Exhibit 99.2
Guitar Center, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Unaudited Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
| | March 31, 2004 | | December 31, 2003 | |
Assets | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 18,961 | | $ | 5,350 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | 20,358 | | 23,814 | |
Merchandise inventories | | 289,708 | | 288,873 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | 9,992 | | 11,543 | |
Deferred income taxes | | 5,631 | | 5,631 | |
Total current assets | | 344,650 | | 335,211 | |
| | | | | |
Property and equipment, net | | 92,779 | | 93,347 | |
Goodwill | | 25,995 | | 25,995 | |
Deposits and other assets, net | | 6,237 | | 6,318 | |
| | $ | 469,661 | | $ | 460,871 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 55,990 | | $ | 47,778 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | 54,622 | | 71,616 | |
Merchandise advances | | 16,388 | | 17,104 | |
Total current liabilities | | 127,000 | | 136,498 | |
| | | | | |
Other long-term liabilities | | 6,252 | | 5,982 | |
Deferred income taxes | | 4,220 | | 4,220 | |
Long-term debt | | 100,000 | | 100,000 | |
Total liabilities | | 237,472 | | 246,700 | |
| | | | | |
Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | |
Preferred Stock; authorized 5,000 shares at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, none issued and outstanding | | — | | — | |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 55,000 shares, issued and outstanding 24,321 at March 31, 2004 and 23,998 at December 31, 2003 | | 243 | | 240 | |
Additional paid in capital | | 282,468 | | 276,233 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (50,522 | ) | (62,302 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity | | 232,189 | | 214,171 | |
| | $ | 469,661 | | $ | 460,871 | |
Guitar Center, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
| | Three months ended March 31, | |
| | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| | | | | |
Net sales | | $ | 349,703 | | $ | 287,542 | |
Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy | | 255,020 | | 212,886 | |
Gross profit | | 94,683 | | 74,656 | |
| | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | 74,318 | | 62,998 | |
Operating income | | 20,365 | | 11,658 | |
| | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | 1,363 | | 3,139 | |
| | | | | |
Income before income taxes | | 19,002 | | 8,519 | |
| | | | | |
Income taxes | | 7,222 | | 3,242 | |
| | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 11,780 | | $ | 5,277 | |
| | | | | |
Net income per share | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.49 | | $ | 0.23 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.46 | | $ | 0.22 | |
| | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | |
Basic | | 24,188 | | 22,791 | |
Diluted | | 25,501 | | 23,652 | |