NOGALES, AZ--(Marketwired - Nov 2, 2016) - Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (
- Net income for the third quarter of 2016 increased 233% to $1.0 million, compared to $306,000 for the same period of 2015.
- Diluted earnings per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 were $0.06, compared to $0.02 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (
Consolidated sales for the third quarter of 2016 were $11.8 million, compared to $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2015. Building Supply segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016 decreased by 5.6% to $7.0 million, compared to $7.4 million for the same period of 2015. The sales mix of the Building Supply segment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was 57% for synthetic roof underlayment, 35% for housewrap and 8% for other woven material. This compared to 63% for synthetic roof underlayment, 32% for housewrap and 5% for other woven material for the third quarter of 2015. Sales for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased 0.2% to $3.698 million, compared to $3.689 million for the same period of 2015. Infection Control segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $8,000, or 0.8%, to $1.06 million, compared to $1.05 million for the same period of 2015.
Lloyd Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Pro Tech, commented, "Macro demand in the roofing market slowed during the third quarter, driving lower than anticipated sales of our synthetic roof underlayment. We are encouraged by sales of our housewrap products, as we maintain healthy sales increases over last year. We expect sales growth in our Building Supply segment to be similar to the current year to date figure for the remainder of 2016."
"We further demonstrated our commitment to maintaining a solid balance sheet and increasing shareholder value with the reduction of inventories across all segments of our business and the expansion of our existing share repurchase program," said Hoffman. "The board authorized an additional $3.0 million for share repurchases during the quarter. In addition we systematically reduced inventory by $4.5 million compared to the end of last year. Managing inventory levels in concert with demand projections and returning a portion of available capital to our shareholders are both integral to our disciplined capital allocation and balance sheet management."
Consolidated sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased by 4.0% to $36.3 million, up from $34.9 million for the comparable period of 2015. This increase was due to increased sales in the Building Supply segment of 6.8% and in the Infection Control segment of 1.6%, partially offset by decreased sales in the Disposable Protective Apparel segment of 0.2%.
Building Supply segment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $1.4 million, or 6.8%, to a first nine months of the year record of $21.7 million, compared to $20.3 million for the same period of 2015. This increase was primarily due to a 9.0% increase in sales of housewrap, a 2.6% increase in sales of synthetic roof underlayment and a 24.5% increase in sales of other woven material.
Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2016 decreased by 6.0% to $4.5 million, compared to $4.8 million for the same period of 2015. The gross profit margin was 38.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to 39.5% for the same period of 2015. In the third quarter of last year, gross profit margin was positively affected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection issuing a retroactive refund for duty paid on eligible products, which applied to certain of our Building Supply and Disposable Apparel segments products. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased by 6.0% to $13.3 million, or 36.6% gross profit margin, from $12.5 million, or 35.9% gross profit margin, for the same period of 2015. Management expects gross profit margin to be in a similar range for the balance of 2016 and is continuing to work on reducing product costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 18.7% to $3.2 million for the third quarter of 2016 from $3.9 million for the same quarter of 2015. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 26.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from 31.9% for the same period of 2015. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to an accrual for the retirement of our former CEO in the third quarter of last year which was not repeated in 2016. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.0 million, or 9.4%, to $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $11.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 27.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from 31.4% for the same period of 2015. The decrease in year to date expenses was primarily due to the accrual mentioned above and decreased sales and marketing expenses.
Net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to $1.0 million, compared to $306,000 for the same period of 2015, an increase of 233.0%. The increase was due to an increase in income before provision for income taxes of $895,000, partially offset by an increase in provision for income taxes of $182,000. Net income as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was 8.7% and 2.5%, respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were $0.06 and $0.02, respectively.
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $2.3 million, compared to $741,000 for the same period of 2015, an increase of 213.5%. Net income as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was 6.4%, and net income as a percentage of net sales for the same period of 2015 was 2.1%. Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were $0.14 and $0.04, respectively.
The consolidated balance sheet remained strong with a current ratio of 11:1 as of September 30, 2016, compared to a 15:1 current ratio as of December 31, 2015. The Company ended the third quarter of 2016 with working capital of $29.4 million.
Inventory decreased by $4.5 million, or 27.7%, to $11.9 million as of September 30, 2016 from $16.4 million as of December 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in inventory for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment of $1.6 million, or 26.9%, to $4.2 million, a decrease in inventory for the Building Supply segment of $2.7 million, or 34.5%, to $5.1 million and a decrease in inventory for the Infection Control segment of $287,000, or 10.3%, to $2.5 million.
Colleen McDonald, Chief Financial Officer, commented, "At the end of the third quarter of 2016, we had $2.6 million available for additional stock purchases under our stock repurchase program. Year-to-date, we have repurchased 1,564,400 shares of common stock at a cost of $3.7 million, bringing the program total to 14,082,031 shares of common stock at a cost of $21,931,000 since the program's inception. Future repurchases are expected to be funded from cash on hand and cash flows from operating activities."
The Company currently has no outstanding debt and maintains an unused $3.5 million credit facility. The Company believes current cash balances and the borrowings available under its credit facility will be sufficient to satisfy projected working capital needs and planned capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.
About Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. is the parent company of Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. and Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for the industrial, clean room, medical and dental markets. Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. manufactures and markets a line of construction weatherization products, including building wrap and roof underlayment. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah; Nogales, Arizona; Valdosta, Georgia; and a joint venture in India. For more information and copies of all news releases and financials, visit Alpha Pro Tech's Website at http://www.alphaprotech.com.
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| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 (1) | |||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 11,772,000 | $ | 9,681,000 | ||||||
| Investments | 617,000 | 656,000 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $59,000 and $46,000 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | 4,715,000 | 2,762,000 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, unconsolidated affiliate | 19,000 | 8,000 | ||||||||
| Inventories | 11,854,000 | 16,398,000 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,901,000 | 3,092,000 | ||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 484,000 | 484,000 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 32,362,000 | 33,081,000 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,704,000 | 2,907,000 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 55,000 | 55,000 | ||||||||
| Definite-lived intangible assets, net | 39,000 | 51,000 | ||||||||
| Equity investment in unconsolidated affiliate | 3,473,000 | 3,040,000 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 38,633,000 | $ | 39,134,000 | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,257,000 | $ | 1,027,000 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,713,000 | 1,128,000 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,970,000 | 2,155,000 | ||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 835,000 | 867,000 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,805,000 | 3,022,000 | ||||||||
| Commitments | ||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||
| Common stock, $.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; 16,301,056 and 17,850,456 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively | 163,000 | 178,000 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 12,984,000 | 16,526,000 | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (198,000 | ) | (148,000 | ) | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 21,879,000 | 19,556,000 | ||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 34,828,000 | 36,112,000 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 38,633,000 | $ | 39,134,000 | ||||||
| (1) | The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 has been prepared using information from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. |
| Condensed Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 11,779,000 | $ | 12,176,000 | $ | 36,334,000 | $ | 34,925,000 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization | 7,263,000 | 7,370,000 | 23,032,000 | 22,379,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,516,000 | 4,806,000 | 13,302,000 | 12,546,000 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,158,000 | 3,882,000 | 9,950,000 | 10,979,000 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 153,000 | 206,000 | 425,000 | 527,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 3,311,000 | 4,088,000 | 10,375,000 | 11,506,000 | ||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 1,205,000 | 718,000 | 2,927,000 | 1,040,000 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliate | 242,000 | (165,000 | ) | 433,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 1,000 | - | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total other income (loss) | 243,000 | (165,000 | ) | 436,000 | 65,000 | |||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 1,448,000 | 553,000 | 3,363,000 | 1,105,000 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 429,000 | 247,000 | 1,040,000 | 364,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,019,000 | $ | 306,000 | $ | 2,323,000 | $ | 741,000 | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
| Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | 16,695,059 | 18,276,616 | 17,190,073 | 18,261,747 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 16,706,532 | 18,299,279 | 17,190,073 | 18,359,725 | ||||||||||||
Contact Information:
Company Contact:
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
Al Millar/Donna Millar
905-479-0654
e-mail: ir@alphaprotech.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Hayden IR
Cameron Donahue
651-653-1854
e-mail: cameron@haydenir.com