Form 8-K DOVER SADDLERY INC For: May 15

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Dover Saddlery, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 15, 2015, Dover Saddlery, Inc. (the "registrant") issued a press release reporting on its results of operations for the first quarter ending March 31, 2015. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that management uses in its analysis of the registrant’s performance and ongoing operations. Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the financial statements portion of the press release. The registrant presents Adjusted EBITDA because registrant considers it an important measure of its performance, and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in registrant's industry.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Press Release

Results of Operations

On May 15, 2015, Dover Saddlery, Inc. (the "registrant") issued a press release reporting on its results of operations for the first quarter ending March 31, 2015. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that management uses in its analysis of the registrant’s performance and ongoing operations. Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the financial statements portion of the press release. The registrant presents Adjusted EBITDA because registrant considers it an important measure of its performance, and believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in registrant's industry.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 May 15, 2015 Press Release

The information and exhibits submitted in this Report are and shall be deemed to furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation statements made about the Company’s business outlook for fiscal 2015, the prospects for overall revenue growth, expense ratios, growth in the retail channel, profitability, and the opening of new stores. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release regarding the company’s strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, and future operating results are forward-looking statements. Although the registrant believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable at this time, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Actual results could differ materially based upon a number of factors including those identified in the press release.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

Janet Nittmann
[email protected]
Tel 978-952-8062 x218

For Immediate Release

Dover Saddlery Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

LITTLETON, MA—(MARKET WIRE)—May 15, 2015 — Dover Saddlery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOVR - News), the leading omni-channel retailer of equestrian products, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

Total revenues for the first quarter of 2015 increased 16.0% to $22.8 million, from $19.7 million achieved in the first quarter of 2014. Revenues in the retail channel increased 27.4% to $11.2 million from $8.8 million, due primarily to the opening of new stores in 2014; while same-store sales for the first quarter of 2015 increased 3.0%.

The net loss for the first quarter of 2015 was $(776,000), or $(0.14) per diluted share, compared to $(543,000) or $(0.10) per diluted share in the first quarter of the prior year.

“I am pleased to report that the Dover Saddlery stores opened in 2014 performed very well in the first quarter of this year,” commented Stephen L. Day, president and CEO of Dover Saddlery. “Our store in Wellington, Florida has had a very strong first winter season and is now well-established as our flagship store in the South. During the first quarter, we opened two additional Dover Saddlery retail stores – the first in Latham, NY and the second in Pittsburgh, PA. Both locations had very strong Grand Opening weekends with customers travelling long distances to experience and shop a Dover Saddlery store. During the quarter there was an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, due primarily to increased marketing costs and increased labor and lease expenses associated with the two new stores that we opened during this period.”

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2015 was $(652,000), compared to $(479,000) in the first quarter of 2014. A reconciliation of the net income calculated in accordance with GAAP and the non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure is provided in the table accompanying this press release.

Business Outlook 2015

Dover Saddlery is planning to open a total of five to seven retail stores in 2015.

Today’s Teleconference and Webcast

Dover Saddlery will be hosting a conference call at 4:30 P.M. EDT today to discuss the first quarter 2015 results. Investors are invited to listen to the earnings conference call over the Internet through the company’s website at http://investor.shareholder.com/DOVR/, this web cast will be archived for a year.

About Dover Saddlery, Inc. Dover Saddlery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOVR — News) is the leading multichannel retailer of equestrian products in the United States. Founded in 1975 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, by United States Equestrian team members, Dover Saddlery has grown to become The Source® for equestrian products. Dover offers a broad and distinctive selection of competitively priced, brand-name products for horse and rider through catalogs, the Internet and company-owned retail stores. Dover Saddlery, Inc. serves the English rider and through Smith Brothers, the Western rider. The Source®, Dover Saddlery® and Smith Brothers® are registered marks of Dover Saddlery.

For more information, please call 1-978-952-8062 or visit www.DoverSaddlery.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation statements made about the Company’s business outlook for fiscal 2015, the prospects for overall revenue growth, expense ratios, growth in the retail channel, profitability, and the opening of new stores. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release regarding the company’s strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, and future operating results are forward-looking statements. Although Dover believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable at this time, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in this release and others that can be found in “Item 1A Risk Factors” of Dover Saddlery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Dover Saddlery is providing this information as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may differ materially from those Dover Saddlery projects.

DOVER SADDLERY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

DOVER SADDLERY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 (In thousands, unaudited)  

DOVER SADDLERY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Information

From time to time, in addition to financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company provides financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance and ongoing operations. The Company believes that these non-GAAP operating measures supplement our GAAP financial information and provide useful information to investors for evaluating the Company’s operating results and trends that may be affecting the Company’s business, as they allow investors to more readily compare our operations to prior financial results and our future performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

When we use the term “Adjusted EBITDA”, we are referring to net income minus interest income, investment income and other income plus interest expense, income taxes, non-cash stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization and other investment loss. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we consider it an important measure of our performance, and the Company ties its executive and employee bonus pools directly to this measure. We also believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):

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