Potbelly Corporation Reports Results for Second Fiscal Quarter 2018

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CHICAGO, Aug. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Potbelly Corporation PBPB today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2018.

Key highlights for the thirteen weeks ended July 1, 2018 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 25, 2017 include:

  • Total revenues increased 2.0% to $110.3 million from $108.1 million.
  • Company-operated comparable store sales decreased 0.2%.
  • Five new shops opened, including three company-operated shops and two franchised shops.
  • GAAP net loss attributable to Potbelly Corporation was $0.4 million, inclusive of a $2.1 million impairment charge compared to loss of $0.1 million, inclusive of a $3.3 million impairment charge. GAAP diluted loss per share remained at $0.01.
  • Adjusted net income1 attributable to Potbelly Corporation increased 20.1% to $3.3 million from adjusted net income of $2.7 million. Adjusted diluted EPS1 increased 18.2% to $0.13 from $0.11.
  • EBITDA1 decreased 10.8% to $5.8 million from $6.5 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased 2.6% to $11.5 million from $11.8 million.

Key highlights for the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2018 compared to the twenty-six weeks ended June 25, 2017 include:

  • Total revenues increased 1.6% to $213.3 million from $209.8 million.
  • Company-operated comparable store sales decreased 1.8%.
  • Nine new shops opened, including five company-operated shops and four franchised shops.
  • GAAP net loss attributable to Potbelly Corporation was $2.6 million, inclusive of a $4.1 million impairment charge compared to net income of $0.5 million, inclusive of a $4.2 million impairment charge. GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.10 compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.02.
  • Adjusted net income1 attributable to Potbelly Corporation decreased 2.1% to $3.9 million from adjusted net income of $4.0 million. Adjusted diluted EPS1 decreased 6.3% to $0.15 from $0.16.
  • EBITDA1 decreased 35.8% to $9.0 million from $14.0 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased 9.3% to $19.1 million from $21.0 million.

Alan Johnson, Chief Executive Officer and President of Potbelly Corporation, commented, "We are pleased with our performance in the second quarter, where we delivered revenue of $110 million and adjusted EPS of $0.13. We are encouraged by the improvement in our company-operated same store sales, which was nearly flat at -0.2%, and was driven by stronger traffic and higher check. The positive trajectory of our comp trends confirms to me that we are effectively executing on our traffic building initiatives."

Johnson, continued, "While we are encouraged by our performance through the first half of the year, we recognize that 2018 is a transition year for Potbelly and there is still much work to be done. However, we have assembled the right leadership team and are executing on the right strategies to effect a successful turnaround of the Company."

2018 Outlook

For the full fiscal year of 2018, management currently expects:

  • 22-26 total shop openings, including 10-12 company operated shop openings;
  • Flat company-operated comparable store sales growth;
  • An effective tax rate that is in a range of 24%-26%, excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09; and
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share to range from $0.37-$0.39.

Projected adjusted diluted earnings per share set forth above is a measure not recognized under GAAP. Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Conference Call

A conference call and audio webcast has been scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to discuss these results. Details of the conference call are as follows:

   
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Dial-In #: 877-407-0784 U.S. & Canada
  201-689-8560 International
Confirmation code: 13681292

Alternatively, the conference call will be webcast at www.potbelly.com on the "Investor Relations" webpage. For those unable to participate, an audio replay will be available from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 through midnight Tuesday, August 14, 2018. To access the replay, please call 844-512-2921 (U.S. & Canada) or 412-317-6671 (International) and enter confirmation code 13681292. A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available at the above website.

About Potbelly

Potbelly Corporation is a neighborhood sandwich concept offering toasty warm sandwiches, signature salads and other fresh menu items served by engaging people in an environment that reflects the Potbelly brand. Our Vision is for our customers to feel that we are their "Neighborhood Sandwich Shop" and to tell others about their great experience. Our Mission is to make people really happy and to improve every day. Our Passion is to be "The Best Place for Lunch." The Company owns and operates over 400 shops in the United States and our franchisees operate over 50 shops domestically, in the Middle East, Canada and India. For more information, please visit our website at www.potbelly.com.

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The following definitions apply to these terms as used throughout this press release:

  • Revenues – represents net company-operated sandwich shop sales and our franchise operations. Net company-operated shop sales consist of food and beverage sales, net of promotional allowances and employee meals. Franchise royalties and fees consist of an initial franchise fee, a franchise development agreement fee and royalty income from the franchisee.
  • Company-operated comparable store sales – represents the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable company-operated store base open for 15 months or longer.
  • EBITDA – represents income before depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense and the provision for income taxes.
  • Adjusted EBITDA – represents income before depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense and the provision for income taxes, adjusted to eliminate the impact of other items, including certain non-cash as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.
  • Adjusted net income – represents net income, excluding impairment, gain or loss on the disposal of property and equipment and store closure expense, as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.
  • Shop-level profit – represents income from operations less franchise royalties and fees, general and administrative expenses, depreciation expense, pre-opening costs and impairment and loss on the disposal of property and equipment.
  • Shop-level profit margin – represents shop-level profit expressed as a percentage of net company-operated sandwich shop sales.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share – represents net income, excluding impairment, gain or loss on the disposal of property and equipment and store closure expense on a fully diluted per share basis as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.

1Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Within this press release, we make reference to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, shop-level profit and shop-level profit margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company includes these non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in that they provide for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making.

Management uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to evaluate the Company's performance and in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income exclude the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Management uses shop-level profit and shop-level profit margin as key metrics to evaluate the profitability of incremental sales at our shops, to evaluate our shop performance across periods and to evaluate our shop financial performance against our competitors.

Accordingly, the Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool that can assist investors in assessing the Company's operating performance and underlying prospects. This analysis should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. This analysis, as well as the other information in this press release, should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and footnotes contained in the documents that the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company in this press release may be different from the methods used by other companies. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the table, "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures."

This press release includes certain non-GAAP forward-looking information (including, but not limited to under the heading "2018 Outlook"), namely adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. The Company believes that a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking information to the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP cannot be made available without unreasonable efforts. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures would require the Company to predict the timing and likelihood of outcomes that determine future impairments and the tax benefit of any such future impairments. Neither of these measures, nor their probable significance, can be reliably quantified due to the inability to forecast future impairments.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise made, represent the Company's expectation or belief concerning future events. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "strives," "goal," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects" or "anticipates" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements relating to: our future financial position and results of operations, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations. By nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statement, due to reasons including, but not limited to, our ability to manage our growth and successfully implement our business strategy; price and availability of commodities; changes in labor costs; consumer confidence and spending patterns; consumer reaction to industry-related public health issues and perceptions of food safety; and weather conditions. In addition, there may be other factors of which we are presently unaware or that we currently deem immaterial that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the results referenced in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations are reasonable, we may not achieve our plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and currently available data and are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events or performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. See "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements" included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other risk factors described from time to time in subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are available on our website at www.potbelly.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

 Contact: Investor Relations
  Investors@Potbelly.com
  312-428-2950


       
Potbelly Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Margin Analysis – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
       
   For the 13 Weeks Ended  For the 26 Weeks Ended 
  July 1,  % of  June 25,  % of  July 1,  % of  June 25,  % of 
  2018  Revenue  2017  Revenue  2018  Revenue  2017  Revenue 
Revenues                                
Sandwich shop sales, net $109,381   99.1% $107,382   99.3% $211,628   99.2% $208,241   99.2%
Franchise royalties and fees  966   0.9   754   0.7   1,636   0.8   1,594   0.8 
Total revenues  110,347   100.0   108,136   100.0   213,264   100.0   209,835   100.0 
                                 
Expenses                                
Sandwich shop operating expenses                                
Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation  28,639   26.0   28,635   26.5   55,275   25.9   55,298   26.4 
Labor and related expenses  32,412   29.4   31,564   29.2   63,991   30.0   62,026   29.6 
Occupancy expenses  14,985   13.6   14,269   13.2   29,711   13.9   28,438   13.6 
Other operating expenses  12,793   11.6   12,252   11.3   25,293   11.9   23,885   11.4 
General and administrative expenses  13,440   12.2   10,919   10.1   25,628   12.0   21,271   10.1 
Depreciation expense  5,858   5.3   6,446   6.0   11,684   5.5   12,645   6.0 
Pre-opening costs  68   0.1   546   0.5   136   0.1   619   0.3 
Impairment and loss on disposal of property and equipment  2,057   1.9   3,341   3.1   4,081   1.9   4,226   2.0 
Total expenses  110,252   99.9   107,972   99.8   215,799   101.2   208,408   99.3 
Income (loss) from operations  95   0.1   164   0.2   (2,535)  (1.2)  1,427   0.7 
                                 
Interest expense  28  *   41  *   55  *   69  * 
Income (loss) before income taxes  67   0.1   123   0.1   (2,590)  (1.2)  1,358   0.6 
Income tax expense (benefit)  302   0.3   186   0.2   (202)  (0.1)  739   0.4 
Net income (loss)  (235)  (0.2)  (63)  (0.1)  (2,388)  (1.1)  619   0.3 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest  125   0.1   75   0.1   166   0.1   74  * 
Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation $(360)  (0.3)% $(138)  (0.1)% $(2,554)  (1.2)% $545   0.3%
                                 
                                 
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders:                                
Basic $(0.01)     $(0.01)     $(0.10)     $0.02     
Diluted $(0.01)     $(0.01)     $(0.10)     $0.02     
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                                
Basic  25,551,386       25,033,868       25,348,121       25,066,374     
Diluted  25,551,386       25,033,868       25,348,121       25,981,051     
                                 

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Potbelly Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
       
  For the 13 Weeks Ended  For the 26 Weeks Ended 
  July 1,  June 25,  July 1,  June 25, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation, as reported $(360) $(138) $(2,554) $545 
Impairment, loss on disposal of property and equipment and closures(1)  2,514   3,440   5,112   4,376 
CEO transition costs(2)  353   974   695   974 
Proxy related costs(3)  93      701    
Restructuring costs(4)  1,323      1,323    
Tax impact(5)  (638)  (1,540)  (1,332)  (1,867)
Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation $3,285  $2,736  $3,945  $4,028 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, basic $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.10) $0.02 
Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, diluted $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.10) $0.02 
                 
Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, basic $0.13  $0.11  $0.16  $0.16 
Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, diluted $0.13  $0.11  $0.15  $0.16 
                 
Shares used in computing adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation:                
Basic  25,551,386   25,033,868   25,348,121   25,066,374 
Diluted  26,146,928   25,880,705   26,010,846   25,981,051 
                 


  For the 13 Weeks Ended  For the 26 Weeks Ended 
  July 1,  June 25,  July 1,  June 25, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation, as reported $(360) $(138) $(2,554) $545 
Depreciation expense  5,858   6,446   11,684   12,645 
Interest expense  28   41   55   69 
Income tax expense (benefit)  302   186   (202)  739 
EBITDA $5,828  $6,535  $8,983  $13,998 
Impairment, loss on disposal of property and equipment and closures(1)  2,514   3,440   5,112   4,376 
Stock-based compensation  1,389   856   2,251   1,676 
CEO transition costs(2)  353   974   695   974 
Proxy related costs(3)  93      701    
Restructuring costs(4)  1,323      1,323    
Adjusted EBITDA $11,500  $11,805  $19,065  $21,024 
                 


       
Potbelly Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands, except selected operating data)
       
   For the 13 Weeks Ended  For the 26 Weeks Ended 
  July 1,  June 25,  July 1,  June 25, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Income (loss) from operations $95  $164  $(2,535) $1,427 
Less: Franchise royalties and fees  966   754   1,636   1,594 
General and administrative expenses  13,440   10,919   25,628   21,271 
Depreciation expense  5,858   6,446   11,684   12,645 
Pre-opening costs  68   546   136   619 
Impairment and loss on disposal of property and equipment  2,057   3,341   4,081   4,226 
Shop-level profit [Y] $20,552  $20,662  $37,358  $38,594 
Total revenues $110,347  $108,136  $213,264  $209,835 
Less: Franchise royalties and fees  966   754   1,636   1,594 
Sandwich shop sales, net [X] $109,381  $107,382  $211,628  $208,241 
Shop-level profit margin [Y÷X]  18.8%  19.2%  17.7%  18.5%
                 


     
  For the 13 Weeks Ended For the 26 Weeks Ended
  July 1, June 25, July 1, June 25,
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Selected Operating Data        
Shop Activity:        
Company-operated shops, end of period 436  424  436  424 
Franchise shops, end of period 58  54  58  54 
Revenue Data:        
Company-operated comparable store sales (0.2)% (4.9)% (1.8)% (4.0)%
             

Footnotes to the Press Release, Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures
& Selected Operating Data

(1) This adjustment includes costs related to impairment of long-lived assets, loss on disposal of property and equipment and shop closure expenses. Shop closure expenses are recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.
(2) As a result of the departure of the former CEO, the Company incurred certain costs related to the transition. Transition costs were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and were related to the accelerated vesting of share-based compensation awards, salary related charges in accordance with the former CEO's employment agreement and various other transition costs.
(3) The Company incurred certain professional fees related to the shareholder proxy matter. These costs were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
(4) The Company incurred certain restructuring costs that were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
(5) For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2018 and June 25, 2017, the tax impact associated with adjustments to net income is based on effective tax rates of 23.0% and 34.9%, respectively, partially offset by the impact of ASU 2016-09.

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