8-K

Amcon Distributing Co (DIT)

8-K 2020-07-20 For: 2020-07-20
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 20, 2020
AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-15589 47-0702918
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
7405 Irvington Road, Omaha NE 68122<br><br> <br>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 402-331-3727
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value DIT NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐


ITEM 2.02          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On July 20, 2020 the Company issued a press release announcing financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020.  A copy of the press release is attached to this report as an exhibit.

The information in this report (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information set forth in this report (including the exhibit) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.          DESCRIPTION

99.1                            Press release, dated July 20, 2020, issued by AMCON Distributing Company announcing financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: July 20, 2020 /s/ Andrew C. Plummer
Name: Andrew C. Plummer
Title:   President & Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

AMCON Distributing Company Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2020--AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON”) (NYSE American: DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer products company is pleased to announce fully diluted earnings per share of $2.77 on net income available to common shareholders of $1.6 million for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020.

“AMCON continues to fulfill our role as an essential service provider and a key component of the United States supply chain as a distributor to convenience stores, truck stops, and rural grocery stores. In addition, our retail health food segment provides nutritional supplements that are an important component of health, wellness and immunity support,” said Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to be focused on our long-term strategic plan and are actively seeking acquisitions and other opportunities to expand the enterprise.”

“Our management team and associates have worked around the clock to secure product and position the organizational and operational assets that are at the foundation of our philosophy as a customer focused service organization. We have many long-term relationships with our key vendors which enabled us to navigate a challenging operational environment and minimize disruptions from the pandemic,” said Andrew C. Plummer, AMCON’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Plummer added, “We were pleased to close June 30, 2020 with shareholders’ equity of $64.0 million and consolidated debt of $59.6 million.”

The wholesale distribution segment reported revenues of $385.3 million and operating income of $4.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The retail health food segment reported revenues of $11.5 million and an operating loss of $0.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

AMCON is a leading wholesale distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen and chilled foods, and health and beauty care products with locations in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Tennessee. AMCON’s Healthy Edge Retail Group also operates twenty-one (21) health and natural product retail stores in the Midwest and Florida. The retail stores operate under the names Akin’s Natural Foods www.akins.com in its Midwest market, and Chamberlin's Natural Foods www.chamberlins.com and Earth Origins Market www.earthoriginsmarket.com in its Florida market.


This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. A number of factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements including, without limitation, availability of sufficient cash resources to conduct its business and meet its capital expenditures needs and the other factors described under Item 1.A. of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance. Accordingly, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such forward-looking statements.

Visit AMCON Distributing Company's web site at: www.amcon.com



AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries <br> Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets <br> June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019
September
2019
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash 596,564 $ 337,704
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1.2 million at June 2020 and 0.9 million at September 2019 33,626,042 24,665,620
Inventories, net 82,009,219 102,343,517
Income taxes receivable 350,378
Prepaid and other current assets 7,259,528 7,148,459
Total current assets 123,491,353 134,845,678
Property and equipment, net 18,236,033 17,655,415
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 19,705,044
Note receivable 3,500,000
Goodwill 4,436,950 4,436,950
Other intangible assets, net 500,000 500,000
Equity method investment 6,648,666
Other assets 399,943 273,579
Total assets 176,917,989 $ 157,711,622
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 20,719,129 $ 18,647,572
Accrued expenses 7,067,083 8,577,972
Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses 2,968,148 3,828,847
Income taxes payable 480,649
Current operating lease liabilities 5,486,963
Current maturities of long-term debt 546,657 532,747
Total current liabilities 37,268,629 31,587,138
Credit facility 56,384,002 60,376,714
Deferred income tax liability, net 1,820,511 1,823,373
Long-term operating lease liabilities 14,578,728
Long-term debt, less current maturities 2,713,798 3,125,644
Other long-term liabilities 167,755 42,011
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, .01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized
Common stock, .01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 564,878 shares outstanding at June 2020 and 552,614 shares outstanding at September 2019 8,697 8,561
Additional paid-in capital 24,250,873 23,165,639
Retained earnings 68,657,375 66,414,397
Treasury stock at cost (28,932,379 ) (28,831,855 )
Total shareholders’ equity 63,984,566 60,756,742
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 176,917,989 $ 157,711,622

All values are in US Dollars.


AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries<br><br> <br>Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations<br><br> <br>for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
For the three months ended June For the nine months ended June
2020 2019 2020 2019
Sales (including excise taxes of $103.6 million and $98.0 million, and $285.1 million and $274.0 million, respectively) $ 396,854,324 $ 369,981,516 $ 1,094,841,943 $ 1,025,431,309
Cost of sales 375,202,044 349,455,624 1,031,651,499 963,683,859
Gross profit 21,652,280 20,525,892 63,190,444 61,747,450
Selling, general and administrative expenses 18,377,641 18,513,048 55,843,266 53,861,943
Depreciation and amortization 801,683 620,142 2,318,045 1,869,378
19,179,324 19,133,190 58,161,311 55,731,321
Operating income 2,472,956 1,392,702 5,029,133 6,016,129
Other expense (income):
Interest expense 461,581 381,469 1,321,267 1,100,995
Other (income), net (42,525 ) (15,446 ) (79,222 ) (55,081 )
419,056 366,023 1,242,045 1,045,914
Income from operations before income taxes 2,053,900 1,026,679 3,787,088 4,970,215
Income tax expense 586,000 361,000 1,168,000 1,536,000
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax 111,666 111,666
Net income available to common shareholders $ 1,579,566 $ 665,679 $ 2,730,754 $ 3,434,215
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders $ 2.79 $ 1.12 $ 4.84 $ 5.65
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders $ 2.77 $ 1.10 $ 4.79 $ 5.56
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 565,483 592,768 564,578 607,505
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 569,902 606,278 569,873 617,887
Dividends declared and paid per common share $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.82 $ 0.82

AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries<br><br> <br>Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Shareholders’ Equity<br><br> <br>for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Additional
Common Stock Treasury Stock Paid-in Retained
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Earnings Total
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2019
Balance, April 1, 2019 856,039 $ 8,561 (263,271 ) $ (24,511,598 ) $ 23,148,372 $ 66,203,466 $ 64,848,801
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share (111,766 ) (111,766 )
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards 36,801 36,801
Repurchase of common stock (1 ) (141 ) (141 )
Net income 665,679 675,679
Balance, June 30, 2019 856,039 $ 8,561 (263,272 ) $ (24,511,739 ) $ 23,185,173 $ 66,757,379 $ 65,439,374
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2020
Balance, April 1, 2020 869,367 $ 8,692 (303,841 ) $ (28,863,654 ) $ 24,224,145 $ 67,184,900 $ 62,554,083
Dividends on common stock, $0.18 per share (107,091 ) (107,091 )
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards 500 5 26,728 26,733
Repurchase of common stock (1,148 ) (68,725 ) (68,725 )
Net income 1,579,566 1,579,566
Balance, June 30, 2020 869,867 $ 8,697 (304,989 ) $ (28,932,379 ) $ 24,250,873 $ 68,657,375 $ 63,984,566
Additional
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Common Stock Treasury Stock Paid-in Retained
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Earnings Total
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2019
Balance, October 1, 2018 844,089 $ 8,441 (228,312 ) $ (21,324,752 ) $ 22,069,098 $ 63,848,030 $ 64,600,817
Dividends on common stock, $0.82 per share (524,866 ) (524,866 )
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards 11,950 120 1,116,075 1,116,195
Repurchase of common stock (34,960 ) (3,186,987 ) (3,186,987 )
Net income 3,434,215 3,434,215
Balance, June 30, 2019 856,039 $ 8,561 (263,272 ) $ (24,511,739 ) $ 23,185,173 $ 66,757,379 $ 65,439,374
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 2020
Balance, October 1, 2019 856,039 $ 8,561 (303,425 ) $ (28,831,855 ) $ 23,165,639 $ 66,414,397 $ 60,756,742
Dividends on common stock, $0.82 per share (487,776 ) (487,776 )
Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards 13,828 136 1,085,234 1,058,370
Repurchase of common stock (1,564 ) (100,524 ) (100,524 )
Net income 2,730,754 2,730,754
Balance, June 30, 2020 869,867 $ 8,697 (304,989 ) $ (28,932,379 ) $ 24,250,873 $ 68,657,375 $ 63,984,566

AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries<br><br> <br>Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows<br><br> <br>for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
June June
2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 2,730,754 $ 3,434,215
Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 2,318,045 1,827,711
Amortization 41,667
Equity method investment earnings, net of income tax (111,666 )
Loss (gain) on sales of property and equipment 17,042 (15,376 )
Equity-based compensation 765,704 1,035,128
Deferred income taxes (2,862 ) 112,439
Provision for losses on doubtful accounts 349,000 179,000
Inventory allowance 182,218 454,357
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (9,309,422 ) (3,209,941 )
Inventories 20,152,080 11,468,718
Prepaid and other current assets (373,414 ) (5,698,021 )
Other assets (126,364 ) 19,712
Accounts payable 2,040,386 2,485,721
Accrued expenses and accrued wages, salaries and bonuses (1,424,472 ) (1,460,935 )
Other long-term liabilities 125,744 2,967
Income taxes payable and receivable 794,027 157,836
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities 18,126,800 10,835,198
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment (2,901,134 ) (3,385,977 )
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 16,600 56,200
Investment in equity method investee (6,500,000 )
Issuance of note receivable (3,500,000 )
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities (12,884,534 ) (3,329,777 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under revolving credit facility 1,083,878,207 1,022,309,940
Repayments under revolving credit facility (1,087,870,919 ) (1,025,624,006 )
Principal payments on long-term debt (397,936 ) (686,139 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 25,750
Repurchase of common stock (100,524 ) (3,186,987 )
Dividends on common stock (487,776 ) (524,866 )
Settlement and withholdings of equity-based awards (30,208 )
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities (4,983,406 ) (7,712,058 )
Net change in cash 258,860 (206,637 )
Cash, beginning of period 337,704 520,644
Cash, end of period $ 596,564 $ 314,007
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 1,387,381 $ 1,140,562
Cash paid during the period for income taxes 376,835 1,265,725
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:
Equipment acquisitions classified in accounts payable $ 100,424 $ 91,838
Issuance of common stock in connection with the vesting and exercise of equity-based awards 990,653 1,005,792

Contacts

Christopher H. Atayan

        AMCON Distributing Company 

        Ph 402-331-3727