Nathan's Famous, Inc. Reports Year-End And Fourth Quarter Results PR Newswire JERICHO, N.Y., June 8, 2015 JERICHO, N.Y., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATH) today reported results for its fiscal year and the fourth quarter that ended March 29, 2015. For the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015: Net income increased by 40.5% to $11,703,000 as compared to $8,327,000 for the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014; Earnings per diluted share increased by 40.9% to $2.55 per share, as compared to $1.81 per share for the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014; Income from operations increased by 82.7% to $19,958,000, as compared to $10,921,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014; Adjusted EBITDA, as subsequently defined, increased by 68.5% to $22,497,000 as compared to $13,350,000 for the fiftytwo weeks ended March 30, 2014; and Revenues increased by 24.3% to $99,112,000, as compared to $79,752,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014. For the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2015: Net income increased by 26.2% to $1,537,000, as compared to $1,218,000 for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014; Earnings per diluted share increased by 25.9% to $0.34 per share, as compared to $0.27 per share for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014; Income from operations increased by 66.5% to $2,967,000, as compared to $1,782,000 during the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014; Adjusted EBITDA, as subsequently defined, increased by 46.7% to $3,561,000 as compared to $2,427,000 for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014; and Revenues increased by 17.9% to $20,340,000, as compared to $17,259,000 during the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014. On March 10, 2015, Nathan's completed its financing of $135.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. Nathan's declared a special cash dividend of $25.00 per share, or approximately $116.1 million to shareholders of record on March 20, 2015. The remaining net proceeds are for general corporate purposes, including working capital. The Company reported the following: License royalties increased by 111.6% to $18,011,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015, as compared to $8,513,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014. On March 1, 2014, Nathan's commenced a new license agreement with John Morrell & Co. concerning the sale of consumer packages of Nathan's Famous hot dogs at supermarkets, mass merchandisers and club stores. During the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015, representing the first full fiscal year of the new license agreement, royalties earned under the new agreement were $14,367,000, a 179.1% increase as compared to the $5,147,000 of royalties earned predominantly under the Company's old license agreement during prior fiscal year. Sales from the Branded Product Program, featuring the sale of Nathan's hot dogs to the foodservice industry, increased by 13.6% to $58,948,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015, as compared to sales of $51,877,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014. Sales from the Company-operated restaurants increased by 20.0% to $15,874,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015 as compared to $13,231,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014. The increase in sales was due to the following: (1) Our Yonkers restaurant, operated for fifty-two weeks this year and was closed for renovations for thirty-three weeks last year; (2) Our Flagship Coney Island restaurant, which was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, operated for fifty-two weeks during the current year as compared to operating for only forty-four weeks last year; (3) higher sales at both Coney Island locations during the comparative periods of operations; and (4) Our Oceanside restaurant was relocated and temporarily closed from January through March 2015. Revenues from franchise operations decreased by 2.4% to $5,581,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015, as compared to $5,718,000 during the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014. Thirty-six new franchised units were opened during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2015, including seventeen Branded Menu Program outlets and thirteen international locations, including our first locations in Costa Rica and Malaysia.
During the fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014, Nathan's realized a gain of $2,774,000 in connection with the settlement of its flood damage and contents loss insurance claims relating to Superstorm Sandy and recognized an impairment charge of $400,000 in connection with a long-term investment. Certain Non-GAAP Financial Information: In addition to disclosing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP"), the Company has provided EBITDA excluding (i) interest expense; (ii) provision for income taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense. The Company has also provided Adjusted EBITDA excluding (i) stock-based compensation; (ii) amortization of bond premium on the Company's available-for sale investments; (iii) insurance gain and (iv) impairment charge on long-term investment that the Company believes will impact the comparability of its results of operations. The Company believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors to assist in assessing and understanding the Company's operating performance and underlying trends in the Company's business because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are (i) among the measures used by management in evaluating performance and (ii) are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a common performance measure. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under US GAAP and should not be viewed as alternatives to net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance or liquidity in conformity with GAAP. Additionally, our definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may differ from other companies. Analysis of results and outlook on a non-us GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, data presented in accordance with US GAAP. About Nathan's Famous Nathan's is a Russell 2000 Company that currently distributes its products in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Cayman Islands and ten foreign countries through its restaurant system, foodservice sales programs and product licensing activities. Last year, over 500 million Nathan's Famous hot dogs were sold. Nathan's was ranked #22 on the Forbes 2014 list of the Best Small Companies in America and was listed as the Best Small Company in New York State in October 2013. For additional information about Nathan's please visit our website at www.nathansfamous.com. Except for historical information contained in this news release, the matters discussed are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are based on the current belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include but are not limited to: the impact of our indebtedness, including the effect on our ability to fund working capital, operations and make new investments; economic; weather (including the three-year drought in the Midwest, along with freezing temperatures during the winter causing a reduced supply of cattle), and continued increases in the price of beef trimmings; our ability to pass on the cost of any price increases in beef and beef trimmings; legislative and business conditions; the collectibility of receivables; changes in consumer tastes; the status of our licensing and supply agreements, including the impact of our supply agreement for hot dogs with John Morrell & Co. and any issues arising from or related to the transition from SMG Inc. to John Morrell & Co. as our primary hot dog supplier; the ability to continue to attract franchisees; no material increases in the minimum wage or other changes in labor laws or the impact of a new union contract; our ability to attract competent restaurant and managerial personnel; the enforceability of international franchising agreements; the impact of changes in the economic relationship between the United States and Russia; and the future effects of any food borne illness; such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; and the risk factors reported from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
Nathan's Famous, Inc. Financial Highlights Thirteen weeks ended Fifty-two weeks ended Mar. 29, 2015 Mar. 30, 2014 Mar. 29, 2015 Mar. 30, 2014 Total revenues $ 20,340,000 $ 17,259,000 $ 99,112,000 $ 79,752,000 Income from operations (a) $ 2,967,000 $ 1,782,000 $ 19,958,000 $ 10,921,000 Net income $ 1,537,000 $ 1,218,000 $ 11,703,000 $ 8,327,000 Income per share: Basic $ 0.34 $ 0.27 $ 2.61 $ 1.87 Diluted $ 0.34 $ 0.27 $ 2.55 $ 1.81 Weighted-average shares used in computing income per share: Basic 4,521,000 4,459,000 4,486,000 4,450,000 Diluted 4,562,000 4,594,000 4,588,000 4,605,000 (a) Excludes interest expense, interest income, the gain from insurance payments as a result of the damage and temporary closure of the Coney Island restaurant due to Superstorm Sandy in fiscal 2014, impairment charge based on management's evaluation of the fair value of its long-term investment in a privately owned corporation in fiscal 2014 and other income, net. Nathan's Famous, Inc. Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income Thirteen weeks ended Fifty-two weeks ended Mar. 29, 2015 Mar. 30, 2014 Mar. 29, 2015 Mar. 30, 2014 EBITDA Net income $ 1,537,000 $ 1,218,000 $ 11,703,000 $ 8,327,000 Provision for income taxes 675,000 636,000 7,702,000 5,234,000 Depreciation and amortization 268,000 312,000 1,253,000 1,157,000 Interest expense $ 816,000-816,000 135,000 EBITDA $ 3,296,000 $ 2,166,000 $ 21,474,000 $ 14,853,000 Adjusted EBITDA EBITDA $ 3,296,000 $ 2,166,000 $ 21,474,000 $ 14,853,000 Insurance loss (gain) (b) - 27,000 - (2,774,000) Impairment charge long-term Investments (c) - - - 400,000 Stock-based compensation 230,000 191,000 859,000 721,000 Amortization of bond premium (d) 35,000 43,000 164,000 150,000 Adjusted EBITDA $ 3,561,000 $ 2,427,000 $ 22,497,000 $ 13,350,000 (b) (c) (d) Represents the elimination of the loss (gain) from insurance payments as a result of the damage and temporary closure of the Coney Island restaurant due to Superstorm Sandy. Represents impairment charge based on management's evaluation of the fair value of its long-term investment in a privately owned corporation. Represents the premiums paid on our purchase of available-for-sale securities, consisting of municipal bonds. COMPANY Ronald G. DeVos, Vice President - Finance and CFO CONTACT: (516) 338-8500 ext. 229 To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nathans-famous-inc-reports-year-endand-fourth-quarter-results-300095633.html SOURCE Nathan's Famous, Inc.
Nathan s Famous, Inc. and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Fifty-Two Fifty-Two Fifty-Three weeks ended weeks ended weeks ended March 29, 2015 March 30, 2014 March 31, 2013 REVENUES Sales $ 75,520 $ 65,521 $ 56,656 License royalties 18,011 8,513 8,571 Franchise fees and royalties 5,581 5,718 5,842 Total revenues 99,112 79,752 71,069 COSTS AND EXPENSES Cost of sales 61,951 53,072 44,874 Restaurant operating expenses 3,747 3,142 2,700 Depreciation and amortization 1,253 1,157 940 General and administrative expenses 12,203 11,460 10,437 Total costs and expenses 79,154 68,831 58,951 Income from operations 19,958 10,921 12,118 Interest expense (816) (135) (453) Interest income 176 325 392 Insurance gain (Note M.4) - 2,774 - Impairment charge long-term investment (Note G) - (400) - Other income, net 87 76 82 Income before provision for income taxes 19,405 13,561 12,139 Provision for income taxes 7,702 5,234 4,671 Net income $ 11,703 $ 8,327 $ 7,468 PER SHARE INFORMATION Income per share: Basic $ 2.61 $ 1.87 $ 1.70 Diluted $ 2.55 $ 1.81 $ 1.63 Cash dividends declared per share $ 25.00 $ - $ - Weighted average shares used in computing income per share: Basic 4,486,000 4,450,000 4,400,000 Diluted 4,588,000 4,605,000 4,588,000 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Nathan s Famous, Inc. and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Fifty-Two Fifty-Two Fifty-Three weeks ended weeks ended weeks ended March 29, 2015 March 30, 2014 March 31, 2013 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 11,703 $ 8,327 $ 7,468 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization 1,253 1,157 940 Insurance gain - (2,774) - Amortization of bond premium 164 150 130 Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs 66 - - Share-based compensation expense 859 721 627 Provision for doubtful accounts 23 21 15 Impairment charge long-term investment - 400 - Deferred income taxes 111 1,652 497 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts and other receivables, net (2,417) (927) (397) Insurance proceeds received for business interruption claim 718 - - Inventories 125 99 79 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1,403) (2,033) 298 Other assets 181 30 7 Accrued litigation - (5,874) 455 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 1,779 2,329 (838) Advances of insurance proceeds - - 130 Deferred franchise fees 44 (44) 155 Other liabilities 79 (358) (72) Net cash provided by operating activities 13,285 2,876 9,494 Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 8,020 2,890 2,000 Insurance proceeds received for property and equipment (Note M.4) - 2,711 449 Purchase of long-term investment - - (500) Change in restricted cash - (135) (455) Purchase of property and equipment (1,538) (4,339) (998) Purchase of available-for-sale securities (4,258) (2,219) - Litigation settlement - 6,009 - Net cash provided by investing activities 2,224 4,917 496 Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 135,000 - - Debt discounts and issuance costs (5,926) - - Dividends paid to stockholders (115,110) - - Repurchase of treasury stock (1,916) (1,486) (3,085) Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 880 944 389 Income tax benefit on stock option exercises 4,572 2,195 1,062 Payments of withholding tax on net share settlement of share-based compensation plans (3,693) (772) (982) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 13,807 881 (2,616) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 29,316 8,674 7,374 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 22,077 13,403 6,029 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 51,393 $ 22,077 $ 13,403 Cash paid during the year for: Interest $ - $ 1,099 $ - Income taxes $ 4,545 $ 3,457 $ 2,548
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) March 29, 2015 March 30, 2014 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 51,393 $ 22,077 Marketable securities 7,091 11,187 Accounts and other receivables, net 9,499 7,823 Inventories 822 947 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note F) 4,532 3,129 Deferred income taxes 277 26 Total current assets 73,614 45,189 Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,946 and $7,554, respectively 9,257 8,970 Goodwill 95 95 Intangible asset 1,353 1,353 Other assets 347 528 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY $ 84,666 $ 56,135 CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 5,319 $ 4,826 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 6,412 4,751 Deferred franchise fees 278 234 Total current liabilities 12,009 9,811 Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs of $5,860 (Note K) 129,140 - Other liabilities 2,397 1,693 Deferred income taxes 1,028 734 Total liabilities 144,574 12,238 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note M) STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 9,252,097 and 9,092,183 shares issued; and 4,604,410 and 4,482,157 shares outstanding at March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively 93 91 Additional paid-in capital 60,196 57,578 (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings (63,444) 40,963 Accumulated other comprehensive income 47 149 (3,108) 98,781 Treasury stock, at cost, 4,647,687 and 4,610,026 shares at March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively (56,800) (54,884) Total stockholders (deficit) equity (59,908) 43,897 $ 84,666 $ 56,135