G. Willi-Food Reports Q2 2012 Sales Down 5.4% from Q2 2011
Net Income of US$ 1 million in Q2 2012
YAVNE, Israel, August 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (the "Company" or "Willi-Food"), a global company specializing in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the six-months ended June 30, 2012.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Highlights
- Sales decreased 5.4% from second quarter of 2011 to NIS 66.3 million (US$ 16.9 million)
- Gross profit decreased 21.2% from second quarter of 2011 to NIS 16.5 million (US$ 4.2 million), or 24.9% of sales
- Operating income decreased 47.9% from second quarter of 2011 to NIS 5.5 million (US$ 1.4 million), or 8.4% of sales
- Net income decreased 43.8% from second quarter of 2011 to NIS 4.1 million (US$ 1.0 million), or 6.2% of sales
- Cash and securities balance of NIS 203.7 million (US$ 51.9 million) as of June 30, 2012
Willi-Food's operating divisions include Willi-Food, a distributor of a broad variety of kosher foods, and its wholly-owned Gold Frost, a designer, developer and distributor of branded kosher dairy food products.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Summary
Sales for the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 5.4% to NIS 66.3 million (US$ 16.9 million) from NIS 70.1 million (US$ 17.9 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011. The decline in sales in the second quarter of 2012 was a result of the timing of the Passover festival that it sells fell during the first quarter this year, while last year it sales fell during the second quarter.
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 21.2% to NIS 16.5 million (US$ 4.2 million) compared to NIS 21.0 million (US$ 5.4 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Second quarter gross margin was 24.9% compared to gross margin of 29.9% for the same period in 2011. The decrease in gross profit and gross margins was primarily due to reductions in the prices of certain of our products as a result of the ongoing national protest against the cost of food products and continued pressure from our customers to reduce prices and due to an increase in global prices of food products compounded by the recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar versus the NIS (which depreciated 5.6% in the second quarter of 2012) and the continued effects of the global economic recession.
Willi-Food's operating income for the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 47.9% to NIS 5.5 million (US$ 1.4 million) compared to NIS 10.7 million (US$ 2.7 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Selling expenses increased by 12.7% from the comparable quarter of 2011, primarily due to increase in advertising and promotion expenses. Selling expenses as a percentage of sales increased in the second quarter of 2012 to 10.5% compared to 8.8% in the second quarter of 2011. General and administrative expenses decreased by 7.8% from the comparable quarter of 2011, primarily due to a decrease in management profit-related bonuses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreased in the second quarter of 2011 to 6.0% from 6.2% in the second quarter of 2011.
Willi-Food's income before taxes for the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 36.2% to NIS 5.4 million (US$ 1.4 million) compared to NIS 8.5 million (US$ 2.2 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Willi-Food's profit from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 38.6% to NIS 4.1 million (US$ 1.0 million) from NIS 6.7 million (US$ 1.7 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011.
Willi-Food's net income in the second quarter of 2012 decreased by 43.8% to NIS 4.1 million (US$ 1.0 million) from NIS 7.3 million (US$ 1.9 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Willi-Food's net income attributed to the owners of the Company in the second quarter of 2012 decreased 41.2% to NIS 4.1 million (US$ 1.0 million), or NIS 0.32 (US$ 0.08) per share, compared to NIS 7.0 million (US$ 1.8 million), or NIS 0.51 (US$ 0.13) per share, recorded in the second quarter of 2011.
Willi-Food generated NIS 8.7 million (US$ 2.2 million), or NIS 0.67 (US$ 0.17) per share from continuing operating activities in the second quarter of 2012.
Willi-Food ended the second quarter of 2012 with NIS 203.7 million (US$ 51.9 million) in cash and securities and with no short-term debt. Willi-Food's shareholders' equity at the end of June 2012 was NIS 318.5 million (US$ 81.2 million).
Six-Month Results
Willi-Food's sales for the six-month period ending June 30, 2012 decreased by 0.4% to NIS 140.0 million (US$ 35.7 million) compared to sales of NIS 140.5 million (US$ 35.8 million) in the first half of 2011. Gross profit for the period decreased by 17.4% to NIS 32.2 million (US$ 8.2 million) compared to gross profit of NIS 39.0 million (US$ 9.9 million) for the first half of 2011. First half gross margins in 2012 were 23.0% compared to gross margins of 27.7% in the same period of 2011.
Operating income for the first half of 2012 decreased by 39.5% to NIS 10.3 million (US$ 2.6 million) from NIS 17.0 million (US$ 4.3 million) reported in the comparable period of last year. First half 2012 income before taxes decreased by 26.7% to NIS 12.0 million (US$ 3.0 million) compared to NIS 16.3 million (US$ 4.2 million) recorded in the first half of 2011. Net income for the first half of 2012 decreased by 33.7% to NIS 8.9 million (US$ 2.3 million) from NIS 13.5 million (US$ 3.4 million) in the first half of 2011. Net income attributable to the owners of the Company for the first half of 2012 decreased by 31.4% to NIS 8.9 million (US$ 2.3 million), or NIS 0.69 (US$ 0.18) per share compared to net income attributable to the owners of the Company for the first half of 2011 of NIS 13.0 million (US$ 3.3 million), or NIS 0.96 (US$ 0.24) per share.
Business Outlook
Mr. Zwi Williger, Chairman of Willi-Food commented, "As with the second half of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, second quarter 2012 results were affected by continued consumer pressure to reduce prices which accordingly, caused us to reduce the prices of some of our products. The actions taken in the recent quarters, by way of price reductions, resulted in a decrease of our profitability. Our results were also affected by the depreciation of the NIS versus the U.S. dollar by more than 5% in the second quarter. Going forward, we anticipate a significant increase in the level of uncertainty in the global economy and in particular - challenges pertaining to food commodities that exceeded global inflation rates. In Israel, economic uncertainty coupled with ongoing consumer demand for price reductions will not enable us to increase prices even with the global price increase of food products and the U.S. dollar strengthening."
Mr. Williger concluded, "In light of the anticipated continued depreciation of the NIS and the global price increase of food products, our foreseeable challenges ahead will be to manage our expenses and in particular the cost of our products in order to accommodate our customers' continued anticipated desire to acquire lower cost products. However, we believe that this period presents us with an opportunity utilize our cash on hand to acquire synergetic companies at prices lower than before. We continue to look for opportunities to create additional value for our shareholders."
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss results on Wedensday, August 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM Eastern time. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-877-941-8416 (US), or 1-480-629-9808 (International), approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Interested parties can also listen via a live Internet webcast, which will be available on the day of the call through the following link:
http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=101412
A replay of the conference call will be available for 14 days from 2:00 PM EST on August 15, 2012 through 11:59 PM EST on August 29, 2012 by dialing 1-877-870-5176 (US), or 1-858-384-5517 (International), access code 4558985. In addition, a recording of the call will be available via the following link for one year:
http://public.viavid.com/reports/eventparticipantreporttab.php?id=o5ajo5iZ
NOTE A: Convenience Translation to Dollars
The convenience translation of New Israeli Shekels (NIS) into U.S. dollars was made at the rate of exchange prevailing on June 30, 2012, U.S. $1.00 equals NIS 3.923. The translation was made solely for the convenience of the reader.
NOTE B: IFRS
The Company's consolidated financial results for the three-month and six-month ended June 30, 2012 are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
NOTE C: Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations are measured and presented in accordance with the provisions of IFRS 5 "Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations". The results of discontinued operations are presented in the income statement in a separate item below income from continuing operations.
About G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (http://www.willi-food.com) is an Israeli-based company specializing in high-quality, great-tasting kosher food products. Willi-Food is engaged directly and through its subsidiaries in the design, import, marketing and distribution of over 600 food products worldwide. As one of Israel's leading food importers, Willi-Food markets and sells its food products to over 1,500 customers in Israel and around the world including large retail and private supermarket chains, wholesalers and institutional consumers. The company's operating divisions include Willi-Food in Israel and Gold Frost, a wholly owned subsidiary who designs, develops and distributes branded kosher, dairy-food products.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding trends, demand for our products and expected sales, operating results, and earnings. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors include but are not limited to: monetary risks including changes in marketable securities or changes in currency exchange rates- especially the NIS/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, payment default by any of our major clients, the loss of one of more of our key personnel, changes in laws and regulations, including those relating to the food distribution industry, and inability to meet and maintain regulatory qualifications and approvals for our products, termination of arrangements with our suppliers, in particular Arla Foods, loss of one or more of our principal clients, increase or decrease in global purchase prices of food products, increasing levels of competition in Israel and other markets in which we do business, changes in economic conditions in Israel, including in particular economic conditions in the Company's core markets, our inability to accurately predict consumption of our products, our inability to anticipate changes in consumer preferences, insurance coverage not sufficient enough to cover losses of product liability claims and risks associated with product liability claims. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December
June 30, December 31, June 30, 31,
2012 2011 2012 2011
NIS U.S. dollars (*)
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 72,804 34,661 18,558 8,835
Financial assets carried at
fair value through profit or
loss 130,935 163,430 33,376 41,659
Trade receivables 65,968 57,628 16,816 14,690
Other receivables and prepaid
expenses 4,250 15,720 1,082 4,007
Inventories 32,981 32,613 8,408 8,313
Current tax assets 774 - 197 -
Total current assets 307,712 304,052 78,437 77,504
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 61,078 61,401 15,569 15,652
Less -Accumulated depreciation 20,270 18,856 5,167 4,807
40,808 42,545 10,402 10,845
Prepaid expenses 102 117 26 30
Goodwill 35 36 9 9
Deferred taxes 1,185 933 302 238
Total non-current assets 42,130 43,631 10,739 11,122
349,842 347,683 89,176 88,626
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade payables 25,210 25,683 6,426 6,547
Provisions 958 1,164 244 297
Current tax liabilities - 3,837 - 978
Other payables and accrued
expenses 3,179 4,551 810 1,160
Employees Benefits 1,531 1,613 390 411
Total current liabilities 30,878 36,848 7,870 9,393
Non-current liabilities
Employees Benefits 429 518 109 132
Total non-current liabilities 429 518 109 132
Shareholders' equity
Share capital NIS 0.10 par
value
(authorized - 50,000,000
shares, issued and outstanding
- 12,974,245 shares at June 30,
2012; 13,020,360 shares at
December 31, 2011) 1,444 1,444 368 368
Additional paid in capital 129,856 129,809 33,101 33,089
Capital fund 247 247 63 63
Foreign currency translation
reserve 533 587 136 150
Treasury shares (10,843) (10,141) (2,764) (2,586)
Retained earnings 197,298 188,371 50,293 48,017
318,535 310,317 81,197 79,101
349,842 347,683 89,176 88,626
(*) Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six months Three months Six months
ended June 30, ended June 30,
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
NIS U.S. dollars (*)
In thousands (except per share and share data)
Sales 139,984 140,528 66,333 70,135 35,683 35,822
Cost of sales 107,764 101,543 49,789 49,136 27,470 25,884
Gross profit 32,220 38,985 16,544 20,999 8,213 9,938
Selling
expenses 13,883 12,993 6,986 6,201 3,539 3,312
General and
administrative
expenses 8,109 9,219 3,989 4,326 2,067 2,350
Other income (47) (215) 19 (181) (12) (55)
Total operating
expenses 21,945 21,997 10,994 10,346 5,594 5,607
Operating
income 10,275 16,988 5,550 10,653 2,619 4,331
Financial
income 1,734 (360) (280) (2,086) 442 (92)
Financial
expense 55 324 (133) 105 14 83
Income before
taxes on income 11,954 16,304 5,403 8,462 3,047 4,156
Taxes on income 3,027 3,763 1,304 1,784 771 959
Income from
continuing
operations 8,927 12,541 4,099 6,678 2,276 3,197
Income from
discontinued
operations - 932 - 620 - 237
Net income 8,927 13,473 4,099 7,298 2,276 3,434
Owners of the
Company 8,927 13,017 4,099 6,975 2,276 3,318
Non-controlling
interest - 456 - 323 - 116
Net income 8,927 13,473 4,099 7,298 2,276 3,434
Earnings per
share data:
Earnings per
share:
Basic from
continuing
operations 0.69 0.92 0.32 0.49 0.18 0.23
Basic from
discontinued
operations - 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.01
Basic 0.69 0.96 0.32 0.51 0.18 0.24
Diluted from
continuing
operations 0.69 0.92 0.32 0.49 0.18 0.23
Diluted from
discontinued
operations - 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.01
Diluted 0.69 0.96 0.32 0.51 0.18 0.24
Shares used in
computing basic
and diluted
earnings per
ordinary share: 12,980,550 13,573,679 12,974,245 13,573,679 12,980,550 13,573,679
(*) Convenience translation into
U.S. dollars
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Six months Three months Six months
ended June 30, ended June 30,
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
NIS U.S. dollars (*)
(in thousands)
Cash flows -
operating activities
Profit from
continuing operations 8,927 12,541 4,099 6,678 2,276 3,197
Adjustments to
reconcile net income
to net cash from
continuing operating
activities (Appendix) (15,192) (2,585) 4,601 3,220 (3,873) (658)
Net cash from
continuing operating
activities (6,265) 9,956 8,700 9,898 (1,597) 2,539
Net cash from (used
in) discontinued
operating activities - 252 - (435) - 64
Cash flows -
investing activities
Long term deposit,
net - (50) - (50) - (13)
Acquisition of
property plant and
equipment (199) (355) 82 (7) (51) (90)
Proceeds from sale of
property plant and
Equipment 42 214 42 68 11 55
Additions to prepaid
expenses, net - - - 13 - -
Proceeds from
disposal of
subsidiary 13,500 - - - 3,441 -
Proceeds from (used
in) purchase of
marketable
securities, net 31,767 (58,602) 24,128 (54,159) 8,098 (14,938)
Net cash from (used
in) continuing
investing activities 45,110 (58,793) 24,252 (54,135) 11,499 (14,986)
Net cash used in
discontinued
investing activities - (1,269) - (429) - (324)
Cash flows -
financing activities
Investment in
treasury stocks (702) - - - (179) -
Short-term bank
credit, net - - - 738 - -
Net cash from (used
in) continuing
financing activities (702) - - 738 (179) -
Net cash from
discontinued
financing activities - 1,904 - 1,751 - 485
Increase (decrease)
in cash and cash
equivalents 38,143 (47,950) 32,952 (42,612) 9,723 (12,222)
Cash and cash
equivalents at the
beginning of the
financial year 34,661 113,631 39,852 108,293 8,835 28,965
Cash and cash
equivalents of the
end of the financial
year 72,804 65,681 72,804 65,681 18,558 16,743
(*) Convenience Translation into U.S. Dollars.
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
APPENDIX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
Six months Three months Six months
Ended June 30, Ended June 30,
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
NIS U.S. dollars (*)
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS - INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Deferred income taxes (252) (1,119) (439) (985) (65) (285)
Unrealized loss on
marketable securities 728 3,294 1,596 3,252 185 840
Depreciation and
amortization 1,971 1,587 1,098 897 502 405
Capital loss (gain) on
disposal of property
plant and equipment (60) (214) 6 (214) (15) (55)
Employees benefit, net (89) - (212) 4 (23) -
Stock based
compensation reserve 47 - 10 - 12 -
Changes in assets and
liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in
trade receivables and
other receivables (11,198) (2,916) 5,916 1,528 (2,854) (743)
Decrease (increase) in
inventories (368) (4,306) 1,152 1,487 (93) (1,098)
Increase (decrease) in
trade and other
payables, and other
current liabilities (5,971) 1,089 (4,526) (2,749) (1,522) 278
(15,192) (2,585) 4,601 3,220 (3,873) (658)
(*) Convenience Translation into U.S. Dollars.
This information is intended to be reviewed in conjunction with the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Contact:
G. Willi Food International Ltd.
Baruch Shusel, CFO
(+972) 8-932-1000
[email protected]
SOURCE G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
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