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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 SECOND QUARTER SALES

AND EARNINGS

 

Pennsauken, NJ, April 26, 2016 - - J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) today announced sales and earnings for the second quarter ended March 26, 2016.

 

Sales increased 2% to $229.7 million from $225.0 million in last year’s second quarter. Net earnings increased 6% to $15.6 million in the current quarter from $14.6 million last year. Earnings per diluted share increased 6% to $.83 for the second quarter from $.78 last year. Operating income increased 7% to $23.3 million in the current quarter from $21.8 million in the year ago quarter.

 

For the six months ended March 26, 2016, sales increased 3% to $452.6 million from $437.8 million in last year’s first half.  Net earnings increased 10% to $28.6 million in the six months from $25.9 million last year. Earnings per diluted share increased 10% to $1.52 from $1.38 last year. Operating income increased 8% to $41.6 million this year from $38.4 million last year.

 

Gerald B. Shreiber, J & J’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Although our overall sales increase was modest, we are encouraged that we were able to improve our earnings during this 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, BAVARIAN BAKERY and other soft pretzels, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages, LUIGI’S, PHILLY SWIRL, MINUTE MAID* frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet and frozen fruit bars, MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, CALIFORNIA CHURROS and TIO PEPE’S churros, PATIO Burritos and other handheld sandwiches, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and several cookie brands within COUNTRY HOME BAKERS.  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

   

Six months ended

 
   

March 26,

   

March 28,

   

March 26,

   

March 28,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 
                                 

Net Sales

  $ 229,710     $ 225,008     $ 452,560     $ 437,760  
                                 

Cost of goods sold

    160,961       158,058       319,976       309,709  

Gross Profit

    68,749       66,950       132,584       128,051  
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Marketing

    20,364       19,986       39,993       39,473  

Distribution

    17,522       17,633       35,778       35,154  

Administrative

    7,637       7,462       15,327       14,987  

Other general expense

    (53 )     64       (153 )     22  

Total Operating Expenses

    45,470       45,145       90,945       89,636  
                                 

Operating Income

    23,279       21,805       41,639       38,415  
                                 

Other income (expense)

                               

Investment income

    977       1,278       2,137       2,632  

Interest expense & other

    (31 )     (30 )     (63 )     (54 )
                                 

Earnings before income taxes

    24,225       23,053       43,713       40,993  
                                 

Income taxes

    8,637       8,416       15,147       15,100  
                                 

NET EARNINGS

  $ 15,588     $ 14,637     $ 28,566     $ 25,893  
                                 

Earnings per diluted share

  $ 0.83     $ 0.78     $ 1.52     $ 1.38  
                                 

Weighted average number of diluted shares

    18,752       18,821       18,796       18,811  
                                 

Earnings per basic share

  $ 0.84     $ 0.78     $ 1.53     $ 1.39  
                                 

Weighted average number of basic shares

    18,637       18,689       18,662       18,679  

 

 

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J & J SNACK FOODS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

   

March 26,

   

September 26,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 
   

(unaudited)

         
                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 89,337     $ 133,689  

Other current assets

    214,491       195,129  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    178,719       172,054  

Goodwill

    86,442       86,442  

Other intangible assets, net

    43,162       45,819  

Marketable securities held to maturity

    96,649       66,660  

Marketable securities available for sale

    33,586       39,638  

Other

    2,721       3,504  

Total

  $ 745,107     $ 742,935  
                 

Current Liabilities

  $ 95,729     $ 97,116  

Long-term obligations under capital leases

    1,418       1,196  

Deferred income taxes

    43,672       43,789  

Other long-term liabilities

    848       915  

Stockholders' Equity

    603,440       599,919  

Total

  $ 745,107     $ 742,935  

 

 

 

 

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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