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Exhibit 99.1
(CROWN CRAFTS LOGO)
     
For Immediate Release   November 12, 2008
Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009; Reaffirms Revenue
and Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2009
Gonzales, Louisiana – Crown Crafts, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ-CM: CRWS) today reported net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and reaffirmed revenue and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2009.
Historical Results
Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 was $1,035,000, or $0.11 per diluted share, on net sales of $23.8 million compared to net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 of $541,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, on net sales of $17.1 million.
“We are very pleased that we have nearly doubled our bottom line,” commented E. Randall Chestnut, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “Our gross profit for the quarter has increased in amount, although our gross profit percentage has declined year-over-year. Amortization associated with the acquisition of the baby products line of Springs Global in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, the costs of establishing a Foreign Representative Office in China and increased product costs from Asia contributed to this decline. Despite these added costs, we have increased our overall profitability by increasing our top-line sales and by holding the line on our marketing and administrative costs, which were nearly unchanged from the prior year. Our EBITDA (earnings before interest and taxes plus depreciation and amortization) more than doubled to $2.5 million in the current year, up from $1.1 million in the prior year.” Mr. Chestnut continued.
FY 2009 Guidance
The Company also reaffirmed its 2009 revenue, EBITDA and EPS guidance. The Company expects net revenues for fiscal year 2009, which ends March 29, 2009, to be in the range of $90.0 million to $93.0 million. In addition, the Company expects EBITDA for fiscal year 2009 to be in the range of $10.2 million, or 11.3% of net sales, to $10.8 million, or 11.6% of net sales, and diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.41 to $0.46.
Conference Call
The Company will host a teleconference today at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time to discuss the Company’s results and answer appropriate questions. Interested individuals may join the teleconference by dialing (866) 233-3845. Please refer to confirmation number 966258. The teleconference can also be accessed in listen-only mode by visiting the Company’s website at www.crowncrafts.com. The financial information to be discussed during the teleconference may be accessed prior to the call on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website.

 


 

A telephone replay of the teleconference will be available from 2:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on November 12, 2008 through 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on November 19, 2008. To access the replay, dial (800) 475-6701 in the United States or (320) 365-3844 from international locations. The access code for the replay is 966258.
About Crown Crafts, Inc.
Crown Crafts, Inc. designs, markets and distributes infant, toddler and juvenile consumer products, including bedding, blankets, bibs, bath items and accessories. Its operating subsidiaries include Hamco, Inc. in Louisiana and Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. in California. Crown Crafts is America’s largest distributor of infant bedding, bibs and bath items. The Company’s products include licensed and branded collections as well as exclusive private label programs for certain of its customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, in the overall level of consumer spending and in the price of oil, cotton and other raw materials used in the Company’s products, changing competition, changes in the retail environment, the level and pricing of future orders from the Company’s customers, the extent to which the Company’s business is concentrated in a small number of customers, the Company’s dependence upon third-party suppliers, including some located in foreign countries, customer acceptance of both new designs and newly-introduced product lines, actions of competitors that may impact the Company’s business, disruptions to transportation systems or shipping lanes used by the Company or its suppliers, and the Company’s dependence upon licenses from third parties. Reference is also made to the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional factors that may impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to conform to actual results or changes in our expectations, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
     
Contact:
  Investor Relations Department
 
  (225) 647-9146
 
  or
 
  Halliburton Investor Relations
 
  (972) 458-8000

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
In thousands, except per share data and percentages
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    September 28, 2008     September 30, 2007     September 28, 2008     September 30, 2007  
                       
Net sales
  $ 23,759     $ 17,111     $ 43,514     $ 32,471  
Gross profit
    4,855       3,963       9,093       8,269  
Gross profit percentage
    20.4 %     23.2 %     20.9 %     25.5 %
Income from operations
    1,882       991       3,214       2,893  
Income before income taxes
    1,612       883       2,629       2,638  
Income tax expense
    614       337       1,006       1,013  
Income from continuing operations after income taxes
    998       546       1,623       1,625  
Loss from discontinued operations – net of income taxes
    37       (5 )     31       (98 )
Net income
    1,035       541       1,654       1,527  
Basic income per share
  $ 0.11     $ 0.05     $ 0.18     $ 0.15  
Diluted income per share
  $ 0.11     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ 0.15  
 
                               
Weighted Average Shares
                               
Outstanding:
                               
Basic
    9,363       9,990       9,389       9,997  
Diluted
    9,635       10,285       9,662       10,295  
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
In thousands
(Unaudited)
                 
    September 28, 2008     March 30, 2008  
Cash and cash equivalents
    12,096       7,930  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
    18,527       18,278  
Inventories
    14,884       13,777  
Total current assets
    47,750       42,597  
Goodwill
    22,884       22,884  
Intangible assets, net
    6,352       7,276  
Total assets
    77,737       73,477  
 
               
Current maturities of long-term debt
    2,500       2,504  
Total current liabilities
    11,266       11,031  
Long-term debt
    25,018       22,311  
Total non-current liabilities
    25,119       22,713  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity
    41,352       39,733  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    77,737       73,477  

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Crown Crafts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation to EBITDA
In thousands, except percentages
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    September 28, 2008     September 30, 2007     September 28, 2008     September 30, 2007  
Net income
  $ 1,035     $ 541     $ 1,654     $ 1,527  
Interest expense
    308       119       635       231  
Interest income
    (34 )     (1 )     (88 )     (1 )
Taxes on continuing operations
    614       337       1,006       1,013  
Taxes on discontinued operations
    20       (3 )     17       (51 )
Depreciation
    73       88       161       171  
Amortization
    443       19       877       37  
         
EBITDA
    2,459       1,100       4,262       2,927  
         
 
                               
Net Sales
                               
Net sales from continuing operations
    23,759       17,111       43,514       32,471  
Net sales from discontinued operations
                      52  
         
Net sales
    23,759       17,111       43,514       32,523  
 
         
EBITDA as a percentage of net sales
    10.3 %     6.4 %     9.8 %     9.0 %
         
 
                               
Stock-based Compensation included in EBITDA
    217       152       382       277  
         
Projected Fiscal Year 2009 EBITDA
In thousands
(Unaudited)
                 
    Low End     High End  
    of Range     of Range  
Net income
  $ 4,100     $ 4,600  
Interest
    1,400       1,200  
Taxes
    2,700       3,000  
Depreciation
    300       300  
Amortization
    1,700       1,700  
     
EBITDA
  $ 10,200     $ 10,800  
     
The Company uses EBITDA to monitor the Company’s operating and cash flow performance and to evaluate the performance of its businesses. The Company believes that the presentation of EBITDA provides useful information to investors and is an important indicator of the Company’s ability to generate cash sufficient to reduce debt, make strategic investments, meet capital expenditures and working capital requirements and otherwise meet its obligations as they become due. EBITDA is not considered a measure of financial performance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and the items excluded from EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. EBITDA is provided as supplemental information and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, such GAAP measures as net income, cash flow provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities, and other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and can be calculated in varying ways, EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

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