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AMCON Distributing Company Reports Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024; Completes Acquisition of Arrowrock Supply

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OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON� or “the Company�) (NYSE American: DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based Convenience and Foodservice Distributor, is pleased to announce fully diluted earnings per share of $0.57 on net income available to common shareholders of $0.3 million for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024.

“As the third largest Convenience Distributor in the United States measured by territory covered, AMCON is well positioned with the operational infrastructure necessary to advance the strategic plans of our growing retail partner base. AMCON’s long-standing core operating philosophy is to provide a superior level of customer service. Our customer-centric approach is particularly helpful in challenging weather conditions as we ensure that AMCON’s retail partners received a consistent and timely flow of goods and services,� said Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He further noted, “We continue to actively seek strategic acquisition opportunities for Convenience and Foodservice Distributors, and their families, who want to align with our customer focused approach philosophy and further the legacy of their enterprises.�

“Foodservice through our ԰’s Foods (“԰’s�) subsidiary continues to be a strategic focus. ԰’s offers a breadth and depth of proprietary foodservice programs and associated store level merchandising that is unparalleled in the convenience distribution industry. We now have the capability to offer turn-key solutions that will enable our retail partners the ability to compete head-on with the Quick Service Restaurant industry,� said Andrew C. Plummer, AMCON’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Plummer continued, “In particular, we now have integrated state of the art advertising, design, print and electronic display programs that we believe provide our customers a competitive edge.�

“We continue our relentless daily focus on managing the Company’s balance sheet and maximizing our liquidity position. At December 31, 2024, our shareholders� equity was $112.4 million,� said Charles J. Schmaderer, AMCON’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schmaderer also added, “We are investing capital to develop our recently acquired 250,000 square foot distribution facility in Colorado City, Colorado, which will support our customers� growth initiatives in the Intermountain Region. In addition, we successfully closed the previously announced acquisition of the assets of Arrowrock Supply of Boise, Idaho.�

AMCON, and its subsidiaries Team Sledd, LLC and ԰’s Foods, Inc., is a leading Convenience and Foodservice Distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen and refrigerated foods, automotive supplies and health and beauty care products with distribution centers in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. Through its Healthy Edge Retail Group, AMCON operates fifteen (15) health and natural product retail stores in the Midwest and Florida.

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.

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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December

September

2024

2024

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash

$

535,862

$

672,788

Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $2.4 million at December 2024 and $2.3 million at September 2024

70,590,733

70,653,907

Inventories, net

174,523,527

144,254,843

Income taxes receivable

396,222

718,645

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12,096,904

12,765,088

Total current assets

258,143,248

229,065,271

Property and equipment, net

106,745,867

106,049,061

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

26,246,028

25,514,731

Goodwill

5,778,325

5,778,325

Other intangible assets, net

4,612,808

4,747,234

Other assets

3,142,994

2,952,688

Total assets

$

404,669,270

$

374,107,310

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS� EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

47,342,697

$

54,498,225

Accrued expenses

14,947,716

15,802,727

Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses

3,256,748

8,989,355

Current operating lease liabilities

7,337,464

7,036,751

Current maturities of long-term debt

5,248,488

5,202,443

Current mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest

1,757,237

1,703,604

Total current liabilities

79,890,350

93,233,105

Credit facilities

165,900,612

121,272,004

Deferred income tax liability, net

4,443,893

4,374,316

Long-term operating lease liabilities

19,203,592

18,770,001

Long-term debt, less current maturities

15,176,659

16,562,908

Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest, less current portion

6,649,075

6,507,896

Other long-term liabilities

985,936

1,657,295

Shareholders� equity:

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized

Common stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 645,462 shares outstanding at December 2024 and 630,362 shares outstanding at September 2024

9,799

9,648

Additional paid-in capital

35,077,446

34,439,735

Retained earnings

108,604,071

108,552,565

Treasury stock at cost

(31,272,163

)

(31,272,163

)

Total shareholders� equity

112,419,153

111,729,785

Total liabilities and shareholders� equity

$

404,669,270

$

374,107,310

AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended December

2024

2023

Sales (including excise taxes of $143.4 million and $138.1 million, respectively)

$

711,273,256

$

644,959,073

Cost of sales

664,379,704

601,658,151

Gross profit

46,893,552

43,300,922

Selling, general and administrative expenses

40,587,630

37,258,677

Depreciation and amortization

2,635,601

2,219,168

43,223,231

39,477,845

Operating income

3,670,321

3,823,077

Other expense (income):

Interest expense

2,846,621

2,311,513

Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest

194,812

199,744

Other (income), net

(111,531

)

(563,141

)

2,929,902

1,948,116

Income from operations before income taxes

740,419

1,874,961

Income tax expense

392,000

804,000

Net income available to common shareholders

$

348,419

$

1,070,961

Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders

$

0.57

$

1.80

Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders

$

0.57

$

1.78

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

611,322

595,623

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

613,573

603,300

Dividends paid per common share

$

0.18

$

0.18

AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS� EQUITY

Additional

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Total

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2023

Balance, October 1, 2023

943,272

$

9,431

(334,583

)

$

(31,272,163

)

$

30,585,388

$

104,846,438

$

104,169,094

Dividends on common stock, $0.46 per share

(289,967

)

(289,967

)

Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards

21,673

217

1,935,703

1,935,920

Net income available to common shareholders

1,070,961

1,070,961

Balance, December 31, 2023

964,945

$

9,648

(334,583

)

$

(31,272,163

)

$

32,521,091

$

105,627,432

$

106,886,008

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2024

Balance, October 1, 2024

964,945

$

9,648

(334,583

)

$

(31,272,163

)

$

34,439,735

$

108,552,565

$

111,729,785

Dividends on common stock, $0.46 per share

(296,913

)

(296,913

)

Compensation expense and issuance of stock in connection with equity-based awards

15,100

151

637,711

637,862

Net income available to common shareholders

348,419

348,419

Balance, December 31, 2024

980,045

$

9,799

(334,583

)

$

(31,272,163

)

$

35,077,446

$

108,604,071

$

112,419,153

AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

December

December

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income available to common shareholders

$

348,419

$

1,070,961

Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common shareholders to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation

2,501,175

2,084,743

Amortization

134,426

134,425

(Gain) loss on sales of property and equipment

(840

)

(53,287

)

Equity-based compensation

637,862

571,137

Deferred income taxes

69,577

467,203

Provision for credit losses

112,746

(91,969

)

Inventory allowance

24,405

30,988

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

(1,453,452

)

Change in fair value of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest

194,812

199,744

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(49,572

)

2,147,484

Inventories

(30,293,089

)

384,466

Prepaid and other current assets

668,184

(362,792

)

Other assets

(190,306

)

(22,366

)

Accounts payable

(6,911,400

)

1,627,403

Accrued expenses and accrued wages, salaries and bonuses

(6,055,070

)

(3,649,088

)

Other long-term liabilities

71,823

120,275

Income taxes payable and receivable

322,423

336,797

Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities

(39,867,877

)

4,996,124

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of property and equipment

(3,453,711

)

(3,947,143

)

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

12,442

124,803

Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities

(3,441,269

)

(3,822,340

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

713,853,301

603,650,771

Repayments under revolving credit facilities

(669,224,693

)

(604,014,807

)

Principal payments on long-term debt

(1,340,204

)

(490,518

)

Dividends on common stock

(116,184

)

(113,466

)

Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities

43,172,220

(968,020

)

Net change in cash

(136,926

)

205,764

Cash, beginning of period

672,788

790,931

Cash, end of period

$

535,862

$

996,695

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

2,815,683

$

2,235,562

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:

Equipment acquisitions classified in accounts payable

$

772,820

$

347,891

Dividends declared, not paid

180,729

176,501

Issuance of common stock in connection with the vesting of equity-based awards

1,296,372

For Further Information Contact:

Charles J. Schmaderer

AMCON Distributing Company

Ph 402-331-3727

Source: AMCON Distributing Company

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