Second Quarter Highlights:
- Net revenue increased to $15.9 million, from $14.0 million in the prior year.
- Gross margin was 28.7%, and 31.1% excluding one-time costs, compared to 37% prior year.
- Selling, Marketing and Administration (“SM&A”) expenses were flat with prior year, at $2.7 million.
- EBITDA* of $2.6 million, and $3.0 million excluding one-time cost, compared to $3.1 million prior year.
- The Board of Directors re-affirmed the quarterly dividend, $0.016/share, payable October 24, 2017 to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2017. The dividend is classified as an eligible dividend.
First Half Highlights:
- Net revenue increased to $27.4 million, from $23.5 million in the prior year.
- Gross margin was 29.4%, and 31.9% ex one-time costs, compared to 36.2% prior year.
- Selling, Marketing and Administration (“SM&A”) expenses increased slightly, to $4.8 million, vs. $4.6 million prior year.
- EBITDA* was $4.7 million and $5.4 million ex one-time cost, up from $5.0 million in the prior year.
KITCHENER, Ontario, Sept. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brick Brewing Co. Limited (“Brick” or the “Company”) (TSX:BRB), Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, today released financial results for the second quarter ended July 30, 2017. Brick reported EBITDA, excluding one-time costs, of $3.0 million on net revenue of $15.9 million.
“Recent months have been characterized by cool, wet weather, which served to push total Ontario beer volume 8% lower vs. prior year. Against that backdrop, our ability to grow our branded volume is noteworthy. Laker achieved 8% volume growth in the quarter, while Waterloo was up 16%. The LandShark® and Margaritaville® family grew 29%, with the Margaritaville® cooler launch in the LCBO very well received by consumers,” noted George Croft, Brick’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Margins were pressured in the quarter due to increases in fees at The Beer Store, federal excise and Ontario beer tax, as well as product mix, with a shift in mix towards co-pack volumes. “Co-pack is a key part of our business model,” commented Russell Tabata, Brick’s Chief Operating Officer. “Co-pack volume allows us to utilize available capacity to generate incremental returns, as well as serving to diversify the business model.” Co-pack revenue in the quarter grew by 24%, to $3.2 million.
During the quarter Brick recorded one-time cost of $381 thousand ($700 thousand year-to-date). These costs are associated with the Formosa exit, primarily severance costs.
Brick’s board of directors has also re-affirmed the quarterly dividend, at $0.016/share. The dividend is payable October 24, 2017 to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2017.
Croft added, “With the recent completion of the Kitchener expansion project, we are now able to realize the optimum operating footprint – a single source, highly efficient facility with full capabilities. The project was completed on time and on budget. The expansion coupled with the move from two sites to one will generate annual recurring savings of $600 thousand. In addition, the sale of the Formosa facility was finalized and the transaction closed on September 6, 2017. The strength of our brands, the diversity we enjoy as a result of our co-pack business, along with the optimized footprint positions us well to compete in the future. We are committed to continuing to grow our business. This is our priority in the second half of fiscal 2018.”
| Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization, and Share Based Payments (EBITDA)* | ||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Fiscal year-to-date ended | |||||||||
| (in thousands of dollars) | July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,120 | $ | 1,635 | $ | 1,907 | $ | 2,423 | ||
| Add (deduct): | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 395 | 438 | 701 | 776 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 906 | 820 | 1,723 | 1,486 | ||||||
| Share-based payments | 70 | 34 | 113 | 61 | ||||||
| Finance costs | 135 | 164 | 235 | 283 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 1,506 | 1,456 | 2,772 | 2,606 | ||||||
| EBITDA* | 2,626 | 3,091 | 4,679 | 5,029 | ||||||
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Quarters ended July 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016
| Quarter ended | Fiscal year-to-date ended | |||||||
| July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | |||||
| Revenue | $ | 15,903,344 | $ | 14,010,744 | $ | 27,383,814 | $ | 23,530,678 |
| Cost of sales | 11,341,500 | 8,826,721 | 19,336,899 | 15,014,453 | ||||
| Gross profit | 4,561,844 | 5,184,023 | 8,046,915 | 8,516,225 | ||||
| Selling, marketing and administration expenses | 2,691,116 | 2,708,217 | 4,809,423 | 4,589,419 | ||||
| Other expenses | 221,370 | 238,980 | 394,947 | 445,400 | ||||
| Finance costs | 134,238 | 164,190 | 234,707 | 282,552 | ||||
| Income before tax | 1,515,120 | 2,072,636 | 2,607,838 | 3,198,854 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 395,441 | 438,000 | 701,402 | 775,865 | ||||
| Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 1,119,679 | $ | 1,634,636 | $ | 1,906,436 | $ | 2,422,989 |
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.07 |
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.07 |
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at July 30, 2017 and January 31, 2017
| July 30, 2017 | January 31, 2017 | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | $ | 28,186,839 | $ | 21,709,425 | ||
| Intangible assets | 15,567,708 | 15,499,186 | ||||
| Construction deposits | 351,752 | 2,462,328 | ||||
| 44,106,299 | 39,670,939 | |||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Cash | - | 2,831,959 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 12,004,245 | 7,035,714 | ||||
| Inventories | 4,730,738 | 5,619,329 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 1,033,201 | 593,180 | ||||
| 17,768,184 | 16,080,182 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 61,874,483 | 55,751,121 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||
| Equity | ||||||
| Share capital | 39,662,042 | 39,651,096 | ||||
| Share-based payments reserves | 853,709 | 943,565 | ||||
| Deficit | (1,974,662 | ) | (2,758,560 | ) | ||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 38,541,089 | 37,836,101 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||
| Provisions | 522,596 | 411,599 | ||||
| Obligation under finance lease | 3,400,525 | 3,781,855 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 6,686,525 | 2,498,580 | ||||
| Deferred income tax liability | 783,791 | 82,389 | ||||
| 11,393,437 | 6,774,423 | |||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Bank indebtedness | 1,050,335 | - | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 8,815,657 | 9,655,405 | ||||
| Current portion of obligation under finance lease | 755,494 | 741,297 | ||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,318,471 | 743,895 | ||||
| 11,939,957 | 11,140,597 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 23,333,394 | 17,915,020 | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 61,874,483 | $ | 55,751,121 | ||
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Quarters ended July 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016
| Quarter ended | Fiscal year-to-date ended | |||||||||||
| July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | July 30, 2017 | July 31, 2016 | |||||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,119,679 | $ | 1,634,636 | $ | 1,906,436 | $ | 2,422,989 | ||||
| Adjustments for: | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 395,441 | 438,000 | 701,402 | 775,865 | ||||||||
| Finance costs | 134,238 | 164,190 | 234,707 | 282,552 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangibles | 906,393 | 820,084 | 1,722,993 | 1,486,852 | ||||||||
| Share-based payments | 69,856 | 34,184 | 112,960 | 60,943 | ||||||||
| Change in non-cash working capital related to operations | (2,685,301 | ) | (1,536,856 | ) | (5,400,606 | ) | (2,376,846 | ) | ||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||
| Interest paid | (102,106 | ) | (100,859 | ) | (209,857 | ) | (204,980 | ) | ||||
| Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (161,800 | ) | 1,453,379 | (931,965 | ) | 2,447,375 | ||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (2,873,520 | ) | (486,211 | ) | (5,869,415 | ) | (1,101,929 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of intangible assets | (6,915 | ) | (1,613 | ) | (197,065 | ) | (67,633 | ) | ||||
| Cash used in investing activities | (2,880,435 | ) | (487,824 | ) | (6,066,480 | ) | (1,169,562 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||
| Increase in bank indebtedness | 1,050,335 | - | 1,050,335 | - | ||||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | 3,163,067 | - | 5,163,067 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (181,614 | ) | (593,055 | ) | (365,375 | ) | (1,231,441 | ) | ||||
| Repayment of obligation under finance lease | (184,438 | ) | (177,571 | ) | (367,133 | ) | (353,465 | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | (1,122,538 | ) | (839,701 | ) | (1,122,538 | ) | (839,701 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of shares, net of fees | 538 | - | 5,711 | 7,968 | ||||||||
| Shares repurchased and cancelled, including fees | - | (49,259 | ) | (322,629 | ) | (50,314 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercise | 60,274 | 31,893 | 125,048 | 35,827 | ||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,785,624 | (1,627,693 | ) | 4,166,486 | (431,126 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash | (256,611 | ) | (662,138 | ) | (2,831,959 | ) | 846,687 | |||||
| Cash, beginning of the period | 256,611 | 1,902,470 | 2,831,959 | 393,645 | ||||||||
| Cash, end of the period | $ | - | $ | 1,240,332 | $ | - | $ | 1,240,332 | ||||
About Brick Brewing
Brick is Ontario's largest Canadian-owned brewery. The Company is a regional brewer of award-winning premium quality and value beers and is officially certified under the Global Food Safety Standard, one of the highest and most internationally recognized standards for safe food production. Founded in 1984, Brick Brewing Co. was the first craft brewery to start up in Ontario, and is credited with pioneering the present day craft brewing renaissance in Canada. Brick has complemented its Waterloo premium craft beers with the popular Laker brand. In 2011, Brick purchased the Canadian rights to Seagram Coolers and in 2015, secured the exclusive Canadian rights to both LandShark® and Margaritaville®. In addition, Brick utilizes its leading edge brewing, blending and packaging capabilities to provide an extensive array of contract manufacturing services in beer, coolers and ciders. Brick trades on the TSX under the symbol BRB. Visit us at www.brickbeer.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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* EBITDA is a non-IFRS earnings measure, therefore it does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards and may not be similar to measures presented by other companies. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment, and share based payments. Management uses this measurement to evaluate the operating results of the Company. This measure is also important to management since it is used by the Company’s lenders to evaluate the ongoing cash generating capability of the Company and therefore the amounts those lenders are willing to lend to the Company. Investors find EBITDA to be useful information because it provides a measure of the Company’s operating performance.