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Investor Relations Contact: Heather Pribyl 952.540.2095 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Announces
Fourth Quarter Earnings per Share of $0.87
- 2017 Earnings Per Diluted Share Outlook of $5.60 to $6.00 -
Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 2017 – Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 25, 2016.
Key metrics for the fourth quarter, versus the same period a year ago, were:
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◦ | Total revenue increased 0.8% to $494.2 million |
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◦ | Company-owned restaurant sales increased 0.9% to $470.5 million |
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◦ | Same-store sales decreased 4.0% at company-owned restaurants and 3.9% at franchised restaurants |
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◦ | Net earnings decreased 38.2% to $15.6 million from $25.3 million, and earnings per diluted share decreased 34.1% to $0.87 from $1.32 |
Key metrics for the full year 2016, versus 2015, were:
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◦ | Total revenue increased 9.6% to $2.0 billion |
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◦ | Company-owned restaurant sales increased 10.3% to $1.9 billion |
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◦ | Same-store sales decreased 2.4% at company-owned restaurants and 2.7% at franchised restaurants |
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◦ | Net earnings decreased 0.3% to $94.7 million from $95.1 million, and earnings per diluted share increased 3.0% to $5.12 from $4.97 |
Sally Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "The challenging restaurant environment continued in the fourth quarter and culminated with a difficult December. Our key programs to drive traffic at Buffalo Wild Wings, including FastBreak™ Lunch, Half-Price Wing Tuesdays®, and our Blazin' Rewards® loyalty program, have driven positive traffic so far in the first quarter."
Ms. Smith concluded, "Our focus for the year is to gain momentum on sales, improve our cost structure, grow internationally, optimize our domestic restaurant portfolio, and lower our cost of capital. The Buffalo Wild Wings brand remains differentiated, healthy, and strong and with operating income growing throughout the year. In 2017, we anticipate earnings per diluted share in the range of $5.60 to $6.00. We also recently announced an expanded share repurchase program with an accelerated timeline to achieve our target of 1.5x net debt to EBITDA by year-end."
Revenue
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• | Total revenue increased 0.8% to $494.2 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $490.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. Full year total revenue increased 9.6% to $2.0 billion compared to $1.8 billion last year. |
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• | Company-owned restaurant sales for the fourth quarter increased 0.9% over the same period in 2015, to $470.5 million. |
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• | Franchise royalties and fees decreased 0.4% on lower revenues to $23.7 million for the quarter, versus $23.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. |
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• | Average weekly sales for company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants were $59,120 for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $61,971 for the same quarter last year, a 4.6% decrease due to same-store sales declines and more smaller-store openings. |
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• | Franchised Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the United States averaged $61,397 for the period versus $64,032 in the fourth quarter a year ago, a 4.1% decrease. |
Restaurant-level costs and expenses
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• | Cost of sales for the fourth quarter was 31.1% of restaurant sales compared to 29.5% in the fourth quarter last year, driven by higher traditional wing costs. |
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◦ | Traditional wings were $1.99 per pound in the fourth quarter, $0.18, 9.9%, higher than last year's fourth quarter average of $1.81. |
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• | Cost of labor for the fourth quarter was 31.8% of restaurant sales, 90 basis points higher than fourth quarter last year, resulting from sales deleverage, partially offset by lower Guest Experience Captain hours. |
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• | Restaurant operating expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales were 15.7%, an increase of 30 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2015, primarily driven by higher insurance and repair and maintenance expenses. |
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• | Occupancy costs were 5.9% as a percentage of restaurant sales, 30 basis points higher compared to the same quarter last year. |
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• | Restaurant-level profit was $73.2 million, or 15.6%, of restaurant sales, compared to $86.7 million, or 18.6%, in the fourth quarter last year. Full year restaurant level profit was $333.9 million, or 17.7%, 90 basis points lower than the prior year's $319.0 million or 18.6% due largely to sales deleverage and higher cost of goods and labor. |
Other Expenses
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• | Depreciation and amortization expense for the fourth quarter was $38.3 million, increasing 4.6%, due to new unit openings. |
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• | General and administrative expenses were $29.4 million in the fourth quarter, decreasing 5.9% from the same period last year, due to lower compensation expense. |
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• | Stock-based compensation was ($2.1) million in the fourth quarter compared to $2.0 million of expense in the prior year period. |
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• | Preopening expenses for the quarter totaled $3.5 million, versus $4.9 million in the fourth quarter last year, due to smaller openings as well as reduced lease expense. |
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• | Loss on asset disposal for the fourth quarter totaled $3.9 million compared to last year of $3.3 million. |
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• | Interest expense was $1.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.8 million in the prior year period. The increase is a result of higher borrowing on the line of credit. |
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• | Other expense (income) was $(1.3) million for the quarter compared to $73,000 of expense in 2015, due to the recognition of a gain from contingent consideration. |
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• | The effective tax rate during the quarter was 27.9%, compared to 24.7% in the prior year. |
Earnings
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• | Operating income was $21.8 million in the fourth quarter, or 4.4% of total revenue, compared to $34.5 million and 7.0% in the prior year. For the year, operating income was $136.7 million, or 6.9% of total revenue, compared to $138.5 million and 7.6%. |
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• | Net earnings decreased 38.2% to $15.6 million in the fourth quarter, versus $25.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year, net earnings decreased 0.3% to $94.7 million, versus $95.1 million in 2015. |
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• | Earnings per diluted share were $0.87, compared to fourth quarter 2015 earnings per diluted share of $1.32. Earnings per diluted share increased 3.0% to $5.12 in 2016, compared to $4.97 in 2015, driven by the $232.7 million of share repurchases in fiscal 2016. |
Balance Sheet
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• | Cash totaled $49.3 million at the end of 2016. |
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• | The credit facility had an outstanding balance of $170.0 million as of the end of the year. |
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• | The year ended with over $1.0 billion in total assets and $517.9 million in total equity. |
Cash Flow
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• | Cash flow from operations was $68.7 million for the quarter, a 2.5% decrease over the fourth quarter last year. For the full year, cash flow from operations was $282.6 million, a 19.1% increase over 2015. |
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• | Free cash flow in the fourth quarter was $44.8 million, compared to $22.1 million in the prior year. Free cash flow in 2016 was $140.9 million, compared to $64.7 million in the prior year. |
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• | 827,639 shares were repurchased for a total of $126.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2016. For the year, 1,586,533 shares were repurchased for a total of $232.7 million. |
2017 Outlook
The company expects the following approximate new unit development in 2017:
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• | 15 company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in the United States |
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• | 15 franchised Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the United States |
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• | 20 franchised Buffalo Wild Wing locations internationally |
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• | 2 company-owned and 12 to 15 franchised R Taco restaurants |
The company expects the following in 2017:
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• | Same-store sales growth of 1% to 2% |
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• | Restaurant-level margin improvement of 10 to 30 basis points |
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• | Traditional chicken wing inflation of 3.5% to 4.5% |
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• | Depreciation and amortization expense of $153 to $157 million |
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• | General and administrative expense of $149 to $153 million, including stock-based compensation of $12 to $13 million |
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• | Operating income growth of 9% to 13% over 2016, including the 53rd week |
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• | Interest and other expense of $15 million |
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• | Achieving leverage of 1.5x net debt to EBITDA by the end of the fiscal year |
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• | Share repurchases of $450 to $500 million |
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• | Earnings per diluted share of $5.60 to $6.00 |
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• | Capital expenditures of approximately $100 million |
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• | Free cash flow of $160 to $170 million |
Buffalo Wild Wings will be hosting a conference call today, February 7, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time to discuss these results. There will be a simultaneous webcast conducted at our investor website IR.BuffaloWildWings.com.
A replay of the call will be available until February 14, 2017. To access this replay, please dial 1.844.512.2921 password 8999778.
About the Company
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging
from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and "Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are currently more than 1,220 Buffalo Wild Wings locations around the world.
To stay up-to-date on all the latest events and offers for sports fans and wing lovers, like Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook, follow @BWWings on Twitter and visit www.BuffaloWildWings.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations or beliefs and can be identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include those relating to our future financial and restaurant performance measures, including but not limited to those relating to sales trends and projected unit and earnings growth, our growth strategy, planned sales efforts, unit development and expansion, costs, share repurchase activity and cash requirements. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to achieve and manage our planned expansion, the ability of our franchisees to open and manage new restaurants, market acceptance in the new geographic regions we enter (particularly non-U.S. locations), success of acquired restaurants, success of investments in new or emerging concepts, unforeseen obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S. locations, our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary to operate our existing and new restaurants, our franchisees’ adherence to our system standards, the cost of commodities such as traditional chicken wings and supply chain consistency, the success of our key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns, our ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant operating costs, the continued service of key management personnel, our ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating to our employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the effect of competition in the restaurant industry, our capital allocation plans, and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2015, as updated by subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Dollar and share amounts in thousands except per share data)
(unaudited)
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| Three months ended | | Twelve months ended |
| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 | | December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Revenue: | | | | | | | |
Restaurant sales | $ | 470,474 |
| | 466,405 |
| | 1,891,616 |
| | 1,715,000 |
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Franchise royalties and fees | 23,717 |
| | 23,818 |
| | 95,177 |
| | 97,722 |
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Total revenue | 494,191 |
| | 490,223 |
| | 1,986,793 |
| | 1,812,722 |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | |
Restaurant operating costs: | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | 146,199 |
| | 137,414 |
| | 564,687 |
| | 507,812 |
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Labor | 149,675 |
| | 144,262 |
| | 598,992 |
| | 542,847 |
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Operating | 73,847 |
| | 72,039 |
| | 285,142 |
| | 250,755 |
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Occupancy | 27,535 |
| | 26,015 |
| | 108,859 |
| | 94,569 |
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Depreciation and amortization | 38,293 |
| | 36,616 |
| | 152,140 |
| | 127,503 |
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General and administrative | 29,359 |
| | 31,196 |
| | 123,109 |
| | 129,133 |
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Pre-opening | 3,539 |
| | 4,903 |
| | 8,730 |
| | 14,154 |
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Loss on asset disposals and impairment | 3,945 |
| | 3,282 |
| | 8,434 |
| | 7,462 |
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Total costs and expenses | 472,392 |
| | 455,727 |
| | 1,850,093 |
| | 1,674,235 |
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Income from operations | 21,799 |
| | 34,496 |
| | 136,700 |
| | 138,487 |
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Interest expense | 1,589 |
| | 839 |
| | 4,160 |
| | 1,685 |
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Other expense (income) | (1,268 | ) | | 73 |
| | (1,464 | ) | | 661 |
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Earnings before income taxes | 21,478 |
| | 33,584 |
| | 134,004 |
| | 136,141 |
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Income tax expense | 5,992 |
| | 8,292 |
| | 39,791 |
| | 41,265 |
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Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 15,486 |
| | 25,292 |
| | 94,213 |
| | 94,876 |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (133 | ) | | 21 |
| | (532 | ) | | (193 | ) |
Net earnings attributable to Buffalo Wild Wings | $ | 15,619 |
| | 25,271 |
| | 94,745 |
| | 95,069 |
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Earnings per common share – basic | $ | 0.87 |
| | 1.33 |
| | 5.14 |
| | 5.00 |
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Earnings per common share – diluted | $ | 0.87 |
| | 1.32 |
| | 5.12 |
| | 4.97 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | 17,955 |
| | 19,036 |
| | 18,445 |
| | 19,013 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 18,014 |
| | 19,173 |
| | 18,491 |
| | 19,131 |
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The following table expresses results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented, except for restaurant operating costs which are expressed as a percentage of restaurant sales:
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| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 | | December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Revenue: | | | | | | | |
Restaurant sales | 95.2 | % | | 95.1 | % | | 95.2 | % | | 94.6 | % |
Franchise royalties and fees | 4.8 |
| | 4.9 |
| | 4.8 |
| | 5.4 |
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Total revenue | 100.0 |
| | 100.0 |
| | 100.0 |
| | 100.0 |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | |
Restaurant operating costs: | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | 31.1 |
| | 29.5 |
| | 29.9 |
| | 29.6 |
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Labor | 31.8 |
| | 30.9 |
| | 31.7 |
| | 31.7 |
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Operating | 15.7 |
| | 15.4 |
| | 15.1 |
| | 14.6 |
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Occupancy | 5.9 |
| | 5.6 |
| | 5.8 |
| | 5.5 |
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Depreciation and amortization | 7.7 |
| | 7.5 |
| | 7.7 |
| | 7.0 |
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General and administrative | 5.9 |
| | 6.4 |
| | 6.2 |
| | 7.1 |
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Pre-opening | 0.7 |
| | 1.0 |
| | 0.4 |
| | 0.8 |
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Loss on asset disposals and impairment | 0.8 |
| | 0.7 |
| | 0.4 |
| | 0.4 |
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Total costs and expenses | 95.6 |
| | 93.0 |
| | 93.1 |
| | 92.4 |
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Income from operations | 4.4 |
| | 7.0 |
| | 6.9 |
| | 7.6 |
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Interest expense | 0.3 |
| | 0.2 |
| | 0.2 |
| | 0.1 |
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Other expense (income) | (0.3 | ) | | 0.0 |
| | (0.1 | ) | | 0.0 |
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Earnings before income taxes | 4.3 |
| | 6.9 |
| | 6.7 |
| | 7.5 |
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Income tax expense | 1.2 |
| | 1.7 |
| | 2.0 |
| | 2.3 |
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Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 3.1 |
| | 5.2 |
| | 4.7 |
| | 5.2 |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (0.0 | ) | | 0.0 |
| | (0.0 | ) | | (0.0 | ) |
Net earnings attributable to Buffalo Wild Wings | 3.2 | % | | 5.2 | % | | 4.8 | % | | 5.2 | % |
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollar amounts in thousands) (unaudited)
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| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Assets | | | |
Current assets: | | | |
Cash | $ | 49,266 |
| | 11,220 |
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Marketable securities | — |
| | 9,043 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $251 and $25 | 34,225 |
| | 34,087 |
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Inventory | 16,532 |
| | 15,351 |
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Prepaid expenses | 9,075 |
| | 6,386 |
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Refundable income taxes | 1,018 |
| | 21,591 |
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Restricted assets | 66,471 |
| | 100,073 |
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Total current assets | 176,587 |
| | 197,751 |
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Property and equipment, net | 592,806 |
| | 604,712 |
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Reacquired franchise rights, net | 118,973 |
| | 129,282 |
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Other assets | 41,625 |
| | 26,536 |
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Goodwill | 117,228 |
| | 114,101 |
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Total assets | $ | 1,047,219 |
| | 1,072,382 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | |
Deferred revenue | $ | 3,089 |
| | 2,144 |
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Accounts payable | 45,797 |
| | 44,760 |
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Accrued compensation and benefits | 47,304 |
| | 55,578 |
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Accrued expenses | 32,347 |
| | 21,678 |
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Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 3,745 |
| | 2,147 |
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Current portion of deferred lease credits | 873 |
| | 59 |
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System-wide payables | 108,814 |
| | 137,257 |
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Total current liabilities | 241,969 |
| | 263,623 |
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Long-term liabilities: | | | |
Other liabilities | 16,109 |
| | 16,473 |
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Deferred income taxes | 21,588 |
| | 23,726 |
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Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion | 205,312 |
| | 70,954 |
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Deferred lease credits, net of current | 44,341 |
| | 41,869 |
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Total liabilities | 529,319 |
| | 416,645 |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | |
Stockholders’ equity: | | | |
Undesignated stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued | — |
| | — |
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Common stock, no par value. Authorized 44,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,462,465 and 18,917,776, respectively | 147,234 |
| | 160,353 |
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Retained earnings | 374,683 |
| | 499,085 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,878 | ) | | (4,094 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity | 518,039 |
| | 655,344 |
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Noncontrolling interest | (139 | ) | | 393 |
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Total equity | 517,900 |
| | 655,737 |
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Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,047,219 |
| | 1,072,382 |
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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| Twelve months ended |
| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | $ | 94,213 |
| | 94,876 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 152,140 |
| | 127,503 |
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Loss on asset disposals and impairment | 8,434 |
| | 7,462 |
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Deferred lease credits | 4,284 |
| | 4,052 |
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Deferred income taxes | (2,138 | ) | | (281 | ) |
Stock-based compensation | 325 |
| | 13,647 |
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Excess tax benefit from stock issuance | (204 | ) | | (5,455 | ) |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | (3,691 | ) | | — |
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Loss on investments in affiliates | 2,805 |
| | 687 |
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Provision for bad debt expense | 226 |
| | — |
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Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | | | |
Trading securities | — |
| | (495 | ) |
Accounts receivable | 4,358 |
| | (4,313 | ) |
Inventory | (1,148 | ) | | (2,407 | ) |
Prepaid expenses | (2,677 | ) | | (691 | ) |
Other assets | (7,778 | ) | | (6,381 | ) |
Deferred revenue | 945 |
| | 100 |
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Accounts payable | 4,462 |
| | 4,445 |
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Income taxes | 20,777 |
| | (6,356 | ) |
Accrued expenses | 7,256 |
| | 10,867 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | 282,589 |
| | 237,260 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Acquisition of property and equipment | (141,699 | ) | | (172,548 | ) |
Acquisition of businesses/investments in affiliates | (3,862 | ) | | (203,642 | ) |
Purchase of marketable securities | (488 | ) | | (12,301 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | 1,205 |
| | 23,300 |
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Net cash used in investing activities | (144,844 | ) | | (365,191 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 668,377 |
| | 352,678 |
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Repayments of revolving credit facility | (532,907 | ) | | (318,148 | ) |
Proceeds from related party borrowing | 6,365 |
| | 36,179 |
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Repurchases of common stock | (232,696 | ) | | (25,000 | ) |
Other financing activities | (3,901 | ) | | (3,173 | ) |
Issuance of common stock | 4,209 |
| | 5,355 |
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Excess tax benefit from stock issuance | 204 |
| | 5,455 |
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Tax payments for restricted stock units | (9,317 | ) | | (7,847 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (99,666 | ) | | 45,499 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (33 | ) | | 323 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 38,046 |
| | (82,109 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 11,220 |
| | 93,329 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 49,266 |
| | 11,220 |
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Information
Restaurant Count
Company-owned Restaurants (includes Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and Buffalo Wild Wings-owned PizzaRev locations):
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
2016 | 603 | 609 | 617 | 631 |
2015 | 501 | 517 | 573 | 596 |
2014 | 443 | 449 | 463 | 491 |
2013 | 397 | 407 | 415 | 434 |
2012 | 327 | 330 | 343 | 381 |
Franchised Restaurants (includes Buffalo Wild Wings and R Taco locations):
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
2016 | 587 | 596 | 602 | 609 |
2015 | 593 | 593 | 569 | 579 |
2014 | 569 | 579 | 588 | 591 |
2013 | 514 | 525 | 534 | 559 |
2012 | 505 | 505 | 511 | 510 |
Restaurant Count Rollforward:
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| Twelve months ended |
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| Corporate | | Franchise | | Total | | Corporate | | Franchise | | Total |
Buffalo Wild Wings | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | 590 |
| | 573 |
| | 1,163 |
| | 487 |
| | 584 |
| | 1,071 |
|
Opened | 34 |
| | 36 |
| | 70 |
| | 51 |
| | 50 |
| | 101 |
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Acquired | 1 |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
| | 54 |
| | (54 | ) | | — |
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Closed/Relocated | (4 | ) | | (6 | ) | | (10 | ) | | (2 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (9 | ) |
End of period | 621 |
| | 602 |
| | 1,223 |
| | 590 |
| | 573 |
| | 1,163 |
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R Taco | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | 4 |
| | 6 |
| | 10 |
| | 2 |
| | 7 |
| | 9 |
|
Opened | 5 |
| | 1 |
| | 6 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 1 |
|
Acquired | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
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Closed/Relocated | (1 | ) | | — |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
End of period | 8 |
| | 7 |
| | 15 |
| | 4 |
| | 6 |
| | 10 |
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PizzaRev | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | 2 |
| | n/a |
| | 2 |
| | 2 |
| | n/a |
| | 2 |
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Opened | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
| | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
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Acquired | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
| | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
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Closed/Relocated | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
| | — |
| | n/a |
| | — |
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End of period | 2 |
| | n/a |
| | 2 |
| | 2 |
| | n/a |
| | 2 |
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Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of the period | 631 |
| | 609 |
| | 1,240 |
| | 596 |
| | 579 |
| | 1,175 |
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Information
Same-Store Sales at Buffalo Wild Wings locations in United States and Canada
Company-owned Restaurants:
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year |
2016 | (1.7%) | (2.1%) | (1.8%) | (4.0%) | (2.4%) |
2015 | 7.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.2% |
2014 | 6.6% | 7.7% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
2013 | 1.4% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 3.9% |
2012 | 9.2% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% |
Franchised Restaurants:
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year |
2016 | (2.4%) | (2.6%) | (1.6%) | (3.9%) | (2.7%) |
2015 | 6.0% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
2014 | 5.0% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2013 | 2.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2012 | 7.3% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 6.5% |
Average Weekly Sales Volumes at Buffalo Wild Wings locations in United States and Canada
Company-owned Restaurants:
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| | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year |
2016 | $ | 62,829 | 59,894 | 59,690 | 59,120 | 60,366 |
2015 | | 64,851 | 61,960 | 61,831 | 61,971 | 62,529 |
2014 | | 60,966 | 59,403 | 59,643 | 62,119 | 60,470 |
2013 | | 56,953 | 54,759 | 55,592 | 58,204 | 56,392 |
2012 | | 55,131 | 51,524 | 52,561 | 55,595 | 53,783 |
Franchised Restaurants:
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| | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year |
2016 | $ | 65,636 | 62,454 | 61,497 | 61,397 | 62,662 |
2015 | | 67,075 | 63,904 | 62,819 | 64,032 | 64,474 |
2014 | | 63,852 | 61,845 | 61,586 | 63,949 | 62,595 |
2013 | | 60,050 | 58,186 | 58,926 | 61,167 | 59,594 |
2012 | | 57,282 | 54,766 | 55,608 | 58,490 | 56,570 |
Restaurant-Level Profit and Restaurant-Level Margin
Restaurant-level profit and restaurant-level margin are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are non-GAAP financial measures. Restaurant-level profit is defined restaurant sales less restaurant operating costs (cost of sales, labor, operating, and occupancy expense). Restaurant-level margin is defined as restaurant-level profit as a percentage of restaurant sales. Restaurant-level profit and restaurant-level margin have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be evaluated in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Management believes the restaurant-level profit and restaurant-level margin are important tools for investors because they are widely-used metrics within the restaurant industry to evaluate restaurant-level productivity, efficiency and performance. Management uses restaurant-level profit and restaurant-level margin as key performance indicators to evaluate the profitability of company-owned restaurants.
A reconciliation of restaurant sales to restaurant-level margin is provided below:
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| Three months ended | | Twelve months ended |
| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 | | December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Restaurant sales | $ | 470,474 |
| | 466,405 |
| | 1,891,616 |
| | 1,715,000 |
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Restaurant operating costs | 397,256 |
| | 379,730 |
| | 1,557,680 |
| | 1,395,983 |
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Restaurant-level profit | 73,218 |
| | 86,675 |
| | 333,936 |
| | 319,017 |
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Restaurant-level margin | 15.6 | % | | 18.6 | % | | 17.7 | % | | 18.6 | % |
EBITDA
EBITDA is not required by, nor presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines EBITDA as net earnings including non-controlling interests plus interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be evaluated in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Management believes investors' understanding of our performance is enhanced by including this non-GAAP financial measure as a reasonable basis for evaluating our ongoing results of operations, without the effects of interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization.
A reconciliation of net earnings including noncontrolling interests to EBITDA is provided below:
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| Three months ended | | Twelve months ended |
| December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 | | December 25, 2016 | | December 27, 2015 |
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | $ | 15,486 |
| | 25,292 |
| | 94,213 |
| | 94,876 |
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Income tax expense | 5,992 |
| | 8,292 |
| | 39,791 |
| | 41,265 |
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Interest expense | 1,589 |
| | 839 |
| | 4,160 |
| | 1,685 |
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Depreciation and amortization | 38,293 |
| | 36,616 |
| | 152,140 |
| | 127,503 |
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EBITDA | $ | 61,360 |
| | 71,039 |
| | 290,304 |
| | 265,329 |
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