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Bill Meissner President and CEO. Use Jones Cover slide. Welcome to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of JONES SODA CO. Michael O’Brien CFO. Financial Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Bill MeissnerPresident and CEO
Use Jones Cover slideWelcome to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of
JONES SODA CO.
Michael O’BrienCFO
Financial Overview
“MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.”—
Ernest Shackleton, Advertisement for the Antarctic Expedition.
Quote from Shackleton: “It seemed as though all the men in Great Britain were determined to accompany me, the response was so overwhelming.”
Net Loss by Quarter 2008 – Current
Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 $(5,500,000)
$(4,500,000)
$(3,500,000)
$(2,500,000)
$(1,500,000)
$(500,000)
$500,000
2008: $15.2 MM loss
2009: $10.5 MM loss
2010: $6.1 MM loss
42% improvement
31% improvement
Q1 2011: $1.7 MM loss
22% Improvement
Inventory – 2008 to current
Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 $-
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
-
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
Total Net Inventory Days Inventory on Hand
22% Decrease63% decrease
Operating Expenses by Quarter 2008 - Current
Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
Promotion & Selling General & Administrative Total Operating Expenses
2008: $23.0 million
2009: $14.4 million
2010: $10.7 million
37% Decrease
26% Decrease
Equity Financing Summary
5/6/10: S-3 Shelf Registration Filed
6/11/10: $10 million Equity Line of Credit (with Glengrove Small Cap Value)
7/14/10 1st draw - $1.1 million
10/28/10: 2nd draw - $1.0 million
12/28/10: 3rd draw - $2.0 million
1/31/11: 4th draw - $2.3 million
1/31/11: Equity Line of Credit closed
Totals: 5,228,893 shares @ $1.214/share = $6,350,284
Cash by Quarter 2006 – Current
Q1 2006
Q2 2006
Q3 2006
Q4 2006
Q1 2007
Q2 2007
Q3 2007
Q4 2007
Q1 2008
Q2 2008
Q3 2008
Q4 2008
Q1 2009
Q2 2009
Q3 2009
Q4 2009
Q1 2010
Q2 2010
Q3 2010
Q4 2010
Q1 2011
$-
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$30,000,000
$35,000,000
12/31/06: $30.2 MM
12/31/07: $27.8 MM
12/31/08: $12.6 MM
Cash Used in Operations (millions)
2008
$14.5
2009
$7.3
12/31/09: $5.0 MM
2010
$3.5
12/31/10: $5.5 MM
3/31/11: $5.6 MM
Keeping up with the Joneses2011:
June 9th Piper Jaffray 31st Annual Consumer Conference presentation in New York
June 29th Oppenheimer 11th Annual Consumer Conference presentation in Boston
August 11th Live earnings call for Q2 2011 *
November 10th Live earnings call for Q3 2011 *
2012:
January 11th Jones to present at the 14th Annual ICR Xchange Investor Conference in Miami.
March 15th Live earnings call for Q4 2011 *
* estimated
First Quarter-on-Quarter Growth Since 2008
Q1 2008 Q1 2009 Q1 2010 Q1 2011$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
$10,000,000
Jones Soda WhoopAss Energy 24C Jones Naturals Jones Organics Jones GABA
-45%
-25%
+5%
Quarterly Revenue vs. YAG
Today’s Discussion
• Our company is growing again
• After 1 year we believe our strategic decisions were the correct ones
• We believe that our upside is significant
• We’re showing progress already
Too Early to Launch Non Sparkling Brands
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Brand Peaked at 33% (Glass/Can)
Grocery Channel Penetration
Missed Upside in Our Own Categories
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 IBC Root Beer
0102030405060708090
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National ACV, Glass Only (Distribution)
AC Nielsen, Grocery, last 52 weeks December 2010
Execution Gap
Missed Opportunity on Energy
Volume Share $ Share Dol +/- Price/Case
CSDs 53.6 40.9 -2.1% $9.24
Water 15.0 11.4 +1.3% $9.15
Sports Drink 9.2 8.8 +5.4% $11.54
Energy 7.9 23.2 +12.2% $35.43
Juices/juice drinks 7.6 8.9 +4.9% $14.18
RTD tea 5.9 4.9 +13.1% $10.04
RTD coffee 0.5 1.7 +3.6% $39.58
Dairy singe-serve 0.2 0.3 +10.5% $19.24
Total 100 100 +3.4% $11.82
C-Store LRB Category Performance 2010
Missed Opportunity on Energy
Volume Share $ Share Dol +/- Price/Case
CSDs 53.6 40.9 -2.1% $9.24
Water 15.0 11.4 +1.3% $9.15
Sports Drink 9.2 8.8 +5.4% $11.54
Energy 7.9 23.2 +12.2% $35.43
Juices/juice drinks 7.6 8.9 +4.9% $14.18
RTD tea 5.9 4.9 +13.1% $10.04
RTD coffee 0.5 1.7 +3.6% $39.58
Dairy singe-serve 0.2 0.3 +10.5% $19.24
Total 100 100 +3.4% $11.82
C-Store LRB Category Performance 2010
+> 20.2
Missed Opportunity To Be Early In EnergyBrand Launched Estimated 2010 Gross Revenue ($ MM)
1997 $1,470
1999 $.92
2001 $849
2002 $1,719
2005 $169
Beverage Digest April 21, 2011
GROWING OUR CORE PRODUCT LINE JONES 12 OZ. GLASS
*Beverage Digest 26-March-2010
• Cola ($37B), lemon-lime ($7.3B), citrus ($7B) and pepper ($5B) represent the largest flavor opportunities in CSDs. Jones is not present at retail in any of these flavor platforms*
• Of the top 9 flavors that consumers choose, Jones ACV is between 1% and 5% in those flavors
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0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%51.5%
10.3% 9.6% 8.2% 5.0% 4.3% 3.4% 1.4% 1.3%0% 0% 0% 0% 2%5%
0% 0% 1%
CSD Flavor Share against Jones ACV by Flavor
Depleted Sales Resources
National Field Sales Force
2007
2008
2009
1. Growing our core business - Cane Soda
2. Participating at a high-level in 2 to 3 other product lines that are in high-growth categories
3. Building a great management team
4. Establishing stable financials with a profit plan designed to increase long-term sustained shareholder value
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Our Four Key Initiatives
1. Reinstatement of Volume-Oriented Pricing Strategies– New pricing matrix that utilizes periods of Trade Spend as a partner to our
retailers.
2. Focus on flavors that consumers are looking for– Jones will always be about unique innovative flavors but we will emphasize and
feature our flavors that have greater consumer appeal.
3. Overhaul of our sales force– Sales team was depleted in early 2010, lacking leadership and direction. Bring
leadership into the group and add accountability and bodies.
4. Move toward hybrid distribution system– Our distribution decisions going forward will be what works best for the retailer,
which means a mix between DSD and direct distribution of our Products.
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Growing Our Core Jones Soda Business
Price Increase October 2010• From $13.50 to $14.24
– Allows for improved margin capture– Allows for TPR and trial driving pulse pricing– Allows for distributor incentives
• Nielsen showing velocity increases on Jones key 4-pack and singles SKUsCURRENT 13 WEEKS THRU WEEK ENDING 04/16/11
FLAVORMULTI PACK $ Vol
$ % Chg vs YAG
% ACV (Avg)
Selling
% ACV (Avg)
Selling YAG
Sales Per
Point of
Distribution
(U)
SPPD (U) Act Chg vs YAG
Unit Price
CREAM SODA 4 $209,496 10.5 13 12 3,714 38 4.42GREEN APPLE 4 $198,952 13.4 12 11 3,746 179 4.49BERRY LEMONADE 4 $121,077 33.3 7 6 3,754 170 4.28STRAWBERRY/LIME 4 $91,296 22.7 5 4 4,111 325 4.55BLACK CHERRY 4 $80,115 41.8 6 4 3,001 -494 4.3VANILLA BEAN 4 $69,300 481.4 5 1 3,482 833 4.37ROOT BEER 4 $55,149 2.7 4 3 3,475 -255 4.3POMEGRANATE 4 $47,423 198.5 4 1 3,085 -65 4.39
We are going to challenge consumers to Change their Cola…
• Pure Cane Sugar is HOT!!! "Some consumers prefer sucrose (sugar) or taste reasons, others for nostalgia reasons or because they think of it as a more natural sweetener option," …Pepsi Rep to Consumerist (Oct. 2010)
• HFCS is NOT!!! A study from Princeton published in the February issue of the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior (PDF) shows that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used as a cheap sweetener in everything from Coke to Progresso soup, is not the same as table sugar, namely for the way that it makes you gain 48% more weight…The Consumerist (March 2011)
• Men’s Health Magazine calls HFCS “The Devil’s Candy”Food companies are adding an evil ingredient to their products that may turn your body into a fat-storing machine
• Pure Cane Coke sales have increased 84.6% vs YAG per Nielsen
• True Cola lovers appreciate the clean taste of Pure Cane Cola
Why JONES Pure Cane Cola
JONES Cola & JONES Zilch Cola
2011 Marketing Programs
Kicking The CanOld
Retail Price: $3.79 8 packRetail Price: $4.79 8 pack
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0-25% Distributor Coverage
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75-100% Distributor Coverage
US Distributor Coverage as of April 2010
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Louisiana
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Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Utah Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
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MDDE
NorthCarolina
SouthCarolina
Texas
NewMexicoArizona
NebraskaIowa
SouthDakota
NorthDakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
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NewYork
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MA
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DSD Channel – Profitable Growth Opportunity
764,250
19,784,003
5,904,012
139,371 1,278,629 838,610
CSD DSD DTR House Interactive International
lower
higher
lower
lower
higher
higher
GM%
Income Statement 2009
Q1 DSD Up 11% Vs. YAG
Q1 2010 Q1 2011 $3,100,000
$3,200,000
$3,300,000
$3,400,000
$3,500,000
$3,600,000
$3,700,000
$3,800,000
$3,321,864
$3,682,932
Revenue Generated from DSD Channel
Strategic Direction to Focus on Sparkling Categories
Q1 2010 Q1 20110%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Jones Soda WhoopAss 24CGABA Naturals/Organics Other
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Not only has total revenue grown vs. Q1 YAG but doing so with our core products
Combined products were negative GP (-$44,100) in Q1 2010
Energy Category Provides Large Upside
Share Estimated Revenue ($ MM)
Vol +/- (2010)
Hansen/Monster 34.4 $1,719 +10%
Red Bull 29.4 $1,470 +13
RockStar 17 $849 +19
Coke NOS / Full Throttle 6.4 $319 -7.7
Pepsico Amp/No Fear/Adrenaline Rush
6.3 $314 -11.4
Other 3.6 $299 +13
Category +8.9
Beverage Digest April 21, 2011
WhoopAss Brand Essence
WhoopAss Brand Essence
Sampling Vehicle…The 2011 Ford Raptor
WhoopAss 2.0: POS
•Coolers
•Cooler Barrels
•Vehicle Graphics
•Sell Sheet
•Static
•Wearables
WhoopAss Update
• First crack at large national chains will come throughout the summer for 2012 resets
• How is the volume so far on WhoopAss?– Pre-launch: 2009, + 9Mos. 2010 (Total 21 Months) = 6,095– Post-launch Oct-Dec 2010 + YTD 011 (Total 8 mos) = 13,479– Accelerating rapidly
• Chain business already achieved:– Gas America, QFC, Plaid Pantry, Albertsons
All Natural Beverages
More to Come
Reduced Admin, Added Sales & Marketing Professionals
Admin Personnel
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2010
Sales and Marketing Personnel
Q4 2009
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Experienced Management Team
Better Than Budgeted Gross Profit
Q1 Budget Q1 Actual Q1 YAG $-
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$960,557 $1,004,815
$817,899
Gross Profit
Gross Profit
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+4.6% +22.9%
23% Improvement vs YAG on Gross Profit
2010 2011 20140
10
20
30
40
50
60
813
55
14
20
Grocery Convenience
PERCENTAGE OF CHAIN GROCERY PENETRATION JONES GLASS
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Chain Grocery & Convenience Growth Opportunity
Brand Health
• Velocity increases at retail on 6 of 7 of Jones top SKUs
• Total dollar sales increases at retail across all SKUs that were not removed from 4 packs in 2009/2010 sets
• Still leading the category in brand velocity per outlet
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(see AC Nielsen Handout)
Today’s Discussion
• Our company is growing again
• After 1 year we believe our strategic decisions were the correct ones
• We believe that our upside is significant
• We’re showing progress already