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Imaflex Inc
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Close 2014-11-25 C$ 0.44
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Imaflex earns $174,000 in Q3 2014

2014-11-27 13:40 ET - News Release

Mr. Joseph Abbandonato reports

IMAFLEX INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Imaflex Inc. has released its results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014.

                                 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                 (in thousands of dollars except per-share amounts)

                                                      Q3 2014  Q3 2013 YTD 2014  YTD 2013

Sales                                                $ 15,314 $ 15,203 $ 45,004  $ 42,186    
Cost of sales (excluding amortization)                 13,754   13,315   40,095    36,709    
Gross profit ($)(before amortization)                   1,560    1,888    4,909     5,477     
Gross profit (%)(before amortization)                    10.2%    12.4%    10.9%     13.0%     
Amortization of production equipment                      307      287      926       825       
Gross profit                                            1,253    1,601    3,983     4,652     
Gross profit (%)                                          8.2%    10.5%     8.9%     11.0%     
Expenses                                                1,493    1,467    4,409     4,154     
Foreign currency loss (gain)                             (561)     230     (490)     (227)     
Profit (loss) before income taxes                         321      (96)      64       725       
Provision for income taxes                                147      139      302       334       
Profit (loss)                                             174     (235)    (238)      391       
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share             0.004   (0.005)  (0.005)    0.009     
EBITDA                                                    790      326    1,450     1,935     

The results include those of Imaflex, located in Montreal, Que., its divisions Canguard Packaging and Canslit, located in Victoriaville, Que., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Imaflex USA Inc., located in Thomasville, N.C.

Sales

Sales increased by $111,000 in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 2013, which is a marked improvement considering that, in addition to the planned shutdown of the Canadian operations, the United States operations shut down for their Independence Day for a longer period in 2014 than in 2013. The main factors that positively impacted the average sales price in 2014 included several increases in resin prices from 2013 to 2014, a higher exchange rate used to convert U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar throughout the quarter, as well as a more favourable sales mix. For certain products, volumes were sacrificed in order to focus on the efficiency of the operations and more profitable products.

Over the nine-month period, sales increased by $2,818,000 or 6.7 per cent in 2014 compared with 2013. This increase is mainly explained by the higher average selling price of film and the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar over the nine-month period, as well as increased volumes of packaging film sales in the first quarter of 2014. The longer plant shutdown in the U.S. as well as the decrease in sales of mulch film in the first quarter of 2014 negatively impacted sales over the nine-month period.

Gross profit margin

The $348,000 decrease in gross profit in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 2013 is mainly explained by the lower profitability in the U.S. operations, which despite maintaining a similar cost structure, suffered a decrease in sales. This situation results from management's focus on operational efficiency in order to prepare the ground for future increased volumes. The company's Canadian operations were negatively impacted by the stronger U.S. dollar, resulting in a decrease in the gross profit as a percentage of sales, from 10.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2013 to 8.2 per cent in 2014.

Over the nine-month period, the gross profit decreased by $669,000 and the gross profit margin decreased from 11 per cent in 2013 to 8.9 per cent in 2014. This is mainly explained by the performance in the first and third quarters of 2014, where the company was faced with different, yet equally difficult situations. The first quarter was mainly impacted by a lower sales volume of mulch film due to difficult weather in the southeastern U.S. In the third quarter of 2014, the company's U.S. operations strategically decreased sales volumes in order to gain operational efficiencies. Over the nine-month period, the company also faced increased raw material costs due to resin price increases and an appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar. If sales volumes progress as expected in the U.S. operations, management expects that the growth in profitability will follow.

Selling and administrative

Selling and administrative expenses remained fairly stable in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 2013, increasing from $1,315,000 to $1,327,000 and from 8.6 per cent of sales in 2013 to 8.7 per cent of sales in 2014. Given that the company's cost structure was not modified from the second half of 2013 to the third quarter of 2014, selling and administrative expenses were expected to remain fairly constant. Higher sales and the stronger U.S. dollar also contributed to the increase in certain expenses. Unless product development requires important additional investments, management does not expect to add significant fixed costs in 2014.

Over the nine-month period, selling and administrative expenses increased by $236,000 in 2014 compared with 2013, mainly due to the development of the proprietary product requiring an additional position in management, which was created midway in 2013, as well as the increased sales and the stronger U.S. dollar. As a percentage of sales however, selling and administrative expenses remained constant at 8.8 per cent because the sales growth required additional resources and costs. Management believes the company now has the proper structure to support growth as well as research and development efforts.

Net income

Net income in the third quarter increased in 2014 compared with 2013, from a loss of $235,000 to a profit of $174,000. The increase is mainly attributable to the important foreign exchange gain realized during the third quarter of 2014 compared with the foreign exchange loss in the third quarter of 2013, which more than offset the other items which negatively impacted profitability.

Over the nine-month period, the net income of $391,000 in 2013 decreased to a loss of $238,000 in 2014. This is mainly due to the lower gross profit, the increase in selling and administrative expenses, and finance costs, which was only partially offset by the larger foreign exchange gain and the lower income tax expense. The company suffered lower than expected mulch film sales early in 2014 as well as higher raw material costs throughout the period. The U.S. operations generated less profitability, particularly in the third quarter of 2014, in order to focus on preparing for increased production that is expected to materialize in 2015. Management believes that the profitability that was sacrificed and the costs that were added to the operations will ultimately lead to the products that will be the drivers of growth and profitability in future years.

Capital resources

The company has an operating line of credit with its bankers to a maximum of $8.5-million, bearing interest at a rate of prime plus 1.25 per cent. The line of credit is secured by trade receivables and inventories. As at Sept. 30, 2014, the company had drawn $8,065,410 on its line of credit ($7,438,682 as at Dec. 31, 2013). The company's working capital was $1,998,965 as at Sept. 30, 2014, compared with $143,234 as at Dec. 31, 2013, mainly because the long-term borrowings were classified as current and non-current. During the first quarter of 2014, Imaflex refinanced a long-term loan in order to replenish working capital and settled the balance of purchase price on the business acquisition. The company also completed a financing in October of 2014 in order to strengthen its working capital position following the growth in sales and the investments in equipment over the year. Based on the company's current situation, management does not anticipate liquidity problems.

Management outlook

Though not yet visible in this quarter's results, due to the company's legacy business absorbing the increased costs required in laying the foundations to realize significant revenue and profitability increases in the near future, management is pleased to report that it is at the point where all production entities should soon begin to contribute to profitability.

The company's recent press releases, stating how its research and development team has managed to find efficient and productive ways to recycle paint waste and innovative solutions for important problems currently affecting the citrus industry, confirm the future growth potential it has created. Management now feels that the combination of reduced costs with increases in revenues in the company's legacy business should soon generate improvements to the bottom line.

Non-international financial reporting standards (IFRS) measure

The company's management uses a non-IFRS measure in this press release, namely EBITDA. Management wishes to specify that in the performance of the company's financial results, EBITDA is calculated as earnings before finance expenses, taxes, the change in fair value of the derivative financial instrument, depreciation and amortization. While EBITDA is not a standard IFRS measure, management, analysts, investors and others use it as an indicator of the company's financial, and operating management and performance. EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the company's performance. The company's method of calculating EBITDA may be different from those used by other companies.

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