FORM-10-Q


                              UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549
   

          Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


For the quarter ended: 03/31/97            Commission File No.: 0-22818


                        THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC.
                                                 
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                 22-3240619
                                                 
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)


        50 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11553
              (Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 237-6200
                           
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports, and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirement for the past 90 days.


                            Yes   X          No
 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practical date.

8,556,899 shares of Common Stock $.01 par value, as of May 14, 1997.



                         THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC.
                                 INDEX


Part I   Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1997
         (unaudited) and June 30, 1996
 
         Consolidated Statements of Income - Three months and 
         Nine months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine
         months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations


Part II  Other Information

         Items 1 to 5 are not applicable

         Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         Signatures



PART I - ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31 June 30 1997 1996 --------- --------- (Unaudited) (Note) ASSETS Current assets: Cash $ 305,000 $ 306,000 Trade accounts receivable - net 7,099,000 8,069,000 Inventories 7,344,000 7,346,000 Receivables from sale of equipment - current portion 271,000 632,000 Other current assets 809,000 639,000 ---------- ---------- Total current assets 15,828,000 16,992,000 Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $530,000 and $399,000 737,000 685,000 Receivables from sale of equipment - non-current portion 220,000 310,000 Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,892,000 and $1,334,000 26,757,000 27,140,000 Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $962,000 and $706,000 1,056,000 1,312,000 Other assets 1,128,000 1,003,000 ---------- ---------- Total assets $45,726,000 $47,442,000 ========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 4,435,000 $ 5,560,000 Current portion of long-term debt 5,209,000 4,619,000 Income taxes payable 226,000 273,000 ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities 9,870,000 10,452,000 Long-term debt, less current portion 11,016,000 12,105,000 Deferred income taxes 461,000 461,000 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities 21,347,000 23,018,000 ---------- ---------- Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock - $.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares, no shares issued Common stock - $.01 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares, issued 8,881,899 shares 89,000 89,000 Additional paid-in capital 20,465,000 20,413,000 Retained earnings 4,719,000 3,922,000 ---------- ---------- 25,273,000 24,424,000 Less: 325,000 shares of treasury stock, at cost 894,000 ---------- ---------- Total stockholders' equity 24,379,000 24,424,000 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $45,726,000 $47,442,000 ========== ========== Note - The Balance sheet at June 30, 1996 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. See notes to consolidated financial statements.
THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, 1997 1996 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net sales $13,623,000 $17,218,000 $46,177,000 $48,867,000 Cost of sales 8,593,000 10,406,000 28,840,000 29,336,000 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Gross profit 5,030,000 6,812,000 17,337,000 19,531,000 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Selling, general and administrative expenses 4,196,000 5,090,000 13,632,000 14,552,000 Depreciation of property and equipment 48,000 49,000 131,000 140,000 Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets 186,000 184,000 558,000 460,000 --------- --------- ---------- ---------- 4,430,000 5,323,000 14,321,000 15,152,000 --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Operating income 600,000 1,489,000 3,016.000 4,379,000 --------- --------- --------- --------- Interest expense, net 415,000 513,000 1,240,000 1,230,000 Amortization of deferred financing costs 128,000 121,000 378,000 348,000 ------- ------- --------- --------- 543,000 634,000 1,618,000 1,578,000 ------- ------- --------- --------- Income before income taxes 57,000 855,000 1,398,000 2,801,000 Provision for income taxes 24,000 351,000 601,000 1,170,000 ------ ------- ------- --------- Net income $ 33,000 $504,000 $797,000 $1,631,000 ====== ======= ======= ========= Net income per common share and common share equivalents $0.00 $0.06 $0.09 $0.l8 ==== ==== ==== ==== Weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents 9,061,000 8,897,000 8,961,000 8,943,000 ========= ========= ========= =========
See notes to consolidated financial statements. THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Nine Months Ended March 31 1997 1996 -------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income $ 797,000 $1,631,000 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation of property and equipment 131,000 140,000 Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets 558,000 460,000 Amortization of deferred financing costs 378,000 347,000 Provision for doubtful accounts 107,000 (83,000) Increase (decrease) in cash attributable to changes in assets and liabilities, Accounts receivable 863,000 (235,000) Inventories 2,000 392,000 Other current assets (345,000) (2,302,000) Other assets (125,000) (205,000) Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1,125,000) 173,000 Income taxes payable (47,000) (1,019,000) --------- --------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,194,000 (701,000) --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of business, net of long-term debt issued to seller (9,338,000) Acquisition of property and equipment (93,000) (179,000) ------ --------- Net cash used in investing activities (93,000) (9,517,000) ------ --------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from senior term loan 9,000,000 Proceeds from bank revolving credit facility 300,000 1,250,000 Payment of senior term loan (905,000) (1,700,000) Purchase of treasury stock (894,000) Proceeds from exercise of options 52,000 Collections of receivables from equipment sales 451,000 1,918,000 Payment of other long-term debt (106,000) (99,000) Costs in connection with bank financing (246,000) --------- ---------- Net cash provided by financing activities (1,102,000) 10,123,000 --------- ---------- Net (decrease) in cash (1,000) (95,000) Cash at beginning of year 306,000 187,000 ------- ------- Cash at end of year $305,000 $ 92,000 ======= ======= See notes to consolidated financial statements.
THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. GENERAL: The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 19, 1993. The Company and its subsidiaries operate as one business segment: the sale of specialty food products which are manufactured by various co-packers. The Company's principal product lines consist of Hain Pure Foods (natural foods), Estee (sugar-free products), Hollywood Foods (principally healthy cooking oils), Kineret Foods (frozen kosher foods), Farm Foods (frozen natural foods) and Weight Watchers (refrigerated products - grated cheese, mayonnaise and margarine and dry products - cookies, snacks, canned soups). Estee was acquired on November 3, 1995 and an agreement was entered into with Weight Watchers on March 31, 1997 (see Note 3). 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION: All amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, except shares and per share amounts. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Reference is made to the footnotes to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries as at June 30, 1996 and for the year then ended included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for information not included in these condensed footnotes. 3. ACQUISITION: On March 31, 1997, the Company entered into a license agreement with Weight Watchers Gourmet Food Company ("WWGF" - a wholly owned subsidiary of H. J. Heinz Company). Under the agreement, the Company will manufacture, market and sell approximately 60 Weight Watcher dry and refrigerated products. Sales of these products were approximately $17 million for the 12 months ended March 31, 1997. The agreement is for five years, and is renewable under certain circumstances. The agreement provides, among other matters, for a royalty payment to WWGF based on sales of Weight Watchers products and payment of a share of the pre-tax profits (as defined) from sale of the such products. In connection with the license agreement, the Company purchased approximately $600,000 of inventory, using borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility. THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 4. INVENTORIES: March 31 June 30 1997 1996 --------- --------- Finished goods $6,356,000 $6,641,000 Raw materials and packaging 988,000 705,000 --------- --------- $7,344,000 $7,346,000 ========= ========= 5. LONG-TERM DEBT: Long-term debt consists of the following: March 31 June 30 1997 1996 --------- --------- Senior Term Loan $ 5,176,000 $ 6,081,000 Revolving Credit 1,700,000 1,400,000 12.5% Subordinated Debentures, net of unamortized original issue discount of $1,240,000 and $1,361,000 7,260,000 7,139,000 10% Junior Subordinated Note 1,750,000 1,750,000 Notes payable to sellers in connection with acquisition of companies and other long-term debt 339,000 354,000 ---------- ---------- 16,225,000 16,724,000 Current portion 5,209,000 4,619,000 ---------- ---------- $11,016,000 $12,105,000 ========== ========== The 10% Junior Subordinated Note (which was issued to the seller in connection with the acquisition of Estee in 1995) contains a provision for the optional redemption of such Note on April 30, 1997 at a 25% discount. The Company elected to prepay the Note on April 28, 1997. Reference is made to the footnotes to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries as at June 30, 1996 and for the year then ended included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for additional information on the aforementioned long-term debt, including interest rates, eligible borrowings under the revolving credit facility, required payments of principal, maturities, and restrictive covenants contained therein. THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 6. EARNINGS PER SHARE: Earnings per common and common equivalent share for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are computed on the basis of the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding plus common equivalent shares arising from the effect of dilutive stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method. 7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: On November 29, 1996, the Company repurchased 325,000 shares of its Common Stock to be held in treasury for $894,000. In March 1997, the Company issued 15,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of a stock option. In connection with the WWGF agreement referred to in Note 3, the Company has issued warrants to acquire 250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging from $7.00 to $9.00 per share. 8. POTENTIAL ACQUISITION: In February 1997, the Company executed a Letter of Intent to acquire a regional snack food business that has annual sales of approximately $7 million. The Company would acquire substantially all of the assets and business, subject to substantially all of the liabilities for a cash purchase price of $485,000. In addition, the acquisition would require approximately $1 million to be funded by the Company for working capital purposes. The Company intends to use its revolving credit line to fund the purchase price and working capital requirements. As of May 12, 1997, documentation with respect to this transaction is substantially completed. The closing of this transaction is subject to the Seller's ability to meet certain conditions. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS A summary and comparison of the results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 is set forth below (in thousands). Quarter Ended March 31 1997 1996 ------------- ------------- Net sales $13,623 100.0% $17,218 100.0% Gross profit 5,030 36.9% 6,812 39.6% Selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization 4,430 32.5% 5,323 30.9% Operating income 600 4.4% 1,489 8.6% Interest and financing costs 543 4.0% 634 3.7% Income before income taxes 57 .4% 855 5.0% Income taxes 24 .2% 351 2.0% Net income $ 33 .2% $ 504 2.9% Nine Months Ended March 31 1997 1996 -------------- ------------- Net sales $46,177 100.0% $48,867 100.0% Gross profit 17,337 37.5% 19,531 40.0% Selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization 14,321 31.0% 15,152 31.0% Operating income 3,016 6.5% 4,379 9.0% Interest and financing costs 1,618 3.5% 1,578 3.2% Income before income taxes 1,398 3.0% 2,801 5.7% Income taxes 601 1.3% 1,170 2.4% Net income $ 797 1.7% $ 1,631 3.3% Sales for the current quarter decreased by approximately $3.6 million as compared to the 1996 quarter. Sales for the nine months decreased by approximately $2.7 million as compared to the prior year. The sales decreases were principally attributable to a decrease in sales of rice cake products, offset in part for the nine months by sales of the Estee division, which was acquired in November 1995. The rice cake product category for the Company, as well as other sellers of the product, has been under recent pressure from the growing market acceptance of other snack products and from increased competition. The Company is reacting by continuing to introduce new products in a variety of categories, with a goal of reducing reliance on rice cakes and generating a more diversified product sales mix. In addition, the Company believes that its recent acquisition of the Weight Watchers dry and refrigerated product line (see note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) will ultimately more than offset reduced rice cake sales. Sales (including sales from the Weight Watchers product line) for the month of April 1997 (the first month of the fourth quarter) exceeded sales for January 1997 (the first month of the third quarter) by approximately $2.1 million. Gross margin percentage decreased by 2.7% in the current quarter and by 2.5% for the nine months, as compared to the 1996 quarter and nine months. The decreases were principally due to the change in product mix referred to above and an increase in warehousing and delivery costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by approximately $900,000 and $800,000, respectively for the three month and nine month periods, principally as a result of lower sales promotion costs on lower sales levels. Such expenses, as a percentage of net sales, increased by 1.8% for the current quarter as compared to the 1996 quarter and was at the same level, as a percentage of sales, for the nine months as compared to the 1996 nine months. The Company's level of debt was not significantly different during the quarter and nine month periods, compared to the prior year. Consequently, interest and financing costs were not significantly different during such periods. Income before income taxes, as a percentage of net sales for the current quarter and nine months as compared to the 1996 quarter and nine months, decreased by approximately 4.6% and 2.7%, respectively, principally as a result of the aforementioned decrease in gross margin in the current quarter and nine months and the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current quarter. Income taxes as a percentage of pre-tax income amounted to approximately 43% in the current quarter and nine months as compared to 42% for the prior 1996 quarter and nine months. This current percentage is deemed representative of the Company's ongoing effective income tax rate. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES In November 1995, the Company purchased substantially all of the business of The Estee Corporation. In connection with the acquisition, the Company and its bank entered into a $18 million Restated Credit Facility ("Facility") providing for a $9 million senior term loan and a $9 million revolving credit line. The Facility replaced the Company's existing $6 million revolving credit line with the same bank. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at 1/2% to 1% over the bank's base rate. The senior term loan is repayable in quarterly principal installments, commencing March 31, 1996 through maturity of the Facility on June 30, 2000. Pursuant to the revolving credit line, the Company may borrow up to 85% of eligible trade receivables and 60% of eligible inventories. Amounts outstanding under the Facility are collateralized by principally all of the Company's assets. The Facility also contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants. The Company borrowed the full $9 million senior term loan and $2 million under the revolving credit line to fund the cash purchase price of the acquisition. As at March 31, 1997, the Company had reduced its borrowing under the Facility to approximately $6.9 million, principally from the proceeds of sales of equipment acquired in the Estee acquisition and operating cash flow, offset by a borrowing of $900,000 to fund its acquisition of Treasury Stock and $600,000 to fund the purchase of the inventory in the Weight Watchers transaction. Of the $9 million available under the Company's revolving credit line, $1.7 million was outstanding at March 31, 1997. From time to time, principally because of inventory requirements, the Company may utilize a portion of the revolving credit line. The Company's 12.5% Subordinated Debentures mature on April 14, 2004 and require principal payments of $1,943,000 on October 14, 2000, and of $2,307,000, $2,125,000, and $2,125,000, respectively on April 14 of 2002, 2003 and 2004. Working capital at March 31, 1997 amounted to approximately $6.0 million, which is adequate to meet the Company's operational needs. The Company purchases its products from independent co-packers and does not intend to invest in plant or equipment relating to the manufacture of products for sale. Consequently, additions to property and equipment are not expected to be material in future periods. The Facility and the Debentures impose limitations on the incurrance of additional indebtedness and require that the Company comply with certain financial tests and restrictive covenants. The aggregate long-term debt service requirements for the 12 month period ending March 31, 1997 are approximately $5.2 million, which includes the optional redemption of a $1.75 million subordinated note issued to the seller (the "Estee Note") in connection with the acquisition of Estee and proceeds from collections of certain receivables from the sale of equipment, which are required to be utilized for pre-payments of the senior term loan. The Company redeemed the Estee Note on April 28, 1997 for $1,269,000. The Company anticipates that cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet all of its debt service and operating requirements. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to potential acquisition of a snack food business. INFLATION The Company does not believe that inflation had a significant impact on the Company's results of operations for the periods presented. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits Financial Data Schedule (Exhibit 27) (b) Reports on Form 8-K In March 1997, the Company filed its Report on Form 8-K reporting on the agreement between the Company and Weight Watchers Gourmet Food Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of H.J. Heinz Company, pursuant to which the Company will manufacture, market, distribute and sell certain Weight Watcher dry and refrigerated food products. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. THE HAIN FOOD GROUP, INC. Date: May 14, 1997 /s/Irwin D. Simon Irwin D. Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 14, 1997 /s/Jack Kaufman Jack Kaufman, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 

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