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Exhibit 99.1

 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:    

Dennis G. Moore

FOR:

Senior Vice President

 

Chief Financial Officer

(856) 532-6603

 

6000 Central Highway

Pennsauken, NJ 08109

 

 

J & J SNACK FOODS

REPORTS THIRD QUARTER SALES

AND EARNINGS

 

Pennsauken, NJ, July 29, 2013 - - J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) today announced sales and earnings for the third quarter ended June 29, 2013.

 

Sales increased 5% to $237.0 million from $226.3 million in last year’s third quarter. Net earnings increased 13% to $21.2 million in the current quarter from $18.7 million last year. Earnings per diluted share increased 13% to $1.12 for the third quarter from $.99 last year. Operating income increased 8% to $32.4 million in the current quarter from $29.9 million in the year ago quarter.

 

For the nine months ended June 29, 2013, sales increased 7% to $629.8 million from $588.6 million in last year’s nine months.  Net earnings increased 27% to $44.1 million in the nine months from $34.6 million last year.  Earnings per diluted share increased to 27% to $2.33 for the nine months from $1.83 last year.  Operating income increased 22% to $66.6 million from $54.6 million in the year ago period.

 

Gerald B. Shreiber, J & J’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our food service group had an outstanding quarter with strong sales of soft pretzels and churros to new restaurant chain customers and added distribution throughout our customer base.  ICEE and frozen beverages had another good quarter.” 

 

 

 

 

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, providing nutritional and affordable branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets.  Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen beverages, LUIGI’S Italian ice, MINUTE MAID* frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet, MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS churros, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and READI-BAKE cookies.  For more information, please visit us at www.jjsnack.com.

 

*MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.

 

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J & J SNACK FOODS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

 (in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 
 

June 29,

June 23,

June 29,

June 23,

 

2013

2012

2013

2012

                                 

Net Sales

  $ 237,036   $ 226,335   $ 629,770   $ 588,575
                                 

Cost of goods sold

    161,714     153,828     442,162     415,675

Gross Profit

    75,322     72,507     187,608     172,900
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Marketing

    19,554     19,892     53,499     54,955

Distribution

    16,750     16,034     47,863     44,465

Administrative

    7,063     6,873     20,122     19,158

Other general income

    (429 )     (183 )     (480 )     (305 )
      42,938     42,616     121,004     118,273
                                 

Operating Income

    32,384     29,891     66,604     54,627
                                 

Other income (expense)

                               

Investment income

    904     397     2,576     1,132

Interest expense & other

    (29 )     11     (82 )     (32 )
                                 

Earnings before income taxes

    33,259     30,299     69,098     55,727
                                 

Income taxes

    12,087     11,627     25,040     21,147
                                 

NET EARNINGS

  $ 21,172   $ 18,672   $ 44,058   $ 34,580
                                 

Earnings per diluted share

  $ 1.12   $ 0.99   $ 2.33   $ 1.83
                                 

Weighted average number of diluted shares

    18,913     18,947     18,890     18,917
                                 

Earnings per basic share

  $ 1.13   $ 0.99   $ 2.34   $ 1.83
                                 

Weighted average number of basic shares

    18,807     18,886     18,804     18,850

 

 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

(unaudited)

       
 

June 29,

September 29,

 

2013

2012

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 79,268   $ 154,198

Current marketable securities held to maturity

    3,498     1,214

Other current assets

    175,718     152,656

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

    146,494     141,544

Goodwill

    76,899     76,899

Other intangible assets, net

    45,122     48,464

Marketable securities held to maturity

    2,000     24,998

Marketable securities available for sale

    107,512     -

Other

    3,126     3,071

Total

  $ 639,637   $ 603,044
                 

Current Liabilities

  $ 89,046   $ 81,505

Long-term obligations under capital leases

    164     347

Deferred income taxes

    44,874     44,874

Other long-term liabilities

    670     831

Stockholders' Equity

    504,883     475,487

Total

  $ 639,637   $ 603,044

 

 

The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

 

 

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