Bridgford Foods Corp | Investor Service

2003 Annual Report

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

Common Stock and Dividend Data

The common stock of the Company is traded in the national over-the-counter market and is authorized for quotation on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “BRID”. The following table reflects the high and low closing prices and cash dividends paid as quoted by Nasdaq for each of the last eight fiscal quarters.

 

Fiscal Year 2005

High

Low

Cash Dividends Paid

 

First Quarter

$ 9.24

$ 8.01

$ 0.00

 

Second Quarter

$ 9.15

$ 8.20

$ 0.00

 

Third Quarter

$ 9.19

$ 6.46

$ 0.00

 

Fourth Quarter

$ 8.18

$ 6.05

$ 0.00

         
 

Fiscal Year 2004

High

Low

Cash Dividends Paid

 

First Quarter

$ 9.50

$ 7.39

$ 0.03

 

Second Quarter

$ 8.82

$ 7.06

$ 0.02

 

Third Quarter

$ 8.49

$ 7.07

$ 0.00

 

Fourth Quarter

$ 8.89

$ 7.52

$ 0.00

The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon future earnings, financial requirements and other factors. The Company repurchased 16,000 shares of common stock in the amount of $128,000 in fiscal year 2005 under the 2.0 million share repurchase plan previously authorized by the Board of Directors and as extended by 500,000 additional shares authorized during the June 2005 Board Meeting.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

 

Oct. 28
2005

Oct. 29
2004

Oct. 31
2003

Nov. 1
2002

Nov. 2
2001(A)

 

Net Sales

$ 130,845

$ 137,865

$ 136,251

$ 139,202

$ 152,464

 

Gross Margin Percent

34.7 %

34.5 %

36.7 %

36.5 %

36.5 %

 

Net (Loss) Income

(943 )

24

1,210

1,138

6,244

 

Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share

(0.09 )

—  

0.12

0.11

0.59

 

Current Assets

43,738

44,401

45,686

46,413

50,677

 

Current Liabilities

11,841

12,665

12,489

11,800

12,652

 

Working Capital

31,897

31,736

33,197

34,613

38,025

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

14,519

16,755

17,735

19,030

19,471

 

Total Assets

72,963

74,942

75,927

77,182

81,238

 

Shareholders’ Equity

48,262

48,664

52,333

54,390

57,335

 

Cash Dividends Per Share

0.00

0.05

0.16

0.26

0.28

(In thousands, except percent and per share amounts)

(A) Reclassified to give effect to EITF 01-09.