Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2020
Alpha Pro Tech reported record net sales of $30.0 million for Q3 2020, up 150% year-over-year. Net income soared to $8.1 million, or $0.58 per share, compared to $437,000 in Q3 2019, marking a 1,755% increase. Face mask sales hit a record $13.4 million, a sequential rise of 57.6%. Cash reserves grew 275% to $24.6 million compared to year-end 2019. While demand for PPE remains high, management anticipates a decline in face shield sales due to increased competition. The company expects continued growth in face mask sales into 2021.
- Record net sales of $30.0 million, up 150% YoY
- Net income increased to $8.1 million or $0.58 per share, a rise of 1,755%
- Record face mask sales of $13.4 million, up 57.6% sequentially
- Cash reserves increased to $24.6 million, up 275% from December 2019
- Management expects continued growth in face mask sales into 2021
- Anticipated decline in face shield sales due to increased competition
- Face shield sales for the second half of 2020 expected to be less than previously projected $6.0 million
Record Net Sales of
Third Quarter Net Income of
- Record net sales of
$30.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to$12.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, representing an increase of$18.0 million , or149.7% - Net income for the third quarter of 2020 of
$8.1 million , or$0.58 per diluted share, compared to net income of$437,000 for the same period of 2019, representing an increase of$7.7 million , or 1,755% - Record face mask sales of
$13.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, up57.6% sequentially from$8.5 million in the second quarter of 2020 - Increase in cash to
$24.6 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to$6.6 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of$18.1 million , or275.4%
NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (NYSE American: APT), a leading manufacturer of products designed to protect people, products and environments, including disposable protective apparel and building products, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Lloyd Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Pro Tech, commented, “As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to experience a significant surge in customer demand for our personal protective equipment (PPE) products, specifically face masks, and most notably our proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator. We saw a dramatic increase in revenue from face mask sales throughout the third quarter, and we currently expect face mask sales to increase through the fourth quarter of 2020 and into 2021. In addition, sales of disposable protective garments and our Building Supply segment products saw year-over-year increases during the third quarter, continuing the trend from the first half of 2020. We also expect sales of these products to show continued top line growth for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.”
Face mask sales have grown during each quarter of 2020. Third quarter 2020 face mask sales were
The Company has also seen a significant increase in orders of the Company’s face shield products, with approximately
Hoffman continued, “Since the beginning of the pandemic, we and others in our industry have addressed the growing customer demand for PPE products by increasing and improving the human, mechanical and supply chain components behind production. Even with these increases and improvements, customer demand for PPE products, face masks in particular, continues to exceed industry supply in many instances, and we believe that this may continue for some time. Due to this customer demand and the current state of the industry, we expect continued face mask sales growth during the fourth quarter and into 2021, but much of our production will be presold. Industry-wide reports also appear to indicate that, even with the significant increase in supply, demand will continue to outpace capacity for immediate utilization, with longer-term stockpiling not realistic until late 2021 and into 2022. As a result of these developments, and in the interest of protecting the Company’s competitive position, we will no longer provide intra-quarter updates on order levels and backlogs.”
Net Sales
Consolidated sales for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased to
Sales for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by
The increase in face mask sales was primarily attributable to increased sales of our proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator face mask resulting from increased customer demand associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in face shield sales was also attributable to the pandemic and further benefited from the Company’s strong inventory position. Due to the surplus of face shields in the market discussed above, the Company expects sales of face shields to decrease significantly in the coming quarters but still to remain above historical levels as the pandemic persists.
Disposable protective garment sales experienced a
The sales mix of the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately
Building Supply segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by
The sales mix of the Building Supply segment for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately
The third quarter of 2020 was a record quarter for housewrap sales, and, even though sales in the third quarter were only slightly higher than in the comparative quarter of 2019, sales in the third quarter of 2019 were a record up to that point. The housewrap sales increase was aided by a strong inventory position in the Company’s manufacturing facility in the United States. Sales of both synthetic roof underlayment and housewrap have benefitted from an increase in new home construction during 2020 and management’s determination to expand the Company’s distribution reach to cover the new home growth. At the end of the third quarter of 2020, the Company’s backlog of open orders for both the synthetic roof underlayment and housewrap product lines was at higher than historical levels.
Consolidated sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased to
Sales for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased by
Building Supply segment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased by
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by
Gross profit increased by
The gross profit margin could be slightly affected in the fourth quarter of 2020 as a result of increases in the prices of some raw materials. However, management expects continued higher gross profit margin for the rest of 2020 and into 2021 due to sales associated with the pandemic.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by
Income from Operations
Income from operations increased by
Income from operations increased by
Net Income
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was
Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of
Cash increased by
Colleen McDonald, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “In September 2020, we added an additional
About Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. is the parent company of Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. and Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for the industrial, clean room, medical and dental markets. Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. manufactures and markets a line of construction weatherization products, including building wrap and roof underlayment. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah; Nogales, Arizona; Valdosta, Georgia; and a joint venture in India. For more information and copies of all news releases and financials, visit Alpha Pro Tech’s website at http://www.alphaprotech.com.
Certain statements made in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements instead of historical facts and may be identified generally by the use of forward-looking terminology and words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “potentially,” “may,” “continue,” “should,” “will” and words of similar meaning. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this press release relating to estimated and projected earnings, expectations regarding order volume, timing of fulfillment of orders, production capacity and our plans to ramp up production and expand capacity, product demand, availability of raw materials and supply chain access, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, sources of capital, growth rates and future financial and operating results are forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are only estimates based on current information and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results contained in the forward-looking statements. We cannot give assurances that any such statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by us include the risks, uncertainties and assumptions described from time to time in our public releases and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Specifically, these factors include, but are not limited to, changes in global economic conditions; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations, the business and operations of those within our supply chain and global economic conditions generally; changes in order volume by our customers; the inability of our suppliers and contractors to meet our requirements; potential challenges related to international manufacturing; our partnership with a joint venture partner; the inability to protect our intellectual property; competition in our industry; customer preferences; the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; security breaches or disruptions to the information technology infrastructure; the impact of legal and regulatory proceedings or compliance challenges; and volatility in our common stock price and our investments. We also caution investors that the forward-looking information described herein represents our outlook only as of this date, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this press release. Given these uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
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| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 (1) | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 24,583,000 | $ | 6,548,000 | |||||||
| Investments | 173,000 | 335,000 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of | |||||||||||
| 9,137,000 | 3,568,000 | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, related party | 833,000 | 724,000 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 13,155,000 | 11,303,000 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 4,859,000 | 3,587,000 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 52,740,000 | 26,065,000 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 4,086,000 | 3,943,000 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 55,000 | 55,000 | |||||||||
| Definite-lived intangible assets, net | 9,000 | 11,000 | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 2,501,000 | 3,178,000 | |||||||||
| Equity investment in unconsolidated affiliate | 5,295,000 | 4,839,000 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 64,686,000 | $ | 38,091,000 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 992,000 | $ | 501,000 | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 2,969,000 | 920,000 | |||||||||
| Customer advance payments of orders | 3,218,000 | - | |||||||||
| Lease liabilities | 893,000 | 882,000 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 8,072,000 | 2,303,000 | |||||||||
| Lease liabilities, net of current portion | 1,657,000 | 2,337,000 | |||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 224,000 | 224,000 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 9,953,000 | 4,864,000 | |||||||||
| Commitments | |||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | |||||||||||
| Common stock, $.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||||||
| 13,577,847 and 12,885,273 shares outstanding as of | |||||||||||
| September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 136,000 | 129,000 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,539,000 | 708,000 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 52,058,000 | 32,390,000 | |||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 54,733,000 | 33,227,000 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 64,686,000 | $ | 38,091,000 | |||||||
| (1) | The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been prepared using information from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 30,027,000 | $ | 12,027,000 | $ | 73,681,000 | $ | 35,745,000 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| and amortization | 14,891,000 | 7,807,000 | 37,378,000 | 22,616,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 15,136,000 | 4,220,000 | 36,303,000 | 13,129,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,580,000 | 3,172,000 | 13,236,000 | 10,108,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 186,000 | 142,000 | 546,000 | 410,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,766,000 | 3,314,000 | 13,782,000 | 10,518,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 10,370,000 | 906,000 | 22,521,000 | 2,611,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate | 250,000 | 10,000 | 456,000 | 371,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on marketable securities | (24,000 | ) | (387,000 | ) | (42,000 | ) | 223,000 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 1,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 52,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income | 227,000 | (359,000 | ) | 431,000 | 646,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 10,597,000 | 547,000 | 22,952,000 | 3,257,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 2,490,000 | 110,000 | 3,284,000 | 592,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 8,107,000 | $ | 437,000 | $ | 19,668,000 | $ | 2,665,000 | ||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | 13,588,554 | 13,056,173 | 13,431,210 | 13,209,598 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 14,033,027 | 13,075,692 | 13,977,564 | 13,238,026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Company Contact: | Investor Relations Contact: |
| Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. | HIR Holdings |
| Donna Millar | Cameron Donahue |
| 905-479-0654 | 651-707-3532 |
| e-mail: ir@alphaprotech.com | e-mail: cameron@hirholdings.com |
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