For the fiscal 2007 first quarter, net sales increased 37.1% to $18,690,000 from $13,637,000 in the same period last year. Gross margin, as a percentage of sales, was 31.2% for the fiscal 2007 first quarter compared with 27.2% in the fiscal 2006 first quarter. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $5,026,000 compared to $4,215,000 in the fiscal 2006 first quarter, an increase of $811,000. Net income for the fiscal 2007 first quarter was $366,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $371,000, or a loss of $0.02 per share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2006.
Mr. Knigin continued, “We are continuing to receive good
responses from our customers to our new and existing product lines. Our backlog of open orders to be shipped was
$33,159,000 at September 30, 2006 compared to $24,155,000 at the same time last
year. We book our orders upon receipt
and believe that the backlog is firm and will be shipped in the current fiscal
year.”
MOVIE STAR,
INC. produces and sells ladies apparel, including sleepwear, robes, leisurewear
and daywear. Current
collections include the Cinema Etoile
premium line of intimate apparel and the Movie
Star line of apparel sold as private label programs.
Certain of the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: business conditions and growth in the industry; general economic conditions; addition or loss of significant customers; the loss of key personnel; product development; competition; risks of doing business abroad; foreign government regulations; fluctuations in foreign rates; rising costs for raw materials and the unavailability of sources of supply; the timing of orders booked; and the risk factors listed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports.
CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Movie Star, Inc. -or- SM Berger & Company, Inc.
(212) 798-4700 (216)
464-6400
[Tables follow]
MOVIE STAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
|
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Three Months Ended |
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|
|
September 30, |
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|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
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|
(Unaudited) |
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|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
$18,690 |
|
$13,637 |
|
Cost of sales |
12,867 |
|
9,924 |
|
Gross profit |
5,823 |
|
3,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
5,026 |
|
4,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from
operations |
797 |
|
(502) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
187 |
|
117 |
|
Income (loss) before
income tax (benefit) |
610 |
|
(619) |
|
Income tax (benefit) |
244 |
|
(248) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$
366 |
|
$
(371) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE |
$.02 |
|
$(.02) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE |
$.02 |
|
$(.02) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average
number of shares outstanding |
15,763 |
|
15,660 |
|
Diluted weighted average
number of shares outstanding |
15,950 |
|
15,660 |
MOVIE STAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
Thousands, Except Share Information)
|
September 30, |
June 30, |
September 30, |
|
2006 (Unaudited) |
2006* |
2005 (Unaudited) |
Assets
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash |
$ 81 |
$ 203 |
$ 164 |
|
Receivables, net |
15,530 |
6,074 |
7,930 |
|
Inventory |
9,644 |
8,981 |
11,052 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
1,912 |
1,914 |
2,470 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
419 |
801 |
710 |
|
Total current assets |
27,586 |
17,973 |
22,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment,
net |
1,048 |
838 |
726 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
3,068 |
3,296 |
2,473 |
|
Goodwill |
537 |
537 |
537 |
|
Assets held for sale |
174 |
174 |
174 |
|
Other assets |
425 |
403 |
458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
$32,838 |
$23,221 |
$26,694 |
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Note payable |
$14,278 |
$ 4,955 |
$ 8,298 |
|
Current maturities of cap. lease
obligations |
54 |
- |
- |
|
Accounts payable and other current
liabilities |
3,872 |
4,086 |
3,553 |
|
Total current liabilities |
18,204 |
9,041 |
11,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities |
464 |
398 |
501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.01 par value – authorized
30,000,000 shares; |
|
|
|
|
issued 17,783,000 shares in
September 2006, 17,755,000 in June 2006
and 17,679,000 in September 2005 |
178 |
178 |
177 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital |
4,860 |
4,834 |
4,768 |
|
Retained
earnings |
12,727 |
12,361 |
12,990 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income |
23 |
27 |
25 |
|
Less treasury
stock, at cost—2,017,000 shares |
(3,618) |
(3,618) |
(3,618) |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
14,170 |
13,782 |
14,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
shareholders’ equity |
$32,838 |
$23,221 |
$26,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
* Derived from
audited financial statements.