Year End Results
STATEN ISLAND, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 27, 2017 / Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) (the "Company") today announced its operating results for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016:
The Company had net income of $2,212,288 or $0.36 per share basic and diluted, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 compared to a net loss of $(1,413,228), or $(0.23) per share basic and diluted for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. The increase in net income was due primarily to the reasons described below.
Net sales totaled $78,948,228 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, a decrease of $39,205,313, or approximately 33%, from $118,153,541 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. The decrease in net sales reflects reduced wholesale transactions with our largest wholesale green coffee customer during fiscal 2016 of approximately $41,044,000.
Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 was $67,066,050, or approximately 85% of net sales, as compared to $112,436,831, or approximately 95% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The decrease in cost of sales reflects a more favorable inventory position during fiscal 2016 and our reduced wholesale transactions with our largest wholesale green coffee customer.
Gross profit for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 was $11,882,178, an increase of $6,165,468 from $5,716,710 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to approximately 15% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 from approximately 5% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. The increase in our margins was due to improved margins on our wholesale and roasted business as well as a decrease in our losses period to period on our hedging operations.
Total operating expenses increased by $365,081 to $8,019,110 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 from $7,654,029 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Selling and administrative expenses increased $362,966, or approximately 5%, to $7,363,710 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 from $7,000,744 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015.
"A combination of improved margins, a 26% jump in revenues from our JV Generations Coffee LLC combined with increased sales of our Hispanic brand espresso Café Caribe enabled us to show a strong increase in our profitability despite a 33% decrease in revenues year over year. The decline in revenues was from a single customer and was not unexpected," said Andrew Gordon CEO and President of Coffee Holding Company.
"Our focus in 2016 was to return to profitability and to increase margins across our three key business areas, wholesale green sales, private label and branded coffee sales; and in those respects, we accomplished our goals. In addition, our acquisition in Q3 of Sonofresco, a manufacturer and seller of table top coffee roasters and gourmet green coffee beans is an exciting addition to our already strong horizontally and vertically integrated business model. We believe we will have the ability to expand their roaster sales to a much larger customer base using our highly visible presence in the specialty gourmet coffee space, as well as our connections with supermarkets and retailers in the U.S., Canada and the Pacific Rim. Last year's fiscal results were not materially impacted by this transaction but I believe they will have a positive impact in fiscal 2017. In addition, we implemented other business initiatives late in Q3 and Q4 which did not impact 2016 results, but we look forward to the positive impact on our financial results that we expect in 2017 from these developments. As many of the initial start-up costs associated with these new business activities were expensed in 2016, we expect the bottom line impact will be even greater going forward. Finally, in fiscal 2016 we increased our in-house sales team for the first time in several years. Our intent is to use our expanded sales force to assist in increasing our revenues in food service, tea sales and wholesale green coffee container sales as well support our anticipated entry into the highly contested and rapidly expanding cold brew space; areas in which we have previously underperformed but believe with a renewed focus can be accretive to our overall business performance.
Our ability to accomplish the goals outlined above along with the strength we are experiencing across our three key business areas should solidify and build revenues and profitability in fiscal 2017."
About Coffee Holding
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. is a leading integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. Coffee Holding has been a family-operated business for three generations and has remained profitable through varying cycles in the coffee industry and the economy. The Company's private label and branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and abroad to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers.
Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the Company's outlook on future margin performance and its share repurchase program. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this release and management's expectations and projections about certain future events. It is possible that the assumptions made by management for purposes of such statements may not materialize. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to product demand, pricing, market acceptance, hedging activities, the effect of economic conditions, intellectual property rights, the outcome of competitive products, risks in product development, the results of financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions, and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement for events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
Company Contact
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Andrew Gordon
President & CEO
718-832-0800
2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
- ASSETS - | |||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||||
Cash | $ | 3,227,981 | $ | 3,853,816 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $144,000 for 2016 and 2015 | 13,517,892 | 10,968,237 | |||||||||
Inventories | 14,276,290 | 13,862,818 | |||||||||
Prepaid green coffee | 435,577 | 620,452 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 535,456 | 256,202 | |||||||||
Prepaid and refundable income taxes | 481,977 | 1,434,577 | |||||||||
Due from broker | 134,722 | ||||||||||
Deferred income tax asset | 81,545 | 997,720 | |||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 32,691,440 | 31,993,822 | |||||||||
Machinery and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,819,828 and $4,241,256 for 2016 and 2015, respectively | 2,269,863 | 1,845,000 | |||||||||
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $50,250 and $41,250 for 2016 and 2015, respectively | 219,750 | 108,750 | |||||||||
Trademarks | 180,000 | 180,000 | |||||||||
Goodwill | 1,017,905 | 440,000 | |||||||||
Equity method investments | 95,598 | 96,571 | |||||||||
Deposits and other assets | 549,337 | 610,499 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 37,023,893 | $ | 35,274,642 | |||||||
- LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - | |||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 4,062,573 | $ | 4,021,389 | |||||||
Line of credit | 6,958,375 | 5,554,121 | |||||||||
Due to broker | - | 483,835 | |||||||||
Income taxes payable | 1,050 | - | |||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 11,021,998 | 10,059,345 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | 167,470 | 92,370 | |||||||||
Deferred rent payable | 231,216 | 222,055 | |||||||||
Deferred compensation payable | 489,668 | 482,499 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 11,910,352 | 10,856,269 | |||||||||
Redeemable common stock: | |||||||||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption, at $200,004; 38,364 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value as of October 31, 2016, none as of October 31, 2015 | 200,004 | ||||||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||||||
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | - | - | |||||||||
Common stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,494,680 and 6,456,316 shares issued; 5,824,938 and 6,162,207 shares outstanding for 2016 and 2015 | 6,456 | 6,456 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 15,904,109 | 15,904,109 | |||||||||
Retained earnings | 11,878,228 | 9,665,940 | |||||||||
Less: Treasury stock, 631,378 and 294,109 common shares, at cost for 2016 and 2015 | (3,249,590 | ) | (1,494,712 | ) | |||||||
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders' Equity | 24,539,203 | 24,081,793 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 374,334 | 336,580 | |||||||||
TOTAL EQUITY | 24,913,537 | 24,418,373 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 37,023,893 | $ | 35,274,642 |
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
2016 | 2015 | |||||||
NET SALES | $ | 78,948,228 | $ | 118,153,541 | ||||
COST OF SALES (which include purchases of approximately $8.5 million and $22.1 million in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively, from a related party) | 67,066,050 | 112,436,831 | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 11,882,178 | 5,716,710 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||
Selling and administrative | 7,363,710 | 7,000,744 | ||||||
Officers' salaries | 655,400 | 653,285 | ||||||
TOTAL | 8,019,110 | 7,654,029 | ||||||
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | 3,863,068 | (1,937,319 | ) | |||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | ||||||||
Interest income | 41,176 | 45,049 | ||||||
Loss from equity method investments | (972 | ) | (833 | ) | ||||
Interest expense | (187,310 | ) | (200,074 | ) | ||||
TOTAL | (147,106 | ) | (155,858 | ) | ||||
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES | ||||||||
AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY | 3,715,962 | (2,093,177 | ) | |||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 1,365,920 | (763,647 | ) | |||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY | 2,350,042 | (1,329,530 | ) | |||||
Less: Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest in subsidiary | (137,754 | ) | (83,698 | ) | ||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. | $ | 2,212,288 | $ | (1,413,228 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | .36 | $ | (.23 | ) | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | 6,082,777 | 6,212,929 |
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
2016 | 2015 | |||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 2,350,042 | $ | (1,329,530 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 587,572 | 545,390 | ||||||
Unrealized (gain) on commodities | (618,557 | ) | (1,089 | ) | ||||
Loss on equity method investments | 972 | 833 | ||||||
Deferred rent | 9,161 | 12,415 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 991,275 | (726,850 | ) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (2,465,512 | ) | 4,451,623 | |||||
Inventories | (143,907 | ) | 1,347,335 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (279,254 | ) | 3,910 | |||||
Prepaid green coffee | 184,875 | (153,297 | ) | |||||
Prepaid and refundable income taxes | 952,600 | (1,433,818 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (30,860 | ) | (4,671,711 | ) | ||||
Deposits and other assets | 68,331 | - | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 1,050 | (331,051 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,607,788 | (2,285,840 | ) | |||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Cash paid for acquisition of business | (819,564 | ) | - | |||||
Purchases of machinery and equipment | (963,435 | ) | (391,796 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,782,999 | ) | (391,796 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Line of credit | 1,404,254 | 3,055,663 | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (1,754,878 | ) | (226,850 | ) | ||||
Payment of dividend | (100,000 | ) | (80,000 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (450,624 | ) | 2,748,813 | |||||
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH | (625,835 | ) | 71,177 | |||||
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 3,853,816 | 3,782,639 | ||||||
CASH, END OF PERIOD | $ | 3,227,981 | $ | 3,853,816 |
2016 | 2015 | |||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA: | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 181,007 | $ | 196,556 | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 34,183 | $ | 1,651,156 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
On June 29, 2016 Coffee Holding Co., Inc. acquired certain assets of Coffee Kinetics, LLC: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 84,142 | ||||||
Inventory | 269,565 | |||||||
Equipment | 40,000 | |||||||
Customer list | 120,000 | |||||||
Goodwill | 577,905 | |||||||
Less: liabilities assumed | (72,044 | ) | ||||||
Net assets acquired: | 1,019,568 | |||||||
Redeemable Common Stock | 200,004 | |||||||
Net cash paid | $ | 819,564 |
SOURCE: Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
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