EACO Corporation Reports Record Quarter Net Sales

June 27, 2024 at 16:01 PM EDT

EACO Corporation (OTCMKTS:EACO) today reported the results for its quarter ended May 31, 2024.

Net sales, net income and earnings per share were as follows for the three months ended May 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands, except per share information):

	Three Months Ended May 31,		%
	2024	2023	Change
	(unaudited)	(unaudited)

Net sales	$96,121	$80,249	19.8%

Net income	$1,184	$5,319	(77.7%)

Basic and diluted earnings per common share	$0.24	$1.09	(78.0%)

The Company had 413 sales employees at May 31, 2024, an increase of 33 employees or 8.5%, from the prior year quarter. The Company’s sales force is divided into sales focus teams (SFT’s). The Company had 110 SFT’s as of May 31, 2024, two more than the prior year quarter. Management anticipates continued growth in both our headcount and SFT’s in fiscal year 2024. The Company believes it continues to gain market share through its local presence business model.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

Any statements set forth in this news release that are not entirely historical and factual in nature, including without limitation, statements related to our headcount expansion and future growth are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to hire and retain additional qualified employees, our ability to open additional sales offices, and to gain market acceptance for our products, the pricing and availability of our products, the success of our sales and marketing programs, and the impact of products offered by our competitors from time to time. In addition to these factors and any other factors mentioned elsewhere in this news release, the reader should refer as well to the factors, uncertainties or risks identified in EACO’s most recent Form 10-K and all subsequent Form 10-Q reports filed by us with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and EACO does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

EACO Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share information) (unaudited)
	May 31,			August 31,
	2024			2023
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	737		$	8,558
Restricted cash		10			10
Trade accounts receivable, net		54,059			46,654
Inventory, net		67,409			56,270
Marketable securities, trading		9,405			27,228
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,838			3,843
Total current assets		135,458			142,563
Non-current Assets:
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		35,415			8,041
Operating lease right-of-use assets		4,498			9,988
Other assets, net		1,508			1,652
Total assets	$	176,879		$	162,244
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	33,614		$	22,505
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		17,160			16,375
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		2,148			3,950
Current portion of debt		120			120
Total current liabilities		53,042			42,950
Non-current Liabilities:
Long-term debt		4,254			4,348
Operating lease liabilities		2,526			6,225
Total liabilities		59,822			53,523
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 36,000 shares outstanding (liquidation value $900)		1			1
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 8,000,000 shares authorized; 4,861,590 shares outstanding		49			49
Additional paid-in capital		12,378			12,378
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(30	)		38
Retained earnings		104,659			96,255
Total shareholders’ equity		117,057			108,721
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	176,879		$	162,244

* Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2023.

EACO Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except for share and per share information) (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Net sales	$	96,121		$	80,249		$	259,711		$	233,493
Cost of sales		68,193			57,008			183,184			166,325
Gross margin		27,928			23,241			76,527			67,168
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		26,314			16,277			61,129			47,568
Impairment on termination of lease		–			–			3,906			–
Income from operations		1,614			6,964			11,492			19,600
Other income (expense):
Net (loss) gain on trading securities		(24	)		163			(45	)		784
Interest and other (expense)		(44	)		(36	)		(128	)		(38	)
Other (expense) income, net		(68	)		127			(173	)		746
Income before income taxes		1,546			7,091			11,319			20,346
Provision for income taxes		362			1,772			2,858			5,216
Net income		1,184			5,319			8,461			15,130
Cumulative preferred stock dividend		(19	)		(19	)		(57	)		(57	)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	1,165		$	5,300		$	8,404		$	15,073
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.24		$	1.09		$	1.73		$	3.10
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.24		$	1.09		$	1.73		$	3.09
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		4,861,590			4,861,590			4,861,590			4,861,590
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		4,901,590			4,901,590			4,901,590			4,901,590

EACO Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
	Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2024			2023
Operating activities:
Net income	$	8,461		$	15,130
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,247			1,052
Bad debt expense		359			201
Deferred tax provision		51			–
Net unrealized loss (gain) on trading securities		357			(784	)
Impairment on termination of lease		3,906			–
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable		(7,764	)		3,913
Inventory		(11,139	)		(7,656	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		98			1,151
Operating lease right-of-use assets		5,490			(1	)
Trade accounts payable		8,043			(1,885	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		785			(2,397	)
Operating lease liabilities		(5,501	)		10
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,393			8,734
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, equipment, and leasehold improvements		(32,527	)		(646	)
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities, trading		17,466			(23,738	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(15,061	)		(24,384	)
Financing activities:
Repayments on long-term debt		(94	)		(87	)
Preferred stock dividend		(57	)		(57	)
Net change in bank overdraft		3,066			(109	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		2,915			(253	)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(68	)		(135	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(7,821	)		(16,038	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of period		8,568			17,396
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of period	$	747		$	1,358
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	145		$	152
Cash paid for income taxes	$	8,276		$	7,217

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