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Exhibit 99.1
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Contacts:
Dolph Baker, Chairman and CEO
Max P. Bowman, Vice President and CFO
(601) 948-6813
 
CAL-MAINE FOODS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2021 RESULTS
 
JACKSON, Miss. (March 29, 2021) - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today reported results for the
third quarter of fiscal 2021 (thirteen weeks) and
 
thirty-nine-week period ended February 27,
 
2021.
 
Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 were $359.1 million, a 3.9 percent increase compared to
$345.6 million for
 
the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2020. The
 
Company reported net
 
income of $13.5 million,
 
or $0.28
per basic
 
and diluted share,
 
for the
 
third quarter of
 
fiscal 2021, compared
 
to net income
 
of $13.7 million,
 
or
$0.28 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2020.
 
For the
 
thirty-nine weeks
 
ended February
 
27, 2021,
 
net sales
 
were $999.2
 
million, an
 
11.2
 
percent
increase compared with
 
$898.3 million
 
for the
 
prior-year period.
 
The Company reported
 
net income of
 
$6.3
million, or $0.13 per basic
 
and diluted share, for the
 
thirty-nine weeks ended February 27,
 
2021, compared to
a net loss of $42.1 million, or $0.87 per basic and
 
diluted share, for the prior-year period.
 
Dolph Baker, chairman and chief executive officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., stated, “We are pleased
with
 
our
 
results
 
for
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2021,
 
which
 
reflect
 
strong
 
retail
 
demand
 
for
 
shell
 
eggs
 
as
consumers
 
have
 
continued
 
to
 
purchase
 
more
 
eggs
 
for
 
preparing
 
meals
 
at
 
home.
 
While
 
we
 
saw
 
modest
improvement in
 
the
 
food
 
service
 
and
 
hospitality business
 
as
 
COVID-19-related restrictions
 
have
 
gradually
lifted in select parts
 
of the country, this
 
market segment has
 
not returned to
 
pre-pandemic demand levels.
 
For
the third quarter, total dozens sold were
 
up 3.1 percent over the
 
same period last year, reaching
 
279.7 million
dozens
 
sold.
 
We
 
are
 
proud
 
of
 
our
 
dedicated
 
employees who
 
have
 
continued
 
to
 
work
 
under
 
extraordinary
conditions to meet customer demand and support the nation’s
 
food supply. Our top priority is
 
the health and
safety of
 
our employees,
 
and we
 
remain vigilant
 
in managing
 
our operations
 
in a
 
safe manner.
 
We are
 
working
to provide appropriate education and convenient access to the COVID-19 vaccines
 
for our employees based
on the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines
 
and subject to availability in the
 
states where we
operate.
 
“Our
 
average
 
sales
 
price
 
for
 
shell
 
eggs
 
was
 
$1.25
 
per
 
dozen
 
for
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
this
 
fiscal
 
year
compared with $1.24 per dozen
 
for the same period last
 
year. Sales prices have increased
 
since the end of
the third
 
fiscal quarter,
 
although they
 
are not
 
expected to
 
approach the
 
high prices
 
realized in
 
the fourth
 
quarter
last fiscal
 
year. Sales
 
prices in
 
the prior-year’s
 
fourth quarter
 
moved higher,
 
primarily driven
 
by the
 
normal
higher seasonal demand during
 
the peak Easter
 
season and the
 
consumer shift to
 
more meals prepared at
home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 
“The total number of shell
 
eggs produced for the third
 
quarter of fiscal 2021
 
was 3.3 percent less than
the same period
 
last year as
 
reported by the
 
United States Department
 
of Agriculture (“USDA”).
 
Hen numbers
reported by the USDA as of March 1, 2021, were 327.4 million, which represents 3.1 million fewer hens than
a
 
year
 
ago.
 
However,
 
the
 
USDA
 
also
 
reported
 
that
 
the
 
hatch
 
from
 
October
 
2020
 
through
 
February
 
2021
increased 2.6
 
percent as
 
compared to
 
the prior-year
 
period, and
 
eggs in
 
incubators were
 
up 20
 
percent in
February over the same
 
period last year, which may indicate
 
an increased supply
 
of hens in the future.
 
As we
emerge from
 
the COVID-19
 
pandemic with
 
an anticipated
 
return in
 
food service
 
demand, these
 
growing supply
indicators could affect
 
the overall balance
 
of supply and
 
demand for shell
 
eggs and have
 
an impact on
 
market
prices.
 
"We
 
continued
 
to
 
see
 
favorable
 
demand
 
in
 
specialty
 
egg
 
sales.
 
Eggs
 
remain
 
a
 
very
 
popular
 
and
inexpensive
 
source
 
of
 
protein,
 
and
 
we
 
strive
 
to
 
provide
 
a
 
favorable
 
product mix
 
of
 
both
 
conventional and
specialty eggs for today’s
 
health-conscious consumer. For the
 
third quarter of fiscal
 
2021, sales of specialty
eggs
 
totaled
 
$145.2
 
million, accounting
 
for
 
41.5
 
percent of
 
our
 
egg
 
sales
 
revenue, compared
 
with
 
$125.0
million,
 
or
 
37.2
 
percent of
 
egg
 
sales
 
revenue, in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal
 
2020.
 
The
 
higher
 
specialty egg
revenue reflects a 16.2 percent increase in specialty
 
dozens sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared
to the same period last year.
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"Our goal remains to
 
match our production
 
with the needs of our
 
customers, especially as
 
we prepare
for
 
the
 
expected
 
future
 
demand
 
for
 
cage-free
 
eggs.
 
As
 
additional
 
states
 
consider
 
legislation
 
for
 
cage-free
requirements, and assuming
 
companies meet
 
their previously stated
 
goals to offer cage-free
 
eggs, the USDA
projects that over
 
70 percent of
 
the U.S.
 
laying flock
 
will need
 
to be
 
in cage-free production
 
by 2026. Since
2008, we have invested $418 million in
 
facilities, equipment, and related operations to expand our
 
cage-free
production. We have
 
a strong balance
 
sheet with ample
 
liquidity and access
 
to capital to
 
continue to make
 
the
necessary investments
 
in our
 
operations, and
 
we remain
 
focused on
 
having sufficient
 
capacity to
 
meet the
needs of our customers
 
with the same exceptional service that
 
is a hallmark of Cal-Maine Foods.
 
“Our operations performed
 
well during the
 
third quarter, despite the
 
disruptions from the
 
severe winter
weather that affected operations
 
across a significant
 
portion of our
 
footprint in mid-February. Our
 
managers
and employees
 
in these
 
locations did
 
an outstanding
 
job in
 
preparing for
 
the storm
 
and managing
 
through
challenging
 
conditions
 
with
 
sufficient
 
feed
 
and
 
generator
 
power
 
to
 
continue
 
production
 
with
 
minimal
disruptions. We experienced some short-term delays in distribution as many of our customers in these areas
were temporarily closed, but we were able to
 
quickly resume normal delivery schedules.
 
 
“For
 
the
 
third
 
quarter,
 
operating loss
 
was
 
$493
 
thousand
 
compared with
 
operating
 
income
 
of
 
$5.2
million for
 
the same
 
period a
 
year ago.
 
Farm production
 
costs per
 
dozen produced
 
for the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
2021 were up
 
7.0 percent, or
 
$0.051 per
 
dozen, compared to
 
the third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2020. This increase
was primarily due to
 
higher feed costs,
 
which started trending higher
 
midway through the
 
second quarter of
fiscal 2021. For the third
 
quarter, the average Chicago Board of
 
Trade (“CBOT”) daily market price was
 
$4.97
per bushel for corn and
 
$422.61 per ton for soybean
 
meal, representing an increase
 
of 29.9 percent and 42.4
percent,
 
respectively, compared
 
to
 
the
 
daily
 
average
 
CBOT
 
prices
 
for
 
the same
 
period
 
last
 
year.
 
As
 
feed
ingredient prices
 
rose
 
through the
 
second
 
and
 
third
 
quarters of
 
fiscal
 
2021,
 
we
 
benefited
 
from our
 
normal
operating practices
 
of filling our storage
 
bins at harvest
 
and locking in
 
the basis portion
 
of our grain
 
purchases
several months
 
in advance
 
to help
 
ensure availability
 
of feed
 
ingredients.
 
Most of
 
this benefit
 
has been
 
realized
in
 
our
 
second and
 
third
 
fiscal
 
quarters, however,
 
during our
 
fourth
 
fiscal
 
quarter we
 
will
 
be
 
exposed more
directly to price movements in
 
the feed ingredient market. We
 
expect to see continued price
 
volatility for the
remainder
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2021
 
as
 
increased
 
export
 
demand
 
for
 
both
 
soybeans
 
and
 
corn
 
is
 
placing
 
pressure on
domestic supplies and carryout inventories are projected
 
to be lower. Additionally, the
 
ongoing uncertainties
and supply chain disruptions related to
 
the COVID-19 outbreak, weather fluctuations and geopolitical issues
will continue to affect market prices for our
 
primary feed ingredients.
 
“We are
 
pleased with
 
our ability
 
to execute
 
our growth
 
strategy and
 
respond to
 
the challenges
 
and
opportunities in
 
a dynamic
 
market. Importantly,
 
our improved
 
financial results
 
through the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
2021
 
allowed us
 
to resume
 
payment of
 
our
 
quarterly cash
 
dividend. While
 
we
 
are
 
still
 
facing an
 
uncertain
environment due to
 
the ongoing COVID-19
 
pandemic, continued
 
volatility in feed
 
grain prices, and
 
changes in
customer and consumer
 
demand, we look
 
forward to the
 
opportunities ahead for
 
the remainder of
 
fiscal 2021.
We
 
believe
 
retail
 
consumer
 
demand
 
for
 
eggs
 
will
 
remain
 
strong;
 
however,
 
it
 
is
 
difficult
 
to
 
predict
 
when
restaurants and
 
food service
 
operators will
 
return to
 
pre-pandemic business
 
schedules, and
 
how retail
 
demand
will be affected. Regardless of market conditions, we are focused on managing our operations in an
 
efficient
and
 
sustainable manner
 
that ensures
 
the safety
 
of
 
our
 
employees. We
 
will continue
 
to make
 
the strategic
investments to support
 
our future growth, and
 
we are well positioned with
 
sufficient capital to expand
 
our own
capacity
 
or
 
consider
 
potential
 
acquisitions.
 
Above
 
all,
 
we
 
are
 
focused
 
on
 
meeting
 
the
 
demands
 
of
 
our
customers and delivering value to our
 
shareholders,” added Baker.
 
For the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2021, Cal-Maine
 
Foods will pay
 
a cash dividend of
 
approximately $0.034
per
 
share
 
to
 
holders
 
of
 
its
 
common
 
and
 
Class
 
A
 
common
 
stock.
 
Pursuant
 
to
 
Cal-Maine
 
Foods’
 
variable
dividend
 
policy,
 
for
 
each
 
quarter
 
for
 
which
 
the
 
Company
 
reports
 
net
 
income,
 
the
 
Company
 
pays
 
a
 
cash
dividend to
 
shareholders in
 
an amount
 
equal to
 
one-third of
 
such quarterly
 
income. Following
 
a quarter
 
for
which the
 
Company does
 
not report
 
net income,
 
the Company
 
will
 
not pay
 
a dividend
 
with
 
respect to
 
that
quarter or for a subsequent
 
profitable quarter until the
 
Company is profitable on
 
a cumulative basis computed
from the
 
date of
 
the last
 
quarter for
 
which a
 
dividend was
 
paid. The
 
amount paid
 
could vary
 
based on
 
the
number of
 
outstanding shares
 
on the
 
record date.
 
The dividend
 
is payable
 
on May
 
13, 2021,
 
to holders
 
of
record on April 28, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected operating
 
statistics for
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2021
 
compared with
 
the prior-year
 
period
are shown below:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
39 Weeks Ended
February 27,
2021
February 29,
2020
February 27,
 
2021
February 29,
2020
Dozen Eggs Sold (000)
279,715
271,277
817,360
786,727
Dozen Eggs Produced (000)
248,130
239,072
731,205
684,837
% Specialty Sales (dozen)
27.4
%
24.3
%
26.6
%
23.8
%
% Specialty Sales (dollars)
41.5
%
37.2
%
42.0
%
40.3
%
Net Average Selling Price (per
dozen)
$
1.246
$
1.236
$
1.185
$
1.107
Net Average Selling Price Specialty
Eggs (per dozen)
$
1.895
$
1.895
$
1.876
$
1.884
Feed Cost (per dozen)
$
0.467
$
0.406
$
0.422
$
0.411
 
Cal-Maine
 
Foods,
 
Inc.
 
is
 
primarily
 
engaged
 
in
 
the
 
production,
 
grading,
 
packing,
 
marketing
 
and
distribution of fresh
 
shell eggs, including
 
conventional, cage-free,
 
organic and
 
nutritionally
 
enhanced eggs.
The Company, which is
 
headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi,
 
is the largest
 
producer and distributor
 
of fresh
shell
 
eggs
 
in
 
the
 
United States
 
and
 
sells the majority of
 
its
 
shell
 
eggs
 
in
 
states
 
across
 
the
 
southwestern,
southeastern, mid-western and
 
mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
 
 
Statements contained
 
in this
 
press release
 
that are
 
not historical
 
facts are
 
forward-looking statements
 
as
that
 
term
 
is
 
defined
 
in
 
the
 
Private
 
Securities
 
Litigation
 
Reform
 
Act
 
of
 
1995.
 
The
 
forward-looking
 
statements
 
are
based on management’s current intent, belief, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our company and
our
 
industry.
 
These
 
statements
 
are
 
not
 
guarantees
 
of
 
future
 
performance
 
and
 
involve
 
risks,
 
uncertainties,
assumptions and
 
other factors
 
that are
 
difficult to
 
predict and
 
may be
 
beyond our
 
control. The
 
factors that
 
could
cause
 
actual
 
results
 
to
 
differ
 
materially
 
from
 
those
 
projected
 
in
 
the
 
forward-looking
 
statements
 
include,
 
among
others,
 
(i)
 
the
 
risk
 
factors
 
set
 
forth
 
in
 
the
 
Company’s
 
SEC filings
 
(including
 
its
 
Annual
 
Reports on
 
Form
 
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
 
Reports on Form 8-K), (ii) the risks
 
and hazards inherent in the shell
egg business (including disease, pests, weather conditions and potential for recall),
 
(iii) changes in the demand for
and market prices of shell eggs and feed
 
costs, (iv) our ability to predict and
 
meet demand for cage-free and other
specialty
 
eggs,
 
(v)
 
risks,
 
changes
 
or
 
obligations
 
that
 
could
 
result
 
from
 
our
 
future
 
acquisition
 
of
 
new flocks
 
or
businesses and risks
 
or changes that may
 
cause conditions to completing
 
a pending acquisition
 
not to be met,(vi)
risks relating to the
 
evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and (vii) adverse
 
results in pending litigation matters. SEC
 
filings
may be obtained from the SEC or the Company’s website, www.calmainefoods.com.
 
Readers are cautioned not to
place
 
undue
 
reliance
 
on
 
forward-looking
 
statements because,
 
while
 
we
 
believe the assumptions
 
on
 
which the
forward-looking
 
statements
 
are
 
based
 
are
 
reasonable,
 
there can
 
be
 
no
 
assurance
 
that
 
these
 
forward-looking
statements will prove to be accurate.
 
Further, the forward-looking
 
statements included herein are only made
 
as of
the respective dates thereof, or if no
 
date is stated, as of the date hereof. Except
 
as otherwise required by law,
 
we
disclaim any
 
intent or obligation
 
to publicly
 
update these
 
forward-looking
 
statements,
 
whether as
 
a result
 
of new
information, future events or otherwise.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
SUMMARY STATEMENTS
 
OF OPERATIONS
 
13 Weeks Ended
39 Weeks Ended
February 27,
 
2021
February 29,
2020
February 27,
 
2021
February 29,
2020
Net sales
$
359,080
$
345,588
$
999,189
$
898,276
Cost of sales
311,563
295,760
876,457
840,198
Gross profit
47,517
49,828
122,732
58,078
Selling, general and administrative
47,656
44,231
135,494
132,434
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
354
385
476
467
Operating income (loss)
(493)
5,212
(13,238)
(74,823)
Other income, net
12,325
12,837
15,462
17,331
Income (loss) before income taxes
11,832
18,049
2,224
(57,492)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,716)
4,278
(4,080)
(15,356)
Net income (loss)
13,548
13,771
6,304
(42,136)
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
—
22
—
(64)
Net income (loss) attributable to Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc.
$
13,548
$
13,749
$
6,304
$
(42,072)
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.:
Basic
$
0.28
$
0.28
$
0.13
$
(0.87)
Diluted
$
0.28
$
0.28
$
0.13
$
(0.87)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
48,530
48,473
48,511
48,455
Diluted
48,659
48,588
48,649
48,455
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Results
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March 29, 2021
 
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CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEETS
 
February 27, 2021
May 30, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and short-term investments
$
180,688
$
232,293
Receivables, net
130,314
98,375
Inventories
207,739
187,216
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,162
4,367
Current assets
522,903
522,251
Property, plant and equipment (net)
585,389
557,375
Other noncurrent assets
122,992
127,068
Total
 
assets
$
1,231,284
$
1,206,694
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
99,851
$
92,182
Current portion of lease obligations
953
1,001
Current liabilities
100,804
93,183
Lease obligations, less current maturities
1,672
2,387
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
112,359
101,449
Stockholders' equity
1,016,449
1,009,675
Total
 
liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
1,231,284
$
1,206,694