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Exhibit 99.01
Diamond Reports a 40% Increase in Sales and Raises Guidance
| Retail net sales grew 58%, led by a 130% increase in snack sales; | ||
| Raising full-year sales guidance to $920 million to $945 million; | ||
| Raising full-year EPS guidance to $2.43 to $2.49. |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 8, 2010 Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) today reported strong
financial performance for its first quarter of fiscal 2011 and increased guidance for the
full-year.
For the three months ended October 31, 2010, net sales grew 40 percent, with retail sales growing
58 percent to $227.8 million and snack sales increasing 130 percent to $137.6 million. Non-retail
sales declined 32 percent to $24.8 million due primarily to the later tree nut harvest. Operating
income increased 7 percent to $27.5 million, which includes a 98 percent increase in advertising
for the quarter compared to the prior year. Fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.64, and
excluding integration costs related to the acquisition of Kettle Foods, non-GAAP EPS was $0.65.
We are pleased with the organic growth in our base retail business, which has been augmented by
the addition of Kettle, said Michael J. Mendes, Chairman, President and CEO. Our strong
performance gives us the confidence to further invest in our brands while increasing our sales and
earnings guidance.
Corporate Highlights
| Based on syndicated data for the 12-week period ended October 30, 2010 in U.S. grocery stores1: |
| Emeralds dollar sales grew 32 percent compared to 6 percent for the category and drove a 190 basis point market share gain over the prior year period; | ||
| Pop Secrets dollar sales grew 4 percent, while the category declined 8 percent, resulting in a 300 basis point increase in market share; | ||
| Kettles U.S. dollar sales grew 11 percent compared to 4 percent for the category, adding 20 basis points of share over the prior year period; | ||
| Diamond of California dollar sales grew 1 percent while the category declined 5 percent, increasing market share by 160 basis points to a level that is almost 10 times greater than the nearest branded competitor. |
| In the U.K., Kettles sales grew 10 percent for the 12-week period and gained 10 basis points in market share in grocery2. In the impulse channel, Kettle U.K. sales grew 31% based on significant new penetration. Kettle Ridge Crisps have been authorized for listing by all major U.K. grocery multiples, and demand for the new Kettle Multi-pack items is exceeding expectations. |
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| Increasingly, sales are being generated outside of grocery stores in non-scanned channels. During the quarter, both Emerald and Pop Secret benefited from expanded distribution in the drug and mass channels. The new Kettle Tias! product line was successfully launched in the natural channel. |
| Several products, including single-serve Kettle Brand potato chips, Pop Secret Magic Colors, and Emerald Breakfast on the Go, have been authorized by customers and will begin shipping in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. |
| Investment in advertising nearly doubled to $12.5 million, up from $6.3 million in the prior year period, reflecting continued focus on brand building. |
| A quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share was paid on November 3, 2010 to shareholders of record as of October 22, 2010. |
1 | Source: Nielsen U.S. Food Stores; | |
2 | Source: Nielsen EPOS Total Market |
Financial Highlights
For the quarter, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 25.2 percent.
Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) was $23.1 million during the quarter, or 9.1
percent of net sales compared to 7.5 percent of net sales during the prior years period. The
percentage increase reflects the impact of the Kettle acquisition.
The effective tax rate was 33.6 percent for the quarter, reflecting the favorable impact from tax
planning initiatives and lower tax rates associated with the Kettle operations.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 28 percent to $37.1 million.
As of October 31, 2010, total debt outstanding was $555 million.
Financial Outlook
For the second quarter of fiscal 2011, we expect sales of between $255 million and $265 million and
non-GAAP EPS of between $0.85 and $0.91, reflecting an increase in first half of fiscal year
guidance from $1.45 to $1.55 per share to $1.50 to $1.56 per share compared to $1.35 per share last
year.
For the full year of fiscal 2011, we now expect sales of between $920 million and $945 million
compared to $910 million and $940 million previously, which implies growth of 35 percent to 39
percent above fiscal 2010. We expect non-GAAP EPS to range from $2.43 to $2.49 compared to $2.38
to $2.48 previously. This implies net income growth of between 48 percent and 51 percent over
fiscal 2010 non-GAAP results. This guidance reflects:
| Snack sales of between $540 million to $560 million; | ||
| Gross margin growth of 200 to 300 basis points over 2010; |
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| An increase in our investment in advertising to between $40 million and $43 million in 2011, up from $33 million in 2010; | ||
| Planned infrastructure investments in SG&A; | ||
| Operating income as a percent of net sales of 11.5 percent to 12.0 percent, excluding acquisition and integration costs, reflecting a 200 to 250 basis point increase over 2010; | ||
| An effective tax rate of 32 percent to 34 percent, reflecting an improvement from previous guidance of 34 to 36 percent; | ||
| Capital expenditures in the range of $35 million to $40 million, a $5 million increase over previous guidance, primarily reflecting capacity increases at our chip facilities in the U.S. and U.K. |
Conference Call
Diamond will host an investor conference call and web cast today, December 8, 2010, at 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time to discuss these results. To participate in the call via telephone, dial (888)
211-7360 from the U.S./Canada or (913) 312-1393 elsewhere and enter a confirmation code of
451-2522. In order to listen to the call over the internet, visit our website at
www.diamondfoods.com and select Investor Relations.
Archived audio replays of the call will be available on our website or via telephone. The latter
will begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, and remain available through 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
December 15, 2010. It can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 from the U.S./Canada or (719)
457-0820 elsewhere. Both phone numbers require the conference code listed above.
To receive email notification of future press releases from Diamond Foods, please visit
http://investor.diamondfoods.com and select email alerts.
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Financial Summary
Net Sales by Product Line:
Three months ended | ||||||||||||
October 31 | ||||||||||||
% Prior | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | Year | |||||||||
Snack |
$ | 137,624 | $ | 59,833 | 130 | % | ||||||
Culinary |
67,675 | 64,724 | 5 | % | ||||||||
In-shell |
22,452 | 19,599 | 15 | % | ||||||||
Total retail |
227,751 | 144,156 | 58 | % | ||||||||
International non-retail |
21,015 | 23,119 | -9 | % | ||||||||
N. American Ingredient/Food
Service and Other |
3,800 | 13,366 | -72 | % | ||||||||
Total non-retail |
24,815 | 36,485 | -32 | % | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 252,566 | $ | 180,641 | 40 | % | ||||||
Summarized Statement of Operations:
Three months ended | ||||||||
October 31 | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Net sales |
$ | 252,566 | $ | 180,641 | ||||
Cost of sales |
188,970 | 135,150 | ||||||
Gross profit |
63,596 | 45,491 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative |
23,103 | 13,497 | ||||||
Advertising |
12,469 | 6,292 | ||||||
Acquisition and integration related expenses |
499 | | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
36,071 | 19,789 | ||||||
Income from operations |
27,525 | 25,702 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
6,117 | 1,248 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
21,408 | 24,454 | ||||||
Income taxes |
7,194 | 9,524 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 14,214 | $ | 14,930 | ||||
Earnings per share (EPS): |
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Basic |
$ | 0.65 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.64 | $ | 0.88 | ||||
Shares used to compute EPS: |
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Basic |
21,489 | 16,269 | ||||||
Diluted |
21,947 | 16,685 |
Summarized Balance Sheet Data:
October 31 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Cash & equivalents |
$ | 8,012 | $ | 6,591 | |||||
Trade receivables, net |
122,660 | 84,267 | |||||||
Inventories |
205,518 | 174,397 | |||||||
Current assets |
359,910 | 281,883 | |||||||
PP&E, net |
118,243 | 51,581 | |||||||
Other intangible assets, net |
447,052 | 97,417 | |||||||
Goodwill |
396,788 | 75,243 | |||||||
Current liabilities, excluding debt |
227,984 | 202,142 | |||||||
Total debt |
555,000 | 111,303 | |||||||
Stockholders equity |
395,688 | 188,131 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Information
We have provided the following non-GAAP financial information for the three months ended October
31, 2010 and 2009.
Reconciliation of income before income taxes to non-GAAP EPS:
Three months ended | ||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
GAAP income before income taxes |
$ | 21,408 | $ | 24,454 | ||||
Adjustments to remove costs associated
with Kettle Foods acquisition and
integration |
499 | | ||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes |
21,907 | 24,454 | ||||||
GAAP income taxes |
7,194 | 9,524 | ||||||
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments |
167 | | ||||||
Non-GAAP income taxes |
7,361 | 9,524 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income |
$ | 14,546 | $ | 14,930 | ||||
Non-GAAP EPS-diluted |
$ | 0.65 | $ | 0.88 | ||||
Shares used in computing Non-GAAP EPS-diluted * |
22,357 | 17,029 |
* | Includes shares associated with participating securities |
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Three months ended | ||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 14,214 | $ | 14,930 | ||||
Income taxes |
7,194 | 9,524 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
21,408 | 24,454 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
6,117 | 1,248 | ||||||
Income from operations |
27,525 | 25,702 | ||||||
Acquisition and integration
related expenses included in
operating expenses and cost of
goods sold |
499 | | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
1,580 | 571 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
7,472 | 2,634 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 37,076 | $ | 28,907 | ||||
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About Diamonds non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains non-GAAP financial measures of Diamonds performance (non-GAAP measures)
for different periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for
financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Diamonds non-GAAP financial measures do not
reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, and differ both from GAAP financial measures and from
non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Diamond urges investors to review its
reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures, and its financial
statements to evaluate its business.
Diamond believes that its non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information regarding
operating results because they do not include amounts that Diamond excludes when monitoring
operating results and assessing performance of the business. Diamond believes that its non-GAAP
financial measures also facilitate comparison of results for current periods and business outlook
for future periods. Diamonds non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments for the following
items:
| In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, $0.5 million in costs were incurred as a result of the integration of Kettle Foods. |
| Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as a measure of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income taxes, equity compensation, depreciation, amortization, and other non-operating expenses, including the aforementioned integration costs. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful as an indicator of ongoing operating performance. As a result, some management reports feature Adjusted EBITDA, in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures, as part of our overall assessment of company performance. |
Diamonds management uses non-GAAP measures in internal reports used to monitor and make decisions
about its business, such as monthly financial reports prepared for management. The principal
limitation of the non-GAAP measures is that they exclude significant expenses and gains required
under GAAP. They also reflect the exercise of managements judgments about which adjustments are
appropriately made. To mitigate this limitation, Diamond presents the non-GAAP measures in
connection with GAAP results, and recommends that investors do not give undue weight to them.
Diamond believes that non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to
view the business through the eyes of management, facilitating comparison of results across
historical and future periods, and providing a focus on the underlying operating performance of the
business.
Note regarding forward-looking statements
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including projections of Diamonds results. The words anticipate, expect,
believe, goal, plan, intend, estimate, may, will, would and similar expressions and
variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive
means of identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on
assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Actual results
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could differ materially from projections made in this release. Some factors that could cause
actual results to differ from our expectations include risks of integrating acquired businesses and
entering markets in which we have limited experience, availability and pricing of raw materials,
loss of key customers and an increase in competition. A more extensive list of factors that could
materially affect our results can be found in Diamonds periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. They are available publicly and on request from Diamonds Investor Relations
Department.
About Diamond
Diamond Foods is a high-growth innovative packaged food company focused on building, acquiring and
energizing brands including Kettle chips, Emerald® snacks, Pop Secret® popcorn, and
Diamond of California® culinary and snack nuts. Our products are distributed in a wide range of stores where
snacks and culinary nuts are sold.
Corporate Web Site: www.Diamondfoods.com
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Contacts
Investors: |
Media: | |
Linda Segre
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Stephen Sibert | |
Senior Vice President
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Vice President | |
Corporate Strategy
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Corporate Affairs and Communications | |
lsegre@diamondfoods.com
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ssibert@diamondfoods.com | |
415-445-7444
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415-445-7444 |
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