Net sales for The Sportsman's Guide's second quarter were $63.8 million, compared with $39.6 million reported for the same period in 2004. The quarter over quarter 61.2% increase in consolidated net sales was primarily the result of including net sales from The Golf Warehouse (“TGW”) and higher net sales from The Sportsman's Guide (“TSG”). The acquisition of TGW was effective June 29, 2004, making the third quarter of 2004 the first quarter for inclusion of TGW's net sales, operations and earnings. Net sales for TSG increased 9.1% when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2004 as a result of higher Internet sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, net sales were $128.4 million, a 52.1% increase over the $84.4 million reported for the first half of 2004.
Net earnings for the quarter were $2.5 million, or $0.31 per fully diluted share, a 102% increase over the $1.2 million, or $0.16 per fully diluted share, reported for the same period in 2004. For the first two quarters of 2005 net earnings were $4.8 million, or $0.59 per fully diluted share, compared to $2.5 million, or $0.32 per fully diluted share for the first six months of 2004. The earnings per share numbers for 2004 have been restated to reflect the Company's recently announced change in accounting policy for Buyer's Club revenues and adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 stock split, distributed April 15, 2005.
Gregory R. Binkley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, “We had a very strong second quarter due to a continuation of the strong, positive trends that have been affecting our business. We saw strong net sales at both TGW and TSG. TSG's nearly double digit sales growth was extremely positive and due to our continuing success in generating higher levels of Internet-related sales. The increase in total net sales and in the percentage of Internet-related sales is also the result of the continued strong performance of TGW. The impact of these factors once again pushed consolidated Internet-related sales for the second quarter to nearly 60% of total catalog and Internet sales.”
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Three months ended Six months ended June 30, June 30, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (Restated) (Restated) Net sales $63,778 $39,553 $128,356 $84,364 Cost of sales 44,334 26,724 88,878 57,190 Gross profit 19,444 12,829 39,478 27,174 Selling, general and administrative expenses 15,476 10,929 31,948 23,275 Earnings from operations 3,968 1,900 7,530 3.899 Interest expense (82) -- (146) -- Miscellaneous income (expense), net 91 38 159 80 Earnings before income taxes 3,977 1,938 7,543 3,979 Income tax expense 1,470 698 2,779 1,431 Net earnings $2,507 $1,240 $4,764 $2,548 Net earnings per share: Basic $.35 $.18 $.67 $.36 Diluted $.31 $.16 $.59 $.32 Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding: Basic 7,120 7,055 7,113 7,093 Diluted 8,175 7,919 8,120 7,985