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Lakeland Industries, Inc. Reports Fiscal
2016 Second Quarter Financial Results
Net Income from Continuing Operations
Driven by Unique Operating Platform
and Overall Operations Improvements
RONKONKOMA, NY - September 16, 2015
- Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of protective clothing for industry, healthcare
and to first responders on the federal, state and local levels, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter
ended July 31, 2015.
For financial reporting presentation purposes,
the operating results in Brazil are excluded from many of the statements in this announcement because the Company's recent
determination to exit Brazil has resulted in discontinued operations accounting. Commencing with its first fiscal quarter 2016
ended April 30, 2015, historical and future financial results from the Brazilian operations are reflected as discontinued operations
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Discontinued operations
accounting entails the reclassification of all of the financial results of the Brazil operations within the consolidated financial
results of the parent company, and a restatement of prior periods to reflect the same treatment. The global operations of Lakeland
Industries excluding Brazil are shown in financial reports as Continuing Operations. All information below has been restated to
exclude Brazil, except where noted. On July 31, 2015, the Company completed a conditional closing of the sale of its wholly-owned
Brazilian subsidiary ("Lakeland Brazil"), to Zap Com rcio
de Brindes Corporativos Ltda (the "Transferee"), a company owned by an existing Lakeland Brazil manager. This
sale is pursuant to a Shares Transfer Agreement entered into on June 19, 2015. The transactions contemplated by the Shares Transfer
Agreement, which shall be deemed to have been consummated as of July 31, 2015, are subject to acceptance of the shares transfer
on the Commercial Registry by the Brazilian authorities, which is expected to be completed shortly. Although no assurances can
be given in that regard, the Company expects the Commercial Registry processing of the shares transfer will not adversely affect
the closing. Pursuant to the Shares Transfer Agreement, the Transferee
will acquire all of the shares of Lakeland Brazil owned by the Company, and effective with the fiscal 2016 third quarter
beginning August 1, 2015 the Company expects no further significant losses from discontinued operations, charges or expenses relating
to Brazil beyond the existing accrual of $900,000 which was recorded in the fiscal second quarter financial results.
Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Financial
Results Highlights (from Continuing Operations, unless otherwise noted)
* Includes non-GAAP measures - see
table included herein for reconciliation to GAAP measures
** All shares presented are Basic, unless otherwise noted.
Management's Comments
Christopher J. Ryan, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Lakeland Industries, stated, "The second quarter of fiscal 2016 marked the second
consecutive quarter in which we reported a 500% increase in net income from continuing operations as compared with the
respective prior year periods. Free cash flow from continuing operations in the second quarter of this year increased by 267%
from the prior year, which followed a 105% increase for the first quarter. We attribute this growth to the hard work of our
growing worldwide team along with organic growth from our recurring base of customers and our unique operating platform which
has provided us with the ability to deliver large quantities of protective apparel for emergency and crisis situations where
there are global capacity shortages. Simply put, we believe that no other protective apparel manufacturer in the world can be
as responsive to market demands as Lakeland and still provide a high quality garment. We have continued to prove that we have
the ability to scale production and have the manufacturing capacity and operational expertise to respond to market demand.
Our consecutive quarterly growth rate, while not sustainable at the very high levels achieved during the first half of this
fiscal year, demonstrates the leverage in our business and our enhanced presence in a total addressable market valued at
nearly $7 billion globally.
"Lakeland's brand is increasingly
being recognized around the world for the quality of its garments and the ability to deliver large quantities in periods of exigent
demand. In the past twelve months alone, Lakeland has responded to the Ebola crisis in West Africa and the bird flu crisis in
the United States, among other less significant events of incremental demand. Emergency requirements are nothing new to our industry
but Lakeland is now better positioned than ever to participate in this unpredictable demand as "the new go-to manufacturer"
for distributors, end users and government and military customers around the world. In turn, we are gaining market share and successfully
executing on an organic growth initiative to convert these emergency customers into recurring buyers of our broad and expanding
portfolio of protective apparel.
"Over the past several years we
have continued to report annual sales growth from our traditional, non-emergency activities which we view as somewhat recurring
in nature. We believe the quality of our revenues from continuing operations benefits from a growing global customer base where
we estimate that approximately 90% of sales are for recurring demand. In the second quarter, our order flow reflected the quality
and defensibility of our revenue base, which was evident despite seasonality and periodic slowdowns such as the current economic
circumstances in China and the reduced demand globally within the oil and gas industry resulting from low oil prices. We have
experienced increases in unit volume sales in most of our international businesses in the second quarter, although the impact
of this demand has been muted by the strong dollar against most foreign currencies which reduces our reported financial results.
In the US alone, sales in the fiscal 2016 second quarter of $19.5 million increased from the prior year period by 55%, driven
by approximately $4 million in orders for disposable and chemical garments in response to the bird flu epidemic. Excluding this
non-recurring demand, US sales grew by 23%. On a consolidated sales basis excluding orders relating to the bird flu epidemic,
revenues during a strong quarter increased by nearly 12% as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2015, despite the negative
foreign currency impact.
"The turnaround strategy that we
implemented nearly three years ago, including the steps to complete our exit from Brazil that we recently announced, has been
executed with success. The strong improvement in our financial position and our exit from Brazil has provided us with the ability
to direct our attention to global organic growth initiatives. We are now in our next phase of planning which includes the development
of our management and sales teams, new product launches in response to customer demand, implementation of information systems
and technologies to enhance performance, and capital investments to accommodate increased manufacturing capacity and distribution
requirements. This plan is focused on long term growth in sales and profitability. Supported by the visibility afforded by our
recurring customer base, our goal is to deliver an approximate double digit compounded annual revenue growth rate for the foreseeable
future, which may further increase with the contributions of emergency events in any given year."
Operating Results as Restated for Discontinued Operations ($
Reconciliation to GAAP Results
| Quarter Ended July 31, 2015 | Quarter Ended July 31, 2014 | |||||||
| Net sales from continuing operations | $ | 29,465 | $ | 22,812 | ||||
| Year over year growth | 29.2 | % | - | |||||
| Gross profit from continuing operations | 11,795 | 7,437 | ||||||
| Gross profit % | 40.0 | % | 32.6 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses from continuing operations | 6,095 | 5,639 | ||||||
| Operating expenses as a percentage of sales | 20.7 | % | 24.7 | % | ||||
| Operating income from continuing operations | 5,700 | 1,798 | ||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 19.3 | % | 7.9 | % | ||||
| Interest expense from continuing operations | 210 | 517 | ||||||
| Other (income) expense from continuing operations | - | 42 | ||||||
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations | 5,490 | 1,239 | ||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations | 1,902 | 677 | ||||||
| Net income from continuing operations | 3,588 | 562 | ||||||
| Non-cash reclassification of Other Comprehensive Income to Statement of Operations with no impact on stockholder's equity | (1,286 | ) | - | |||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (837 | ) | (948 | ) | ||||
| Loss before taxes for discontinued operations | (2,123 | ) | (948 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) from discontinued operations | (569 | ) | - | |||||
| Net (loss) from discontinued operations | (1,554 | ) | (948 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 2,034 | $ | (386 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares for EPS-Basic | 7,145,418 | 5,924,524 | ||||||
| Net income per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.09 | ||||
| Net loss per share from discontinued operations | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.28 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Operating income from continuing operations | $ | 5,700 | $ | 1,798 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 228 | 258 | ||||||
| Other income from continuing operations | - | (18 | ) | |||||
| EBITDA from continuing operations | 5,928 | 2,038 | ||||||
| Equity Compensation | 127 | 25 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 6,055 | 2,063 | ||||||
| Cash paid for taxes (foreign) | 391 | 365 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | 167 | 149 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 5,497 | $ | 1,549 |
Operating Results as Restated for Discontinued Operations ($
Reconciliation to GAAP Results
| Quarterly results | Six-Months Ended July 31, 2015 | Six-Months Ended July 31, 2014 | ||||||
| Net sales from continuing operations | $ | 54,284 | $ | 44,570 | ||||
| Year over year growth | 21.8 | % | - | |||||
| Gross profit from continuing operations | 21,073 | 13,942 | ||||||
| Gross profit % | 38.8 | % | 31.3 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses from continuing operations | 12,154 | 11,286 | ||||||
| Operating expenses as a percentage of sales | 22.4 | % | 25.3 | % | ||||
| Operating income from continuing operations | 8,919 | 2,656 | ||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 16.4 | % | 6.0 | % | ||||
| Interest expense from continuing operations | 393 | 1,003 | ||||||
| Other (income) expense from continuing operations | 16 | (37 | ) | |||||
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations | 8,542 | 1,616 | ||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations | 2,794 | 700 | ||||||
| Net income from continuing operations | 5,748 | 916 | ||||||
| Non-cash reclassification of Other Comprehensive Income to Statement of Operations with no impact on stockholder's equity | (1,286 | ) | - | |||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (1,868 | ) | (1,302 | ) | ||||
| Loss before taxes for discontinued operations | (3,154 | ) | (1,302 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) from discontinued operations | (669 | ) | - | |||||
| Net (loss) from discontinued operations | (2,485 | ) | (1,302 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 3,263 | $ | (386 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares for EPS-Basic | 7,104,471 | 5,923,885 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.15 | ||||
| Net loss per share from discontinued operations | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.46 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Operating income from continuing operations | $ | 8,919 | $ | 2,656 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 474 | 558 | ||||||
| Other (income) expense from continuing operations | (25 | ) | 23 | |||||
| EBITDA from continuing operations | 9,368 | 3,237 | ||||||
| Equity Compensation | 255 | 49 | ||||||
| Inventory reserve in USA and China - discontinued product lines raw material/finished goods | - | 300 | ||||||
| PA plant shutdown costs | - | 235 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 9,623 | 3,821 | ||||||
| Cash paid for taxes (foreign) | 995 | 672 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | 474 | 238 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 8,154 | $ | 2,911 |
Financial Results Conference Call
Lakeland will host a conference call at
4:30 pm eastern today to discuss the Company's fiscal 2016 second quarter financial results. The call will be hosted by
Christopher J. Ryan, Lakeland's President and CEO, and Teri W. Hunt, Lakeland's Acting Chief Financial Officer. Investors
can listen to the call by dialing 888-347-6609 (Domestic) or 412-902-4291 (International) or 855-669-9657 (Canada), Pass
For a replay of this call through
September 23, 2015, dial 877-344-7529 (Domestic) or 412-317-0088 (International) or 855-669-9658 (Canada), Pass Code 10071831.
About Lakeland Industries, Inc.:
Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LAKE) manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of safety garments and accessories for the industrial protective clothing market.
The Company's products are sold by a direct sales force and through independent sales representatives to a network of over
1,000 safety and mill supply distributors. These distributors in turn supply end user industrial customers such as chemical/petrochemical,
automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, janitorial, pharmaceutical and high technology electronics manufacturers, as
well as hospitals and laboratories. In addition, Lakeland supplies federal, state, and local government agencies, fire and police
departments, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many other
federal and state agencies. For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit the Company online at www.lakeland.com.