Roundy’s, Inc. (“Roundy’s”) (NYSE: RNDY), a leading grocer in the Midwest, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2012.
- Net sales decreased 0.3% to $973.6 million for the third quarter
- Adjusted net income, which excludes the impact of one-time employee expenses, was $8.8 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per common share, for the third quarter, compared to $12.4 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per common share in the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA was $43.1 million for the third quarter compared to $56.7 million in the same period last year
- Quarterly dividend reduced to $0.12 per share, enhancing financial flexibility while maintaining attractive dividend pay-out profile and yield relative to peers
Mr. Mariano continued, “Recognizing that the economy and competitive environment are likely to remain challenging into fiscal 2013, we are reducing our quarterly dividend to strengthen our balance sheet and increase our financial flexibility. We believe that it is in the best long-term interest of our shareholders as it will enable us to continue to invest in the business and expand our growth banner, Mariano’s, in the Chicago market, as well as provide cash flow to pay down debt. Our new dividend policy will continue to provide for a dividend pay-out as a percentage of net income and dividend yield that is very attractive relative to our peers.”
Financial Results for Third Quarter of 2012 Net sales for the third quarter of 2012 were $973.6 million, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 0.3%, from $976.9 million for the third quarter of 2011. The decrease primarily reflects a 3.6% decrease in same-store sales, partially offset by the impact of new stores. The decline in same-store sales was primarily due to a 3.0% decrease in the number of customer transactions and a 0.7% decrease in average transaction size. Same-store sales comparisons were negatively impacted by the increased effect of competitive store openings and related pricing and promotional activity in certain of our markets as a result of the continuation of a challenging economic environment for our customers, as well as the performance of certain promotional programs which did not perform as well as last year. In addition, we did experience deflationary trends, some of which were related to pricing and promotional activity, in several key product categories that also negatively affected our same-store sales. Gross profit for the third quarter of 2012 decreased 4.6% to $251.2 million, from $263.2 million in the third quarter of 2011. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 25.8% for the third quarter of 2012, compared to 26.9% in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales primarily reflects greater price and promotional investments in certain markets and increased shrink as a result of warm weather conditions.Operating and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2012 increased to $225.9 million, from $224.5 in the same period last year. Operating and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 23.2% in the third quarter of 2012, from 23.0% in the same period last year, due to increased occupancy costs related to new and replacement stores, one-time employee costs, incremental costs related to being a public company and reduced fixed cost leverage in the Company’s core business resulting from lower same store sales. Included in the third quarter 2012 were $1.4 million of one-time recruiting, relocation and severance charges related to the Company’s recently announced management changes.
For the third quarter of 2012, adjusted net income was $8.8 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per common share, compared to $12.4 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per common share, for the third quarter of 2011. Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2012 excludes a $0.8 million after-tax charge, or $0.02 per diluted common share, for one-time employee related expenses as discussed above. Net income for the third quarter of 2012 was $7.9 million, or $0.18 diluted earnings per common share. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 was $43.1 million, compared to $56.7 million in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the effect of a more challenging economic and competitive environment, which resulted in lower same-store sales, lower gross margins and reduced fixed cost leverage. The Company opened two new stores and one replacement store during the third quarter of 2012 and opened one new store during the fourth quarter of 2012. Net cash provided by operating activities for the third quarter 2012 was $15.5 million, compared to $5.2 million during the third quarter 2011. The increase in cash from operating activities was due primarily to changes in working capital in the third quarter 2012 as a result of timing of payments for inventory and accounts payable.The Company paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on all outstanding shares of its common stock during the third quarter. Due to the continued challenging economic and competitive environment, the Company’s Board of Directors has decided to reduce the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.12 per share of outstanding common stock, for an annual rate of $0.48 per share. This decision is consistent with the Company’s objective to utilize its capital to maintain a strong and flexible balance sheet. The quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of outstanding common stock will be paid on November 26, 2012 to stockholders of record as of November 19, 2012.
Year-to-Date Financial Results Net sales were $2,908.7 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2012, an increase of $35.4 million, or 1.2% from $2,873.3 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2011. The increase primarily reflects the impact of new stores, partially offset by a 3.0% decrease in same-store sales. The decline in same-store sales was due to a 2.3% decrease in the number of customer transactions and 0.7% decrease in the average transaction size. The Company’s same-store sales were negatively impacted by the effect of competitive store openings during the last twelve months and the performance of certain promotional programs, as well as a more challenging economic and competitive environment. Same-store sales were also affected by the calendar shift of the New Year’s holiday, which is traditionally a slow sales day and fell in the first quarter of 2012. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2012 adjusted net income was $38.3 million, or $0.89 diluted earnings per common share, compared with $38.9 million, or $1.28 diluted earnings per common share for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2011. Adjusted net income for the current year-to-date period excludes an $8.4 million after-tax charge, or $0.20 per diluted common share, for the early extinguishment of debt and one-time IPO expenses that occurred during the first quarter 2012 as well as the one-time employee expenses of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted common share that occurred during the third quarter 2012 Net income for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2012 was $29.1 million, or $0.68 diluted earnings per common share.Adjusted EBITDA for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 was $152.0 million and $172.7 million, respectively.
Fiscal 2012 Guidance The Company updated its guidance for fiscal 2012. The following table provides information on the Company’s current estimated 2012 results:| Sales growth | 1.0% to 1.5% | |
| Same-store sales growth | (3.0%) to (2.5%) | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $195 to $200 million | |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 5.0% to 5.2% | |
| Interest Expense (1) | $51.0 to $51.5 million | |
| Income Tax Rate | 39% to 40% | |
| Capital Expenditures | $60 to $65 million | |
| New Store Openings | 4 | |
| Replacement Store Openings | 2 | |
| Weighted Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding (2) | 43.4 million | |
| Earnings per Share | ||
| Fully Diluted | $0.82 to $0.89 | |
| Excluding One-Time Transactional Costs and Employee Expenses | $1.05 to $1.12 | |
(2) Represents the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding for the full year, consisting of 38.6 million shares in the first quarter, 45.0 million shares in the second and third quarters and 44.9 million shares in the fourth quarter.
Conference Call The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast today, November 8, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT) to discuss financial results for the third quarter fiscal 2012. To access the conference call, participants should dial 888-790-3727; passcode is 5627188. Participants are encouraged to dial in to the conference call ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The call will be also broadcast live over the Internet and accessible through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.roundys.com, where it will be archived and accessible through November 22, 2012. A telephone replay will be available through November 22, 2012 by calling 866-360-7719 to access the playback. About Roundy’s Roundy’s is a leading grocer in the Midwest with nearly $4.0 billion in sales and more than 18,000 employees. Founded in Milwaukee in 1872, Roundy’s operates 161 retail grocery stores and 98 pharmacies under the Pick ’n Save, Rainbow, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s retail banners in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This press release presents Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of applicable SEC rules and regulations, as defined under “Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.” For a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA to net income under generally accepted accounting principles and for a discussion of the reasons why the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is useful to investors see the tables following “Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.” Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements about the Company’s future performance, which are based on Management’s assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained herein. These forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements including, but not limited to: competitive practices and pricing in the food industry generally and particularly in the Company’s principal markets; employee relationships and the terms of future collective bargaining agreements; the costs and other effects of legal and administrative cases and proceedings; the nature and extent of continued consolidation in the food industry; changes in the financial markets which may affect the cost of capital and our ability to access capital; supply or quality control problems with vendors; and changes in economic conditions which affect the buying patterns of customers. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements are discussed in the Company’s periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.| Roundy's, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Thirteen Weeks Ended | Thirty-nine Weeks Ended | |||||||||||
| October 1, | September 29, | October 1, | September 29, | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 976,881 | $ | 973,595 | $ | 2,873,262 | $ | 2,908,682 | ||||
| Costs and Expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 713,699 | 722,432 | 2,090,086 | 2,133,065 | ||||||||
| Operating and administrative | 224,455 | 225,907 | 663,808 | 676,022 | ||||||||
| Interest: | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 17,279 | 11,597 | 51,939 | 37,257 | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 847 | 574 | 2,632 | 1,840 | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | - | - | - | 13,304 | ||||||||
| 956,280 | 960,510 | 2,808,465 | 2,861,488 | |||||||||
| Income before Income Taxes | 20,601 | 13,085 | 64,797 | 47,194 | ||||||||
| Provision for Income Taxes | 8,240 | 5,152 | 25,919 | 18,079 | ||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 12,361 | $ | 7,933 | $ | 38,878 | $ | 29,115 | ||||
| Net earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.68 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.68 | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 27,345 | 44,824 | 27,345 | 42,455 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 30,395 | 44,976 | 30,395 | 42,884 | ||||||||
| Dividends declared per share | $ | - | $ | 0.23 | $ | - | $ | 0.46 | ||||
| Comprehensive Income | $ | 12,600 | $ | 8,603 | $ | 39,594 | $ | 31,126 | ||||
| Thirteen Weeks Ended | Thirty-nine Weeks Ended | |||||||||||
| October 1, | September 29, | October 1, | September 29, | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 12,361 | $ | 7,933 | $ | 38,878 | $ | 29,115 | ||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment, net of tax | - | - | - | 8,049 | ||||||||
| Executive recruiting fees and relocation expenses, net of tax | - | 293 | - | 293 | ||||||||
| Severance to former executives, net of tax | - | 547 | - | 547 | ||||||||
| One-time IPO expenses, net of tax | - | - | - | 314 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 12,361 | $ | 8,773 | $ | 38,878 | $ | 38,318 | ||||
| Net earnings per common share (adjusted): | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.89 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA
The following is a summary of the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ending October 1, 2011 and September 29, 2012, respectively (in thousands):| Thirteen Weeks Ended | Thirty-nine Weeks Ended | |||||||||||
| October 1, | September 29, | October 1, | September 29, | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 12,361 | $ | 7,933 | $ | 38,878 | $ | 29,115 | ||||
| Interest expense | 17,279 | 11,597 | 51,939 | 37,257 | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 8,240 | 5,152 | 25,919 | 18,079 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 17,091 | 15,781 | 51,515 | 47,992 | ||||||||
| LIFO charges | 839 | 250 | 1,839 | 1,500 | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 847 | 574 | 2,632 | 1,840 | ||||||||
| Non-cash stock compensation expense | - | 396 | - | 1,053 | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | - | - | - | 13,304 | ||||||||
| Executive recruiting fees and relocation expenses | - | 484 | - | 484 | ||||||||
| Severance to former executives | - | 904 | - | 904 | ||||||||
| One-time IPO expenses | - | - | - | 519 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 56,657 | $ | 43,071 | $ | 172,722 | $ | 152,047 | ||||
The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, LIFO charges, amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash compensation expenses arising from the issuance of stock, options to purchase stock and stock appreciation rights, costs incurred in connection with the Company’s IPO (or subsequent offerings of Roundy’s common stock), loss on debt extinguishment and certain one-time employee related costs. Omitting interest, taxes and the other items provides a financial measure that facilitates comparisons of the Company’s results of operations with those of companies having different capital structures. Since the levels of indebtedness, tax structures, and methodologies in calculating LIFO expense that other companies have are different from the Company’s, it omits these amounts to facilitate investors’ ability to make these comparisons. Similarly, the Company omits depreciation and amortization because other companies may employ a greater or lesser amount of owned property, and because in the Company’s experience, whether a store is new or one that is fully or mostly depreciated does not necessarily correlate to the contribution that such store makes to operating performance. The Company believes that investors, analysts and other interested parties consider Adjusted EBITDA an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of the Company’s performance. Other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. The limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include: (i) it does not reflect the Company’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs; (iii) it does not reflect income tax payments the Company may be required to make; and (iv) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.| Roundy's, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
| December 31, | September 29, | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | |||||||
| Assets | (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 87,068 | $ | 43,192 | ||||
| Notes and accounts receivable, less allowance for losses | 32,467 | 34,206 | ||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 286,537 | 296,837 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 18,880 | 18,788 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 6,038 | 6,038 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 430,990 | 399,061 | ||||||
| Property and Equipment, net | 309,575 | 305,224 | ||||||
| Other Assets: | ||||||||
| Other assets - net | 45,238 | 47,779 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 726,879 | 726,879 | ||||||
| Total other assets | 772,117 | 774,658 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,512,682 | $ | 1,478,943 | ||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 245,216 | $ | 222,164 | ||||
| Accrued wages and benefits | 48,876 | 36,418 | ||||||
| Other accrued expenses | 42,089 | 46,407 | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 10,789 | 11,007 | ||||||
| Income taxes | 4,265 | 4,851 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 351,235 | 320,847 | ||||||
| Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations | 809,352 | 687,996 | ||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | 66,438 | 69,181 | ||||||
| Other Liabilities | 108,482 | 100,714 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,335,507 | 1,178,738 | ||||||
| Shareholders' Equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock | 1,044 | - | ||||||
| Common stock (150,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 27,072 shares | ||||||||
| and 45,654 shares at 12/31/11 and 9/29/12, respectively, issued and outstanding) | 271 | 457 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | - | 113,742 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 221,365 | 229,500 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (45,505 | ) | (43,494 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 177,175 | 300,205 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 1,512,682 | $ | 1,478,943 | ||||
| Roundy's, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Thirty-nine Weeks Ended | ||||||||
| October 1, | September 29, | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | |||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 38,878 | $ | 29,115 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs | 54,147 | 49,832 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of property and equipment | (309 | ) | (123 | ) | ||||
| LIFO charges | 1,839 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 375 | 1,008 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | 1,053 | ||||||
| Interest earned on shareholder notes receivable | (140 | ) | - | |||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | - | 13,304 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | - | 392 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Notes and accounts receivable | (1,509 | ) | (1,739 | ) | ||||
| Merchandise inventories | (20,876 | ) | (11,800 | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | (651 | ) | 92 | |||||
| Other assets | 370 | 113 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 41,505 | (23,052 | ) | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | (12,190 | ) | (12,492 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes | 25,547 | 1,171 | ||||||
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 126,986 | 48,374 | ||||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (48,578 | ) | (40,434 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 376 | 129 | ||||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (48,202 | ) | (40,305 | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | - | 664,875 | ||||||
| Payments of debt and capital lease obligations | (8,207 | ) | (790,575 | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | - | (20,619 | ) | |||||
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | - | 112,540 | ||||||
| Debt issuance and refinancing fees and related expenses | - | (18,166 | ) | |||||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | (8,207 | ) | (51,945 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 70,577 | (43,876 | ) | |||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period | 36,435 | 87,068 | ||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period | $ | 107,012 | $ | 43,192 | ||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 53,610 | $ | 42,239 | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | 372 | 16,516 | ||||||