Crawford United Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

• Earnings per share of $3.77 for the year and $0.91 for the quarter
• Sales of $143.9 million for the year, an increase of 12.6%
• Net income of $13.3 million for the year, an increase of 101.5%
• EBITDA As Defined¹ of $25.6 million for the year, an increase of 64.1%

CLEVELAND, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crawford United Corporation (OTC: CRAWA), a growth-oriented holding company serving diverse markets, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, sales were $33.8 million compared with $32.7 million in the same period in 2022, an increase of 3.4%. In the quarter, the Company recorded operating income of $3.4 million compared with operating income of $2.8 million in the same period of the prior year, an increase of 21.4%. Net income was $3.2 million, or $0.91 per fully diluted share, compared to $3.1 million, or $0.88 per fully diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 3.2%. EBITDA As Defined was $5.1 million in the quarter compared to $4.3 million in the same period of the prior year, an increase of 18.6%.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, sales were $143.9 million compared with $127.8 million in 2022, an increase of 12.6%. In 2023, the Company recorded operating income of $17.9 million compared with operating income of $8.5 million in 2022, an increase of 110.6%.  Net income was $13.3 million, or $3.77 per fully diluted share, compared to $6.6 million, or $1.89 per fully diluted share, in 2022, an increase of 101.5%. EBITDA As Defined was $25.6 million, compared to $15.6 million in 2022, an increase of 64.1%. 

Brian Powers, President and CEO, stated, “We are pleased with the ongoing success of our business model and remain confident in our ability to achieve long-term strategic priorities. In 2023, we achieved all-time highs in sales, gross margin, operating income, net income and EBITDA As Defined. At the same time, we reduced our debt to $6.4 million at the end of the year. Crawford United is well positioned to pursue opportunities for increased revenue and profitability, always with an eye towards additional acquisitions.”

About Crawford United Corporation.

Crawford United Corporation is a growth-oriented holding company providing specialty industrial products to diverse markets, including healthcare, education, aerospace, defense, and transportation. The company currently operates two business segments. The Commercial Air Handling Equipment segment is a leader in designing, manufacturing, and installing highly customized, large-scale commercial, institutional, and industrial air handling solutions, primarily for hospitals and universities. The Industrial & Transportation Products segment provides highly complex precision components and coatings to customers in the aerospace and defense industries, as well as a full line of branded metal, silicone, plastic, rubber, hydraulic, marine and fuel hose products. For more information, go to

Information about Forward Looking Statements.

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Brian E. Powers

President & CEO

216-243-2449

 

¹ EBITDA As Defined is a Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definition and table at the end of this release for a reconciliation of EBITDA As Defined to net income.

CRAWFORD UNITED CORPORATION

Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

EBITDA As Defined is a non-GAAP financial measure that reflects net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and also excludes certain charges and corporate-level expenses as defined in the Company's current revolving credit facility. The Company presents this non-GAAP financial measure because management uses EBITDA As Defined to assess the Company's performance and believes that EBITDA As Defined is useful to investors as an indication of the Company's compliance with its financial covenants in its revolving credit facility. Additionally, EBITDA As Defined is a measure used under the Company's revolving credit facility to determine whether the Company may incur additional debt under such facility. EBITDA As Defined is not a measure of performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income or cash flow information calculated in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA As Defined herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA As Defined: