Unifi Inc released operating results for its second quarter ended December 23, 2007.
Net income for the current quarter, including discontinued operations, was a net loss of $7.7 million or $0.13 per share compared to a net loss of $18.2 million or $0.35 per share for the prior December quarter.
Net income for the current quarter was negatively impacted on a pre-tax basis by $5.9 million in restructuring and severance charges and a $2.2 million impairment charge to adjust the carrying value of the Company's assets resulting from the consolidation of production into larger, more efficient facilities.
Net sales from continuing operations for the current December quarter were $183.4 million, inclusive of net sales as a result of the Dillon acquisition in January 2007, compared to net sales of $156.9 million for the prior year December quarter.
"Unifi continues to see improvement in the operating results of its underlying business since the prior year December quarter," said Ron Smith, Chief Financial Officer for Unifi. "The continuing improvement in our operating results reflects the positive impact of our strategies to consolidate the U.S. market and to reposition the Company in the commodity partially oriented yarn market.
Volume in the current quarter stayed stronger than anticipated, despite retail performance and pressure from significant unexpected increases in raw material prices. These raw material increases were related to temporary issues within the global supply chain, and we expect prices to remain stable throughout the March quarter."