ | (3,822,340) | ​ | ​ | (1,419,405)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | ​ | ​ | 603,650,771 | ​ | ​ | 639,488,133
Repayments under revolving credit facilities | ​ | ​ | (604,014,807) | ​ | ​ | (589,262,053)
Principal payments on long-term debt | ​ | ​ | (490,518) | ​ | ​ | (202,396)
Dividends on common stock | ​ | ​ | (113,466) | ​ | ​ | (111,220)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities | ​ | ​ | (968,020) | ​ | ​ | 49,912,464
Net change in cash | ​ | ​ | 205,764 | ​ | ​ | 20,566
Cash, beginning of period | ​ | ​ | 790,931 | ​ | ​ | 431,576
Cash, end of period | ​ | $ | 996,695 | ​ | $ | 452,142
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash paid during the period for interest | ​ | $ | 2,235,562 | ​ | $ | 1,458,843
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Equipment acquisitions classified in accounts payable | ​ | $ | 347,891 | ​ | $ | 28,183
Dividends declared, not paid | ​ | ​ | 176,501 | ​ | ​ | 3,089,430
Issuance of common stock in connection with the vesting of equity-based awards | ​ | ​ | 1,296,372 | ​ |  | 2,044,805

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements

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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries (“AMCON” or the “Company”) operate two business segments:

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| ● | Our wholesale distribution segment (“Wholesale Segment”) distributes consumer products and provides a full range of programs and services to our customers that are focused on helping them manage their business and increase their profitability. We serve customers in 31 states and primarily operate in the Central, Rocky Mountain, Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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| ● | Our retail health food segment (“Retail Segment”) operates 15 health food retail stores located throughout the Midwest and Florida.

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WHOLESALE SEGMENT

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Our Wholesale Segment is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the United States, serving approximately 7,000 retail outlets including convenience stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, drug stores, and tobacco shops. We currently distribute over 20,000 different consumer products, including cigarettes and tobacco products, candy and other confectionery products, beverages, groceries, paper products, health and beauty care products, frozen and refrigerated products and institutional foodservice products. Convenience stores represent our largest customer category. In December 2023, Convenience Store News ranked us as the sixth (6th) largest convenience store distributor in the United States based on annual sales.

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Our Wholesale Segment offers retailers the ability to take advantage of manufacturer- and Company-sponsored sales and marketing programs, merchandising and product category management services, and the use of information systems and data services that are focused on minimizing retailers’ investment in inventory, while seeking to maximize their sales and profits. In addition, our wholesale distribution capabilities provide valuable services to both manufacturers of consumer products and convenience retailers. Manufacturers benefit from our broad retail coverage, inventory management, efficiency in processing small orders, and frequency of deliveries. Convenience retailers benefit from our distribution capabilities by gaining access to a broad product line, inventory optimization and merchandising expertise, information systems, and accessing trade credit.

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Our Wholesale Segment operates nine distribution centers located in Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. These distribution centers, combined with cross-dock facilities, include approximately 1.3 million square feet of permanent floor space. Our principal suppliers include Altria, RJ Reynolds, ITG Brands, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Kraft Heinz, and Mars Wrigley. We also market private label lines of water, candy products, batteries, and other products. We do not maintain any long-term purchase contracts with our suppliers.

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RETAIL SEGMENT

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Our Retail Segment, through our Healthy Edge Retail Group subsidiary, is a specialty retailer of natural/organic groceries and dietary supplements which focuses on providing high quality products at affordable prices, with an exceptional level of customer service and nutritional consultation. All of the products carried in our stores must meet strict quality and ingredient guidelines, and include offerings such as gluten-free and antibiotic-free groceries and meat products, as well as products containing no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or partially hydrogenated oils. We design our retail sites in an efficient and flexible small-store format, which emphasizes a high energy and shopper-friendly environment.

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We operate within the natural products retail industry, which is a subset of the United States grocery industry. This industry includes conventional, natural, gourmet and specialty food markets, mass and discount retailers, warehouse clubs, health food stores, dietary supplement retailers, drug stores, farmers markets, mail order and online retailers, and multi-level marketers.

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Our Retail Segment operates 15 retail health food stores as Chamberlin’s Natural Foods, Akin’s Natural Foods, and Earth Origins Market. These stores carry over 36,000 different national and regionally branded and private label products

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including high-quality natural, organic, and specialty foods consisting of produce, baked goods, frozen foods, nutritional supplements, personal care items, and general merchandise.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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The Company’s fiscal year ends on September 30th, except for one non-wholly owned subsidiary whose fiscal year ends on the last Friday of September. The results for the interim period included with this Quarterly Report may not be indicative of the results which could be expected for the entire fiscal year. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements (“financial statements”) contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial information included herein. The Company believes that although the disclosures contained herein are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K. For purposes of this report, unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”, and “AMCON” shall mean AMCON Distributing Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Additionally, the three-month fiscal periods ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 have been referred to throughout this Quarterly Report as Q1 2024 and Q1 2023, respectively. The fiscal balance sheet dates as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 have been referred to as December 2023 and September 2023, respectively.

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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

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Accounting Pronouncement Adopted

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In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which introduces a forward-looking approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. The estimate of expected credit losses requires entities to incorporate considerations of historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU also expands the disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to understand the entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating expected credit losses. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on October 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Accounts Receivable:

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In accordance with the Company’s accounts receivable policy, accounts receivable primarily consists of customer trade receivables arising in the ordinary course of business. These receivables are recorded net of an allowance for expected credit losses. The Company evaluates the expected uncollectibility of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors, including but not limited to, past collection history, customer credit terms, industry, regulatory and economic conditions, and any customer specific risks, including credit concentration risks. The Company determines the past due status of trade receivables based on our payment terms with each customer. If the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, such as bankruptcy filings or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position, the Company may record a specific reserve for expected credit losses to reduce the related receivable to the amount it reasonably believes is collectible. Account balances are charged off against the allowance for credit losses when collection efforts have been exhausted and the account receivable is deemed worthless. Any subsequent recoveries of charged off account balances are recorded as income in the period received.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU also expands disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to better understand the entity’s measurement and assessment of segment performance and resource allocation. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 (fiscal 2025 for the Company),

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and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 (fiscal 2026 for the Company), with early adoption permitted.

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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which enhances the transparency, effectiveness and comparability of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information related to income tax rate reconciliations and the jurisdictions in which income taxes are paid. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 (fiscal 2026 for the Company), with early adoption permitted.

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2. INVENTORIES

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Inventories in our Wholesale Segment consisted of finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, utilizing FIFO and average cost methods. Inventories in our Retail Segment consisted of finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or market using the retail method. The wholesale distribution and retail health food segment inventories consist of finished products purchased in bulk quantities to be redistributed to the Company’s customers or sold at retail. Finished goods included total reserves of approximately $1.2 million at both December 2023 and September 2023. These reserves include the Company’s obsolescence allowance, which reflects estimated unsalable or non-refundable inventory based upon an evaluation of slow-moving and discontinued products.

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3. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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Goodwill at December 2023 and September 2023 was as follows:

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​ |  | December |  | September
​ | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2023
Wholesale Segment | ​ | $ | 5,778,325 | ​ | $ | 5,778,325

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Other intangible assets at December 2023 and September 2023 consisted of the following:

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​ |  | December |  | September
​ | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2023
Customer lists (Wholesale Segment) (less accumulated amortization of $0.3 million at December 2023 and $0.2 million at September 2023) | ​ | $ | 3,168,947 | ​ | $ | 3,226,480
Non-competition agreements (Wholesale Segment) (less accumulated amortization of $0.1 million at both December 2023 and September 2023) | ​ | ​ | 176,253 | ​ | ​ | 199,503
Tradename (Wholesale Segment) (less accumulated amortization of $0.2 million at December 2023 and $0.1 million at September 2023) | ​ | ​ | 1,305,310 | ​ | ​ | 1,358,952
Trademarks and tradenames (Retail Segment) | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000
​ | ​ | $ | 5,150,510 | ​ | $ | 5,284,935

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Goodwill and Retail Segment trademarks and tradenames are considered to have indefinite useful lives and therefore no amortization has been taken on these assets. Goodwill recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets represent amounts allocated to its wholesale reporting unit which totaled approximately $5.8 million at both December 2023 and September 2023. The Company performs its annual impairment testing during the fourth fiscal quarter of each year or as circumstances change or necessitate. There have been no material changes to the Company’s impairment assessments since its fiscal year ended September 2023.

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At December 2023, identifiable intangible assets considered to have finite lives were represented by customer lists which are being amortized over 15 years, a non-competition agreement which is being amortized over three years, a non-competition agreement which is being amortized over five years, and a tradename in our Wholesale Segment that is being amortized over seven years. These intangible assets are evaluated for accelerated attrition or amortization adjustments if warranted. Amortization expense related to these assets was approximately $0.1 million for the three-month period ended December 2023 and less than $0.1 million for the three-month period ended December 2022.

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Estimated future amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets with finite lives was as follows at December 2023:

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​ | ​ | December
​ |  | 2023
Fiscal 2024 (1) | ​ | $ | 403,276
Fiscal 2025 | ​ | ​ | 506,869
Fiscal 2026 | ​ | ​ | 463,703
Fiscal 2027 | ​ | ​ | 463,703
Fiscal 2028 | ​ | ​ | 451,043
Fiscal 2029 and thereafter | ​ | ​ | 2,361,916
​ | ​ | $ | 4,650,510

(1) | Represents amortization for the remaining nine months of Fiscal 2024.

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4. DIVIDENDS

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The Company paid cash dividends on its common stock totaling $0.1 million in each of the three-month periods ended December 2023 and December 2022. During Q1 2024, the Company declared a $0.28 per share special dividend totaling approximately $0.2 million that was included in accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 2023 and was paid in Q2 2024. During Q1 2023, the Company declared a $5.00 per share special dividend totaling approximately $3.1 million that was paid in Q2 2023.

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5. EARNINGS PER SHARE

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Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each period. Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted average dilutive equity awards.

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​ | ​ | For the three months ended December
​ | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2022
​ |  | Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | ​ | ​ | 595,623 | ​ | ​ | 595,623 | ​ | ​ | 581,612 | ​ | ​ | 581,612
Weighted average net additional shares outstanding assuming dilutive options exercised and proceeds used to purchase treasury stock (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 7,677 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,269
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ​ | ​ | 595,623 | ​ | ​ | 603,300 | ​ | ​ | 581,612 | ​ | ​ | 589,881
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1,070,961 | ​ | $ | 1,070,961 | ​ | $ | 2,629,001 | ​ | $ | 2,629,001
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Net earnings per share available to common shareholders | ​ | $ | 1.80 | ​ | $ | 1.78 | ​ | $ | 4.52 | ​ | $ | 4.46

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(1) Diluted earnings per share calculation includes all equity-based awards deemed to be dilutive.

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6. DEBT

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The Company primarily finances its operations through three credit facility agreements (a) a facility that is an obligation of AMCON Distributing Company (the “AMCON Facility”), (b) a facility that is an obligation of Team Sledd (the “Team Sledd Facility”) and (c) a facility that is an obligation of Henry’s (the “Henry’s Facility”) (collectively, the “Facilities”) and long-term debt agreements with banks. The Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non-recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company.

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At December 2023, the Facilities had a total combined borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, which includes provisions for up to $30.0 million in credit advances for certain inventory purchases, which are limited by accounts receivable and inventory qualifications, and the value of certain real estate collateral. The Henry’s Facility matures in February 2026, the AMCON Facility matures in June 2027 and the Team Sledd Facility matures in March 2028, each without a penalty for

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prepayment. Obligations under the Facilities are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s respective equipment, intangibles, inventories, accounts receivable, and certain real estate. The Facilities each feature an unused commitment fee and springing financial covenants. Borrowings under the Facilities bear interest at either the bank’s prime rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus any applicable spreads.

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The amount available for use from the Facilities at any given time is subject to a number of factors, including eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances that fluctuate day-to-day, as well as the value of certain real estate collateral. Based on the collateral and loan limits as defined in the Facility agreements, the credit limit of the combined Facilities at December 2023 was $228.6 million, of which $140.1 million was outstanding, leaving $88.5 million available.

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The average interest rate of the Facilities was 7.17% at December 2023. For the three months ended December 2023, the peak borrowings under the Facilities was $156.8 million, and the average borrowings and average availability under the Facilities was $125.2 million and $86.8 million, respectively.

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Cross Default and Co-Terminus Provisions

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Team Sledd’s three notes payable and the Team Sledd Facility contain cross default provisions. The Henry’s note payable and the Henry’s Facility contain cross default provisions. There were no such cross defaults for either Team Sledd or Henry’s at December 2023. Additionally, the Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non-recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company. The Company and its subsidiaries, including Team Sledd and Henry’s, were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the respective Facilities at December 2023.

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Other

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The Company has issued a letter of credit for $1.1 million to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier as part of its self-insured loss control program.

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7. INCOME TAXES

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The change in the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three-month period ended December 2023 as compared to the respective prior year period was primarily related to non-deductible compensation expense in relation to the amount of income from operations before income tax expense and higher effective state income tax rates between the comparative periods.

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8. MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

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Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest (“MRNCI”) recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets represents the fair value of the non-controlling interest in the Company’s strategic investment in Team Sledd. The Company owned approximately 64% of Team Sledd as of both December 2023 and September 2023. The Company has elected to present the MRNCI liability at fair value under ASC 825 – Financial Instruments as it believes this best represents the potential future liability and cash flows. As such, the MRNCI balance at December 2023 represents the fair value of the remaining future membership interest redemptions and other amounts due to noncontrolling interest holders through April 2026. The Company calculates the estimated fair value of the MRNCI based on a discounted cash flow valuation technique using the best information available at the reporting date, and records changes in the fair value of the MRNCI as a component of other expense (income) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company estimates the probability and timing of future redemptions and earnings of Team Sledd based on management’s knowledge and assumptions of certain events as of each reporting date, including the timing of any future redemptions and an appropriate discount rate. At December 2023, the difference between the contractual amount due under the MRNCI and the fair value was approximately $0.8 million. The MRNCI is classified as Level 3 because of the Company’s reliance on unobservable assumptions. The following table presents changes in the fair value of the MRNCI since September 2023:

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Fair value of MRNCI as of September 2023 |  | $ | 9,490,831
Redemption of non-controlling interests | ​ | ​ | —
Distributions to non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | —
Change in fair value | ​ | ​ | 199,744
Fair value of MRNCI as of December 2023 | ​ | $ | 9,690,575
Less current portion at fair value | ​ | ​ | (1,757,236)
​ | ​ | $ | 7,933,339

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9. EQUITY-BASED INCENTIVE AWARDS

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The Company has three equity-based incentive plans, the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (collectively “the Omnibus Plans”), which provide for equity incentives to employees. Each Omnibus Plan was designed with the intent of encouraging employees to acquire a vested interest in the growth and performance of the Company. The Omnibus Plans together permit the issuance of up to 195,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in the form of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance share awards as well as awards such as stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares, bonus shares, and dividend share awards payable in the form of common stock or cash. The number of shares issuable under the Omnibus Plans is subject to customary adjustments in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and certain other distributions on the Company’s common stock. At December 2023, awards with respect to a total of 140,837 shares, net of forfeitures, had been awarded pursuant to the Omnibus Plans and awards with respect to another 54,163 shares may be awarded under the Omnibus Plans.

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Restricted Stock Units

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During October 2023, the remaining 6,834 restricted stock units vested, and there were no unvested restricted stock units remaining as of December 2023.

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The following summarizes restricted stock unit activity under the Omnibus Plans during Q1 2024:

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​ | ​ | Number | ​ | Weighted
​ | ​ | of | ​ | Average
​ |  | Shares |  | Fair Value
Nonvested restricted stock units at September 2023 |  | 6,834 | ​ | $ | 206.00
Granted |  | — | ​ | ​ | —
Vested |  | (6,834) | ​ | ​ | 195.99
Expired |  | — | ​ | ​ | —
Nonvested restricted stock units at December 2023 |  | — | ​ | $ | —

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Restricted Stock Awards

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At December 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors had authorized and approved the following restricted stock awards to members of the Company’s management team pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Omnibus Plans:

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​ |  | Restricted Stock Awards (1) |  | Restricted Stock Awards (2) | ​ | Restricted Stock Awards (3)
Date of award: |  | ​ | October 2021 |  | ​ | October 2022 | ​ | ​ | October 2023
Original number of awards issued: |  | ​ | 15,100 |  | ​ | 15,100 | ​ | ​ | 15,100
Service period: |  | ​ | 36 months |  | ​ | 36 months | ​ | ​ | 36 months
Estimated fair value of award at grant date: | ​ | $ | 2,089,000 | ​ | $ | 2,824,000 | ​ | ​ | 2,762,000
Non-vested awards outstanding at December 2023: | ​ | ​ | 5,034 | ​ | ​ | 10,067 | ​ | ​ | 15,100
Fair value of non-vested awards at December 2023 of approximately: | ​ | $ | 982,000 | ​ | $ | 1,963,000 | ​ | ​ | 2,945,000

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(1) | 10,066 of the restricted stock awards were vested as of December 2023. The remaining 5,034 restricted stock awards will vest in October 2024.

(2) | 5,033 of the restricted stock awards were vested as of December 2023. 5,033 restricted stock awards will vest in October 2024 and 5,034 will vest in October 2025.

(3) | The 15,100 restricted stock awards will vest in equal amounts in October 2024, October 2025 and October 2026.

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There is no direct cost to the recipients of the restricted stock awards, except for any applicable taxes. The restricted stock awards provide that the recipients receive common stock in the Company, subject to certain restrictions until such time as the awards vest. The recipients of the restricted stock awards are entitled to the customary adjustments in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and certain other distributions on the Company’s common stock. All cash dividends and/or distributions payable to restricted stock recipients will be held in escrow until all the conditions of vesting have been met. The compensation expense recorded in the Company’s Statement of Operations reflects the straight-line amortized fair value.

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The following summarizes restricted stock award activity under the Omnibus Plans during Q1 2024:

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​ | ​ | Number | ​ | Weighted
​ | ​ | of | ​ | Average
​ |  | Shares |  | Fair Value
Nonvested restricted stock awards at September 2023 |  | 25,167 | ​ | $ | 206.00
Granted |  | 15,100 | ​ | ​ | 182.89
Vested |  | (10,066) | ​ | ​ | 189.87
Expired |  | — | ​ | ​ | —
Nonvested restricted stock awards at December 2023 |  | 30,201 | ​ | $ | 195.00

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Income from operations before income taxes included compensation expense related to the amortization of the Company’s restricted stock awards of approximately $0.6 million and $0.4 million during Q1 2024 and Q1 2023, respectively. Total unamortized compensation expense related to these awards at December 2023 and September 2023 was approximately $4.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

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10. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

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The Company has two reportable business segments: the wholesale distribution of consumer products which includes Team Sledd and Henry’s (the Wholesale Segment), and the retail sale of health and natural food products (the Retail Segment). The aggregation of the Company’s business operations into these business segments was based on a range of considerations, including but not limited to the characteristics of each business, similarities in the nature and type of products sold, customer classes, methods used to sell the products and economic profiles. Included in the “Other” column are intercompany eliminations and assets held and charges incurred and income earned by our holding company. The segments are evaluated on revenues, gross margins, operating income (loss), and income (loss) from operations before taxes. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation.

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​ | ​ | Wholesale | ​ | Retail | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Segment |  | Segment |  | Other |  | Consolidated
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2023 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
External revenue: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cigarettes | ​ | $ | 395,668,708 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 395,668,708
Tobacco | ​ | ​ | 121,351,701 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 121,351,701
Confectionery | ​ | ​ | 40,043,130 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 40,043,130
Health food | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,689,429 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,689,429
Foodservice & other | ​ | ​ | 77,206,105 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 77,206,105
Total external revenue | ​ | ​ | 634,269,644 | ​ | ​ | 10,689,429 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 644,959,073
Depreciation | ​ | ​ | 1,855,746 | ​ | ​ | 228,997 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,084,743
Amortization | ​ | ​ | 134,425 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 134,425
Operating income (loss) | ​ | ​ | 6,970,125 | ​ | ​ | (16,476) | ​ | ​ | (3,130,572) | ​ | ​ | 3,823,077
Interest expense | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2,311,513 | ​ | ​ | 2,311,513
Income (loss) from operations before taxes | ​ | ​ | 6,775,098 | ​ | ​ | 541,948 | ​ | ​ | (5,442,085) | ​ | ​ | 1,874,961
Total assets | ​ | ​ | 345,011,110 | ​ | ​ | 16,574,317 | ​ | ​ | 787,500 | ​ | ​ | 362,372,927
Capital expenditures | ​ | ​ | 2,980,331 | ​ | ​ | 299,169 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,279,500

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​ | ​ | Wholesale | ​ | Retail | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Segment |  | Segment |  | Other |  | Consolidated
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
External revenue: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cigarettes | ​ | $ | 367,689,677 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 367,689,677
Tobacco | ​ | ​ | 104,039,120 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 104,039,120
Confectionery | ​ | ​ | 32,558,996 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 32,558,996
Health food | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,261,873 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 10,261,873
Foodservice & other | ​ | ​ | 51,439,841 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 51,439,841
Total external revenue | ​ | ​ | 555,727,634 | ​ | ​ | 10,261,873 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 565,989,507
Depreciation | ​ | ​ | 750,130 | ​ | ​ | 278,223 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,028,353
Amortization | ​ | ​ | 42,533 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 42,533
Operating income (loss) | ​ | ​ | 8,240,495 | ​ | ​ | (266,616) | ​ | ​ | (2,454,368) | ​ | ​ | 5,519,511
Interest expense | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,694,158 | ​ | ​ | 1,694,158
Income (loss) from operations before taxes | ​ | ​ | 8,324,827 | ​ | ​ | (242,500) | ​ | ​ | (4,148,526) | ​ | ​ | 3,933,801
Total assets | ​ | ​ | 313,505,013 | ​ | ​ | 16,681,645 | ​ | ​ | 687,291 | ​ | ​ | 330,873,949
Capital expenditures | ​ | ​ | 1,248,067 | ​ | ​ | 143,865 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,391,932

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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BUSINESS UPDATE

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Our business continues to be impacted by macroeconomic factors, supply chain disruptions, and an extended period of high inflation. These factors have decreased consumer discretionary spending and related retail level demand and have also resulted in sustained cost pressures across our entire business in the form of higher product, equipment, labor, interest and other operating costs.

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We are closely monitoring proposals from governmental and other regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), which is evaluating the possible prohibition and/or limitations on the sale of certain cigarette, e-cigarette, tobacco, and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes. If such regulations or product sale limitations were to be implemented, they may limit the range of products we are able to sell in related product categories and decrease overall consumer demand. Any such changes may negatively impact our revenues, gross margins, and financial results.

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The Company continues to integrate the operations of Henry’s Foods, Inc. (“Henry’s”) which has expanded the Company’s geographic footprint and provided access to an industry-leading foodservice distribution platform. The Company also continues to evaluate other growth and geographic expansion opportunities.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections, contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties and reflect management’s current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. Forward-looking statements include information concerning the possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company and those statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “future,” “position,” “anticipate(s),” “expect(s),” “believe(s),” “see,” “plan,” “further improve,” “outlook,” “should” or similar expressions. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

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It should be understood that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this document, could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements:

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● | risks associated with unrest in certain global regions which could further disrupt world supply chains, manufacturing centers, and shipping routes, impacting commodity/product availability and/or cost, as well as consumer demand trends,

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● | risks associated with higher interest rates or prolonged periods of higher interest rates and the related impact on demand, customer credit risk, profitability and cash flows for both the Company and its customer base, particularly as it relates to variable interest rate borrowings, as well as the risk that such borrowings may not be renewed in the future on favorable terms or at all,

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● | risks associated with any systemic pressures in the banking system, particularly as they relate to customer credit risk and any resulting impact on our cash flow and our ability to collect on our receivables,

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● | risks associated with an inflationary operating environment, particularly as it relates to wages, fuel, interest, commodity prices, and customer credit risk, which impact our operating cost structure and could impact food ingredient costs and demand for many of the products we sell,

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● | regulations, potential bans, limitations and/or litigation related to the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of certain cigarette, e-cigarette, tobacco, and vaping products imposed by the FDA, state or local governmental agencies, or other parties, including proposed and pending regulations and/or product approvals/authorizations related to the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of certain menthol, vaping, and flavored tobacco products,

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● | risks associated with the threat or occurrence of epidemics or pandemics (such as COVID-19 or its variants) or other public health issues, including the continued health of our employees and management, the reduced demand for our goods and services or increased credit risk from customer credit defaults resulting from an economic downturn,

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● | risks associated with the imposition of governmental orders restricting our operations and the operations of our suppliers and customers, in particular, disruptions to our supply chain or our ability to procure products or fulfill orders due to labor shortages in our warehouse operations,

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● | risks associated with the Company’s business model which experienced both higher sales volumes and labor costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risk of sales returning to pre-pandemic levels without the Company being able to offset increases in its cost structure,

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● | risks associated with the acquisition of assets, new businesses or equity investments by either of our business segments including, but not limited to, risks associated with consummating such transactions on expected terms or timing, purchase price and business valuation and recording risks, and risks related to the assumption of certain liabilities or obligations,

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● | risks associated with the integration of new businesses or equity investments by either of our business segments including, but not limited to, risks associated with vendor and customer retention, technology integration, and the potential loss of any key management personnel or employees,

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● | increasing competition and market conditions in our wholesale and retail health food businesses and any associated impact on the carrying value and any potential impairment of assets (including intangible assets) within those businesses,

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● | risk that our repositioning strategy for our retail business will not be successful,

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● | risks associated with opening new retail stores,

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● | if online shopping formats such as Amazon™ continue to grow in popularity and further disrupt traditional sales channels, it may present a significant direct risk to our brick and mortar retail business and potentially to our wholesale distribution business,

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● | the potential impact that ongoing, decreasing, or changing trade tariff and trade policies may have on our product costs or on consumer disposable income and demand,

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● | increasing product and operational costs resulting from ongoing supply chain disruptions, an intensely competitive labor market with a limited pool of qualified workers, and higher incremental costs associated with the handling and transportation of certain product categories such as foodservice,

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● | increases in state and federal excise taxes on cigarette and tobacco products and the potential impact on demand, particularly as it relates to current legislation under consideration which could significantly increase such taxes,

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● | risks associated with disruptions to our technology systems or those of third parties upon which we rely, including security breaches, cyber and ransomware attacks, malware, or other methods by which such information systems could or may have been compromised or impacted,

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● | increases in inventory carrying costs and customer credit risks,

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● | changes in pricing strategies and/or promotional/incentive programs offered by cigarette and tobacco manufacturers,

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● | changing demand for the Company’s products, particularly cigarette, tobacco and vaping products,

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● | risks that product manufacturers may begin selling directly to convenience stores and bypass wholesale distributors,

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● | changes in laws and regulations and ongoing compliance related to health care and associated insurance,

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● | increasing health care costs for both the Company and consumers and its potential impact on discretionary consumer spending,

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● | decreased availability of capital resources,

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● | domestic regulatory and legislative risks,

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● | poor weather conditions, and the adverse effects of climate change,

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● | consolidation trends within the convenience store, wholesale distribution, and retail health food industries,

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● | risks associated with labor disputes (strikes), natural disasters, domestic/political unrest and incidents of violence, or any restrictions, regulations, or security measures implemented by governmental bodies in response to these items, and

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● | other risks over which the Company has little or no control, and any other factors not identified herein.

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Changes in these factors could result in significantly different results. Consequently, future results may differ from management’s expectations. Moreover, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance. Any forward-looking statement contained herein is made as of the date of this document. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or correct any of these forward-looking statements in the future to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of material events or changes in future operating results, financial conditions or business over time.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

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Certain accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements (“financial statements”) require us to make judgments and estimates and the financial results we report may vary depending on how we make these judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting estimates are set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other than the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as described in Note 1 of Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there have been no significant changes with respect to these estimates and related policies during the three months ended December 2023.

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FIRST FISCAL QUARTER 2024 (Q1 2024)

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The following discussion and analysis includes the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended December 2023 and December 2022:

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Wholesale Segment

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Our Wholesale Segment is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the United States, serving approximately 7,000 retail outlets including convenience stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, drug stores, and tobacco shops. We currently distribute over 20,000 different consumer products, including cigarettes and tobacco products, candy and other confectionery products, beverages, groceries, paper products, health and beauty care products, frozen and refrigerated products and institutional foodservice products. Convenience stores represent our largest customer category. In December 2023, Convenience Store News ranked us as the sixth (6th) largest convenience store distributor in the United States based on annual sales.

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Our Wholesale Segment offers retailers the ability to take advantage of manufacturer- and Company-sponsored sales and marketing programs, merchandising and product category management services, and the use of information systems and data services that are focused on minimizing retailers’ investment in inventory, while seeking to maximize their sales and profits. In addition, our wholesale distribution capabilities provide valuable services to both manufacturers of consumer products and convenience retailers. Manufacturers benefit from our broad retail coverage, inventory management, efficiency in processing small orders, and frequency of deliveries. Convenience retailers benefit from our distribution capabilities by gaining access to a broad product line, inventory optimization and merchandising expertise, information systems, and accessing trade credit.

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Our Wholesale Segment operates nine distribution centers located in Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. These distribution centers, combined with cross-dock facilities, include approximately 1.3 million square feet of permanent floor space. Our principal suppliers include Altria, RJ Reynolds, ITG Brands, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Kraft Heinz, and Mars Wrigley. We also market private label lines of water, candy products, batteries, and other products. We do not maintain any long-term purchase contracts with our suppliers.

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Retail Segment

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Our Retail Segment, through our Healthy Edge Retail Group subsidiary, is a specialty retailer of natural/organic groceries and dietary supplements which focuses on providing high quality products at affordable prices, with an exceptional level of customer service and nutritional consultation. All of the products carried in our stores must meet strict quality and ingredient guidelines, and include offerings such as gluten-free and antibiotic-free grocery and meat products, as well as products containing no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or partially hydrogenated oils. We design our retail sites in an efficient and flexible small-store format, which emphasizes a high energy and shopper-friendly environment.

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We operate within the natural products retail industry, which is a subset of the United States grocery industry. This industry includes conventional, natural, gourmet and specialty food markets, mass and discount retailers, warehouse clubs, health food stores, dietary supplement retailers, drug stores, farmers markets, mail order and online retailers, and multi-level marketers.

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Our Retail Segment operates 15 retail health food stores as Chamberlin’s Natural Foods, Akin’s Natural Foods, and Earth Origins Market. These stores carry over 36,000 different national and regionally branded and private label products including high-quality natural, organic, and specialty foods consisting of produce, baked goods, frozen foods, nutritional supplements, personal care items, and general merchandise.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER:

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​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | Incr (Decr) |  | % Change
CONSOLIDATED: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Sales (1) | ​ | $ | 644,959,073 | ​ | $ | 565,989,507 | ​ | $ | 78,969,566 |  | 14.0
Cost of sales | ​ |  | 601,658,151 | ​ |  | 531,019,924 | ​ |  | 70,638,227 |  | 13.3
Gross profit | ​ |  | 43,300,922 | ​ |  | 34,969,583 | ​ |  | 8,331,339 |  | 23.8
Gross profit percentage | ​ |  | 6.7 | % |  | 6.2 | % |  | ​ | ​ | ​
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Operating expense | ​ | $ | 39,477,845 | ​ | $ | 29,450,072 | ​ | $ | 10,027,773 |  | 34.1
Operating income | ​ |  | 3,823,077 | ​ |  | 5,519,511 | ​ |  | (1,696,434) |  | (30.7)
Interest expense | ​ |  | 2,311,513 | ​ |  | 1,694,158 | ​ |  | 617,355 |  | 36.4
Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | 199,744 | ​ | ​ | (54,916) | ​ | ​ | 254,660 | ​ | (463.7)
Income tax expense | ​ |  | 804,000 | ​ |  | 1,304,800 | ​ |  | (500,800) |  | (38.4)
Net income available to common shareholders | ​ |  | 1,070,961 | ​ |  | 2,629,001 | ​ |  | (1,558,040) |  | (59.3)
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BUSINESS SEGMENTS: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Wholesale | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Sales | ​ | $ | 634,269,644 | ​ | $ | 555,727,634 | ​ | $ | 78,542,010 |  | 14.1
Gross profit | ​ |  | 39,353,558 | ​ |  | 31,275,260 | ​ |  | 8,078,298 |  | 25.8
Gross profit percentage | ​ |  | 6.2 | % |  | 5.6 | % |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Retail | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Sales | ​ | $ | 10,689,429 | ​ | $ | 10,261,873 | ​ | $ | 427,556 |  | 4.2
Gross profit | ​ |  | 3,947,364 | ​ |  | 3,694,323 | ​ |  | 253,041 |  | 6.8
Gross profit percentage | ​ |  | 36.9 | % |  | 36.0 | % |  | ​ | ​ | ​

(1) | Sales are reported net of costs associated with incentives provided to retailers. These incentives totaled $9.5 million in Q1 2024 and $8.9 million in Q1 2023.

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SALES

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Changes in sales are primarily driven by:

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| (i) | changes to selling prices, which are largely controlled by our product suppliers, and excise taxes imposed on cigarettes and tobacco products by various states;

| (ii) | changes in the volume and mix of products sold to our customers, either due to a change in purchasing patterns resulting from consumer preferences or the fluctuation in the comparable number of business days in our reporting period; and

(iii) acquisitions.

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SALES – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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Sales in our Wholesale Segment increased $78.5 million during Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023. Significant items impacting sales during Q1 2024 included a $78.7 million increase in sales related to the acquisition of Henry’s during Q2 2023, a $26.3 million increase in sales related to price increases implemented by cigarette manufacturers, and a $5.0 million increase in sales related to the volume and mix of products in our tobacco, confectionery, foodservice, and other categories (“Other Products”), partially offset by a $31.5 million decrease in sales related to the volume and mix of cigarette cartons sold. Sales in our Retail Segment increased $0.4 million during Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023. This increase was due to approximately $0.8 million related to the re-opening of our Port Charlotte store that was damaged during Hurricane Ian and approximately $0.8 million related to higher sales volumes in our existing stores, partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease related to the closure of four stores between the comparative periods.

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GROSS PROFIT – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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Our gross profit does not include fulfillment costs and costs related to the distribution network, which are included in selling, general and administrative costs, and may not be comparable to those of other entities. Some entities may classify such costs as a component of cost of sales. Cost of sales, a component used in determining gross profit, for the wholesale and retail segments includes the cost of products purchased from manufacturers, less incentives we receive which are netted against such costs.

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Gross profit in our Wholesale Segment increased $8.1 million during Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023. Significant items impacting gross profit during Q1 2024 included a $9.0 million increase in gross profit related to the acquisition of Henry’s in Q2 2023, a $0.1 million increase in gross profit due to the timing and related benefits of cigarette manufacturer price increases, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in gross profit related to the volume and mix of cigarette cartons sold between the comparative periods and a $0.8 million decrease in gross profit related to the mix of volumes and promotions in our Other Products category. Gross profit in our Retail Segment increased $0.3 million during Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023. This change was primarily related to a $0.3 million increase related to the re-opening of our Port Charlotte store that was damaged during Hurricane Ian and a $0.4 million increase in realized margins in our existing stores, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease related to the closure of four stores between the comparative periods.

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OPERATING EXPENSE – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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Operating expense includes selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation. Selling, general, and administrative expenses primarily consist of costs related to our sales, warehouse, delivery and administrative departments, including purchasing and receiving costs, warehousing costs and costs of picking and loading customer orders. Our most significant expenses relate to costs associated with employees, facility and equipment leases, transportation, fuel, and insurance. Our Q1 2024 operating expenses increased $10.0 million as compared to Q1 2023. Significant items impacting operating expenses during Q1 2024 included a $7.8 million increase in operating expenses related to the acquisition of Henry’s during Q2 2023, a $1.5 million increase related to employee compensation and benefit costs, a $0.4 million increase in customer expected credit loss expense, a $0.3 million increase in insurance costs and a $0.3 million increase in other Wholesale Segment operating expenses, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in fuel costs.

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INTEREST EXPENSE – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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Interest expense increased $0.6 million in Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023, primarily related to higher interest rates and higher outstanding debt balances in the current period related to the acquisition of Henry’s in Q2 2023.

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OTHER INCOME – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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The change in other income between the comparative periods was primarily related to an insurance recovery in the current year period.

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INCOME TAX EXPENSE – Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

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The change in the Q1 2024 income tax rate as compared to Q1 2023 was primarily related to non-deductible compensation expense in relation to the amount of income from operations before income tax expense and higher effective state income tax rates between the comparative periods.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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Overview

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The Company’s variability in cash flows from operating activities is dependent on the timing of inventory purchases and seasonal fluctuations. For example, periodically we have inventory “buy-in” opportunities which offer more favorable pricing terms. As a result, we may have to hold inventory for a period longer than the payment terms. This generates a cash outflow from operating activities that we expect to reverse in later periods. Additionally, during our peak time of operations in the warm weather months, we generally carry higher amounts of inventory to ensure high fill rates and customer satisfaction.

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The Company primarily finances its operations through three credit facility agreements (a) a facility that is an obligation of AMCON Distributing Company (the “AMCON Facility”), (b) a facility that is an obligation of Team Sledd (the “Team Sledd Facility”) and (c) a facility that is the obligation of Henry’s (the “Henry’s Facility”) (collectively, the “Facilities”) and long-term debt agreements with banks. The Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non-recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company.

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At December 2023, the Facilities had a total combined borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, which includes provisions for up to $30.0 million in credit advances for certain inventory purchases, which are limited by accounts receivable and inventory qualifications, and the value of certain real estate collateral. The Henry’s Facility matures in February 2026, the AMCON Facility matures in June 2027, and the Team Sledd Facility matures in March 2028, each without a penalty for prepayment. Obligations under the Facilities are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s respective equipment, intangibles, inventories, accounts receivable, and certain real estate. The Facilities each feature an unused commitment fee and springing financial covenants. Borrowings under the Facilities bear interest at either the bank’s prime rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus any applicable spreads.

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The amount available for use from the Facilities at any given time is subject to a number of factors, including eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances that fluctuate day-to-day, as well as the value of certain real estate collateral. Based on the collateral and loan limits as defined in the Facility agreements, the credit limit of the combined Facilities at December 2023 was $228.6 million, of which $140.1 million was outstanding, leaving $88.5 million available.

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The average interest rate of the Facilities was 7.17% at December 2023. For the three months ended December 2023, the peak borrowings under the Facilities was $156.8 million, and the average borrowings and average availability under the Facilities was $125.2 million and $86.8 million, respectively.

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Cross Default and Co-Terminus Provisions

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Team Sledd’s three notes payable and the Team Sledd Facility contain cross default provisions. The Henry’s note payable and the Henry’s Facility contain cross default provisions. There were no such cross defaults for either Team Sledd or

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Henry’s at December 2023. Additionally, the Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non-recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company. The Company and its subsidiaries, including Team Sledd and Henry’s, were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Facilities at December 2023.

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Dividend Payments

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The Company paid cash dividends on its common stock totaling $0.1 million in each of the three-month periods ended December 2023 and December 2022. During Q1 2024, the Company declared a $0.28 per share special dividend totaling approximately $0.2 million that was paid in Q2 2024. During Q1 2023, the Company declared a $5.00 per share special dividend totaling approximately $3.1 million that was paid in Q2 2023.

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Other

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The Company has issued a letter of credit for $1.1 million to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier as part of its self-insured loss control program.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Liquidity Risk

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The Company’s liquidity position is significantly influenced by its ability to maintain sufficient levels of working capital. For our Company and our industry in general, customer credit risk and ongoing access to bank credit heavily influence liquidity positions.

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The Company does not currently hedge its exposure to interest rate risk or fuel costs. Accordingly, significant price movements in these areas can and do impact the Company’s profitability.

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While the Company believes its liquidity position going forward will be adequate to sustain operations in both the short- and long-term, a precipitous change in operating environment could materially impact the Company’s future revenue streams as well as its ability to collect on customer accounts receivable or secure bank credit.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023 was made under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

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Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

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Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and fraud. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management’s override of the control.

The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Other than the ongoing implementation of internal controls over financial reporting related to the acquisition of Henry’s, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 2023, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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None.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as previously disclosed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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The Company issued unregistered securities to certain members of the Company’s management team during the quarterly period ended December 31, 2023, in relation to the vesting and granting of equity awards as described in Note 9 of Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These issuances were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

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Not applicable.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information

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During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of the Company’s directors or officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”, as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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Item 6. Exhibits

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(a) Exhibits

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​ | 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMCON Distributing Company dated November 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of AMCON’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 8, 2023)
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​ | 10.1 | AMCON Distributing Company Executive Change in Control Severance Plan dated November 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of AMCON’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 8, 2023)
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​ | 10.2 | Form of Indemnification Agreement dated November 6, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of AMCON’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 8, 2023)
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​ | 31.1 | Certification by Christopher H. Atayan, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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​ | 31.2 | Certification by Charles J. Schmaderer, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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​ | 32.1 | Certification by Christopher H. Atayan, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, furnished pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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​ | 32.2 | Certification by Charles J. Schmaderer, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, furnished pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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​ | 101 | Interactive Data File (filed herewith electronically)
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​ | 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101

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SIGNATURES

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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​ | AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
​ | (registrant)
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Date: January 18, 2024 | /s/ Christopher H. Atayan
​ | Christopher H. Atayan,
​ | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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Date: January 18, 2024 | /s/ Charles J. Schmaderer
​ | Charles J. Schmaderer,
​ | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
​ | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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