Unifi Announces Strong First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results and Increases Full Year Fiscal 2022 Outlook
Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) reported robust financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, marking its highest quarterly net sales in over eight years, reaching $196.0 million, up 38.5% from the previous year. The growth is attributed to strong performance across all business segments, particularly in Brazil and Asia, with REPREVE® Fiber products contributing 37% to total sales. Gross profit surged 79% to $26.1 million, pushing net income to $8.7 million or $0.46 EPS. Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled, indicating a solid outlook for fiscal 2022.
- Record net sales of $196.0 million, up 38.5% year-over-year.
- Gross profit increased by 79% to $26.1 million.
- Net income rose to $8.7 million, reflecting improved profitability.
- Adjusted EBITDA doubled to $19.8 million, showcasing strong operational performance.
- Strong growth in Brazil (49%) and Asia (36%) segments, contributing to overall revenue.
- Net debt increased significantly to $34.8 million from $8.6 million.
- Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $49.5 million, impacting liquidity.
Company reports highest quarterly net sales in over eight years
First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Overview
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Net sales were
, representing an increase of$196.0 million 38.5% from the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and an increase of6.3% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. -
Revenues from REPREVE® Fiberproducts represented
37% of net sales, which was an increase of from the first quarter of fiscal 2021.$20.3 million -
Gross profit was
compared to$26.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, while gross margin was$14.6 million 13.3% compared to10.3% for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. -
Operating income was
compared to$13.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021.$2.9 million -
Net income was
, or$8.7 million diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), compared to net income of$0.46 , or$3.4 million diluted EPS for the first quarter of fiscal 2021.$0.18 -
Adjusted EBITDA1 more than doubled to
compared to$19.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.$9.1 million -
Adjusted EBITDA for the 12 fiscal months ended
September 26, 2021 was compared to$75.4 million for the 12 fiscal months ended$13.3 million September 27, 2020 .
1 Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt are non-GAAP financial measures. The schedules included in this press release reconcile each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Compared to First Quarter Fiscal 2021
Net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 were
Gross profit increased
Operating income increased substantially to
Debt principal was
Outlook
The following are the Company’s expectations for the fiscal quarter ending
Q2 2022:
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Net sales to range between
and$185.0 million ; and$190.0 million -
Adjusted EBITDA to range between
and$14.0 million .$15.0 million
Fiscal 2022:
-
Sales volume and REPREVE® Fiber sales growth driving net sales to
or more, which would represent an increase of$750 million 12% or more from the level achieved in fiscal 2021; -
Adjusted EBITDA to range between
and$65.0 million ;$67.0 million -
An effective tax rate between
35% and40% , assuming no significant changes in existing tax legislation; and -
Capital expenditures of approximately
to$40.0 million , as the Company continues its plan to invest in new yarn texturing machinery within its$44.0 million Americas facilities. Such capital expenditure levels will be funded by cash on-hand and available financing arrangements and are inclusive of approximately to$10.0 million of routine annual maintenance.$12.0 million
Ingle concluded, “I’d like to thank all of our employees around the globe for their continued dedication and strong execution, specifically their proactive navigation of temporary supply chain disruptions, input shortages and cost volatility, and labor availability. Given our regional focus and global commercial model, I remain confident that we will maintain a high level of performance to mitigate short-term headwinds, especially as we continue our focus on sustainable growth for
Investor Day 2022
The Company plans to host an Investor Day on
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On
First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Earnings Conference Call
The Company will provide additional commentary regarding its first quarter results and other developments during its earnings conference call on
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Financial Statements, Business Segment Information and Reconciliations of Reported Results to Adjusted Results to Follow
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Net sales |
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$ |
195,992 |
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$ |
141,505 |
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Cost of sales |
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169,895 |
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126,944 |
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Gross profit |
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26,097 |
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14,561 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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12,670 |
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11,364 |
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Benefit for bad debts |
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(80 |
) |
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(887 |
) |
Other operating expense, net |
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256 |
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1,178 |
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Operating income |
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13,251 |
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2,906 |
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Interest income |
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(258 |
) |
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(125 |
) |
Interest expense |
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696 |
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871 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
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(280 |
) |
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(93 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
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13,093 |
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2,253 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
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4,413 |
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(1,179 |
) |
Net income |
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$ |
8,680 |
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$ |
3,432 |
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Net income per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.47 |
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$ |
0.19 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.46 |
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$ |
0.18 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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18,515 |
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18,447 |
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Diluted |
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18,997 |
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18,698 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
49,556 |
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$ |
78,253 |
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Receivables, net |
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103,031 |
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94,837 |
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Inventories |
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150,511 |
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141,221 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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3,368 |
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2,392 |
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Other current assets |
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12,816 |
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12,364 |
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Total current assets |
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319,282 |
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329,067 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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203,339 |
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201,696 |
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Operating lease assets |
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9,561 |
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8,772 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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2,462 |
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1,208 |
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Other non-current assets |
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14,061 |
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14,625 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
548,705 |
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$ |
555,368 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
57,528 |
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$ |
54,259 |
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Income taxes payable |
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5,177 |
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1,625 |
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Current operating lease liabilities |
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2,150 |
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1,856 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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15,428 |
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16,045 |
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Other current liabilities |
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19,319 |
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31,638 |
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Total current liabilities |
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99,602 |
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105,423 |
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Long-term debt |
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68,465 |
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70,336 |
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Non-current operating lease liabilities |
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7,524 |
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7,032 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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4,473 |
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6,686 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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7,644 |
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7,472 |
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Total liabilities |
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187,708 |
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196,949 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Common stock |
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1,852 |
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1,849 |
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Capital in excess of par value |
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65,770 |
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65,205 |
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Retained earnings |
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353,477 |
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344,797 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(60,102 |
) |
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(53,432 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
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360,997 |
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358,419 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
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$ |
548,705 |
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$ |
555,368 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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$ |
78,253 |
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$ |
75,267 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net income |
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8,680 |
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3,432 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities: |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
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(280 |
) |
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(93 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expense |
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6,365 |
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6,112 |
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Non-cash compensation expense |
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660 |
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509 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(3,463 |
) |
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(2,072 |
) |
Other, net |
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(100 |
) |
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(132 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities |
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(27,670 |
) |
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166 |
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Net cash (used) provided by operating activities |
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(15,808 |
) |
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7,922 |
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Investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
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(9,300 |
) |
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(1,864 |
) |
Other, net |
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31 |
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— |
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Net cash used by investing activities |
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(9,269 |
) |
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(1,864 |
) |
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Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from long-term debt |
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882 |
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— |
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Payments on long-term debt |
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(3,427 |
) |
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(3,445 |
) |
Other, net |
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(222 |
) |
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(7 |
) |
Net cash used by financing activities |
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(2,767 |
) |
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(3,452 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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(853 |
) |
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222 |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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(28,697 |
) |
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2,828 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
49,556 |
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$ |
78,095 |
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
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Net sales details for each reportable segment of the Company are as follows: |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Polyester |
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$ |
89,467 |
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$ |
69,076 |
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51,428 |
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37,723 |
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33,738 |
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22,606 |
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Nylon |
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20,159 |
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11,029 |
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All Other |
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1,200 |
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1,071 |
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Consolidated net sales |
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$ |
195,992 |
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$ |
141,505 |
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Gross profit details for each reportable segment of the Company are as follows: |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Polyester |
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$ |
8,294 |
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$ |
4,632 |
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6,971 |
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4,578 |
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9,940 |
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4,613 |
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Nylon |
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726 |
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665 |
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All Other |
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166 |
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73 |
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Consolidated gross profit |
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$ |
26,097 |
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$ |
14,561 |
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RECONCILIATIONS OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures) |
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The reconciliations of the amounts reported under |
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For the Three Months Ended |
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Net income |
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$ |
8,680 |
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$ |
3,432 |
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Interest expense, net |
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438 |
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746 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
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4,413 |
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(1,179 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expense (1) |
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6,308 |
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6,052 |
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EBITDA |
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19,839 |
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9,051 |
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Other adjustments (2) |
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— |
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— |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
19,839 |
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$ |
9,051 |
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(1) |
Within this reconciliation, depreciation and amortization expense excludes the amortization of debt issuance costs, which are reflected in interest expense, net. Within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, amortization of debt issuance costs is reflected in depreciation and amortization expense. |
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(2) |
For the periods presented, there were no other adjustments necessary to reconcile Net income to Adjusted EBITDA. |
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For the Twelve Months Ended |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
34,321 |
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$ |
(57,517 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
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2,412 |
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3,756 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
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22,866 |
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(928 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expense (1) |
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25,549 |
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23,836 |
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EBITDA |
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85,148 |
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(30,853 |
) |
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Equity in earnings of former minority investment |
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— |
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(215 |
) |
EBITDA excluding former minority investment |
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85,148 |
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(31,068 |
) |
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Recovery of non-income taxes (2) |
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(9,717 |
) |
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— |
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Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate (3) |
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— |
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(2,284 |
) |
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate (3) |
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— |
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45,194 |
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Severance (4) |
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— |
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1,485 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
75,431 |
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$ |
13,327 |
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(1) |
Within this reconciliation, depreciation and amortization expense excludes the amortization of debt issuance costs, which are reflected in interest expense, net. Within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, amortization of debt issuance costs is reflected in depreciation and amortization expense. |
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(2) |
During fiscal 2021 and the twelve fiscal months ended |
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(3) |
During fiscal 2020 and the twelve fiscal months ended |
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(4) |
During fiscal 2020 and the twelve fiscal months ended |
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Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS (Non-GAAP Measures) |
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For the three months ended |
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Net Debt (Non-GAAP Measure) |
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Reconciliations of Net Debt are as follows: |
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Long-term debt |
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$ |
68,465 |
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$ |
70,336 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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15,428 |
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16,045 |
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Unamortized debt issuance costs |
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419 |
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476 |
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Debt principal |
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84,312 |
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86,857 |
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Less: cash and cash equivalents |
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49,556 |
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78,253 |
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Net Debt |
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$ |
34,756 |
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$ |
8,604 |
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Cash and cash equivalents
At
REPREVE® Fiber
REPREVE® Fiber represents the Company's collection of fiber products on its recycled platform, with or without added technologies. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, as a result of its annual review of products meeting the REPREVE® Fiber definition, the Company began including certain product sales in the Asia Segment that were previously excluded from the REPREVE® Fiber sales metric. Quarters 1, 2, and 3 of fiscal 2021 have been adjusted to reflect such sales, which resulted in a change of not more than
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain non-GAAP financial measures included herein are designed to complement the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS and Net Debt (together, the “non-GAAP financial measures”).
- EBITDA represents Net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expense.
-
Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted to exclude, from time to time, certain other adjustments necessary to understand and compare the underlying results of
UNIFI . -
Adjusted Net Income represents Net income calculated under GAAP adjusted to exclude certain amounts. Management believes the excluded amounts do not reflect the ongoing operations and performance of
UNIFI and/or exclusion may be necessary to understand and compare the underlying results ofUNIFI . - Adjusted EPS represents Adjusted Net Income divided by UNIFI’s weighted average common shares outstanding.
- Net Debt represents debt principal less cash and cash equivalents.
The non-GAAP financial measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The calculations of the non-GAAP financial measures are subjective, based on management’s belief as to which items should be included or excluded in order to provide the most reasonable and comparable view of the underlying operating performance of the business. We may, from time to time, modify the amounts used to determine our non-GAAP financial measures.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures better reflect Unifi’s underlying operations and performance and that their use, as operating performance measures, provides investors and analysts with a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles, and ages of related assets, among otherwise comparable companies.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA (i) as a measurement of operating performance because it assists us in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis, as it removes the impact of (a) items directly related to our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) and (b) items that we would not expect to occur as a part of our normal business on a regular basis; (ii) for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget; (iii) as a valuation measure for evaluating our operating performance and our capacity to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and expand our business; and (iv) as one measure in determining the value of other acquisitions and dispositions. Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance metric utilized in the determination of variable compensation. We also believe Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate supplemental measure of debt service capacity, because it serves as a high-level proxy for cash generated from operations.
Management uses Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS (i) as measurements of net operating performance because they assist us in comparing such performance on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of (a) items that we would not expect to occur as a part of our normal business on a regular basis and (b) components of the provision for income taxes that we would not expect to occur as a part of our underlying taxable operations; (ii) for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget; and (iii) as measures in determining the value of other acquisitions and dispositions.
Management uses Net Debt as a liquidity and leverage metric to determine how much debt would remain if all cash and cash equivalents were used to pay down debt principal.
In evaluating non-GAAP financial measures, investors should be aware that, in the future, we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments included herein. Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as indicating that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Each of our non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results or liquidity measures as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are (i) it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows; (ii) it does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not indicative of our ongoing operations; (iii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (iv) it does not reflect the cash requirements necessary to make payments on our debt; (v) it does not reflect our future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (vi) it does not reflect limitations on or costs related to transferring earnings from our subsidiaries to us; and (vii) other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations, including those under our outstanding debt obligations. Investors should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using these measures only as supplemental information.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws about the financial condition and results of operations of
Factors that could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the competitive nature of the textile industry and the impact of global competition; changes in the trade regulatory environment and governmental policies and legislation; the availability, sourcing and pricing of raw materials; general domestic and international economic and industry conditions in markets where
All such factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors or to assess the impact of each such factor on
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