Exhibit 99.1
Regal Entertainment Group Reports Results for the Fiscal First Quarter of 2006,
and Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.30 per Share
Knoxville, Tennessee – April 27, 2006 — Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced fiscal first quarter 2006 results and declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per common share.
Total revenues for the quarter ended March 30, 2006 were $585.1 million, a 1.4% increase compared to total revenues of $577.0 million for the comparable quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net income totaled $11.2 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared to net income of $13.1 million in the comparable quarter of 2005. Adjusted earnings per diluted share (1) was $0.09 for both the first quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2005. Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $110.3 million for the first quarter of 2006 increased 7.8% compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $102.3 million for the first quarter of 2005 and represented an Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 18.9%. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.
Regal’s Board of Directors also today declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per Class A and Class B common share. The dividend is payable on June 20, 2006, to stockholders of record on June 12, 2006. The Company intends to pay a regular quarterly dividend for the foreseeable future at the discretion of the Board of Directors depending on available cash, anticipated cash needs, overall financial condition, loan agreement restrictions, future prospects for earnings and cash flows as well as other relevant factors.
“We are pleased with first quarter box office results which benefited from solid holiday carry-over and new releases,” stated Mike Campbell, CEO of Regal Entertainment Group. “We continue to be optimistic about the spring and summer film slate and are encouraged by early results thus far in the quarter,” Campbell continued.
Forward-looking Statements:
This press release includes “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. All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations are disclosed in the risk factors contained in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2006. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors.
Conference Call:
Regal Entertainment Group management will conduct a conference call to discuss first quarter 2006 results on April 27, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Interested parties can listen to the call live on the Internet through the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site: www.REGmovies.com, or by dialing 877-407-0778 (Domestic) and 201-689-8565 (International). Please dial in to the call at least 5 - 10 minutes prior to the start of the call or go to the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to
download and install any necessary audio software. When prompted, ask for the Regal Entertainment Group conference call. A replay of the call will be available beginning approximately two hours following the call. Those interested in listening to the replay of the conference call should dial 877-660-6853 (Domestic) or 201-612-7415 (International) and enter account #286 and conference call ID #198755. In addition, this press release and other pertinent statistical and financial information are available in the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site: www.REGmovies.com.
Annual Meeting:
Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Regal Entertainment Group, which will be held on May 10, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) at our Pinnacle Stadium 18 at Turkey Creek theatre, located at 11240 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922.
About Regal Entertainment Group
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) is the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world. The Company’s theatre circuit, comprising Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres, operates 6,415 screens in 546 locations in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Regal operates approximately 18% of all indoor screens in the United States including theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. markets and growing suburban areas. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the Company’s theatre circuit not only provide its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable movie-going experience, but is also an exceptional platform to realize economies of scale in theatre operations and, through its investment in National CineMedia, LLC, further realize cinema advertising, marketing and other revenue enhancing opportunities by utilizing Regal’s existing asset base.
Additional information is available on the Company’s Web site at www.REGmovies.com.
Financial Contact: | | Media Contact: |
| | |
Don De Laria | | Dick Westerling |
Regal Entertainment Group | | Regal Entertainment Group |
Vice President – Investor Relations | | Senior Vice President - Marketing |
865-925-9685 | | 865-925-9539 |
don.delaria@REGmovies.com | | dick.westerling@REGmovies.com |
Regal Entertainment Group
Consolidated Statements of Income Information
For the Fiscal Quarters Ended 3/30/06 and 3/31/05
(In millions, except per share data)
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
| | | | | |
Revenues: | | | | | |
Admissions | | $ | 392.0 | | $ | 388.8 | |
Concessions | | 158.6 | | 149.6 | |
Other operating revenues | | 34.5 | | 38.6 | |
Total revenues | | 585.1 | | 577.0 | |
| | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | | | |
Film rental and advertising costs | | 197.0 | | 198.9 | |
Cost of concessions | | 24.1 | | 22.4 | |
Rent expense | | 77.6 | | 74.5 | |
Other operating expenses | | 158.6 | | 161.8 | |
General and administrative expenses (including share-based compensation expense of $2.0 million in 2006 and $1.5 million in 2005) | | 15.9 | | 18.8 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 49.7 | | 48.2 | |
Net loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets | | 5.7 | | 2.9 | |
Joint venture equity including former employee compensation | | 5.8 | | — | |
| | | | | |
Income from operations | | 50.7 | | 49.5 | |
| | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | 31.1 | | 27.9 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | | 0.9 | | — | |
Income before income taxes | | 18.7 | | 21.6 | |
Provision for income taxes | | 7.5 | | 8.5 | |
Net income | | $ | 11.2 | | $ | 13.1 | |
| | | | | |
Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 0.07 | | $ | 0.09 | |
Adjusted earnings per diluted share, excluding loss on debt extinguishment, restructuring expenses and share-based compensation expense and joint venture employee compensation, net of related tax effects | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.09 | |
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding | | 154.0 | | 153.7 | |
Consolidated Summary Balance Sheet Information
(dollars in millions)
| | As of
Mar. 30,
2006 | | As of
Dec. 29,
2005 | |
| | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 156.6 | | $ | 196.3 | |
Total assets | | 2,436.4 | | 2,532.8 | |
Total debt | | 1,975.1 | | 1,984.5 | |
Stockholders’ equity | | 18.0 | | 29.9 | |
| | | | | | | |
Operating Data
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
Theatres at period end | | 546 | | 553 | |
Screens at period end | | 6,415 | | 6,264 | |
Average screens per theatre | | 11.7 | | 11.3 | |
Attendance (in thousands) | | 57,985 | | 58,612 | |
Average ticket price | | $ | 6.76 | | $ | 6.63 | |
Average concessions per patron | | $ | 2.74 | | $ | 2.55 | |
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
(dollars in millions)
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
Net income | | $ | 11.2 | | $ | 13.1 | |
Interest expense, net | | 31.1 | | 27.9 | |
Provision for income taxes | | 7.5 | | 8.5 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 49.7 | | 48.2 | |
EBITDA | | 99.5 | | 97.7 | |
Interest expense, net | | (31.1 | ) | (27.9 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | (7.5 | ) | (8.5 | ) |
Deferred income taxes | | (1.1 | ) | (1.5 | ) |
Loss on debt extinguishment | | 0.9 | | — | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | (53.3 | ) | (37.0 | ) |
Other items, net | | 13.5 | | 4.4 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 20.9 | | $ | 27.2 | |
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA
(dollars in millions)
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
EBITDA | | $ | 99.5 | | $ | 97.7 | |
Loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets | | 5.7 | | 2.9 | |
Restructuring expenses | | 0.1 | | 0.2 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | 2.0 | | 1.5 | |
Joint venture employee compensation and depreciation and amortization | | 2.1 | | — | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | | 0.9 | | — | |
Adjusted EBITDA (2) | | $ | 110.3 | | $ | 102.3 | |
Free Cash Flow
(dollars in millions)
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 20.9 | | $ | 27.2 | |
Capital expenditures | | (18.5 | ) | (30.7 | ) |
Proceeds from asset sales | | 1.9 | | 0.9 | |
Free cash flow(2) | | $ | 4.3 | | $ | (2.6 | ) |
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Diluted Share
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
| | Quarter Ended | |
| | Mar. 30,
2006 | | Mar. 31,
2005 | |
| | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 11.2 | | $ | 13.1 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment, net of related tax effects | | 0.5 | | — | |
Net income excluding loss on debt extinguishment | | 11.7 | | 13.1 | |
Restructuring expenses and share based compensation expense, net of related tax effects | | 1.3 | | 1.0 | |
Net income, excluding loss on debt extinguishment, restructuring expenses and share based compensation expense, net of related tax effects | | 13.0 | | 14.1 | |
Joint venture employee compensation, net of | | | | | |
related tax effects | | 1.0 | | — | |
Net income, excluding loss on debt extinguishment, restructuring expenses, share based compensation expense and joint venture employee compensation, net of related tax effects | | $ | 14.0 | | $ | 14.1 | |
Weighted average number of diluted shares | | 154.0 | | 153.7 | |
Adjusted earnings per diluted share, excluding loss on debt extinguishment, restructuring expenses and share-based compensation expense and joint venture employee compensation, net of related tax effects (1) | | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.09 | |
Earnings per diluted share | | $ | 0.07 | | $ | 0.09 | |
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(1) We have included adjusted earnings per diluted share, which is earnings per diluted share excluding loss on debt extinguishment, restructuring expenses and share-based compensation expense and joint venture employee compensation, net of related tax effects, because we believe it provides investors with a useful industry comparative and is a financial measure used by management to assess the performance of our Company.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets, restructuring expenses, share-based compensation expense, joint venture employee compensation and depreciation and amortization and loss on debt extinguishment) was approximately $110.3 million, or 18.9% of total revenues, for the first quarter ended March 30, 2006. We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow provide useful measures of cash flows from operations for our investors because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are industry comparative measures of cash flows generated by our operations and because they are financial measures used by management to assess the performance and liquidity of our Company. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered in isolation or construed as a substitutes for net income or other operations data or cash flow data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for purposes of analyzing our profitability or liquidity. In addition, not all funds depicted by EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are available for management’s discretionary use. For example, a portion of such funds are subject to contractual restrictions and functional requirements to pay debt service, fund necessary capital expenditures and meet other commitments from time to time as described in more detail in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2006. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, as calculated, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
