Barnes & noble education reports fiscal 2016 second quarter financial
results
Basking ridge, n.j.--(business wire)--barnes & noble education, inc. (nyse:bned) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended on october 31, 2015. second quarter sales of $755.9 million increased $4.2 million, or 0.6%, as compared to the prior year. the company reported net income of $33.4 million which is $3.6 million lower than the prior year period. as previously disclosed, the company became a separate public company on august 2nd, 2015, after barnes & noble, inc. (nyse:bks) completed the legal and structural separation of its retail and college businesses. “this second quarter of fiscal 2016 was the company’s first stand-alone period as an independent public company, and we are proud of our booksellers’ performance,” said max j. roberts, chief executive officer, barnes & noble education, inc. the company continues to win new contracts, opening 7 new stores in the second quarter of 2016 with estimated annual sales of $6.6 million. in addition, the company has been awarded contracts to open an additional 10 stores with estimated annual sales of $13.0 million. this brings the total year to date actual and planned store openings to 38, with estimated annual sales of $64.5 million. as of october 31, the company operated 743 stores nationwide. comparable sales decreased 3.0% during the quarter and 1.9% year to date. “this fall rush period was negatively impacted by student enrollments, specifically in two year community colleges. enrollments in our two year community colleges are down mid-single digits year over year which resulted in comparable sales in these schools decreasing by approximately 7%,” mr. roberts continued. “comparable store sales excluding two year community colleges decreased by 1.3% for the quarter and 0.2% year to date.” the company has a very balanced portfolio of schools with approximately 24% of its revenue generated by two year community colleges, and the rest coming from state schools, private schools and collegiate superstores. while the current enrollment trend is negative, the company believes the long term enrollment trends are positive. according to the national center for education statistics of the u.s. department of education (nces), enrollment in post-secondary degree-granting institutions is expected to increase 13.9% from 21.0 million in 2012 to 23.9 million in 2022. “emblematic apparel continues to lead the growth in general merchandise sales increasing 1.3% for the quarter and 3.5% year to date on a comparable basis. during the fall rush season, school and computer supplies make up a higher percentage of our general merchandise sales and have been impacted by the decrease in enrollment and have not experienced the consistent growth of emblematic apparel,” explained mr.roberts. the company’s ebitda was $72.7 million for the quarter, as compared to $77.9 million in the prior year, due primarily to reduced earnings from lower comparable store sales, increased expenses in technology and store support programs, separation expenses, and continued investments in digital education. these items were partially offset by earnings from our new stores. second quarter 2016 results from operations results for the fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 second quarters are as follows: $ (1) this non-gaap financial measure has 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. financials for fiscal 2015 have been presented on a carve-out basis. net results second quarter net income was $33.4 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $37.0 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, in the prior year. the current year’s fiscal quarter has 48.6 million diluted shares outstanding, while the prior year period had 37.5 million shares outstanding. the current period reflects the dilution resulting from the issuance of additional shares of barnes & noble, inc. common stock in connection with the previously disclosed series j preferred shares by barnes & noble, inc. in july 2015. outlook for fiscal year 2016, the company is revising its comparable store sales expectations from increasing approximately 1% to be flat to down 2.0%. also, the company expects capital expenditures to be approximately $50 million, a decrease from the $55 million previously disclosed. conference call a conference call with barnes & noble education, inc.’s senior management will be webcast at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on tuesday, december 8, and can be accessed at barnes & noble education, inc.’s corporate website at www.bned.com. barnes & noble education, inc. expects to report fiscal 2016 third quarter results on or about march 8, 2016. about barnes & noble education, inc. barnes & noble education, inc. (nyse:bned) 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 743 stores on campuses nationwide, delivering essential educational content and tools within a dynamic retail environment. the company is at the forefront of digital education with its digital education platform, yuzu®, weaving together digital learning materials to enhance the teaching and learning experience. barnes & noble education acts as a strategic partner to drive student success; provide value and support to students and faculty; and create loyalty and 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: challenges to running barnes & noble education independently from barnes & noble, inc. (“barnes & noble”) now that the complete legal and structural separation of barnes & noble education from barnes & noble (the “spin-off”) has been completed; general competitive conditions, including actions barnes & noble education’s competitors may take to grow their businesses; trends and challenges to barnes & noble education’s business and in the locations in which it has stores; decisions by colleges and universities to outsource their bookstore operations or change the operation of their bookstores; non-renewal of contracts; the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, a decline in college enrollment or decreased funding available for students; decreased consumer demand for barnes & noble education’s products, low growth or declining sales; disruptions to barnes & noble education’s computer systems, data lines, telephone systems or supply chain, including the loss of suppliers; changes to payment terms, return policies, the discount or margin on products or other terms with barnes & noble education’s suppliers; risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property; work stoppages or increases in labor costs; barnes & noble education’s ability to attract and retain employees; possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition; obsolete or excessive inventory; product shortages; barnes & noble education’s ability to successfully implement its strategic initiatives; the performance of barnes & noble education’s online, digital and other initiatives, including possible delays in the deployment of, and further enhancements to, yuzu® and any future higher education digital products; technological changes; risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend; higher-than-anticipated store closings; changes in law or regulation; the amount of barnes & noble education’s indebtedness and ability to comply with covenants applicable to any future debt financing; barnes & noble education’s ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; barnes & noble education’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; the potential adverse impact on barnes & noble education’s business resulting from the spin-off; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled “risk factors” in barnes & noble education’s prospectus filed with the securities and exchange commission (“sec”) on july 15, 2015 and in barnes & noble education’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 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. barnes & noble education, inc. and subsidiariesconsolidated statements of income(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited) (a) represents the percentage these costs bear to the related sales, instead of total sales. barnes & noble education, inc. and subsidiariesconsolidated balance sheets(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited) barnes & noble education, inc. and subsidiariesebitda (non-gaap) information(in thousands)(unaudited) depreciation and amortization interest expense, net income taxes use of non-gaap financial information to supplement the company’s 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 measure of ebitda (defined by the company as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). the company’s management reviews this non-gaap measure internally to evaluate the company’s performance and manage its operations. the company believes that the inclusion of ebitda results provides investors useful and important information regarding the company’s operating results. the non-gaap measure included in the press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 has been reconciled to the comparable gaap measure as required under securities and exchange commission (the “sec”) rules regarding the use of non-gaap financial measures. the company urges investors to carefully review the gaap financial information included as part of the company’s prospectus dated july 15, 2015 and filed with the sec on that date, which includes consolidated financial statements for each of the three years for the period ended may 2, 2015 (fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013), the quarterly earnings release for the period ended august 1, 2015 included as part of the company's form 8-k dated september 9, 2015 and filed with the sec on that date, and the company's quarterly report on form 10-q for the period ended august 1, 2015 filed with the sec on september 10, 2015. barnes & noble education, inc. and subsidiariesearnings per share(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited) (a) although the company was in a net income position for all period presented, the dilutive effect of the accretion of preferred membership interests for fiscal year 2015 were excluded from the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method because the effect would be antidilutive. (b) 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 our common stock for every one share of barnes & noble common stock held on the record date for the spin-off. (c) 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 our employees participated based on the distribution ratio.
