Exhibit 99.1
FINAL: For Release
NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2008 RESULTS AND PROVIDES FOURTH QUARTER OUTLOOK
Third Quarter Results In Line With Recent Guidance
New York, NY — November 20, 2008 — New York & Company, Inc. [NYSE:NWY], a specialty apparel chain with 600 retail stores, today announced results for the third quarter ended November 1, 2008. The results of operations discussed below are for the Company’s continuing operations only, the New York & Company brand.
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, net sales were $249.0 million, as compared to $276.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007. Comparable store sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 decreased 14.0%, compared to a 4.8% decrease in the prior year third quarter. The current quarter sales results include the shift of a key promotional program from the last week of the third quarter into early November. Net loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 was $8.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, inclusive of a pre-tax charge of $2.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, related to a recent management change. This compares to prior year third quarter net income from continuing operations of $5.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.
For the nine month period ended November 1, 2008, net sales were $814.8 million, as compared to $835.5 million for the nine months ended November 3, 2007. Comparable store sales decreased 7.6% for the nine month period ended November 1, 2008, as compared to a 0.3% decrease in the prior year period. Net income from continuing operations for the nine month period ended November 1, 2008 was $7.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, inclusive of a pre-tax charge of $2.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, related to a recent management change. This compares to prior year nine month net income from continuing operations of $15.5 million, or $0.25 per diluted share.
Richard P. Crystal, New York & Company’s Chairman and CEO, stated: “During the quarter we continued to manage to the key priorities that we set at the beginning of the year, focusing on delivering strong assortments, outstanding marketing and great value to our customers. While we made progress on our key initiatives, the dramatic deterioration of the economy and the macroeconomic environment had a significant effect on consumer spending beginning in September and continuing throughout the quarter. As a result, while our third quarter financial performance is in line with our revised guidance, it is well below our original expectations. While our November sales trend has significantly improved versus October, with the movement of our City Cash promotion and the introduction of our holiday floorset, we are still cautious as we begin the holiday season and are preparing for a highly promotional environment.”
Significant highlights with respect to the third quarter included the following:
· The Company’s E-commerce store continued to produce strong results with sales almost double the level of the prior year’s third quarter;
· Inventory remains under tight control with a 10.5% decline in inventory per average store as compared to the end of last year’s third quarter;
· Selling, general and administrative expenses declined by 2.9% on an average store basis; and
· The Company ended the quarter with $41 million of cash on hand (up $26 million from the prior year third quarter), reduced long term debt and no outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
Outlook
The Company currently believes that the economic environment will remain challenging and expects promotional activity to accelerate throughout the key holiday selling period. The Company expects to end the fiscal year with significant cash and no borrowings under its revolving credit facility. At present, the Company does not anticipate the need to utilize its credit facility during Spring 2009. As the Company looks ahead, forecasting the level of consumer spending remains difficult. The Company’s outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008 reflects comparable store sales in the high negative single-digit range with lower gross margins versus the same period last year. This sales outlook includes the effects of the promotional shift from the third quarter into the fourth quarter. The Company’s current outlook for earnings reflects a loss per diluted share in the range of $0.05 to $0.20. This compares to actual fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007 earnings per diluted share of $0.18.
The Company expects comparable store sales to be in the high negative single-digit range for full fiscal year 2008 and now expects earnings per diluted share to be in the range of income of $0.07 to a loss of $0.08 per diluted share. This compares to the Company’s actual fiscal year 2007 earnings per diluted share of $0.44.
During fiscal year 2008, the Company plans to have opened 25 stores, closed 15 stores and remodeled 14 stores, ending the fiscal year with 588 stores and 3.3 million selling square feet in operation, with new stores representing approximately 105,000 selling square feet. Capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $50.0 million in fiscal year 2008 versus $75.5 million in fiscal year 2007. Depreciation expense for the year is estimated at $44.0 million.
Looking ahead to fiscal year 2009, the Company will continue to be extremely selective in the opening of new stores and focus on improving the productivity of its existing locations. The Company currently expects fiscal year 2009 capital expenditures to be approximately $15.0 million, down from approximately $50.0 million in fiscal year 2008.
Conference Call Information
A conference call to discuss the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 results is scheduled for today Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 800-922-9655, referencing conference ID number 73382753, approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be web-cast live at www.nyandcompany.com. A replay of this call will be available until midnight on November 27, 2008 and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 and enter conference ID number 73382753 and pin: 1079.
Investor/Media Contact:
Integrated Corporate Relations
(203) 682-8200
Investor: Allison Malkin
Media: Kellie Baldyga
Forward Looking Statements: This press release contains certain forward looking statements. Some of these statements can be identified by terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict”, and similar expressions and include references to assumptions that we believe are reasonable and relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These include, but are not limited to: (i) our ability to open and operate stores successfully; (ii) seasonal fluctuations in our business; (iii) our ability to anticipate and respond to fashion trends; (iv) general economic conditions, consumer confidence and spending patterns; (v) our dependence on mall traffic for our sales; (vi) competition in our market, including promotional and pricing competition; (vii) our ability to retain, recruit and train key personnel; (viii) our reliance on third parties to manage some aspects of our business; (ix) our reliance on foreign sources of production; (x) our ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights; (xi) our ability to maintain, and our reliance on, our information technology infrastructure; (xii) the effects of government regulation; (xiii) the control of the company by our sponsors and any potential change of ownership of those sponsors; and (xiv) other risks and uncertainties as described in our documents filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to revise the forward looking statements included in this press release to reflect any future events or circumstances.
About New York & Company, Inc.
New York & Company, Inc., founded in 1918, is a leading specialty retailer of fashion-oriented, moderately-priced women’s apparel. The Company’s proprietary branded New York & Company ™ merchandise is sold exclusively through its national network of retail stores and E-commerce store at www.nyandcompany.com. The Company currently operates 600 stores in 44 states. Additionally, certain product, press release and SEC filing information concerning the Company are available at the Company’s website: www.nyandcompany.com.
Exhibit (1)
New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
| Three months |
| % |
| Three months |
| % |
| ||
Net sales |
| $ | 249,027 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 276,379 |
| 100.0 | % |
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| ||
Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs |
| 186,089 |
| 74.7 | % | 194,263 |
| 70.3 | % | ||
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| ||
Gross profit |
| 62,938 |
| 25.3 | % | 82,116 |
| 29.7 | % | ||
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|
|
|
|
| ||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| 76,070 |
| 30.6 | % | 73,758 |
| 26.7 | % | ||
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| ||
Operating (loss) income |
| (13,132 | ) | (5.3 | )% | 8,358 |
| 3.0 | % | ||
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| ||
Interest expense, net of interest income |
| 232 |
| 0.1 | % | 437 |
| 0.2 | % | ||
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| ||
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |
| (13,364 | ) | (5.4 | )% | 7,921 |
| 2.8 | % | ||
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| ||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes |
| (5,372 | ) | (2.2 | )% | 2,630 |
| 0.9 | % | ||
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|
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| ||
(Loss) income from continuing operations |
| (7,992 | ) | (3.2 | )% | 5,291 |
| 1.9 | % | ||
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| ||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
| 68 |
| — | % | (21,321 | ) | (7.7 | )% | ||
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| ||
Net loss |
| $ | (7,924 | ) | (3.2 | )% | $ | (16,030 | ) | (5.8 | )% |
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Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations |
| $ | (0.13 | ) |
|
| $ | 0.09 |
|
|
|
Basic loss per share from discontinued operations |
| — |
|
|
| (0.36 | ) |
|
| ||
Basic loss per share |
| $ | (0.13 | ) |
|
| $ | (0.27 | ) |
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Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations |
| $ | (0.13 | ) |
|
| $ | 0.09 |
|
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|
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations |
| — |
|
|
| (0.35 | ) |
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| ||
Diluted loss per share |
| $ | (0.13 | ) |
|
| $ | (0.26 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic shares of common stock |
| 59,858 |
|
|
| 58,845 |
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| ||
Diluted shares of common stock |
| 59,858 |
|
|
| 61,074 |
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Selected operating data for continuing operations: |
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(Dollars in thousands, except square foot data) |
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Comparable store sales decrease |
| (14.0 | )% |
|
| (4.8 | )% |
|
| ||
Net sales per average selling square foot (a) |
| $ | 74 |
|
|
| $ | 84 |
|
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Net sales per average store (b) |
| $ | 416 |
|
|
| $ | 491 |
|
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|
Average selling square footage per store (c) |
| 5,620 |
|
|
| 5,841 |
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|
(a) Net sales per average selling square foot is defined as net sales divided by the average of beginning and end of period selling square feet.
(b) Net sales per average store is defined as net sales divided by the average of beginning and end of period number of stores.
(c) Average selling square footage per store is defined as end of period selling square feet divided by end of period number of stores.
Exhibit (2)
New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
| Nine months |
| % |
| Nine months |
| % |
| ||
Net sales |
| $ | 814,764 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 835,531 |
| 100.0 | % |
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| ||
Cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs |
| 579,503 |
| 71.1 | % | 595,281 |
| 71.2 | % | ||
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| ||
Gross profit |
| 235,261 |
| 28.9 | % | 240,250 |
| 28.8 | % | ||
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| 222,573 |
| 27.3 | % | 214,334 |
| 25.7 | % | ||
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| ||
Operating income |
| 12,688 |
| 1.6 | % | 25,916 |
| 3.1 | % | ||
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| ||
Interest expense, net of interest income |
| 412 |
| 0.1 | % | 917 |
| 0.1 | % | ||
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| ||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
| 12,276 |
| 1.5 | % | 24,999 |
| 3.0 | % | ||
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| ||
Provision for income taxes |
| 4,935 |
| 0.6 | % | 9,495 |
| 1.1 | % | ||
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| ||
Income from continuing operations |
| 7,341 |
| 0.9 | % | 15,504 |
| 1.9 | % | ||
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| ||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
| 235 |
| — | % | (27,233 | ) | (3.3 | )% | ||
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| ||
Net income (loss) |
| $ | 7,576 |
| 0.9 | % | $ | (11,729 | ) | (1.4 | )% |
|
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| ||
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |
| $ | 0.12 |
|
|
| $ | 0.27 |
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations |
| 0.01 |
|
|
| (0.47 | ) |
|
| ||
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
| $ | 0.13 |
|
|
| $ | (0.20 | ) |
|
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| ||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |
| $ | 0.12 |
|
|
| $ | 0.25 |
|
|
|
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations |
| — |
|
|
| (0.44 | ) |
|
| ||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
| $ | 0.12 |
|
|
| $ | (0.19 | ) |
|
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| ||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Basic shares of common stock |
| 59,520 |
|
|
| 58,304 |
|
|
| ||
Diluted shares of common stock |
| 61,398 |
|
|
| 60,966 |
|
|
|
Selected operating data for continuing operations:
(Dollars in thousands, except square foot data) |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Comparable store sales decrease |
| (7.6 | )% |
|
| (0.3 | )% |
|
| ||
Net sales per average selling square foot (a) |
| $ | 243 |
|
|
| $ | 255 |
|
|
|
Net sales per average store (b) |
| $ | 1,383 |
|
|
| $ | 1,514 |
|
|
|
Average selling square footage per store (c) |
| 5,620 |
|
|
| 5,841 |
|
|
|
(a) | Net sales per average selling square foot is defined as net sales divided by the average of beginning and end of period selling square feet. |
(b) | Net sales per average store is defined as net sales divided by the average of beginning and end of period number of stores. |
(c) | Average selling square footage per store is defined as end of period selling square feet divided by end of period number of stores. |
Exhibit (3)
New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands) |
| November 1, |
| February 2, |
| November 3, |
| |||
|
| (Unaudited) |
| (Audited) |
| (Unaudited) |
| |||
Assets |
|
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| |||
Current assets: |
|
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| |||
Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 41,152 |
| $ | 73,734 |
| $ | 14,900 |
|
Accounts receivable |
| 15,605 |
| 18,523 |
| 31,135 |
| |||
Income taxes receivable |
| 4,274 |
| 11,730 |
| — |
| |||
Inventories, net |
| 157,906 |
| 103,923 |
| 167,069 |
| |||
Prepaid expenses |
| 29,887 |
| 21,991 |
| 24,831 |
| |||
Other current assets |
| 3,663 |
| 1,913 |
| 3,926 |
| |||
Current assets of discontinued operations |
| 305 |
| 716 |
| 21,913 |
| |||
Total current assets |
| 252,792 |
| 232,530 |
| 263,774 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Property and equipment, net |
| 247,547 |
| 239,557 |
| 230,175 |
| |||
Intangible assets |
| 14,879 |
| 14,843 |
| 14,843 |
| |||
Deferred income taxes |
| — |
| — |
| 884 |
| |||
Other assets |
| 1,260 |
| 1,500 |
| 1,440 |
| |||
Non-current assets of discontinued operations |
| — |
| 26 |
| 424 |
| |||
Total assets |
| $ | 516,478 |
| $ | 488,456 |
| $ | 511,540 |
|
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
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| |||
Current liabilities: |
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| |||
Current portion – long-term debt |
| $ | 6,000 |
| $ | 6,000 |
| $ | 6,000 |
|
Accounts payable |
| 101,400 |
| 77,177 |
| 110,926 |
| |||
Accrued expenses |
| 53,916 |
| 53,618 |
| 54,148 |
| |||
Deferred income taxes |
| 3,546 |
| 3,928 |
| 3,723 |
| |||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
| 757 |
| 7,328 |
| 6,402 |
| |||
Total current liabilities |
| 165,619 |
| 148,051 |
| 181,199 |
| |||
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| |||
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
| 15,000 |
| 19,500 |
| 21,000 |
| |||
Deferred income taxes |
| 2,824 |
| 3,747 |
| — |
| |||
Deferred rent |
| 77,060 |
| 72,537 |
| 70,734 |
| |||
Other liabilities |
| 4,680 |
| 4,660 |
| 4,377 |
| |||
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations |
| — |
| — |
| 1,409 |
| |||
Total liabilities |
| 265,183 |
| 248,495 |
| 278,719 |
| |||
|
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| |||
Total stockholders’ equity |
| 251,295 |
| 239,961 |
| 232,821 |
| |||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
| $ | 516,478 |
| $ | 488,456 |
| $ | 511,540 |
|
Exhibit (4)
New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands) |
| Nine months |
| Nine months |
| ||
|
|
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|
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| ||
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net income (loss) |
| $ | 7,576 |
| $ | (11,729 | ) |
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
| 235 |
| (27,233 | ) | ||
Income from continuing operations |
| 7,341 |
| 15,504 |
| ||
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations: |
|
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| ||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 32,130 |
| 28,337 |
| ||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
| 133 |
| 186 |
| ||
Share-based compensation expense |
| 1,274 |
| 1,371 |
| ||
Deferred income taxes |
| (1,305 | ) | (3,574 | ) | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Accounts receivable |
| 2,918 |
| (17,349 | ) | ||
Income taxes receivable |
| 7,456 |
| — |
| ||
Inventories, net |
| (53,983 | ) | (64,813 | ) | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| (7,896 | ) | (6,037 | ) | ||
Accounts payable |
| 24,223 |
| 47,972 |
| ||
Accrued expenses |
| 298 |
| (5,045 | ) | ||
Income taxes payable |
| — |
| (6,391 | ) | ||
Deferred rent |
| 4,523 |
| 16,901 |
| ||
Other assets and liabilities |
| (1,750 | ) | 745 |
| ||
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations |
| 15,362 |
| 7,807 |
| ||
|
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| ||
Investing activities |
|
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| ||
Acquisition of trademarks |
| (36 | ) | — |
| ||
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets |
| 260 |
| — |
| ||
Capital expenditures |
| (40,253 | ) | (55,977 | ) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations |
| (40,029 | ) | (55,977 | ) | ||
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| ||
Financing activities |
|
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|
| ||
Repayment of debt |
| (4,500 | ) | (4,500 | ) | ||
Payment of financing costs |
| — |
| (243 | ) | ||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
| 148 |
| 262 |
| ||
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
| 2,336 |
| 4,431 |
| ||
Other |
| — |
| (136 | ) | ||
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations |
| (2,016 | ) | (186 | ) | ||
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| ||
Cash flows from discontinued operations |
|
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| ||
Operating cash flows |
| (6,122 | ) | (3,798 | ) | ||
Investing cash flows |
| — |
| (401 | ) | ||
Financing cash flows |
| — |
| — |
| ||
Net cash used in discontinued operations |
| (6,122 | ) | (4,199 | ) | ||
|
|
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| ||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
| (32,805 | ) | (52,555 | ) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (including cash at discontinued operations of $223 and $206, respectively) |
| 73,957 |
| 68,064 |
| ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (including cash at discontinued operations of $0 and $609, respectively) |
| $ | 41,152 |
| $ | 15,509 |
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Exhibit (5)
New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Store Count and Selling Square Footage
(Unaudited)
Fiscal |
| Total stores open |
| Number of stores |
| Number of stores |
| Number of stores |
| Total stores |
|
1st Quarter (Actual) |
| 578 |
| 10 |
| 2 |
| (2 | ) | 586 |
|
2nd Quarter (Actual) |
| 586 |
| 10 |
| 4 |
| — |
| 596 |
|
3rd Quarter (Actual) |
| 596 |
| 5 |
| 7 |
| (1 | ) | 600 |
|
4th Quarter (Projected) |
| 600 |
| — |
| 1 |
| (12 | ) | 588 |
|
Fiscal |
| Total selling square |
| Selling square feet for stores opened |
| Reduction of |
| Reduction of |
| Total selling square |
|
1st Quarter (Actual) |
| 3,327,450 |
| 42,139 |
| (8,761 | ) | (14,122 | ) | 3,346,706 |
|
2nd Quarter (Actual) |
| 3,346,706 |
| 40,321 |
| (6,858 | ) | — |
| 3,380,169 |
|
3rd Quarter (Actual) |
| 3,380,169 |
| 22,181 |
| (21,649 | ) | (8,682 | ) | 3,372,019 |
|
4th Quarter (Projected) |
| 3,372,019 |
| — |
| (1,472 | ) | (86,854 | ) | 3,283,693 |
|