STATEN ISLAND, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 10, 2014) - Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) today announced its operating results for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2014:
The Company reported net income of $758,947, or $0.12 per share basic and $0.11 per share diluted, for the three months ended July 31, 2014 compared to a net loss of $2,108,911, or ($0.33) per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended July 31, 2013. The Company had net income of $3,391,907, or $0.53 per share basic and $0.51 diluted, for the nine months ended July 31, 2014 compared to a net loss of $1,566,866 or ($0.25) per share basic and diluted, for the nine months ended July 31, 2013. The increase in net income reflects increased profitability on our sales.
Net sales totaled $26,628,571 for the three months ended July 31, 2014, a decrease of $5,742,121, or 17.7%, from $32,370,692 for the three months ended July 31, 2013. The decrease in net sales primarily reflected a decrease of 20% in pounds of green coffee sold during the quarter as compared to the quarter ended July 31, 2013. We believe that the decrease in pounds sold resulted from a continued decrease in purchases by customers as a result of market volatility and a significant increase in coffee prices during the quarter. Net sales totaled $79,373,667 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014, a decrease of $21,001,875, or 20.9%, from $100,375,542 for the nine months ended July 31, 2013. The decrease in net sales primarily reflected a decrease of 5% in pounds of green coffee sold during the nine month period ended July 31, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended July 31, 2013. We believe that the decrease in pounds sold resulted from a decrease in purchases by customers due to market volatility. Full report.
