HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLLI) (“Ollie’s” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended July 30, 2016.

Second Quarter Summary:

• Total net sales increased 16.1% to $211.3 million;
• Comparable store sales increased 3.5%;
• The Company opened eight new stores and ended the quarter with a total of 216 stores in 19 states, an increase of 15.5% year over year;
• Operating income increased 30.5% to $22.0 million;
• Net income increased 106.8% to $13.1 million and diluted earnings per share increased 75.0% to $0.21;
• Adjusted net income(1) increased 65.5% to $13.3 million and Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 40.0% to $0.21; and
• Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 27.0% to $28.6 million.

Mark Butler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are very excited about our second quarter results and the underlying trends in our business. Our deal flow remained very strong in the quarter and our customers continued to respond to our product offerings. Once again, the strength in our business was broad based and we continue to execute against our key strategic initiatives of opening stores, building vendor relationships, gaining better access to product, and leveraging our distribution and transportation costs.”

Mr. Butler continued, “As we have been saying for the past several quarters, our growing size, scale and visibility in the marketplace is giving us better access to merchandise, expanding our vendor base, and building stronger direct relationships with manufacturers. This is allowing our buyers to be even more selective and offer our customers even better bargains on great quality branded merchandise. Our stores are full of Good Stuff Cheap and our customers know a great deal when they see it.”

Second Quarter Results

Net sales increased 16.1% to $211.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $181.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. The increase in net sales was driven by a 3.5% increase in comparable store sales and increased store count compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2015. The Company opened eight stores in the second quarter and ended the quarter with 216 stores compared to 187 stores at the end of second quarter in fiscal 2015.

Gross profit increased 19.6% to $83.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $70.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 and gross margin increased 120 basis points to 39.7% from 38.5% in the same respective periods. The gross margin increase was driven primarily by lower transportation and distribution costs as a percent to sales and a slightly higher merchandise margin.

Operating income increased 30.5% to $22.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $16.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. As a percent of net sales, operating income increased 110 basis points to 10.4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Included in operating income in the second quarter of 2016 are $260,000 of transaction related expenses incurred primarily in connection with the Company’s secondary stock offering on June 6, 2016. Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2015 included $322,000 of transaction related expenses due to the Company’s IPO. Excluding these transaction related expenses, Adjusted operating income(1) increased 29.6% to $22.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $17.2 million in the second quarter of 2015, and as a percent of net sales, Adjusted operating income increased 110 basis points to 10.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

Net income increased 106.8% to $13.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $6.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Excluding the transaction related expenses described above and the loss on extinguishment of debt incurred in the second quarter of 2015, both net of taxes, Adjusted net income (1) increased 65.5% to $13.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $8.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 27.0% to $28.6 million, or 13.5% of net sales, in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 from $22.5 million, or 12.4% of net sales, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash stock based compensation expense, pre-opening expenses, non-cash purchase accounting items and transaction related expenses.

(1) Adjusted operating income, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per diluted share, EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures recognized under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Please see the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP tables included later in this release.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

The Company's cash balance as of the end of second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $30.7 million compared to $0.8 million at the end of second quarter fiscal 2015. The Company had no borrowings under its $100.0 million revolving credit and $97.6 million of availability under the facility at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The Company ended the second quarter of fiscal 2016 with total debt of $197.7 million compared to $224.5 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

Inventory at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016 increased 15.2% to $215.7 million compared to $187.2 million at the end the second quarter of fiscal 2015, due primarily to new store growth.

Capital expenditures for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 totaled $5.2 million compared to $3.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

Outlook

Ollie’s currently estimates the following results for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017:

• Total net sales of $880 million to $885 million;
• Comparable store sales growth of 2.5% to 3.0%;
• The opening of 28-32 new stores and no planned closures;
• Operating income of $96 million to $98 million;
• Net income per diluted share of $0.87 to $0.89;
• Excluding transaction expenses, Adjusted net income per diluted share(2) of $0.88 to $0.90;
• Estimated weighted diluted average shares outstanding of approximately 62.5 million; and
• Capital expenditures of $16.5 million to $17.5 million.

(2) Adjusted net income per diluted share is not a measure recognized under GAAP. The $0.01 per diluted share difference between the guidance ranges for Net income per diluted share and Adjusted net income per diluted share reflects the transaction related expenses already incurred and reported for the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016. The Company cannot predict future transaction related estimates without unreasonable effort and therefore excludes any such estimates from its Outlook.

Conference Call Information

A conference call to discuss the fiscal 2016 second quarter financial results is scheduled for today, August 31, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors and analysts can participate on the conference call by dialing (866) 430-5025 or (704) 908-0421 and using conference ID #63268097. Interested parties can also listen to a live webcast or replay of the conference call by logging on to the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website at http://investors.ollies.us/. The replay of the conference call webcast will be available at the investor relations Web site for one year.

About Ollie’s

We are a highly differentiated and fast growing, extreme value retailer of brand name merchandise at drastically reduced prices. We are known for our assortment of merchandise offered as Good Stuff Cheap®. We offer name brand products, Real Brands! Real Bargains!®, in every department, from housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, toys, hardware and other categories. We currently operate 220 store locations in 19 states across the Eastern half of the United States. For more information, visit www.ollies.us.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections, the outlook for the Company’s future business, prospects, financial performance, industry outlook, our 2016 business outlook and financial guidance. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following: our failure to adequately manage our inventory or anticipate consumer demand; changes in consumer confidence and spending; risks associated with intense competition; our failure to open new profitable stores, or successfully enter new markets, on a timely basis or at all; our ability to manage our inventory balances; our failure to hire and retain key personnel and other qualified personnel; our inability to obtain favorable lease terms for our properties; the loss of, or disruption in the operations of, our centralized distribution centers; fluctuations in comparable store sales and results of operations, including on a quarterly basis; risks associated with our lack of operations in the growing online retail marketplace; our inability to successfully implement our marketing, advertising and promotional efforts; the seasonal nature of our business; the risks associated with doing business with international manufacturers; changes in government regulations, procedures and requirements; and our ability to service our indebtedness and to comply with our financial covenants and our ability to comply with enhanced disclosure and other requirements when we cease to be an emerging growth company together with the other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them. Ollie’s undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our public announcements and SEC filings.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands except for per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Condensed consolidated statements of income data:
Net sales		$	211,256			$	181,933			$	404,975			$	344,403
Cost of sales			127,442				111,875				242,146				210,302
Gross profit			83,814				70,058				162,829				134,101
Selling, general and administrative expenses			57,737				49,575				112,546				95,446
Depreciation and amortization expenses			2,068				1,760				4,046				3,455
Pre-opening expenses			2,024				1,882				3,273				2,872
Operating income			21,985				16,841				42,964				32,328
Interest expense, net			1,471				4,423				3,135				8,997
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				2,351				-				2,351
Income before income taxes			20,514				10,067				39,829				20,980
Income tax expense			7,379				3,715				14,946				7,967
Net income		$	13,135			$	6,352			$	24,883			$	13,013
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$	0.22			$	0.13			$	0.42			$	0.26
Diluted		$	0.21			$	0.12			$	0.40			$	0.26
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic			60,046				50,102				59,857				49,149
Diluted			62,358				52,057				62,113				50,801
Percentage of net sales (1):
Net sales			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of sales			60.3				61.5				59.8				61.1
Gross profit			39.7				38.5				40.2				38.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses			27.3				27.2				27.8				27.7
Depreciation and amortization expenses			1.0				1.0				1.0				1.0
Pre-opening expenses			1.0				1.0				0.8				0.8
Operating income			10.4				9.3				10.6				9.4
Interest expense, net			0.7				2.4				0.8				2.6
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—				1.3				—				0.7
Income before income taxes			9.7				5.5				9.8				6.1
Income tax expense			3.5				2.0				3.7				2.3
Net income			6.2	%			3.5	%			6.1	%			3.8	%
(1) Components may not add to totals due to rounding

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
		July 30,				August 1,
Assets			2016				2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	30,732			$	782
Inventories			215,724				187,242
Accounts receivable			163				570
Deferred income taxes			-				4,322
Prepaid expenses and other assets			7,484				5,612
Total current assets			254,103				198,528
Property and equipment, net			44,967				36,136
Goodwill			444,850				444,850
Trade name and other intangible assets, net			233,165				233,399
Other assets			2,435				2,268
Total assets		$	979,520			$	915,181
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt		$	5,052			$	3,372
Accounts payable			54,181				40,304
Accrued expenses			33,738				27,117
Total current liabilities			92,971				70,793
Revolving credit facility			-				9,648
Long-term debt			191,209				206,589
Deferred income taxes			85,582				91,706
Other long-term liabilities			4,964				3,321
Total liabilities			374,726				382,057
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock			60				58
Additional paid-in capital			554,276				530,317
Retained earnings			50,544				2,835
Treasury - common stock			(86	)			(86	)
Total stockholders’ equity			604,794				533,124
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	979,520			$	915,181

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Net cash used in operating activities		$	(2,027	)		$	(2,654	)		$	(1,686	)		$	(17,155	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(5,161	)			(3,498	)			(9,982	)			(6,001	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			791				2,881				12,141				1,986
Net increase (decrease) during period in cash			(6,397	)			(3,271	)			473				(21,170	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			37,129				4,053				30,259				21,952
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		$	30,732			$	782			$	30,732			$	782

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

Supplemental Information – Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands except for per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The tables below reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted operating income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted net income per diluted share, with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of operating income, net income and diluted net income per share, respectively. Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share give effect, net of tax, to transaction related expenses. These as defined by us may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.

Reconciliation of GAAP operating income to Adjusted operating income
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,			August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Operating income		$	21,985			$	16,841			$	42,964			$	32,328
Transaction related expenses			260				322				1,150				322
Adjusted operating income		$	22,245			$	17,163			$	44,114			$	32,650

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to Adjusted net income
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Net income		$	13,135			$	6,352			$	24,883			$	13,013
Transaction related expenses			260				322				1,150				322
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				2,351				-				2,351
Adjustment to provision for income taxes (1)			(94	)			(986	)			(443	)			(986	)
Adjusted net income		$	13,301			$	8,039			$	25,590			$	14,700
(1) The effective tax rate used for the provision for income taxes was 36% for the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2016, 36.9% for the thirteenweeks ended August 1,2015, 38.5% for the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 and 36.9% for the twenty-six weeks ended August 1,2015. The adjustment to the provision for income taxes includes the tax effect for the transaction related and debt extinguishmentexpenses.

Reconciliation of Adjusted net income per diluted share
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Net income per share, diluted		$	0.21			$	0.12			$	0.40			$	0.26
Adjustments			-				0.03				0.01				0.03
Adjusted net income per share, diluted		$	0.21			$	0.15			$	0.41			$	0.29
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted			62,358				52,057				62,113				50,801

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
Supplemental Information – Consolidated EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA and Key Statistics
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
	Thirteen weeks ended									Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Net income		$	13,135			$	6,352			$	24,883			$	13,013
Interest expense, net			1,471				4,423				3,135				8,997
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				2,351				-				2,351
Depreciation and amortization expenses			2,595				2,305				5,100				4,543
Income tax expense			7,379				3,715				14,946				7,967
EBITDA			24,580				19,146				48,064				36,871
Non-cash stock based compensation expense			1,727				1,209				3,272				2,296
Pre-opening expenses			2,024				1,882				3,273				2,872
Non-cash purchase accounting items			(41	)			(81	)			(90	)			(167	)
Transaction related expenses			260				322				1,150				322
Adjusted EBITDA		$	28,550			$	22,478			$	55,669			$	42,194

Key Statistics
		Thirteen weeks ended								Twenty-six weeks ended
		July 30,				August 1,				July 30,				August 1,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Number of stores open at the beginning of period			208				181				203				176
Number of new stores			8				7				13				12
Number of store closings			-				(1	)			-				(1	)
Number of stores open at end of period			216				187				216				187
Average net sales per store (1)		$	992			$	986			$	1,937			$	1,899
Comparable stores sales change			3.5	%			7.8	%			4.7	%			8.3	%
Comparable store count – end of period			177				159				177				159

(1) Average net sales per store represents the weighted average of total net sales divided by the number of stores open, in each case at the end of eachweek in a fiscal quarter.

Investor Contact:
John Rouleau
ICR
203-682-8200
[email protected]

Media Contact:
Dan Haines
Vice President – Marketing & Advertising
717-657-2300
[email protected]

Source: Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc.

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