Exhibit 99.1
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| For Immediate Release |
August 16, 2006 |
Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007
Gonzales, Louisiana Crown Crafts, Inc. (the Company) (OTCBB: CRWS) today reported net
sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, which ended July 2, 2006, of $16.2 million as
compared to net sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 of $13.7 million. Pretax net
income for the quarter was $1.5 million compared to a pretax net loss of $261,000 for the first
quarter of fiscal year 2006. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 was $911,000, or
$0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $269,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the
first quarter of fiscal year 2006.
Net income for first quarter of fiscal year 2007 was net of income tax expense of $615,000 compared
to $8,000 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. As a result of the removal of a $4.2 million
deferred tax valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Companys
income tax expense for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 included federal as well as state and
local income taxes. Income tax expense for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 included only
state and local income taxes. As in prior years, no federal income taxes will be paid due to the
utilization of net operating loss carryforwards.
The increase in sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 as compared to the first quarter of
fiscal year 2006 is comprised of a $1.9 million increase in sales of bedding, blankets and
accessories and a $689,000 increase in sales of bibs and bath products. The increase in bedding,
blankets and accessories is primarily due to sales of new private label designs which began
shipping subsequent to the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 and several shipments made earlier in
the current fiscal quarter than in the prior year quarter, offset by a decrease related to dropped
programs. The increase in sales of bibs and bath products are due to sales of new designs,
increased replenishment orders and shipments made earlier in the current fiscal quarter than in the
prior year quarter.
We are pleased to report a profit in our first quarter, which is historically our weakest quarter.
This is the first profit we have posted in the first quarter since our restructuring in July 2001.
The increase in sales is due in part to $1.3 million of orders that were shipped earlier this year
than last year. A majority of the gross margin improvement from 21.7% to 28.3% reflects our
continued efforts to control costs and improve our sourcing efforts, commented E. Randall
Chestnut, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. We are also very
pleased with the markets reaction to our refinancing and warrant extinguishment that was announced
last month and will begin to be reflected in our quarterly performance in the second quarter. Our stock price and market capitalization have significantly improved in response to
the restructuring, Mr. Chestnut continued.
The Company will host a teleconference today at 1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss the
Companys results and answer appropriate questions from stockholders. Interested investors may
join the teleconference by dialing (888) 276-0006. Please refer to confirmation number 838803. The
teleconference can also be accessed in listen-only mode by visiting the Companys website at
www.crowncrafts.com. The financial information to be discussed during the teleconference may be
found prior to the call on the investor relations portion of the Companys website.
A telephone replay of the teleconference will be available from 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
August 16, 2006 through 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on August 23, 2006. 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 838803.
Crown Crafts, Inc. designs, markets and distributes infant and juvenile consumer products,
including bedding, blankets, bibs, bath items and accessories, and luxury hand-woven home décor.
Its subsidiaries include Hamco, Inc. in Louisiana, Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. in California
and Churchill Weavers, Inc. in Kentucky.
Crown Crafts is Americas largest distributor of infant bedding, bibs and bath items. The
Companys products include licensed and branded collections as well as exclusive private label
programs for certain of its customers.
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 managements 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 Companys products, changing
competition, changes in the retail environment, the level and pricing of future orders from the
Companys customers, the Companys 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 Companys business, disruptions to transportation
systems or shipping lanes used by the Company or its suppliers, and the Companys dependence upon
licenses from third parties. Reference is also made to the Companys periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for additional factors that may impact the Companys 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.