Nutrisystem, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results; Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.175 Per Share

October 27, 2009 4:01 PM EDT

Reports Third Quarter 2009 Revenues of $127 Million and EPS of $0.27

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI), a leading provider of weight management products and services, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2009. Details include:

    --  Revenues of $127.0 million as compared to $162.7 million for Q3 2008;
    --  Operating income from continuing operations of $13.3 million as compared
        to $22.1 million for Q3 2008;
    --  Net income of $8.5 million as compared to $13.5 million for Q3 2008;
    --  Adjusted EBITDA of $18.7 million as compared to $26.7 million for Q3
        2008. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income from continuing operations
        excluding non-cash employee compensation, other income or expense,
        equity and impairment loss, interest, income taxes and depreciation and
        amortization;
    --  Diluted EPS of $0.27 as compared $0.43 for Q3 2008; and
    --  Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $97.6 million at
        September 30, 2009 as compared to $38.3 million at December 31, 2008.
        The Company's $200 million credit facility remains unfunded and fully
        available.

"Third quarter revenues resulted in operating income from continuing operations and adjusted EBITDA that were an improvement from second quarter 2009, as we experienced continued growth in our diabetic product as well as stabilization in the core business," stated Chairman and CEO Joe Redling.

"Despite continued macroeconomic pressures, we have continued to expand our footprint from a geographic, product and channel standpoint," added Mr. Redling. Earlier this month, the Company announced further expansion of its retail card program with the 14-day Nutrisystem Starter Program at an expected 3200 Walmart locations in the continental United States beginning in October. The Company also announced an international licensing agreement with House Foods in Japan. House Foods will exclusively manufacture and sell the Nutrisystem J-diet, tailored specifically for Japanese consumers.

"The Company continues to generate positive free cash flow, and our cost reduction initiatives announced in the first quarter resulted in improvements in gross margin and reductions in general and administrative expenses," said David Clark, Chief Financial Officer. "These improvements position us well for consumer recovery. For the full year 2009 we are projecting an EPS range of $0.99 to $1.01 per share."

The Board of Directors declared a Company's quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, payable November 16, 2009, to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2009. While the Company intends to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends, the declaration and payment of future dividends are discretionary and will be subject to determination by the Board of Directors each quarter following its review of the Company's financial performance.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management will host a webcast to discuss third quarter 2009 financial results today at 4:30 PM Eastern time. The webcast will include remarks from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Redling and Chief Financial Officer David Clark.

The webcast will be available live under the Investor Relations section of Nutrisystem's website, www.nutrisystem.com. Please click on Investor Relations at the bottom of the home page and then click on the microphone icon on the Investor Relations home page. Interested parties unable to access the conference call via the webcast may dial 1-866-831-9862 (outside US/Canada 706-758-5226); the conference ID is 36165334. A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company website following the event.

About Nutrisystem, Inc.

Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) is a leading provider of weight management products and services. Nutrisystem is sold direct to the consumer through nutrisystem.com, by phone, and at select retailers, for convenient home delivery. The company offers proven nutritionally balanced weight-loss programs designed for women, men, and seniors, as well as the new clinically tested Nutrisystem D plan, formulated specifically to help people with type 2 diabetes who want to lose weight. The Nutrisystem program is based on 35 years of nutrition research and offers a variety of great tasting, satisfying high-fiber, heart healthy, good carbohydrate meals that are low on the Glycemic Index and contain zero trans fats. Nutrisystem is hundreds of dollars cheaper than other weight loss programs, based on an independent survey by National Business Research Institute (October 2008). The program has no membership fees and provides 24/7 weight management support by trained weight loss coaches and online weight management tools free of charge. In 2009 Nutrisystem was selected as the #1 overall online retailer in the Food and Drug category and #46 out of the top 500 online retailers overall by Internet Retailer Magazine. Nutrisystem is proud to support the American Diabetes Association and its fight to stop diabetes. For more information or to become a customer visit http://www.nutrisystem.com or call 1-877-681-THIN (8446).

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding Nutrisystem's plans and expectations for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the full year 2009, continuing to pay regular quarterly dividends, investments for 2010 and other statements that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which are described in Nutrisystem, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Nutrisystem, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.


NUTRISYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

                              Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended

                              September 30,             September 30,

                              2009         2008         2009         2008

REVENUE                       $ 127,031    $ 162,681    $ 421,534    $ 573,178

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Cost of revenue                 57,776       76,341       195,000      272,914

Marketing                       36,293       39,165       118,986      148,449

General and administrative      16,684       22,577       59,780       64,391

Depreciation and                3,002        2,484        8,385        6,170
amortization

Total costs and expenses        113,755      140,567      382,151      491,924

Operating income from           13,276       22,114       39,383       81,254
continuing operations

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)          149          (40     )    339          (84     )

EQUITY AND IMPAIRMENT LOSS      --           (552    )    (4,000  )    (2,660  )

INTEREST (EXPENSE) INCOME,      80           216          (14     )    508
net

Income from continuing
operations before income        13,505       21,738       35,708       79,018
taxes

INCOME TAXES                    4,994        8,043        9,549        29,234

Income from continuing          8,511        13,695       26,159       49,784
operations

DISCONTINUED OPERATION:

Loss on discontinued
operation, net of income tax    (60     )    (164    )    (87     )    (202    )
benefit

Net income                    $ 8,451      $ 13,531     $ 26,072     $ 49,582

BASIC INCOME PER COMMON
SHARE:

Income from continuing        $ 0.27       $ 0.44       $ 0.85       $ 1.56
operations

Net loss from discontinued      --           --           --           --
operation

Net income                    $ 0.27       $ 0.44       $ 0.85       $ 1.56

DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON
SHARE:

Income from continuing        $ 0.27       $ 0.44       $ 0.84       $ 1.54
operations

Net loss from discontinued      --           (0.01   )    --           (0.01   )
operation

Net income                    $ 0.27       $ 0.43       $ 0.84       $ 1.53

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING:

Basic                           29,529       29,709       29,407       31,076

Diluted                         29,847       30,247       29,667       31,597




NUTRISYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                                                     September 30,  December 31,

                                                     2009           2008

                                                     (Unaudited)

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents                            $ 67,498       $ 38,309

Marketable securities                                  30,148         --

Receivables                                            11,513         17,200

Inventories                                            20,022         50,986

Prepaid income taxes                                   5,840          3,714

Deferred income taxes                                  2,778          1,651

Other current assets                                   6,170          8,611

Current assets of discontinued operation               257            325

Total current assets                                   144,226        120,796

FIXED ASSETS, net                                      22,816         24,312

EQUITY INVESTMENT                                      --             4,000

GOODWILL                                               2,717          2,717

IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net                    2,100          2,590

OTHER ASSETS                                           2,408          5,056

                                                     $ 174,267      $ 159,471

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Accounts payable                                     $ 34,797       $ 31,448

Accrued payroll and related benefits                   1,768          2,150

Deferred revenue                                       2,187          4,964

Other accrued expenses and current liabilities         4,141          3,743

Current liabilities of discontinued operation          50             43

Total current liabilities                              42,943         42,348

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                                1,565          1,298

Total liabilities                                      44,508         43,646

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $.001 par value (5,000,000 shares     --             --
authorized, no shares issued and outstanding)

Common stock, $.001 par value (100,000,000 shares
authorized; shares issued - 30,951,262 at September    29             29
30, 2009 and 30,784,920 at December 31, 2008)

Additional paid-in capital                             4,552          --

Retained earnings                                      125,206        115,771

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income          (28     )      25

Total stockholders' equity                             129,759        115,825

                                                     $ 174,267      $ 159,471




NUTRISYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

                                                 Nine Months Ended September 30,

                                                 2009         2008

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                                       $ 26,072     $ 49,582

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities-

Loss on discontinued operation                     87           202

Depreciation and amortization                      8,385        6,170

Loss on disposal of fixed assets                   29           85

Share-based expense                                6,686        5,704

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)              1,227        (336    )

Equity and impairment loss                         4,000        2,660

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Accrued interest income                            --           19

Receivables                                        5,722        3,009

Inventories                                        31,084       43,426

Other assets                                       2,876        4,442

Accounts payable                                   3,288        (15,602 )

Accrued payroll and related benefits               (383    )    2,426

Deferred revenue                                   (2,791  )    2,420

Income taxes                                       (2,088  )    (7,483  )

Other accrued expenses and liabilities             680          403

Net cash provided by operating activities of       84,874       97,127
continuing operations

Net cash used in operating activities of           (79     )    (95     )
discontinued operation

Net cash provided by operating activities          84,795       97,032

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchases of marketable securities                 (30,108 )    --

Sales of marketable securities                     --           1,750

Cash paid for acquisition of business              --           (4,217  )

Capital additions                                  (6,551  )    (8,540  )

Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets             100          --

Net cash used in investing activities              (36,559 )    (11,007 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Borrowings under credit facility                   --           35,000

Repayments of borrowings under credit facility     --           (35,000 )

Exercise of stock options                          426          819

Tax effect of equity compensation awards, net      (1,392  )    1,133

Payment of dividends                               (16,000 )    (10,829 )

Repurchase and retirement of common stock          (1,939  )    (59,787 )

Net cash used in financing activities              (18,905 )    (68,664 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and        (209    )    (130    )
cash equivalents

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS          29,122       17,231

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period     38,631       41,190

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period           67,753       58,421

LESS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF DISCONTINUED     255          372
OPERATION, end of period

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF CONTINUING          $ 67,498     $ 58,049
OPERATIONS, end of period




NUTRISYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION TO GAAP RESULTS

(in thousands)

               Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,

               2009        2008                  2009        2008

Adjusted       $ 18,670    $ 26,728              $ 54,412    $ 92,854
EBITDA

Non-cash
employee         (2,392 )    (2,130 )              (6,644 )    (5,430  )
compensation
expense

Other income     149         (40    )              339         (84     )
(expense)

Equity and
impairment       --          (552   )              (4,000 )    (2,660  )
loss

Interest
(expense)        80          216                   (14    )    508
income, net

Income taxes     (4,994 )    (8,043 )              (9,549 )    (29,234 )

Depreciation
and              (3,002 )    (2,484 )              (8,385 )    (6,170  )
amortization

Income from
continuing     $ 8,511     $ 13,695              $ 26,159    $ 49,784
operations



Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income from continuing operations excluding non-cash employee compensation, other income (expense), equity and impairment loss, interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance metric for management and investors because it is more indicative of the ongoing operations of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain non-cash and non-operating items to facilitate comparisons and provide a meaningful measurement that is focused on the performance of the ongoing operations of the Company.


    Source: Nutrisystem, Inc.


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