Exhibit 99
REGIS CORPORATION:
Mark Fosland – Vice-President, Finance
(952) 806-1707
For Immediate Release
REGIS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2007 RESULTS
-Third Quarter EPS of $0.12 Includes $0.43 Impairment Charge Related to Beauty School Merger Agreement -
– Third Quarter Earnings In Line with Guidance, Absent Impairment Charge-
MINNEAPOLIS, April 25, 2007 — Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS), the global leader in the $150 billion hair care industry, today reported third quarter net income of $5.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. As announced on April 19, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to merge its beauty school operations with Empire Education Group resulting in a $19.6 million after-tax, non-cash impairment charge.
Absent the impairment charge, third quarter earnings were $0.55 per diluted share which was near the upper end of the Company’s previously issued guidance range of $0.50 to $0.56 per share. Third quarter earnings included a four cent per share benefit from reduced workers’ compensation costs as well as a one cent per share tax benefit due to increased job tax credits.
“We are encouraged by the continued signs of recovery in our service business and are entirely focused on service, product and overhead initiatives that will enable us to achieve our long-term earnings growth objectives,” commented Paul D. Finkelstein, chairman and chief executive officer of Regis Corporation. “In addition, we have found the right partner to manage our beauty school investment; long-term this merger should be very accretive and we expect that this transaction will add significantly more shareholder value than the impairment charge.”
The Company previously reported that revenues for the third quarter ended March 31, 2007 increased eight percent to $655 million versus $604 million in third quarter of fiscal 2006. Consolidated same-store sales were flat at 0.0 percent for the quarter.
Regis Corporation ended the quarter with 11,773 worldwide locations, a net increase of 60 units during the quarter. The Company constructed 123 units and franchisees built 53 salons. In addition, Regis acquired 45 locations (including 37 franchise buybacks). The Company closed or relocated 124 corporate and franchise salons during the quarter.
Fiscal Year 2007 Outlook Remains Unchanged
The following points pertain to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007:
· Consolidated revenue is forecasted to grow eight percent to $2.6 billion.
· Consolidated same-store sales are forecasted to be in a range of 0.0 to 1.0 percent.
· Earnings per diluted share are forecasted to be in a range of $2.10 to $2.24, absent the impairment charge associated with the school merger.
Updated Fourth Quarter 2007 Outlook
The following points pertain to the fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30, 2007:
· Consolidated revenue is forecasted to grow four to six percent to a range of $663 million to $675 million compared to $636 million a year ago.
· Consolidated same-store sales are forecasted to be in a range of 0.0 to 2.0 percent.
· Earnings per diluted share are forecasted to be in the range of $0.53 to $0.60, compared to $0.90 a year ago. The year ago period benefited from various non-core items.
Fiscal Year 2008 Outlook
“Consistent with previous practice, included in our third quarter press release today is a detailed forecast for our upcoming fiscal year,” commented Randy L. Pearce, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer. “The Empire transaction will likely be required to be accounted for using the equity method of accounting, rather than full consolidation. The equity method requires that we show only our 49 percent share of the after-tax earnings of the new Empire Education Group. As a result, school revenues and expenses will no longer be included in the individual line items of our consolidated results. In an effort to be as transparent as possible, our forecast quantifies the impact of removing the school results of our various line items of our financial statements.”
Mr. Pearce continued with the following points, “Our forecast once again excludes revenue and earnings from future acquisitions. Acquisitions remain a key component of our long-term growth strategy, however, uncertainty as to their size and timing prevents us from including them in our outlook. Also, our combined acquisition and capital expenditure budget is $175 million, consistent with fiscal 2007.”
“Based on a same-store sales assumption of one percent to three percent, we are budgeting fiscal 2008 earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $2.01 to $2.27 per share which includes a $0.05 per share reduction related to the previously announced merger of our Beauty School business into Empire Education Group.”
Mr. Pearce concluded, “On an apples-to-apples basis, we are forecasting our operational earnings in fiscal 2008 to increase slightly over fiscal 2007 earnings with the potential for additional upside coming from acquisitions, share repurchase, expense control initiatives and business returning to historical levels.”
The following forecast pertains to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and excludes revenue and earnings from future acquisitions:
· Earnings are forecasted to be in the range of $2.01 to $2.27 per diluted share, assuming an average of 44.9 million fully diluted shares outstanding
· Consolidated revenue is forecasted to grow to approximately $2.64 billion, an increase of one percent. (Revenue growth of approximately four percent before deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Consolidated same-store sales are projected to increase one-to-three percent
· Service margins are forecasted to decrease to the 43 percent range of service revenue. (Service margins grow slightly to the low-to-mid 43 percent range of service revenue before deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Product margins are forecasted to increase to nearly 50 percent of product revenue. (Product margins rates are not impacted by deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Site operating expenses are forecasted to be in the low-eight percent range of consolidated revenue. (Site operating expenses would be forecasted at mid-eight percent range of consolidated revenue before deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· General and administrative expenses are forecasted to be in the mid-12 percent range of consolidated revenue. (General and administrative expenses rates are not impacted by deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Rent expense is forecasted to be in the high 14 percent range of consolidated revenue. (Rent expense rates are not impacted by deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Depreciation and amortization is forecasted to be in the mid-four percent range of consolidated revenue. (Depreciation and amortization expense rates are not impacted by deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Operating income is forecasted to be in the mid-six percent range of consolidated revenue. (Operating income percent is not impacted by deconsolidation of beauty schools)
· Interest expense is forecasted to be $37 million
· Effective income tax rate is forecasted to be in the mid-34 percent range
· We plan to build and relocate 350 new corporate salons, down slightly from an estimated 400 salons in fiscal year 2007, and we anticipate franchisees to build 260 franchised salons compared to 240 salons in fiscal 2007.
· Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions, are projected to be approximately $100 million, which includes approximately $50 million for salon maintenance
· Acquisition expenditures are forecasted to be $75 million
· Total debt as of June 30, 2008 is expected to be approximately $660 million, with debt-to-capitalization expected to be near 40 percent
Regis Corporation will host a conference call discussing third quarter results today at 10:00 a.m., Central Time. Interested parties are invited to listen by logging on to www.regiscorp.com or dialing 800-218-0713. A replay of the call will be available through April 27, 2006. The replay phone number is 800-405-2236, access code 11085693#.
Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS) is the beauty industry’s global leader in salons, hair restoration centers and education. As of March 31, 2007, the Company owned or franchised 11,773 worldwide locations; which included 11,627 beauty salons, 90 hair restoration centers and 56 beauty schools operating under concepts such as Supercuts, Jean Louis David, Vidal Sassoon, Regis Salons, MasterCuts, Trade Secret, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters and Hair Club for Men and Women. These and other concepts are located in the US and in ten other countries throughout North America and Europe. For additional information about the Company, including management’s current financial outlook and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information, please visit the Investor Information section of the corporate website at www.regiscorp.com. To join Regis Corporation’s email alert list, click on this link: http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=913&to=ea&Nav=1&S=0&L=1
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward—looking statements in this document reflect management’s best judgment at the time they are made, but all such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein. Such forward-looking statements are often identified herein by use of words including, but not limited to, “may,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and “plan.” In addition, the following factors could affect the Company’s actual results and cause such results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors include competition within the personal hair care industry, which remains strong, both domestically and internationally, and price sensitivity; changes in economic condition; changes in consumer tastes and fashion trends; labor and benefit costs; legal claims; risk inherent to international development (including currency fluctuations); the continued ability of the Company and its franchisees to obtain suitable locations for new salon development; governmental initiatives such as minimum wage rates, taxes and possible franchise legislation; the ability of the Company to successfully identify, acquire and integrate salons and beauty schools that support its growth objectives; the ability of the company to maintain satisfactory relationships with suppliers; or other factors not listed above. The ability of the Company to meet its expected revenue growth is dependent on salon and beauty school acquisitions, new salon construction and same-store sales increases, all of which are affected by many of the aforementioned risks. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect future financial results is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006 and included in Form S-3 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2005. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, your attention is directed to any further disclosures made in our subsequent annual and periodic reports filed or furnished with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A.
(TABLES TO FOLLOW)
(1) Canadian and Puerto Rican salons are included in the Regis Salons, Strip Center, MasterCuts and Trade Secret concepts and not included in the International salon totals.
(2) Represents primarily the acquisition of franchise networks.
Relocations represent a transfer of location by the same salon concept.
Conversions represent the transfer of one salon concept to another concept.
REVENUES BY CONCEPT:
| | For the Periods Ended March 31, | |
| | Three Months | | Nine Months | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
North American salons: | | | | | | | | | |
Regis | | $ | 126,137 | | $ | 120,183 | | $ | 373,872 | | $ | 360,977 | |
MasterCuts | | 43,835 | | 43,663 | | 131,978 | | 131,608 | |
Trade Secret(1) | | 58,098 | | 61,655 | | 196,002 | | 199,857 | |
SmartStyle | | 119,284 | | 106,703 | | 343,086 | | 306,718 | |
Strip Center(1) | | 192,288 | | 173,821 | | 574,523 | | 511,991 | |
Total North American Salons | | 539,642 | | 506,025 | | 1,619,461 | | 1,511,151 | |
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International salons(1) | | 60,992 | | 51,846 | | 177,236 | | 156,413 | |
Beauty schools | | 23,041 | | 18,133 | | 64,382 | | 46,362 | |
Hair restoration centers(1) | | 31,359 | | 28,043 | | 90,188 | | 80,973 | |
Consolidated revenues | | $ | 655,034 | | $ | 604,047 | | $ | 1,951,267 | | $ | 1,794,899 | |
Percent change from prior year | | 8.4 | % | 8.4 | % | 8.7 | % | 12.1 | % |
Salon same-store sales increase (decrease) (2) | | 0.0 | % | (0.4 | )% | 0.3 | % | 0.5 | % |
(1) Includes aggregate franchise royalties and fees of $20.0 and $19.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $59.7 and $57.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. North American salon franchise royalties and fees represented 46.9 and 50.1 percent of total franchise revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 48.1 and 50.5 percent of total franchise revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(2) Salon same-store sales increases or decreases are calculated on a daily basis as the total change in sales for company-owned salons which were open on a specific day of the week during the current period and the corresponding prior period. Quarterly and year-to-date salon same-store sales increases are the sum of the same-store sales increases computed on a daily basis. Relocated salons are included in same-store sales as they are considered to have been open in the prior period. International same-store sales are calculated in local currencies so that foreign currency fluctuations do not impact the calculation. The Company began including Hair Restoration Centers in its same-store sales calculation beginning with the third fiscal quarter of 2007. Management believes that same-store sales, a component of organic growth, are useful in order to help determine the increase in salon revenues attributable to its organic growth (new salon construction and same-store sales growth) versus growth from acquisitions.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT:
Financial information concerning the Company’s salon, school and hair restoration businesses is shown in the following tables.
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 | |
| | Salons | | Beauty | | Hair Restoration | | Unallocated | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | North America | | International | | Schools | | Centers | | Corporate | | Consolidated | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service | | $ | 379,903 | | $ | 34,856 | | $ | 20,459 | | $ | 14,330 | | $ | — | | $ | 449,548 | |
Product | | 150,356 | | 16,794 | | 2,582 | | 15,730 | | — | | 185,462 | |
Royalties and fees | | 9,383 | | 9,342 | | — | | 1,299 | | — | | 20,024 | |
| | 539,642 | | 60,992 | | 23,041 | | 31,359 | | — | | 655,034 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of service | | 220,079 | | 18,922 | | 8,035 | | 7,585 | | — | | 254,621 | |
Cost of product | | 77,323 | | 10,151 | | 1,485 | | 4,726 | | — | | 93,685 | |
Site operating expenses | | 43,302 | | 2,792 | | 4,050 | | 1,318 | | — | | 51,462 | |
General and administrative | | 29,507 | | 11,218 | | 2,357 | | 7,226 | | 32,990 | | 83,298 | |
Goodwill impairment | | — | | — | | 23,000 | | — | | — | | 23,000 | |
Rent | | 79,119 | | 11,662 | | 2,348 | | 1,626 | | 504 | | 95,259 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 20,736 | | 2,191 | | 852 | | 2,432 | | 4,231 | | 30,442 | |
Total operating expenses | | 470,066 | | 56,936 | | 42,127 | | 24,913 | | 37,725 | | 631,767 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | 69,576 | | 4,056 | | (19,086 | ) | 6,446 | | (37,725 | ) | 23,267 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (10,355 | ) | (10,355 | ) |
Other, net | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1,075 | | 1,075 | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | $ | 69,576 | | $ | 4,056 | | $ | (19,086 | ) | $ | 6,446 | | $ | (47,005 | ) | $ | 13,987 | |
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| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 | |
| | Salons | | Beauty | | Hair Restoration | | Unallocated | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | North America | | International | | Schools | | Centers | | Corporate | | Consolidated | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service | | $ | 348,125 | | $ | 30,253 | | $ | 16,591 | | $ | 12,095 | | $ | — | | $ | 407,064 | |
Product | | 148,351 | | 13,350 | | 1,542 | | 14,664 | | — | | 177,907 | |
Royalties and fees | | 9,549 | | 8,243 | | — | | 1,284 | | — | | 19,076 | |
| | 506,025 | | 51,846 | | 18,133 | | 28,043 | | — | | 604,047 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of service | | 201,395 | | 16,395 | | 7,131 | | 6,948 | | — | | 231,869 | |
Cost of product | | 80,018 | | 7,784 | | 1,413 | | 4,334 | | — | | 93,549 | |
Site operating expenses | | 43,599 | | 2,433 | | 2,677 | | 1,165 | | — | | 49,874 | |
General and administrative | | 26,888 | | 9,713 | | 2,136 | | 6,052 | | 26,050 | | 70,839 | |
Terminated acquisition expenses | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 5,687 | | 5,687 | |
Rent | | 73,391 | | 9,987 | | 1,905 | | 1,624 | | 269 | | 87,176 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 19,504 | | 1,930 | | 682 | | 2,381 | | 3,564 | | 28,061 | |
Total operating expenses | | 444,795 | | 48,242 | | 15,944 | | 22,504 | | 35,570 | | 567,055 | |
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Operating income | | 61,230 | | 3,604 | | 2,189 | | 5,539 | | (35,570 | ) | 36,992 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (8,937 | ) | (8,937 | ) |
Other, net | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1,633 | | 1,633 | |
Income before income taxes | | $ | 61,230 | | $ | 3,604 | | $ | 2,189 | | $ | 5,539 | | $ | (42,874 | ) | $ | 29,688 | |
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| | For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007 | |
| | Salons | | Beauty | | Hair Restoration | | Unallocated | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | North America | | International | | Schools | | Centers | | Corporate | | Consolidated | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service | | $ | 1,123,263 | | $ | 103,780 | | $ | 57,565 | | $ | 39,837 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,324,445 | |
Product | | 467,520 | | 46,154 | | 6,817 | | 46,648 | | — | | 567,139 | |
Royalties and fees | | 28,678 | | 27,302 | | — | | 3,703 | | — | | 59,683 | |
| | 1,619,461 | | 177,236 | | 64,382 | | 90,188 | | — | | 1,951,267 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of service | | 648,314 | | 55,518 | | 24,255 | | 21,672 | | — | | 749,759 | |
Cost of product | | 241,618 | | 28,026 | | 4,413 | | 14,021 | | — | | 288,078 | |
Site operating expenses | | 138,146 | | 7,867 | | 12,596 | | 3,626 | | — | | 162,235 | |
General and administrative | | 88,897 | | 32,944 | | 7,520 | | 20,045 | | 93,256 | | 242,662 | |
Goodwill impairment | | — | | — | | 23,000 | | — | | — | | 23,000 | |
Rent | | 233,704 | | 33,768 | | 6,825 | | 4,898 | | 1,399 | | 280,594 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 61,506 | | 6,256 | | 2,493 | | 7,156 | | 12,985 | | 90,396 | |
Total operating expenses | | 1,412,185 | | 164,379 | | 81,102 | | 71,418 | | 107,640 | | 1,836,724 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | 207,276 | | 12,857 | | (16,720 | ) | 18,770 | | (107,640 | ) | 114,543 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (30,864 | ) | (30,864 | ) |
Other, net | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,468 | | 3,468 | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | $ | 207,276 | | $ | 12,857 | | $ | (16,720 | ) | $ | 18,770 | | $ | (135,036 | ) | $ | 87,147 | |
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| | For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2006 | |
| | Salons | | Beauty | | Hair Restoration | | Unallocated | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | North America | | International | | Schools | | Centers | | Corporate | | Consolidated | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service | | $ | 1,027,661 | | $ | 93,216 | | $ | 42,348 | | $ | 34,086 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,197,311 | |
Product | | 454,277 | | 38,383 | | 4,014 | | 43,093 | | — | | 539,767 | |
Royalties and fees | | 29,213 | | 24,814 | | — | | 3,794 | | — | | 57,821 | |
| | 1,511,151 | | 156,413 | | 46,362 | | 80,973 | | — | | 1,794,899 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of service | | 594,059 | | 50,096 | | 16,899 | | 19,612 | | — | | 680,666 | |
Cost of product | | 238,364 | | 23,234 | | 3,314 | | 13,032 | | — | | 277,944 | |
Site operating expenses | | 133,211 | | 6,850 | | 6,337 | | 3,304 | | — | | 149,702 | |
General and administrative | | 79,769 | | 30,379 | | 5,828 | | 17,214 | | 82,891 | | 216,081 | |
Terminated acquisition expenses | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 5,687 | | 5,687 | |
Rent | | 215,049 | | 29,660 | | 4,848 | | 4,538 | | 962 | | 255,057 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 56,711 | | 5,729 | | 1,825 | | 6,912 | | 10,039 | | 81,216 | |
Total operating expenses | | 1,317,163 | | 145,948 | | 39,051 | | 64,612 | | 99,579 | | 1,666,353 | |
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Operating income | | 193,988 | | 10,465 | | 7,311 | | 16,361 | | (99,579 | ) | 128,546 | |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (25,861 | ) | (25,861 | ) |
Other, net | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,002 | | 3,002 | |
Income before income taxes | | $ | 193,988 | | $ | 10,465 | | $ | 7,311 | | $ | 16,361 | | $ | (122,438 | ) | $ | 105,687 | |
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REGIS CORPORATION (NYSE:RGS)
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
This release contains a non-GAAP financial measure within the definition of Regulation G published by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In accordance with Regulation G, the table below provides a definition of the non-GAAP measure and its reconciliation to the most closely related GAAP measure for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported GAAP results.
Below is a reconciliation of the Company’s diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company’s diluted earnings per share guidance of $0.50 to $0.56 excluded the non-cash goodwill impairment charge recorded as a result of the April 2007 schools transaction. Management believes that this presentation facilitates investor understanding of the Company’s underlying business performance and trends.
— Absent the impairment charge, third quarter earnings were $0.55 per diluted share
All items shown net of income taxes
(In thousands, except per share data)
Diluted earnings per share, as reported | | $ | 0.12 |
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Non-cash impairment charge per share | | 0.43 |
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Diluted earnings per share, excluding impairment charge | | $ | 0.55 |
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Diluted shares | | 45,564 |
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