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Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

May 15, 2018 4:10 PM

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Results Exceed Guidance

Appointment of Anne MacDonald to Board of Directors

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

For the 13-week fourth quarter ended March 31, 2018:

For the 52-week fiscal year ended March 31, 2018:

Note: Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure. An explanation of the computation of this measure and a reconciliation to GAAP net income is included below. See also "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

The Company announced that Anne MacDonald, an experienced branding and marketing executive, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. MacDonald will replace Fred Simmons, who has resigned from the Board.

Over the course of her career, Ms. MacDonald has served as Chief Marketing Officer for several global companies including Macy’s, Citigroup, and Travelers Insurance. In addition to her executive experience, Ms. MacDonald has had extensive agency experience advising iconic brands including, Procter & Gamble, AT&T and Pizza Hut. Presently she works as a strategic advisor to several clients through her own firm.

Jim Conroy, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very pleased with the top-line momentum our business experienced across most of the country both in store and online during the fourth quarter. Our investments in merchandising, marketing and omni-channel fueled double-digit gains in retail comparable sales and helped return our e-commerce business to double-digit growth as well. Importantly, we held true to our full-price selling model, which combined with a meaningful increase in our exclusive brand penetration, yielded a 90 basis point improvement in merchandise margin. Our strong sales and margin performance enabled us to exceed our earnings guidance for the quarter and further solidify our industry leading position.”

Mr. Conroy continued, “I am equally excited about the business in April and May as our double-digit same store sales growth has continued. We are looking forward to fiscal 2019 and the opportunities we have to drive profitable growth, re-accelerate store expansion, build out our multi-brand e-commerce strategy, and further develop our exclusive brands.”

Regarding the change in the Board of Directors, Jim Conroy commented, “I am excited to welcome Anne MacDonald to the Board of Directors. She brings a world-class marketing background that will enhance our ability to develop both the Boot Barn brand and each of our exclusive brands. Anne’s combination of company and agency experience will further enhance the composition of our Board as we continue to grow the Boot Barn business across the country. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Fred Simmons for his contributions since December 2011. Fred’s guidance and strategic counsel have helped lead the growth of Boot Barn into a national lifestyle brand with revenue growing 300% during his tenure. On a personal note, Fred has been inspiring, motivational and uplifting to me and the entire management team.”

Operating Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

A reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income from operations, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share, each a non-GAAP financial measure, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the accompanying financial data. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Operating Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2018

A reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income from operations, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share, each a non-GAAP financial measure, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the accompanying financial data. See also "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Balance Sheet Highlights as of March 31, 2018

Fiscal Year 2019 Outlook

For the fiscal year ending March 30, 2019 the Company expects:

For the fiscal first quarter ending June 30, 2018 the Company expects:

Conference Call Information

A conference call to discuss the financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 is scheduled for today, May 15, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (800) 289-0438. The conference call will also be available to interested parties through a live webcast at investor.bootbarn.com. Please visit the website and select the “Events and Presentations” link at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any necessary software. A telephone replay of the call will be available until June 15, 2018, by dialing (844) 512-2921 (domestic) or (412) 317-6671 (international) and entering the conference identification number: 2347094. Please note participants must enter the conference identification number in order to access the replay.

About Boot Barn

Boot Barn is the nation’s leading lifestyle retailer of western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The Company offers its loyal customer base a wide selection of work and lifestyle brands. As of the date of this release, Boot Barn operates 230 stores in 31 states, in addition to an e-commerce channel www.bootbarn.com. The Company also operates www.sheplers.com, the nation’s leading pure play online western and work retailer and www.countryoutfitter.com, an e-commerce site selling to customers who live a country lifestyle. For more information, call 888-Boot-Barn or visit www.bootbarn.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company presents adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income from operations, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share to help the Company describe its operating and financial performance. These financial measures are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be construed in isolation or as an alternative to actual selling, general and administrative expense, actual income from operations, actual net income and actual earnings per diluted share and other income or cash flow statement data (as presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP), or as a better indicator of operating performance or as a measure of liquidity. These non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by the Company, may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with transparency and help illustrate financial results by excluding items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, the Company’s core operating results, thereby providing a better baseline for analyzing trends in the underlying business. See the table at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expense to selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income from operations to income from operations, adjusted net income to net income, and adjusted net income per diluted share to net income per diluted share.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements refer to our current expectations and projections relating to, by way of example and without limitation, our financial condition, liquidity, profitability, results of operations, margins, plans, objectives, strategies, future performance, business and industry. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "project", "plan“, "intend", "believe", “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “can have”, “likely”, “outlook” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events, but not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that the Company’s management has made in light of their industry experience and on their perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you consider this press release, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the following: decreases in consumer spending due to declines in consumer confidence, local economic conditions or changes in consumer preferences and the Company’s ability to effectively execute on its growth strategy; the failure to maintain and enhance its strong brand image; to compete effectively; to maintain good relationships with its key suppliers; and to improve and expand its exclusive product offerings. The Company discusses the foregoing risks and other risks in greater detail under the heading “Risk factors” in the periodic reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect the Company’s actual financial results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Because of these factors, the Company cautions that you should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this press release after the date of this press release.

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

March 31, April 1,
2018 2017
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,016 $ 8,035
Accounts receivable, net 4,389 4,354
Inventories 211,472 189,096
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 16,250 22,818
Total current assets 241,127 224,303
Property and equipment, net 89,208 82,711
Goodwill 193,095 193,095
Intangible assets, net 63,383 64,511
Other assets 1,128 961
Total assets $ 587,941 $ 565,581
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Line of credit $ 21,006 $ 33,274
Accounts payable 89,958 77,482
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 40,034 35,983
Current portion of notes payable, net 1,062
Total current liabilities 150,998 147,801
Deferred taxes 13,030 20,961
Long-term portion of notes payable, net 183,200 191,517
Capital lease obligation 7,303 7,825
Other liabilities 18,804 17,568
Total liabilities 373,335 385,672
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; March 31, 2018 - 100,000 shares
authorized, 27,331 shares issued; April 1, 2017 - 100,000 shares
authorized, 26,575 shares issued 3 3
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
Additional paid-in capital 148,127 142,184
Retained earnings 66,670 37,791
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 31 and 14 shares at
March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, respectively (194 ) (69 )
Total stockholders’ equity 214,606 179,909
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 587,941 $ 565,581

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Thirteen Fourteen Fifty-Two Fifty-Three
Weeks Ended Weeks Ended Weeks Ended Weeks Ended
March 31,

2018

April 1,

2017

March 31,

2018

April 1,

2017

Net sales $ 170,766 $ 163,003 $ 677,949 $ 629,816
Cost of goods sold 117,870 113,675 470,034 439,930
Gross profit 52,896 49,328 207,915 189,886
Selling, general and administrative expenses 41,614 41,265 161,660 152,068
Income from operations 11,282 8,063 46,255 37,818
Interest expense, net 3,808 3,851 15,076 14,699
Income before income taxes 7,474 4,212 31,179 23,119
Income tax expense 619 1,624 2,300 8,922
Net income $ 6,855 $ 2,588 $ 28,879 $ 14,197
Earnings per share:
Basic shares $ 0.25 $ 0.10 $ 1.08 $ 0.54
Diluted shares $ 0.24 $ 0.10 $ 1.05 $ 0.53
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic shares 27,134 26,535 26,744 26,459
Diluted shares 28,245 27,068 27,528 26,939

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, April 1, March 26,
2018 2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 28,879 $ 14,197 $ 9,868
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 16,000 14,555 11,480
Stock-based compensation 2,248 3,023 2,881
Excess tax benefit (3,621 )
Amortization of intangible assets 1,128 2,155 2,536
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance fees and debt discount 1,199 1,145 2,274
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 252 367 463
Hurricane-related asset write-off 2,357
Store impairment charge 83 1,164
Accretion of above market leases (2 ) (36 ) (72 )
Deferred taxes 1,860 6,175 981
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment (500 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net (35 ) (223 ) 1,524
Inventories (24,598 ) (12,761 ) (16,087 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (3,281 ) (3,805 ) 7,543
Other assets (167 ) 5 (2,713 )
Accounts payable 13,062 10,501 6,835
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 3,977 (483 ) 5,068
Other liabilities 1,238 5,172 4,469
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 44,200 $ 41,151 $ 32,929
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment $ (24,418 ) $ (22,293 ) $ (36,127 )
Hurricane-related insurance recoveries for property and equipment 865
Acquisition of business or assets, net of cash acquired (1,305 ) (146,541 )
Net cash used in investing activities $ (23,553 ) $ (23,598 ) $ (182,668 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings/(payments) on line of credit - net $ (12,268 ) $ (15,541 ) $ 32,615
Proceeds from loan borrowings 200,938
Repayments on debt and capital lease obligations (10,448 ) (2,378 ) (77,899 )
Debt issuance fees (520 ) (6,487 )
Tax withholding payments for net share settlement (125 ) (69 )
Excess tax benefits from stock options 3,621
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 3,695 1,275 2,698
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities $ (19,666 ) $ (16,713 ) $ 155,486
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 981 840 5,747
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 8,035 7,195 1,448
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 9,016 $ 8,035 $ 7,195
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes $ 614 $ 4,192 $ 3,296
Cash paid for interest $ 13,743 $ 13,646 $ 10,333
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment $ 1,315 $ 2,421 $ 1,992
Equipment acquired through capital lease $ $ $ 38

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
Supplemental Information - Consolidated Statements of Operations
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

The tables below reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income from operations, adjusted net income, and adjusted net income per diluted share, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of selling, general and administrative expense, income from operations, net income, and net income per diluted share.

Thirteen Fourteen Fifty-Two Fifty-Three
Weeks Ended Weeks Ended Weeks Ended Weeks Ended
March 31, April 1, March 31, April 1,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of GAAP selling, general and administrative expense to adjusted selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense, as reported $ 41,614 $ 41,265 $ 161,660 $ 152,068
Store impairment charge (a) 1,164 1,164
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expense $ 41,614 $ 40,101 $ 161,660 $ 150,904
Reconciliation of GAAP income from operations to adjusted income from operations
Income from operations, as reported $ 11,282 $ 8,063 $ 46,255 $ 37,818
Store impairment charge (a) 1,164 1,164
Adjusted income from operations $ 11,282 $ 9,227 $ 46,255 $ 38,982
Reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income
Net income, as reported $ 6,855 $ 2,588 $ 28,879 $ 14,197
Store impairment charge (a) 1,164 1,164
Provision for income taxes, as reported 1,624 8,922
Adjusted provision for income taxes (b) (2,073 ) (9,371 )
Adjusted net income $ 6,855 $ 3,303 $ 28,879 $ 14,912
Reconciliation of GAAP net income per diluted share to adjusted net income per diluted share
Net income per diluted share, as reported $ 0.24 $ 0.10 $ 1.05 $ 0.53
Adjustments for store impairment charge and related tax impact 0.02 0.02
Adjusted net income per diluted share $ 0.24 $ 0.12 $ 1.05 $ 0.55
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding, as reported 28,245 27,068 27,528 26,939
(a) Represents the store impairment charge recorded at three stores in order to reduce the carrying amount of the assets to their estimated fair values.
(b) The provision for income taxes uses an effective tax rate of 38.6% for both the fourteen-week and fifty-three week period ended April 1, 2017, and applies it to the non-GAAP income before taxes.

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

Store Count

Fiscal Year Ended Fiscal Year Ended Fiscal Year Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended
March 28, March 26, April 1, July 1, September 30, December 30, March 31,
2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018
Store Count (BOP) 152 169 208 219 220 222 226
Opened/Acquired 18 47 12 1 4 4
Relocated

Closed Boot Barn Stores (1) (2) (1) (2)
Closed Sheplers Stores (6)
Store Count (EOP) 169 208 219 220 222 226 226

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Thirteen Weeks Ended Fourteen Weeks Ended

March 31,

December 30, September 30,

July 1,

April 1,
2018 2017 2017 2017 2017
Boot Barn's Net income $ 6,855 $ 20,149 $ 1,098 $ 777 $ 2,588
Income tax expense 619 425 751 506 1,624
Interest expense, net 3,808 3,821 3,789 3,658 3,851
Depreciation and intangible asset amortization 4,610 4,263 4,142 4,113 4,407
Boot Barn's EBITDA $ 15,892 $ 28,658 $ 9,780 $ 9,054 $ 12,470
Non-cash stock-based compensation (a) $ 398 $ 597 $ 678 $ 575 $ 763
Non-cash accrual for future award redemptions (b) (120 ) 47 (162 ) 5 (489 )
Loss on disposal of assets (c) 179 12 47 14 204
Store impairment charge (d) 83 - - - 1,164
Secondary offering costs (e) 294 - - - -
Boot Barn's Adjusted EBITDA $ 16,726 $ 29,314 $ 10,343 $ 9,648 $ 14,112
Additional adjustments (f) 546 862 418 628 156
Consolidated EBITDA per Loan Agreements $ 17,272 $ 30,176 $ 10,761 $ 10,276 $ 14,268

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(a)

Represents non-cash compensation expenses related to stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units granted to certain of our employees and directors.

(b)

Represents the non-cash accrual for future award redemptions in connection with our customer loyalty program.

(c)

Represents loss on disposal of assets from store closures.

(d)

Represents store impairment charges recorded in order to reduce the carrying amount of the assets to their estimated fair values.

(e)

Represents professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with the January 2018 secondary offering.

(f)

Adjustments to Boot Barn's Adjusted EBITDA as provided in the 2015 Golub Term Loan and June 2015 Wells Fargo Revolver include pre-opening costs, franchise and state taxes, and other miscellaneous adjustments.

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Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

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