BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Barnes
& Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED), one of the largest
contract operators of bookstores on college and university campuses
across the United States and a leading provider of digital education
services, today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter for
fiscal 2017.
Financial highlights for the second quarter 2017 and fiscal year to
date 2017:
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Second quarter sales of $770.7 million increased 2.0%, as compared to
the prior year period; year to date sales of $1,009.9 million
increased 1.5% as compared to the prior year period.
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Both second quarter and year to date comparable store sales decreased
2.9%.
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Second quarter GAAP net income of $29.3 million, as compared to $33.4
million in the prior year period; year to date net income of $1.4
million, as compared to $6.5 million in the prior year period.
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Second quarter non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $70.4 million, a decrease
of $2.3 million, as compared to the prior year period; year to date
non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $33.9 million, a decrease of $3.6 million,
as compared to the prior year period.
-
Second quarter non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings of $29.7 million, as
compared to $33.4 million in the prior year period; year to date
non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings of $3.8 million, as compared to $6.5
million in the prior year period.
Operational highlights for the second quarter 2017:
-
Opened 1 new store in the quarter, bringing the total year to date new
store openings to 34. The Company now operates 771 locations as of
October 29, 2016. The Company expects to open 2 additional stores in
the second half of the year bringing the total estimated annual sales
of new stores to $118 million.
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Established price matching program in over 400 stores.
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Launched Barnes & Noble Education Courseware, making it easier for
faculty to use Open Educational Resources (OER) and helping to ensure
access to the most affordable course materials for students. Offering
includes 10 digital general education courses through campus
bookstores and the LoudCloud platform.
"Though our new business wins enabled us to grow total sales, comparable
store sales declined as a result of lower enrollments and a softer
retail environment," said Max J. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer,
Barnes & Noble Education. "Since we experienced lower textbook and
general merchandise sales on our campuses, we are continuing the roll
out of our price matching program and adjusting our promotional strategy
in a targeted and disciplined manner to reflect current market
conditions, and are continuing our cost management initiatives across
the company. Consistent with this performance, we have revised our
financial guidance to reflect the possibility that general merchandise
sales remain softer than expected this fiscal year."
Mr. Roberts continued, "In the second quarter, we successfully opened a
number of campus bookstores for fall rush, and our recently launched
price matching program resulted in more student engagement, helping to
mitigate the impact of the anticipated negative enrollment trends in
higher education. We are expanding the program and expect to have price
match in almost all of our stores by spring rush. As schools continue to
outsource bookstore operations, we remain well-positioned to deepen our
partnerships and expand market share through our complete offering of
affordable, accessible textbooks and course materials, including our
recently launched digital courseware and analytic solutions."
Second Quarter 2017 Results
Results for the 13 and 26 weeks of fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 are as
follows:
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$ in millions
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13 and 26 Weeks Selected Data (unaudited)
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13 Weeks
Q2 2017
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13 Weeks
Q2 2016
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26 Weeks
2017
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26 Weeks
2016
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Total Sales
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$770.7 |
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$755.9 |
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$1,009.9 |
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$994.8 |
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Net Income
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$29.3 |
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$33.4 |
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$1.4 |
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$6.5 |
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Non-GAAP(1)
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$70.4 |
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$72.7 |
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$33.9 |
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$37.5 |
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Adjusted Earnings
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$29.7 |
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$33.4 |
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$3.8 |
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$6.5 |
(1) These non-GAAP financial measures have been reconciled in the
attached schedules to the most directly comparable GAAP measure as
required under SEC rules regarding the use of non-GAAP financial
measures.
Second quarter sales of $770.7 million increased $14.8 million, or 2.0%,
as compared to the prior year period. This increase was attributable to
new store growth.
Comparable store sales decreased 2.9% for the quarter representing
approximately $22.4 million in revenue. The decrease is primarily
attributable to textbook sales, which were down 3.3% compared with a
decrease of 4.2% in the prior year period and a decrease in general
merchandise sales of 1.3% compared with an increase of 1.3% in the prior
year period.
Second quarter net income was $29.3 million, or $0.63 per diluted share,
compared to net income of $33.4 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in
the prior year period. The current year's fiscal quarter has 46.6
million diluted shares outstanding, while the prior year period had 48.6
million diluted shares outstanding. The Company reported non-GAAP
Adjusted Earnings of $29.7 million during the quarter, compared with
$33.4 million in the prior year period.
The Company's Adjusted EBITDA was $70.4 million for the quarter, as
compared to $72.7 million in the prior year period, due primarily to
lower comparable store sales.
Outlook
For fiscal year 2017, the Company expects total sales to grow by 3.0% to
4.0%, while comparable store sales are expected to decrease by 2.0% to
3.0% compared to the prior year. The Company expects Adjusted EBITDA to
increase on a percentage basis in the mid-single digits compared with
the prior year and expects capital expenditures to be approximately $40
million.
Conference Call
A conference call with Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. senior management
will be webcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
and can be accessed at the Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. corporate
website at www.bned.com.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. expects to report fiscal 2017 third
quarter results on or about March 7, 2017.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), one of the
largest contract operators of bookstores on college and university
campuses across the United States and a leading provider of digital
education services, enhances the academic and social purpose of
educational institutions. Through its Barnes & Noble College subsidiary,
Barnes & Noble Education serves more than 5 million college students and
their faculty through its 771 stores on campuses nationwide, delivering
essential educational content and tools within a dynamic retail
environment. Through its Digital Education subsidiary, Barnes & Noble
Education offers a suite of digital software, content and services that
include a sophisticated digital learning management platform that has
competency-based features, analytics capabilities, courseware offerings
and a digital eTextbook reading product. Barnes & Noble Education acts
as a strategic partner to drive student success; provide value and
support to students and faculty; and create loyalty and improve
retention, all while supporting the financial goals of college and
university partners.
General information on Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. can be obtained by
visiting the Company's corporate website: www.bned.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
information relating to Barnes & Noble Education and its business that
are based on the beliefs of the management of Barnes & Noble Education
as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to
the management of Barnes & Noble Education. 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 Education or the
management of Barnes & Noble Education, identify forward-looking
statements. Moreover, Barnes & Noble Education operates in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time
to time. It is not possible for the management of Barnes & Noble
Education to predict all risks, nor can Barnes & Noble Education assess
the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements Barnes
& Noble Education may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press
release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and
adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble Education
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to
certain risks, including, among others: general competitive conditions,
including actions the Company's competitors may take to grow their
businesses; a decline in college enrollment or decreased funding
available for students; decisions by colleges and universities to
outsource their bookstore operations or change the operation of their
bookstores; the general economic environment and consumer spending
patterns; decreased consumer demand for the Company's products, low
growth or declining sales; restructuring of the Company's digital
strategy may not result in the expected growth in the Company's digital
sales and/or profitability; risk that digital sales growth does not
exceed the rate of investment spend; the performance of the Company's
online, digital and other initiatives, integration of and deployment of,
additional products and services, and further enhancements to Yuzu®
and any future higher education digital products, and the inability to
achieve the expected cost savings; the Company's ability to successfully
implement the Company's strategic initiatives including the Company's
ability to identify and execute upon additional acquisitions and
strategic investments; technological changes; the Company's
international expansion could result in additional risks; the Company's
ability to attract and retain employees; changes to payment terms,
return policies, the discount or margin on products or other terms with
the Company's suppliers; risks associated with data privacy, information
security and intellectual property; trends and challenges to the
Company's business and in the locations in which the Company has stores;
non-renewal of contracts and higher-than-anticipated store closings;
disruptions to the Company's computer systems, data lines, telephone
systems or supply chain, including the loss of suppliers; work stoppages
or increases in labor costs; possible increases in shipping rates or
interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition; obsolete or
excessive inventory; product shortages; changes in law or regulation;
the amount of the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with
covenants applicable to any future debt financing; the Company's ability
to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's
ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the
amounts needed and on acceptable terms; adverse results from litigation,
governmental investigations or tax-related proceedings or audits;
changes in accounting standards; challenges to running the Company
independently from Barnes & Noble, Inc. following the Spin-Off; the
potential adverse impact on the Company's business resulting from the
Spin-Off; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section
titled "Risk Factors" in the Barnes & Noble Education Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2016 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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
Education or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Barnes &
Noble Education 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 press release.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 26, 2015, Barnes & Noble, Inc. ("Barnes & Noble") announced
plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Barnes & Noble
Education, Inc. (the "Company") from Barnes & Noble (the "Spin-Off").
Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement between Barnes & Noble
and the Company, Barnes & Noble distributed all of its equity interest
in the Company, consisting of all of the outstanding shares of the
Company's Common Stock, to Barnes & Noble's stockholders on a pro rata
basis.
On July 14, 2015, Barnes & Noble approved the final distribution ratio
and declared a pro rata dividend of the outstanding shares of the
Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), to
Barnes & Noble's existing stockholders. The pro rata dividend was made
on August 2, 2015 to the Barnes & Noble stockholders of record (as of
July 27, 2015). Each Barnes & Noble stockholder of record received a
distribution of 0.632 shares of the Company's Common Stock for each
share of Barnes & Noble common stock held on the record date. Following
the Spin-Off, Barnes & Noble does not own any equity interest in the
Company.
On August 2, 2015, the Company completed the legal separation from
Barnes & Noble, at which time the Company began to operate as an
independent publicly-traded company. The Company's Common Stock began to
trade on a "when-issued" basis on the NYSE under the symbol "BNED WI"
beginning on July 23, 2015. On August 3, 2015, when-issued trading of
the Company's Common Stock ended, the Company's Common Stock began
"regular-way" trading under the symbol "BNED."
The results of operations for the 13 weeks ended August 1, 2015
reflected in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements
are presented on a stand-alone basis since the Company was still part of
Barnes & Noble, Inc. until the consummation of the Spin-Off on August 2,
2015, and the results of operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended
October 29, 2016 and the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2015 reflected in
the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements are presented
on a consolidated basis as the Company became a separate consolidated
entity.
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BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands,
except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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13 weeks ended
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26 weeks ended
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October 29,
2016
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October 31,
2015
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October 29,
2016
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October 31,
2015
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Sales:
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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Product sales and other
|
|
|
$
|
697,927
|
|
|
$
|
684,006
|
|
|
$
|
915,663
|
|
|
$
|
902,722
|
|
|
Rental income
|
|
|
|
72,744
|
|
|
|
71,858
|
|
|
|
94,245
|
|
|
|
92,125
|
|
|
Total sales
|
|
|
|
770,671
|
|
|
|
755,864
|
|
|
|
1,009,908
|
|
|
|
994,847
|
|
|
Cost of sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product and other cost of sales
|
|
|
|
554,498
|
|
|
|
537,380
|
|
|
|
732,492
|
|
|
|
712,289
|
|
|
Rental cost of sales
|
|
|
|
44,659
|
|
|
|
43,363
|
|
|
|
58,489
|
|
|
|
55,893
|
|
|
Total cost of sales
|
|
|
|
599,157
|
|
|
|
580,743
|
|
|
|
790,981
|
|
|
|
768,182
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
171,514
|
|
|
|
175,121
|
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
|
|
226,665
|
|
|
Selling and administrative expenses
|
|
|
|
101,767
|
|
|
|
102,439
|
|
|
|
187,231
|
|
|
|
189,123
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
|
|
12,987
|
|
|
|
13,169
|
|
|
|
25,908
|
|
|
|
26,269
|
|
|
Restructuring costs (a) |
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,790
|
|
|
|
—
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|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
|
56,760
|
|
|
|
59,513
|
|
|
|
3,998
|
|
|
|
11,273
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
630
|
|
|
|
554
|
|
|
|
1,296
|
|
|
|
557
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
56,130
|
|
|
|
58,959
|
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
|
|
10,716
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
26,841
|
|
|
|
25,558
|
|
|
|
1,329
|
|
|
|
4,233
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
|
29,289
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
1,373
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Basic
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$
|
0.63
|
|
|
$
|
0.69
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
$
|
0.69
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
46,170
|
|
|
|
48,207
|
|
|
|
46,259
|
|
|
|
44,816
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
46,593
|
|
|
|
48,562
|
|
|
|
46,652
|
|
|
|
45,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) For additional information, see Note (a) in the Non-GAAP
disclosure information of this Press Release.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Non-GAAP Disclosures: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Earnings
|
|
|
$
|
29,683
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
3,798
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
$
|
70,391
|
|
|
$
|
72,682
|
|
|
$
|
33,867
|
|
|
$
|
37,542
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) For additional information, see the Non-GAAP disclosure
information of this Press Release.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
|
|
|
October 29,
2016
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|
October 31,
2015
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|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
Percentage of sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product sales and other
|
|
|
|
90.6
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%
|
|
|
90.5
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%
|
|
|
90.7
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%
|
|
|
90.7
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%
|
|
Rental income
|
|
|
|
9.4
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%
|
|
|
9.5
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%
|
|
|
9.3
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%
|
|
|
9.3
|
%
|
|
Total sales
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
Cost of sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product and other cost of sales (a) |
|
|
|
79.4
|
%
|
|
|
78.6
|
%
|
|
|
80.0
|
%
|
|
|
78.9
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%
|
|
Rental cost of sales (a) |
|
|
|
61.4
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%
|
|
|
60.3
|
%
|
|
|
62.1
|
%
|
|
|
60.7
|
%
|
|
Total cost of sales
|
|
|
|
77.7
|
%
|
|
|
76.8
|
%
|
|
|
78.3
|
%
|
|
|
77.2
|
%
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
22.3
|
%
|
|
|
23.2
|
%
|
|
|
21.7
|
%
|
|
|
22.8
|
%
|
|
Selling and administrative expenses
|
|
|
|
13.2
|
%
|
|
|
13.6
|
%
|
|
|
18.5
|
%
|
|
|
19.0
|
%
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
|
|
1.7
|
%
|
|
|
1.7
|
%
|
|
|
2.6
|
%
|
|
|
2.6
|
%
|
|
Restructuring costs
|
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
%
|
|
|
7.9
|
%
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
%
|
|
|
7.8
|
%
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
%
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
%
|
|
|
4.4
|
%
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
|
0.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Represents the percentage these costs bear to the related sales,
instead of total sales.
|
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BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per
share data)
(Unaudited)
|
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|
|
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|
|
October 29,
2016
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|
October 31,
2015
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
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|
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Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
$
|
176,578
|
|
|
$
|
88,649
|
|
|
Receivables, net
|
|
|
93,250
|
|
|
91,383
|
|
|
Merchandise inventories, net
|
|
|
401,338
|
|
|
431,023
|
|
|
Textbook rental inventories
|
|
|
86,704
|
|
|
83,846
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
8,083
|
|
|
6,304
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
765,953
|
|
|
701,205
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
108,499
|
|
|
110,949
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
194,562
|
|
|
193,113
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
|
281,350
|
|
|
274,070
|
|
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
|
|
38,226
|
|
|
46,335
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
$
|
1,388,590
|
|
|
$
|
1,325,672
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
$
|
439,746
|
|
|
$
|
349,440
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
140,779
|
|
|
137,412
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
580,525
|
|
|
486,852
|
|
|
Long-term deferred taxes, net
|
|
|
25,743
|
|
|
39,557
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
75,962
|
|
|
69,585
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
682,230
|
|
|
595,994
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized, 5,000 shares; issued
and outstanding, none
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized, 200,000 shares; issued,
48,972 and 48,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shares, respectively; outstanding, 46,276 and 48,217 shares,
respectively
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
482
|
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
|
|
703,966
|
|
|
695,816
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
28,375
|
|
|
33,401
|
|
|
Treasury stock, at cost
|
|
|
(26,471
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
706,360
|
|
|
729,678
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
|
$
|
1,388,590
|
|
|
$
|
1,325,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
|
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
|
29,289
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
1,373
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
|
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
$
|
29,270
|
|
|
$
|
33,379
|
|
|
$
|
1,372
|
|
|
$
|
6,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
$
|
29,270
|
|
|
$
|
33,379
|
|
|
$
|
1,372
|
|
|
$
|
6,457
|
|
|
Allocation of earnings to participating securities
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
Less diluted allocation of earnings to participating securities
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders
|
|
|
$
|
29,270
|
|
|
$
|
33,379
|
|
|
$
|
1,372
|
|
|
$
|
6,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average common shares (a) |
|
|
46,170
|
|
|
48,207
|
|
|
46,259
|
|
|
44,816
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share: (a)(b) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average common shares
|
|
|
46,170
|
|
|
48,207
|
|
|
46,259
|
|
|
44,816
|
|
|
Average dilutive restricted stock units
|
|
|
364
|
|
|
355
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
Average dilutive performance shares
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Average dilutive restricted shares
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Average dilutive options
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average common shares
|
|
|
46,593
|
|
|
48,562
|
|
|
46,652
|
|
|
45,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
$
|
0.69
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
$
|
0.63
|
|
|
$
|
0.69
|
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
For periods prior to the Spin-Off from Barnes & Noble on August 2,
2015, Basic earnings per share and weighted-average basic shares
outstanding are based on the number of shares of Barnes & Noble
common stock outstanding as of the end of the period, adjusted for
an assumed distribution ratio of 0.632 shares of the Company's
Common Stock for every one share of Barnes & Noble common stock held
on the record date for the Spin-Off.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
For periods prior to the Spin-Off from Barnes & Noble on August 2,
2015, Diluted earnings per share and weighted-average diluted shares
outstanding reflect potential common shares from Barnes & Noble
equity plans in which the Company's employees participated based on
the distribution ratio.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP
Information
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Earnings
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
|
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
|
29,289
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
1,373
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
Reconciling items, after-tax (below)
|
|
|
394
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,425
|
|
|
—
|
|
Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
$
|
29,683
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
3,798
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciling items, pre-tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring costs (a) |
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,790
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Transaction costs (b) |
|
|
644
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,171
|
|
|
—
|
|
Reconciling items, pre-tax
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,961
|
|
|
—
|
|
Less: Pro forma income tax impact (c) |
|
|
250
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,536
|
|
|
—
|
|
Reconciling items, after-tax
|
|
|
$
|
394
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,425
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
|
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
October 29,
2016
|
|
October 31,
2015
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
|
29,289
|
|
|
$
|
33,401
|
|
|
$
|
1,373
|
|
|
$
|
6,483
|
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
|
12,987
|
|
|
13,169
|
|
|
25,908
|
|
|
26,269
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
630
|
|
|
554
|
|
|
1,296
|
|
|
557
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
26,841
|
|
|
25,558
|
|
|
1,329
|
|
|
4,233
|
|
Restructuring costs (a) |
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,790
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transaction costs (b) |
|
|
644
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,171
|
|
|
—
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
$
|
70,391
|
|
|
$
|
72,682
|
|
|
$
|
33,867
|
|
|
$
|
37,542
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
In Fiscal 2016, the Company implemented a plan to restructure its
digital operations and announced a reduction in staff and closure of
the facilities in Mountain View, California, and Redmond,
Washington, that support the Yuzu® eTextbook platform. The Company
recorded restructuring costs of $8.8 million in Fiscal 2016
comprised of employee-related costs (including severance and
retention) and facility exit costs. During the 26 weeks ended
October 29, 2016, the Company recorded $1.8 million in additional
restructuring costs primarily for employee related costs (including
severance and retention). The majority of the restructuring related
to employee matters was completed in the first quarter of Fiscal
2017.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
Transaction costs are costs incurred for business development and
acquisitions, and are included in selling and administrative
expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
The amounts shown represent the projected reduction in income tax
expense based on the Company's current combined federal and state
aggregate income tax rate.
|
|
|
|
|
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information - Adjusted Earnings and
Adjusted EBITDA
To supplement the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP"), in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the
Company uses the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Earnings
(defined as Net Income adjusted for certain reconciling items) and
Adjusted EBITDA (defined by the Company as earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted for additional items
subtracted from or added to net income).
These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended as substitutes for
and should not be considered superior to measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company's
use of these non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly
named measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness for
comparison purposes. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be
considered as alternatives to net income as an indicator of the
Company's performance or any other measures of performance derived in
accordance with GAAP.
The Company's management reviews these Non-GAAP financial measures as
internal measures to evaluate the Company's performance and manage the
Company's operations. The Company's management believes that these
measures are useful performance measures which are used by the Company
to facilitate a comparison of on-going operating performance on a
consistent basis from period-to-period. The Company's management
believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures provide for a more
complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company's
business than measures under GAAP can provide alone, as it excludes
certain items that do not reflect the ordinary earnings of its
operations. The Company's Board of Directors and management also use
Adjusted EBITDA as one of the primary methods for planning and
forecasting overall expected performance, for evaluating on a quarterly
and annual basis actual results against such expectations, and as a
measure for performance incentive plans. The Company's management
believes that the inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Earnings
results provides investors useful and important information regarding
the Company's operating results.
The non-GAAP measures included in the Press Release attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 has been reconciled to the comparable GAAP measures as
required under Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") rules
regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures. All of the items
included in the reconciliations below are either (i) non-cash items or
(ii) items that management does not consider in assessing the Company's
on-going operating performance. The Company urges investors to carefully
review the GAAP financial information included as part of the Company's
Form 10-K dated April 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on June 29, 2016,
which includes consolidated financial statements for each of the three
years for the period ended April 30, 2016 (Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015, and
Fiscal 2014), the quarterly earnings release for the period ended July
30, 2016 included as part of the Company's Form 8-K dated September 8,
2016 and filed with the SEC on that date, and the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 30, 2016 filed with the
SEC on September 8, 2016.
|
|
|
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sales
Information
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Sales
|
|
|
|
The components of the sales variances for the 13 and 26 week
periods are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
New stores (a) |
|
|
$
|
50.0
|
|
|
$
|
58.5
|
|
|
Closed stores (a) |
|
|
|
(10.7
|
)
|
|
|
(12.5
|
)
|
|
Comparable stores
|
|
|
|
(22.4
|
)
|
|
|
(28.6
|
)
|
|
Textbook rental deferral
|
|
|
|
(3.6
|
)
|
|
|
(2.2
|
)
|
|
Other revenue (b) |
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
Other (c) |
|
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|
|
(2.5
|
)
|
|
Total sales variance
|
|
|
$
|
14.8
|
|
|
$
|
15.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
We added 34 new stores and closed 14 stores during the 26 weeks
ended October 29, 2016, ending the period with a total of 771 stores.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
Other revenue includes Promoversity, LoudCloud, brand partnerships,
shipping & handling and revenue from other programs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
Other includes certain adjusting items related to return reserves
and other deferred items.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comparable Sales
Comparable store sales variances by category for the 13 and 26
week periods are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 weeks ended
|
|
26 weeks ended
|
|
|
|
|
October 29, 2016 |
|
October 31, 2015 |
|
October 29, 2016 |
|
October 31, 2015 |
|
Textbooks
|
|
|
$
|
(19.1
|
)
|
|
(3.3
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(24.4
|
)
|
|
(4.2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(26.0
|
)
|
|
(3.8
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(27.9
|
)
|
|
(4.1
|
)%
|
|
General Merchandise
|
|
|
|
(2.3
|
)
|
|
(1.3
|
)%
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
|
1.3
|
%
|
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
|
|
9.2
|
|
|
3.5
|
%
|
|
Trade Books |
|
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|
(5.6
|
)%
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|
(5.2
|
)%
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
(88.0
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|
(72.4
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.4
|
)
|
|
(88.7
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
(51.8
|
)%
|
|
Total Comparable Store Sales
|
|
|
$
|
(22.4
|
)
|
|
(2.9
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(22.6
|
)
|
|
(3.0
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(28.6
|
)
|
|
(2.9
|
)%
|
|
$
|
(18.9
|
)
|
|
(1.9
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective for the first quarter of Fiscal 2017, comparable store
sales includes sales from stores that have been open for an entire
fiscal year period, does not include sales from closed stores for
all periods presented, and digital agency sales are included on a
gross basis. We believe the current comparable store sales
calculation method better reflects the manner in which management
views comparable sales, as well as the seasonal nature of our
business. For periods presented prior to the first quarter of Fiscal
2017, comparable store sales includes sales from stores that have
been open for at least 15 months, does not include sales from closed
stores for all periods presented, and includes digital agency sales
on a net basis.
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ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), one of the
largest contract operators of bookstores on college and university
campuses across the United States and a leading provider of digital
education services, enhances the academic and social purpose of
educational institutions. Through its Barnes & Noble College subsidiary,
Barnes & Noble Education serves more than 5 million college students and
their faculty through its 771 stores on campuses nationwide, delivering
essential educational content and tools within a dynamic retail
environment. Through its Digital Education subsidiary, Barnes & Noble
Education offers a suite of digital software, content and services that
include a sophisticated digital learning management platform that has
competency-based features, analytics capabilities, courseware offerings
and a digital eTextbook reading product. Barnes & Noble Education acts
as a strategic partner to drive student success; provide value and
support to students and faculty; and create loyalty and improve
retention, all while supporting the financial goals of college and
university partners.
General information on Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. can be obtained by
visiting the Company's corporate website: www.bned.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
information relating to Barnes & Noble Education and its business that
are based on the beliefs of the management of Barnes & Noble Education
as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to
the management of Barnes & Noble Education. 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 Education or the
management of Barnes & Noble Education, identify forward-looking
statements. Moreover, Barnes & Noble Education operates in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time
to time. It is not possible for the management of Barnes & Noble
Education to predict all risks, nor can Barnes & Noble Education assess
the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements Barnes
& Noble Education may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press
release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and
adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble Education
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to
certain risks, including, among others: general competitive conditions,
including actions the Company's competitors may take to grow their
businesses; a decline in college enrollment or decreased funding
available for students; decisions by colleges and universities to
outsource their bookstore operations or change the operation of their
bookstores; the general economic environment and consumer spending
patterns; decreased consumer demand for the Company's products, low
growth or declining sales; restructuring of the Company's digital
strategy may not result in the expected growth in the Company's digital
sales and/or profitability; risk that digital sales growth does not
exceed the rate of investment spend; the performance of the Company's
online, digital and other initiatives, integration of and deployment of,
additional products and services, and further enhancements to Yuzu®
and any future higher education digital products, and the inability to
achieve the expected cost savings; the Company's ability to successfully
implement the Company's strategic initiatives including the Company's
ability to identify and execute upon additional acquisitions and
strategic investments; technological changes; the Company's
international expansion could result in additional risks; the Company's
ability to attract and retain employees; changes to payment terms,
return policies, the discount or margin on products or other terms with
the Company's suppliers; risks associated with data privacy, information
security and intellectual property; trends and challenges to the
Company's business and in the locations in which the Company has stores;
non-renewal of contracts and higher-than-anticipated store closings;
disruptions to the Company's computer systems, data lines, telephone
systems or supply chain, including the loss of suppliers; work stoppages
or increases in labor costs; possible increases in shipping rates or
interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition; obsolete or
excessive inventory; product shortages; changes in law or regulation;
the amount of the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with
covenants applicable to any future debt financing; the Company's ability
to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's
ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the
amounts needed and on acceptable terms; adverse results from litigation,
governmental investigations or tax-related proceedings or audits;
changes in accounting standards; challenges to running the Company
independently from Barnes & Noble, Inc. following the Spin-Off; the
potential adverse impact on the Company's business resulting from the
Spin-Off; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section
titled "Risk Factors" in the Barnes & Noble Education Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2016 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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
Education or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in
their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Barnes &
Noble Education 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 press release.
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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Media:
Carolyn
J. Brown, 908-991-2967
Vice President
Corporate Communications
cbrown@bned.com
or
Investors:
Thomas
Donohue, 908-991-2966
Vice President
Treasurer and Investor
Relations
tdonohue@bned.com
Source: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
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