Crawford United Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

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Crawford United (OTC: CRAWA) reported its Q2 2024 results, showing mixed performance. The company saw a 1.9% increase in sales to $37.6 million for the quarter, but experienced declines in other key metrics. Net income decreased by 14.7% to $3.3 million, or $0.92 per diluted share. EBITDA As Defined fell by 9.5% to $6.7 million.

For the year-to-date period, Crawford United reported a slight decrease in sales of 0.4% to $76.1 million. Net income for this period was $6.3 million, or $1.77 per diluted share, representing a 13.3% decrease from the same period in 2023. Despite these challenges, the company's CEO, Brian Powers, noted sequential improvements in various metrics compared to Q1 2024 and expressed optimism about future strategic opportunities.

Positive

• Quarterly sales increased by 1.9% to $37.6 million
• Sequential improvements in gross profit, gross margin percentage, net income, and earnings per share compared to Q1 2024
• Company remains positioned for strategic opportunities and potential acquisitions

Negative

• Quarterly net income decreased by 14.7% to $3.3 million
• Quarterly EBITDA As Defined fell by 9.5% to $6.7 million
• Year-to-date sales decreased by 0.4% to $76.1 million
• Year-to-date net income decreased by 13.3% to $6.3 million
• Year-to-date EBITDA As Defined decreased by 6.9% to $13.4 million

• Earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter and $1.77 year-to-date
• Sales of $37.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 1.9%
• Net income of $3.3 million for the quarter and $6.3 million year-to-date
• EBITDA As Defined¹ of $6.7 million for the quarter and $13.4 million year-to-date

CLEVELAND, July 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crawford United Corporation (OTC: CRAWA), a growth-oriented holding company serving diverse markets, today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, sales were $37.6 million compared with $36.9 million in the same period in 2023, an increase of 1.9%. In the quarter, the Company recorded operating income of $5.1 million compared with operating income of $5.2 million in the same period of the prior year, a decrease of 0.7%. Net income was $3.3 million or $0.92 per fully diluted share, compared to $3.9 million or $1.09 per fully diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023, a decrease of 14.7%. EBITDA As Defined was $6.7 million in the quarter compared to $7.4 million in the same period of the prior year, a decrease of 9.5%.

For the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2024, sales were $76.1 million compared with $76.4 million in the same period in 2023, a decrease of 0.4%. For the year-to-date period, the Company recorded operating income of $9.7 million compared with operating income of $10.3 million in the same period of the prior year, a decrease of 5.7%. Net income was $6.3 million or $1.77 per fully diluted share, compared to $7.2 million or $2.07 per fully diluted share, in the same period of 2023, a decrease of 13.3%. EBITDA As Defined was $13.4 million in the year-to-date period compared to $14.4 million in the same period of the prior year, a decrease of 6.9%.

Brian Powers, President and CEO, stated “While the second quarter of 2024 was not quite as strong as our record-breaking second quarter of 2023, we saw sequential improvements in gross profit, gross margin percentage, net income and earnings per share compared to the first quarter of 2024. Crawford United remains well positioned to pursue strategic opportunities for increased revenue and profitability, always with an eye towards additional acquisitions.”

About Crawford United Corporation.
Crawford United Corporation is a growth-oriented holding company providing specialty industrial products to diverse markets, including healthcare, education, aerospace, defense, and transportation. The company currently operates two business segments. The Commercial Air Handling Equipment segment is a leader in designing, manufacturing, and installing highly customized, large-scale commercial, institutional, and industrial air handling solutions, primarily for hospitals and universities. The Industrial & Transportation Products segment provides highly complex precision components to customers in the aerospace and defense industries, as well as a full line of branded metal, silicone, plastic, rubber, hydraulic, marine and fuel hose products. For more information, go to www.crawfordunited.com.

Information about Forward Looking Statements.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements made regarding the company’s future results. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as “guidance,” “outlook,” “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements, or other statements made by the Company, are made based on management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and are subject to uncertainties and factors (including, but not limited to, those specified below) which are difficult to predict and, in many instances, are beyond the control of the Company. As a result, actual results of the Company could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any such forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and factors include (a) shortages in supply or increased costs of necessary products, components or raw materials from the Company’s suppliers; (b) availability shortages or increased costs of freight and labor for the Company and/or its suppliers; (c) actions that governments, businesses and individuals take in response to public health crises, including mandatory business closures and restrictions on onsite commercial interactions; (d) conditions in the global and regional economies and economic activity, including slow economic growth or recession, inflation, currency and credit market volatility, reduced capital expenditures and changes in government trade, fiscal, tax and monetary policies; (e) adverse effects from evolving geopolitical conditions, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and Israel; (f) the Company's ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, and manage the larger operations of the combined businesses, (g) the Company's dependence upon a limited number of customers and the aerospace industry, (h) the highly competitive industries in which the Company operates, which includes several competitors with greater financial resources and larger sales organizations, (i) the Company's ability to capitalize on market opportunities in certain sectors, (j) the Company's ability to obtain cost effective financing and (k) the Company's ability to satisfy obligations under its financing arrangements, and the other risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report Form 10-K and the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC.

Brian E. Powers
President & CEO
216-243-2449
bpowers@crawfordunited.com 
“Crawford United has a great future behind it.”

¹ EBITDA As Defined is a Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definition and table at the end of this release for a reconciliation of EBITDA As Defined to net income.

CRAWFORD UNITED CORPORATION Consolidated Income Statement (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
	June 30,												June 30,
	2024						2023						2024					2023
Sales	$	37,636,088		100	%		$	36,933,015		100	%		$	76,075,727	100	%		$	76,417,371		100	%
Cost of Sales		27,224,773		72	%			26,458,137		72	%			55,419,379	73	%			55,425,942		73	%
Gross Profit		10,411,315		28	%			10,474,878		28	%			20,656,348	27	%			20,991,429		27	%
Operating Expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		5,295,134		14	%			5,322,514		14	%			10,966,077	14	%			10,719,797		14	%
Operating Income		5,116,181		14	%			5,152,364		14	%			9,690,271	13	%			10,271,632		13	%
Other (Income) Expenses:
Interest charges		304,057		1	%			366,101		1	%			541,898	1	%			735,904		1	%
Loss (gain) on investments		261,389		1	%			(177,515	)	0	%			379,466	1	%			(118,482	)	0	%
Other (income) expense		(5,557	)	0	%			(345,968	)	-1	%			66,706	0	%			(344,971	)	-1	%
Total Other (Income) and Expenses		559,889		2	%			(157,382	)	0	%			988,070	2	%			272,451		0	%
Income before Income Taxes		4,556,292		12	%			5,309,746		14	%			8,702,201	11	%			9,999,181		13	%
Income tax expense		1,272,836		3	%			1,458,404		4	%			2,421,860	3	%			2,756,366		4	%
Net income	$	3,283,456		9	%		$	3,851,342		10	%		$	6,280,341	8	%		$	7,242,815		9	%
Net income per common share
Basic	$	0.93					$	1.10					$	1.78				$	2.07
Diluted	$	0.92					$	1.09					$	1.77				$	2.07
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		3,540,656						3,507,108						3,536,834					3,504,978
Diluted		3,552,513						3,518,386						3,545,473					3,507,286

CRAWFORD UNITED CORPORATION Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

EBITDA As Defined is a non-GAAP financial measure that reflects net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and also excludes certain charges and corporate-level expenses as defined in the Company's current revolving credit facility. The Company presents this non-GAAP financial measure because management uses EBITDA As Defined to assess the Company's performance and believes that EBITDA As Defined is useful to investors as an indication of the Company's compliance with its financial covenants in its revolving credit facility. Additionally, EBITDA As Defined is a measure used under the Company's revolving credit facility to determine whether the Company may incur additional debt under such facility. EBITDA As Defined is not a measure of performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income or cash flow information calculated in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA As Defined herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA As Defined:

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Net income		$	3,283,456			$	3,851,342			$	6,280,341			$	7,242,815
Addback:
Interest charges			304,057				366,101				541,898				735,904
Income tax expense			1,272,836				1,458,404				2,421,860				2,756,366
Depreciation and amortization			975,086				1,112,671				2,005,380				2,024,296
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense			232,225				436,123				844,579				928,788
Amortization of right of use assets			327,683				394,846				781,352				792,382
Loss (gain) on investments in equity securities			261,389				(177,515	)			379,466				(118,482	)
Non-recurring transaction charges			23,588				-				112,651				-
EBITDA As Defined		$	6,680,320			$	7,441,972			$	13,367,527			$	14,362,068

FAQ

What were Crawford United's (CRAWA) earnings per share in Q2 2024?

Crawford United (CRAWA) reported earnings per share of $0.92 for the second quarter of 2024.

How did Crawford United's (CRAWA) Q2 2024 sales compare to the previous year?

Crawford United's (CRAWA) Q2 2024 sales increased by 1.9% to $37.6 million compared to the same period in 2023.

What was Crawford United's (CRAWA) net income for Q2 2024?

Crawford United (CRAWA) reported a net income of $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2024.

How did Crawford United's (CRAWA) year-to-date performance in 2024 compare to 2023?

Crawford United's (CRAWA) year-to-date performance in 2024 showed a 0.4% decrease in sales and a 13.3% decrease in net income compared to the same period in 2023.