Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) today reported increased sales and net income for the three and six months ended March 27, 2021.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the Company’s operations since then. At this time the Company cannot predict the impact of the pandemic on future periods.

Robert P. Ingle II, Chairman of the Board, stated, ”We continue to be pleased with our results and wish to thank all our associates for their dedication and hard work.”

Second Quarter Results

Net sales totaled $1.18 billion for the quarter ended March 27, 2021, an increase of 3.4% compared with $1.14 billion for the quarter ended March 28, 2020.

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 totaled $310.5 million, or 26.2% of sales. Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was $291.6 million, or 25.5% of sales.

Operating and administrative expenses for the March 2021 quarter totaled $236.9 million compared with $228.4 million for the March 2020 quarter. Most of the increase was due to higher costs incurred to support additional safety measures related to the pandemic.

Interest expense totaled $6.2 million for the three-month period ended March 27, 2021, compared with $10.2 million for the three-month period ended March 28, 2020. Total debt at the end of March 2021 was $647.8 million compared with $842.1 million at the end of March 2020. The Company continues to reduce higher rate debt and has refinanced debt at lower rates over the past twelve months.

Net income totaled $52.2 million for the three-month period ended March 27, 2021, compared with $40.3 million for the three-month period ended March 28, 2020. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $2.65 and $2.58, respectively, for the quarter ended March 27, 2021, compared with $2.04 and $1.99, respectively, for the quarter ended March 28, 2020.

First Half Results

First half fiscal 2021 net sales totaled $2.37 billion, an increase of 6.8% compared with $2.22 billion in the first half of 2020.

Gross profit for the six months ended March 27, 2021, totaled $624.7 million, compared with $549.1 million for the first six months of last fiscal year. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 26.3% for the March 2021 six-month period, compared with 24.7% for the March 2020 six-month period.

Operating and administrative expenses totaled $475.0 million for the six months ended March 27, 2021, and $450.4 million for the six months ended March 28, 2020. Increased labor and other pandemic-related costs accounted for most of the increase.

Interest expense decreased to $12.6 million for the six-month period ended March 27, 2021, compared with $22.1 million for the six-month period ended March 28, 2020. During fiscal year 2020, the Company refinanced $155 million of 5.75% debt with ten-year fixed rate secured debt at 2.95%. Debt extinguishment costs of $3.7 million were incurred to complete the transaction. Since March 2020, the Company repaid an additional $250 million of the 5.75% debt.

Net income totaled $106.0 million for the six-month period ended March 27, 2021, compared with $58.0 million for the six-month period ended March 28, 2020. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $5.38 and $5.24, respectively, for the six months ended March 27, 2021, compared to $2.94 and $2.86, respectively, for the six months ended March 28, 2020.

Capital expenditures for the March 2021 six-month period totaled $69.4 million compared with $56.8 million for the March 2020 six-month period. Capital expenditures are focused on stores that opened this fiscal year as well as stores scheduled to open later.

The Company currently has $81.5 million available under its $175.0 million line of credit. The Company believes its financial resources, including the line of credit and other internal and anticipated external sources of funds, will be sufficient to meet planned capital expenditures, debt service and working capital requirements for the foreseeable future.

Ingles continues to provide additional pandemic support to its communities, including increased donations to local food banks and purchases from local vendors.

The comments in this press release contain certain forward-looking statements. Ingles undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Ingles’ actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Ingles. Factors that may affect results include changes in business and economic conditions generally in Ingles’ operating area, pricing pressures, increased competitive efforts by others in Ingles’ marketing areas and the availability of financing for capital improvements. A more detailed discussion of these factors may be found in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its 2020 Form 10-K and 2021 Forms 10-Q.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a leading grocer with operations in six southeastern states. Headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, the Company operates 198 supermarkets. In conjunction with its supermarket operations, the Company operates neighborhood shopping centers, most of which contain an Ingles supermarket. The Company also owns a fluid dairy facility that supplies Ingles supermarkets and unaffiliated customers. To learn more about Ingles Markets visit ingles-markets.com.




INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

Unaudited Financial Highlights

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 27,

 

March 28,

 

March 27,

 

March 28,

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

1,184,555

$

1,145,482

 

$

2,374,998

$

2,223,837

Gross profit

 

310,500

 

 

291,588

 

 

 

624,689

 

 

549,077

 

Operating and administrative expenses

 

236,850

 

 

228,395

 

 

 

475,049

 

 

450,374

 

Gain from sale or disposal of assets

 

663

 

 

108

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

3,073

 

Income from operations

 

74,313

 

 

63,301

 

 

 

150,755

 

 

101,776

 

Other income, net

 

646

 

 

207

 

 

 

1,337

 

 

405

 

Interest expense

 

6,195

 

 

10,184

 

 

 

12,596

 

 

22,133

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

----

----

 

----

 

3,719

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

16,575

 

 

13,032

 

 

 

33,483

 

 

18,349

 

Net income

$

52,189

 

$

40,292

 

 

$

106,013

 

$

57,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share – Class A

$

2.65

 

$

2.04

 

 

$

5.38

 

$

2.94

 

Diluted earnings per common share – Class A

$

2.58

 

$

1.99

 

 

$

5.24

 

$

2.86

 

Basic earnings per common share – Class B

$

2.41

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

4.89

 

$

2.68

 

Diluted earnings per common share – Class B

$

2.41

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

4.89

 

$

2.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional selected information:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

$

30,327

 

$

28,993

 

 

$

60,206

 

$

57,357

 

Rent expense

$

2,981

 

$

2,309

 

 

$

5,678

 

$

4,967

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 27,

 

 

 

Sept. 26,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

8,857

 

 

 

$

6,904

 

 

Receivables-net

 

88,801

 

 

 

 

81,358

 

 

Inventories

 

386,588

 

 

 

 

366,824

 

 

Other current assets

 

12,749

 

 

 

 

15,100

 

 

Property and equipment-net

 

1,359,255

 

 

 

 

1,354,490

 

 

Other assets

 

76,325

 

 

 

 

74,623

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,932,575

 

 

 

$

1,899,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

$

19,365

 

 

 

$

19,306

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and

 

 

 

 

 

current portion of other long-term liabilities

 

274,660

 

 

 

 

304,507

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

76,517

 

 

 

 

73,334

 

 

Long-term debt

 

628,435

 

 

 

 

586,198

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

87,562

 

 

 

 

96,623

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

1,086,539

 

 

 

 

1,079,968

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

846,036

 

 

 

 

819,331

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

1,932,575

 

 

 

$

1,899,299