MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS), a leader in the haircare industry, today reported results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 versus the prior year as noted below. Results reflect an improvement in system-wide same stores sales and a lower cost structure.

• Total revenue in the quarter of $70.3 million decreased $34.1 million, or 32.7%, year-over-year, driven primarily by exiting company-owned salons that generated significant revenue, but were loss making.
• System-wide same-store sales increased 22.1%.
• Reported G&A declined $10.7 million and adjusted G&A declined $9.8 million.
• Operating loss of $1.1 million improved compared to a $26.8 million loss in the prior year quarter.
• Net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.11 per diluted share improved compared to a net loss of $32.9 million, or $0.92 per share in the prior year quarter.
• EBITDA, as adjusted, of $2.4 million improved compared to a loss of $17.5 million in the prior year quarter.
• Franchise segment EBITDA, as adjusted, of $5.5 million improved $12.3 million, compared to second quarter 2021.
• Earnings webcast scheduled for 9am CST on February 3 will include insight into Regis' go-forward business and future earnings potential. Accompanying the webcast will be a slide presentation.

"Our second quarter results reflect our shift to a fully franchised business model, as we are nearing profitability amidst the continued impact of the pandemic in terms of labor availability and customer traffic," said Matt Doctor, Regis Interim Chief Executive Officer. "The improvement in our operating performance in the quarter was due to fewer company-owned salons, increases in royalties, and lower expense levels. While the pandemic dampened our overall revenue performance in the quarter, Regis has the foundation in place for improved performance going forward and we are excited by the potential of our platform."

(1) Represents total sales within the system.
(2) See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, within the attached section titled "Non-GAAP Reconciliations".

Regis reported a second quarter 2022 net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.11 loss per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $32.9 million, or $0.92 loss per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021. Excluding discrete items, the Company reported a second quarter 2022 adjusted net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.06 loss per diluted share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $25.9 million, or $0.72 loss per diluted share, for the same period last year. The year-over-year decrease in adjusted net loss was driven primarily by improved sales leading to an increase in royalties; a decrease in general and administrative expense; and the Company exiting loss making company-owned salons.

Total revenue in the quarter of $70.3 million decreased $34.1 million, or 32.7%, year-over-year, driven primarily by the Company exiting company-owned salons that generated significant revenue, but were loss making. Partially offsetting the decline in Company-owned revenue was an increase in royalty revenue due to higher franchise salon sales and an increase in franchise salon count.

Second quarter adjusted EBITDA of $2.4 million increased $19.9 million, versus an adjusted EBITDA loss of $17.5 million in the same period last year. The improvement was driven by an increase in royalties; a decrease in general and administrative expense; and the Company exiting loss making company-owned salons over the last twelve-months.

(1) Variances calculated on amounts shown in millions may result in rounding differences.
(2) Adjusted revenue excludes non-margin revenue. See Non-GAAP reconciliation.

Second quarter Franchise revenue was $65.2 million, a $1.2 million, or 1.8% decrease compared to the prior year quarter. Royalties were $16.1 million, a $3.4 million increase versus the same period last year. The increase in royalties is due to higher franchise system sales and the increase in franchise salons. Product sales to franchisees of $2.4 million decreased $11.8 million, as expected. The decrease in product sales will continue as the Company transitions out of its whole-sale product sales business. Franchise adjusted EBITDA of $5.5 million improved $12.3 million, year-over-year primarily due to an increase in royalties; an increase in fees due partially to a one-time benefit; and a decrease in general and administrative expense.

Company-Owned Salons

(1) Variances calculated on amounts shown in millions may result in rounding differences.

Second quarter revenue for the Company-owned salon segment decreased $32.9 million, versus the prior year to $5.0 million. The year-over-year decline in revenue was expected and driven by the decrease of a net 560 salons sold and converted to the Company's franchise portfolio over the past 12 months and the closure of a net 327 unprofitable salons over the past 12 months. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA loss improved $7.6 million, or 70.7%, versus the same period last year driven primarily by the elimination of EBITDA losses in the prior year period from the unprofitable salons now closed. The adjusted EBITDA loss of $3.1 million includes a $1.2 million inventory excess and obsolescence charge.

Non-GAAP reconciliations

For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, please refer to the attached section titled "Non-GAAP Reconciliations." A complete reconciliation of reported earnings to adjusted earnings is included in this press release and is available on the Company’s website at www.regiscorp.com.

Earnings Webcast

Regis Corporation will host a conference call via webcast discussing second quarter results on February 3, 2022, at 9 a.m., Central time. Interested parties are invited to participate in the live webcast by registering for the event at www.regiscorp.com/investor-relations.html. The webcast will include a slide presentation. A replay of the presentation will be available on our website at www.regiscorp.com/investor-relations.html.

About Regis Corporation

Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS) is a leader in the beauty salon industry. As of December 31, 2021, the Company franchised, owned or held ownership interests in 5,779 locations worldwide. Regis’ locations operate under concepts such as Supercuts®, SmartStyle®, Cost Cutters®, Roosters® and First Choice Haircutters®. Regis maintains an ownership interest in Empire Education Group in the U.S. For additional information about the Company, including a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial information and certain supplemental financial information, please visit the Investor Information section of the corporate website at www.regiscorp.com.

This press release contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this document reflect management’s best judgment at the time they are made, but all such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein. Such forward-looking statements are often identified herein by use of words including, but not limited to, “may,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” and “plan.” In addition, the following factors could affect the Company's actual results and cause such results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors include a potential material adverse impact on our business and results of operations as a result of the uncertain duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any adverse impact from Delta, Omicron and other variants; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our key suppliers; consumer shopping trends and changes in manufacturer distribution channels; changes in regulatory and statutory laws including increases in minimum wages; laws and regulations could require us to modify current business practices and incur increased costs; changes in economic conditions; changes in consumer tastes and fashion trends; the continued ability of the Company to implement its strategy, priorities and initiatives including the re-engineering of our corporate and field infrastructure; new merchandising strategy; our franchisees' ability to attract, train and retain talented stylists; financial performance of our franchisees; the ability to operate or sell the salons transferred back from TBG; our ability to manage cyber threats and protect the security of potentially sensitive information about our guests, employees, vendors or Company information; the ability of the Company to maintain a satisfactory relationship with Walmart; marketing efforts to drive traffic to our franchisees' salons; our ability to maintain and enhance the value of our brands; reliance on information technology systems; reliance on external vendors; the use of social media; failure to standardize operating processes across brands; exposure to uninsured or unidentified risks; Opensalon® Pro may not yield the intended results; compliance with credit facility covenants and access to the existing revolving credit facility; ability to re-finance our existing credit facility, including the ability to re-finance at a similar rate, and our ability to raise additional debt or equity capital; our capital investments in technology may not achieve appropriate returns; premature termination of agreements with our franchisees; financial performance of Empire Education Group; the continued ability of the Company to implement cost reduction initiatives and achieve expected cost savings; continued ability to compete in our business markets; reliance on our management team and other key personnel; the continued ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting; changes in tax exposure; potential litigation and other legal or regulatory proceedings could have an adverse effect on our business or other factors not listed above. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect future financial results is set forth under Item 1A on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, your attention is directed to any further disclosures made in our subsequent annual and periodic reports filed or furnished with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A.

(1) Includes cost of service and product sold to guests in our Company-owned salons. Excludes general and administrative expense, rent and depreciation and amortization related to Company-owned salons.
(2) Total is a recalculation; line items calculated individually may not sum to total due to rounding.

(1) System-wide same-store sales in fiscal year 2022 are calculated as the change in sales for locations that were open on a specific day of the week during the current period and the corresponding prior period. System-wide same-store sales in fiscal year 2021 are calculated as the total change in sales for system-wide franchise and company-owned locations for more than one year that were open on a specific day of the week during the current period and the corresponding prior period. Quarterly and year-to-date system-wide same-store sales are the sum of the system-wide same-store sales computed on a daily basis. Franchise salons that do not report daily sales are excluded from same-store sales. System-wide same-store sales are calculated in local currencies to remove foreign currency fluctuations from the calculation.

(1) Canadian and Puerto Rican salons are included in the North American salon totals.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations:

We believe our presentation of non-GAAP operating income (loss), net loss, net loss per diluted share, and other non-GAAP financial measures provides meaningful insight into our ongoing operating performance and an alternative perspective of our results of operations. Presentation of the non-GAAP measures allows investors to review our core ongoing operating performance from the same perspective as management and the Board of Directors. These non-GAAP financial measures provide investors an enhanced understanding of our operations, facilitate investors’ analyses and comparisons of our current and past results of operations and provide insight into the prospects of our future performance. We also believe the non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide supplemental information that research analysts frequently use to analyze financial performance.

The method we use to produce non-GAAP results is not in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may differ from methods used by other companies. These non-GAAP results should not be regarded as a substitute for corresponding U.S. GAAP measures, but instead should be utilized as a supplemental measure of operating performance in evaluating our business. Non-GAAP measures do have limitations as they do not reflect certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. As such, these non-GAAP measures should be viewed in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Non-GAAP reconciling items for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

The following information is provided to give qualitative and quantitative information related to items impacting comparability. Items impacting comparability are not defined terms within U.S. GAAP. Therefore, our non-GAAP financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We determine the items to consider as "items impacting comparability" based on how management views our business, makes financial, operating and planning decisions and evaluates the Company's ongoing performance. The following items have been excluded from our non-GAAP results:

• CEO transition
• Distribution center wind down fees ("Distribution center fees")
• Professional fees and settlements
• Severance
• Benefit from lease liability decrease in excess of previously impaired ROUA ("Lease liability benefit")
• Lease termination fees
• Real estate fees
• Asset retirement obligation
• Long-lived asset impairment
• Non-recurring, non-operating income

(1) Adjusted operating margins for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were 1.8% and (18.9)%, and were (3.1)% and (20.3)% for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are calculated as non-GAAP operating income (loss) divided by U.S. GAAP revenue for each respective period.
(2) Based on projected statutory effective tax rate analyses, the non-GAAP tax provision was calculated to be approximately 1% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 for all non-GAAP operating expense adjustments.

(1) Based on projected statutory effective tax rate analyses, the non-GAAP tax provision was calculated to be approximately 1% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 for all non-GAAP operating expense adjustments.
(2) Total is a recalculation; line items calculated individually may not sum to total due to rounding.

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Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA represents U.S. GAAP net loss for the respective period excluding interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA, as EBITDA excluding identified items impacting comparability for each respective period. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the items impacting comparability consisted of the items identified in the non-GAAP reconciling items for the respective periods. The impacts of the income tax provision adjustments associated with the above items are already included in the U.S. GAAP reported net loss to EBITDA reconciliation, therefore there is no adjustment needed for the reconciliation from EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA.