CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - Oil-Dri Corporation of America (
Net sales for the fourth quarter were $61,116,000, a 6% increase compared with net sales of $57,731,000 in the same quarter one year ago. The Company reported a net loss for the quarter of $108,000, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared with net income of $2,895,000, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the same quarter one year ago.
Fiscal Year Business Review
President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel S. Jaffee said, "This year's results reflect one-time charges and new product spending that negatively impacted earnings.
"A one-time, pre-tax charge of $1,623,000 was taken in the fourth quarter following an announcement we made in the third quarter to relocate coarse clay production from our plant in Mounds, Illinois to our plants in Mississippi. $1,200,000 of these charges was for non-cash asset write-offs, and the balance was for severance and other employee related expenditures related to the relocation. We are continuing to assess the long-term economics of the Mounds plant. Mining and processing has become relatively more costly in Illinois than at other Oil-Dri plant locations. Oil-Dri is fortunate to operate five plants throughout the country and will continue to rationalize our production capacity to our best long-term advantage.
"Our results also reflect continued investment in advertising and promotional activities for the launch of Cat's Pride Fresh & Light cat litter. This fiscal year we spent approximately $7,800,000 more in advertising support for our consumer products than the previous fiscal year. In the fourth quarter we spent approximately $2,800,000 more in advertising than the previous fourth quarter.
"Our Business to Business Products Group achieved significant sales and volume growth in the fiscal year driven by increased products sold to agricultural, edible oil, and animal health markets.
"We were also able to maintain a strong balance sheet, buy back a substantial amount of stock and increase dividends, all which provided value to our stockholders while continuing to invest in our business."
Fiscal Year Segment Review
Business to Business Products Group
| Fourth Quarter | % Change | Fiscal Year | % Change | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
| Net Sales | $21,289,000 | $19,047,000 | 12% | $85,456,000 | $74,479,000 | 15% | ||||||
| Segment Income | $7,725,000 | $4,884,000 | 58% | $28,643,000 | $19,504,000 | 47% | ||||||
Net sales for the Company's Business to Business Products Group were up for the fiscal year driven by a higher average net selling price, increased volume and a favorable product sales mix. Group income was up in the fiscal year due to higher sales but was partially offset by higher costs. Net sales of agricultural carriers, fluids purification and animal health products increased while sales of co-packaged cat litters decreased along with the general decline of coarse cat litter products. Verge granules generated incremental sales from the professional pesticide and agricultural markets. Animal health products benefited from an increase in volume and a favorable product sales mix.
Retail and Wholesale Products Group
| Fourth Quarter | % Change | Fiscal Year | % Change | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
| Net Sales | $39,827,000 | $38,684,000 | 3% | $155,225,000 | $152,276,000 | 2% | ||||||
| Segment Income | ($181,000) | $2,462,000 | (107%) | $2,098,000 | $10,439,000 | (80%) | ||||||
Net sales for the Company's Retail and Wholesale Products Group were up for the fiscal year due to increased distribution and volume of branded cat litters. Group income was down due to significant spending for promotional activity and higher costs for packaging, transportation and materials. Cat's Pride Fresh & Light cat litter and other scoopable litter sales and volume were up due to growth with many of the company's retail partners. The increase in net sales and volume of scoopable cat litters was partially offset by the continued decline of branded and private label coarse litters. Net sales of floor absorbents and other industrial absorbents were flat for the year. Sales of the Company's foreign subsidiaries were down due to strong competition.
Financial Review
On June 14, 2012, Oil-Dri's Board of Directors increased quarterly cash dividends to $0.18 per share of outstanding Common Stock and $0.135 per share of outstanding Class B Stock. The dividends were payable August 31, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2012. The Company has paid cash dividends continuously since 1974 and has increased dividends annually for the past nine years.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the annualized dividend yield on the Company's Common Stock was 3.3%, based on the quarter's stock closing price of $21.93 per share and the latest cash quarterly dividend of $0.18.
Net cash provided by operations was $23,339,000 compared with $13,108,000 in the previous fiscal year. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at July 31, 2012, totaled $36,256,000. Capital expenditures for the fiscal year totaled $6,960,000, which was $2,312,000 less than the fiscal year's depreciation and amortization of $9,272,000.
Looking Forward
Jaffee continued, "We will continue to invest in our Cat's Pride Fresh & Light cat litter at a reduced level from fiscal 2012, but still higher than what we have historically spent marketing our brands. In the coming fiscal year we will focus on customer-targeted campaigns. We believe these efforts will positively impact the Company's earnings in fiscal 2013."
Key Metrics as of July 31,
Key Metrics |
F'12 | F'11 | F'10 | F'09 | F'08 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents & investments | $36,256,000 | $33,722,000 | $24,621,000 | $19,837,000 | $27,764,000 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operations | $23,339,000 | $13,108,000 | $26,216,000 | $15,814,000 | $11,341,000 | ||||
| Cash and equivalents less notes payable | $6,556,000 | $422,000 | $6,321,000 | ($1,663,000) | $684,000 | ||||
| Return on average stockholders' equity | 6.8% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.8% | ||||
| *Net income per diluted share | $0.85 | $1.26 | $1.30 | $1.33 | $1.25 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | $6,960,000 | $13,806,000 | $10,413,000 | $15,253,000 | $7,302,000 | ||||
| Dividends paid | $4,486,000 | $4,218,000 | $3,992,000 | $3,684,000 | $3,377,000 | ||||
| Dividends paid per Common Stock share | $0.68 | $0.64 | $0.60 | $0.56 | $0.52 | ||||
*Net income per diluted share for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 have been restated to reflect a new accounting standard effective August 1, 2009. The new standard requires us to include our unvested restricted stock awards as participating securities in the calculation of net income per diluted share.
The Company will offer a live webcast of the fourth quarter earnings teleconference on Friday, October 12, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Chicago Time. To listen to the call via the web, please visit www.streetevents.com or www.oildri.com. An archived recording of the call and written transcripts of all teleconferences are posted on the Oil-Dri website.
Agsorb Cat's Pride, Fresh & Light and Verge are registered trademarks of Oil-Dri Corporation of America.
Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products for agricultural, horticultural, fluids purification, specialty markets, industrial and automotive, and is the world's largest manufacturer of cat litter.
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| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||||||||
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| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | % of Sales | 2011 | % of Sales | |||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 61,116 | 100.0 | % | $ | 57,731 | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of Sales | (45,573 | ) | 74.6 | % | (45,298 | ) | 78.5 | % | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 15,543 | 25.4 | % | 12,433 | 21.5 | % | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses | (13,428 | ) | 22.0 | % | (8,378 | ) | 14.5 | % | ||||||
| Capacity Rationalization Charges | (1,623 | ) | 2.7 | % | -- | 0.0 | % | |||||||
| Operating Income | 492 | 0.8 | % | 4,055 | 7.0 | % | ||||||||
| Interest Expense | (503 | ) | 0.8 | % | (558 | ) | 1.0 | % | ||||||
| Other Income | (14 | ) | 0.0 | % | (14 | ) | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | (25 | ) | 0.0 | % | 3,483 | 6.0 | % | |||||||
| Income Taxes | (83 | ) | 0.1 | % | (588 | ) | 1.0 | % | ||||||
| Net Income | $ | (108 | ) | -0.2 | % | $ | 2,895 | 5.0 | % | |||||
| Net Income Per Share: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.43 | |||||||||
| Basic Class B Common | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.33 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Average Shares Outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | 4,903 | 5,095 | ||||||||||||
| Basic Class B Common | 1,938 | 1,913 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 6,901 | 7,090 | ||||||||||||
| Twelve Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | % of Sales | 2011 | % of Sales | |||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 240,681 | 100.0 | % | $ | 226,755 | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of Sales | (181,676 | ) | 75.5 | % | (176,715 | ) | 77.9 | % | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 59,005 | 24.5 | % | 50,040 | 22.1 | % | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses | (47,303 | ) | 19.7 | % | (36,331 | ) | 16.0 | % | ||||||
| Capacity Rationalization Plan Charges | (1,623 | ) | 0.7 | % | -- | 0.0 | % | |||||||
| Operating Income | 10,079 | 4.2 | % | 13,709 | 6.0 | % | ||||||||
| Interest Expense | (2,060 | ) | 0.9 | % | (2,053 | ) | 0.9 | % | ||||||
| Other Income | 342 | 0.1 | % | 485 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | 8,361 | 3.5 | % | 12,141 | 5.4 | % | ||||||||
| Income Taxes | (2,263 | ) | 0.9 | % | (3,090 | ) | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| Net Income | $ | 6,098 | 2.5 | % | $ | 9,051 | 4.0 | % | ||||||
| Net Income Per Share: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | $ | 0.92 | $ | 1.36 | ||||||||||
| Basic Class B Common | $ | 0.70 | $ | 1.06 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.85 | $ | 1.26 | ||||||||||
| Average Shares Outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | 5,063 | 5,083 | ||||||||||||
| Basic Class B Common | 1,934 | 1,908 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 7,062 | 7,103 | ||||||||||||
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts) | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| As of July 31, | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | |||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 27,093 | $ | 17,885 | ||||
| Investment in Short-term Securities | 9,163 | 15,837 | ||||||
| Accounts Receivable, net | 30,225 | 29,217 | ||||||
| Inventories | 19,673 | 19,230 | ||||||
| Prepaid Expenses | 9,048 | 9,647 | ||||||
| Total Current Assets | 95,202 | 91,816 | ||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment | 64,453 | 68,028 | ||||||
| Other Assets | 14,612 | 13,549 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 174,267 | $ | 173,393 | ||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Current Maturities of Notes Payable | $ | 3,800 | $ | 3,600 | ||||
| Accounts Payable | 6,700 | 6,369 | ||||||
| Dividends Payable | 1,154 | 1,129 | ||||||
| Accrued Expenses | 17,468 | 15,382 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 29,122 | 26,480 | ||||||
| Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||
| Notes Payable | 25,900 | 29,700 | ||||||
| Other Noncurrent Liabilities | 33,937 | 21,915 | ||||||
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | 59,837 | 51,615 | ||||||
| Stockholders' Equity | 85,308 | 95,298 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 174,267 | $ | 173,393 | ||||
| Book Value Per Share Outstanding | $ | 12.19 | $ | 13.63 | ||||
| Acquisitions of | ||||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment | Fourth Quarter | $ | 1,508 | $ | 3,596 | |||
| Year to Date | $ | 6,960 | $ | 13,806 | ||||
| Depreciation and Amortization Charges | Fourth Quarter | $ | 2,332 | $ | 2,161 | |||
| Year to Date | $ | 9,272 | $ | 8,473 | ||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||
| July 31, 2012 | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||
| Net Income | $ | 6,098 | $ | 9,051 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | ||||||||
| provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | 9,272 | 8,473 | ||||||
| Capacity Rationalization Plan Charges | 1,623 | -- | ||||||
| (Increase) in Accounts Receivable | (1,026 | ) | (2,075 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) in Inventories | (456 | ) | (3,207 | ) | ||||
| Increase in Accounts Payable | 456 | 275 | ||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Expenses | 1,622 | (1,384 | ) | |||||
| Increase in Pension and Postretirements benefits | 4,730 | 672 | ||||||
| Other | 1,020 | 1,303 | ||||||
| Total Adjustments | 17,241 | 4,057 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 23,339 | 13,108 | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Capital Expenditures | (6,960 | ) | (13,806 | ) | ||||
| Net Dispositions of Investment Securities | 6,659 | (10,008 | ) | |||||
| Other | 31 | 149 | ||||||
| Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities | (270 | ) | (23,665 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt | -- | 18,500 | ||||||
| Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt | (3,600 | ) | (3,500 | ) | ||||
| Dividends Paid | (4,486 | ) | (4,218 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of Treasury Stock | (6,247 | ) | (2,474 | ) | ||||
| Other | 444 | 1,477 | ||||||
| Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities | (13,889 | ) | 9,785 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 28 | (105 | ) | |||||
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 9,208 | (877 | ) | |||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year | 17,885 | 18,762 | ||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, July 31 | $ | 27,093 | $ | 17,885 | ||||