PR Newswire
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) today reported results for the company's third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017. Highlights for the quarter are as follows:
For the nine months ended March 31, 2017, net sales increased to $912.0 million compared to $906.6 million a year ago. Including the costs resulting from the company's withdrawal from the underfunded multiemployer pension plan, net income for the nine-month period totaled $86.8 million, or $3.16 per diluted share versus the prior-year amount of $91.1 million, or $3.32 per diluted share.
Chairman and CEO John B. Gerlach, Jr. commented, "We were encouraged by the sales growth in the foodservice channel and the positive contributions from select areas within retail as well. Looking forward to the final quarter of our fiscal year, commodity costs are expected to swing slightly unfavorable from a generally flat third quarter. We also foresee a diminishing level of deflationary pricing in the foodservice channel and anticipate retail sales volumes to benefit modestly from this year's later Easter holiday."
Conference Call on the Web
The company's third quarter conference call is scheduled for this morning, April 27, at 10:00 a.m. ET. You may access a live webcast of the call via the link on the company's Internet home page at www.lancastercolony.com. A replay of the webcast will also be made available on the company website.
About the Company
Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on statements that are based on current expectations.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
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Net sales | $ | 293,834 | | | $ | 287,765 | | | $ | 911,968 | | | $ | 906,619 | |
Cost of sales | 221,929 | | | 214,841 | | | 665,690 | | | 682,134 | | ||||
Gross profit | 71,905 | | | 72,924 | | | 246,278 | | | 224,485 | | ||||
Selling, general & administrative expenses | 32,253 | | | 28,980 | | | 96,514 | | | 86,538 | | ||||
Multiemployer pension settlement and related costs | 17,639 | | | — | | | 17,639 | | | — | | ||||
Operating income | 22,013 | | | 43,944 | | | 132,125 | | | 137,947 | | ||||
Other, net | 144 | | | 125 | | | 437 | | | 42 | | ||||
Income before income taxes | 22,157 | | | 44,069 | | | 132,562 | | | 137,989 | | ||||
Taxes based on income | 7,686 | | | 15,058 | | | 45,735 | | | 46,839 | | ||||
Net income | $ | 14,471 | | | $ | 29,011 | | | $ | 86,827 | | | $ | 91,150 | |
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Net income per common share: (a) | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.53 | | | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | 3.17 | | | $ | 3.33 | |
Diluted | $ | 0.53 | | | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | 3.16 | | | $ | 3.32 | |
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Cash dividends per common share | $ | 0.55 Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Lancaster Colony Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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