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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

NEWS & INFORMATION

 

FOR:   

EMERSON RADIO CORP.

3 University Plaza, suite 405

Hackensack, NJ 07601

CONTACT:

  

Investor Relations:

Barry Smith

Investor Relations Manager

(973) 428-2004

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

EMERSON RADIO CORP. REPORTS FISCAL 2013 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

HACKENSACK, N.J. – August 14, 2012 – Emerson Radio Corp. (NYSE MKT: MSN) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were $46.0 million, a decrease of $5.5 million, or 10.7%, as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2012 net revenues of $51.5 million. The decline in year-over-year net revenues was driven by a $3.5 million, or 7.5%, decline in net sales of houseware products, which was the result of lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category, and a $1.7 million, or 60.7%, decline in net sales of audio products, due to lower year-over year sales of all product offerings within the category. Licensing revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were $1.1 million, a $0.3 million, or 20.2%, decrease from the $1.4 million of licensing revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the result of lower year-over-year sales by the Company’s licensees of branded products under license from the Company and fewer active licensees during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Operating income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 was $4.4 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 14.8%, from operating income of $3.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 due to lower year-over-year landed product cost as a percent of selling price. This was, however, partially offset by the lower year-over-year net revenues, the impact of an inventory valuation reserve reduction that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 that did not repeat in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and higher year-over-year SG&A expenses, due primarily to a year-over-year increase in legal fees relating to pending litigation.


Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $3.8 million, as compared to $3.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $0.5 million, or 15.1%, due to the year-over-year increase in operating income and a lower effective tax rate in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The lower tax rate is the result of a larger percentage of taxable earnings in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2012, occurring in tax jurisdictions with lower comparative tax rates, partly offset by a realized gain on the sale of the Company’s last remaining auction rate security that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 were $0.14, as compared to $0.12 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, an increase of $0.02 per diluted share, or 16.7%.

Duncan Hon, Chief Executive Officer of Emerson Radio, commented “Our first quarter fiscal 2013 revenues declined as compared to the prior year due to the continuing difficult economic conditions in the U.S. and intense competition within our product categories. We expect such market conditions to persist for the foreseeable future. Although higher margins and a lower effective tax rate helped increase our bottom line profitability on a year-over-year basis, we don’t anticipate these factors to continue or be indicative of a trend for the full fiscal year.”

About Emerson Radio Corp.

Emerson Radio Corp. (NYSE MKT: MSN), incorporated in 1994, is headquartered in Hackensack, N.J. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses its trademarks to others on a worldwide basis for a variety of products. For more information, please visit Emerson Radio’s web site at www.emersonradio.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, they give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct and you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors detailed in the Company’s reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this news release.


EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012      2011  

Net revenues:

     

Net product sales

     44,876         50,102   

Licensing revenue

     1,135         1,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 46,011       $ 51,524   

Costs and expenses:

     

Cost of sales

     39,173         45,595   

Other operating costs and expenses

     408         387   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2,008         1,689   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     41,589         47,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     4,422         3,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income:

     

Interest income, net

     31         31   

Realized gain on sale of marketable security

     —           828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     4,453         4,712   

Provision for income taxes

     613         1,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 3,840       $ 3,337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic net income per share:

     0.14         0.12   

Diluted net income per share:

     0.14         0.12   

Weighted average shares outstanding:

     

Basic

     27,130         27,130   

Diluted

     27,130         27,130   


EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands except share data)

 

     6/30/12     3/31/12 (A)  
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 39,688      $ 44,960   

Restricted cash

     70        215   

Accounts receivable, net

     25,642        12,134   

Other receivables

     990        1,193   

Due from affiliates

     1        1   

Inventory, net

     9,868        11,269   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     10,337        2,873   

Deferred tax assets

     2,371        2,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     88,967        74,949   

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     228        260   

Trademarks, net

     1,545        1,545   

Deferred tax assets

     1,498        1,668   

Other assets

     274        262   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 92,512      $ 78,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current Liabilities:

    

Current maturities of long-term borrowings

     65        64   

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     18,699        9,152   

Due to affiliates

     —          11   

Accrued sales returns

     1,366        1,201   

Income taxes payable

     381        107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     20,511        10,535   

Long-term borrowings

     62        72   

Deferred tax liabilities

     196        177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     20,769        10,784   

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares — 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,677 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference of $3,677,000

     3,310        3,310   

Common shares — $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 52,965,797 shares issued and 27,129,832 shares outstanding at June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively

     529        529   

Capital in excess of par value

     98,785        98,785   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (losses)

     345        (82

Accumulated deficit

     (7,002     (10,418

Treasury stock, at cost, 25,835,965 shares

     (24,224     (24,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     71,743        67,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 92,512      $ 78,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
(A) Reference is made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2012.