NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter and full-year ended April 28, 2018.
Total sales were $786 million for the quarter and $3.7 billion for the full year, decreasing 4.3% and 6.0% over the prior year periods, respectively. Comparable store sales declined 4.1% for the fourth quarter and 5.4% for the full year.
The consolidated fourth quarter net loss was $21.1 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to a loss of $13.4 million, or $0.19 per share, in the prior year. Fourth quarter results include $7.7 million of non-recurring charges associated with the Company’s strategic initiatives.
The fiscal 2018 consolidated net loss was $125.5 million, or $1.73 per share, compared to net earnings of $22.0 million, or $0.30 per share, in the prior year. Fiscal 2018 results include non-cash asset impairment charges of $135.4 million, $16.2 million of severance charges and $15.3 million of strategic initiative costs.
Excluding non-recurring or unusual charges in both years, consolidated EBITDA was $6.7 million in the fourth quarter, as compared to $5.6 million a year ago, and $145.4 million in fiscal 2018, as compared to $187.2 million a year ago. The company reduced expenses by $15 million in the fourth quarter and $52 million for the full year, excluding non-recurring or unusual charges.
“In fiscal 2018 we developed a long-term strategic turnaround plan, which we continue to execute,” said Demos Parneros, Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. “Our plan, which includes sales improvements and cost reductions, is expected to yield immediate improvement in fiscal 2019, resulting in EBITDA of $175 million to $200 million, and further benefits in the following years. We also strengthened our leadership team in key areas of the business. They will be instrumental in overseeing the turnaround.”
Outlook
For fiscal year 2019, the Company expects consolidated EBITDA to be in a range of $175 million to $200 million.
Conference Call
A conference call with Barnes & Noble, Inc.’s senior management will be webcast beginning at 10:00 A.M. ET on Thursday, June 21, 2018, and is accessible at investors.barnesandnobleinc.com.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. will report fiscal 2019 first quarter results on or about September 6, 2018.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 630 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store (www.nook.com) features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and Windows®.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and information relating to Barnes & Noble that are based on the beliefs of the management of Barnes & Noble as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management of Barnes & Noble. When used in this communication, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projections,” and similar expressions, as they relate to Barnes & Noble or the management of Barnes & Noble, identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble’s products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher-than-anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble’s supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business, risks associated with the eCommerce business, including the possible loss of eCommerce customers and declines in eCommerce sales, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble’s initiatives including but not limited to new store concepts and eCommerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble’s intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Barnes & Noble’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 28, 2018, and in Barnes & Noble’s other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Barnes & Noble or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Barnes & Noble undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this communication.
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 weeks ended | 13 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | |||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2018 | April 29, 2017 | April 28, 2018 | April 29, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 786,076 | $ | 821,220 | $ | 3,662,280 | $ | 3,894,558 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and occupancy | 557,075 | 578,733 | 2,551,077 | 2,682,356 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 229,001 | 242,487 | 1,111,203 | 1,212,202 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 230,042 | 238,508 | 999,109 | 1,040,007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 24,498 | 27,804 | 106,340 | 117,887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | - | - | 133,612 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (25,539 | ) | (23,825 | ) | (127,858 | ) | 54,308 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 2,583 | 1,843 | 9,837 | 7,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | (28,122 | ) | (25,668 | ) | (137,695 | ) | 46,799 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | (7,050 | ) | (12,240 | ) | (12,215 | ) | 24,776 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (21,072 | ) | $ | (13,428 | ) | $ | (125,480 | ) | $ | 22,023 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (1.73 | ) | $ | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (1.73 | ) | $ | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 72,653 | 72,054 | 72,588 | 72,188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 72,653 | 72,054 | 72,588 | 72,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.60 | ||||||||||||
| Percentage of sales: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and occupancy | 70.9 | % | 70.5 | % | 69.7 | % | 68.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 29.1 | % | 29.5 | % | 30.3 | % | 31.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 29.3 | % | 29.0 | % | 27.3 | % | 26.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3.1 | % | 3.4 | % | 2.9 | % | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 3.6 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | -3.2 | % | -2.9 | % | -3.5 | % | 1.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 0.3 | % | 0.2 | % | 0.3 | % | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | -3.6 | % | -3.1 | % | -3.8 | % | 1.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | -0.9 | % | -1.5 | % | -0.3 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | -2.7 | % | -1.6 | % | -3.4 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Segment Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 weeks ended | 13 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2018 | April 29, 2017 | April 28, 2018 | April 29, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 765,452 | $ | 796,184 | $ | 3,575,614 | $ | 3,784,655 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 25,093 | 31,990 | 111,487 | 146,514 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elimination | (4,469 | ) | (6,954 | ) | (24,821 | ) | (36,611 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 786,076 | $ | 821,220 | $ | 3,662,280 | $ | 3,894,558 | |||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 216,310 | $ | 229,069 | $ | 1,054,195 | $ | 1,148,542 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 12,691 | 13,418 | 57,008 | 63,660 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 229,001 | $ | 242,487 | $ | 1,111,203 | $ | 1,212,202 | |||||||||||||
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 218,494 | $ | 220,826 | $ | 945,643 | $ | 959,002 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 11,548 | 17,682 | 53,466 | 81,005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 230,042 | $ | 238,508 | $ | 999,109 | $ | 1,040,007 | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill Impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 133,612 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 133,612 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | (2,184 | ) | $ | 8,243 | $ | (25,060 | ) | $ | 189,540 | |||||||||||
| NOOK | 1,143 | (4,264 | ) | 3,542 | (17,345 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (1,041 | ) | $ | 3,979 | $ | (21,518 | ) | $ | 172,195 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | (21,843 | ) | $ | (24,121 | ) | $ | (94,334 | ) | $ | (98,877 | ) | |||||||||
| NOOK | (2,655 | ) | (3,683 | ) | (12,006 | ) | (19,010 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (24,498 | ) | $ | (27,804 | ) | $ | (106,340 | ) | $ | (117,887 | ) | |||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | (24,027 | ) | $ | (15,878 | ) | $ | (119,394 | ) | $ | 90,663 | ||||||||||
| NOOK | (1,512 | ) | (7,947 | ) | (8,464 | ) | (36,355 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (25,539 | ) | $ | (23,825 | ) | $ | (127,858 | ) | $ | 54,308 | ||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | (25,539 | ) | $ | (23,825 | ) | $ | (127,858 | ) | $ | 54,308 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (2,583 | ) | (1,843 | ) | (9,837 | ) | (7,509 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 7,050 | 12,240 | 12,215 | (24,776 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (21,072 | ) | $ | (13,428 | ) | $ | (125,480 | ) | $ | 22,023 | ||||||||||
| Percentage of sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 28.3 | % | 28.8 | % | 29.5 | % | 30.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 61.5 | % | 53.6 | % | 65.8 | % | 57.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 29.1 | % | 29.5 | % | 30.3 | % | 31.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 28.5 | % | 27.7 | % | 26.4 | % | 25.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 56.0 | % | 70.6 | % | 61.7 | % | 73.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 29.3 | % | 29.0 | % | 27.3 | % | 26.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill Impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 3.7 | % | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 3.6 | % | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | -0.3 | % | 1.0 | % | -0.7 | % | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 5.5 | % | -17.0 | % | 4.1 | % | -15.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | -0.1 | % | 0.5 | % | -0.6 | % | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | -2.9 | % | -3.0 | % | -2.6 | % | -2.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | -12.9 | % | -14.7 | % | -13.9 | % | -17.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | -3.1 | % | -3.4 | % | -2.9 | % | -3.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | -3.1 | % | -2.0 | % | -3.3 | % | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | -7.3 | % | -31.7 | % | -9.8 | % | -33.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | -3.2 | % | -2.9 | % | -3.5 | % | 1.4 | % | |||||||||||||
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||
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| April 28, 2018 | April 29, 2017 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,769 | $ | 11,993 | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 64,562 | 67,294 | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories, net | 958,196 | 946,909 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 65,153 | 101,816 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 1,098,680 | 1,128,012 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment: | ||||||||||
| Land and land improvements | 2,541 | 2,541 | ||||||||
| Buildings and leasehold improvements | 1,080,952 | 1,072,007 | ||||||||
| Fixtures and equipment | 1,523,485 | 1,608,433 | ||||||||
| 2,606,978 | 2,682,981 | |||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 2,351,454 | 2,406,859 | ||||||||
| Net property and equipment | 255,524 | 276,122 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 71,593 | 207,381 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 309,649 | 310,205 | ||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 14,122 | 11,201 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,749,568 | $ | 1,932,921 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 458,896 | $ | 473,686 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 260,209 | 283,157 | ||||||||
| Gift card liabilities | 323,465 | 351,424 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,042,570 | 1,108,267 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 158,700 | 64,900 | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 52,044 | 86,132 | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 84,271 | 99,311 | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||
| Common stock; $0.001 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; | ||||||||||
| 112,238 and 111,933 shares issued, respectively | 112 | 112 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,749,555 | 1,741,380 | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 276 | 315 | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | (216,236 | ) | (46,425 | ) | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 39,585 and 39,497 shares, respectively | (1,121,724 | ) | (1,121,071 | ) | ||||||
| Total Barnes & Noble, Inc. shareholders' equity | 411,983 | 574,311 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | - | - | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 1,749,568 | $ | 1,932,921 | ||||||
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| Earnings (Loss) Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Numerator for basic income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (21,072 | ) | $ | (13,428 | ) | $ | (125,480 | ) | $ | 22,023 | |||||||||
| Less allocation of dividends to participating securities | (21 | ) | (17 | ) | (80 | ) | (576 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Less allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | (21,093 | ) | $ | (13,445 | ) | $ | (125,560 | ) | $ | 21,447 | |||||||||
| Numerator for diluted income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | (21,093 | ) | $ | (13,445 | ) | $ | (125,560 | ) | $ | 21,447 | |||||||||
| Allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Less diluted allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | (21,093 | ) | $ | (13,445 | ) | $ | (125,560 | ) | $ | 21,447 | |||||||||
| Denominator for basic income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average common shares | 72,653 | 72,054 | 72,588 | 72,188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average common shares | 72,653 | 72,054 | 72,588 | 72,188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average dilutive options | - | - | - | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average dilutive non-participating securities | - | - | - | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares | 72,653 | 72,054 | 72,588 | 72,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (1.73 | ) | $ | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (1.73 | ) | $ | 0.30 | |||||||||
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| Fiscal 2017 | Fiscal 2018 | Forward-Looking Fiscal 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (a) | $ | 187 | $ | 145 | |||||||||||||||||
| Severance | (10 | ) |
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(16 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairments | - |
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(135 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Strategic initiatives | (5 | ) | (b) | (15 | ) | (c) | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 172 | $ | (21 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 172 | $ | (21 | ) | $ | 175 | $ | 200 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (118 | ) | (106 | ) | (100 | ) | (100 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 54 | $ | (127 | ) | $ | 75 | $ | 100 | ||||||||||||
| (a) Excludes any unusual or non-recurring items. | |
| (b) Including charges related to cost reduction initiatives. | |
| (c) Costs associated with strategic initiatives, including strategic consulting and markdowns to clear certain non-returnable inventories. | |