Sanderson Farms, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2019
Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 were
Net income for last year’s first fiscal quarter reflected a one-time
non-cash tax benefit of
“Our results for the first quarter reflect continued challenging market
conditions with significantly lower market prices for boneless breast
meat produced at our big bird deboning plants compared with last year’s
first quarter,” said
Overall market prices for poultry products were lower during the first quarter compared with the same period last year. Compared with the first fiscal quarter of 2018, the average prices of the Company’s retail tray pack products were approximately 1.4 percent higher, boneless breast meat prices were approximately 7.6 percent lower, bulk leg quarter prices decreased by approximately 23.7 percent, and jumbo wing prices were lower by 4.7 percent. The Company’s average feed cost per pound of poultry products processed was flat compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and prices paid during the quarter for corn and soybean meal, the Company’s primary feed ingredients, increased 3.3 percent and decreased 0.2 percent, respectively, compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
“Good corn and soybean crops harvested in
“Operations at our new
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.Forward-looking statements are based on a
number of assumptions about future events and are subject to various
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from the views, beliefs, projections and estimates
expressed in such statements.These risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, but are not limited to those discussed
under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended
(1) Changes in the market price for the Company’s finished products and feed grains, both of which may fluctuate substantially and exhibit cyclical characteristics typically associated with commodity markets.
(2) Changes in economic and business conditions, monetary and fiscal policies or the amount of growth, stagnation or recession in the global or U.S. economies, any of which may affect the value of inventories, the collectability of accounts receivable or the financial integrity of customers, and the ability of the end user or consumer to afford protein.
(3) Changes in the political or economic climate, trade policies, laws and regulations or the domestic poultry industry of countries to which the Company or other companies in the poultry industry ship product, and other changes that might limit the Company’s or the industry’s access to foreign markets.
(4) Changes in laws, regulations, and other activities in government agencies and similar organizations applicable to the Company and the poultry industry and changes in laws, regulations and other activities in government agencies and similar organizations related to food safety.
(5) Various inventory risks due to changes in market conditions including, but not limited to, the risk that net realizable values of live and processed poultry inventories might be lower than the cost of such inventories, requiring a downward adjustment to record the value of such inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value as required by generally accepted accounting principles.
(6) Changes in and effects of competition, which is significant in all markets in which the Company competes, and the effectiveness of marketing and advertising programs. The Company competes with regional and national firms, some of which have greater financial and marketing resources than the Company.
(7) Changes in accounting policies and practices adopted voluntarily
by the Company or required to be adopted by accounting principles
generally accepted in
(8) Disease outbreaks affecting the production, performance and/or marketability of the Company’s poultry products, or the contamination of its products.
(9) Changes in the availability and cost of labor and growers.
(10) The loss of any of the Company’s major customers.
(11) Inclement weather that could hurt Company flocks or otherwise adversely affect the Company’s operations, or changes in global weather patterns that could affect the supply and price of feed grains.
(12) Failure to respond to changing consumer preferences and negative or competitive media campaigns.
(13) Failure to successfully and efficiently start up and run a new plant or integrate any business the Company might acquire.
(14) Unfavorable results from currently pending litigation and proceedings, or litigation and proceedings that could arise in the future.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.Each such statement speaks only as of the day it was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or to revise any forward-looking statements. The factors described above cannot be controlled by the Company.When used in this press release or in the related conference call, the words “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “expects,” “should,” “could,” “outlook,” and “anticipates” and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.Examples of forward-looking statements include statements of the Company’s belief about future growth plans, future earnings, production levels, capital expenditures, grain prices, global economic conditions, supply and demand factors and other industry conditions.
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Three Months Ended January 31, |
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2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 743,388 | $ | 771,948 | ||||||||
Cost and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 708,400 | 702,101 | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 58,535 | 52,575 | ||||||||||
766,935 | 754,676 | |||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (23,547 | ) | 17,272 | |||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Interest income | - | 419 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (509 | ) | (523 | ) | ||||||||
Other | - | 2 | ||||||||||
(509 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (24,056 | ) | 17,170 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | (6,223 | ) | (34,036 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (17,833 | ) | $ | 51,206 | |||||||
Earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 2.24 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 2.24 | |||||||
Dividends per share | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.32 |
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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January 31, 2019 | October 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | (1) | |||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 74,710 | $ | 121,193 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 123,593 | 121,932 | ||||||||||
Receivable from insurance companies | 5,699 | 7,094 | ||||||||||
Inventories | 261,768 | 240,056 | ||||||||||
Refundable income taxes | 32,851 | 32,974 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 53,383 | 43,240 | ||||||||||
Total current assets | 552,004 | 566,489 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 2,022,063 | 1,961,497 | ||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (893,996 | ) | (873,909 | ) | ||||||||
1,128,067 | 1,087,588 | |||||||||||
Other assets | 5,030 | 5,363 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,685,101 | $ | 1,659,440 | ||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 125,285 | $ | 128,936 | ||||||||
Dividends payable | 7,089 | - | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 63,108 | 69,953 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 195,482 | 198,889 | ||||||||||
Long-term debt | 60,000 | - | ||||||||||
Claims payable and other liabilities | 9,961 | 9,865 | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 56,447 | 62,793 | ||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||||
Common stock | 22,153 | 22,100 | ||||||||||
Paid-in capital | 81,456 | 81,269 | ||||||||||
Retained earnings | 1,259,602 | 1,284,524 | ||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 1,363,211 | 1,387,893 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,685,101 | $ | 1,659,440 | ||||||||
(1) The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at
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Source:
Mike Cockrell
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
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649-4030