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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results Including the Impact of Covid-19 and Resulting Actions

September 1, 2020 6:45 AM

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) today reported results for the second quarter and 26 weeks ended August 1, 2020. The Company noted that the global COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on its operating performance during the second quarter as stores were forced to remain closed for a portion of the period while business shifted sharply to e-commerce.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results: (13 weeks ended August 1, 2020 compared to the 13 weeks ended August 3, 2019):

Operational Highlights for the Second Quarter of fiscal 2020:

Following Quarter End:

Sharon Price John, Build-A-Bear Workshop President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our second quarter results show the impact of store closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant shift to e-commerce which increased nearly 300% for the period. We put actions in place to drive sales while reducing inventory and leveraging the high optionality that we had in place with leases to renegotiate terms on approximately 95% of our store locations to date. In addition, strict expense management, revised marketing activities and a corporate reorganization contributed to $14.2 million in cost savings, or a 40% reduction, as compared to the prior year’s second quarter.”

“Entering the third quarter, we have reopened approximately 90% of our corporately-managed store locations with a reimagined bear-building experience that reflects recommended safety protocols designed to continue to keep both our associates and our guests as safe as possible. We have seen sales trends steadily improve in store locations while e-commerce has continued to be strong. To support the increase in digital sales, we have enhanced our omni-channel capabilities with rapid expansion of “buy online, ship from store” which also allows us to take advantage of geographic proximity and available store labor to meet the higher demand. We have initiatives in place to further accelerate our digital transformation which has been a key pillar of our strategy to capitalize on the power of our Build-A-Bear brand and diversify our revenue streams. Finally, with an ongoing focus on financial liquidity, we recently entered a new agreement for an asset-based credit facility giving us increased flexibility to manage through these unusual circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 impact while we simultaneously continue to execute our strategic plans designed to drive long term profitable growth for the benefit of our stakeholders,” concluded Ms. John.

Additional Second Quarter 2020 Results (13 weeks ended August 1, 2020 compared to the 13 weeks ended August 3, 2019):

Store Activity:

As of August 1, 2020, 359 stores were operating representing approximately 90% of the Company’s corporately-managed locations including 307 in North America and 52 outside of North America. The majority of locations associated with the Company’s third-party retail model with relationships that include Carnival Cruise Lines, Great Wolf Lodge Resorts, Landry’s and Beaches Family Resorts as well as international franchise locations, were either closed or operated under restrictions for a portion or all of the quarter.

Balance Sheet:

At quarter end, cash and cash equivalents were $25.3 million, an increase of $10.3 million compared to the end of the fiscal 2019 second quarter driven by disciplined expense and working capital management as well as the temporary suspension of rent payments while the Company renegotiated the terms of its store leases. Total inventory at quarter-end was $55.5 million a decline of $6.6 million, or 11%, compared to $62.1 million at the end of the fiscal 2019 second quarter. The Company noted that it is comfortable with the quality and composition of its inventory at quarter-end.

In the fiscal 2020 second quarter, capital expenditures totaled $0.5 million compared to $2.5 million in the fiscal 2019 second quarter. Depreciation and amortization was $3.3 million compared to $3.3 million in the fiscal 2019 second quarter.

Preliminary Second Quarter 2020 Results

The Company’s fiscal second quarter 2020 financial results and disclosures in this press release reflect the Company’s current views, including with respect to estimated charges for impairment of long-lived and right-of-use assets. Final financial results and other disclosures will be reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and may differ from the results and disclosures in this press release due to, among other things, the completion of closing and review procedures, change in management’s views including of estimates, and the occurrence of subsequent events. The Company urges you to read the Form 10-Q when it becomes available.

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

In this press release, the Company’s financial results are provided both in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and using certain non-GAAP financial measures. In particular, the Company provides historic income and income per diluted share adjusted to exclude certain costs and accounting adjustments, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These results are included as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP because management believes these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in the Company’s business and provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results. These measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. These non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measure later in this document.

Today’s Conference Call Webcast:

Build-A-Bear Workshop will host a live internet webcast of its quarterly investor conference call at 9 a.m. ET today. The audio broadcast may be accessed at the Company’s investor relations website, http://IR.buildabear.com. The call is expected to conclude by 10 a.m. ET.

A replay of the conference call webcast will be available in the investor relations website for one year. A telephone replay will be available beginning at approximately noon ET today until midnight ET on September 8, 2020. The telephone replay is available by calling (844) 512-2921. The access code is 13706737.

About Build-A-Bear

Build-A-Bear is a global brand kids love and parents trust that seeks to add a little more heart to life. Build-A-Bear Workshop has over 500 stores worldwide where Guests can create customizable furry friends, including corporately-managed stores in the United States, Canada, China, Denmark, Ireland, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, third party retail locations and franchise stores in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East and South America. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted total revenue of $338.5 million in fiscal 2019. For more information, visit the Investor Relations section of buildabear.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that are, or may be considered to be, “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. We generally identify these statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “predict,” “future,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative or any derivative of these terms and other comparable terminology. All of the information concerning our future liquidity, future revenues, margins and other future financial performance and results, achievement of operating of financial plans or forecasts for future periods, sources and availability of credit and liquidity, future cash flows and cash needs, success and results of strategic initiatives and other future financial performance or financial position, as well as our assumptions underlying such information, constitute forward-looking information.

These statements are based only on our current expectations and projections about future events. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under the caption entitled “Risks Related to Our Business” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 16, 2020 and other periodic reports filed with the SEC which are incorporated herein.

All of our forward-looking statements are as of the date of this Press Release only. In each case, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information. We can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. An occurrence of or any material adverse change in one or more of the risk factors or other risks and uncertainties referred to in this Press Release or included in our other public disclosures or our other periodic reports or other documents or filings filed with or furnished to the SEC could materially and adversely affect our continuing operations and our future financial results, cash flows, available credit, prospects and liquidity. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

13 Weeks

13 Weeks

Ended

Ended

August 1,

% of Total

August 3,

% of Total

2020 (2)

Revenues (1)

2019

Revenues (1)
Revenues:
Net retail sales $

39,339

97.5

$

75,214

94.9

Commercial revenue

865

2.1

3,193

4.0

International franchising

149

0.4

807

1.0

Total revenues

40,353

100.0

79,214

99.9

Cost of merchandise sold:
Cost of merchandise sold - retail (1)

30,233

76.9

42,016

55.9

Store asset impairment (2)

2,063

5.2

0.0

Cost of merchandise sold - commercial (1)

387

44.7

1,211

37.9

Cost of merchandise sold - international franchising (1)

130

87.2

1,016

125.9

Total cost of merchandise sold

32,813

81.3

44,243

55.9

Consolidated gross profit

7,540

18.7

34,971

44.1

Selling, general and administrative expense

21,516

53.3

35,720

45.1

Interest (income) expense, net

7

0.0

(7

)

(0.0

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

(13,983

)

(34.7

)

(742

)

(0.9

)

Income tax expense

(74

)

(0.2

)

482

0.6

Net (loss) income $

(13,909

)

(34.5

)

$

(1,224

)

(1.5

)

(Loss) Income per common share:
Basic $

(0.93

)

$

(0.08

)

Diluted $

(0.93

)

$

(0.08

)

Shares used in computing common per share amounts:
Basic

14,999,786

14,726,678

Diluted

14,999,786

14,726,678

(1)

Selected statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenues, except cost of merchandise sold - retail, cost of merchandise sold - commercial and cost of merchandise sold - international franchising that are expressed as a percentage of net retail sales, commercial revenue and international franchising, respectively. Percentages will not total due to cost of merchandise sold being expressed as a percentage of net retail sales, commercial revenue or international franchising and immaterial rounding.

(2)

Includes estimated charges for long-lived and right-of-use asset impairment for the three months ended August 1, 2020. See Preliminary Second Quarter 2020 Results section within this release.
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

26 Weeks

26 Weeks

Ended

Ended

August 1, % of Total

August 3,

% of Total

2020 (2)

Revenues (1)

2019

Revenues (1)
Revenues:
Net retail sales

$

84,986

97.7

$

156,263

95.5

Commercial revenue

1,198

1.4

5,947

3.6

International franchising

793

0.9

1,366

0.8

Total revenues

86,977

100.0

163,576

99.9

Costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise sold - retail (1)

63,585

74.8

86,437

55.3

Store asset impairment (2)

6,882

8.1

Cost of merchandise sold - commercial (1)

527

44.0

2,475

41.6

Cost of merchandise sold - international franchising (1)

385

48.5

1,455

106.5

Total cost of merchandise sold

71,379

82.1

90,367

55.2

Consolidated gross profit

15,598

17.9

73,209

44.8

Selling, general and administrative expense

48,241

55.5

71,527

43.7

Interest expense, net

4

0.0

14

0.0

Income (loss) before income taxes

(32,647

)

(37.5

)

1,668

1.0

Income tax expense (benefit)

2,466

2.8

1,696

1.0

Net income (loss)

$

(35,113

)

(40.4

)

$

(28

)

(0.0

)

Income (loss) per common share:
Basic

$

(2.35

)

$

(0.00

)

Diluted

$

(2.35

)

$

(0.00

)

Shares used in computing common per share amounts:
Basic

14,936,541

14,669,626

Diluted

14,936,541

14,669,626

(1)

Selected statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenues, except cost of merchandise sold - retail, cost of merchandise sold - commercial and cost of merchandise sold - international franchising that are expressed as a percentage of net retail sales, commercial revenue and international franchising, respectively. Percentages will not total due to cost of merchandise sold being expressed as a percentage of net retail sales, commercial revenue or international franchising and immaterial rounding.

(2)

Due to the charges primarily in the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2020, a separate line item was disclosed and expressed as a percentage of net retail sales.
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
August 1, February 1, August 3,

2020 (1)

2020

2019

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

25,274

$

26,726

$

14,965

Inventories, net

55,509

53,381

62,081

Receivables, net

6,314

11,526

8,714

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

5,400

7,117

6,889

Total current assets

92,497

98,750

92,649

Operating lease right-of-use asset

114,709

126,144

137,680

Property and equipment, net

58,085

65,855

64,191

Deferred tax assets

-

3,411

1,949

Other intangible assets, net

-

-

1,067

Other assets, net

2,972

3,202

1,658

Total Assets

$

268,263

$

297,362

$

299,194

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

23,267

$

15,680

$

16,734

Accrued expenses

15,911

16,536

8,622

Operating lease liability short term

39,917

30,912

30,697

Gift cards and customer deposits

17,988

20,231

16,981

Deferred revenue and other

2,659

2,605

2,056

Total current liabilities

99,742

85,964

75,090

Operating lease liability long term

111,640

119,625

132,613

Deferred franchise revenue

916

1,325

1,399

Other liabilities

1,430

1,717

1,587

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

156

152

152

Additional paid-in capital

71,906

70,733

70,295

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(12,339

)

(12,079

)

(11,579

)

Retained (deficit)/earnings

(5,188

)

29,925

29,637

Total stockholders' equity

54,535

88,731

88,505

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

268,263

$

297,362

$

299,194

(1)

Includes estimated charges for long-lived and right-of-use asset impairment for the three months ended August 1, 2020. See Preliminary Second Quarter 2020 Results section within this release.
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Selected Financial and Store Data
(dollars in thousands)

13 Weeks

13 Weeks

26 Weeks

26 Weeks

Ended

Ended

Ended

Ended

August 1,

August 3,

August 1,

August 3,

2020 (2)

2019

2020 (2)

2019

Other financial data:
Retail gross margin ($) (1)

$

9,106

$

33,198

$

21,401

$

69,826

Retail gross margin (%) (1)

23.1

%

44.1

%

25.2

%

44.7

%

Capital expenditures (2)

$

529

$

2,539

$

3,378

$

7,111

Depreciation and amortization

$

3,254

$

3,286

$

6,711

$

8,138

Store data (3):
Number of corporately-managed retail locations at end of period
North America

307

304

Europe

51

55

Asia

1

1

Total corporately-managed retail locations

359

360

Number of franchised stores at end of period

78

95

Corporately-managed store square footage at end of period (4)
North America

712,350

713,789

Europe

76,173

79,922

Asia

1,750

1,750

Total square footage

790,273

795,461

(1)

Retail gross margin represents net retail sales less cost of merchandise sold - retail. Retail gross margin percentage represents retail gross margin divided by net retail sales. Store impairment is excluded from retail gross margin.

(2)

Capital expenditures represents cash paid for property, equipment, other assets and other intangible assets.

(3)

Excludes e-commerce. North American stores are located in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. In Europe, stores are located in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark. In Asia, the store is located in China. Seasonal locations not included in store count.

(4)

Square footage for stores located in North America is leased square footage. Square footage for stores located in Europe is estimated selling square footage. Seasonal locations not included in the store count.
* Non-GAAP Financial Measures
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
13 Weeks 13 Weeks 26 Weeks 26 Weeks
Ended Ended Ended Ended
August 1, August 3, August 1, August 3,

2020

2019

2020

2019

(Loss) income before income taxes (pre-tax)

$

(13,983

)

$

(742

)

$

(32,647

)

$

1,668

(Loss) income before income taxes adjustments:
COVID-19 activity (1)

100

-

120

-

Impairment and other charges (2) (3)

2,163

8,311

(456

)

Foreign exchange losses (gains) (4)

(581

)

1,143

265

1,117

Adjusted (loss) income before income taxes (adjusted pre-tax)

(12,301

)

401

(23,951

)

2,329

Income tax (expense) benefit

74

(482

)

2,466

1,696

Tax adjustments:

Income tax impact: adjustments (5)

-

(240

)

-

(139

)

Income tax impact: CARES Act (6)

-

-

(773

)

-

Valuation allowance (7)

-

-

3,272

-

Adjusted income tax (expense) benefit

74

(722

)

4,965

1,557

Net (loss) income

(13,909

)

(1,224

)

(35,113

)

(28

)

Adjustments

1,682

903

11,196

522

Adjusted net (loss) income

$

(12,227

)

$

(321

)

$

(23,917

)

$

494

Net (loss) income per diluted share (EPS)

$

(0.93

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(2.35

)

$

(0.00

)

Adjusted net (loss) income per diluted share (adjusted EPS)

$

(0.82

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(1.60

)

$

0.03

(1)

Represents COVID-19 related expenses at our stores, warehouse, and headquarters.

(2)

Represents non-cash adjustments including estimated asset impairment charges related to store fixed assets and right-of-use operating lease assets and bad debt expense in the 13 weeks ending August 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019.

(3)

See Preliminary Second Quarter 2020 Results section within this release.

(4)

Represents the consolidated impact of foreign exchange rates on the re-measurement of balance sheet items not denominated in functional currency recorded under the provisions of U.S. GAAP and transactional gains and losses. This does not include any impact on margin associated with the translation of revenues or the foreign subsidiaries' purchase of inventory in U.S. dollars.

(5)

Represents the aggregate tax impact of the pre-tax adjustments. As a result of the Company's full, global valuation allowance as of May 2, 2020, the Company cannot realize an income tax benefit on these adjustments for first quarter of fiscal 2020.

(6)

Represents the impact of the technical correction related to qualified leasehold improvements resulting from the CARES Act occuring in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

(7)

Represents the valuation allowance recorded on its net deferred tax assets in North America in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

Investors:

Voin Todorovic

Build-A-Bear Workshop

314.423.8000 x5221

Media:

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