- Announces Restructuring Plan to reduce operating expenses by $6.0 to $7.0 million in fiscal year 2014
- Provides updates on negotiations with senior lender to address covenant violation
- Eliminating low-volume products
- Emphasizing licensed products and high volume private label products
- Reducing the amount of risk associated with the Gifts business
- Reducing corporate employee headcount by approximately 32%
- Closing or downsizing four of eight leased facilities
- Outsourcing and relocating Gifts distribution from Dallas to California
- Exiting development efforts and accelerating recognition of future expenses associated with non-core brands
The Company expects net revenues to decline in fiscal 2014 while reducing operating expenses by a significantly greater percentage. The Company estimates pre-tax charges related to the restructuring will be in the range of $10.6 to $13.8 million as follows:
Second Fiscal Quarter | Third Fiscal Quarter | Fourth Fiscal Quarter | ||
December 31, 2012 | March 31, 2013 | June 30, 2013 | ||
Inventory write-off | $6.0 - $7.0 million | $ - | $ - | |
Severances | $ - | $0.6 - $0.7 million | $ - | |
Intangibles impairment | $ - | $2.0 - $3.5 million | $ - | |
Other charges | $ - | $1.6 - $2.0 million | $0.4 to $0.6 million | |
Total | $6.0 - $7.0 million | $4.2 - $6.2 million | $0.4 to $0.6 million |
The Company expects to generate $4.0 million to $6.0 million of additional liquidity from inventory liquidation over the next four to six months in connection with the restructuring plan.
"We plan to generate immediate liquidity by selling inventories of exited product categories at prices discounted deeply below historical averages to accelerate demand," said McGeachy. "Additionally, we are working with additional capital sources to improve the amount of liquidity provided by our assets." "While we cannot provide any assurances that the negotiation with our senior lender or our capital raising efforts will be successful, we are several weeks into due diligence with potential capital sources," said McGeachy. "The markets seem supportive of our restructuring plan and receptive to providing us with sufficiently flexible funding to achieve our profitability goals. In fact, we have begun receiving term sheets from interested parties." About Tandy Brands Tandy Brands is a leading designer and marketer of branded men's, women's and children's accessories, including belts, gifts, small leather goods and bags. Merchandise is marketed under various national as well as private brand names through all major retail distribution channels. Safe Harbor Language Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations about future events, estimates and projections about the industry in which it operates. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including, without limitation, negotiations with our senior lender, the current default under our credit agreement, our ability to secure additional or alternative capital, our ability to successfully implement certain restructuring initiatives, general economic and business conditions, competition in the accessories and gifts markets, acceptance of the Company's product offerings and designs, issues relating to distribution, the termination or non-renewal of any material licenses, the Company's ability to maintain proper inventory levels, and a significant decrease in business from or loss of any major customers or programs. Those and other risks are more fully described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date hereof. Except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update any of these statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.CONTACT: Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Rod McGeachy President and Chief Executive Officer 214-519-5200 Investor Relations Chuck Talley Chief Financial Officer 214-519-5200