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): October 22, 2014
FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO | 001-07323 | 31-0523213 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2800 GILBERT AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OHIO | 45206 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 513-961-2660
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Disclosure. |
On October 22, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended September 23, 2014.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit 99.1 – Press release issued by the Company on October 22, 2014 is filed herewith.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC. | ||||
(registrant) | ||||
DATE | October 22, 2014 | |||
BY | /s/ Mark R. Lanning | |||
Mark R. Lanning | ||||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, | ||||
Principal Financial Officer and | ||||
Principal Accounting Officer | ||||
Frisch's Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE MKT: FRS) reported revenue of $62,583,320 during its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended September 23, 2014 (consisting of 16 weeks), a 2.2 percent increase over the $61,236,621 reported in the prior year's first quarter. Net Earnings increased 37.2 percent in the first quarter to $2,622,801 ($0.51 diluted earnings per share) up from $1,912,045 ($0.38 diluted earnings per share) in the comparable quarter last year. The increase in earnings was primarily due to higher restaurant operating income of $167,258 and a $1,405,176 gain from the sale of a restaurant that was closed in July 2014, offset in part by an impairment charge of $418,300 in the carrying value of property held for sale.
Same store sales were up 1.8 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 while overall sales increased 2.2 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2014 as a result of a new restaurant opening in the prior year offset in part by the closure of an existing unit in July of this year. As a percentage of sales, the margin on restaurant operating income of 10.2 percent was flat with the prior year's first quarter, as higher costs for beef were compensated by lower pension costs and lower fees on gift cards.
At the Corporate level, administrative expense increased 5.4 percent in first quarter 2015 primarily as a result of higher professional fees and higher incentive compensation expense than last year's first quarter. The effective tax rate decreased to 29.9 percent in the quarter compared to 30 percent in last year's first quarter due to changes in tax credits and deferred state taxes.
Craig F. Maier, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our first quarter showed good growth in sales despite marginally lower customer counts, a trend we see extending into our second quarter as the economy in our market area continues to strengthen. Our same store drive-through sales showed especially strong results in the first quarter 2015 with an 8 percent increase versus last year. On the cost side we continue to be challenged by the continuation of historically high beef prices, but were able to maintain our margin percentage through other cost savings."
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. is a regional company that operates full service family-style restaurants under the name "Frisch's Big Boy." All Frisch's Big Boy restaurants are currently located in various regions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
The Company owns the trademark "Frisch's" and has exclusive, irrevocable ownership of the rights to the "Big Boy" trademark, trade name and service marks in the states of Kentucky and Indiana, and in most of Ohio and Tennessee. All of the Frisch's Big Boy restaurants also offer "drive-thru" service. The Company also licenses Frisch's Big Boy restaurants to other operators, currently in certain parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
The Company currently operates 95 company-owned Frisch's Big Boy restaurants and there are an additional 26 franchised Frisch's Big Boy restaurants that are operated by licensees.
The Company has reported a profit every year since going public in 1960, and paid cash dividends to shareholders every quarter over the same period.
Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts are forward looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[See attached Financial Statements]
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (unaudited) |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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| 16 weeks ended |
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| Sept. 23, |
| Sept. 17, |
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| 2014 |
| 2013 |
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Sales |
| $ 62,583 |
| $ 61,237 |
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Cost of sales |
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| Food and paper |
| 21,201 |
| 20,350 |
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| Payroll and related |
| 21,749 |
| 21,633 |
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| Other operating costs |
| 13,243 |
| 13,031 |
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| 56,193 |
| 55,014 |
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Restaurant operating income |
| 6,390 |
| 6,223 |
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| Administrative and advertising |
| 3,970 |
| 3,767 |
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| Other (revenue) |
| (444) |
| (424) |
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| (Gain) on sale of real property |
| (1,405) |
| (67) |
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| Impairment of long lived assets |
| 418 |
| - |
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Operating income |
| 3,851 |
| 2,947 |
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| Interest expense |
| 111 |
| 215 |
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Earnings before income tax |
| 3,740 |
| 2,732 |
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Income taxes |
| 1,117 |
| 820 |
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NET EARNINGS |
| $ 2,623 |
| $ 1,912 |
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Earnings per share (EPS) of common stock: |
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| Basic net earnings per share |
| $.51 |
| $.38 |
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| Diluted net earnings per share |
| $.51 |
| $.38 |
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Diluted average shares outstanding |
| 5,122 |
| 5,081 |
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Depreciation included above |
| $ 3,221 |
| $ 3,227 |
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Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | |||||
(In thousands of dollars) | |||||
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| September 23, |
| June 3, |
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| 2014 |
| 2014 |
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Assets |
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| Current assets |
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| Cash and equivalents | $ 3,386 |
| $ 2,038 |
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| Trade and other receivables | 1,527 |
| 1,900 |
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| Inventories | 6,334 |
| 5,637 |
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| Other current assets | 3,905 |
| 4,047 |
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| 15,152 |
| 13,622 |
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| Property and equipment | 104,657 |
| 104,862 | |
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| Other assets |
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| Goodwill & other intangible assets | 772 |
| 773 |
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| Real property not used in operations | 6,326 |
| 6,744 |
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| Other | 3,393 |
| 3,261 |
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| 10,491 |
| 10,778 |
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| $ 130,300 |
| $ 129,262 |
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity |
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| Current liabilities |
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| Long-term debt, current maturities | $ 1,814 |
| $ 1,996 |
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| Accounts payable | 7,451 |
| 6,812 |
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| Accrued and other expenses | 8,894 |
| 9,319 |
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| 18,159 |
| 18,127 |
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| Long-term obligations |
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| Long-term debt | 4,311 |
| 4,737 |
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| Other long-term obligations | 12,305 |
| 12,055 |
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| 16,616 |
| 16,792 |
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| Shareholders' equity | 95,525 |
| 94,343 | |
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| $ 130,300 |
| $ 129,262 |
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CONTACT: Mark R. Lanning, Vice President-Finance and CFO (513) 559-5200, investor.relations@frischs.com