ESCALADE INC
For the period ended Mar 28, 2024. Filed Mar 29, 2024.
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Mar 28, 2024 · Filed Mar 29, 2024
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EX-99.1 · FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements relating to present or future trends or factors that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to: Escalade’s ability to achieve its business objectives; Escalade’s ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions, including the integration of the operations of acquired assets and businesses and of divestitures or discontinuances of certain operations, assets, brands, and products; the continuation and development of key customer, supplier, licensing and other business relationships; Escalade’s ability to develop and implement our own direct to consumer e-commerce distribution channel; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and market acceptance; new product development; Escalade’s ability to successfully negotiate the shifting retail environment and changes in consumer buying habits; the financial health of our customers; disruptions or delays in our business operations, including without limitation disruptions or delays in our supply chain, arising from political unrest, war, labor strikes, natural disasters, public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic, and other events and circumstances beyond our control; the impact of management’s conclusion, in consultation with the Audit Committee, that material weaknesses existed in the Company’s internal control procedures over financial reporting; the evaluation and implementation of remediation efforts designed and implemented to enhance the Company’s control environment; the potential identification of one or more additional material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control of which the Company is not currently aware or that have not yet been detected; Escalade’s ability to control costs, including managing inventory levels; Escalade’s ability to successfully implement actions to lessen the potential impacts of tariffs and other trade restrictions applicable to our products and raw materials, including impacts on the costs of producing our goods, importing products and materials into our markets for sale, and on the pricing of our products; general economic conditions, including inflationary pressures; fluctuation in operating results; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in the securities markets; continued listing of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market; the Company’s inclusion or exclusion from certain market indices; Escalade’s ability to obtain financing, to maintain compliance with the terms of such financing and to manage debt levels; the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, and the potential interruption of such systems or technology; the potential impact of actual or perceived defects in, or safety of, our products, including any impact of product recalls or legal or regulatory claims, proceedings or investigations involving our products; risks related to data security of privacy breaches; the potential impact of regulatory claims, proceedings or investigations involving our products; potential residual impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Escalade’s financial condition and results of operations; and other risks detailed from time to time in Escalade’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Escalade’s future financial performance could differ materially from the expectations of management contained herein. Escalade undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Escalade, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
| Fourth Quarter Ended | Four Quarters Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Data | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
| Net sales | $65,506 | $72,136 | 263,566 | $313,757 |
| Costs and Expenses | ||||
| Cost of products sold | 49,570 | 55,971 | 201,795 | 240,118 |
| Selling, administrative and general expenses | 10,357 | 10,790 | 41,480 | 44,765 |
| Amortization | 620 | 492 | 2,480 | 2,559 |
| Operating Income | 4,959 | 4,883 | 17,811 | 26,315 |
| Other Income (Expense) | ||||
| Interest expense | (1,069) | (1,318) | (5,349) | (3,780) |
| Other income (expense) | 1 | 29 | 31 | 79 |
| Income Before Income Taxes | 3,891 | 3,594 | 12,493 | 22,614 |
| Provision for Income Taxes | 1,027 | 890 | 2,664 | 4,625 |
| Net Income | 2,864 | $2,704 | 9,829 | $17,989 |
| Earnings Per Share Data: | ||||
| Basic earnings per share | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.72 | $1.33 |
| Diluted earnings per share | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.71 | $1.31 |
| Dividends declared | -- | $0.15 | $0.45 | $0.60 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
| All Amounts in Thousands Except Share Information | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Current Assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $16 | $3,967 |
| Receivables, less allowance of $652 and $492 respectively | 49,985 | 57,419 |
| Inventories | 92,462 | 121,870 |
| Prepaid expenses | 4,280 | 4,942 |
| Prepaid income tax | 88 | -- |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 146,831 | 188,198 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 23,786 | 24,751 |
| Assets held for sale | 2,653 | 2,823 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 8,378 | 9,100 |
| Intangible assets, net | 28,640 | 31,120 |
| Goodwill | 42,326 | 42,326 |
| Other assets | 391 | 400 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $253,005 | $298,718 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current Liabilities: | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $7,143 | $7,143 |
| Trade accounts payable | 9,797 | 9,414 |
| Accrued liabilities | 15,283 | 21,320 |
| Income tax payable | -- | 71 |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 1,041 | 993 |
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 33,264 | 38,941 |
| Other Liabilities: | ||
| Long‑term debt | 43,753 | 87,738 |
| Deferred income tax liability | 3,125 | 4,516 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 7,897 | 8,641 |
| Other liabilities | 387 | 407 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 88,426 | 140,243 |
| Stockholders' Equity: | ||
| Preferred stock: | ||
| Authorized 1,000,000 shares; no par value, none issued | ||
| Common stock: | ||
| Authorized 30,000,000 shares; no par value, issued and outstanding – 13,736,800 and 13,594,407 shares respectively | 4,480 | 2,025 |
| Retained earnings | 160,099 | 156,450 |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 164,579 | 158,475 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $253,005 | $298,718 |
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP EBITDA
(Unaudited, In Thousands)
| Fourth Quarter Ended | Four Quarters Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Amounts in Thousands | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
| Net Income (GAAP) | $2,864 | $2,704 | $9,829 | $17,989 |
| Interest expense | 1,069 | 1,318 | 5,349 | 3,780 |
| Income tax expense | 1,027 | 890 | 2,664 | 4,625 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,450 | 856 | 5,671 | 6,063 |
| EBITDA (Non-GAAP) | $6,410 | $5,768 | $23,513 | $32,457 |
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