Coinstar, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

November 5, 2009 4:03 PM EST

Solid Performance In Core DVD and Coin Businesses

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, which reflect the sale of its entertainment services business on September 8, 2009.

As a result of the sale, Coinstar recorded income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $31.7 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, for the third quarter. The $31.7 million included a loss from the operations of the discontinued business for the third quarter of $0.7 million, or a loss of $0.02 per share. In addition, Coinstar recorded a pre-tax loss on disposal of $49.8 million and a one-time tax benefit of $82.2 million on the sale of the entertainment services business, netting to $32.4 million, or $1.05 per share. All prior period results have been adjusted to reflect the results of the entertainment services business as discontinued operations.

Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, were as follows:


     -- Revenue                                                $ 296.0  million

     -- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (See        $ 54.9   million
     Appendix A)

     -- Income from continuing operations                      $ 9.7    million

     -- Income from discontinued operations, net of tax        $ 31.7   million

     -- Net income attributable to Coinstar, Inc.              $ 41.4   million

     -- Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share  $ 0.31

     -- Earnings per diluted share                             $ 1.34



Highlights for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, were as follows:


     -- Revenue                                                $ 816.8  million

     -- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (See        $ 147.6  million
     Appendix A)

     -- Income from continuing operations                      $ 25.9   million

     -- Income from discontinued operations, net of tax        $ 28.0   million

     -- Net income attributable to Coinstar, Inc.              $ 50.3   million

     -- Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share  $ 0.74

     -- Earnings per diluted share                             $ 1.66



Financial results for the third quarter of 2009 included the following:


Revenue for the third quarter of 2009 totaled $296.0 million, an increase of
45.5 percent compared with revenue of $203.5 million in the third quarter of
2008.

Income from operations for the quarter was $27.1 million, resulting in a 9.2
percent operating margin, compared with income from operations of $20.2 million
and a 9.9 percent operating margin in the third quarter of 2008.

Income from continuing operations for the quarter was $9.7 million, or $0.31 per
diluted share, an increase of 22.5 percent compared with income from continuing
operations of $7.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the third quarter of
2008.

Net income attributable to Coinstar for the quarter was $41.4 million, or $1.34
per diluted share, compared with net income attributable to Coinstar of $4.5
million, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.



"In the third quarter, our core DVD rental and coin-counting businesses continued to produce solid results at both the top and bottom line," said Paul Davis, chief executive officer of Coinstar, Inc. "Our performance reflects Coinstar's strength in self-service automated retail and our consistent ability to deliver value and convenience to our consumers and retailers."

Other Information

On September 16, 2009, Coinstar completed a debt offering of $200 million of convertible senior notes and raised $193.3 million, net of expenses. The net proceeds of the convertible offering were used to pay the outstanding balance of the company's Term Loan under its senior secured credit facility, which was $87.5 million. The company used the remaining proceeds of $105.8 million to pay down part of its existing credit facility.

Cash paid for capital expenditures for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $29.6 million, compared with $49.5 million in the third quarter of 2008.

At September 30, 2009, Coinstar had federal and state cumulative net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $248.6 million and $242.3 million, respectively. In addition, Coinstar had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $33.6 million. The state and foreign loss carryforwards are subject to certain limitations that may prevent or delay utilization of the losses against future income. Although Coinstar recorded $6.8 million in tax expense for the continuing operations for the quarter, cash paid for taxes during the quarter totaled $0.3 million.

Full Year 2009 Guidance

Guidance provided by management reflects the sale of the entertainment services business and the increased GAAP interest expense from the convertible debt offering. For 2009, management expects revenue in the range of $1.115 to $1.165 billion. Management expects adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations in the range of $200 to $210 million. In addition, management announced that for 2009, on a fully diluted basis, it expects GAAP EPS from continuing operations in the range of $0.98 to $1.04 and GAAP EPS attributable to Coinstar, Inc. in the range of $1.90 to $1.96.

Conference Call

Coinstar management will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST) to review the results. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of Coinstar's website at www.coinstar.com, where it will be archived. A telephonic replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call ends through November 19, 2009, at 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888, passcode 88829130.

About Coinstar, Inc.

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is a leading provider of automated retail solutions offering convenient products and services that make life easier for consumers and drive incremental traffic and revenue for its retailers. The company's core automated retail businesses are self-service coin counting and self-service DVD rental. Other Coinstar products and services include e-payment products - such as gift cards, prepaid debit cards and other prepaid products - and money transfer services. The company's products and services can be found at more than 90,000 points of presence including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, financial institutions, convenience stores, restaurants, and money transfer agents. For more information, visit www.coinstar.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "goals," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding Coinstar, Inc.'s anticipated growth and future operating results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may vary materially from the results expressed or implied in such statements. Differences may result from actions taken by Coinstar, Inc., as well as from risks and uncertainties beyond Coinstar, Inc.'s control. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the termination, non-renewal or renegotiation on materially adverse terms of our contracts with our significant retailers, payment of increased service fees to retailers, the ability to attract new retailers, penetrate new markets and distribution channels, cross-sell our products and services and react to changing consumer demands, the ability to achieve the strategic and financial objectives for our entry into or expansion of new businesses, the ability to adequately protect our intellectual property, and the application of substantial federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations specific to our business. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. For more information on factors that may affect future performance, please review "Risk Factors" described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements reflect Coinstar, Inc.'s expectations as of the date of this release. Coinstar, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update the information provided herein.

(Financial Statements Follow)

Appendix A

(in thousands)

Non-GAAP Measures

Non-GAAP measures may be provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for measures computed in accordance with GAAP. The definition of adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure, is provided below to allow the reader to reconcile non-GAAP data to that presented in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP measure may be different from the presentation of financial information by other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, as defined, represents earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other non-cash charges including the write-off from early retirement of debt, and stock-based compensation and share-based expenses from continuing operations. We believe adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is an important non-GAAP measure as it provides useful information to investors regarding our ability to service, incur or pay down indebtedness. In addition, management uses this non-GAAP measure internally to evaluate performance and manage operations. See below for reconciliation of the most comparable GAAP measure, income from continuing operations, to adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations.


                             Three-Month Period        Three-Month Period

                             Ended September 30, 2009  Ended September 30, 2008

 Income from continuing      $ 9,641                   $ 7,870
 operations

 Depreciation, amortization    25,461                    17,425
 and other

 Interest expense, net         9,342                     5,214

 Income taxes                  6,761                     6,357

 Stock-based compensation      2,660                     2,291
 and share-based expense

 Early retirement of debt      1,082                     -

 Adjusted EBITDA from        $ 54,947                  $ 39,157
 continuing operations

                             Nine-Month Period         Nine-Month Period

                             Ended September 30, 2009  Ended September 30, 2008

 Income from continuing      $ 25,904                  $ 23,573
 operations

 Depreciation, amortization    72,805                    48,220
 and other

 Interest expense, net         24,326                    15,010

 Income taxes                  16,231                    13,272

 Stock-based compensation      7,297                     6,175
 and share-based expense

 Early retirement of debt      1,082                     -

 Adjusted EBITDA from        $ 147,645                 $ 106,250
 continuing operations




Coinstar, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

                              Nine Month Periods        Three Month Periods

                              Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,

                                2009         2008         2009         2008

REVENUE                       $ 816,786    $ 533,817    $ 295,970    $ 203,452

EXPENSES:

Direct operating                559,054      344,232      203,650      134,342

Marketing                       16,605       13,946       5,833        7,372

Research and development        3,916        3,578        1,360        1,157

General and administrative      96,524       65,789       32,570       22,997

Depreciation and other          66,864       41,997       23,432       15,384

Amortization of intangible      5,941        6,223        2,029        2,041
assets

Proxy, write-off of
acquisition costs, and          -            3,084        -            -
litigation settlement

Income from operations          67,882       54,968       27,096       20,159

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

Foreign currency loss and       (339    )    (2,775  )    (270    )    (717    )
other, net

Interest income                 184          1,063        30           180

Interest expense                (24,510 )    (16,073 )    (9,372  )    (5,394  )

Loss from equity investments    -            (338    )    -            (1      )

Early retirement of debt        (1,082  )    -            (1,082  )    -

Income from continuing
operations before income        42,135       36,845       16,402       14,227
taxes

Income tax expense              (16,231 )    (13,272 )    (6,761  )    (6,357  )

Income from continuing          25,904       23,573       9,641        7,870
operations

Income (loss) from
discontinued operations, net    28,007       (2,892  )    31,722       (12     )
of tax

Net income                      53,911       20,681       41,363       7,858

Less: Net income
attributable to                 (3,627  )    (10,789 )    -            (3,347  )
non-controlling interests

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO    $ 50,284     $ 9,892      $ 41,363     $ 4,511
COINSTAR, INC.

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:

Basic earnings per share
from continuing operations    $ 0.75       $ 0.45       $ 0.32       $ 0.16
attributable to Coinstar,
Inc

Basic earnings per share
from discontinued operations    0.94         (0.10   )    1.04         -
attributable to Coinstar,
Inc

Basic earnings per share
attributable to Coinstar,     $ 1.69       $ 0.35       $ 1.36       $ 0.16
Inc.

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:

Diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations    $ 0.74       $ 0.45       $ 0.31       $ 0.16
attributable to Coinstar,
Inc

Diluted earnings per share
from discontinued operations    0.92         (0.10   )    1.03         -
attributable to Coinstar,
Inc

Diluted earnings per share
attributable to Coinstar,     $ 1.66       $ 0.35       $ 1.34       $ 0.16
Inc.

WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING:

Basic                           29,829       27,992       30,437       28,170

Diluted                         30,209       28,507       30,840       28,685




Coinstar, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

                                                    September 30,  December 31,

                                                      2009           2008

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents                           $ 68,411       $ 66,408

Cash in machine or in transit                         49,290         34,583

Cash being processed                                  65,679         91,044

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $4,076 and $2,702

at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,          57,235         51,908
respectively

Inventory                                             88,041         92,247

Deferred income taxes                                 8,594          6,881

Prepaid expenses and other current assets             24,990         24,715

Total current assets                                  362,240        367,786

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                           382,184        348,949

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                 103,567        4,338

OTHER ASSETS                                          16,511         11,865

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET                                32,877         43,385

GOODWILL                                              292,361        290,391

TOTAL ASSETS                                        $ 1,189,740    $ 1,066,714

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Accounts payable                                    $ 100,919      $ 132,194

Accrued payable to retailers and agents               115,303        132,490

Other accrued liabilities                             82,027         87,500

Current portion of long-term debt                     6,682          11,655

Current portion of capital lease obligations          27,428         20,264

Total current liabilities                             332,359        384,103

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER                              418,667        295,942

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS                             31,950         23,509

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY                                60             12,072

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                     783,036        715,626

EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value--Authorized,
5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding    -              -
at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

Common stock, $0.001 par value--Authorized,
45,000,000 shares; 32,894,913 and 30,181,151
issued and 30,968,832 and 28,255,070 shares           401,532        369,735
outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)               47,612         (2,672    )

Treasury stock                                        (40,831   )    (40,831   )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss                  (1,609    )    (6,204    )

Total stockholders' equity                            406,704        320,028

Non-controlling interest                              -              31,060

Total equity                                          406,704        351,088

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                        $ 1,189,740    $ 1,066,714




Coinstar, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

                                                      Nine Month Periods

                                                      Ended September 30,

                                                        2009          2008

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                                            $ 53,911      $ 20,681

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities from continuing
operations:

Depreciation and other                                  66,864        41,997

Amortization of intangible assets and deferred          6,907         6,608
financing fees

Write-off of acquisition costs                          1,262         1,004

Non-cash stock-based compensation for employees         6,232         6,288

Share-based payments for DVD agreement                  1,091         -

Excess tax benefit on share-based awards                -             (615     )

Deferred income taxes                                   3,582         9,231

Income from equity investments                          -             3,449

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of      (28,007  )    2,892
tax

Loss on early retirement of debt                        1,082         -

Other                                                   632           835

Cash (used) provided by changes in operating assets
and liabilities, net of effects of business             (70,480  )    14,996
acquisitions

Net cash provided by operating activities from          43,076        107,366
continuing operations

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of property and equipment                      (105,141 )    (115,740 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $43,621 in        (1,229   )    (24,829  )
2008

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                      214           290

Net cash used by investing activities from              (106,156 )    (140,279 )
continuing operations

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Principal payments on capital lease obligations and     (18,642  )    (12,119  )
other

Proceeds from capital lease financing                   22,020        -

Net (payments) borrowings on credit facility            (35,000  )    34,000

Convertible debt borrowings, net of underwriting        194,000       -
discount and commissions of $6,000

Financing costs associated with revolving line of       (3,984   )    -
credit and convertible debt

Cash used to purchase remaining non-controlling         (113,867 )    -
interests in Redbox

Excess tax benefit on share-based awards                -             615

Proceeds from exercise of stock options                 10,889        8,547

Net cash provided by financing activities from          55,416        31,043
continuing operations

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                 2,996         (2,462   )

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, CASH IN
MACHINE OR IN TRANSIT, AND CASH BEING PROCESSED FROM    (4,668   )    (4,332   )
CONTINUING OPERATIONS

CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

Operating cash flows                                    14,872        2,761

Investing cash flows                                    (16,397  )    (8,130   )

Financing cash flows                                    (2,462   )    (4,140   )

                                                        (3,987   )    (9,509   )

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, CASH IN      (8,655   )    (13,841  )
MACHINE OR IN TRANSIT, AND CASH BEING PROCESSED

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, CASH IN MACHINE OR IN
TRANSIT, AND CASH BEING PROCESSED:

Beginning of period                                     192,035       196,592

End of period                                         $ 183,380     $ 182,751




    Source: Coinstar, Inc.


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