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THOMASVILLE, Ga. , May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today reported financial results for the company's 16-week fiscal first quarter ended April 22, 2023.
First Quarter Summary:
Compared to the prior year first quarter where applicable
CEO's Remarks:
"Our first quarter results reflect the competitive strength of our leading brands and their ability to meet shifting consumer demand in a challenging environment. Price increases to offset inflationary pressures drove record sales, while our product mix continued to return to more normalized levels as consumers dined out of the home more frequently. Private label category sales remained strong, although the growth rate is moderating.
"We are adjusting our outlook for fiscal 2023 to account for the slow start to the year and lower-than-expected branded retail sales due to softer category demand. In response, we are adapting our business to make it even more resilient in the rapidly evolving consumer environment. The nationwide launch of our Dave's Killer Bread Snack Bars represents a first step in expanding our brands outside of the bread category. We expect further progress in this area with an exciting pipeline of adjacent products in development, and through strategic acquisitions. Additionally, we are investing in a number of productivity and efficiency initiatives to ensure we are well-positioned to enhance shareholder value and achieve results in line with our long-term financial targets."
For the 52-week Fiscal 2023, the Company Expects:
The company's outlook is based on the following assumptions:
Matters Affecting Comparability: | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share | ||||||||
For the 16-Week | For the 16-Week | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.40 | ||||
Business process improvement costs | 0.02 | 0.03 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | NM | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Adjusted net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.44 |
NM - not meaningful. Certain amounts may not add due to rounding. |
Consolidated First Quarter Operating Highlights
Compared to the prior year first quarter where applicable
Cash Flow, Capital Allocation, and Capital Return
For the first quarter of fiscal 2023, cash flow from operating activities decreased by $66.2 million to $58.0 million, capital expenditures decreased $16.5 million to $34.0 million, and dividends paid to shareholders increased $2.4 million to $49.1 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $27.7 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
(1) Adjusted for items affecting comparability. See reconciliations of non-GAAP measures in the financial statements following this release.
(2) No reconciliation of the forecasted range for Adjusted EPS to Diluted EPS and adjusted EBITDA to net income for the 52-week Fiscal 2023 is included in this press release because the company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. In addition, the company believes such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors.
(3) Calculated as (current year period units X change in price per unit) / prior year period sales dollars
(4) Calculated as (prior year period price per unit X change in units) / prior year period sales dollars
Pre-Recorded Management Remarks and Question and Answer Webcast
In conjunction with this release, pre-recorded management remarks and a supporting slide presentation will be posted to the Flowers Foods website. The company will host a live question and answer webcast at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) on May 19, 2023. The pre-recorded remarks and the webcast will be archived at flowersfoods.com/investors.
About Flowers Foods
Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2022 sales of $4.8 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this filing and certain other written or oral statements made from time to time by Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "company", "Flowers Foods", "Flowers", "us", "we", or "our") and its representatives that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to current expectations regarding our future financial condition and results of operations and are often identified by the use of words and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would," "is likely to," "is expected to" or "will continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions we believe are reasonable. Forward-looking statements are based on current information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance, liquidity, and achievements to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may include, but are not limited to, (a) unexpected changes in any of the following: (1) general economic and business conditions; (2) the competitive setting in which we operate, including advertising or promotional strategies by us or our competitors, as well as changes in consumer demand; (3) interest rates and other terms available to us on our borrowings; (4) supply chain conditions and any related impact on energy and raw materials costs and availability and hedging counter-party risks; (5) relationships with or increased costs related to our employees and third-party service providers; (6) laws and regulations (including environmental and health-related issues); and (7) accounting standards or tax rates in the markets in which we operate, (b) the loss or financial instability of any significant customer(s), including as a result of product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, (c) changes in consumer behavior, trends and preferences, including health and whole grain trends, and the movement toward less expensive store branded products, (d) the level of success we achieve in developing and introducing new products and entering new markets, (e) our ability to implement new technology and customer requirements as required, (f) our ability to operate existing, and any new, manufacturing lines according to schedule, (g) our ability to implement and achieve our environmental, social, and governance goals in accordance with regulatory requirements and expectations of stakeholders, suppliers, and customers; (h) our ability to execute our business strategies which may involve, among other things, (1) the ability to realize the intended benefits of completed, planned or contemplated acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, (2) the deployment of new systems (e.g., our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system), distribution channels and technology, and (3) an enhanced organizational structure (e.g., our sales and supply chain reorganization), (i) consolidation within the baking industry and related industries, (j) changes in pricing, customer and consumer reaction to pricing actions (including decreased volumes), and the pricing environment among competitors within the industry, (k) our ability to adjust pricing to offset, or partially offset, inflationary pressure on the cost of our products, including ingredient and packaging costs; (l) disruptions in our direct-store-delivery distribution model, including litigation or an adverse ruling by a court or regulatory or governmental body that could affect the independent contractor classifications of the independent distributor partners, (m) increasing legal complexity and legal proceedings that we are or may become subject to, (n) labor shortages and turnover or increases in employee and employee-related costs, (o) the credit, business, and legal risks associated with independent distributor partners and customers, which operate in the highly competitive retail food and foodservice industries, (p) any business disruptions due to political instability, pandemics, armed hostilities (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine), incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, labor strikes or work stoppages, technological breakdowns, product contamination, product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, or the responses to or repercussions from any of these or similar events or conditions and our ability to insure against such events, (q) the failure of our information technology systems to perform adequately, including any interruptions, intrusions, cyber-attacks or security breaches of such systems or risks associated with the planned implementation of the upgrade of our ERP system; and (r) the potential impact of climate change on the company, including physical and transition risks, availability or restriction of resources, higher regulatory and compliance costs, reputational risks, and availability of capital on attractive terms. The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors, nor necessarily present them in order of importance. In addition, you should consult other disclosures made by the company (such as in our other filings with the SEC or in company press releases) for other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the company. Refer to Part I, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Form 10-K, Part II, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 22, 2023 and subsequent filings with the SEC for additional information regarding factors that could affect the company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made and are inherently uncertain. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update such statements, except as required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further public disclosures by the company (such as in our filings with the SEC or in company press releases) on related subjects.
Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). However, from time to time, the company may present in its public statements, press releases and SEC filings, non-GAAP financial measures such as, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted income tax expense, adjusted selling, distribution and administrative expenses (SD&A), and gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization. The reconciliations attached provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this presentation or release to the most comparable GAAP financial measure. The company's definitions of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. These non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Earnings are net income. The company believes that EBITDA is a useful tool for managing the operations of its business and is an indicator of the company's ability to incur and service indebtedness and generate free cash flow. EBITDA is used as the primary performance measure in the company's 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Furthermore, pursuant to the terms of our credit facility, EBITDA is used to determine the company's compliance with certain financial covenants. The company also believes that EBITDA measures are commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as measures of a company's operating performance and debt servicing ability because EBITDA measures assist in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation or amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods and non-operating factors (such as historical cost). EBITDA is also a widely-accepted financial indicator of a company's ability to incur and service indebtedness.
EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to (a) income from operations or net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance; (b) cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the company's ability to meet its cash needs; or (c) any other indicator of performance or liquidity that has been determined in accordance with GAAP.
The company defines adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted income tax expense and adjusted SD&A, respectively, to exclude additional costs that the company considers important to present to investors. These costs include, but are not limited to, the costs of closing a plant or costs associated with acquisition-related activities, certain impairment charges, legal settlements and other costs impacting past and future comparability. The company believes that these measures, when considered together with its GAAP financial results, provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of its business operating results, including underlying trends, by excluding the effects of certain charges.
Presentation of gross margin includes depreciation and amortization in the materials, supplies, labor and other production costs according to GAAP. Our method of presenting gross margin excludes the depreciation and amortization components, as discussed above.
The reconciliations attached provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this presentation or release to the most comparable GAAP financial measure.
Flowers Foods, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(000's omitted) | ||||||||
April 22, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 27,720 | $ | 165,134 | ||||
Other current assets | 662,113 | 613,334 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 959,187 | 849,325 | ||||||
Right-of-use leases, net | 277,086 | 275,214 | ||||||
Distributor notes receivable (1) | 160,086 | 163,354 | ||||||
Other assets | 37,142 | 37,008 | ||||||
Cost in excess of net tangible assets, net | 1,358,533 | 1,209,625 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,481,867 | $ | 3,312,994 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 491,281 | $ | 518,656 | ||||
Long-term debt | 1,063,242 | 891,842 | ||||||
Right-of-use lease liabilities (2) | 287,829 | 282,862 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 177,923 | 176,344 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity | 1,461,592 | 1,443,290 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 3,481,867 | $ | 3,312,994 | ||||
(1) | Includes current portion of $26,020 and $26,472, respectively. |
(2) | Includes current portion of $50,838 and $45,769, respectively. |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Consolidated Statement of Operations | ||||||||
(000's omitted, except per share data) | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period | For the 16-Week Period | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Sales | $ | 1,534,493 | $ | 1,435,932 | ||||
Materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive of | 800,852 | 724,592 | ||||||
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses | 591,943 | 554,952 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 4,195 | — | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | 990 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 43,735 | 43,423 | ||||||
Income from operations | 93,768 | 111,975 | ||||||
Other pension benefit | (83) | (238) | ||||||
Interest expense, net | 3,886 | 2,101 | ||||||
Income before income taxes | 89,965 | 110,112 | ||||||
Income tax expense | 19,255 | 24,523 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 70,710 | $ | 85,589 | ||||
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.40 | ||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 213,397 | 213,314 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||||
(000's omitted) | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 70,710 | $ | 85,589 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating | ||||||||
Total non-cash adjustments | 62,975 | 64,669 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities | (75,733) | (26,104) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 57,952 | 124,154 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (33,958) | (50,497) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 96 | 1,431 | ||||||
Acquisition of business | (270,451) | — | ||||||
Other | 3,106 | 7,171 | ||||||
Net cash disbursed for investing activities | (301,207) | (41,895) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Dividends paid | (49,100) | (46,747) | ||||||
Stock repurchases | (10,981) | (10,049) | ||||||
Net change in debt borrowings | 171,000 | — | ||||||
Payments on financing leases | (599) | (426) | ||||||
Other | (4,479) | (5,761) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (disbursed for) financing activities | 105,841 | (62,983) | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (137,414) | 19,276 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 165,134 | 185,871 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 27,720 | $ | 205,147 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Sales by Sales Class and Sales Bridge | ||||||||||||||||
(000's omitted) | ||||||||||||||||
Sales by Sales Class | For the 16-Week Period | For the 16-Week Period | ||||||||||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Branded Retail | $ | 979,345 | $ | 955,531 | $ | 23,814 | 2.5 | % | ||||||||
Other | 555,148 | 480,401 | 74,747 | 15.6 | % | |||||||||||
Total Sales | $ | 1,534,493 | $ | 1,435,932 | $ | 98,561 | 6.9 | % |
Sales Bridge | ||||||||||||
For the 16-week period ended April 22, 2023 | Branded Retail | Other | Total | |||||||||
Pricing/mix* | 8.3 | % | 23.1 | % | 13.6 | % | ||||||
Volume* | (6.3) | % | (8.2) | % | (7.3) | % | ||||||
Acquisition | 0.5 | % | 0.7 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||||
Total percentage point change in sales | 2.5 | % | 15.6 | % | 6.9 | % | ||||||
* Computations above are calculated as follows: | ||||||||||||
Price/Mix $ = Current year period units × change in price per unit | ||||||||||||
Price/Mix % = Price/Mix $ ÷ Prior year period Sales $ | ||||||||||||
Volume $ = Prior year period price per unit × change in units | ||||||||||||
Volume % = Volume $ ÷ Prior year period Sales $ |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | ||||||||
(000's omitted, except per share data) | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.40 | ||||
Business process improvement costs | 0.02 | 0.03 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | NM | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 0.01 | — | ||||||
Adjusted net income per diluted common share | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.44 | ||||
NM - not meaningful. | ||||||||
Certain amounts may not add due to rounding. | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Gross Margin | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Sales | $ | 1,534,493 | $ | 1,435,932 | ||||
Materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive | 800,852 | 724,592 | ||||||
Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization | 733,641 | 711,340 | ||||||
Less depreciation and amortization for production activities | 24,448 | 23,434 | ||||||
Gross margin | $ | 709,193 | $ | 687,906 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization for production activities | $ | 24,448 | $ | 23,434 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization for selling, distribution, and | 19,287 | 19,989 | ||||||
Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 43,735 | $ | 43,423 | ||||
Reconciliation of Selling, Distribution, and Administrative Expenses to | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses | $ | 591,943 | $ | 554,952 | ||||
Business process improvement costs | (6,219) | (9,064) | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (3,223) | — | ||||||
Adjusted SD&A | $ | 582,501 | $ | 545,888 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | ||||||||
(000's omitted, except per share data) | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 70,710 | $ | 85,589 | ||||
Income tax expense | 19,255 | 24,523 | ||||||
Interest expense, net | 3,886 | 2,101 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 43,735 | 43,423 | ||||||
EBITDA | 137,586 | 155,636 | ||||||
Other pension benefit | (83) | (238) | ||||||
Business process improvement costs | 6,219 | 9,064 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | 990 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 4,195 | — | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 3,223 | — | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 151,140 | $ | 165,452 | ||||
Sales | $ | 1,534,493 | $ | 1,435,932 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin | 9.8 | % | 11.5 | % | ||||
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense to Adjusted Income Tax Expense | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 19,255 | $ | 24,523 | ||||
Tax impact of: | ||||||||
Business process improvement costs | 1,555 | 2,266 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | 248 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 1,049 | — | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 806 | — | ||||||
Adjusted income tax expense | $ | 22,665 | $ | 27,037 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | ||||||||
(000's omitted, except per share data) | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||
For the 16-Week Period Ended | For the 16-Week Period Ended | |||||||
April 22, 2023 | April 23, 2022 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 70,710 | $ | 85,589 | ||||
Business process improvement costs | 4,664 | 6,798 | ||||||
Impairment of assets | — | 742 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 3,146 | — | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 2,417 | — | ||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 80,937 | $ | 93,129 | ||||
Reconciliation of Earnings per Share - | ||||||||
Range Estimate | ||||||||
Net income per diluted common share | $ | 1.11 | to | $ | 1.21 | |||
Business process improvement costs | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
Adjusted net income per diluted common share | $ | 1.15 | to | $ | 1.25 | |||
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