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La-Z-Boy Reports Fiscal 2020 Third-Quarter Results

February 18, 2020 4:15 PM

MONROE, Mich., Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) today reported its operating results for the fiscal 2020 third quarter ended January 25, 2020.

Fiscal 2020 third quarter versus Fiscal 2019 third quarter:

Kurt L. Darrow, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of La-Z-Boy, said, “Our performance for the quarter continues to reflect the strength of the La-Z-Boy brand coupled with a powerful global supply chain that is delivering strong results. During the quarter, our company-owned Retail segment posted its seventh consecutive quarter of increased delivered same-store sales, and our Upholstery segment delivered double-digit profitability. We also generated $66 million in cash from operations and increased returns to shareholders. With a strong brand, supply chain, distribution network and balance sheet, we are focused on driving long-term profitable growth across the enterprise."

Consolidated sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 increased 1.8% to $475.9 million, led by growth in the Retail segment. Consolidated GAAP operating margin increased to 11.0% versus 8.7% in the prior-year quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 9.4% in the current-year quarter versus 9.0% in last year’s third quarter, reflecting improvement in the Upholstery and Retail segments. Non-GAAP results exclude the net benefit of $8.7 million related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative announced in August, reflecting a gain on the sale of the company's Redlands, California upholstery facility, net of ongoing costs associated with the initiative, and exclude $1.3 million of purchase accounting charges. GAAP and Non-GAAP fiscal 2019 third-quarter results included a one-time benefit of 110 basis points related to a redesign of the company's employee benefits programs.

For the quarter, sales in the company’s Upholstery segment increased 0.7% to $336.7 million and GAAP operating margin increased to 13.8% from 10.3% in last year’s third quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 11.2% versus 10.3%, and excludes income of $8.7 million related to the supply chain optimization initiative. Operating margin improved as supply chain inflationary pressures were more than offset by efficiencies and lower commodity costs. In the Casegoods segment, sales increased 0.2% to $28.1 million and operating margin was 9.0% compared with 11.9% in the prior-year period, reflecting the impact of tariffs on the occasional table business and increased freight costs.

Sales in the Retail segment increased 5.1% to $167.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. GAAP operating margin for the Retail segment improved to 9.8% from 8.9% in last year’s third quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 9.8% in the current-year quarter from 9.1% in last year’s third quarter, and excluded purchase accounting charges in each period related to store acquisitions. Operating margin improvement was driven primarily by a 5.5% increase in delivered same-store sales. On the core base of 153 company-owned stores in last year’s third quarter, delivered same-store sales performance reflected improved traffic trends and continued strong execution at the store level.

Fiscal 2020 third-quarter sales for Joybird (reported in the Corporate & Other segment) increased 17.9% to $21.9 million. Joybird continued to improve its gross margin, fueled by supply chain synergies. Joybird reduced its loss for the quarter on a year-over-year and sequential basis. The company is continuing to make improvements across the business model with the objective to balance investments in growth with bottom-line performance.

GAAP diluted EPS was $0.74 for the fiscal 2020 third quarter versus $0.61 in the prior-year quarter. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.72 versus $0.63 in last year’s third quarter, with the fiscal 2020 third quarter excluding a $0.02 per diluted share charge for purchase accounting, a $0.10 per diluted share impairment charge for one investment in a privately held start-up company, and a $0.14 per diluted share net benefit related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative. Fiscal 2019 Non-GAAP third-quarter results excluded a $0.02 per diluted share charge for purchase accounting. GAAP and Non-GAAP fiscal 2019 third-quarter results included a one-time $0.07 per diluted share benefit for a redesign of employee benefits.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

For the third quarter, the company generated $66.1 million in cash from operating activities, on stronger earnings, increased customer deposits and improved working capital management. La-Z-Boy ended the quarter with $168.2 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, and $30.1 million in investments to enhance returns on cash. During the period, the company invested $12.5 million in the business through capital expenditures, paid $6.5 million in dividends, and spent $12.2 million purchasing 0.4 million shares of stock in the open market under its existing authorized share purchase program, leaving 4.8 million shares of purchase availability in the program.

*Non-GAAP amounts for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 exclude: pre-tax purchase accounting charges related to the acquisitions completed in prior periods totaling $1.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, with $1.3 million included in operating income and $0.1 million included in interest expense; a pre-tax charge of $6.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted share related to an impairment for one investment, and pre-tax income of $8.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative, including the closure and sale of the company’s Redlands, California upholstery manufacturing facility and relocation of its Newton, Mississippi leather cut-and-sew operations. Non-GAAP amounts for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 exclude pre-tax purchase accounting charges of $1.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, with $1.3 million included in operating income and $0.2 million included in interest expense.

Please refer to the accompanying “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for detailed information on calculating Non-GAAP measures used in this press release and a reconciliation to the applicable GAAP measure.

Conference Call

La-Z-Boy will hold a conference call with the investment community on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. The toll-free dial-in number is 844.602.0380; international callers may use 862.298.0970.

The call will be webcast live, with corresponding slides, and archived on the Internet. It will be available at https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/. A telephone replay will be available for a week following the call. This replay will be accessible to callers from the U.S. and Canada at 877.481.4010 and to international callers at 919.882.2331. Enter Replay Passcode: 58265. The webcast replay will be available for one year.

Forward-looking Information

This news release contains, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of La‑Z‑Boy may contain, “forward-looking statements.” With respect to all forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Actual results could differ materially from those we anticipate or project due to a number of factors, including: (a) changes in consumer confidence and demographics; (b) the possibility of a recession; (c) changes in the real estate and credit markets and their effects on our customers, consumers and suppliers; (d) international political unrest, terrorism or war; (e) volatility in energy and other commodities prices; (f) the impact of logistics on imports and exports; (g) tax rate, interest rate, and currency exchange rate changes; (h) changes in the stock market impacting our profitability and our effective tax rate; (i) operating factors, such as supply, labor or distribution disruptions (e.g. port strikes); (j) changes in legislation, including the tax code, or changes in the domestic or international regulatory environment or trade policies, including new or increased duties, tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, trade limitations and termination or renegotiation of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements impacting our business; (k) adoption of new accounting principles; (l) fires, severe weather or other natural events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes and tsunamis; (m) our ability to procure, transport or import, or material increases to the cost of transporting or importing, fabric rolls, leather hides or cut-and-sewn fabric and leather sets domestically or abroad; (n) information technology conversions or system failures and our ability to recover from a system failure; (o) effects of our brand awareness and marketing programs; (p) the discovery of defects in our products resulting in delays in manufacturing, recall campaigns, reputational damage, or increased warranty costs; (q) litigation arising out of alleged defects in our products; (r) unusual or significant litigation; (s) our ability to locate new La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores (or store owners) and negotiate favorable lease terms for new or existing locations; (t) the ability to increase volume through our e-commerce initiatives; (u) the impact of potential goodwill or intangible asset impairments; and (v) those matters discussed in Item 1A of our fiscal 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information or new developments or for any other reason.

Additional Information

This news release is just one part of La-Z-Boy’s financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at: https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Investors and others wishing to be notified of future La-Z-Boy news releases, SEC filings and quarterly investor conference calls may sign up at: https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/.

Background Information

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world’s leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home. The Upholstery segment companies are England and La-Z-Boy. The Casegoods segment consists of three brands: American Drew®, Hammary®, and Kincaid®. The company-owned Retail segment includes 155 of the 355 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores. Joybird is an e-commerce retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture.

The corporation’s branded distribution network is dedicated to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands, and includes 355 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores and 559 independent Comfort Studio® locations, in addition to in-store gallery programs for the company’s Kincaid and England operating units. Additional information is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), this press release also includes Non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures when assessing our ongoing performance. This press release contains references to Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP operating margin, Non-GAAP income before income taxes, Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated and Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share, each of which exclude purchase accounting charges, charges for our supply chain optimization initiative, an impairment charge for one investment and impacts from terminating the company's defined benefit pension plan. The purchase accounting charges may include the amortization of intangible assets, incremental expense upon the sale of inventory acquired at fair value, amortization of employee retention agreements, fair value adjustments of future cash payments recorded as interest expense, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration. The charges for our supply chain optimization initiative may include severance costs, accelerated depreciation expense, costs to relocate equipment and inventory, as well as other costs related to the closure, relocation and sale of certain manufacturing operations. These Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for La-Z-Boy Incorporated’s results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of such Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the accompanying tables.

Management believes that presenting certain Non-GAAP financial measures will help investors understand the long-term profitability trends of our business and compare our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers. Management excludes purchase accounting charges because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions consummated. While the company has a history of acquisition activity, it does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, and the impact of purchase accounting charges is unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from acquisition to acquisition. Similarly, the charges related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative are dependent on the timing, size, number and nature of the operations being moved or closed, and the charges may not be incurred on a predictable cycle. Management also excludes impacts from the termination of the company’s defined benefit pension plan and an impairment charge for one investment when assessing the company’s operating and financial performance due to the one-time nature of the transactions. Management believes that exclusion of these items facilitates more consistent comparisons of the company’s operating results over time. Where applicable, the accompanying “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” tables present the excluded items net of tax calculated using the effective tax rate from operations for the period in which the adjustment is presented.

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data) 1/25/20 1/26/19 1/25/20 1/26/19
Sales $475,856 $467,582 $1,336,701 $1,291,610
Cost of sales 276,218 277,712 786,962 778,813
Gross profit 199,638 189,870 549,739 512,797
Selling, general and administrative expense 147,325 149,027 444,403 420,294
Operating income 52,313 40,843 105,336 92,503
Interest expense (265) (538) (891) (1,143)
Interest income 844 540 2,093 1,534
Other expense, net (5,998) (941) (5,390) (2,046)
Income before income taxes 46,894 39,904 101,148 90,848
Income tax expense 12,178 10,730 25,540 22,374
Net income 34,716 29,174 75,608 68,474
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (204) (443) (434) (1,428)
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $34,512 $28,731 $75,174 $67,046
Basic weighted average common shares 46,262 46,820 46,545 46,808
Basic net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share $0.75 $0.61 $1.61 $1.43
Diluted weighted average common shares 46,584 47,091 46,867 47,212
Diluted net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share $0.74 $0.61 $1.60 $1.42

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except par value) 1/25/20 4/27/19
Current assets
Cash and equivalents $166,272 $129,819
Restricted cash 1,973 1,968
Receivables, net of allowance of $2,191 at 1/25/20 and $2,180 at 4/27/19 153,721 143,288
Inventories, net 198,567 196,899
Other current assets 82,765 69,144
Total current assets 603,298 541,118
Property, plant and equipment, net 212,851 200,523
Goodwill 185,328 185,867
Other intangible assets, net 29,235 29,907
Deferred income taxes – long-term 19,928 20,670
Right of use lease asset 318,162
Other long-term assets, net 73,831 81,705
Total assets $1,442,633 $1,059,790
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt $ $180
Accounts payable 68,045 65,365
Lease liability, short-term 65,128
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 195,349 173,091
Total current liabilities 328,522 238,636
Long-term debt 19
Lease liability, long-term 267,955
Other long-term liabilities 116,674 124,159
Shareholders' equity
Preferred shares – 5,000 authorized; none issued
Common shares, $1 par value – 150,000 authorized; 46,075 outstanding at 1/25/20 and 46,955 outstanding at 4/27/19 46,075 46,955
Capital in excess of par value 316,764 313,168
Retained earnings 353,419 325,847
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,361) (3,462)
Total La-Z-Boy Incorporated shareholders' equity 713,897 682,508
Noncontrolling interests 15,585 14,468
Total equity 729,482 696,976
Total liabilities and equity $1,442,633 $1,059,790

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands) 1/25/20 1/26/19
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $75,608 $68,474
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities
(Gain)/loss on disposal of assets (10,051) 41
Change in deferred taxes 1,238 2,538
Provision for doubtful accounts 210 477
Depreciation and amortization 23,035 23,182
Equity-based compensation expense 7,235 8,174
Pension plan contributions (7,000)
Change in receivables (11,178) 1,152
Change in inventories (62) (18,950)
Change in other assets 53,620 (10,103)
Change in payables 659 4,954
Change in other liabilities (20,555) 18,509
Net cash provided by operating activities 119,759 91,448
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposals of assets 11,242 447
Proceeds from insurance 1,080 154
Capital expenditures (35,464) (35,766)
Purchases of investments (26,248) (14,956)
Proceeds from sales of investments 24,688 14,304
Acquisitions (6,412) (78,582)
Net cash used for investing activities (31,114) (114,399)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from credit facility 20,000
Payments on debt and finance lease liabilities (135) (169)
Stock issued for stock and employee benefit plans, net of shares withheld for taxes 828 4,012
Purchases of common stock (35,346) (16,726)
Dividends paid (18,641) (17,381)
Net cash used for financing activities (53,294) (10,264)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents 1,107 (74)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 36,458 (33,289)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 131,787 136,871
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $168,245 $103,582
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities
Capital expenditures included in payables $4,026 $2,827

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDSEGMENT INFORMATION

Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands) 1/25/20 1/26/19 1/25/20 1/26/19
Sales
Upholstery segment:
Sales to external customers $262,835 $265,487 $746,851 $759,569
Intersegment sales 73,861 68,961 204,116 185,370
Upholstery segment sales 336,696 334,448 950,967 944,939
Casegoods segment:
Sales to external customers 22,583 23,129 68,561 73,774
Intersegment sales 5,532 4,936 16,079 14,054
Casegoods segment sales 28,115 28,065 84,640 87,828
Retail segment sales 167,494 159,417 458,894 418,331
Corporate and Other:
Sales to external customers 22,944 19,549 62,395 39,936
Intersegment sales 2,725 3,300 8,137 9,156
Corporate and Other sales 25,669 22,849 70,532 49,092
Eliminations (82,118) (77,197) (228,332) (208,580)
Consolidated sales $475,856 $467,582 $1,336,701 $1,291,610
Operating Income (Loss)
Upholstery segment $46,512 $34,566 $104,859 $90,602
Casegoods segment 2,534 3,332 7,336 10,173
Retail segment 16,383 14,158 33,272 25,179
Corporate and Other (13,116) (11,213) (40,131) (33,451)
Consolidated operating income $52,313 $40,843 $105,336 $92,503

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) 1/25/20 1/26/19 1/25/20 1/26/19
GAAP gross profit $199,638 $189,870 $549,739 $512,797
Add back: Purchase accounting charges - incremental expense upon the sale of inventory acquired at fair value 88 420 403 2,911
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative charges 1,029 5,292
Non-GAAP gross profit $200,755 $190,290 $555,434 $515,708
GAAP SG&A $147,325 $149,027 $444,403 $420,294
Less: Purchase accounting charges - amortization of intangible assets and retention agreements (1,194) (896) (3,576) (2,237)
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale 9,745 9,745
Non-GAAP SG&A $155,876 $148,131 $450,572 $418,057
GAAP operating income $52,313 $40,843 $105,336 $92,503
Add back: Purchase accounting charges 1,282 1,316 3,979 5,148
Less: Supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale and charges (8,716) (4,453)
Non-GAAP operating income $44,879 $42,159 $104,862 $97,651
GAAP income before income taxes $46,894 $39,904 $101,148 $90,848
Add back: Purchase accounting charges recorded as part of gross profit, SG&A, and interest expense 1,448 1,507 4,505 5,527
Less: Supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale and charges (8,716) (4,453)
Add back: Investment impairment 6,000 6,000
Less: Pension termination refund (1,900)
Non-GAAP income before income taxes $45,626 $41,411 $105,300 $96,375
GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $34,512 $28,731 $75,174 $67,046
Add back: Purchase accounting charges recorded as part of gross profit, SG&A, and interest expense 1,448 1,507 4,505 5,527
Less: Tax effect of purchase accounting (376) (439) (1,138) (1,360)
Less: Supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale and charges (8,716) (4,453)
Add back: Tax effect of supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale and charges 2,263 1,124
Add back: Investment impairment 6,000 6,000
Less: Tax effect of investment impairment (1,558) (1,515)
Less: Pension termination refund (1,900)
Add back: Tax effect of pension termination refund 480
Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $33,573 $29,799 $78,278 $71,213
GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share $0.74 $0.61 $1.60 $1.42
Add back: Purchase accounting charges, net of tax, per share 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.09
Less: Supply chain optimization initiative gain on sale and charges, net of tax, per share (0.14) (0.07)
Add back: Investment impairment, net of tax, per share 0.10 0.10
Less: Pension termination refund, net of tax, per share (0.03)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share $0.72 $0.63 $1.67 $1.51

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDRECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURESSEGMENT INFORMATION

Quarter Ended
(Amounts in thousands) 1/25/20 % of sales 1/26/19 % of sales
GAAP operating income (loss)
Upholstery segment $46,512 13.8% $34,566 10.3%
Casegoods segment 2,534 9.0% 3,332 11.9%
Retail segment 16,383 9.8% 14,158 8.9%
Corporate and Other (13,116) N/M (11,213) N/M
GAAP Consolidated operating income $52,313 11.0% $40,843 8.7%
Purchase accounting and supply chain optimization initiative affecting operating income
Upholstery segment $(8,659) $(241)
Casegoods segment
Retail segment 88 420
Corporate and Other 1,137 1,137
Consolidated Non-GAAP charges affecting operating income $(7,434) $1,316
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)
Upholstery segment $37,853 11.2% $34,325 10.3%
Casegoods segment 2,534 9.0% 3,332 11.9%
Retail segment 16,471 9.8% 14,578 9.1%
Corporate and Other (11,979) N/M (10,076) N/M
Non-GAAP Consolidated operating income $44,879 9.4% $42,159 9.0%
N/M - Not Meaningful

Nine Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands) 1/25/20 % of sales 1/26/19 % of sales
GAAP operating income (loss)
Upholstery segment $104,859 11.0% $90,602 9.6%
Casegoods segment 7,336 8.7% 10,173 11.6%
Retail segment 33,272 7.3% 25,179 6.0%
Corporate and Other (40,131) N/M (33,451) N/M
GAAP Consolidated operating income $105,336 7.9% $92,503 7.2%
Purchase accounting and supply chain optimization initiative affecting operating income
Upholstery segment $(4,288) $(37)
Casegoods segment
Retail segment 403 1,508
Corporate and Other 3,411 3,677
Consolidated Non-GAAP charges affecting operating income $(474) $5,148
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)
Upholstery segment $100,571 10.6% $90,565 9.6%
Casegoods segment 7,336 8.7% 10,173 11.6%
Retail segment 33,675 7.3% 26,687 6.4%
Corporate and Other (36,720) N/M (29,774) N/M
Non-GAAP Consolidated operating income $104,862 7.8% $97,651 7.6%
N/M - Not Meaningful

Contact: Kathy Liebmann (734) 241-2438 [email protected]

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