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Burlington Stores, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Adjusted EPS Results Above Guidance and Increases Full Year 2018 Sales and Adjusted EPS Outlook

August 30, 2018 6:45 AM

BURLINGTON, N.J., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE: BURL), a nationally recognized off-price retailer of high-quality, branded apparel at everyday low prices, today announced its second quarter results for the thirteen weeks ended August 4, 2018, which compare to the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2017.

Tom Kingsbury, CEO, stated, “We are pleased to continue our strong earnings momentum in Fiscal 2018 with solid second quarter results, driven by our overall 9.9% sales growth and an 80 basis point Adjusted EBIT margin improvement. Our 2.9% comparable store sales increase was up against our most difficult multi-year quarterly comparison. These sales and margin results enabled the Company to drive a 51% increase in Adjusted EPS in the second quarter, well ahead of our guidance. I would like to thank our store, supply chain and corporate teams for contributing to these strong results.”

Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Operating Results:

First Six Months Fiscal 2018 Results

Inventory

Capital Allocation

Full Year Fiscal 2018 and Third Quarter 2018 Outlook

For Fiscal 2018 (the 52-weeks ending February 2, 2019), the Company now expects:

For the third quarter of Fiscal 2018 (the 13 weeks ending November 3, 2018), the Company expects:

The Company has not presented a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures set out above to their most comparable GAAP financial measures because it would require the Company to create estimated ranges on a GAAP basis, which would entail unreasonable effort. Adjustments required to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP measures cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty but may include, among others, costs related to debt amendments, loss on extinguishment of debt, and impairment charges, as well as the tax effect of such items. Some or all of those adjustments could be significant.

Note regarding Non-GAAP financial measures

The foregoing discussion of the Company’s operating results includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share (or Adjusted EPS), Adjusted EBIT (or Operating Margin) and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate. The Company believes these measures are useful in evaluating the operating performance of the business and for comparing its historical results to that of other retailers. These non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measure later in this document.

Second Quarter 2018 Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday August 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s second quarter results. The U.S. toll free dial-in for the conference call is 1-866-437-5084 and the international dial-in number is 1-409-220-9374.

A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.burlingtoninvestors.com. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available beginning after the conclusion of the call on August 30, 2018 through September 6, 2018. The U.S. toll-free replay dial-in number is 1-855-859-2056 and the international replay dial-in number is 1-404-537-3406. The replay passcode is 3989799. Additionally, a replay of the call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.burlingtoninvestors.com.

Investors and others should note that Burlington Stores currently announces material information using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. In the future, Burlington Stores will continue to use these channels to distribute material information about the Company, and may also utilize its website and/or various social media sites to communicate important information about the Company, key personnel, new brands and services, trends, new marketing campaigns, corporate initiatives and other matters. Information that the Company posts on its website or on social media channels could be deemed material; therefore, the Company encourages investors, the media, our customers, business partners and others interested in Burlington Stores to review the information posted on its website, as well as the following social media channels:

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BurlingtonStores/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/burlington).

Any updates to the list of social media channels the Company may use to communicate material information will be posted on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.burlingtoninvestors.com.

About Burlington Stores, Inc.Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer with Fiscal 2017 revenue of $6.1 billion. The Company is a Fortune 500 company and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BURL.” The Company operated 651 stores as of the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2018, inclusive of an internet store, in 45 states and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Burlington Stores. The Company’s stores offer an extensive selection of in-season, fashion-focused merchandise at up to 65% off other retailers' prices every day, including women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home and coats.

For more information about the Company, visit www.Burlington.com.

Investor Relations Contact:David J. Glick855-973-8445 [email protected]

Allison MalkinCaitlin MorahanICR, Inc.203-682-8225

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking and Cautionary StatementsThis release contains 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 (Exchange Act). All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including those made in the section describing our outlook for future periods, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those we expected, including competition in the retail industry, seasonality of our business, adverse weather conditions, changes in consumer preferences and consumer spending patterns, import risks, inflation, general economic conditions, our ability to implement our strategy, our substantial level of indebtedness and related debt-service obligations, restrictions imposed by covenants in our debt agreements, availability of adequate financing, our dependence on vendors for our merchandise, events affecting the delivery of merchandise to our stores, existence of adverse litigation and risks, availability of desirable locations on suitable terms, 2017 Tax Reform and pending interpretations related thereto, and other factors that may be described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For each of these factors, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) (All amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29, August 4, July 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
REVENUES:
Net sales $1,498,633 $1,363,224 $3,017,079 $2,709,769
Other revenue 6,109 5,756 12,371 11,430
Total revenue 1,504,742 1,368,980 3,029,450 2,721,199
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of sales 877,474 808,126 1,770,156 1,604,522
Selling, general and administrative expenses 479,077 437,196 947,424 858,052
Costs related to debt amendments 79 79
Stock option modification expense 42 105
Depreciation and amortization 56,923 48,700 107,432 96,712
Impairment charges - long-lived assets 988 988
Other income - net (4,022) (3,680) (5,372) (5,586)
Loss on extinguishment of debt 1,361 1,361
Interest expense 14,581 14,544 29,103 28,058
Total costs and expenses 1,425,473 1,305,916 2,850,183 2,582,851
Income before income tax expense 79,269 63,064 179,267 138,348
Income tax expense 8,312 16,162 25,723 39,078
Net income $70,957 $46,902 $153,544 $99,270

BURLINGTON STORES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (All amounts in thousands)
August 4, February 3, July 29,
2018 2018 2017
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $89,585 $133,286 $32,648
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 21,882 27,800 27,800
Accounts receivable—net 71,026 71,649 58,941
Merchandise inventories 843,926 752,562 726,985
Prepaid and other current assets 147,574 115,136 102,089
Total current assets 1,173,993 1,100,433 948,463
Property and equipment—net 1,178,989 1,134,772 1,080,181
Goodwill and intangible assets—net 463,512 474,011 486,285
Deferred tax assets 6,496 6,952 7,282
Other assets 107,631 96,661 89,557
Total assets $2,930,621 $2,812,829 $2,611,768
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $761,658 $736,252 $603,960
Other current liabilities 355,676 370,215 317,513
Current maturities of long term debt 2,755 13,164 1,823
Total current liabilities 1,120,089 1,119,631 923,296
Long term debt 1,155,671 1,113,808 1,276,443
Other liabilities 320,343 313,130 289,891
Deferred tax liabilities 181,225 179,486 218,038
Stockholders' equity (deficit) 153,293 86,774 (95,900)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) $2,930,621 $2,812,829 $2,611,768

BURLINGTON STORES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) (All amounts in thousands)
Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29,
2018 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $153,544 $99,270
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 107,432 96,712
Deferred income taxes 1,434 10,365
Non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt 1,361
Non-cash stock compensation expense 16,749 12,487
Non-cash rent (12,663) (13,667)
Deferred rent incentives 14,477 10,275
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (6,497) (11,111)
Merchandise inventories (91,363) (25,094)
Accounts payable 25,180 (35,447)
Other current assets and liabilities (54,791) (77,635)
Long term assets and liabilities 7,921 (1,105)
Other operating activities 3,523 7,127
Net cash provided by operating activities 166,307 72,177
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash paid for property and equipment (121,966) (107,800)
Lease acquisition costs (8,543)
Proceeds from insurance recoveries related to property and equipment 2,147
Other investing activities 3,178 1,100
Net cash (used in) investing activities (125,184) (106,700)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long term debt—ABL Line of Credit 694,100 680,900
Principal payments on long term debt—ABL Line of Credit (523,800) (533,500)
Principal payments on long term debt—Term Loan Facility (152,808)
Purchase of treasury shares (117,227) (164,238)
Other financing activities 8,993 2,412
Net cash (used in) financing activities (90,742) (14,426)
(Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (49,619) (48,949)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period 161,086 109,397
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period $111,467 $60,448

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures(Unaudited)(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate

The following tables calculate the Company’s Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, all of which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items if applicable: (i) net favorable lease amortization; (ii) costs related to debt amendments; (iii) stock option modification expense; (iv) loss on extinguishment of debt; (v) impairment charges; and (vi) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains, all of which are tax effected to arrive at Adjusted Net Income.

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by the fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as defined in the table below.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items, if applicable: (i) interest expense; (ii) interest income; (iii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (iv) income tax expense; (v) depreciation and amortization; (vi) impairment charges; (vii) stock option modification expense; (viii) costs related to debt amendments; and (ix) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains.

Adjusted EBIT (or Adjusted Operating Margin) is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items, if applicable: (i) interest expense; (ii) interest income; (iii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (iv) income tax expense; (v) impairment charges; (vi) stock option modification expense; (vii) net favorable lease amortization; (viii) costs related to debt amendments; and (ix) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains.

Adjusted Effective Tax Rate is defined as GAAP effective tax rate less the tax effect of the reconciling items to arrive at Adjusted Net Income (footnote (f) in the table below).

The Company presents Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, and certain of those measures as further adjusted for the estimated effect of the New Jersey deferred tax revaluation, because it believes they are useful supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of the Company’s business and provide greater transparency into the results of operations. In particular, the Company believes that excluding certain items that may vary substantially in frequency and magnitude from what the Company considers to be its core operating results are useful supplemental measures that assist in evaluating the Company’s ability to generate earnings and leverage sales, and to more readily compare core operating results between past and future periods.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors helpful information with respect to the Company’s operations and financial condition. Other companies in the retail industry may calculate these non-GAAP measures differently such that the Company’s calculation may not be directly comparable.

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS for the periods indicated:

(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29, August 4, July 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income:
Net income $70,957 $46,902 $153,544 $99,270
Net favorable lease amortization (a) 9,551 5,912 14,876 11,921
Costs related to debt amendments (b) 79 79
Stock option modification expense (c) 42 105
Loss on extinguishment of debt (d) 1,361 1,361
Impairment charges (e) 988 988
Tax effect (f) (3,078) (2,569) (3,998) (4,815)
Adjusted Net Income $78,870 $51,275 $165,862 $107,469
Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding (g) 68,769 70,801 68,870 71,153
Adjusted Earnings per Share $1.15 $0.72 $2.41 $1.51

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:

(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29, August 4, July 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income $70,957 $46,902 $153,544 $99,270
Interest expense 14,581 14,544 29,103 28,058
Interest income (110) (35) (189) (70)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (d) 1,361 1,361
Costs related to debt amendments (b) 79 79
Stock option modification expense (c) 42 105
Depreciation and amortization 56,923 48,700 107,432 96,712
Impairment charges (e) 988 988
Income tax expense 8,312 16,162 25,723 39,078
Adjusted EBITDA $152,103 $127,303 $317,053 $264,141

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBIT for the periods indicated:

(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29, August 4, July 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBIT:
Net income $70,957 $46,902 $153,544 $99,270
Interest expense 14,581 14,544 29,103 28,058
Interest income (110) (35) (189) (70)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (d) 1,361 1,361
Costs related to debt amendments (b) 79 79
Stock option modification expense (c) 42 105
Net favorable lease amortization (a) 9,551 5,912 14,876 11,921
Impairment charges (e) 988 988
Income tax expense 8,312 16,162 25,723 39,078
Adjusted EBIT $104,731 $84,515 $224,497 $179,350

(a) Net favorable lease amortization represents the non-cash amortization expense associated with favorable and unfavorable leases that were recorded as a result of purchase accounting related to the April 13, 2006 Bain Capital acquisition of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, and are recorded in the line item “Depreciation and amortization” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. (b) Represents costs incurred in connection with review of refinancing opportunities.(c) Represents expenses incurred as a result of our May 2013 stock option modification, which became fully vested during Fiscal 2017.(d) Amounts relate to a $150.0 million prepayment on our Term Loan Facility, as well as an amendment to our ABL Credit Agreement.(e) Represents impairment charges on long-lived assets.(f) Tax effect is calculated based on the effective tax rates (before discrete items) for the respective periods for the tax impact of items (a) through (e).(g) Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding starts with basic shares outstanding and adds back any potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding is equal to basic shares outstanding if the Company is in an Adjusted Net Loss position.

The following table shows the reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate on a GAAP basis to the effective tax rates used in this press release for the periods indicated:

(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 4, July 29, August 4, July 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Effective tax rate on a GAAP basis 10.5% 25.6% 14.3% 28.2%
Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 2.1 1.2 0.9 0.8
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 12.6% 26.8% 15.2% 29.0%
Effect of the New Jersey deferred tax revaluation 4.5 2.0
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, excluding the effect of the New Jersey deferred tax revaluation 17.1% 26.8% 17.2% 29.0%

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