Krispy Kreme Reports Earnings per Share of $0.03 for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  (RestaurantNewsRelease.com)  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) (the “Company”) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, ended August 1, 2010.  The Company also raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2011 as a whole.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Highlights Compared to the Year-Ago Period:

  • Revenues increased 6.3% to $87.9 million from $82.7 million
  • Excluding the effects of refranchising Company stores, revenues rose 8.2%
  • Company same store sales rose 5.7%, the seventh consecutive quarterly increase
  • Operating income increased 41.2% to $4.2 million from $2.9 million
  • Net income was $2.2 million, or $0.03 per share diluted, compared to a net loss of $157,000, or nil per share, in the second quarter last year

The Company ended the second quarter of fiscal 2011 with a total of 633 Krispy Kreme stores systemwide, a net increase of 17 shops during the quarter.  As of August 1, 2010, there were 84 Company stores and 549 franchise locations.

“Our financial results improved from the year ago period, as we realized revenue growth in all business segments, increased our consolidated operating income by roughly half, and delivered positive net income for the third consecutive quarter.  We are encouraged by the same store sales momentum at our Company stores, but also recognize that we must strengthen our execution so that top-line performance can more directly impact bottom-line profitability,” said Jim Morgan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Fiscal 2011 Outlook

“In our first quarter earnings release on June 3, we indicated that we expected operating income, exclusive of impairment charges and lease termination costs, to range from $11 million to $15 million for fiscal 2011.  Based on our results for the first half of the year, which exceeded our expectations, and other current information, we are raising that outlook.  We now estimate that fiscal 2011 operating income, exclusive of impairment charges and lease termination costs, will range from $13 million to $17 million,” Morgan continued.

“As we look ahead, we will continue working diligently to implement our strategic initiatives with the intention of maximizing shareholder value.  Our transition is an ongoing process, and we are confident we can build an even stronger foundation for the future by continuing to both invest in our businesses and support our domestic and international franchisees.  These steps are critical to accelerating long-term growth in both revenues and earnings.  We believe that we are only beginning to unlock the potential of the Krispy Kreme brand for our guests, customers, franchisees, team members and shareholders,” Morgan concluded.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

Consolidated Results

For the second quarter ended August 1, 2010, revenues increased 6.3% to $87.9 million from $82.7 million.  Year-over-year revenue increases were generated in all four business segments.

Direct operating expenses increased to $76.9 million from $71.3 million, and as a percentage of total revenues, increased to 87.5% from 86.1%.  General and administrative expenses were $4.9 million compared to $4.8 million in the same period last year and, as a percentage of total revenues, decreased to 5.6% from 5.8%.  General and administrative expenses in the year-ago period included a non-recurring credit of $1.1 million from additional insurance proceeds related to litigation settled in October 2006.  Impairment charges and lease termination costs were a credit of $216,000 compared to a charge of $1.5 million in the year-ago period.  

Operating income increased 41.2% to $4.2 million from $2.9 million.  

Interest expense decreased to $1.6 million from $2.3 million, principally reflecting the Company’s reduced level of indebtedness.

Net income was $2.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $157,000, or nil per share, in the second quarter of last year.

Segment Results

Company Stores revenues were essentially flat at approximately $60 million.  Higher same store sales and off-premises sales to grocers/mass merchants were offset by locations that were either closed or refranchised along with lower off-premises sales to convenience stores.  Excluding the effects of refranchising, Company Stores revenues rose 4.0%.  Same store sales at Company stores rose 5.7%, the seventh consecutive quarterly increase.

Domestic Franchise revenues increased 15.1% to $2.1 million, reflecting an 8.8% rise in sales by domestic franchisees.  Excluding the effects of refranchising, sales by domestic franchisees rose 4.2%.  Same store sales rose 5.0% at domestic franchise stores.  The Domestic Franchise segment generated operating income of $1.0 million compared to $434,000 last year.  

International Franchise revenues increased 5.3% to $4.0 million, reflecting higher royalties from increased sales by international franchise stores.  A decline in international franchise same store sales was offset by new store openings.  Adjusted to eliminate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates, International Franchise same store sales fell 14.3%, reflecting waning honeymoon effects from the 313 stores opened internationally in the past three years, as well as anticipated cannibalization as markets develop.  The International Franchise segment generated operating income of $2.5 million compared to $1.9 million last year.  International franchisees continued to expand, with a net increase of 16 locations in the second quarter.  

Total KK Supply Chain revenues (including sales to Company stores) rose 18.9% to $44.9 million, driven by selling price increases in major product categories and by higher unit volumes.  External KK Supply Chain revenues rose 26.7% to $21.9 million compared to $17.3 million in the second quarter last year.  KK Supply Chain generated operating income of $7.3 million compared to $5.7 million in the second quarter last year reflecting, among other things, higher revenues as well as lower freight and other distribution costs.

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call to review second quarter results as well as management’s outlook for the balance of fiscal 2011 this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. (ET).  A live webcast of the conference call will be available at the Company’s website at www.KrispyKreme.com.  The call also can be accessed live by dialing (888) 215-6918 or, for international callers, by dialing (913) 312-0934.  A replay will be available after the call and can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 and entering the passcode 5687421.  International callers may access the replay by dialing (719) 457-0820 and entering passcode 5687421.  The audio replay will be available through September 9, 2010.  A transcript of the conference call also will be available at the Company’s website.

Investor Conference Presentation

The Company will be presenting at the 8th Annual C.L. King Best Ideas Conference 2010 at The Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York City on Thursday, September 16, 2010.  The presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. (ET) and will be webcast from the Company’s website.

About Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme is a leading branded specialty retailer and wholesaler of premium quality sweet treats and complementary products, including its signature Original Glazed® doughnut.  Headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, the Company has offered the highest quality doughnuts and great tasting coffee since it was founded in 1937.  Today, Krispy Kreme shops can be found in over 630 locations in 19 countries around the world.  Visit us at www.KrispyKreme.com.

Information contained in this press release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future economic performance, considering the information currently available to management.  These statements are not statements of historical fact.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to differ materially from the expectations of future results, performance or financial condition we express or imply in any forward-looking statements.  The words “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “objective,” “seek,” “strive” or similar words, or the negative of these words, identify forward-looking statements.  Factors that could contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to: the quality of Company and franchise store operations; our ability, and our dependence on the ability of our franchisees, to execute on our and their business plans; our relationships with our franchisees; our ability to implement our international growth strategy; our ability to implement our new domestic operating model; currency, economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations; the price and availability of raw materials needed to produce doughnut mixes and other ingredients; compliance with government regulations relating to food products and franchising; our relationships with off-premises customers; our ability to protect our trademarks and trade secrets; restrictions on our operations and compliance with covenants contained in our secured credit facilities; changes in customer preferences and perceptions; and risks associated with competition. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports and statements filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond the Company’s control, and could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.  New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors or to assess the impact of each such factor on the Company.  Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended  
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)  
Revenues $  87,932 $  82,730 $  180,049 $  176,150  
Operating expenses:  
  Direct operating expenses (exclusive of
   depreciation and amortization shown
   below)
76,938 71,258 153,981 148,226  
  General and administrative expenses 4,926 4,817 10,676 11,131  
  Depreciation and amortization expense 1,937 1,999 3,801 3,992  
  Impairment charges and lease termination
   costs
(216) 1,456 1,083 3,813  
  Other operating (income) and expense, net 192 257 298 267  
Operating income 4,155 2,943 10,210 8,721  
Interest income 82 14 122 28  
Interest expense (1,567) (2,312) (3,438) (6,129)  
Equity in income (losses) of equity method
 franchisees
(165) (214) 181 (113)  
Other non-operating income and (expense),
 net
81 (500) 162 (500)  
Income (loss) before income taxes 2,586 (69) 7,237 2,007  
Provision for income taxes 379 88 562 296  
Net income (loss) $  2,207 $  (157) $  6,675 $  1,711  
 
Earnings per common share:  
  Basic $  .03 $  — $  .10 $  .03  
  Diluted $  .03 $  — $  .10 $  .03  
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:  
  Basic 68,195 67,350 68,145 67,225  
  Diluted 69,327 67,350 69,279 67,830  
 
         
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
 
Aug. 1,
2010
Jan. 31,
2010
 
(In thousands)  
                                            ASSETS  
CURRENT ASSETS:  
Cash and cash equivalents $  21,235 $  20,215  
Receivables 19,172 17,839  
Receivables from equity method franchisees 604 524  
Inventories 14,427 14,321  
Other current assets 5,781 6,324  
  Total current assets 61,219 59,223  
Property and equipment 71,252 72,527  
Investments in equity method franchisees 1,089 781  
Goodwill and other intangible assets 23,816 23,816  
Other assets 10,548 8,929  
  Total assets $  167,924 $  165,276  
 
                  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
CURRENT LIABILITIES:  
Current maturities of long-term debt $  686 $  762  
Accounts payable 6,100 6,708  
Accrued liabilities 27,362 30,203  
  Total current liabilities 34,148 37,673  
Long-term debt, less current maturities 41,181 42,685  
Other long-term obligations 19,807 22,151  
Commitments and contingencies  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:  
Preferred stock, no par value  
Common stock, no par value 368,131 366,237  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (73) (180)  
Accumulated deficit (295,270) (303,290)  
  Total shareholders’ equity 72,788 62,767  
     Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $  167,924 $  165,276  
 
     
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended  
Aug, 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
 
(In thousands)  
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  
Net income $  6,675 $  1,711  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
  Depreciation and amortization 3,801 3,992  
  Deferred income taxes (70) (283)  
  Impairment charges 709 1,220  
  Accrued rent expense (395) (468)  
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment 279 366  
  Impairment of investment in equity method franchisee 500  
  Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives 419  
  Share-based compensation 1,934 2,070  
  Provision for doubtful accounts (193) (91)  
  Amortization of deferred financing costs 312 430  
  Equity in (income) losses of equity method franchisees (181) 113  
  Other (210) 1  
  Change in assets and liabilities:  
     Receivables (1,113) 2,336  
     Inventories (106) 174  
     Other current and non-current assets (2,707) (545)  
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (3,055) (1,414)  
     Other long-term obligations (287) (462)  
        Net cash provided by operating activities 5,393 10,069  
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  
  Purchase of property and equipment (4,029) (4,377)  
  Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment 1,268 32  
  Other investing activities 27 (26)  
     Net cash used for investing activities (2,734) (4,371)  
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  
  Repayment of long-term debt (1,599) (20,638)  
  Deferred financing costs (954)  
  Proceeds from exercise of warrants 4  
  Repurchase of common shares (44) (24)  
     Net cash used for financing activities (1,639) (21,616)  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,020 (15,918)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 20,215 35,538  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $  21,235 $  19,620  
 
     
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended  
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
 
(In thousands)  
Revenues:  
  Company Stores $  59,970 $  59,853 $  122,504 $  125,710  
  Domestic Franchise 2,074 1,802 4,274 3,853  
  International Franchise 4,009 3,806 8,769 7,684  
  KK Supply Chain:  
     Total revenues 44,892 37,754 90,797 82,612  
     Less – intersegment sales elimination (23,013) (20,485) (46,295) (43,709)  
        External KK Supply Chain revenues 21,879 17,269 44,502 38,903  
           Total revenues $  87,932 $  82,730 $  180,049 $  176,150  
 
Operating income (loss):  
  Company Stores $  (1,734) $  1,387 $  (1,765) $  4,331  
  Domestic Franchise 1,041 434 2,195 1,614  
  International Franchise 2,500 1,943 5,986 4,378  
  KK Supply Chain 7,329 5,687 16,019 13,826  
     Total segment operating income 9,136 9,451 22,435 24,149  
  Unallocated general and administrative expenses (5,197) (5,052) (11,142) (11,615)  
  Impairment charges and lease termination costs 216 (1,456) (1,083) (3,813)  
     Consolidated operating income $  4,155 $  2,943 $  10,210 $  8,721  
 
Depreciation and amortization expense:  
  Company Stores $  1,459 $  1,519 $  2,854 $  3,015  
  Domestic Franchise 55 22 110 43  
  International Franchise 2 3  
  KK Supply Chain 205 223 417 450  
  Corporate administration 216 235 417 484  
     Total depreciation and amortization expense $  1,937 $  1,999 $  3,801 $  3,992  
 
         
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

STORE COUNT

 
NUMBER OF STORES  
DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL TOTAL  
Number of Stores at August 1, 2010:  
Company:  
  Factory 69 69  
  Satellite 15 15  
     Total Company 84 84  
Franchise:  
  Factory 102 103 205  
  Satellite 38 306 344  
     Total franchise 140 409 549  
        Total systemwide 224 409 633  
 
       
 
NUMBER OF STORES  
COMPANY FRANCHISE TOTAL  
Quarter Ended August 1, 2010:  
MAY 2, 2010 83 533 616  
Opened 2 20 22  
Closed (1) (4) (5)  
AUGUST 1, 2010 84 549 633  
 
Quarter Ended August 2, 2009:  
MAY 3, 2009 91 445 536  
Opened 1 20 21  
Closed (3) (6) (9)  
AUGUST 2, 2009 89 459 548  
 
       
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended  
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
 
 
Year over year percentage change in systemwide
 sales (1)
10.9% (11.6)% 9.2% (9.8)%  
Year over year percentage change in systemwide
 sales, in constant dollars (2)
9.8% (8.1)% 6.7% (5.6)%  
 
Change in same store sales (3):  
  Company stores 5.7% 5.9% 4.5% 3.8%  
  Domestic Franchise stores 5.0% 0.6% 3.8% 1.5%  
  International Franchise stores (11.4)% (32.6)% (9.5)% (35.2)%  
  International Franchise stores, in constant
   dollars (2)
(14.3)% (25.0)% (16.0)% (24.8)%  
 
Company off-premises sales (4):  
  Grocers/mass merchants:  
     Change in average weekly number of doors 1.7% (11.9)% (2.3)% (10.8)%  
     Change in average weekly sales per door 6.9% 11.8% 9.1% 8.1%  
  Convenience stores:  
     Change in average weekly number of doors (2.4)% (12.6)% (6.4)% (10.6)%  
     Change in average weekly sales per door (1.0)% (5.5)% (1.4)% (5.8)%  
 
 
         
(1) Systemwide sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, include the sales by both Company and franchise stores but excludes sales among Company and franchise stores.  The Company believes systemwide sales data are useful in assessing the overall performance of the Krispy Kreme brand and, ultimately, the performance of the Company.
(2) Computed on a pro forma basis assuming the average rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and each of the foreign currencies in which the Company’s international franchisees conduct business had been the same in the comparable prior year period.  
(3) The change in “same store sales” represents the aggregate on-premises sales (including fundraising sales) during the current year period for all stores which had been open for more than 56 consecutive weeks during the current year period (but only to the extent such sales occurred in the 57th or later week of each store’s operation) divided by the aggregate on-premises sales of such stores for the comparable weeks in the preceding year period.  Once a store has been open for at least 57 consecutive weeks, its sales are included in the computation of same stores sales for all subsequent periods.  In the event a store is closed temporarily (for example, for remodeling) and has no sales during one or more weeks, such store’s sales for the comparable weeks during the earlier or subsequent period are excluded from the same store sales computation.  
(4) For Company off-premises sales, “average weekly number of doors” represents the average number of customer locations to which product deliveries are made during a week by Company Stores, and “average weekly sales per door” represents the average weekly sales to each such location by Company Stores.
 
 
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

REVENUE RECONCILIATION

A reconciliation of total revenues as reported to adjusted total revenues exclusive of the effects of refranchising follows:

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended  
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
Aug. 1,
2010
Aug. 2,
2009
 
(In thousands)  
Total revenues as reported $  87,932 $  82,730 $  180,049 $  176,150  
Sales by refranchised stores (2,205) (4,579)  
Royalties from refranchised stores (80) (161)  
KK Supply Chain sales to refranchised stores (688) (1,350)  
  Adjusted total revenues exclusive of the effects
   of refranchising
$  87,164 $  80,525 $  178,538 $  171,571  
 
         

The Company believes that adjusted total revenues exclusive of the effects of refranchising, a non-GAAP measure, is a useful measure because it enables comparisons of the Company’s revenues that are unaffected by the Company’s decisions to sell operating Krispy Kreme stores to franchisees instead of continuing to operate the stores as Company locations.  In addition, this comparison is one of the performance metrics adopted by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors to determine the amount of incentive compensation potentially payable to the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2011.