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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Truett-Hurst, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 Ended September 30, 2017

Healdsburg, California (November 20, 2017) – Truett-Hurst, Inc. (NASDAQ: THST), which operates an innovative super-premium and ultra-premium wine sales, marketing and production company based in the acclaimed Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, California, reported results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 which ended on September 30, 2017.

Q1 FY18 vs. Q1 FY17

For Q1 of fiscal year 2018, total net sales from continuing operations totaled $6.2 million, an increase of 5.2% compared to the prior year. The increase was due to higher sales in the broadmarket and sales to one large retailer. Consolidated gross margin from continuing operations was 33.0%, an increase of 1.1 margin points over the prior year due to a change in the ratio of more profitable wholesale business to less profitable or value oriented retailers.

Wholesale Segment

 

Net Sales of $4.8 million (+6.0% or +$0.3 million compared to the prior year)

 

Gross Margin of 23.7% (an increase of 2.1 margin points compared to the prior year)

 

Gross Profit of $1.1 million (+16.3% or +$0.2 million compared to the prior year)

Direct to Consumer (DTC) Segment

 

Net Sales of $1.4 million (+2.5% or +$0.035 million compared to the prior year)

 

Gross Margin of 64.8% (an increase of 2.5 margin points compared to the prior year)

 

Gross Profit of $0.9 million (+6.5% or +$0.056 million compared to the prior year)

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended September 30, 2017 were $2.2 million compared to $2.1 million in the prior year, an increase of 8.2% caused by the hiring of additional sales personnel.

 

“I’m pleased that we grew both top line revenue and gross margin % in the first quarter of this fiscal year coming into the important second quarter holiday period (OND).  The gross margin % gain was due to a sustainable mix shift to more profitable products. We also launched the innovative Cense wine brand, the first premium, low calorie wine in partnership with Weight Watchers.”

 

Earnings Call

The Company will not be conducting an earnings call related to its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended September 30, 2017.

 

 

 

 

Truett-Hurst, Inc. • 125 Foss Creek Circle • Healdsburg, CA 95448 • tel: 707.431.4423 • fax: 707.395.0289 • email: ir@truetthurstinc.com


About Truett-Hurst, Inc.

Truett-Hurst, Inc. (NASDAQ: THST) is a holding company and its sole asset is the controlling equity interest in H.D.D. LLC., an innovative super-premium, ultra-premium and luxury wine sales, marketing and production company based in the acclaimed Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, California. Truett-Hurst, Inc. is headquartered in Healdsburg, California.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended September 30, 2017 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are made as of the date of this press release based upon our current expectations. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, opportunities, and objectives constitute “forward-looking statements.” The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “potential” or “continue” and similar types of expressions identify such statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such forward-looking statements include expectations regarding revenue, income, and expenses for the periods after September 30, 2017. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, a reduction in the supply of grapes and bulk wine available to us; significant competition; any change in our relationships with retailers which could harm our business; we may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future; the loss of key employees; a reduction in our access to, or an increase in the cost of, the third-party services we use to produce our wine; credit facility restrictions on our current and future operations; failure to protect, or infringement of, trademarks and proprietary rights; risks relating to our inventory; risks relating to our structure; these factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report. For additional information, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 13, 2017, or our other reports currently on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.


TRUETT-HURST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

26

 

 

$

783

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

3,637

 

 

 

1,932

 

Inventories, net

 

 

21,202

 

 

 

20,609

 

Bulk wine deposits

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

Other current assets

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

505

 

Total current assets

 

 

26,136

 

 

 

23,829

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

5,787

 

 

 

5,426

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

507

 

 

 

506

 

Other assets, net

 

 

245

 

 

 

277

 

Total assets

 

$

32,675

 

 

$

30,038

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lines of credit

 

$

7,615

 

 

$

7,290

 

Accounts payable

 

 

4,170

 

 

 

1,994

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

710

 

 

 

546

 

Depletion allowance and accrual for sales returns

 

 

509

 

 

 

495

 

Current maturities of capital lease obligation

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

Current maturities of long term debt

 

 

475

 

 

 

491

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

13,490

 

 

 

10,827

 

Long term debt, net of current maturities

 

 

3,208

 

 

 

3,002

 

Capital lease obligation, net of current maturities

 

 

60

 

 

 

63

 

Total liabilities

 

 

16,758

 

 

 

13,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value of $0.001 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized,

   none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, par value of $0.001 per share, 15,000,000

   authorized, 4,460,417 issued and outstanding at September 30,

   2017 and 4,426,789 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Class B common stock, par value of $0.001 per share, 1,000 authorized,

   6 and 7 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017,  respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

16,214

 

 

 

16,082

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(5,825

)

 

 

(5,651

)

Total Truett-Hurst, Inc. shareholders' equity

 

 

10,393

 

 

 

10,435

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

5,524

 

 

 

5,711

 

Total equity

 

 

15,917

 

 

 

16,146

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

32,675

 

 

$

30,038

 


TRUETT-HURST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Sales

 

$

6,417

 

 

$

6,102

 

Less excise tax

 

 

(227

)

 

 

(216

)

Net sales

 

 

6,190

 

 

 

5,886

 

Cost of sales

 

 

4,145

 

 

 

4,056

 

Gross profit

 

 

2,045

 

 

 

1,830

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

1,224

 

General and administrative

 

 

790

 

 

 

812

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets

 

 

(22

)

 

 

17

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

2,053

 

Net loss from operations

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(223

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(110

)

 

 

(80

)

Gain on lease termination, net

 

 

 

 

 

844

 

Gain on fair value of interest rate swap

 

 

2

 

 

 

23

 

Other expense

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(9

)

Total other (expense) income

 

 

(116

)

 

 

778

 

Net (loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(293

)

 

 

555

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

 

(293

)

 

 

554

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Truett-Hurst, Inc. and H.D.D. LLC

 

 

(293

)

 

 

554

 

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest: H.D.D. LLC

 

 

(117

)

 

 

237

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Truett-Hurst, Inc.

 

$

(176

)

 

$

317

 

Net (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic per share

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.07

 

Diluted per share

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.04

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares

 

 

4,437,998

 

 

 

4,306,609

 

Diluted weighted average shares

 

 

4,437,998

 

 

 

7,675,917

 

 


TRUETT-HURST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(293

)

 

$

554

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

213

 

 

 

200

 

Reserve for assets to be abandoned

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

62

 

 

 

95

 

Gain on fair value of interest rate swap

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(23

)

Gain on lease termination, net

 

 

 

 

 

(844

)

Proceeds received on lease termination

 

 

 

 

 

955

 

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(94

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(1,705

)

 

 

(1,212

)

Inventories

 

 

(593

)

 

 

(1,748

)

Bulk wine deposits

 

 

(94

)

 

 

271

 

Other current assets

 

 

(670

)

 

 

(90

)

Accounts payable

 

 

2,176

 

 

 

2,704

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

164

 

 

 

179

 

Depletion allowance and accrual for sales returns

 

 

14

 

 

 

(492

)

Due to related parties

 

 

 

 

 

64

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(750

)

 

 

646

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(535

)

 

 

(288

)

Acquisition of intangible and other assets

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(15

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

22

 

 

 

4

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(519

)

 

 

(299

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from (payments on) lines of credit

 

 

325

 

 

 

(277

)

Proceeds from long term debt

 

 

327

 

 

 

387

 

Payments on long term debt

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(176

)

Payments on capital lease obligation

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

512

 

 

 

(66

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(757

)

 

 

281

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

783

 

 

 

4,043

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

26

 

 

$

4,324

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

110

 

 

$

80

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

 

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

For more information, contact:

Truett-Hurst, Inc.

Evan B. Meyer,

Chief Financial Officer

Phone: 707.431.4423

Fax: 707.395.0289

Email:  evan@truetthurst.com