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Exhibit 99.1
 

 
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2015 Results

STATEN ISLAND, New York – September 14, 2015 – Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) ("Coffee Holding"), a leading wholesale coffee dealer and roaster, reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2015.

Fiscal Q3 2015 Financial Results

Net sales in the fiscal third quarter of 2015 increased to approximately $27.0 million compared to approximately $26.6 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase reflects an increase in sales of our roasted product offerings of approximately $850,000, which was achieved despite a commodity pricing decrease of almost $0.75 per pound of green coffee period over period, which negatively impacted our wholesale green coffee sales.
 
Gross profit in the third quarter was approximately $2.0 million compared to approximately $3.1 million in the year-ago quarter.  The decrease in profit reflects a significant gain on hedging activity during the 2014 period as compared to the 2015 period and a commodity pricing decrease of almost $0.75 per pound of green coffee period over period, which negatively impacted our wholesale green coffee sales.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the fiscal third quarter were approximately $1.9 million compared to approximately $1.8 million in the year-ago quarter. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A was 7.0% compared to 6.8%.

Net income in the fiscal third quarter was approximately $0.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of approximately $0.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.  Without the impact of hedging activities for the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2015, our basic earnings per share would have been $0.08 for the 2014 period compared to approximately $0.05 per share for the 2015 period. 

At July 31, 2015, cash totaled approximately $3.3 million compared to approximately $3.8 million at October 31, 2014. Total debt was approximately $4.3 million at July 31, 2015 compared to approximately $2.5 million at October 31, 2014.

Management Commentary

“Our fiscal third quarter represents the first clean look at our core coffee business without speculative trading activities,” said Andrew Gordon, President and CEO of Coffee Holding. “This is also our third consecutive quarter of year over-year sales growth despite continued headwinds in the overall coffee market and commodity pricing. While the top-line growth was modest, we returned to profitability, as expected.

“Operationally, our three business segments remain strong, with growth across specialty green coffee distribution and sales of private label and branded products.   Our new channels of distribution in the Texas market for our Café Caribe label and expected continued growth in that market, has now made this the second most important marketing area for us for our Café Caribe label, surpassing our distribution efforts in the Chicago mid-west market and trailing only our distribution in the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania marketing area. We also remain on target to hit our 2015 goal of 56.1 million pounds of coffee sold, which represents a 4% increase from 2014.”

“Just last month,” continued Mr. Gordon, “we began selling our own single cup product line which we manufacture through our joint venture, Generations Coffee Company, LLC, to address the continued shift in consumer demand from packaged ground coffee to single cup product offerings. We do not expect this new initiative to affect any of our current wholesale client or partner relationships.   With this new product offering, we are solely targeting our current customer base and potential new customers, both of which  we believe would otherwise purchase their single cup needs from other smaller third parties.  We expect this single cup initiative to supplement our other  avenues for growth potential in 2016.”
 
 
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Conference Call
 
Coffee Holding President & CEO Andrew Gordon will host the earnings call, followed by a question and answer period.

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (7:00 a.m. Pacific time)
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-877-407-8133
International dial-in number: 201-689-8040
Conference ID: 13619682

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 1-949-574-3860.

A replay of the conference call will be available on the same day through September 22, 2015.

Toll-free replay number: 1-877-660-6853
International replay number: 1-201-612-7415
Replay ID: 13619682

About Coffee Holding
 
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) is a leading integrated wholesale coffee dealer and roaster, and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. A family-operated business for three generations, Coffee Holding has remained profitable through varying cycles of the coffee industry and economy. The company's private label and branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and abroad to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers. For more information, please visit www.coffeeholding.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
 
Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding single cup sales and other growth initiatives for 2016.  We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this release and management’s expectations and projections about certain future events.  It is possible that the assumptions made by management for purposes of such statements may not materialize.  Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements.  Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to product demand, coffee prices, pricing of our products, market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, intellectual property rights, the outcome of competitive products, risks in product development, the results of financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions, and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement for events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

Company Contact
 
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Andrew Gordon
President & CEO
718-832-0800

Investor Relations
 
Liolios Group Inc.
Sean Mansouri or Cody Slach
949-574-3860
JVA@liolios.com

 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JULY 31, 2015 AND OCTOBER 31, 2014

   
July 31,
2015
   
October 31,
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
- ASSETS -
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash
  $ 3,315,177     $ 3,782,639  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $144,000 for 2015 and 2014
    11,995,756       15,419,860  
Inventories
    12,444,317       15,210,153  
Prepaid green coffee
    1,014,911       467,155  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    289,151       260,112  
Prepaid and refundable income taxes
    1,434,577       759  
Deferred income tax asset
    1,442,747       343,657  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    31,936,636       35,484,335  
Machinery and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,106,177 and $3,704,802 for 2015 and 2014, respectively
    1,939,477       1,991,094  
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $39,375 and $33,750 for 2015 and 2014, respectively
    110,625       116,250  
Trademarks
    180,000       180,000  
Goodwill
    440,000       440,000  
Equity method investments
    97,242       97,404  
Deposits and other assets
    605,478       643,549  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 35,309,458     $ 38,952,632  
- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY -
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 5,600,015     $ 8,693,100  
Line of credit
    4,268,458       2,498,458  
Due to broker
    476,661       484,924  
Income taxes payable
 
_-
      331,051  
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
    10,345,134       12,007,533  
                 
Deferred income tax liabilities
    114,747       165,157  
Deferred rent payable
    218,951       209,640  
Deferred compensation payable
    477,478       515,549  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    11,156,310       12,897,879  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,456,316 shares issued; 6,215,894 shares outstanding for periods ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
    6,456       6,456  
Additional paid-in capital
    15,904,109       15,904,109  
Retained earnings
    9,237,571       11,079,168  
Less: Treasury stock, 240,422 common shares, at cost for 2015 and 2014
    (1,267,862 )     (1,267,862 )
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
    23,880,274       25,721,871  
Non-controlling interest
    272,874       332,882  
TOTAL EQUITY
    24,153,148       26,054,753  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 35,309,458     $ 38,952,632  
 
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
   
Nine Months Ended
July 31,
    Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
    2015     2014  
NET SALES
  $ 95,708,890     $ 79,373,667     $ 27,039,857     $ 26,628,571  
                                 
COST OF SALES (Including $17.9 and $13.2 million of related party costs for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Including $3.0 and $4.1 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.)
    92,816,224       68,239,903       24,991,366       23,574,095  
                                 
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)
    2,892,666       11,133,764       2,048,491       3,054,476  
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Selling and administrative
    5,286,993       5,094,939       1,723,158       1,656,789  
Officers’ salaries
    489,435       459,300       163,850       159,100  
TOTALS
    5,776,428       5,554,239       1,887,008       1,815,889  
                                 
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    (2,883,762 )     5,579,525       161,483       1,238,587  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                               
Interest income
    26,302       32,064       13,074       12,769  
(Loss) income from equity investment
    (162 )     (847 )     (610 )     (759 )
Interest expense
    (153,768 )     (42,340 )     (35,156 )     (16,271 )
TOTALS
    (127,628 )     (11,123 )     (22,692 )     (4,261 )
                                 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
    (3,011,390 )     5,568,402       138,791       1,234,326  
                                 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    (1,189,785 )     2,114,905       40       450,952  
                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
    (1,821,605 )     3,453,497       138,751       783,374  
Less: net (income) loss attributable to the non-controlling interest
    (19,992 )     (61,590 )     411       (24,427 )
                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
  $ (1,841,597 )   $ 3,391,907     $ 139,162     $ 758,947  
                                 
Basic (loss) earnings per share
  $ (.30 )   $ .53     $ .02     $ .12  
                                 
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
  $ (.30 )   $ .51     $ .02     $ .11  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    6,215,894       6,362,933       6,215,894       6,344,487  
Diluted
    6,215,894       6,629,933       6,215,894       6,611,487  
 
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2015 AND 2014
(Unaudited)

   
2015
   
2014
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,821,605 )   $ 3,453,497  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    408,436       436,277  
Unrealized gain on commodities
    (8,263 )     (1,211,540 )
Loss on equity method investments
    162       847  
Deferred rent
    9,311       11,084  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,149,500 )     1,311,000  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    3,424,104       (1,001,691 )
Inventories
    2,765,836       (3,588,269 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (29,039 )     (77,445 )
Prepaid green coffee
    (547,756 )     (85,044 )
Prepaid and refundable income taxes
    (1,433,818 )     201,800  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (3,093,085 )     (1,256,666 )
Income taxes payable
    (331,051 )     700  
Net cash used in operating activities
    (1,806,268 )     (1,805,450 )
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchases of machinery and equipment
    (351,194 )     (398,847 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (351,194 )     (398,847 )
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Advances under bank line of credit
    9,272,578       3,551,522  
Principal payments under bank line of credit
    (7,502,578 )     (1,280,704 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    -       (660,778 )
Payment of dividend
    (80,000 )     (52,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,690,000       1,558,040  
                 
                 
NET DECREASE IN CASH
    (467,462 )     (646,257 )
                 
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    3,782,639       4,035,669  
                 
CASH, END OF PERIOD
  $ 3,315,177     $ 3,389,412  
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA:
           
Interest paid
  $ 152,765     $ 37,513  
Income taxes paid
  $ 1,647,668     $ 715,000  
 
 
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