Ethan Allen Reports Results for Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

October 28, 2009 6:16 PM EDT

DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ("Ethan Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE: ETH) today reported operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Net delivered sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 amounted to $136.2 million as compared to $205.8 million in the prior year quarter. Net delivered sales for the Company's Retail division were $103.2 million compared with $155.9 million the prior year quarter. Wholesale sales were $81.3 million versus $121.3 million the prior year quarter. Comparable Ethan Allen design center delivered sales were down 35.3% as compared to the prior year quarter.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, diluted loss per share amounted to $0.47 on a loss of $13.6 million, which includes $8.5 million in plant transition costs and a $0.8 million restructuring and impairment charge for previously announced actions. This compares to diluted earnings per share and net income of $0.26 and $7.4 million, respectively, for the prior year, which included a restructuring benefit of $1.6 million due to the gain on the sale of properties closed in fiscal 2008. Excluding the impact of the plant transition costs and restructuring and impairment charges in both periods and the impact of tax valuation allowances recorded in the current quarter, diluted loss per share amounted to $0.20 in the current period compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.22 in the prior year comparable period.

Farooq Kathwari, Chairman and CEO, commented, "The downturn has enabled us to reposition our business in all major areas. We have consolidated our US manufacturing and logistics to make it more efficient while we have reduced our cost structure in all areas of our enterprise during the last year. We have now started to selectively increase our associates both at manufacturing and at retail."

Mr. Kathwari further stated, "Our focus during this period has been to increase our cash position, implement initiatives to help increase sales and also position us well as the economy starts to improve. We increased our cash by $19.5 million to $72.5 million during the quarter. In addition, we announced this week that we added an additional $20 million to our secured revolving credit facility increasing the line to $60 million."

Commenting on the business, Mr. Kathwari continued, "While we have increased our written backlog by 19% during the quarter and reduced the decline in booked written orders by half to 19.5% in the quarter from a 38% decline from January to June 2009, we still remain cautious for the near term. As I mentioned earlier, we are well positioned as the economy improves to grow our sales and profitability."

Analyst Conference Call

The Company will conduct a Conference Call at 11:00 AM (Eastern) on Thursday, October 29th. The live webcast and replay are accessible via the Company's website at http://ethanallen.com/investors.

About Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The Company offers free interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates six manufacturing facilities in the United States, which includes one sawmill, and one manufacturing facility in Mexico, and manufactures approximately sixty-five percent of its products in its United States plants. For more information on Ethan Allen's products and services, visit ethanallen.com.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2009 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release and related discussions contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations concerning future events and results of the Company, and are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual future events or results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update or provide revision to any forward-looking statement at any time for any reason.


Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Selected Financial Information

Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                    Three Months Ended

                                                    09/30/09     09/30/08

Net sales                                           $ 136,190    $ 205,841

Cost of sales                                         77,881       93,900

Gross profit                                          58,309       111,941

Operating expenses:

Selling                                               33,605       55,302

General and administrative                            39,980       46,058

Restructuring and impairment charge                   812          (1,630  )

Total operating expenses                              74,397       99,730

Operating income (loss)                               (16,088 )    12,211

Interest and other miscellaneous income               797          1,100

Interest expense and other related financing costs    2,981        2,901

Income (loss) before income taxes                     (18,272 )    10,410

Income tax expense (benefit)                          (4,693  )    2,988

Net income (loss)                                   $ (13,579 )  $ 7,422

Basic earnings per common share:

Net income (loss) per basic share                   $ (0.47   )  $ 0.26

Basic weighted average shares outstanding             28,926       28,703

Diluted earnings per common share:

Net income (loss) per diluted share                 $ (0.47   )  $ 0.26

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding           28,926       28,847




Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Unaudited

(in thousands)

                                              September 30,   June 30,

                                              2009            2009

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents                     $ 72,452        $ 52,960

Accounts receivable, net                        13,053          13,086

Inventories                                     146,661         156,519

Prepaid expenses & other current assets         12,075          21,060

Deferred income taxes                           7,750           8,077

Total current assets                            251,991         251,702

Property, plant and equipment, net              320,184         333,599

Intangible assets, net                          45,128          45,128

Other assets                                    21,262          16,056

Total Assets                                  $ 638,565       $ 646,485

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Current maturities of long-term debt          $ 42            $ 42

Customer deposits                               38,885          31,691

Accounts payable                                21,077          22,199

Accrued expenses & other current liabilities    58,192          58,531

Total current liabilities                       118,196         112,463

Long-term debt                                  203,136         203,106

Other long-term liabilities                     25,449          24,993

Total liabilities                               346,781         340,562

Shareholders' equity                            291,784         305,923

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity    $ 638,565       $ 646,485




Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Selected Financial Information

Unaudited

(in millions)

Selected Consolidated Financial Data:

                                                   Three Months Ended

                                                     09/30/09       09/30/08

Net sales                                          $ 136.2        $ 205.8

Gross margin                                         42.8     %     54.4     %

Operating margin                                     -11.8    %     5.9      %

Operating margin (ex restructuring, impairment &

plant transition charges )                           -5.0     %     5.1      %

Net income (loss)                                    ($13.6   )   $ 7.4

Net income (loss) (ex restructuring, impairment &

plant transition charges )                           ($5.7    )   $ 6.4

Operating cash flow                                $ 17.0         $ 18.1

Capital expenditures                               $ 2.5          $ 11.1

Acquisitions                                       $ 0.0          $ 0.4

Treasury stock repurchases (settlement

date basis)                                        $ 0.0          $ 0.0

EBITDA                                               ($2.8    )   $ 19.2

EBITDA as % of net sales                             -2.1     %     9.3      %

EBITDA (ex restructuring, impairment and

plant transition charges )                           ($0.1    )   $ 17.6

EBITDA as % of net sales (ex restructuring,

impairment and plant transition charges )            -0.1     %     8.6      %

Selected Financial Data by Business Segment:

                                                   Three Months Ended

                                                   09/30/09       09/30/08

Retail

Net sales                                          $ 103.2        $ 155.9

Operating margin                                     -11.0    %     -2.0     %

Operating margin (ex restructuring, impairment &

plant transition charges )                           -10.4    %     -3.3     %

Wholesale

Net sales                                          $ 81.3         $ 121.3

Operating margin                                     -5.7     %     9.8      %

Operating margin (ex restructuring, impairment &

plant transition charges )                           4.9      %     10.1     %




Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

GAAP Reconciliation

Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                        Three Months Ended

                                                        September 30,

                                                          2009         2008

Net Income / Earnings Per Share

Net income (loss)                                       $ (13,579 )  $ 7,422

Add: restructuring, impairment and plant transition
charges (credit),

net of related tax effect                                 7,893        (1,037  )

Net income (loss) (excluding restructuring impairment
and

plant transition charges)                               $ (5,686  )  $ 6,385

Earnings (loss) per basic share                         $ (0.47   )  $ 0.26

Earnings (loss) per basic share (excluding

restructuring, impairment and plant transition charges  $ (0.20   )  $ 0.22
(credit))

Basic weighted average shares outstanding                 28,926       28,703

Earnings (loss) per diluted share                       $ (0.47   )  $ 0.26

Earnings (loss) per diluted share (excluding

restructuring, impairment and plant transition charges  $ (0.20   )  $ 0.22
(credit))

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding               28,926       28,847

Consolidated Operating Income / Operating Margin

Operating income (loss)                                 $ (16,088 )  $ 12,211

Add: restructuring, impairment and plant transition       9,318        (1,630  )
charges (credit)

Operating income (loss) (excluding restructuring,
impairment

and plant transition charges)                           $ (6,770  )  $ 10,581

Net sales                                               $ 136,190    $ 205,841

Operating margin                                          -11.8   %    5.9     %

Operating margin (excluding restructuring, impairment

and plant transition charges)                             -5.0    %    5.1     %

Wholesale Operating Income / Operating Margin

Wholesale operating income (loss)                       $ (4,660  )  $ 11,885

Add: restructuring, impairment and plant transition       8,656        408
charges (credit)

Wholesale operating income (excluding restructuring,
impairment

and plant transition charges)                           $ 3,996      $ 12,293

Wholesale net sales                                     $ 81,281     $ 121,295

Wholesale operating margin                                -5.7    %    9.8     %

Wholesale operating margin (excluding restructuring,
impairment

and plant transition charges)                             4.9     %    10.1    %

Retail Operating Income / Operating Margin

Retail operating income (loss)                          $ (11,349 )  $ (3,052  )

Add: restructuring, impairment and plant transition       662          (2,038  )
charges (credit)

Retail operating income (loss) (excluding

restructuring, impairment and plant transition charges  $ (10,687 )  $ (5,090  )
(credit))

Retail net sales                                        $ 103,150    $ 155,870

Retail operating margin                                   -11.0   %    -2.0    %

Retail operating margin (excluding restructuring,
impairment

and plant transition charges)                             -10.4   %    -3.3    %

EBITDA

Net income (loss)                                       $ (13,579 )  $ 7,422

Add: interest expense (income), net                       2,766        2,508

Add: income tax expense (benefit)                         (4,693  )    2,988

Add: depreciation and amortization (including plant       12,697       6,318
accelerated depreciation)

EBITDA                                                  $ (2,809  )  $ 19,236

Net sales                                               $ 136,190    $ 205,841

EBITDA as % of net sales                                  -2.1    %    9.3     %

EBITDA                                                  $ (2,809  )  $ 19,236

Add: restructuring, impairment and plant transition       2,688        (1,630  )
charges (credit)

Adjusted EBITDA                                         $ (121    )  $ 17,606

Net sales                                               $ 136,190    $ 205,841

Adjusted EBITDA as % of net sales                         -0.1    %    8.6     %




    Source: Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.


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