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Exhibit 99.1
Guitar Center, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
| | March 31, 2002
| | December 31, 2001
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Assets | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 4,892 | | $ | 17,480 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | | | 21,509 | | | 19,243 | |
| Merchandise inventories | | | 261,074 | | | 249,685 | |
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | | | 12,815 | | | 6,404 | |
| Deferred income taxes | | | 4,744 | | | 4,744 | |
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Total current assets | | | 305,034 | | | 297,556 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 79,596 | | | 81,056 | |
Goodwill, net | | | 23,094 | | | 21,032 | |
Deposits and other assets, net | | | 5,225 | | | 5,040 | |
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| | $ | 412,949 | | $ | 404,684 | |
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 72,583 | | $ | 78,287 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 28,793 | | | 38,834 | |
| Merchandise advances | | | 11,840 | | | 12,780 | |
| Revolving line of credit | | | 97,762 | | | 76,904 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | | | 551 | | | 638 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 211,529 | | | 207,443 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 3,677 | | | 3,716 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 2,733 | | | 2,733 | |
Long-term debt | | | 66,954 | | | 66,924 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 284,893 | | | 280,816 | |
Stockholders' equity | | | | | | | |
| Preferred Stock; authorized 5,000 shares at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, none issued and outstanding | | | — | | | — | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 55,000 shares, issued and outstanding 22,346 at March 31, 2002 and 22,315 at December 31, 2001, respectively | | | 224 | | | 223 | |
| Additional paid in capital | | | 248,812 | | | 248,063 | |
| Accumulated deficit | | | (120,980 | ) | | (124,418 | ) |
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| Total stockholders' equity | | | 128,056 | | | 123,868 | |
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| | $ | 412,949 | | $ | 404,684 | |
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Guitar Center, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
| | Three months ended March 31,
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Net sales | | $ | 251,536 | | $ | 213,152 |
Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy | | | 187,375 | | | 158,321 |
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Gross profit | | | 64,161 | | | 54,831 |
Selling, general and administrative expense | | | 55,447 | | | 43,756 |
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Operating income | | | 8,714 | | | 11,075 |
Interest expense, net | | | 3,165 | | | 3,067 |
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Income before income taxes | | | 5,549 | | | 8,008 |
Income taxes | | | 2,111 | | | 3,043 |
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Net income | | $ | 3,438 | | $ | 4,965 |
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Net income per share | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 0.22 |
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| Diluted | | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 0.22 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | 22,333 | | | 22,095 |
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| Diluted | | | 22,836 | | | 22,573 |
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