Superior Uniform Group, Inc. Reports Operating Results for 2016
Superior Uniform Group, Inc. Reports Operating Results for 2016
SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC. REPORTS OPERATING RESULTS FOR 2016
- Net Sales Increase 20.1 percent
- Net Income Increases 12.0 percent
- 17th Consecutive Quarter with Sales Increase
SEMINOLE, Fla.- February 23, 2017 – Superior Uniform Group, Inc.® (NASDAQ: SGC), today announced its fourth quarter and year-end operating results for 2016.
The Company announced that for the year ended December 31, 2016, net sales increased 20.1 percent to $252.6 million, compared to 2015 net sales of $210.3 million. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $14.6 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared to $13.1 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, reported for the year ended December 31, 2015.
ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU simplifies several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences. During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, we elected to early adopt the ASU, effective January 1, 2016, which resulted in retrospective adjustments to the 2016 quarterly financial statements. Net income for 2016 was positively impacted by $0.9 million as a result of this change in accounting with $0.4 million of this change being reflected in the fourth quarter results. Conversely, as a result of the BAMKO acquisition in March, our 2016 net income was negatively impacted by $1.1 million in pre-tax acquisition related expenses.
Net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 increased 21.6 percent to $64.7 million, compared to 2015 fourth quarter net sales of $53.2 million. This represents our 17th consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales increases. Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 was $4.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.4 million or $0.23 per diluted share, reported for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015.
Michael Benstock, chief executive officer, commented, “We are pleased to report solid gains for both top and bottom line performance for fiscal 2016. Net income increased 12.0 percent on a net sales gain of 20.1 percent. Results like these are only possible through the hard work and disciplined focus of our teams. We also laid the groundwork for long-term future success by strengthening our competitive position and broadening our growth prospects. During 2016, we completed the acquisition of BAMKO to give us a strong foothold in the promotional products and branded merchandise market. We opened a new factory in Haiti to improve our competitive position, and we completed our new call center facility in El Salvador that essentially triples our capacity there.
“Our updated guidance relative to net sales is as follows: Over the next three to five years on average, we expect organic growth in our uniform segment will exceed 6 percent, our promotional products segment will exceed 15 percent organic growth and our remote staffing solutions segment will generate growth of $3.0 million to $3.5 million per year. Overall, we expect average organic growth in excess of 8 percent. We intend to supplement our organic growth with acquisitions in the promotional products segment each year while continuing to pursue acquisitions in the uniform segment as they become available.”
About Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
Superior Uniform Group® (NASDAQ: SGC), established in 1920, is one of America’s foremost providers of fine uniforms and image apparel. Headquartered in Seminole, Fla., Superior Uniform Group manages award-winning uniform apparel programs for major corporations nationwide. Leaders in innovative uniform program design, global manufacturing, and state-of-the-art distribution, Superior Uniform Group helps companies achieve a more professional appearance and better communicate their brands –particularly those in healthcare, private security, retail, hospitality, transportation and food service industries.
The company’s commitment to service, technology, quality and value-added benefits, as well as its financial strength and resources, support customers’ diverse needs while embracing a “Customer 1st, Every Time!” philosophy and culture. Superior Uniform Group sells its wide range of products through its signature brands Superior I.D.™, Fashion Seal Healthcare® and HPI Direct®. Superior Uniform Group is also the parent company for The Office Gurus®, which provides call center and BPO solutions to a variety of customers, and BAMKO®, its innovative promotional products company that provides custom branding solutions to some of the nation’s strongest brands.
For more information, call (800) 727-8643 or visit www.SuperiorUniformGroup.com.
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, those identified in the Company’s SEC filings, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected.