UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report:
(Date
of earliest event reported)
March 31,
2011
CONN'S, INC.
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State
or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000-50421 (Commission File Number) |
06-1672840 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
3295 College Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701 |
(409) 832-1696
(Registrant’s
telephone
number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 31, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing its earnings for its fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated March 31, 2011.
All of the information contained in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01(c) in this Form 8-K and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CONN'S, INC. |
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Date: March 31, 2011 |
By: |
/s/ Michael J. Poppe |
Michael J. Poppe | ||
Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 31, 2011, for fiscal quarter and year ended January 31, 2011 Earnings |
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Exhibit 99.1
Conn’s, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended January 31, 2011
BEAUMONT, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2011--Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, mattresses, computers and lawn and garden products today announced its operating results for the quarter ended January 31, 2011.
Significant items for the quarter include:
The change in total revenues was comprised of a total net sales increase of 5.1% to $179.2 million, and a decrease in finance charges and other of 7.2% to $34.2 million, as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Same store sales (revenues earned in stores operated for the entirety of both periods) increased 5.2% during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, as compared to a 31.7% decrease in the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. The increase in sales during the quarter was driven largely by growth in the consumer electronics and furniture and mattresses categories. Due to lower than expected sales the Company has decided to exit certain product lines in its track category and, as a result, has recorded an inventory charge of $1.7 million related to these slow-moving, aged products.
Additionally, the Company recently completed a strategic review of its store locations, including a review of demographic information and market share opportunities, and is completing plans to close five underperforming locations and allow the leases to expire on two additional locations that are not performing up to its expectations for mature stores. As a result, the Company intends to cease operations during fiscal year 2012 at two stores in Austin, Texas, one store in San Antonio, Texas, and four stores in Dallas, Texas. The Company will be required to record a charge during fiscal 2012, if the contemplated stores are closed, estimated to be approximately $4.5 million, dependent on the Company’s ability and time required to sublease the locations or negotiate a buy-out of the remaining lease terms.
The key credit portfolio performance metrics reported for the quarter included:
More information on the credit portfolio and its performance may be found in the table included with this press release and in the Company’s Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company reported a net loss on a GAAP basis of $3.4 million, or diluted loss per share of $0.12, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to net income on a GAAP basis of $1.7 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.07, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. The reported results for the quarter ended January 31, 2011, include a $1.4 million write-off of costs of financing facilities terminated, a $1.7 million write-down related to a realignment of the Company’s track inventory and a $2.3 million impairment charge for long-lived assets as a result of the Company’s planned store closures. The reported results for the quarter ended January 31, 2010, include a $1.6 million tax benefit related to a litigation settlement. The reduced loss before income taxes experienced in the retail segment during the quarter was offset by a larger loss before income taxes in the credit segment. Adjusted net income, adjusted for the write-off of costs of financing facilities terminated, the write-down of track inventory and the impairment of long-lived assets, was $0.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, compared with adjusted net income, adjusted for the tax benefit related to the litigation settlement, of $0.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.
Completion of Refinancing Plan
On November 30, 2010, the Company completed its previously announced refinancing plan. The Company’s debt facilities now include a $375 million asset-based loan maturing in November 2013 and a $100 million second lien term loan maturing in November 2014. Additionally, the Company issued 9.3 million common shares under a subscription rights offering, which raised gross proceeds of $25.0 million. A portion of the net proceeds from the financing transactions and rights offering were utilized to repay all of the Company’s outstanding obligations under its asset-backed securitization program. As a result of the transactions, at January 31, 2011, the Company’s availability, before considering the $25 million minimum availability covenant, improved to $75.7 million, as compared to $38.8 million at October 31, 2010.
Conference Call Information
Conn’s, Inc. will host a conference call and audio webcast today, March 31, 2011, at 10:00 AM, CT, to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended January 31, 2011. The webcast will be available live at www.conns.com and will be archived for one year. Participants can join the call by dialing 877-754-5302 or 678-894-3020.
About Conn’s, Inc.
The Company is a specialty retailer currently operating 76 retail locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma: with 23 stores in the Houston area, 20 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, nine in San Antonio, five in Austin, five in Southeast Texas, one in Corpus Christi, four in South Texas, six in Louisiana and three in Oklahoma. It sells home appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and ranges, and a variety of consumer electronics, including LCD, LED, 3-D, plasma and DLP televisions, camcorders, digital cameras, computers and computer accessories, Blu-ray and DVD players, video game equipment, portable audio, MP3 players, GPS devices and home theater products. The Company also sells lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, and continues to introduce additional product categories for the home to help respond to its customers' product needs and to increase same store sales. Unlike many of its competitors, the Company provides flexible in-house credit options for its customers. In the last three years, the Company financed, on average, approximately 60% of its retail sales.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "could," "estimate," "should," "anticipate," or "believe," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The actual future performance of the Company could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:
Further information on these risk factors is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except earnings per share) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
January 31, |
Twelve Months Ended
January 31, |
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2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Revenues | |||||||||||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 170,465 | $ | 179,224 | $ | 721,768 | $ | 653,718 | |||||||||
Finance charges and other | 36,805 | 34,165 | 152,211 | 136,806 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues | 207,270 | 213,389 | 873,979 | 790,524 | |||||||||||||
Cost and expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold, including warehousing and occupancy costs |
126,704 | 135,482 | 534,299 | 479,402 | |||||||||||||
Cost of parts sold, including warehousing and occupancy costs |
2,345 | 1,649 | 10,401 | 7,779 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | 61,711 | 60,448 | 253,507 | 235,100 | |||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | - | - | 9,617 | - | |||||||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | - | 2,321 | - | 2,321 | |||||||||||||
Costs related to financing facilities terminated and transactions not completed |
- | 1,387 | - | 4,283 | |||||||||||||
Provision for bad debts | 10,522 | 8,360 | 36,843 | 33,054 | |||||||||||||
Total cost and expenses | 201,282 | 209,647 | 844,667 | 761,939 | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 5,988 | 3,742 | 29,312 | 28,585 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 5,293 | 7,846 | 21,986 | 28,081 | |||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (68 | ) | 173 | (123 | ) | 339 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 763 | (4,277 | ) | 7,449 | 165 | ||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (922 | ) | (884 | ) | 3,905 | 1,174 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,685 | $ | (3,393 | ) | $ | 3,544 | $ | (1,009 | ) | |||||||
Earnings (loss) per share | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.07 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
Average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | 22,466 | 28,741 | 22,456 | 24,061 | |||||||||||||
Diluted | 22,467 | 28,741 | 22,610 | 24,061 | |||||||||||||
Note: The Company changed its presentation of third-party credit financing fees. The expense was previously included in Selling, general and administrative expense and is now reflected as a reduction of product revenues, included in Total net sales.
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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
January 31, |
Twelve Months Ended
January 31, |
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2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 173,781 | $ | 183,236 | $ | 733,147 | $ | 668,092 | |||||||||
Cost and expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods and parts sold, including warehousing and occupancy costs |
129,049 | 137,131 | 544,700 | 487,181 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | 46,125 | 44,311 | 190,764 | 171,063 | |||||||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | - | 2,321 | - | 2,321 | |||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | - | - | 9,617 | - | |||||||||||||
Provision for bad debts | 54 | 33 | 97 | 500 | |||||||||||||
Total cost and expenses | 175,228 | 183,796 | 745,178 | 661,065 | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (1,447 | ) | (560 | ) | (12,031 | ) | 7,027 | ||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (68 | ) | 173 | (123 | ) | 339 | |||||||||||
Segment income (loss) before income taxes | $ | (1,379 | ) | $ | (733 | ) | $ | (11,908 | ) | $ | 6,688 | ||||||
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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
January 31, |
Twelve Months Ended
January 31, |
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2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 33,489 | $ | 30,153 | $ | 140,832 | $ | 122,432 | |||||||||
Cost and expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | 15,586 | 16,137 | 62,743 | 64,037 | |||||||||||||
Costs related to financing facilities terminated and transactions not completed |
- | 1,387 | - | 4,283 | |||||||||||||
Provision for bad debts | 10,468 | 8,327 | 36,746 | 32,554 | |||||||||||||
Total cost and expenses | 26,054 | 25,851 | 99,489 | 100,874 | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 7,435 | 4,302 | 41,343 | 21,558 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 5,293 | 7,846 | 21,986 | 28,081 | |||||||||||||
Segment income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 2,142 | $ | (3,544 | ) | $ | 19,357 | $ | (6,523 | ) | |||||||
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CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
January 31, | January 31, | |||||
2010 | 2011 | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,247 | $ | 10,977 | ||
Other accounts receivable, net | 23,254 | 30,476 | ||||
Customer accounts receivable, net | 368,304 | 342,964 | ||||
Inventories | 63,499 | 82,354 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 18,341 | 16,681 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 16,198 | 10,418 | ||||
Total current assets | 501,843 | 493,870 | ||||
Non-current deferred income tax asset | 5,485 | 8,009 | ||||
Long-term customer accounts receivable, net | 318,341 | 290,142 | ||||
Total property and equipment, net | 59,703 | 46,890 | ||||
Other assets, net | 10,198 | 10,118 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 895,570 | $ | 849,029 | ||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 64,055 | $ | 167 | ||
Accounts payable | 39,944 | 57,740 | ||||
Accrued compensation and related expenses | 5,697 | 5,477 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 31,685 | 25,810 | ||||
Other current liabilities | 26,053 | 22,973 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 167,434 | 112,167 | ||||
Long-term debt | 388,249 | 373,569 | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,437 | 5,248 | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 333,450 | 358,045 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 895,570 | $ | 849,029 | ||
CALCULATION OF GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGES |
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(dollars in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
January 31, | January 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
A | Product sales | $ | 158,241 | $ | 168,951 | $ | 666,381 | $ | 608,443 | ||||||||||
B | Repair service agreement commissions, net | 7,305 | 6,495 | 33,272 | 28,788 | ||||||||||||||
C | Service revenues | 4,919 | 3,778 | 22,115 | 16,487 | ||||||||||||||
D | Total net sales | 170,465 | 179,224 | 721,768 | 653,718 | ||||||||||||||
E | Finance charges and other | 36,805 | 34,165 | 152,211 | 136,806 | ||||||||||||||
F |
Total revenues |
207,270 | 213,389 | 873,979 | 790,524 | ||||||||||||||
G |
Cost of goods sold, including warehousing and occupancy cost |
(126,704 | ) | (135,482 | ) | (534,299 | ) | (479,402 | ) | ||||||||||
H |
Cost of parts sold, including warehousing and occupancy cost |
(2,345 | ) | (1,649 | ) | (10,401 | ) | (7,779 | ) | ||||||||||
I | Gross margin dollars (F+G+H) | $ | 78,221 | $ | 76,258 | $ | 329,279 | $ | 303,343 | ||||||||||
Gross margin percentage (I/F) | 37.7 | % | 35.7 | % | 37.7 | % | 38.4 | % | |||||||||||
J | Retail margin dollars (A+B+G) | $ | 38,842 | $ | 39,964 | $ | 165,354 | $ | 157,829 | ||||||||||
Retail margin percentage (J/(A+B)) | 23.5 | % | 22.8 | % | 23.6 | % | 24.8 | % | |||||||||||
MANAGED PORTFOLIO STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||||
For the periods ended January 31, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except average outstanding balance per account) | ||||||||||||||||||||
January 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Total accounts | 459,065 | 510,922 | 537,957 | 551,312 | 525,950 | |||||||||||||||
Total outstanding balance | $ | 569,551 | $ | 654,867 | $ | 753,513 | $ | 736,041 | $ | 675,766 | ||||||||||
Average outstanding balance per account | $ | 1,241 | $ | 1,282 | $ | 1,401 | $ | 1,335 | $ | 1,285 | ||||||||||
Balance 60+ days delinquent | $ | 37,662 | $ | 49,778 | $ | 55,141 | $ | 73,391 | $ | 58,042 | ||||||||||
Percent 60+ days delinquent | 6.6 | % | 7.6 | % | 7.3 | % | 10.0 | % | 8.6 | % | ||||||||||
Percent of portfolio reaged | 17.8 | % | 16.6 | % | 18.7 | % | 19.6 | % | 18.5 | % | ||||||||||
Net charge-off ratio (YTD annualized) | 3.3 | % | 2.9 | % | 3.2 | % | 3.9 | % | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS), AS ADJUSTED | ||||||||||||||||||||
AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE, AS ADJUSTED | ||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except earnings per share) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
January 31, |
Twelve Months Ended
January 31, |
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2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss), as reported | $ | 1,685 | $ | (3,393 | ) | $ | 3,544 | $ | (1,009 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment charge | - | - | 9,617 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Litigation reserve adjustment | - | - | 4,850 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | - | 2,321 | - | 2,321 | ||||||||||||||||
Inventory restructuring write down | - | 1,651 | - | 1,651 | ||||||||||||||||
Costs related to financing facilities terminated and transactions not completed |
- | 1,387 | - | 4,283 | ||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit related to litigation settlement | (1,584 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Tax impact of adjustments | - | (1,886 | ) | (5,092 | ) | (2,906 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income, as adjusted | $ | 101 | $ | 80 | $ | 12,919 | $ | 4,340 | ||||||||||||
Average common shares outstanding - Diluted |
22,467 | 28,741 | 22,610 | 24,061 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||
As reported | $ | 0.07 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||
As adjusted | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.18 | ||||||||||||
Basis for presentation of non-GAAP disclosures:
To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company also provides adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share information. These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures but should be considered in addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, and are intended to provide additional insight into the Company’s operations and the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business. The Company’s management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to financial statement readers because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics the Company uses in its financial and operational decision making and (2) they are used by some of its institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the Company’s operating results.
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CONTACT:
Conn’s, Inc., Beaumont
Chief Financial Officer
Michael
J. Poppe, 409-832-1696 Ext. 3294