Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Alpha Pro Tech (APT) reported its financial results for Q2 2022, revealing net sales of $17.4 million, a decline of 2.4% year-over-year. The Building Supply segment achieved record sales of $10.8 million, a 10.4% increase, driven by strong demand for housewrap products. However, the Disposable Protective Apparel segment saw a significant drop of 18.1%, totaling $6.6 million. Net income fell to $693,000 ($0.05 per share), down 58.5% from Q2 2021. Despite challenges in the disposable segment, the company is optimistic about its growth prospects in Building Supply, backed by solid cash reserves of $15.3 million and no debt.
- Building Supply segment sales increased to $10.8 million, the highest on record.
- Housewrap sales grew by 12.5% year-to-date compared to 2021.
- Cash reserves of $15.3 million with no outstanding debt.
- Strong projected growth in the Building Supply segment for the remainder of 2022.
- Net income decreased by 58.5% year-over-year to $693,000.
- Disposable Protective Apparel segment sales dropped 18.1% to $6.6 million.
- Gross profit margin declined to 32.3% from 35.0% year-over-year.
Record Quarterly Building Supply Segment Sales of
- Net sales for the second quarter of 2022 were
$17.4 million , down2.4% , compared to$17.8 million for the second quarter of 2021.- Building Supply segment sales increased
$1.0 million , or10.4% , to the highest quarter on record of$10.8 million , compared to$9.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. - Disposable Protective Apparel segment sales decreased
18.1% , to$6.6 million , compared to$8.0 million for the same period of 2021.
- Building Supply segment sales increased
- Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was
$693,000 , or$0.05 per diluted share, compared to$1.7 million , or$0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. - Cash of
$15.3 million and working capital of$51.1 million with no debt as of June 30, 2022.
NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (NYSE American: APT) (the “Company”), 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 three and six month periods ended June 30, 2022.
Lloyd Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Pro Tech, commented, “Building Supply segment sales for the second quarter of 2022 resulted in the all-time highest quarter on record. In addition, the Company achieved record quarters in each of the past seven quarters, as compared to each respective prior year comparative quarter. Management is encouraged by the current demand for the Company’s Building Supply segment products and anticipates continued growth in the remainder of 2022. The Company has continued to enjoy increased sales, and being vertically integrated and having control of manufacturing, unlike most competitors, aides in minimizing the effects of worldwide supply chain issues. The synthetic roofing market was strong in 2021 and into early 2022, although the Company has recently seen some retraction in new home starts and re-roofing expenditures, as well as excess inventory in the market. By adding dealers, distribution channels and products in the roofing sector, we remain optimistic with respect to achieving sales growth in the future. Assuming new home construction remains high, we expect our housewrap sales will continue to grow despite the aforementioned retraction, as our distribution channels continue to expand and we introduce new products for this market.”
“Sales of the Disposable Protective Apparel segment products in the second quarter of 2022 were lower as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily driven by a decrease in protective garments sales. Although our sales were down compared to the prior-year period, disposable protective garments sales were significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. In addition, garments sales in the second quarter last year were a quarterly record, as a result of strong COVID-19 demand. Protective garment sales increased sequentially from the first quarter of 2022 to the second quarter of 2022 by approximately
Hoffman continued “Sales of face masks in the second quarter of 2022 were basically flat compared to the second quarter of 2021. Face mask sales continue to be somewhat aided by the Omicron variants of COVID-19 and were higher than pre-pandemic levels but are expected to be lower in the second half of 2022 than during 2020 and 2021. Additional demand from increased infection rates or new variants is possible, but not included in the expected forecast. Our face shield sales in the second quarter of 2022 increased by
Net Sales
Consolidated sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022, decreased to
Building Supply segment sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased by
The sales mix of the Building Supply segment for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was approximately
Second quarter Building Supply growth was led by a quarterly record in sales of housewrap. The housewrap line of products experienced significant growth with the economy REX Wrap® and REX Wrap® Plus brands through additional market penetration on the retail side, and to a lesser extent increased sales of accessory items, which includes window and door flashing and seam tapes. Premium housewrap REX Wrap Fortis® brand increased sales were driven by entry into more multi-family and light commercial markets. One of the ongoing growth strategies is to pursue additional market share of the multi-family building market, through the education of architects and introducing new products, which are currently in development to meet the needs of ever changing building code requirements and the needs of customers.
Synthetic roof underlayment sales in the second quarter of 2022 were negatively affected due a decline of sales in the premium REX SynFelt® brand, which reflects an industry trend and flat sales of the economy TECHNO SB® brand as there has been an overall increase in retail inventory levels of economy underlayment products. The higher inventories as well as a general retraction in the building market are expected to continue into the third quarter but we do expect growth in the future.
Other woven material sales increased in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021 by a significant
The Company has committed to increasing production capacity in the Building Supply segment by investing approximately
Sales for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the three months ended June 30, 2022, decreased by
The sales mix of the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the second quarter was approximately
Sales for the disposable protective garments decreased in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to record sales in the second quarter of 2021, resulting from strong orders received from our major international channel partner in 2020 in response to COVID-19, which flowed through in 2021 due to the extended logistics timeframes. Although sales were down during the second quarter of 2022, disposable protective garment sales were significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels and increased sequentially by over
Consolidated sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased to
Building Supply segment sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by
Building Supply segment sales during the first six months of 2022 experienced continued significant growth due to strong demand for both our housewrap products, other non-woven products and to a lesser extent synthetic roof underlayment products. The housewrap family of products continued to grow with a
The sales mix of the Building Supply segment for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was
Sales for the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the six months ended June 30, 2022, decreased by
The sales mix of the Disposable Protective Apparel segment for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was
Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased by
Gross profit decreased by
Management believes that gross profit margin likely will continue to be negatively affected by continued significant increases in ocean freight and other transportation costs. Additionally, our portfolio of products has been affected by much higher than normal raw material costs and increased labor costs. In the current environment, cost increases may rise more rapidly than our sales prices, which could continue to decrease gross profit. In order to mitigate cost increases the Company expects to increase prices during the latter part of the third quarter of 2022.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by
Income from Operations
Income from operations decreased by
Income from operations decreased by
Other Income
Other income decreased by
Other income decreased by
Net Income
Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash of
Inventory decreased by
Colleen McDonald, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased 225,500 shares of common stock at a cost of
The Company currently has no outstanding debt and believes that the current cash balance and expected cash flow from operations will be sufficient to satisfy projected working capital needs and planned capital expenditures for the foreseeable future. The Company has made approximately
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. 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.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 (1) | ||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 15,342,000 | $ | 16,307,000 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of | |||||||||
| 6,452,000 | 3,397,000 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, related party | 1,597,000 | 1,383,000 | |||||||
| Inventories | 23,157,000 | 24,969,000 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 7,118,000 | 6,943,000 | |||||||
| Total current assets | 53,666,000 | 52,999,000 | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 5,848,000 | 6,064,000 | |||||||
| Goodwill | 55,000 | 55,000 | |||||||
| Definite-lived intangible assets, net | 2,000 | 3,000 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 2,191,000 | 2,648,000 | |||||||
| Equity investment in unconsolidated affiliate | 6,219,000 | 6,120,000 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 67,981,000 | $ | 67,889,000 | |||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 914,000 | $ | 528,000 | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 797,000 | 1,250,000 | |||||||
| Lease liabilities | 891,000 | 883,000 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,602,000 | 2,661,000 | |||||||
| Lease liabilities, net of current portion | 1,352,000 | 1,817,000 | |||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 791,000 | 791,000 | |||||||
| Total liabilities | 4,745,000 | 5,269,000 | |||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity: | |||||||||
| Common stock, $.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||||
| 12,728,173 and 13,115,341 shares outstanding as of | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 128,000 | 132,000 | |||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | - | - | |||||||
| Retained earnings | 63,108,000 | 62,488,000 | |||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 63,236,000 | 62,620,000 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 67,981,000 | $ | 67,889,000 | |||||
| 1) The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been prepared using information from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 17,373,000 | $ | 17,806,000 | $ | 35,034,000 | $ | 40,967,000 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation | ||||||||||||||||
| and amortization | 11,761,000 | 11,574,000 | 22,980,000 | 25,556,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 5,612,000 | 6,232,000 | 12,054,000 | 15,411,000 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,065,000 | 4,199,000 | 8,371,000 | 8,777,000 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 227,000 | 203,000 | 439,000 | 401,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,292,000 | 4,402,000 | 8,810,000 | - | 9,178,000 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 1,320,000 | 1,830,000 | 3,244,000 | 6,233,000 | ||||||||||||
| Other income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on fixed assets | (490,000 | ) | - | (490,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate | 50,000 | 188,000 | 99,000 | 510,000 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 10,000 | - | 11,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total other income/(loss) | (430,000 | ) | 188,000 | (380,000 | ) | 511,000 | ||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 890,000 | 2,018,000 | 2,864,000 | 6,744,000 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 197,000 | 347,000 | 649,000 | 1,354,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 693,000 | $ | 1,671,000 | $ | 2,215,000 | $ | 5,390,000 | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.41 | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.40 | ||||||||
| Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | 12,834,332 | 13,246,676 | 12,945,981 | 13,294,571 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 12,908,223 | 13,511,497 | 13,032,313 | 13,621,101 | ||||||||||||
| 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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