Superior Group Of Companies, Inc. (SGC) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly report for the period ending Sunday, September 30, 2018

EXHIBIT 99.1

Superior Group of Companies, Inc.

A NASDAQ Listed Company: SGC                    

10055 Seminole Boulevard

Seminole, Florida 33772-2539

Telephone (727) 397-9611

Fax (727) 803-2642

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUPERIOR GROUP of COMPANIES, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER

OPERATING RESULTS

SEMINOLE, Florida – October 25, 2018 - Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGC), manufacturer of uniforms, career apparel and accessories (the “Company”), today announced that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, net sales increased 41.4 percent to $95.9 million compared with 2017 third quarter net sales of $67.8 million. Net income for the 2018 third quarter was $6.1 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared with $5.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Michael Benstock, Chief Executive Officer commented, “The strategic benefits of our 2017 and 2018 acquisitions remain clear, and we are well positioned for future sales and earnings growth as a result. We remain focused on continuing to successfully integrate these businesses to provide additional sales and operational efficiencies across our company portfolio. We are confident that this strategy will provide long term benefits to our stakeholders.

While organic growth within our Uniform and Promotional Products segments was lower than anticipated, we are bullish on the long term outlook for these segments, and believe our current investments in these segments will provide significant returns for the Company in the future.

The Office Gurus, our Remote Staffing segment reported another outstanding quarter with sales growth in excess of 35% as they continue to expand through both new customer acquisition and existing customer sales.

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