NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2019 fourth quarter and full-year ended April 27, 2019.
Total sales were $755 million for the quarter and $3.6 billion for the full year, decreasing 3.9% and 3.0% from the prior year periods, respectively. Comparable store sales declined 2.3% for the fourth quarter and 1.9% for the full year.
The consolidated fourth quarter net loss was $18.7 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to a loss of $21.1 million, or $0.29 per share, in the prior year. Fiscal 2019 net earnings were $3.8 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to a net loss of $125.5 million, or $1.73 per share, in the prior year.
Excluding non-recurring or unusual charges in all periods, consolidated EBITDA was $4.6 million in the fourth quarter, as compared to $6.7 million a year ago, and $147.2 million for fiscal 2019, as compared to $145.4 million a year ago. The company reduced expenses by $50.4 million during fiscal 2019, excluding non-recurring or unusual charges.
In light of the Company’s announcement on June 7, 2019 that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited, the Company will not host a conference call to discuss the results.
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 627 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.
BKS – Financial
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 inability to complete the proposed transaction with affiliates of Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. in a timely manner or at all; the risk that such proposed transaction could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business; 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 27, 2019, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 weeks ended | 13 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | |||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 755,433 | $ | 786,076 | $ | 3,552,745 | $ | 3,662,280 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and occupancy | 533,190 | 557,075 | 2,479,725 | 2,551,077 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 222,243 | 229,001 | 1,073,020 | 1,111,203 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 219,256 | 230,042 | 936,745 | 997,286 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 22,724 | 24,498 | 97,679 | 106,340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairments | - | - | 22,067 | 135,435 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (19,737 | ) | (25,539 | ) | 16,529 | (127,858 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 3,391 | 2,583 | 13,447 | 9,837 | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | (23,128 | ) | (28,122 | ) | 3,082 | (137,695 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (4,399 | ) | (7,050 | ) | (687 | ) | (12,215 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (18,729 | ) | $ | (21,072 | ) | $ | 3,769 | $ | (125,480 | ) | |||||||||
| Income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (1.73 | ) | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (1.73 | ) | |||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic |
73,033 |
72,653 | 72,919 | 72,588 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted |
73,033 |
72,653 | 73,124 | 72,588 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 70.6 | % | 70.9 | % | 69.8 | % | 69.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 29.4 | % | 29.1 | % | 30.2 | % | 30.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 29.0 | % | 29.3 | % | 26.4 | % | 27.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3.0 | % | 3.1 | % | 2.7 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asset impairments | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.6 | % | 3.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | -2.6 | % | -3.2 | % | 0.5 | % | -3.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 0.4 | % | 0.3 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | -3.1 | % | -3.6 | % | 0.1 | % | -3.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | -0.6 | % | -0.9 | % | 0.0 | % | -0.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | -2.5 | % | -2.7 | % | 0.1 | % | -3.4 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Segment Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 weeks ended | 13 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 738,494 | $ | 765,452 | $ | 3,481,949 | $ | 3,575,614 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 20,731 | 25,093 | 92,136 | 111,487 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elimination | (3,792 | ) | (4,469 | ) | (21,340 | ) | (24,821 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 755,433 | $ | 786,076 | $ | 3,552,745 | $ | 3,662,280 | |||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 210,870 | $ | 216,310 | $ | 1,028,341 | $ | 1,054,195 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 11,373 | 12,691 | 44,679 | 57,008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 222,243 | $ | 229,001 | $ | 1,073,020 | $ | 1,111,203 | |||||||||||||
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 210,001 | $ | 218,494 | $ | 895,485 | $ | 943,820 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 9,255 | 11,548 | 41,260 | 53,466 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 219,256 | $ | 230,042 | $ | 936,745 | $ | 997,286 | |||||||||||||
| Asset Impairments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 22,067 | $ | 135,435 | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 22,067 | $ | 135,435 | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | 869 | $ | (2,184 | ) | $ | 110,789 | $ | (25,060 | ) | |||||||||||
| NOOK | 2,118 | 1,143 | 3,419 | 3,542 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,987 | $ | (1,041 | ) | $ | 114,208 | $ | (21,518 | ) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | (20,374 | ) | $ | (21,843 | ) | $ | (87,887 | ) | $ | (94,334 | ) | |||||||||
| NOOK | (2,350 | ) | (2,655 | ) | (9,792 | ) | (12,006 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (22,724 | ) | $ | (24,498 | ) | $ | (97,679 | ) | $ | (106,340 | ) | |||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | $ | (19,505 | ) | $ | (24,027 | ) | $ | 22,902 | $ | (119,394 | ) | ||||||||||
| NOOK | (232 | ) | (1,512 | ) | (6,373 | ) | (8,464 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (19,737 | ) | $ | (25,539 | ) | $ | 16,529 | $ | (127,858 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net Income (Loss) |
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| Operating income (loss) | $ | (19,737 | ) | $ | (25,539 | ) | $ | 16,529 | $ | (127,858 | ) | ||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (3,391 | ) | (2,583 | ) | (13,447 | ) | (9,837 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | 4,399 | 7,050 | 687 | 12,215 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | (18,729 | ) | $ | (21,072 | ) | $ | 3,769 | $ | (125,480 | ) | ||||||||||
| Percentage of sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 28.6 | % | 28.3 | % | 29.5 | % | 29.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 67.1 | % | 61.5 | % | 63.1 | % | 65.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 29.4 | % | 29.1 | % | 30.2 | % | 30.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 28.4 | % | 28.5 | % | 25.7 | % | 26.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 54.6 | % | 56.0 | % | 58.3 | % | 61.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 29.0 | % | 29.3 | % | 26.4 | % | 27.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| Asset Impairments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.6 | % | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.6 | % | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 0.1 | % | -0.3 | % | 3.2 | % | -0.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 12.5 | % | 5.5 | % | 4.8 | % | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0.4 | % | -0.1 | % | 3.2 | % | -0.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 2.8 | % | 2.9 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | 13.9 | % | 12.9 | % | 13.8 | % | 13.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3.0 | % | 3.1 | % | 2.7 | % | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | -2.6 | % | -3.1 | % | 0.7 | % | -3.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| NOOK | -1.4 | % | -7.3 | % | -9.0 | % | -9.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | -2.6 | % | -3.2 | % | 0.5 | % | -3.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||
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| April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,443 | $ | 10,769 | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 61,247 | 64,562 | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories, net | 923,714 | 958,196 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 69,807 | 65,153 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 1,064,211 | 1,098,680 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment: | ||||||||||
| Land and land improvements | 2,541 | 2,541 | ||||||||
| Buildings and leasehold improvements | 1,096,778 | 1,080,952 | ||||||||
| Fixtures and equipment | 1,552,613 | 1,523,485 | ||||||||
| 2,651,932 | 2,606,978 | |||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 2,395,142 | 2,351,454 | ||||||||
| Net property and equipment | 256,790 | 255,524 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 70,030 | 71,593 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 303,736 | 309,649 | ||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 10,867 | 14,122 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,705,634 | $ | 1,749,568 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 418,948 | $ | 458,896 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 268,143 | 260,209 | ||||||||
| Gift card liabilities | 215,459 | 323,465 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 902,550 | 1,042,570 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 203,800 | 158,700 | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 70,261 | 52,044 | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 84,526 | 84,271 | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||
| Common stock; $0.001 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; | ||||||||||
| 112,782 and 112,238 shares issued, respectively | 112 | 112 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,753,530 | 1,749,555 | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 298 | 276 | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | (186,823 | ) | (216,236 | ) | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 39,745 and 39,585 shares, respectively | (1,122,620 | ) | (1,121,724 | ) | ||||||
| Total Barnes & Noble, Inc. shareholders' equity | 444,497 | 411,983 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | - | - | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 1,705,634 | $ | 1,749,568 | ||||||
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| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||
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| 52 weeks ended | 52 weeks ended | |||||||||||
| April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 3,769 | $ | (125,480 | ) | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from | ||||||||||||
| operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing fees) | 99,649 | 108,293 | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3,975 | 6,865 | ||||||||||
| Impairment charges | 22,067 | 135,435 | ||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 766 | (30,865 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 782 | 730 | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in other long-term liabilities | (1,772 | ) | (15,094 | ) | ||||||||
| Net (increase) decrease in other non-current assets | 5,617 | (4,962 | ) | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net | (28,863 | ) | (37,816 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 105,990 | 37,106 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (113,731 | ) | (87,651 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (113,731 | ) | (87,651 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from credit facility | 1,218,274 | 1,173,317 | ||||||||||
| Payments on credit facility | (1,173,174 | ) | (1,079,517 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | (32,874 | ) | (43,638 | ) | ||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock related to stock-based compensation | (896 | ) |
(653 |
) |
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| Cash dividends paid for long-term incentive awards | (490 | ) |
(188 |
) | ||||||||
| Payment of amended credit facility related fees | (4,425 | ) |
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| Net cash flows provided by financing activities | 6,415 | 49,321 | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (1,326 | ) | (1,224 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 10,769 | 11,993 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 9,443 | $ | 10,769 | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net: | ||||||||||||
| Receivables, net | $ | 3,315 | $ | 2,732 | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories, net | 34,482 | (11,287 | ) | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (5,751 | ) | 37,096 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and gift card liabilities | (60,909 | ) | (66,357 | ) | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net | $ | (28,863 | ) | $ | (37,816 | ) | ||||||
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| Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2018 | ||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 114 | $ | (21 | ) | ||||||
| Legal and deal related costs | 11 | - | |||||||||
| Asset impairments (b) | 22 | 135 | |||||||||
| Severance | - | 16 | |||||||||
| Strategic initiatives (c) | - | 15 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (a) | $ | 147 | $ | 145 | |||||||
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Operating income (loss) |
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| EBITDA | $ | 114 | $ | (21 | ) | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (98 | ) | (106 | ) | |||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 16 | $ | (127 | ) | ||||||
| 13 weeks ended | 13 weeks ended | ||||||||||
| April 27, 2019 | April 28, 2018 | ||||||||||
| EBITDA | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 3 | $ | (1 | ) | ||||||
| Legal and deal related costs | 2 | - | |||||||||
| Severance | - | 6 | |||||||||
| Strategic initiatives (c) | - | 2 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (a) | $ | 5 | $ | 7 | |||||||
| Operating loss | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 3 | $ | (1 | ) | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (23 | ) | (25 | ) | |||||||
| Operating loss | $ | (20 | ) | $ | (26 | ) | |||||
| (a) Excludes any unusual or non-recurring items. | ||||
| (b) Fiscal 2018 includes goodwill and store impairment charges. | ||||
| (c) Costs associated with strategic initiatives, including strategic consulting and markdowns to clear certain non-returnable inventories. |