PR Newswire
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, April 26, 2018
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) today reported results for the company's fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2018. Highlights for the quarter are as follows:
For the nine months ended March 31, 2018, net sales increased to $914.8 million compared to $912.0 million a year ago. Net income for the nine-month period totaled $102.9 million, or $3.74 per diluted share, versus the prior-year amount of $86.8 million, or $3.16 per diluted share. As previously reported in our fiscal second quarter earnings release, in addition to the favorable impact of a lower federal income tax rate, the Tax Act also resulted in a one-time deferred tax benefit to this fiscal year's net income of $9 million or $.33 per diluted share. Conversely, last year's net income amount was unfavorably impacted by the costs resulting from the company's withdrawal from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan of approximately $11.5 million or $.42 per diluted share.
CEO David A. Ciesinski commented, "We were pleased to report record net sales in our fiscal third quarter and were particularly encouraged by the higher Foodservice segment sales as our pricing actions took hold to help offset increased commodity and freight costs while the segment's overall sales volumes held nearly flat. Our lean six sigma program also had another successful quarter in identifying and implementing cost-saving projects throughout our supply chain. In the Retail segment, we finished the quarter with the disruption in the production and supply of our frozen garlic bread products behind us and are now positioned to return to growth and resume promotional support for that product line in the coming quarters. Freight costs were a notable headwind to our fiscal third quarter results and are expected to remain so through our fiscal fourth quarter. We have initiatives in place or planned for both the short- and long-term to address higher freight and commodity costs including further Retail pricing actions, a more optimized distribution network and tactical procurement."
Conference Call on the Web
The company's third quarter conference call is scheduled for this morning, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET. You may access a live webcast of the call through a 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.
LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (In thousands except per-share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | 2017 | ||||||||
Net sales | $ | 296,174 | | $ | 293,834 | | $ | 914,755 | | $ | 911,968 | ||||
Cost of sales | 228,261 | | 221,929 | | 687,424 | | 665,690 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 67,913 | | 71,905 | | 227,331 | | 246,278 | ||||||||
Selling, general & administrative expenses | 30,248 | | 32,253 | | 98,075 | | 96,514 | ||||||||
Multiemployer pension settlement and related costs | — | | 17,639 | | — | | 17,639 | ||||||||
Operating income | 37,665 | | 22,013 | | 129,256 | | 132,125 | ||||||||
Other, net | 375 | | 144 | | 1,145 | | 437 | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | 38,040 | | 22,157 | | 130,401 | | 132,562 | ||||||||
Taxes based on income | 10,419 | | 7,686 | | 27,474 | | 45,735 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 27,621 | | $ | 14,471 | | $ | 102,927 | | $ | 86,827 | ||||
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Net income per common share: (a) | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.01 | | $ | 0.53 | | $ | 3.75 | | $ | 3.17 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.00 | | $ | 0.53 | | $ | 3.74 | | $ | 3.16 | ||||
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Cash dividends per common share | $ | 0.60 | | $ | 0.55 Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Lancaster Colony Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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