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Lifetime Brands, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LCUT), a leading global designer,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend\n GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LCUT), a leading global designer, developer and marketer of a broad range of branded consumer products used in the home, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Robert Kay, Lifetime’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased with Lifetime’s strong results in the second quarter, which were driven by end market demand in several categories including kitchen tools and gadgets, bakeware, barware and cutlery. This result was achieved through our ability to capture revenues by quickly shifting to meet strong demand in several channels including e-commerce, mass and grocery retailers. Overall, Lifetime grew consolidated net sales by 5.3% over the second quarter of 2019 producing strong bottom line growth. Income from operations increased by $16.8 million and net loss declined by $7.5 million over the second quarter of 2019, resulting in an increase in last twelve months consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $8.1 million or 13% compared to last quarter. During the quarter, we achieved meaningful progress in our international business which, although down compared to prior year, showed growth by June as we started to see the benefits of our shift to a drop ship model and the beginning of a recovery in their end markets. Our continued focus on maintaining solid liquidity and a flexible balance sheet allowed us to continue to generate significant cash flow and lower our net debt in the second quarter. While we navigate through the COVID-19 environment, we are seeing the results from a resilient demand for our products, the investments from Lifetime 2.0 and the cost containment strategies we have executed. Accordingly, we are confident in our ability to execute on our Lifetime 2.0 strategic plan and continue to deliver profitable growth.” Second Quarter Financial Highlights: Consolidated net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were $150.1 million, representing an increase of $7.6 million, or 5.3%, as compared to net sales of $142.5 million for the corresponding period in 2019. In constant currency, which excludes the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by $8.2 million, or 5.8%, as compared to consolidated net sales in the correspond...