DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC (the “Company”) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 29, 2017 that showed growing online sales, greater sales stability at full-line stores, and improved inventory alignment. The Company is also introducing a new strategy, called “Digital First,” to further its leadership position in the luxury retail space by anticipating customers’ evolving behaviors and engaging them more deeply to drive traffic online and in stores.
For the fourth quarter, the Company reported total revenues of $1.12 billion, representing a decrease in comparable revenues of 0.5% from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. Including non-cash impairment charges of $357.0 million and $466.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016, respectively, as described below under “Other Items”, the Company reported a net loss of $366.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 compared to a net loss of $407.3 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA, which is described on page 8 of this release, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 was $48.2 million compared to $64.5 million in the prior year.
For fiscal year 2017, the Company reported total revenues of $4.71 billion, representing a decrease in comparable revenues of 5.2%. Including non-cash impairment charges of $510.7 million and $466.2 million in fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016, respectively, as described below under “Other Items”, the Company reported a net loss of $531.8 million in fiscal year 2017 compared to a net loss of $406.1 million in the prior year. Fiscal year 2017 Adjusted EBITDA was $433.8 million compared to $584.9 million in the prior year.
Other Items. The Company recorded non-cash impairment charges to state certain intangible and other assets, primarily related to its Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman brands, to their estimated fair value of $357.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 and $510.7 million in fiscal year 2017.
The Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $466.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 to state certain intangible and other assets, primarily related to its Neiman Marcus brand, to their estimated fair value.
Conference Call. A live webcast of the earnings conference call can be accessed through the Investor Information section of the Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC website at www.neimanmarcusgroup.com on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Following the live broadcast, interested parties may replay the webcast by accessing this website. To access financial information that will be presented during the call, please visit the Investor Information section of the Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC website at www.neimanmarcusgroup.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures. In this press release, the Company's financial results are presented both in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and using certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA. This non-GAAP financial measure is included to supplement the Company’s financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and because the Company uses such measure to monitor and evaluate the performance of its business and believes the presentation of this measure enhances investors’ ability to analyze trends in the Company’s business and evaluate the Company’s performance relative to other companies in its industry. For more information regarding the Company’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, including the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of such financial measures to net loss, a GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 8 of this press release.
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements. In many cases, forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “would,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project” or “continue” or the negative thereof or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect the Company’s views as of the date of this press release and are based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events, as well as currently available data as of the date of this press release. While the Company believes there is a reasonable basis for its forward-looking statements, they involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Therefore, these statements are not guarantees of future events, results, performance or achievements and you should not rely on them. A variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the anticipated or expected results expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements, including those factors described in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections and elsewhere in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should keep in mind that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except to the extent required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 49,239 | $ | 61,843 | ||||
| Credit card receivables | 38,836 | 38,813 | ||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 1,153,657 | 1,125,325 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 137,118 | 108,065 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 1,378,850 | 1,334,046 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,586,961 | 1,588,121 | ||||||
| Favorable lease commitments, net | 930,585 | 985,534 | ||||||
| Other definite-lived intangible assets, net | 401,081 | 451,722 | ||||||
| Tradenames | 1,499,750 | 1,807,246 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 1,880,894 | 2,072,818 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 25,395 | 17,401 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 7,703,516 | $ | 8,256,888 | ||||
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| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 316,830 | $ | 317,736 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 456,937 | 492,646 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 29,426 | 29,426 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 803,193 | 839,808 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Asset-based revolving credit facility | 263,000 | 165,000 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs | 4,412,540 | 4,419,281 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 1,156,833 | 1,296,793 | ||||||
| Deferred real estate credits and deferred financing obligations | 201,892 | 127,618 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 399,406 | 465,257 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 6,433,671 | 6,473,949 | ||||||
| Total member equity | 466,652 | 943,131 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and member equity | $ | 7,703,516 | $ | 8,256,888 | ||||
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| Revenues | $ | 1,119,875 | $ | 1,128,323 | $ | 4,705,993 | $ | 4,949,472 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold including buying and occupancy costs | 807,124 | 816,671 | 3,220,027 | 3,322,508 | |||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 279,429 | 255,155 | 1,129,309 | 1,117,928 | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from credit card program | (14,611 | ) | (16,014 | ) | (60,082 | ) | (60,648 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 55,672 | 57,711 | 225,463 | 226,868 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 12,139 | 13,585 | 50,769 | 57,011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of favorable lease commitments | 12,786 | 13,608 | 53,262 | 54,178 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 6,793 | 2,615 | 29,730 | 27,127 | |||||||||||||||||
| Impairment charges | 356,964 | 466,155 | 510,736 | 466,155 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (396,421 | ) | (481,163 | ) | (453,221 | ) | (261,655 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 75,670 | 69,741 | 295,668 | 285,596 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (472,091 | ) | (550,904 | ) | (748,889 | ) | (547,251 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (105,788 | ) | (143,658 | ) | (217,130 | ) | (141,141 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (366,303 | ) | $ | (407,246 | ) | $ | (531,759 | ) | $ | (406,110 | ) | |||||||||
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| Capital expenditures | $ | 40.3 | $ | 69.4 | $ | 204.6 | $ | 301.4 | |||||||||
| Rent expense | $ | 33.4 | $ | 33.9 | $ | 116.1 | $ | 119.4 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 48.2 | $ | 64.5 | $ | 433.8 | $ | 584.9 | |||||||||
NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD LLC
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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To supplement the Company’s financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, it uses Adjusted EBITDA to monitor and evaluate the performance of its business and believes the presentation of this measure enhances investors’ ability to analyze trends in its business and evaluate its performance relative to other companies in its industry. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not believe are representative of the Company’s ongoing performance. This financial metric is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating loss or net loss as a measure of operating performance. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not presented as and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA has important 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.
These limitations include the fact that Adjusted EBITDA: (i) excludes certain tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to the Company; (ii) excludes certain adjustments for purchase accounting; (iii) does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs, capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (iv) does not reflect the Company’s significant interest expense; and (v) does not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on the Company’s debt. Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements. In addition, other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than it does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
In calculating these financial measures, the Company makes certain adjustments that are based on assumptions and estimates that may prove inaccurate. In addition, in the future the Company may incur expenses similar to those eliminated in this presentation. The following table reconciles net loss as reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (figures may not sum due to rounding):
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| Net loss | $ | (366.3 | ) | $ | (407.2 | ) | $ | (531.8 | ) | $ | (406.1 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (105.8 | ) | (143.7 | ) | (217.1 | ) | (141.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 75.7 | 69.7 | 295.7 | 285.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 55.7 | 57.7 | 225.5 | 226.9 | |||||||||||||||||
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| EBITDA | $ | (315.8 | ) | $ | (396.3 | ) | $ | (123.7 | ) | $ | 76.4 | ||||||||||
| Impairment charges | 357.0 | 466.2 | 510.7 | 466.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Incremental rent expense | 2.3 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Transaction and other costs | - | - | 3.3 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | (1.9 | ) | (14.3 | ) | (1.2 | ) | (10.4 | ) | |||||||||||||
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4.3 | 2.4 | 21.3 | 24.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net gain from facility closure | - | (0.1 | ) | - | (5.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 48.2 | $ | 64.5 | $ | 433.8 | $ | 584.9 | |||||||||||||
Excluded from the adjustments to calculate Adjusted EBITDA are the estimated impacts from the launch of the Company’s new NMG One integrated merchandising and distribution system in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The Company experienced issues with respect to the functionality and capabilities of certain portions of the new system. These issues primarily related to the processing of inventory receipts at the Company’s distribution centers, the timely payment of certain merchandise receipts, the transfer of inventories to the Company’s stores and the presentation of inventories on the Company’s websites. These issues prevented the Company from fulfilling certain customer demand in both its stores and websites. As a result of these implementation issues, the Company believes its revenues were adversely impacted, incremental markdowns were incurred, additional incremental costs, primarily for consulting services, were incurred, and significant internal resources were allocated to address these issues.
Based on available data, the Company estimates that these issues resulted in unrealized revenues of approximately $55 to $65 million during fiscal year 2017. However, the Company believes the full impact of the NMG One implementation issues on its revenues is likely greater because there are a number of ways in which the Company’s business has been disrupted that it cannot directly track or measure.
