GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 9, 2021 11:28AM EST

November 09, 2021

CLEVELAND, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crawford United Corporation (OTC: CRAWA), a growth-oriented holding company serving diverse markets, today reported results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, sales were $26.4 million compared with $21.3 million in the same period last year, an increase of 23.9%. Net income was $1.2 million, or $0.35 per fully diluted share, compared to $1.4 million, or $0.43 per fully diluted share in the same period last year. In the quarter, there was a loss on investments in equity securities of $0.3 million, which resulted in a $0.07 decrease in earnings per fully diluted share.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, sales were $76.8 million compared to $65.1 million in the same period last year, an increase of 17.9%. In this nine-month period, net income was $5.6 million, or $1.64 per fully diluted share, compared to $3.7 million, or $1.12 per fully diluted share in the same period last year, an increase of 49.0% in net income. For the nine-month period, the loss on investments in equity securities was $0.2 million or $0.06 per fully diluted share.

For the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the increases in sales were due to the acquisitions of Komtek Forge and Global-Tek Manufacturing, as well as organic growth and a recovery in customer demand as we emerge from the global pandemic. Net income for the nine-month period was positively impacted by forgiveness of debt in the amount of $1.5 million under the CARES Act.

Brian Powers, Chief Executive Officer, stated, Although our margins have been impacted by labor shortages and supply chain pressures, we are pleased with the ongoing success of our business model. Crawford United is continuing to explore opportunities for increased revenue and improved 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 business 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 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 www.crawfordunited.com.

Information about Forward Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements made regarding the companys future results. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as guidance, outlook, believes, estimates, anticipates, expects, forecasts, seeks, projects, intends, plans, may, will, should, could, would and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements, or other statements made by the Company, are made based upon managements expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and are subject to uncertainties and factors (including, but not limited to, those specified below) which are difficult to predict and, in many instances, are beyond the control of the Company. As a result, actual results of the Company could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward looking statements. These uncertainties and factors include the Companys ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, and manage the larger operations of the combined businesses, the Companys dependence upon a limited number of customers in the aerospace industry, the highly competitive industry in which the Company operates, which includes several competitors with greater financial resources and larger sales organizations, the Companys ability to capitalize on market opportunities in certain sectors, the Companys ability to obtain cost effective financing and the Companys ability to satisfy obligations under its financing arrangements, statements related to the expected effects on the Companys business of the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and impact on the demand for the Companys products, actions that governments, businesses and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including mandatory business closures and restrictions on onsite commercial interactions and any re-imposed public health measures or tightened public health restrictions in response to any increased spread of new strains of COVID-19 in the Companys markets, the impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity, the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, efforts made to combat COVID-19, including vaccine development and distribution, general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth, as well as the risks described from time to time in the Companys reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of the Company and its forward-looking statements is included in its most recent Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Brian E. PowersChief Executive Officer 216-243-2449bpowers@crawfordunited.com

Crawford United has a great future behind it.

CRAWFORD UNITED CORPORATIONConsolidated Income Statement (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 26,397,857 100 % $ 21,277,797 100 % $ 76,841,745 100 % $ 65,135,959 100 %Cost of Sales 21,000,148 80 % 16,425,380 77 % 59,660,823 78 % 50,576,360 78 %Gross Profit 5,397,709 20 % 4,852,417 23 % 17,180,922 22 % 14,559,599 22 % Selling,general and 3,528,928 13 % 2,726,000 13 % 10,866,884 14 % 8,764,513 13 %administrativeexpensesOperating 1,868,781 7 % 2,126,417 10 % 6,314,038 8 % 5,795,086 9 %Income Interest 236,535 1 % 208,030 1 % 693,850 1 % 740,740 1 %chargesOther (income) 140,846 0 % 13,966 0 % (1,134,627 ) -2 % 72,933 0 %expense, netIncome before 1,491,400 6 % 1,904,421 9 % 6,754,815 9 % 4,981,413 8 %Income TaxesIncome tax 293,523 1 % 478,331 2 % 1,166,216 2 % 1,250,916 2 %expenseNet income $ 1,197,877 5 % $ 1,426,090 7 % $ 5,558,599 7 % $ 3,730,497 6 % Net income(loss) per common shareBasic $ 0.35 $ 0.43 $ 1.64 $ 1.12 Diluted $ 0.35 $ 0.43 $ 1.64 $ 1.12 Weightedaverage shares outstandingBasic 3,408,906 3,324,380 3,403,609 3,317,864 Diluted 3,409,819 3,326,003 3,404,507 3,319,501