BERKELEY, Calif., May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Annie's, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY), a leading natural and organic food company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

Highlights:


    --  Net sales were $60.1 million in the fourth quarter and $204.1 million
        for the fiscal year; adjusted net sales(1) grew 16% and 19% for the
        fourth quarter and fiscal year, respectively
    --  Consumption grew an estimated 20% in the fourth quarter, despite the
        later Easter holiday, and grew approximately 21% for the fiscal year(2)
    --  Diluted EPS was $0.29 in the fourth quarter and $0.88 for the fiscal
        year; adjusted diluted EPS(1) was $0.29 for the quarter and $0.86 for
        the fiscal year
    --  Management provides fiscal 2015 guidance, including adjusted net sales
        growth of 18% to 20% and adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $0.88 to
        $0.95

"Annie's delivered another quarter of strong sales growth driven by both base business increases and successful innovation," commented John Foraker, CEO of Annie's. "The Annie's brand is performing exceptionally well in the marketplace, as we continue to benefit from strong consumption trends and growing retailer demand for natural and organic products.

"Despite our strong top-line growth, we were disappointed that our bottom line results fell short of expectations, primarily due to higher-than-expected input costs, in particular organic wheat. We have improved our forward cost coverage of organic wheat, and are broadly building capabilities across our supply chain to keep pace with our growth. We are also taking the necessary steps to improve both our execution and the predictability of our financial results," continued Foraker.

"As we enter fiscal 2015, our brand has never been stronger. Our consumers love what we stand for, knowing that in buying Annie's, they are bringing home high-quality food from a brand they trust. We are a power brand for retailers, driving growth, profit, and share in the categories in which we chose to compete. Our consumption trends are running in the +20% range, driven by increased household penetration and strong unit volume growth, placing our brand in the top-tier of our industry. Importantly, Annie's has a long growth runway, with opportunities to expand distribution of our mainline products and travel to many new categories through our rich innovation pipeline."

"Although we anticipate some headwinds, including an inventory reduction by our largest customer, continued commodity inflation, and higher compensation expense as we build out our capabilities, we expect our bottom-line results to show significant improvement as the year progresses."

"Our financial position remains strong. We generated strong operating cash flow in the fourth quarter, resulting in $17 million in cash and no debt on the balance sheet at fiscal year-end. We expect to produce strong cash flow in fiscal 2015, while continuing to invest in future growth," concluded Foraker.

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
For the fourth quarter, Annie's reported net sales of $60.1 million. Excluding the benefit to net sales from the pizza recall, primarily related to insurance recoveries, adjusted net sales increased 15.9% to $59.8 million. Net sales growth in the fourth quarter was led by snacks, which grew 26% as a result of strength in fruit snacks, cookies, and crackers. Adjusted net sales of meals grew 11%, impacted by the timing of Easter shipments year-over-year. For the fiscal year, net sales were $204.1 million, and adjusted net sales were $203.0 million, an increase of 19.0%.

In finalizing the fiscal 2014 results, the Company determined that its historical methodology for estimating certain trade allowances did not include all related trade promotion costs. Specifically, it did not consider trade promotion activities conducted by its customers after quarter end related to sales that occurred prior to that quarter end. As a result, the Company chose to revise its methodology used to estimate trade expenses, which resulted in $0.6 million and $0.4 million of higher trade expenses in the fourth quarter and fiscal year, respectively, reflected as a reduction in net sales. However, the financial impact of this change is not considered to be material to any prior or annual financial statements under accounting guidelines. The Company will revise its previously issued financial statements included in its Form 10-K.

Gross margin for the quarter was 35.0%, while adjusted gross margin declined 410 basis points to 34.6%. Gross margin performance was impacted by higher supply chain costs related to: 1) significant commodity inflation, especially organic wheat; 2) increased inventory obsolescence due in part to the impact of new products; and 3) mix changes. In addition to higher cost of goods sold, trade spending increased as a percentage of sales as a result of successful efforts to drive continued distribution and market share growth in a more competitive retail environment. For the fiscal year, gross margin was 37.1% and adjusted gross margin declined 290 basis points to 36.4%.

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") for the quarter were 20.2% of net sales, while adjusted SG&A improved by 380 basis points to 20.1% of adjusted net sales. SG&A expenses benefited from reduced incentive compensation expenses and general expense control. For the fiscal year, SG&A was 24.3% of net sales, and adjusted SG&A improved 180 basis points to 24.0% of adjusted net sales.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased 6.9% to $8.9 million. For the fiscal year, adjusted EBITDA grew 7.9% to $27.3 million.

Net income for the quarter was $5.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to $3.9 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. Adjusted net income was $5.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $4.7 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

Net income for the fiscal year was $15.3 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared to $11.3 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, in fiscal 2013. Adjusted income was $14.9 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $13.9 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, in fiscal 2013.

Fiscal 2015 Outlook
The Company expects to achieve adjusted net sales growth of 18% to 20%, including 14% to 16% growth in sales of Annie's branded products and four percentage points of net sales growth from contract manufacturing revenue related to the Company's recent acquisition of the Joplin plant. The Company's net sales outlook assumes a 3% to 4% impact on net sales from expected inventory reductions by its largest customer.

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $29.5 to $31.5 million, and adjusted diluted EPS of is expected to be in the range of $0.88 to $0.95.

While adjusted gross margin is expected to be comparable to fiscal 2014, despite the dilutive impact of non-core contract manufacturing revenue, the Company expects SG&A expense to increase as a percentage of net sales, reflecting planned investments in people to support future growth, higher stock-based compensation costs and normalization of incentive compensation expense.

The Company expects first quarter results to be significantly impacted by a renewed inventory reduction focus by its largest customer, year-over-year commodity inflation and the phasing of investment spending to support new product introductions and base business growth. These factors are expected to result in an operating loss for the first quarter, the Company's seasonally smallest quarter.

The Company expects second half margins to show solid improvement on a year-over-year basis, reflecting the benefit of stronger net sales growth, planned pricing actions and cost savings associated with manufacturing efficiency projects.

The Company continues to expect the Joplin plant acquisition to be neutral to adjusted EPS in fiscal 2015.

Conference Call Information for Today, May 29, 2014
Annie's will host a conference call and live webcast today, May 29, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-941-6009, or 1-480-629-9819 (outside the U.S. and Canada). A live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of Annie's corporate website at www.annies.com and via replay beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the call for 90 days. An audio replay of the call will also be available to all interested parties beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, May 29, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 12, 2014, by dialing 1-800-406-7325 or 1-303-590-3030 (outside the U.S. and Canada) and entering pass code 4685399#.

About Annie's
Annie's, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY) is a natural and organic food company that offers great-tasting products in large packaged food categories. Annie's products are made without artificial flavors, synthetic colors, and preservatives regularly used in many conventional packaged foods. Additionally, Annie's sources ingredients so as to avoid synthetic growth hormones and genetically modified food ingredients. Today, Annie's offers over 145 products and is present in over 35,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1989, Annie's is committed to operating in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. For more information, visit www.annies.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release and the accompanying conference call that are not historical facts, including any statements about the Company's targets, beliefs, plans, opportunities or expectations, such as its expectations for fiscal 2015 growth prospects, costs and competition, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "future," "will," "seek" and similar terms or phrases.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call are based on management's current expectations, plans, known information, estimates and projections, and are subject to uncertainty, changes in circumstances and significant risks. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated.

Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the accompanying conference call due to changes in economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We believe that these factors include those disclosed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2014 to be filed with the SEC, including risks relating to implementing our growth strategy; maintaining our brand and reputation; product liability claims; competition; new product introductions; reduced availability of, and competition for, organic ingredients and other inputs; supply chain and inventory management; our internal controls; our reliance on a limited number of distributors, retailers and contract manufacturers of our products; our acquisition of the Joplin plant and expansion of our business model to include manufacturing; changes in consumer preferences; regulatory compliance; and seasonality. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release or the accompanying conference call speaks only as of the date hereof. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted net sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS are not financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. As used in this press release: (1) adjusted net sales represents net sales adjusted for impact on net sales due to frozen pizza recall and related insurance recoveries; (2) adjusted gross margin represents gross margin adjusted for impact on gross margin due to frozen pizza recall and related insurance recoveries; (3) adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses reflect selling, general and administrative expenses adjusted for impact on selling general and administrative expenses due to frozen pizza recall and related insurance recoveries, secondary offering costs, and costs associated with the Joplin plant acquisition; (4) EBITDA represents net income plus interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization; (5) adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for impact on net sales, cost of sales, and selling, general and administrative expenses due to frozen pizza recall and related insurance recoveries; costs associated with the Joplin plant acquisition; secondary offering costs; stock-based compensation; and the change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability; (6) adjusted net income represents net income adjusted for impact on net sales, cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses and provision for income taxes due to frozen pizza recall and related insurance recoveries; costs associated with Joplin plant acquisition, secondary offering costs, the change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability and the provision for income taxes on these; and (7) adjusted diluted EPS represents adjusted net income divided by weighted average diluted shares of common stock.

We present adjusted net sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS because we believe these measures provide additional metrics to evaluate our operations and, when considered with both our GAAP results and the related reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, provide a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. We use adjusted net sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP to assess our operating performance, to provide meaningful comparisons of operating performance across periods, to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance and to compare our performance to that of our peers and competitors. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors in assessing the operating performance of our business without the effect of the items described above. Adjusted net sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS are subject to inherent limitation as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management in determining how they are formulated. Further, our computation of these non-GAAP measures is likely to differ from methods used by other companies in computing similarly titled or defined terms, limiting the usefulness of these measures. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to GAAP measures and do not purport to be alternatives to either net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included in this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

(1)Adjusted net sales, adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures and must be read in conjunction with the important information about these measures and the full reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures set forth below.
(2)Source: Syndicated and proprietary retail sales data for most applicable 12-week period.



                                                           Annie's, Inc.

                                               Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                            (unaudited)

                                         (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



                             Three Months Ended           Fiscal Year Ended
                                 March 31,                    March 31,
                            -------------------          ------------------

                                             2014                         2013                    2014        2013
                                             ----                         ----                    ----        ----


     Net sales                            $60,057                      $52,092                $204,104    $169,472

     Cost of
      sales                                39,037                       32,027                 128,475     104,566
                                           ------                       ------                 -------     -------


               Gross profit                21,020                       20,065                  75,629      64,906

     Operating
      expenses:

          Selling,
           general and
           administrative
           expenses                        12,149                       13,024                  49,509      45,461
                                           ------                       ------                  ------      ------


               Total
                operating
                expenses                   12,149                       13,024                  49,509      45,461
                                           ------                       ------                  ------      ------


     Income from
      operations                            8,871                        7,041                  26,120      19,445

     Interest
      expense                                 (80)                         (48)                   (335)       (168)

     Other income
      (expense),
      net                                     (47)                         (29)                     41          87
                                              ---                          ---                     ---         ---


     Income
      before
      provision
      for income
      taxes                                 8,744                        6,964                  25,826      19,364

     Provision
      for income
      taxes                                 3,616                        3,099                  10,537       8,112
                                            -----                        -----                  ------       -----


     Net income                            $5,128                       $3,865                 $15,289     $11,252
                                           ======                       ======                 =======     =======



     Earnings per
      share                                 $0.30                        $0.22                   $0.90       $0.66
          -Basic


          -Diluted                          $0.29                        $0.22                   $0.88       $0.64
                                            =====                        =====                   =====       =====


     Weighted
      average
      shares of
      common
      stock
      outstanding
      used in                          17,005,472                   17,262,253              16,926,827  17,129,334
          computing
           earnings
           per share
               -Basic


               -Diluted                17,425,573                   17,724,131              17,412,548  17,707,839
                                       ==========                   ==========              ==========  ==========



     Non-GAAP
      results:

     Adjusted net
      income                               $5,077                       $4,704                 $14,906     $13,868
                                           ======                       ======                 =======     =======


     Adjusted
      diluted
      earnings
      per share                             $0.29                        $0.27                   $0.86       $0.78
                                            =====                        =====                   =====       =====


     Adjusted
      EBITDA                               $8,910                       $8,337                 $27,251     $25,260
                                           ======                       ======                 =======     =======



                                    Annie's, Inc.

                             Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                     (unaudited)

                                    (in thousands)



                                                  March 31,
                                                  ---------

                                                           2014     2013
                                                           ----     ----

     ASSETS

     CURRENT ASSETS:

          Cash                                          $17,308   $4,930

          Accounts receivable                            18,324   18,756

          Inventory                                      18,489   15,147

          Deferred tax assets                             3,312    3,140

          Income tax receivable                               -      588

          Prepaid expenses and other current
           assets                                         4,277    5,050
                                                          -----    -----


               Total current assets                      61,710   47,611

          Restricted cash                                   300        -

     Property and equipment, net                          6,620    6,138

     Goodwill                                            30,809   30,809

     Intangible assets, net                               1,055    1,116

     Deferred tax assets, long-term                       3,039    3,704

     Other non-current assets                               108      157
                                                            ---      ---


              Total assets                             $103,641  $89,535
                                                       ========  =======


     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     CURRENT LIABILITIES:

          Accounts payable                               $7,144   $4,342

          Accrued liabilities                            10,680   12,191
                                                         ------   ------


               Total current liabilities                 17,824   16,533

          Credit facility                                     -    7,007

          Other non-current liabilities                     905      913
                                                            ---      ---


               Total liabilities                         18,729   24,453
                                                         ------   ------


     Commitments and contingencies


     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

     Common stock                                            17       17

     Additional paid-in capital                          97,731   93,190

     Accumulated deficit                                (12,836) (28,125)
                                                        -------  -------


     Total stockholders' equity                          84,912   65,082
                                                         ------   ------


     Total liabilities and stockholders'
      equity                                           $103,641  $89,535
                                                       ========  =======




                                                                                            Annie's, Inc.

                                                                                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                                                             (unaudited)

                                                                                           (in thousands)



                                                                                                                       Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                                                                            March 31,
                                                                                                                      ------------------

                                                                                                                                   2014     2013     2012
                                                                                                                                   ----     ----     ----

     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

          Net Income                                                                                                            $15,289  $11,252  $10,211

     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
          operating activities:

          Depreciation and amortization                                                                                           1,466    1,065      845

          Stock-based compensation                                                                                                  465    1,064      506

          Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation                                                                       (2,118)  (8,113)    (150)

          Accretion of imputed interest on purchase of intangible asset                                                             142      143        -

          Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability                                                       -       13    1,208

          Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                 61       46        -

          Deferred taxes                                                                                                            493      177      562

          Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               Accounts receivable                                                                                                  432   (7,580)  (3,114)

               Inventory                                                                                                         (3,342)  (4,945)    (549)

               Income tax receivable                                                                                                588    3,853     (164)

               Prepaid expenses, other current and non-current assets                                                               775    1,496      109

               Accounts payable                                                                                                   2,801    3,356   (9,499)

               Related-party payable                                                                                                  -   (1,305)   1,299

               Accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities                                                                   194    8,194       27
                                                                                                                                    ---    -----      ---


               Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                         17,246    8,716    1,291
                                                                                                                                 ------    -----    -----


     CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

          Purchase of property and equipment                                                                                     (1,637)  (2,766)  (3,538)

          Restricted cash                                                                                                          (300)       -        -
                                                                                                                                   ----      ---      ---


               Net cash used in investing activities                                                                             (1,937)  (2,766)  (3,538)
                                                                                                                                 ------   ------   ------


     CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

          Proceeds from credit facility                                                                                           8,432   23,737   72,389

          Payments to credit facility                                                                                           (15,439) (29,526) (59,593)

          Proceeds from common shares issued in initial public offering,                                                              -   11,146        -
               net of issuance costs

          Payment for intangible asset acquired by financing transaction                                                              -        -        -

          Dividends paid                                                                                                              -        -  (13,550)

          Payments of initial public offering costs                                                                                   -        -   (3,368)

          Repurchase of common stock                                                                                                  -  (19,125)       -

          Net repurchase of stock options                                                                                             -        -     (602)

          Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation                                                                        2,118    8,113      150

          Proceeds from exercises of stock options                                                                                1,958    4,073       50
                                                                                                                                  -----    -----      ---


               Net cash used in financing activities                                                                             (2,931)  (1,582)  (4,524)
                                                                                                                                 ------   ------   ------


     NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                                                                                             12,378    4,368   (6,771)


     CASH-Beginning of year                                                                                                       4,930      562    7,333
                                                                                                                                  -----      ---    -----


     CASH-End of year                                                                                                           $17,308   $4,930     $562
                                                                                                                                -------   ------     ----



                                                                                                                                                                 Annie's, Inc.

                                                                                           Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Sales to Net Sales; Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

                                                                                                                                  Adjusted Net Income to Net Income; and Adjusted Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS

                                                                                                                                                                  (unaudited)

                                                                                                                                              (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



                                                                 Three Months Ended March 31, 2014                                       Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
                                                                 ---------------------------------                                       ---------------------------------

                                                                         As Reported                        Voluntary                              Other                           As Adjusted                    As Reported                        Voluntary              Other               As Adjusted
                                                                                                          Product Recall                        Adjustments                                                                                        Product Recall        Adjustments
                                                                                                          --------------                        -----------                                                                                        --------------        -----------


     Net sales                                                                      $60,057                                 $(216)                $                -                          $59,841                        $52,092                              $(474)   $             -                 $51,618

     Cost of sales                                                                   39,037                                    75                                  -                           39,112                         32,027                               (390)                 -                  31,637
                                                                                     ------                                   ---                                ---                           ------                         ------                               ----                ---                  ------


               Gross profit                                                          21,020                                  (291)                                 -                           20,729                         20,065                                (84)                 -                  19,981
                                                                                     ======                                  ====                                ===                           ======                         ======                                ===                ===                  ======

     Operating expenses:

          Selling, general and administrative expenses                               12,149                                    (6)                              (135)   (1)                    12,008                         13,024                               (171)              (535) (2)             12,318
                                                                                     ======                                   ===                               ====                           ======                         ======                               ====               ====                  ======


     Income before provision for income taxes                                         8,744                                  (285)                               135                            8,594                          6,964                                 87                535                   7,586

     Provision for income taxes                                                       3,616                                  (116)                                17    (3)                     3,517                          3,099                                 38               (255) (4)              2,882
                                                                                      -----                                  ----                                ---                            -----                          -----                                ---               ----                   -----


     Net income                                                                      $5,128                                 $(169)                              $118                           $5,077                         $3,865                                $49               $790                  $4,704
                                                                                     ======                                 =====                               ====                           ======                         ======                                ===               ====                  ======


     Earnings per share                                                               $0.29                                $(0.01)                             $0.01                            $0.29                          $0.22                              $0.00              $0.05                   $0.27
          -Diluted



     Weighted average shares of common stock                                     17,425,573                                                                                                17,425,573                     17,724,131                                                                    17,724,131
          outstanding used in computing earnings per
           share
               -Diluted


     ________________________

     (1)  Represents costs associated with the acquisition of the Joplin Plant during the three months ended
      March 31, 2014.

     (2)  Represents secondary offering costs during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

     (3)  Represents impact on provision for income taxes related to our acquisition of the Joplin Plant.

     (4)  Represents impact on provision for income taxes related to secondary offering costs.




                                                                                                                                                                Annie's, Inc.

                                                                                          Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Sales to Net Sales; Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

                                                                                                                                 Adjusted Net Income to Net Income; and Adjusted Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS

                                                                                                                                                                 (unaudited)

                                                                                                                                             (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)



                                                                 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014                                        Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013
                                                                 --------------------------------                                        --------------------------------

                                                                         As Reported                        Voluntary                              Other                           As Adjusted                    As Reported                       Voluntary               Other                As Adjusted
                                                                                                          Product Recall                        Adjustments                                                                                       Product Recall         Adjustments
                                                                                                          --------------                        -----------                                                                                       --------------         -----------


     Net sales                                                                     $204,104                               $(1,071)                $                -                         $203,033                       $169,472                             $1,096    $              -                $170,568

     Cost of sales                                                                  128,475                                   628                                  -                          129,103                        104,566                             (1,080)                  -                 103,486
                                                                                    -------                                   ---                                ---                          -------                        -------                             ------                 ---                 -------


               Gross profit                                                          75,629                                (1,699)                                 -                           73,930                         64,906                              2,176                   -                  67,082
                                                                                     ======                                ======                                ===                           ======                         ======                              =====                 ===                  ======

     Operating expenses:

          Selling, general and administrative expenses                               49,509                                   (24)                              (834)   (1)                    48,651                         45,461                               (171)             (1,239) (2)             44,051
                                                                                     ======                                   ===                               ====                           ======                         ======                               ====              ======                  ======


     Other income (expense), net                                                         41                                     -                                  -                               41                             87                                  -                  13  (3)                100
                                                                                        ===                                   ===                                ===                              ===                            ===                                ===                 ===                     ===


     Income before provision for income taxes                                        25,826                                (1,675)                               834                           24,985                         19,364                              2,347               1,252                  22,963

     Provision for income taxes                                                      10,537                                  (683)                               225    (4)                    10,079                          8,112                                983                   -                   9,095
                                                                                     ------                                  ----                                ---                           ------                          -----                                ---                 ---                   -----


     Net income                                                                     $15,289                                 $(992)                              $609                          $14,906                        $11,252                             $1,364              $1,252                 $13,868
                                                                                    =======                                 =====                               ====                          =======                        =======                             ======              ======                 =======


     Earnings per share                                                               $0.88                                $(0.06)                             $0.04                            $0.86                          $0.64                              $0.08               $0.06                   $0.78
          -Diluted



     Weighted average shares of common stock                                     17,412,548                                                                                                17,412,548                     17,707,839                                                                     17,707,839
          outstanding used in computing earnings per
           share
               -Diluted


     ________________________

     (1)  Includes $546 for costs associated with the acquisition of the Joplin Plant and $288 for secondary
      offering costs during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

     (2)  Represents secondary offering costs during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

     (3)  Represents change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability during the fiscal
      year ended March 31, 2013.

     (4)  Represents impact on provision for income taxes related to our acquisition of the Joplin Plant and
      secondary offering costs.



                                                                                                      Annie's, Inc.

                                                                                Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income

                                                                                                       (unaudited)

                                                                                                      (in thousands)



                                                                                                                               Three Months    Fiscal Year Ended March
                                                                                                                                Ended March            31,
                                                                                                                                    31,
                                                                                                                               ------------   -----------------------

                                                                                                                                        2014             2013             2014     2013
                                                                                                                                        ----             ----             ----     ----


     Net income                                                                                                                       $5,128           $3,865          $15,289  $11,252

          Interest expense                                                                                                                80               48              335      168

          Provision for income taxes                                                                                                   3,616            3,099           10,537    8,112

          Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                  431              316            1,466    1,065
                                                                                                                                         ---              ---            -----    -----


     EBITDA                                                                                                                            9,255            7,328           27,627   20,597

          (Benefit to)/ reduction of net sales related to product recall                                                                (216)            (474)          (1,071)   1,096

          (Benefit to)/ incremental cost of sales related to product recall                                                              (75)             390             (628)   1,080

          (Benefit to)/ incremental administrative costs related to product                                                                6              171               24      171
               recall

          Costs associated with acquisition Joplin Plant                                                                                 135                -              546        -

          Secondary offering costs                                                                                                         -              535              288    1,239

          Stock-based compensation                                                                                                      (195)             387              465    1,064

          Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability                                                            -                -                -       13
                                                                                                                                         ---              ---              ---      ---


     Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                  $8,910           $8,337          $27,251  $25,260
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                                                                                       Annie's, Inc.

                                                           Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Sales to Net Sales by Product Category

                                                                                        (unaudited)

                                                                                      (in thousands)



                 Three Months Ended March 31, 2014                              Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
                 ---------------------------------                              ---------------------------------

                         As Reported                 Voluntary                        As Adjusted                    As Reported          Voluntary           As Adjusted
                                                   Product Recall                                                                       Product Recall
                                                   --------------                                                                       --------------


     Meals                          $28,706                          $(216)                      $28,490                        $26,198                $(474)            $25,724

     Snacks                          24,047                              -                        24,047                         19,098                    -              19,098

      Dressings,
      condiments
      and
      other                           7,304                              -                         7,304                          6,796                    -               6,796
                                      -----                            ---                         -----                          -----                  ---               -----


                                    $60,057                          $(216)                      $59,841                        $52,092                $(474)            $51,618
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                                                                                     Annie's, Inc.

                                                         Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Sales to Net Sales by Product Category

                                                                                      (unaudited)

                                                                                    (in thousands)



                 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014                             Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013
                 --------------------------------                             --------------------------------

                         As Reported                Voluntary                        As Adjusted                    As Reported          Voluntary           As Adjusted
                                                  Product Recall                                                                       Product Recall
                                                  --------------                                                                       --------------


     Meals                          $99,004                       $(1,071)                      $97,933                        $79,006                $1,096            $80,102

     Snacks                          79,074                             -                        79,074                         66,662                     -             66,662

      Dressings,
      condiments
      and
      other                          26,026                             -                        26,026                         23,804                     -             23,804
                                     ------                           ---                        ------                         ------                   ---             ------


                                   $204,104                       $(1,071)                     $203,033                       $169,472                $1,096           $170,568
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CONTACT:
Ed Aaron
510-558-7574
303-868-5551
ir@annies.com

SOURCE Annie's, Inc.