| • |
Net sales increased 5.9 percent to a record $208.2 million.
|
| • |
Gross profit increased to a record $41.3 million, impacted by certain one-time expenses of $2.7 million for onboarding new business, and $1.3 million of transition expenses
related to the recent strategic relocation of certain operations with expected annualized savings of $7.1 million.
|
| • |
Generated cash from operating activities of $22.9 million and reduced net bank debt by $22.0 million.
|
| • |
Results were impacted by non-cash items totaling $10.6 million as detailed in the exhibits.
|
| • |
Continued sales volume increases:
|
| o |
Ordering activity has gained momentum.
|
| o |
The company’s fundamentals are improving.
|
| • |
Margin improvement:
|
| o |
Enhanced by multiple rounds of price increases.
|
| o |
Improving overhead absorption as brake-related business gains further momentum.
|
| o |
Improving operational efficiencies.
|
| • |
Positive cash flow outlook.
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net sales
|
$
|
208,186,000
|
$
|
196,639,000
|
$
|
378,073,000
|
$
|
356,344,000
|
||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
166,909,000
|
155,491,000
|
307,622,000
|
288,629,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
41,277,000
|
41,148,000
|
70,451,000
|
67,715,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
15,052,000
|
14,325,000
|
31,722,000
|
26,927,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales and marketing
|
5,834,000
|
5,688,000
|
11,283,000
|
11,107,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development
|
2,443,000
|
2,438,000
|
4,876,000
|
4,813,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
5,428,000
|
4,760,000
|
16,506,000
|
490,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
28,757,000
|
27,211,000
|
64,387,000
|
43,337,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
12,520,000
|
13,937,000
|
6,064,000
|
24,378,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Other expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
14,182,000
|
15,383,000
|
28,569,000
|
27,103,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability
|
380,000
|
390,000
|
(2,200,000
|
)
|
530,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
168,000
|
-
|
168,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Total other expenses
|
14,562,000
|
15,941,000
|
26,369,000
|
27,801,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Loss before income tax expense (benefit)
|
(2,042,000
|
)
|
(2,004,000
|
)
|
(20,305,000
|
)
|
(3,423,000
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
912,000
|
(46,000
|
)
|
734,000
|
(55,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(2,954,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1,958,000
|
)
|
$
|
(21,039,000
|
)
|
$
|
(3,368,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Basic net loss per share
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
(1.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||
|
Diluted net loss per share
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
(1.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
19,760,028
|
19,599,162
|
19,717,517
|
19,554,142
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
19,760,028
|
19,599,162
|
19,717,517
|
19,554,142
|
||||||||||||
|
September 30, 2024
|
March 31, 2024
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
10,413,000
|
$
|
13,974,000
|
||||
|
Short-term investments
|
1,901,000
|
1,837,000
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable — net
|
112,699,000
|
96,296,000
|
||||||
|
Inventory — net
|
378,776,000
|
397,328,000
|
||||||
|
Contract assets
|
24,956,000
|
27,139,000
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
19,457,000
|
23,885,000
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
548,202,000
|
560,459,000
|
||||||
|
Plant and equipment — net
|
32,561,000
|
38,338,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease assets
|
71,792,000
|
83,973,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
5,637,000
|
2,976,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract assets
|
321,303,000
|
320,282,000
|
||||||
|
Goodwill and intangible assets — net
|
3,984,000
|
4,274,000
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
2,763,000
|
1,700,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
986,242,000
|
$
|
1,012,002,000
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
168,548,000
|
$
|
185,182,000
|
||||
|
Customer finished goods returns accrual
|
37,495,000
|
38,312,000
|
||||||
|
Contract liabilities
|
45,517,000
|
37,591,000
|
||||||
|
Revolving loan
|
124,691,000
|
128,000,000
|
||||||
|
Other current liabilities
|
8,419,000
|
7,021,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
9,272,000
|
8,319,000
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
393,942,000
|
404,425,000
|
||||||
|
Convertible notes, related party
|
32,340,000
|
30,776,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract liabilities
|
219,891,000
|
212,068,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
573,000
|
511,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities
|
69,419,000
|
72,240,000
|
||||||
|
Other liabilities
|
6,114,000
|
6,872,000
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
722,279,000
|
726,892,000
|
||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Shareholders' equity:
|
||||||||
|
Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Series A junior participating preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 20,000 shares
authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Common stock; par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized;
19,776,373 and 19,662,380 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and
March 31, 2024, respectively
|
198,000
|
197,000
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
238,089,000
|
236,255,000
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
18,464,000
|
39,503,000
|
||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
7,212,000
|
9,155,000
|
||||||
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
263,963,000
|
285,110,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
986,242,000
|
$
|
1,012,002,000
|
||||
| Items Impacting Net Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Exhibit 1 |
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP net loss
|
$
|
(2,954,000
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(1,958,000
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
||||
|
Non-cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
2,621,000
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
2,707,000
|
$
|
0.14
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
1,164,000
|
0.06
|
1,995,000
|
0.10
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses
|
1,016,000
|
0.05
|
1,533,000
|
0.08
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
5,428,000
|
0.27
|
4,760,000
|
0.24
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability and loss on extinguishment of debt
|
380,000
|
0.02
|
558,000
|
0.03
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(2,652,000
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(2,888,000
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
7,957,000
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
8,665,000
|
$
|
0.44
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs (b)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,199,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and severance and other (c)
|
1,498,000
|
0.08
|
349,000
|
0.02
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(375,000
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(887,000
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
1,123,000
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
2,661,000
|
$
|
0.14
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Net Income for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
|
Exhibit 2
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP net loss
|
$
|
(21,039,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1.07
|
)
|
$
|
(3,368,000
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||
|
Non-cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
5,349,000
|
$
|
0.27
|
$
|
5,364,000
|
$
|
0.27
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
1,558,000
|
0.08
|
2,773,000
|
0.14
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses
|
2,016,000
|
0.10
|
2,843,000
|
0.15
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
16,506,000
|
0.84
|
490,000
|
0.03
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability and loss on extinguishment of debt
|
(2,200,000
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
698,000
|
0.04
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(5,807,000
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(3,042,000
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
17,422,000
|
$
|
0.88
|
$
|
9,126,000
|
$
|
0.47
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs (b)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,183,000
|
$
|
0.27
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and severance and other (c)
|
4,438,000
|
0.23
|
684,000
|
0.03
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(1,110,000
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(1,467,000
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
3,328,000
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
4,400,000
|
$
|
0.23
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
|
Exhibit 3
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
41,277,000
|
19.8
|
%
|
$
|
41,148,000
|
20.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
2,621,000
|
1.3
|
%
|
$
|
2,707,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
1,164,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
1,995,000
|
1.0
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
3,785,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
4,702,000
|
2.4
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
3,199,000
|
1.6
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses
|
1,298,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
1,298,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
$
|
3,199,000
|
1.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
|
Exhibit 4
|
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
70,451,000
|
18.6
|
%
|
$
|
67,715,000
|
19.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
5,349,000
|
1.4
|
%
|
$
|
5,364,000
|
1.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
1,558,000
|
0.4
|
%
|
2,773,000
|
0.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
6,907,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
8,137,000
|
2.3
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
5,183,000
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses
|
1,298,000
|
0.3
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
1,298,000
|
0.3
|
%
|
$
|
5,183,000
|
1.5
|
%
|
||||||||
| Items Impacting EBITDA for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Exhibit 5 |
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Six Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||
|
GAAP net loss
|
$
|
(2,954,000
|
)
|
$
|
(1,958,000
|
)
|
$
|
(21,039,000
|
)
|
$
|
(3,368,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
14,182,000
|
15,383,000
|
28,569,000
|
27,103,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax expense (benefit
|
912,000
|
(46,000
|
)
|
734,000
|
(55,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
2,601,000
|
2,933,000
|
5,330,000
|
5,966,000
|
||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
14,741,000
|
$
|
16,312,000
|
$
|
13,594,000
|
$
|
29,646,000
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
2,621,000
|
$
|
2,707,000
|
$
|
5,349,000
|
$
|
5,364,000
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
1,164,000
|
1,995,000
|
1,558,000
|
2,773,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses
|
1,016,000
|
1,533,000
|
2,016,000
|
2,843,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
5,428,000
|
4,760,000
|
16,506,000
|
490,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability and loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
380,000
|
558,000
|
(2,200,000
|
)
|
698,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting EBITDA
|
$
|
10,609,000
|
$
|
11,553,000
|
$
|
23,229,000
|
$
|
12,168,000
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,199,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,183,000
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and
severance and other
|
1,498,000
|
349,000
|
4,438,000
|
684,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting EBITDA
|
$
|
1,498,000
|
$
|
3,548,000
|
$
|
4,438,000
|
$
|
5,867,000
|
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