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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 FIRST QUARTER SALES

AND EARNINGS

 

Pennsauken, NJ, January 26, 2015 - J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) today announced sales and earnings for the first quarter ended December 27, 2014.

 

Sales increased 5% to $212.8 million from $203.5 million in last year’s first quarter. Net earnings decreased 9% to $11.3 million in the current quarter from $12.4 million last year. Earnings per diluted share decreased 9% to $.60 for the first quarter from $.66 last year. Operating income decreased 8% to $16.6 million in the current quarter from $18.0 million in the year ago quarter.

 

Gerald B. Shreiber, J & J’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In addition to the seasonal loss of our PHILLY SWIRL business which was acquired in May 2014, our operating income was impacted by higher operating expenses of our ICEE frozen beverage business during its seasonally low period and soft volume and higher costs in our food service business. ”

 

 

 

 

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

  

 
 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

December 27,

   

December 28,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Net Sales

  $ 212,752     $ 203,523  
                 

Cost of goods sold

    151,651       143,617  

Gross Profit

    61,101       59,906  
                 

Operating expenses

               

Marketing

    19,487       18,032  

Distribution

    17,521       16,120  

Administrative

    7,525       6,984  

Other general(income)expense

    (42 )     799  

Total Operating Expenses

    44,491       41,935  
                 

Operating Income

    16,610       17,971  
                 

Other income (expense)

               

Investment income

    1,354       1,138  

Interest expense & other

    (24 )     (36 )
                 

Earnings before income taxes

    17,940       19,073  
                 

Income taxes

    6,684       6,647  
                 

NET EARNINGS

  $ 11,256     $ 12,426  
                 

Earnings per diluted share

  $ 0.60     $ 0.66  
                 

Weighted average number of diluted shares

    18,801       18,793  
                 

Earnings per basic share

  $ 0.60     $ 0.67  
                 

Weighted average number of basic shares

    18,669       18,679  

  

 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

   

December 27,

   

September 27,

 
   

2014

   

2014

 
   

(unaudited)

         
                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 98,075     $ 91,760  

Other current assets

    177,261       183,846  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    159,891       157,529  

Goodwill

    86,442       86,442  

Other intangible assets, net

    49,634       50,989  

Marketable securities held to maturity

    2,000       2,000  

Marketable securities available for sale

    125,723       128,117  

Other

    3,838       4,090  

Total

  $ 702,864     $ 704,773  
                 

Current Liabilities

  $ 93,482     $ 95,957  

Long-term obligations under capital leases

    348       374  

Deferred income taxes

    44,626       44,785  

Other long-term liabilities

    1,091       1,139  

Stockholders' Equity

    563,317       562,518  

Total

  $ 702,864     $ 704,773  

 

 

 

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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