Exhibit 99.1
Barnes & Noble Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Financial Results
Reiterates Full-Year Guidance
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 30, 2017--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2018 second quarter ended October 28, 2017.
Total sales for the second quarter were $791.1 million, declining 7.9% as compared to the prior year. Comparable store sales decreased 6.3%, with approximately half of this decline attributable to last year's release of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. The balance of the decline was primarily due to non-book categories.
“Comparable sales improved throughout the second quarter and into November,” said Demos Parneros, Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. “Book sales continued to strengthen, and we saw improved traffic and conversion trends. As a result of the improving trends, we will continue to place a greater emphasis on books, while further narrowing our non-book assortment. We expect these improvements to continue as we head into the holiday season which, coupled with cost reductions, will enable us to achieve EBITDA of $180 million.”
The consolidated second quarter net loss was $30.1 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to a loss of $20.4 million, or $0.29 per share, in the prior year. The consolidated operating loss was $52.2 million for the quarter.
The Company incurred an EBITDA loss of $25.0 million for the quarter, primarily due to the comparable store sales decline.
Outlook
For fiscal 2018, the Company expects comparable sales to decline in the low single digits and full year consolidated EBITDA to be approximately $180 million. The Company expects comparable store sales to be approximately flat for the balance of the fiscal year. Additionally, the company plans to reduce costs by $40 million for the full fiscal year.
Conference Call
A conference call with Barnes & Noble, Inc.’s senior management will be webcast beginning at 10:00 A.M. ET on Thursday, November 30, 2017, and is accessible at investors.barnesandnobleinc.com.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. will report fiscal 2018 third quarter results on or about March 1, 2018.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 632 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store features more than 4.5 million digital books in the US (www.nook.com), plus periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and Windows®.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
BKS – Financial
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain 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) and information relating to Barnes & Noble that are based on the beliefs of the management of Barnes & Noble as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management of Barnes & Noble. When used in this communication, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projections,” and similar expressions, as they relate to Barnes & Noble or the management of Barnes & Noble, identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble’s products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher-than-anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble’s supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business, risks associated with the eCommerce business, including the possible loss of eCommerce customers and declines in eCommerce sales, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble’s initiatives including but not limited to new store concepts and eCommerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble’s intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Barnes & Noble’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2017, and in Barnes & Noble’s other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Barnes & Noble or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Barnes & Noble undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this communication.
| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations |
| (In thousands, except per share data) |
| (Unaudited) |
| |
| | 13 weeks ended | | 13 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended |
| | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 | | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 |
| | | | | | | | |
| Sales | | $ | 791,117 | | | $ | 858,548 | | | $ | 1,644,433 | | | $ | 1,772,430 | |
| Cost of sales and occupancy | | | 562,422 | | | | 603,173 | | | | 1,162,257 | | | | 1,239,516 | |
| Gross profit | | | 228,695 | | | | 255,375 | | | | 482,176 | | | | 532,914 | |
| Selling and administrative expenses | | | 253,728 | | | | 254,646 | | | | 496,023 | | | | 522,537 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 27,199 | | | | 29,994 | | | | 53,597 | | | | 61,031 | |
| Operating loss | | | (52,232 | ) | | | (29,265 | ) | | | (67,444 | ) | | | (50,654 | ) |
| Interest expense, net | | | 2,678 | | | | 1,961 | | | | 4,718 | | | | 3,590 | |
| Loss before taxes | | | (54,910 | ) | | | (31,226 | ) | | | (72,162 | ) | | | (54,244 | ) |
| Income taxes | | | (24,816 | ) | | | (10,817 | ) | | | (31,290 | ) | | | (19,419 | ) |
| Net loss | | $ | (30,094 | ) | | $ | (20,409 | ) | | $ | (40,872 | ) | | $ | (34,825 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Loss per common share: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | (0.41 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | (0.49 | ) |
| Diluted | | $ | (0.41 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | (0.49 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | 72,597 | | | | 72,212 | | | | 72,525 | | | | 72,558 | |
| Diluted | | | 72,597 | | | | 72,212 | | | | 72,525 | | | | 72,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Dividends declared per common share | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 0.30 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Percentage of sales: | | | | | | | | |
| Sales | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
| Cost of sales and occupancy | | | 71.1 | % | | | 70.3 | % | | | 70.7 | % | | | 69.9 | % |
| Gross profit | | | 28.9 | % | | | 29.7 | % | | | 29.3 | % | | | 30.1 | % |
| Selling and administrative expenses | | | 32.1 | % | | | 29.7 | % | | | 30.2 | % | | | 29.5 | % |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 3.4 | % | | | 3.5 | % | | | 3.3 | % | | | 3.4 | % |
| Operating loss | | | -6.6 | % | | | -3.4 | % | | | -4.1 | % | | | -2.9 | % |
| Interest expense, net | | | 0.3 | % | | | 0.2 | % | | | 0.3 | % | | | 0.2 | % |
| Loss before taxes | | | -6.9 | % | | | -3.6 | % | | | -4.4 | % | | | -3.1 | % |
| Income taxes | | | -3.1 | % | | | -1.3 | % | | | -1.9 | % | | | -1.1 | % |
| Net loss | | | -3.8 | % | | | -2.4 | % | | | -2.5 | % | | | -2.0 | % |
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| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| Segment Information |
| (In thousands) |
| (Unaudited) |
| |
| | 13 weeks ended | | 13 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended |
| | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 | | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 |
| Sales | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | 769,709 | | | $ | 830,719 | | | $ | 1,599,745 | | | $ | 1,712,432 | |
| NOOK | | | 25,964 | | | | 35,042 | | | | 55,464 | | | | 76,090 | |
| Elimination | | | (4,556 | ) | | | (7,213 | ) | | | (10,776 | ) | | | (16,092 | ) |
| Total | | $ | 791,117 | | | $ | 858,548 | | | $ | 1,644,433 | | | $ | 1,772,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Gross Profit | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | 214,436 | | | $ | 238,935 | | | $ | 453,326 | | | $ | 497,222 | |
| NOOK | | | 14,259 | | | | 16,440 | | | | 28,850 | | | | 35,692 | |
| Total | | $ | 228,695 | | | $ | 255,375 | | | $ | 482,176 | | | $ | 532,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | 239,630 | | | $ | 235,460 | | | $ | 467,951 | | | $ | 476,152 | |
| NOOK | | | 14,098 | | | | 19,186 | | | | 28,072 | | | | 46,385 | |
| Total | | $ | 253,728 | | | $ | 254,646 | | | $ | 496,023 | | | $ | 522,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| EBITDA | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | (25,194 | ) | | $ | 3,475 | | | $ | (14,625 | ) | | $ | 21,070 | |
| NOOK | | | 161 | | | | (2,746 | ) | | | 778 | | | | (10,693 | ) |
| Total | | $ | (25,033 | ) | | $ | 729 | | | $ | (13,847 | ) | | $ | 10,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | (24,117 | ) | | $ | (24,558 | ) | | $ | (47,196 | ) | | $ | (49,520 | ) |
| NOOK | | | (3,082 | ) | | | (5,436 | ) | | | (6,401 | ) | | | (11,511 | ) |
| Total | | $ | (27,199 | ) | | $ | (29,994 | ) | | $ | (53,597 | ) | | $ | (61,031 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Operating Loss | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | $ | (49,311 | ) | | $ | (21,083 | ) | | $ | (61,821 | ) | | $ | (28,450 | ) |
| NOOK | | | (2,921 | ) | | | (8,182 | ) | | | (5,623 | ) | | | (22,204 | ) |
| Total | | $ | (52,232 | ) | | $ | (29,265 | ) | | $ | (67,444 | ) | | $ | (50,654 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net Loss | | | | | | | | |
| Operating loss | | $ | (52,232 | ) | | $ | (29,265 | ) | | $ | (67,444 | ) | | $ | (50,654 | ) |
| Interest expense, net | | | (2,678 | ) | | | (1,961 | ) | | | (4,718 | ) | | | (3,590 | ) |
| Income taxes | | | 24,816 | | | | 10,817 | | | | 31,290 | | | | 19,419 | |
| Total | | $ | (30,094 | ) | | $ | (20,409 | ) | | $ | (40,872 | ) | | $ | (34,825 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Percentage of sales: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Gross Margin | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | | 27.9 | % | | | 28.8 | % | | | 28.3 | % | | | 29.0 | % |
| NOOK | | | 66.6 | % | | | 59.1 | % | | | 64.6 | % | | | 59.5 | % |
| Total | | | 28.9 | % | | | 29.7 | % | | | 29.3 | % | | | 30.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| Selling and Administrative Expenses | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | | 31.1 | % | | | 28.3 | % | | | 29.3 | % | | | 27.8 | % |
| NOOK | | | 65.9 | % | | | 68.9 | % | | | 62.8 | % | | | 77.3 | % |
| Total | | | 32.1 | % | | | 29.7 | % | | | 30.2 | % | | | 29.5 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| EBITDA | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | | -3.3 | % | | | 0.4 | % | | | -0.9 | % | | | 1.2 | % |
| NOOK | | | 0.8 | % | | | -9.9 | % | | | 1.7 | % | | | -17.8 | % |
| Total | | | -3.2 | % | | | 0.1 | % | | | -0.8 | % | | | 0.6 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | | -3.1 | % | | | -3.0 | % | | | -3.0 | % | | | -2.9 | % |
| NOOK | | | -14.4 | % | | | -19.5 | % | | | -14.3 | % | | | -19.2 | % |
| Total | | | -3.4 | % | | | -3.5 | % | | | -3.3 | % | | | -3.4 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| Operating Loss | | | | | | | | |
| Retail | | | -6.4 | % | | | -2.5 | % | | | -3.9 | % | | | -1.7 | % |
| NOOK | | | -13.6 | % | | | -29.4 | % | | | -12.6 | % | | | -37.0 | % |
| Total | | | -6.6 | % | | | -3.4 | % | | | -4.1 | % | | | -2.9 | % |
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| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| (In thousands) |
| (Unaudited) |
| |
| | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 |
| | | | |
| ASSETS | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 11,324 | | | $ | 11,365 | |
| Receivables, net | | | 73,903 | | | | 75,744 | |
| Merchandise inventories, net | | | 1,177,080 | | | | 1,218,822 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 141,244 | | | | 129,404 | |
| Total current assets | | | 1,403,551 | | | | 1,435,335 | |
| | | | |
| Property and equipment: | | | | |
| Land and land improvements | | | 2,541 | | | | 2,541 | |
| Buildings and leasehold improvements | | | 1,076,591 | | | | 1,062,377 | |
| Fixtures and equipment | | | 1,644,472 | | | | 1,592,849 | |
| | | 2,723,604 | | | | 2,657,767 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | 2,451,675 | | | | 2,369,074 | |
| Net property and equipment | | | 271,929 | | | | 288,693 | |
| | | | |
| Goodwill | | | 207,381 | | | | 211,276 | |
| Intangible assets, net | | | 309,860 | | | | 310,543 | |
| Other non-current assets | | | 9,967 | | | | 11,916 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 2,202,688 | | | $ | 2,257,763 | |
| | | | |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 656,620 | | | $ | 717,220 | |
| Accrued liabilities | | | 280,905 | | | | 311,150 | |
| Gift card liabilities | | | 327,217 | | | | 344,044 | |
| Total current liabilities | | | 1,264,742 | | | | 1,372,414 | |
| | | | |
| Long-term debt | | | 242,833 | | | | 191,423 | |
| Deferred taxes | | | 83,785 | | | | 54,290 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | | | 95,155 | | | | 110,844 | |
| | | | |
| Shareholders' equity: | | | | |
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; 112,226 and 111,560 shares issued, respectively | | | 112 | | | | 112 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 1,745,822 | | | | 1,741,120 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 315 | | | | 198 | |
| Retained earnings | | | (108,383 | ) | | | (81,319 | ) |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 39,580 and 39,741 shares, respectively | | | (1,121,693 | ) | | | (1,131,319 | ) |
| Total Barnes & Noble, Inc. shareholders' equity | | | 516,173 | | | | 528,792 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | | | - | | | | - | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 2,202,688 | | | $ | 2,257,763 | |
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| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
| (In thousands, except per share data) |
| (Unaudited) |
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| | 13 weeks ended | | 13 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended | | 26 weeks ended |
| | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 | | October 28, 2017 | | October 29, 2016 |
| Numerator for basic loss per share: | | | | | | | | |
| Net loss | | $ | (30,094 | ) | | $ | (20,409 | ) | | $ | (40,872 | ) | | $ | (34,825 | ) |
| Less allocation of dividends to participating securities | | | (27 | ) | | | (188 | ) | | | (38 | ) | | | (391 | ) |
| Net loss available to common shareholders | | $ | (30,121 | ) | | $ | (20,597 | ) | | $ | (40,910 | ) | | $ | (35,216 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Numerator for diluted loss per share: | | | | | | | | |
| Net loss available to common shareholders | | $ | (30,121 | ) | | $ | (20,597 | ) | | $ | (40,910 | ) | | $ | (35,216 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares | | | 72,597 | | | | 72,212 | | | | 72,525 | | | | 72,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Loss per common share: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | (0.41 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | (0.49 | ) |
| Diluted | | $ | (0.41 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | (0.49 | ) |
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| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| Non-GAAP Reconciliation & Forward-Looking Statement |
| (In millions) |
| (Unaudited) |
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| | | | | | | | | Forward-Looking |
| | | | | | | | Fiscal 2018 |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | | EBITDA | | | | | $ | 180 | |
| | | Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | (100 | ) |
| | | Operating income | | | | | $ | 80 | |
CONTACT:
Media:
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
mkeating@bn.com
or
Investors:
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Andy Milevoj, 212-633-3489
Vice President
Investor Relations and Corporate Finance
amilevoj@bn.com
