EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC. REPORTS SECOND

QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

— Provides Outlook for Third Quarter and Full Year 2007 —

Corte Madera, Calif., August 30, 2007 – Restoration Hardware, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSTO) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended August 4, 2007, which are consistent with the Company’s prior updated guidance.

Net revenue was $183.8 million compared to $179.3 million in the second quarter of 2006. Loss from operations was $5.5 million, or –3.0 percent of revenue, compared to income from operations of $2.1 million, or 1.2 percent of revenue last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $0.2 million compared to $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2006. Net loss per fully diluted share was $0.20 versus net income per fully diluted share of $0.01 in the year ago period.

Gary Friedman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our second quarter results reflect the challenging home furnishings environment and weakness in the home building sector. While we are planning for improvement in our operating performance in the second half of the year, we believe a cautious outlook is appropriate given the macro economic pressures impacting our sector. We are continuing to focus on our strategic growth initiatives, which are expected to contribute to a revenue increase of 7% to 9% in the second half of 2007. Additionally, the cumulative effect of reduced catalog production costs, other cost cutting actions and the elimination of headquarters positions we announced in mid-August, will drive profit improvement in the second half. We expect operating income to be in the range of $15 million to $19 million, which compares to $12 million in the second half of last year.”

“Our supply chain initiatives remain on track,” added Mr. Friedman. “In the first half of the year we retrofitted our Furniture Distribution Centers and consolidated our small package direct-to-customer operations. Currently, we are well underway with the installation of a new warehouse management system that will improve order integrity, tracking and productivity. We also recently announced plans for a new Distribution Center next year. The new facility is a pivotal component of our three-year plan to build a world class supply chain, and will ultimately lower our expenses as we move from a third party operation to a fixed cost structure that we can leverage.”

Mr. Friedman concluded, “While we expect the difficult macro economic environment to persist, we believe the strategies we’re implementing and the investments we’re making will enable us to drive sustainable revenue and earnings growth in the second half of 2007 and in the years ahead.”

 


Outlook

The Company provided the following guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2007:

 

   

Total revenues in the range of $183 million to $188 million, an increase of 17% to 20% versus 2006, primarily driven by shifts in the Company’s marketing calendar

 

   

Operating margins in the range of -3.8 to -2.7 percent

 

   

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of -$1.2 million to $0.8 million

 

   

Interest expense in the range of $2.5 million to $2.6 million

 

   

Income tax expense of approximately $0.1 million

 

   

The weighted average share count is estimated at 39 million shares

 

   

Inventory increase in the range of 5 to 10 percent over 2006

 

   

Loss per diluted share in the range of $0.25 to $0.19, including an expected pre-tax charge of $0.01 per share related to headcount reductions at the Company’s corporate headquarters

The Company provided the following guidance for full year 2007:

 

   

Total revenues in the range of $754 million to $764 million, an increase of 6% to 7% versus 2006

 

   

Approximately break-even operating margins

 

   

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $20 million to $24 million

 

   

Interest expense in the range of $8.7 million to $8.9 million

 

   

Income tax benefit of $3.3 to $1.7 million, before valuation allowance impact

 

   

The weighted average share count is estimated at 39 million shares

 

   

Inventory increase in the range of 5 to 10 percent over 2006

 

   

Capital expenditures in the range of $13 million to $15 million

 

   

Loss per diluted share in the range of $0.21 to $0.14, including a pre-tax charge of $0.01 per share related to headcount reductions at the Company’s corporate headquarters, which is expected to be incurred in the third quarter of 2007

Conference Call Information

Restoration Hardware will hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. eastern time today, August 30, 2007. The call will be hosted by Gary Friedman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Chris Newman, Chief Financial Officer. The conference call will be available through a live audio webcast at www.restorationhardware.com under “investor relations” and www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=42048. A replay will be archived on the Restoration Hardware web site the same day beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern time. The call can also be accessed by dialing 800-862-9098. A telephone replay will be available at 888-567-0045 until September 6, 2007.

 


Restoration Hardware, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high quality home furnishings, bath fixtures and bathware, functional and decorative hardware, gifts and related merchandise that reflects the Company’s classic and authentic American point of view. Restoration Hardware, Inc. sells its merchandise offering through its retail stores, catalog (800-762-1005) and on-line at www.restorationhardware.com. As of August 30, 2007, the Company operated 102 retail stores and eight outlet stores in 30 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release references the following financial measures that are non-GAAP (i) EBITDA of $0.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2007, (ii) EBITDA of $7.4 million for second quarter of fiscal 2006, (iii) EBITDA guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 of between -$1.2 million and $0.8 million, (iv) EBITDA guidance for the full year of fiscal 2007 of between $20 million and $24 million and (v) the pre-tax charge of $0.01 per share expected to be incurred in the third quarter of fiscal year 2007 related to headcount reductions.

The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures allows management and investors to evaluate and compare the Company’s operating results in a more meaningful and consistent manner. EBITDA is a widely used financial metric to assess cash flow. “EBITDA” consists of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, GAAP. The most closely analogous GAAP financial measure to EBITDA is net (loss) income. With respect to the pre-tax charge of $0.01 per share expected to be incurred in the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, the most closely analogous GAAP financial measure is the Company’s projected net (loss) income per share for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007.

 


A table setting forth a reconciliation of EBITDA to net (loss) income is set forth below (in millions).

 

     13 weeks ended
(Actual)
   Q3 13 weeks ending 11/3/07
(Projected)
    52 weeks ending 2/2/08
(Projected)
 
     8/4/07     7/29/06    Low end
of range
   

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    High end
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Net (loss) income: GAAP

   $ (7.9 )   $ 0.2    $ (9.7 )   $ (7.6 )   $ (8.1 )   $ (5.5 )

Add: Interest expense

     2.2       1.7      2.6       2.5       8.9       8.7  

Add: Income tax expense (benefit)

     0.2       0.1      0.1       0.1       (3.3 )     (1.7 )

Add: Depreciation and amortization expense

     5.7       5.4      5.8       5.8       22.5       22.5  
                                               

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Non-GAAP

   $ 0.2     $ 7.4    $ (1.2 )   $ 0.8     $ 20.0     $ 24.0  
                                               

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning or relating to the Company’s anticipated financial results for the third and fourth quarters of 2007 and full fiscal year 2007, statements relating to the planned improvements in the Company’s operating performance in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2007, statements relating to the expected contributions to revenue in the second half of 2007 of the Company’s strategic growth initiatives, statements relating to the expected benefits to the Company’s profit growth in the second half of fiscal 2007 of the Company’s reduced catalog production costs, other cost cutting actions and headcount reductions, statements relating to the expected benefits of the Company’s new warehouse management system, statements relating to the expected benefits of the Company’s new distribution center, and other statements containing words such as “expects” and words of similar import or statements of management’s opinion. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, including financial results, market performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, customer reactions to the Company’s current and anticipated merchandising and marketing programs and strategies, timely introduction and customer acceptance of the Company’s merchandise, positive customer reaction to the Company’s catalog and Internet offerings, revised product mix, prototype stores and core businesses, timely and effective sourcing of the Company’s merchandise from its foreign and domestic vendors and delivery of merchandise through its supply chain to its stores and customers, effective inventory and catalog management, actual achievement of cost savings and improvements to operating efficiencies, effective sales performance, in particular during the holiday selling season, the actual impact of key personnel of the Company on the development and execution of the Company’s strategies, changes in investor perceptions of the Company, limitations resulting from restrictive covenants in the


Company’s credit facility, changes in economic or business conditions in general, changes in political conditions in the United States and abroad in general, changes in product supply, changes in the competitive environment in which the Company operates, changes in the Company’s management information needs, changes in customer needs and expectations, governmental actions and other factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, including, but not limited to, those described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 5, 2007, in Part I, Item 2 thereof (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), in Part I, Item 4 thereof (“Controls and Procedures”), and in Part II, Item 1A thereof (“Risk Factors”).

 


RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     13 weeks ended     13 weeks ended  
     8/4/07     % of Net
Revenue
    7/29/06     % of Net
Revenue
 

Net revenues

   $ 183,820     100.0 %   $ 179,343     100.0 %

Cost of revenue and occupancy

     122,802     66.8 %     120,098     67.0 %
                    

Gross profit

     61,018     33.2 %     59,245     33.0 %

Selling, general and administrative expense

     66,509     36.2 %     57,138     31.8 %
                    

(Loss) income from operations

     (5,491 )   (3.0 )%     2,107     1.2 %

Interest expense, net

     (2,236 )   (1.2 )%     (1,739 )   (1.0 )%
                    

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (7,727 )   (4.2 )%     368     0.2 %

Income tax expense

     (196 )   (0.1 )%     (132 )   (0.1 )%
                    

Net (loss) income

   $ (7,923 )   (4.3 )%   $ 236     0.1 %
                    

(Loss) income per common share, basic

   $ (0.20 )     $ 0.01    
                    

(Loss) income per common share, diluted

   $ (0.20 )     $ 0.01    
                    

Weighted average shares outstanding,

        

basic

     38,798         37,884    
                    

diluted

     38,798         38,911    
                    

 


RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     26 weeks ended     26 weeks ended  
     8/4/07     % of Net
Revenue
    7/29/06     % of Net
Revenue
 

Net revenues

   $ 325,932     100.0 %   $ 312,723     100.0 %

Cost of revenue and occupancy

     220,440     67.6 %     208,593     66.7 %
                    

Gross profit

     105,492     32.4 %     104,130     33.3 %

Selling, general and administrative expense

     122,906     37.7 %     105,491     33.7 %
                    

Loss from operations

     (17,414 )   (5.3 )%     (1,361 )   (0.4 )%

Interest expense, net

     (4,235 )   (1.3 )%     (3,163 )   (1.0 )%
                    

Loss before income taxes

     (21,649 )   (6.6 )%     (4,524 )   (1.4 )%

Income tax expense

     (32 )   (0.0 )%     (153 )   (0.1 )%
                    

Net loss

   $ (21,681 )   (6.6 )%   $ (4,677 )   (1.5 )%
                    

Loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted

   $ (0.56 )     $ (0.12 )  
                    

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     38,777         37,828    
                    

 


RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

     8/4/07     2/3/07     7/29/06  

ASSETS

      

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,739     $ 1,461     $ 1,084  

Accounts receivable

     9,378       7,164       9,028  

Merchandise inventories

     209,764       192,805       181,199  

Prepaid expense and other current assets

     22,319       18,984       17,351  
                        

Total current assets

     244,200       220,414       208,662  

Property and equipment, net

     88,373       87,961       90,054  

Goodwill

     4,560       4,560       4,560  

Deferred tax assets, net

     1,961       1,911       —    

Other assets

     1,626       1,521       1,317  
                        

Total assets

   $ 340,720     $ 316,367     $ 304,593  
                        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 76,825     $ 79,340     $ 70,321  

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     15,387       9,556       12,415  

Deferred tax liabilities, net

     1,494       1,357       —    

Other current liabilities

     21,183       20,335       16,814  
                        

Total current liabilities

     114,889       110,588       99,550  

Long-term debt, net of debt issuance

     106,497       68,384       79,432  

Deferred lease incentives

     21,195       23,515       25,894  

Deferred rent

     19,173       19,998       20,029  

Other long-term obligations

     6,678       1,774       1,037  
                        

Total liabilities

     268,432       224,259       225,942  
                        

Stockholders equity:

      

Common stock

     4       4       4  

Additional paid-in capital

     180,245       178,176       172,263  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,446       745       1,130  

Accumulated deficit

     (109,407 )     (86,817 )     (94,746 )
                        

Total stockholders’ equity

     72,288       92,108       78,651  
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 340,720     $ 316,367     $ 304,593