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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

 

NEWS & INFORMATION

 

 

 

FOR:    EMERSON RADIO CORP.
   3 University Plaza, suite 405
   Hackensack, NJ 07601

 

CONTACT:    Investor Relations:
   Barry Smith
   Investor Relations Manager
   (973) 428-2004

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

EMERSON RADIO CORP. REPORTS FULL YEAR FISCAL 2013 AND FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2013 RESULTS

HACKENSACK, N.J. – July 16, 2013 – Emerson Radio Corp. (NYSE MKT: MSN) today reported financial results for its full year and fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Net revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 were $23.0 million, a decrease of $3.9 million, or 14.4%, as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 net revenues of $26.9 million. The decline in year-over-year net revenues was driven by lower year-over-year net product sales and licensing revenues.

Net product sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 were $21.8 million, as compared to $25.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $3.6 million, or 13.9%. The lower year-over-year net product sales were driven by primarily by a $2.4 million, or 10.2%, decline in net sales of houseware products, which was the result of lower year-over-year sales of microwave ovens and toaster ovens due to increased pricing pressures, intense competitive activity and the continuing effects of a challenging retail sales environment, partly offset by increased year-over-year sales of compact refrigerators and wine coolers, and a $1.1 million, or 55.5%, decline in net sales of audio products, due to lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category.


Licensing revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $1.2 million, as compared to $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 22.5%. The lower year-over-year licensing revenue was the result of lower year-over-year sales of products bearing the Emerson brand name by its active licensees as well as a lower year-over-year number of licensees.

Net revenues for fiscal year 2013 were $128.4 million, a decrease of $34.9 million, or 21.4%, as compared to the fiscal year 2012 net revenues of $163.3 million. The decline in year-over-year net revenues was driven by lower year-over-year net product sales, slightly offset by higher year-over-year licensing revenues.

Net product sales for fiscal 2013 were $121.6 million, as compared to $157.0 million for fiscal 2012, a decrease of $35.4 million, or 22.5%. The lower year-over-year net product sales were driven primarily by a $28.8 million, or 19.7%, decline in net sales of houseware products, which was the result of lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category and a $6.5 million, or 61.5%, decline in net sales of audio products, due to lower year-over-year sales of all product offerings within the category.

Licensing revenue for fiscal 2013 was $6.8 million, as compared to $6.3 million for fiscal 2012, an increase of $0.5 million, or 7.8%. The higher year-over-year licensing revenue was the result of approximately $1.2 million of higher year-over-year licensing revenue earned from the Company’s largest licensee Funai Corporation (“Funai”), on higher year-over-year sales by Funai of products bearing the Emerson brand name, partially offset by lower aggregate year-over-year licensing revenues earned by the Company from its other active licensees.

Operating income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $0.7 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 59.8%, from operating income of $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, due to the declines in net product sales and licensing revenues, higher year-over-year SG&A expenses and higher year-over-year landed product cost as a percent of selling price.

Operating income for fiscal year 2013 was $9.3 million, a decrease of $2.6 million, or 21.4%, from operating income of $11.9 million for fiscal year 2012, due primarily to the substantial declines in net product sales and the impairment write-down in September 2012 of a non-strategic trademark, offset in part by lower year-over-year landed product cost as a percent of selling price and the higher licensing revenues.


Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $1.5 million, as compared to net income of $2.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $3.9 million, or 162.7%, due primarily to the recording by the Company during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 of an anticipated income tax liability related to one of its overseas subsidiaries as well as the year-over-year decrease in operating income.

Net income for fiscal year 2013 was $6.0 million, as compared to $10.6 million for fiscal year 2012, a decrease of $4.6 million, or 43.6%, due primarily to the year-over-year decrease in operating income, the recording by the Company during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 of an anticipated income tax liability related to one of its overseas subsidiaries, the realized gain on sale of marketable security earned in the prior period and the gain on the sale of a building in the prior period.

Diluted loss per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $0.06, as compared to earnings per share of $0.09 for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, a decrease of $0.15 per diluted share, or 166.7%.

Diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2013 were $0.22, as compared to $0.39 for fiscal year 2012, a decrease of $0.17 per diluted share, or 43.6%.

Duncan Hon, Chief Executive Officer of Emerson Radio, commented “Our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results were disappointing due to intense competition, including downward pricing pressure, within all of our product categories, as well as the continuing effects of a challenging retail sales environment and an increase to our income tax accruals recorded in the fourth quarter. We expect the aforementioned market conditions to persist for the foreseeable future and, as we previously disclosed, anticipate a further reduction in revenues due to the decision by Wal-Mart to discontinue purchasing, effective Spring 2013, from the Company two microwave oven products sold throughout fiscal year 2013 by the Company to Wal-Mart, the last shipments of which were made in February and March 2013. Although higher year-over-year margins for the full fiscal year 2013 helped to slightly mitigate the negative impact to our bottom line profitability on a year-over-year basis, we saw year-over-year margins decline in our fourth quarter and expect that the pressure on margins will continue for the foreseeable future. The Company seeks to implement pricing and product strategy initiatives to improve the Company’s results of operations, although there can be no assurance that such initiatives will be successfully implemented or have the desired effects on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.”


About Emerson Radio Corp.

Emerson Radio Corp. (NYSE MKT: MSN), incorporated in 1994, is headquartered in Hackensack, N.J. The Company designs, sources, imports and markets a variety of houseware and consumer electronic products, and licenses its trademarks to others on a worldwide basis for a variety of products. For more information, please visit Emerson Radio’s web site at www.emersonradio.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, they give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct and you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors detailed in the Company’s reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this news release.


EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012     2013      2012  

Net revenues:

         

Net product sales

     21,845        25,385        121,628         156,975   

Licensing revenue

     1,171        1,511        6,768         6,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

   $ 23,016      $ 26,896      $ 128,396       $ 163,251   

Costs and expenses:

         

Cost of sales

     19,872        23,013        108,631         142,270   

Other operating costs and expenses

     309        357        1,355         1,352   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2,088        1,670        7,759         7,764   

Impairment of trademark

     —          —          1,326         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     22,269        25,040        119,071         151,386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     747        1,856        9,325         11,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income:

         

Realized gain on sale of marketable securities

     —          —          —           828   

Gain on sale of building

     —          —          —           347   

Interest income, net

     110        30        340         70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     857        1,886        9,665         13,110   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     2,338        (477     3,666         2,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   ($ 1,481   $ 2,363      $ 5,999       $ 10,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic net income per share:

     (0.06     0.09        0.22         0.39   

Diluted net income per share:

     (0.06     0.09        0.22         0.39   

Weighted average shares outstanding:

         

Basic

     27,130        27,130        27,130         27,130   

Diluted

     27,130        27,130        27,130         27,130   


EMERSON RADIO CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands except share data)

 

     31-Mar-13     31-Mar-12  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21,412      $ 44,960   

Restricted cash

     70        215   

Short term investments

     45,235        —     

Accounts receivable, net

     7,883        12,134   

Other receivables

     969        1,193   

Due from affiliates

     1        1   

Inventory, net

     3,454        11,269   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,873        2,873   

Deferred tax assets

     1,685        2,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     82,582        74,949   

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     258        260   

Trademarks, net

     219        1,545   

Deferred tax assets

     1,121        1,668   

Other assets

     104        262   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 84,284      $ 78,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Current maturities of long-term borrowings

     43        64   

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     7,790        9,152   

Due to affiliates

     —          11   

Accrued sales returns

     965        1,201   

Income taxes payable

     1,281        107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     10,079        10,535   

Long-term borrowings

     30        72   

Deferred tax liabilities

     194        177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     10,303        10,784   

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares — 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,677 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference of $3,677,000

     3,310        3,310   

Common shares — $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 52,965,797 shares issued at March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively; 27,129,832 shares outstanding at March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively

     529        529   

Additional paid-in capital

     98,785        98,785   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —          (82

Accumulated deficit

     (4,419     (10,418

Treasury stock, at cost (25,835,965 shares)

     (24,224     (24,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     73,981        67,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 84,284      $ 78,684