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Exhibit 99.1

SOURCE: Emerson Radio Corp.

Nov 19, 2012 16:40 ET

Emerson Radio Corp. Reports Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Results

HACKENSACK, NJ—(Marketwire – November 19, 2012) – Emerson Radio Corp. (NYSE MKT: MSN) today reported financial results for its second quarter and six month period ended September 30, 2012.

Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were $34.7 million, a decrease of $6.7 million, or 16.1%, as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2012 net revenues of $41.4 million. The decline in year-over-year net revenues was driven by lower year-over-year net product sales, partly offset by higher year-over-year licensing revenues.

Net product sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were $32.3 million, as compared to $40.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $7.9 million, or 19.7%. The lower year-over-year net product sales were driven by a $5.9 million, or 15.9%, 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 $1.9 million, or 67.5%, decline in net sales of audio products, due to lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category.

Licensing revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was $2.4 million, as compared to $1.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $1.2 million, or 107.2%. The higher year-over-year licensing revenue was the result of approximately $1.3 million of higher year-over-year licensing revenue earned from the Company’s largest licensee because the licensee met its annual minimum royalty payment obligation during the second quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2013, as compared to the prior year, when the licensee met its annual minimum royalty payment obligation during the third quarter or the Company’s fiscal year 2012, partly offset by lower aggregate year-over-year licensing revenues earned by the Company from its other active licensees due to a lower year-over-year number of licensees.

Net revenues for the six month period of fiscal 2013 were $80.7 million, a decrease of $12.2 million, or 13.1%, as compared to the six month period of fiscal 2012 net revenues of $92.9 million. The decline in year-over-year net revenues was driven by lower year-over-year net product sales, partly offset by higher year-over-year licensing revenues.

Net product sales for the six month period of fiscal 2013 were $77.2 million, as compared to $90.3 million for the first half period of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $13.1 million, or 14.6%. The lower year-over-year net product sales were driven by a $9.5 million, or 11.2%, 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 $3.6 million, or 64.1%, decline in net sales of audio products, due to lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category.


Licensing revenue in the six month period of fiscal 2013 was $3.6 million, as compared to $2.6 million in the six month period of fiscal 2012, an increase of $1.0 million, or 37.2%. The higher year-over-year licensing revenue was the result of approximately $1.3 million of higher year-over-year licensing revenue earned from the Company’s largest licensee because the licensee met its annual minimum royalty payment obligation during the second quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2013, as compared to the prior year, when the licensee met its annual minimum royalty payment obligation during the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal year 2012, partly offset by lower aggregate year-over-year licensing revenues earned by the Company from its other active licensees due to a lower year-over-year number of licensees.

Operating income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 was $2.2 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 27.8%, from operating income of $1.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, due to the higher year-over-year licensing revenue, lower year-over-year landed product cost as a percent of selling price and lower year-over-year SG&A expenses, primarily due to decreased compensation and consulting costs and legal fees, partially offset by the impairment write-down in September 2012 of a non-strategic trademark.

Operating income for the six month period of fiscal year 2013 was $6.6 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 18.9%, from operating income of $5.5 million for the six month period of fiscal year 2012, due to lower year-over-year landed product cost as a percent of selling price, the higher year-over-year licensing revenue and lower year-over-year SG&A expenses, primarily due to decreased compensation and consulting costs, partially offset by the impairment write-down in September 2012 of a non-strategic trademark.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was $1.9 million, as compared to $1.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $0.1 million, or 10.4%, due primarily to the year-over-year increase in operating income. Net income for the six month period of fiscal 2013 was $5.8 million, as compared to $5.1 million for the six month period of fiscal 2012, an increase of $0.7 million, or 13.5%, due primarily to the year-over-year increase in operating income, partially offset by a realized gain on sale of marketable security earned in the prior period. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 were $0.07, as compared to $0.06 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, an increase of $0.01 per diluted share, or 16.7%. Diluted earnings per share for the six month period of fiscal year 2013 were $0.21, as compared to $0.19 for the six month period of fiscal year 2012, an increase of $0.02 per diluted share, or 10.5%.

Duncan Hon, Chief Executive Officer of Emerson Radio, commented, “As expected, our second quarter and first half fiscal 2013 revenues declined as compared to the prior year due to the continuing difficult economic conditions in the U.S. and intense competition, including downward pricing pressure, within our product categories. We expect such market conditions to persist for the foreseeable future and, as we previously disclosed, anticipate a further reduction in revenues due to the decision by Wal-Mart to discontinue purchasing from the Company two microwave oven products currently sold by the Company to Wal-Mart. Although higher margins in our second quarter and six month period helped our bottom line profitability on a year-over-year basis, we don’t anticipate that this favorable outcome will continue or be indicative of a trend for the full fiscal year. Also, although fiscal 2013’s second quarter and six month licensing revenues were positively affected by an accelerated year-over-year fulfillment by our largest licensee’s royalty obligations to us, which helped drive higher year-over-year operating and net income, this factor will have the opposite effect on our third fiscal quarter comparisons and will have no effect on our nine month comparisons.”


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

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012      2011     2012      2011  

Net revenues:

          

Net product sales

   $ 32,299       $ 40,214      $ 77,175       $ 90,316   

Licensing revenue

     2,416         1,166        3,551         2,588   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

     34,715         41,380        80,726         92,904   

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of sales

     29,102         37,005        68,275         82,600   

Other operating costs and expenses

     385         302        793         689   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,737         2,380        3,745         4,069   

Impairment of Trademark

     1,326         —          1,326         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     32,550         39,687        74,139         87,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     2,165         1,693        6,587         5,546   

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income (expense), net

     67         (1     98         30   

Realized gain on sale of marketable security

     —           —          —           828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     2,232         1,692        6,685         6,404   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     285         (71     898         1,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 1,947       $ 1,763      $ 5,787       $ 5,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share:

          

Basic

     0.07         0.06        0.21         0.19   

Diluted

     0.07         0.06        0.21         0.19   

Weighted average shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     27,130         27,130        27,130         27,130   

Diluted

     27,130         27,130        27,130         27,131   


EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands except share data)

 

     9/30/12     3/31/12 (A)  
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27,488      $ 44,960   

Restricted cash

     118        215   

Short term investments

     25,000        —     

Accounts receivable, net

     16,311        12,134   

Other receivables

     2,277        1,193   

Due from affiliates

     1        1   

Inventory, net

     12,620        11,269   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     5,456        2,873   

Deferred tax assets

     2,349        2,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     91,620        74,949   

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     206        260   

Trademarks, net

     219        1,545   

Deferred tax assets

     1,622        1,668   

Other assets

     331        262   

Total Assets

   $ 93,998      $ 78,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Current maturities of long-term borrowings

     65        64   

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     18,292        9,152   

Due to affiliates

     —          11   

Accrued sales returns

     1,475        1,201   

Income taxes payable

     232        107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     20,064        10,535   

Long-term borrowings

     51        72   

Deferred tax liabilities

     193        177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     20,308        10,784   

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares — $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively; 3,677 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively; liquidation preference of $3,677,000 at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively

     3,310        3,310   

Common shares — $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 52,965,797 shares issued at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively; 27,129,832 shares outstanding at September 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

     (5,055     (10,418

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

     (24,224     (24,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     73,690        67,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 93,998      $ 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.


Contact Information

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Investor Relations Manager

(973) 428-2004