VOXX International Corporation Reports Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Results
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
3Q14 Highlights:
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• | Net income increases $2.2 million and EBITDA increases $1.9 million |
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• | Company reports earnings per diluted share of $0.63 vs. $0.56 |
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• | Management lowers sales guidance to $825-$830; increases EBITDA guidance to $65 million and free cash flow guidance to $40 million |
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• | Company sees organic growth in FY15 of 3-4% with improved bottom-line performance |
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• | New organizational structure unveiled to drive innovation and OEM growth |
VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), today announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 third quarter and nine months ended November 30, 2013.
Pat Lavelle, VOXX International's President and CEO stated, "Our results in the third quarter and through the first nine months of the year are tracking in line with our plan and we continue to make progress in executing our strategy. While we lowered sales guidance slightly, we have done so due to higher exited product category sales and a strategic decision to transition away from some online business to protect future margins. All in all, everything is materializing as expected. The markets are improving modestly, we're strengthening relationships with customers, and we're expanding our global distribution. The new products and programs we introduced at CES have been met with a lot of enthusiasm and I remain confident that we will be able to generate organic growth as we move into our next fiscal year. Additionally, as a result of other income recorded this past quarter, we are raising our EBITDA guidance to $65 million and believe free cash flow will improve to $40 million."
Fiscal Third Quarter
Net sales for the Fiscal 2014 third quarter ended November 30, 2013 were $245.8 million, an increase of 1.1% compared to net sales of $243.0 million reported in the comparable year-ago period.
Automotive sales for the quarter ended November 30, 2013 were $121.0 million, an increase of 2.4% over $118.2 million reported in the comparable period last year. Automotive sales were positively impacted by the continued strength in the Company's global OEM manufacturing lines, and specifically for rear seat entertainment, digital TV tuners, antennas and remote start products. This growth was partially offset by lower aftermarket fulfillment sales, primarily in satellite radio, lower sales of aftermarket car radios, and year-over-year declines in Venezuela, which were expected given foreign currency restrictions resulting from current economic and political conditions.
Premium Audio sales for the Fiscal 2014 third quarter were $65.6 million, an increase of 3.0% as compared to $63.6 million reported in the comparable period last year. The increase in this segment was driven by higher sales of new soundbars, and Bluetooth, wireless and cinema speaker products, partially offset by lower sales volumes internationally. During the quarter, the Company also phased out of certain products to make way for new product introductions, and passed on certain business opportunities to protect margins on a go-forward basis.
Consumer Accessories sales were $58.8 million for the quarter ended November 30, 2013, a decrease of approximately 3.5% as compared to $60.9 million reported in the comparable period last year. This decline was primarily related to lower international sales and decreased volume of certain domestic consumer products that the Company continues to gradually exit, including digital camcorders, digital voice recorders and digital media players. Offsetting this were higher sales of several domestic product lines, including Bluetooth wireless speakers, our Personal Sound Amplifier and our new Shutterball products.
As a percentage of sales for the Fiscal 2014 third quarter ended November 30, 2013, Automotive represented 49.2%, Premium Audio represented 26.7% and Consumer Accessories represented 23.9%. As a percentage of sales
The following information was filed by Voxx International Corp (VOXX) on Friday, January 10, 2014 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.